The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1992 Page: 1 of 20
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homa. Buns is citizen of the year, Ka- homecoming queen and king. Help-
ren Keith discusses life, career. High- line gets 8,746 calls, Water plant ex-
tower appointed to county health pansion may cost $1 million, John
board, Salute to local soldiers, and Hopper is chamber speaker. Students
service considered. First county ra-
bies case in years, Bus driver wants
snow routes. Mailboxes moved to get
service, Hightower decides school
closing, Lake residents oppose new
Cimarron Speedway, County to fight
lawsuits. City bargains for pickup,
Canna and Jay Anderson have first
baby bom after New Year’s, Town
Board election approaching. No salt
added to sand for streets. Library re-
ceives large print books, Petit larceny
charges dismissed against High-
tower, Local police stats fluctuate for
1990, City begins drive for EMTs,
The couples were traveling in op-
posite directions across the bridge
when the Dollinses, who were south-
bound, lost control of their Ford LTD
and hit the Holt’s Lincoln Continten-
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 44
A PARK NEWSPAPER
crease from 25 cents to 29 cents,
$14,000 seized after routine traffic
stop, Search committee organized.
Support parade for military troops,
Town Board candidates speak out,
Tulsa could be local call, Brandi Da-
Tires and radios were ready for the
four new police cars, he said.
"We could have everything on the
street rolling in 10 to 14 days."
succEsULT
CLASSIFIDG
“Here’s looking at you in ‘92!"
Another year under the belt as the
Mannford Eagle presents its annual
Year in Review.
The Eagle printed stories that were
relevant to its readers in Mannford,
and those across the state and even
nationwide. Here are some of the
headlines from ’91.
Let me do your mending,
patching, zipper replacemenis,
and alterations. 865-7707.
For Similar Rasulta,
Cal 865-2168
and Joan Holt, were traveling to
Holt’s brother’s home in Keyes near
Grand Lake.
Tulsans William and Shirley Dol-
lins were traveling to Mrs. Dollins’
parents’ home in Cushing.
The
Mannford
PRIDE IN MANNFORD
Community pulls together
to help family make Christmas special.
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door neighbor,** he said. They lived
on Granaun Drive.
Known by most as "Finn". Mr.
Holt and his family had lived in Man-
nford for about 17 years.
Also assisting was Mannford Pat-
rolman Jerry Ridley.
January: Trash collection slows
during holidays, Sales taxes dip
$1,600, Suspects arrested in kidnap-
ping, City crews ready for winter,
City truck totaled, Common sense;
The December meeting of the
Mannford Board of Trustees was
swift and many agenda items, al-
though more than 10 to discuss, were
tabled.
After discussing the 1990-91 audi-
tor’s report, the board passed over
items relating to appointments on the
Park Board, Ward 4, and the Planning
Commission. Trustees in those wards
were unable to confirm commitmenu
to those positions.
They also passed over possible ac-
tion of renaming the Creek County
road north of the stoplights to Basin
Road.
Mannford trustees Bob Edwards
and Mayor Norman “Bud" Smithson
tabled an agenda item discussing pur-
chasing equipment for the Commun-
ity Center under the Creek County
Nutrition Program.
“We need to go down and visit
there before taking action," the board
said at the Dec. 12 meeting. Equip-
ment on the list, submitted by the
Lake Area Senior Citizens, include an.
ice machine, refrigerator, steam table
and freezer.
Policies and procedures of officers
and police can followed on the
agenda.
“Since the officers are taking the
can home. we need policies and pro-
cedures before we put them on the
street," Edwards said.
White told the board that the can
were for city use only and police per-
sonnel couldn’t use the can for per-
sonal use.
travelers to the icy conditions were
not fiasning at the time of the
accident.
Perry said troopers were on the
road 1% to 2 hours earlier and the
road wasn’t icy. One Mannford-area
couple drove across the dam 30 mi-
VVEDNESDAY, January 1, 1992
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to schools. Business helps heard by
chamber members, Approach fire
season with caution, McLaughlin is
new chamber president, and Patrol
offers security for elderly.
March: Eagle celebrates 10th
birthday. New law forces change,
Gerald Rush gets article published,
Tip leads to bust. Board of Trustees
candidates address chamber, Mer-
cury Marine tests products locally.
Barley and Nichols resign, Park
Board considers fees, March 7 pro-
claimed Alice Gray Day, Craig Ber-
ryman gets welcome home, Wells’
session nixed by Board, Chandra
Ford injured in collision, Chief leases
pager. Superintendent selection
nears, Utility lines may be relocated.
White Cane Week is April 7-13.
Town Board election Tuesday, Crash
suspect arrested. Hen tours Heritage
Bank, Fire ravages area, and Patrol-
man candidates narrowed.
April: Board rehires personnel,
Thomas Stiles hired as new superin-
tendent, Cushing man killed in wreck
west of Mannford, Vandals strike
phone company, Persian Gulf honor
roll board up until soldiers come
home, Grant and Standridge win
board seats, Chamber plans July 4th
fireworks, Park Board Ok’s user fee.
Mammography screening could save
life, Bike-A-Thon dedicated to
Cheresa Holycross, Rate increase on
tap for special meeting, Trustees
sworn in. Hiring delayed, Juveniles
face charges. Students need money
for D.C. trip. Juvenile offenses on the
rise, Town dog becoming menace.
Lions pancake breakfast Saturday,
Trustee reprimanded. School election
is May 7. Water rates rise. Resident
charged with felony, and Mannford
sales tax increases $3,536.
May: Tornadoes devastate nearby
communities, TD. loved by resident,
School auditor finds violation. Area
women receive Hillcrest screenings,
Welcome home Chad Jones, Man
drowns at Heyburn, QuickCall sub-
scriber upset, $500,000 suit filed
against Firey & school, Board ap-
proves scoreboard. Lions help tor-
nado victims. Homecoming on sche-
dule, Auction to benefit tornado vic-
tims, Margaret Gill is 1991 teacher of
the year, Community Center damage
creates higher deposit, Health depart-
ment closes Lake Country dumping
area, MPWA extends engineering
contract, Betty Latty retires after 26
years. Butts wins election, Vince
Orza is graduation speaker. Collision
kills five, Vets honor dead, Orza of-
fers advice to seniors. Weekend filled
with reunions, Stiles looking forward
to move, Hearing set for June 27,
Rick Bruner carries the torch for
Tulsa Torch Run, Mannford to get
toll-free calling. Nothing resolved in
QuickCall dispute, Officer wrecks
police car. Reunions a successful trip
down memory lane, and Timothy
Green drowns.
June: Health official says chlorine
levels OK. Gambling search includes
Mannford Eagle office. New officers
join local police department, Man-
nford man dies in auto accident, Tur-
ner resigns as school president,
MPWA reaches decision. Summer
season begins. Rose returns home.
Hightower moves on. Turner steps
down as board president, Hupp is
teacher of the year. Board adopts per-
mits, Postal tips offered. Official ex-
pects indictments after gambling in-
vestigation, Young Commanche be-
comes model, Mannford pride day
planned. City gets tough on junk &
weeds. Turtles inch to victory. Watch
out for sparks on fourth of July,
Miller family gets kicks from Tae
Kwon Do sport, Ready to clean up
Continued on page 2
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Baby Contest.............
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1991: The Year in Review Couples’ yuletrips
end in tragedy
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key to ice driving, Toll-free phone Recent winter storms cost time and .
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money, Child abuse in rise in Okla- niel and Sean Dorius are basketball
Perry said that as far as troopers “They were quiet people, the kind
could tell, traffic signals alerting of people you would want for a next-
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Dead are:
Joan Walker Holt, 55,
Mannford.
James William Holt, 58,
Mannford.
Shirley J. Dollins, 47, of Tulsa.
William B. Dollins, 53, of Tulan.
Chief Orlin White was the first of-
ficer on the scene and closed the dan
to traffic for two hours while rescue
workers extricated the four from their
cars.
tal car head on, said Oklahoma High- He said the Holt family celebrated
way Patrol Lt. Ken Perry, supervisor the holiday with their children on
at the accident scene. • Christmas Eve.
Weems’ seeking $100,000. compete in citizen bee, Companies
February: Hightower resigns, present new gas proposals.
Search begins for new superinten- Emergency sirens tested, Walking
dent, Homework helpline gives pa- parade rallies support, Vandalism
rents hotline to school, Postal rates in- strikes parks, Dancers bring heritage
Trips to Chrirtmax celebration* en- nutes before the accident and re-
ded in tragedy when two couples died ported fog but no ice on the road,
last Wednesday in a head-on wreck Perry said the moisture from open
on an icy road over the Keystone Hood gates coupled with the cold
Dam. temperatures caused a thin layer of
A couple from Mannford, James ice across the bridge.
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First Baby
contest
Attention to all moms awl dads-
to-be, the race is on for Mannford
area baby of the year.
Prizes will be awarded to the par-
ticipating family of the baby who
arrives first in the Mannford area '
after the stroke of midnight, Jan. 1,
1992.
The winning family will receive •
a host of prizes from area mer-
chants participating in the contest '
They are: Kelly’s Ben Franklin.
$10 gift certificate; Cimarron Tele-
phone Company, $10 cash for
baby; Mannford IGA, a case of .
Gerber baby food; Center Phar- :
macy, a gift for baby; Heritage
Bank, $10 in savings; Bartley In- '
surance, congratulations; E-Z Outs,
a gift for baby; Bud’s Grocery, a
gift for baby. Salt Creek Apart-
ments, a gif for baby; Town and .
Country Hardware, a gin for aw
father, Cleveland Petroleum, 15 .
for baby; and OJ's Old Fashioned
Ice Cream and Hamburgers, ham-
burger, fries and drink for the
parents.
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Residents face trial
for gambling
A pre-trial conference was held case stems from a May 31 search of
Monday in U.S. District Court in the Eagk's offices as well Cranke’s
Tulsa for five people —including the and Deckers’ residences by federal
former managing editor of the Man- agents and Creek County sheriff’s
rtford Eagle—accused of operating a deputies.
gambling business. Cranke was employed as the Ea-
Named in federal indictments are gk's managing editor at the time.
Andy and Mary Grace Decker of Betting slips, records indinsi-
Mannford, Richard Kevin Stephens point spreads and odds, and
of Tulsa, James “Jay" Cranke II of gambling paraphernalia were aly
Mannford and Allan Dale “Shorty” legedly seized from each location. ac-
Vasser of Tryon. cording to officers who conducted thd
searches.
Each is charged with conducting The investigation dates buck to Fe-<
an illegal gambling business. If con- bruary and was initiated by Creek
victed, each could face a maximum County authorities, who requested
fine of $250,000, five years in prison the assistance of Tulsa Police Depart
or both. merit's special investigations unit and
A Jan. 21 trial date has been set be- federal agents.
fore U.S. District Judge Thomas Evidence was allegedly gathered:
Brett. by taping telephone conversations
Indictments were issued by a fed- and by observing activites of the sus-
eral grand jury in November. The pects, officers said.
Board takes little action
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Fleming, Colleen A. The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1992, newspaper, January 1, 1992; Mannford, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1949398/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Keystone Crossroads Historical Society.