In God We Trust FREE U.S. Postage Paid Hydro, OK Permit #3 Zip Code 73048 BOXHOLDER February 13-19, 2019 • 10040 Hwy 54 • Weatherford • (580) 772-5939 • email: [email protected] • www.westokweekly.com • Vol. 5 No. 7 Sign-ups for Pork-A- Palooza Begin Now Chase Wright Staff Writer It’s time again for the Weatherford Area Chamber of Commerce and First National Bank (FNB) of Weatherford’s Pork-A-Palooza event. Like before, the W’ford Chamber and FNB are teaming up with the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) to bring the community a weekend to remember with vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, and cash prizes! The event will be held at a new location this year, outside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. On April 19th and 20th, bring the family over to enjoy a fun-filled weekend of entertainment as barbeque teams clash for this year’s Provided bragging rights. But that’s not the only contest going on during Pork-A- WOCS students from the Clinton campus qualified for the Association of Christian Schools International Palooza. Along with the main turn-ins of Brisket, Pork (ACSI) Area Math Olympics being held February 22. Pictured front row from left are Alex King, 3rd grade butt, Ribs, and Chicken, contestants can participate in reasoning, Samantha Rother, 6th grade reasoning, Bryson Switzer, 3rd grade computation, Audrey Stewart, three other contests: the Sauce Jackpot Contest, the Bean 3rd grade reasoning, and Erica King, 4th grade computation. Back row from left is Grady Dlugonski, 4th Jackpot Contest, and the Anything Butt contest! Turn-ins grade computation, Emma Miller, 6th grade computation, Braden Davey, 5th grade computation, Luke Bailey, for the side contests will be Friday, April 19th by 7:30pm. 4th grade computation, Kate Stewart, 5th grade reasoning, and Rachel Red, 5th grade computation. Not pictured is Gretta Geisler who qualified in 5th grade reasoning. The entry fees for these three contests are $10 each, with 60% of the pot going to the winner. People wishing to compete in the Sauce Jackpot Contest must also be entered Polar Plunge scheduled this weekend in Weatherford in the Pork-A-Palooza contest in at least one other category (additional details on Chamber website) or www.wfordbbq. Weatherford’s Polar Plunge will be on Saturday, February Donations to the team can be made at the event or by com. For people entering the Bean Jackpot Contest, you 16th at Best Western. Registration begins at 10 am. Polar contacting Kelly Wilson at Weatherford High School. Kelly may enter any type of beans if they are not excessively Plunge is a Special Olympics fundraiser that has individuals is the Special Olympic coach and dedicates her time and hot. Anyone entering the Anything Butt contest should or groups dive into cold water to raise money for the local energy to making sure her athletes get the best possible be aware that the four categories judged on Saturday are Special Olympic team. This is the main fundraiser for the environment in which to succeed. off limits, which are Brisket, Pork Butt, Ribs and Chicken. team, and the proceeds will go to cover meals, lodging, Pecina’s Mexican Cafe' and Casa Soto will be hosting a Entry fees for the main events will be $200 per team entry fees, equipment, and other travel expenses to allow Pre-Plunge Tip-A-Cop at their locations on Friday February before March 15th, and $225 after that date. Cash prizes the kids the opportunity to compete with no worries. 15th. and medals will be given to 1st place through 10th place. Additionally, contestants of the “The People’s Choice” will be required to cook the same meat, Pulled Pork. Each team must prepare at least 300 samples of pork. You can prepare the pork prior to the event and will be reimbursed for your pork. People attending can purchase a plate to sample each team’s meat entered. Each purchase will give them a vote for three teams. Votes are tallied at the end of the event. First place will receive $300, Second will receive $200, and Third will receive $100. "The People's Choice" contest will be from 6:00-8:00pm on Friday. A portion of the 2019 Pork-A-Palooza will go to benefit (See Pork-A-Palooza, Page 4) February 13-19, 2019 • WestOK Weekly • Page 2 Kelly Triller husband Frank, Fort Worth, TX; and two brothers: Darren Goucher. Wells of Fort Worth, TX and Curt Maloy and wife Lori of Memorial Service for Kelly Triller, 56, Clinton, resident Shawnee, OK. Evelyn Elizabeth Poor are pending with the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins Kelly Diane Wells Triller was born July 21, 1962, to Darrell and friends. Graveside services for Evelyn Elizabeth Poor, 85-year- Lee Wells and Loretta Horrell (Kane) Wells in Shawnee, old Weatherford, Oklahoma resident, were held Saturday, OK and passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, in the Joanna Jane Garmon February 9, 2019, 2:00 P.M. at Eakly Cemetery with Brian Grace Living Center in Clinton, OK following a long bout Harris officiating. Services are under Lockstone Funeral with cancer. Funeral services for Joanna Home. Kelly was raised in Clinton and attended Clinton schools Jane Garmon, 60 year-old Evelyn was born February 23, 1933, in Heavener, until she moved to Okmulgee, OK her senior year and Watonga, Oklahoma, resident, Oklahoma, to Angelo R. and Dolly Ann (Doyle) Payne and graduated from Okmulgee in 1980. She continued her were held on Tuesday, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, at SSM Health St. education and received her Licensed Practical Nursing February 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Anthony Hospital. Evelyn was raised and attended school Degree from Wayne Technical School in Wayne, OK. She in the “The Chapel” of in Howe, Oklahoma, and California. On January 28, 1949, has worked as a nurse in Clinton as well as in Lakeland, FL. Lockstone Funeral Home. she married Vernon Odell Poor in Van Buren, Arkansas, She was married to Bill Triller on April 29, 2000, in Florida. Joanna was born on April and made their home in Texas. They moved to Weatherford She was forced to medically retire due to failing health and 13, 1958, in Bellefonte, in 1974. In 1980, she started working at Southwestern State has recently been a resident of the Grace Living Center in Pennsylvania, to Elwood and University and was there for over 26 years. Evelyn enjoyed Clinton. Lois Jane (Waltz) Stoner and passed away Saturday, crocheting and loved spending time with her family. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed February 2, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Watonga. Joanna Evelyn is survived by two sons: Michael Odell Poor of sewing, gardening, word games, antique shopping. grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Weatherford, Poteau, Oklahoma, and Lanny James Poor and wife Nancy She is preceded in death by her grandparents: W.C. Wells, Oklahoma, in 1974. She graduated from Weatherford High of Heavener, Oklahoma; two daughters: Sherry Taylor of Sr., Charleen Mae Wells, Roy Horrell, JoAnn Linderer and School in 1976 and entered the military and served in the Eakly, Oklahoma, and Judy Hall and husband Michael of Harry Linderer; cousin Charles Lee Wells; Aunt Shelia US Navy in 1977 & 1978. She soon married Corky Goucher Weatherford, Oklahoma; and numerous grandchildren, and Cranford; and Step-Father William Kane. in Weatherford and they had a daughter Courtney and a son great-grandchildren. She is survived by her father and step-mother Darrell Wells Jason. She attended nursing school at Western Technology She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three and LaDonna Wells, of Clinton; mother Loretta Horrell Center in Burns Flat and obtained her L.P.N license and brothers: August, Joe Paul and Donald; one sister Ruth; Kane, of Fort Worth, TX; a sister Cindy Wells-Hicks and cared for long-term care patients in Weatherford, Enid, three grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and one step- Watonga and Geary. Joanna married Larry Garmon on great-grandchild. April 3, 1991, in Weatherford, and they made their home in Watonga. Joanna loved her family, her patients and she Amy Lynn Jones especially loved spending time with her eight grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Larry of their home in Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 11, Watonga, Oklahoma; daughter Courtney Goucher of Enid, 2019, First Baptist Church Cordell, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; son Christopher Garmon of Fay, Oklahoma; Interment: Lawnview Cemetery Cordell, Oklahoma mother Lois Jane Stoner of Weatherford, Oklahoma; her Visitation: 9:00 a.m. ~ 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019, sister Dottie Jacobson and brother-in-law Randy of Watonga, 1:00 p.m., ~ 8:00 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2019. Oklahoma; two brothers: Barry Stoner and sister-in-law Family welcoming guest from 6:00 p.m., ~ 8:00 p.m., Kitty of Port Matilda, Pennsylvania; brother Tim Stoner of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home Cordell, Oklahoma, Weatherford, Oklahoma; and eight grandchildren. Under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home- She was preceded in death by her father, and one son Jason Cordell Grow with the best. 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