The service included a viewing of the Weather Channel “Movie” about the dustbowl. Lois Garner, Bob and Phylllis Anderson, and others in the area were featured.
PTCI Increases to 36 Cellular Towers
PTCI Increases to 36 Cellular Towers…PTCI has just added two new cell sites to its coverage area. The new Felt tower will help with service within buildings and areas where the signal is weak near the town of Felt. Construction is now complete on the new cell site in Gate and it is operational as well. These two new towers will increase the total to 36 cell sites with 31 in the Oklahoma Panhandle, four in Sherman County, Texas, and one in Liberal, Kansas.
Gus Blackwell’s Student Pages
Cassidy Edenborough served the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Student Page, during the week of Spring Break. Cassidy was sponsored by Rep. Gus Blackwell, Chairman of the House Standing Rules Committee, and served her duties with distinction. She is a Junior at Goodwell High School and the daughter of Roger and Shelley Edenborough of Goodwell.
Luke North, a Senior at Hooker High School, served the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Student Page, during the week of Spring Break. Cassidy was sponsored by Rep. Gus Blackwell, Chairman of the House Standing Rules Committee, and served his duties with distinction. Luke is the son of Ruth North of Hooker.
William Parks, son of Steve and Paula Parks of Tyrone, served the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Student Page, during the week of Spring Break. William was sponsored by Rep. Gus Blackwell, Chairman of the House Standing Rules Committee, and served his duties with distinction. William is a Junior at Tyrone High School.
Focus on the Goal
I’m Off Again
It’s so exciting to be heading off onto my next scuba diving experience, Honduras or to be more precise, Roatan, a small island off the coast.
But to experience Roatan, I wanted to know more of Hondoras as well. It is said Hondoras is a beautiful but dangerous place itself. Many Archaeologists have shown that Honduras once had a rich, multi-ethnic prehistory. A once major Mayan city (Copan) which is said to have existed from the fifth century to the early ninth century, but by the time the Spanish arrived the city was overrun by the jungle and no human trace of the Mayans existed.
Bryan Balenseifen Awarded the Neva Sizemore Memorial Scholarship
Bryan Balenseifen of the Keyes High School 2009 Graduating Class has been awarded the Neva Sizemore Memorial Scholarship. This College Scholarship, created in honor of the late Neva Sizemore who was a long-time resident of Keyes, provides $10,000.00 annually for four years of undergraduate study toward a Bachelor’s degree at any accredited college or university in the United States. The Scholarship Selection Committee would like to express appreciation to all of the graduating Seniors that took the time and effort to apply for this Scholarship. Based upon the quality of the applications that were received, Cimarron County residents should be very proud of their 2009 Graduating Seniors.
Local Runs Second Marathon
by Carrie Ring
Rolling hills, Saguaro cactus, a van full of crazy friends and family, and memories that will last a lifetime. Team “Code Blue” consisted of 12 maniacs who ran around the clock in a relay race through the Arizona desert. The Ragnar Relay ‘Del Sol’ was 202-miles from starting in Prescott on Friday morning, February 27th, and ending in Mesa, Arizona Saturday afternoon. Within that team of 12 were local Terri Baker and her daughter Andrea Sanders. This was a follow up run to their P.F. Chang’s ½ Marathon they finished together in January of this year.
Focus on the Goal
“Amigo’s Wreck” “Shark Ray Alley”
Part IV
“Amigo’s Wreck”
“Shark Ray Alley”
Part IV
The sandy beaches and the warm sun seems to never end here. The people of the island are so friendly and the food is delicious. Believe it or not, I had the best beans and rice while there and the most tender chicken ever. I found out later that they soak the chicken in coconut milk to make it that way. Yum!
We’re off to Amigo’s Wreck today where they sunk a 30 foot ship to attract bigger marine life; and it worked too. I got to see big Nassau and black groupers, big hog fish snappers, nurse sharks and a couple of moray eels living in and around the wreck.
Boise City Rotary Club Inducts New Member
Boise City Rotary officers, John Miller, left, and Terri Weaver, right, welcome Mandy Hitchings, center into the club.
The Rotary Club of Boise City is pleased to announce the addition of Mandy Hitchings to its roll of business owners and community leaders. Mandy has already proven to be an active asset to the club and its many community projects. Rotary International is the oldest and largest secular service organization in the world with 1.2 million members in 208 countries worldwide. The organization was founded in 1905 in Chicago by Paul Harris to encourage community service, vocational advancement and fellowship of its members. Rotary sustains many thousands of projects throughout the world, ranging from the near-completed eradication of the scourge of Polio, to building play grounds to establishing scholarships, reading projects, and youth programs. Rotary’s current focus is on clean water, health, and literacy projects. Many millions of dollars and man hours are spent each year throughout the world benefiting mankind. Mandy is an insurance agent affiliated with the Aim Agency in Keyes and Boise City and will be located at the new office on East Main in Boise City when the construction is completed. The members know that Mandy will be a valuable asset to the club for years to come.
Texhoma Season Ends With OT Loss in State Championship Game!
Photos and story, courtsey of Shawn Yorks, Guymon Daily Herald
Texhoma’s J.D. Pugh fights for the ball on Saturday afternoon against Preston during the Class A state championship game in Oklahoma City. Pugh scored 21 points to lead the Red Devils in the 75-71 overtime loss
By SHAWN YORKS
The Guymon Daily Herald
The Texhoma team that made it’s run for a state title had two players with Cimarron County connections, J.D. Pugh, who made the all-tournament team is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs Marvin Elliott, of Griggs. Derreck Nye, is the grandson of Ruby Labrier, of Boise City. Our thanks to Shawn Yorks, and The Guymon Daily Herald for their story and photos.-_Ed.
OKLAHOMA CITY - It wasn’t supposed to end this way.
The Texhoma boys basketball team played an overtime game for the second straight day at the Class A State Tournament. But unlike a victory the night before over Okarche in the state semifinals, the Red Devils lost their overtime bid, 75-71 to Preston, in the Class A state championship game at the Oklahoma State Fair Arena on Saturday.
“A Trooper’s Perspective”
What does speed limit mean??
While that might seem like a silly question someone asked recently so it might be something worthwhile to discuss.
“Speed limit” simply means this is the fastest speed you can travel under ideal conditions.
The next question might be “What are ideal conditions???”. Those would be a clear, sunny day with a dry road surface.
Off The Cuff
by Shelley Fowler
So…..I had this week’s column all written. I finished it late at night, planning to read it over with fresh eyes and mind the next morning before submitting it for publication. I rose early – even before the birds and sun – and with a cup of coffee in hand, began editing what my heart had written just a few hours hence.
I ended up deleting the column. Going back to the beginning – a white, blank screen upon the computer monitor – because I realized that now is not the time to talk about the subjects I believe are the root causes of our woes: greed and the mentality of ’entitlement’. No – for this day, for this week, I have decided that it’s much more important to focus above and beyond the crisis of clamorous cacophony currently rippling across the country.
Earl Hoskins Turns 90
Earl Hoskins celebrated his 90th Birthday on Saturday, March 21st at the Eva Community Center, Eva, Oklahoma.
Future Wildcat B-Ballers
The 5th and 6th grade boys A team earned second place in the Boise City Tournament. The team consists of Coach Charles Hough, Colby White, Kadyn Hicks, Austin Smith, Hunter Worm, Branden James and Braxton Crews.
Fourth Grade girls, Alejandra Valdez, Allison Segovia, Erin Dunn, Coda Hunt, Kayla Myers, Laura Rosas, Mesa Compton, Coaches Elezar Grimaldo, Baldo Rosas
Fourth Grade Boys, Paulo Gutierrez, Isiah Pacheco, Oscar Diaz, Brian Clements, Britton Milbern, Roberto Robles, Tyler Giner, Coaches, David Rosas, Daisy Hernandez
Cross Honors Laverne Jenkins
This cross stands 25 ft tall on a hill west of Campo, Colo. in memory of Laverne Jenkins. An engraved stainless steel plate has been added that reads, In Memory of Laverne Jenkins, 1937-2008, Lifetime friend and business associate, Clyde and LaVada Rodgers. 
(Don’t forget you can view this photo in color online at www.campoco.org. under community news.)
By: LaVada Rodgers
This 25 ft. tall cross made from 8 inch steel well casing was recently erected west of Campo on land owned by Clyde and LaVada Rodgers.
Rodgers stated that he had a dream about erecting a memorial to Laverne Jenkins, a life long friend and business associate. Laverne lost his life in September 2008 in an accident involving an ATV 4-wheeler. Rodgers stated that it would be appropriate to erect the monument on land bought and paid for in part by cattle dealings with Laverne.
Laverne often recalled a time when he and his young granddaughter came to help work cattle at the Rodger’s ranch. Suddenly a large swarm of bumble bees came out of nowhere. Laverne told his granddaughter to run and get in the pickup. Well, we always relate bees with something sweet, honey, flowers, etc, so that let Clyde off. Those bees sure took after Laverne and LaVada. They were buzzing around LaVada’s head and in her hair. She had her head down shaking her hair. Laverne was grabbing bees out of her hair. They attacked Laverne and got behind his eyeglasses and stung him a few times. Most of the bees left just like they came, leaving behind a few to keep us on our toes. After that, Laverne always called Rodger’s ranch “The Honey Bee Farm.”The cross is best viewed from road 21 between roads J and M. We hope this is a blessing to family and friends as we remember Laverne. The cross will remind us also of the hope we have through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
We appreciate the friends who helped build this cross and get it moved and erected on a difficult place to work. It required some special equipment to get this job done. Thank you Brent Schroder, Brett Johnson, Joe Dixon, Eugene Nidey, Les, Zane and Katie Jenkins.
Laverne was a very special guy and will always be remembered.
Focus on the Goal
San Pedro Belize
Part III
I was off for Belize on my first open water diving experience. I was truly excited and nervous at the same time. Once we arrived in Belize City, we caught a small plane that took us to Ambergris Caye, Belize (Belize’s largest island.) (Pronounced Am-BUR-gris or Am-BUR-grease Key) to San Pedro which is the only town on the island.
Looking down from the plane, the sea had a turquoise color to it with deep blues in places with depth. I could see the shapes of sharks from above. It was an amazing sight to see.
Off The Cuff
by Shelley Fowler
I’ve never doubted his intelligence! Nor his propensity for being unruly when a man walks in the house. At which time he acts like any young boy and wants only to wrestle. But, laying aside those stories for now, I want to concentrate on the smartness of one of my kids…..Shiloh, The Wonder Dog!
