Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1997 Page: 1 of 12
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Mannford, Ok.,Wednesday, April 23,1997
Mannford students
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Kuhnemund and Grant
voted in as top leaders
Mannford alumni ball
players to take to the
court Saturday night
New golf league
forming for area men
Parade entries sought
for Striped Bass Festival
Keystone
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Town meeting set for April 29
to talk about gang activity
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Both boys were released into
the custody of their parents.
“This is a prime example of
For more information about
the parade or the festival cal
865-4046.
Mannford High School junior
Chris Collins has been named
to the United States Achieve-
ment Academy according to a
press release from the organi-
zation.
Collins, who was nominated
by former Pirate Head Foot-
ball Coach Frank Grimm, is
recognized by an organization
that taps only the top ten per-
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The Mannford Striped Bass ; year will include strictly local
Festival is about one month entertainers.
away and now is the time to/
museum opens
for the season
For those wanting to learn
the history of Mannford or
to explore of day's gone by,
the Keystone Crossroads
Museum is now officially
opened for the season.
Hours of operation are on
Sunday's only from 1-4 p.m.
The museum is located at
the corner of Coonrod
Avenue and Highway 51.
With the hopes of never for-
getting the destruction and the
lives that were taken when a
bomb ripped open the Alfred P.
Murrah Federal Building on
April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City,
Mannford students planted
trees on their campus.
With the recurring theme to
remember the people and not
the bombing echoing at all the
school sites, a moment of
silence was taken after the tree
planting ceremonies.
“We need to remember the
people that were lost and those
that survived,” said Mannford
Middle School Student Council
President Jennifer Norwood,
after student council members
planted two Bradford Pears on
the front lawn of the Middle
A new golf league is forming now for all area men who are
interested in swinging the clubs.
The Keystone Golf League is forming now and is open to men
of all ages and abilities.
“The group will play at 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the newly
revamped course in Sand Springs, which is due to reopen next
month,” said co-organizer Les Imboden.
Players will pay the normal green fees and cart rental
charged other players, but will have reserved tee times for
each week.
Players need to remember that Sand Springs has banned the
use of metal golf spikes on the course.
“The only fee to join is a refundable $10 deposit to ensure
advance notice when not playing and an established handicap
is not required," said Imboden.
Anyone wishing to join the group can sign-up by calling or
for more information regarding the league can contact Glyn
Turner at 865-4868 or Les Imboden at 865-7151.
In a special meeting of the Mannford Town Board of Trustees
on Tuesday, April 15, a new chairman and vice-chairman was
appointed.
Political newcomer John Kuhnemund was voted to be the new
chairman of the five person board.
Richard M. "Dick” Grant, longest acting trustees of the board,
was voted to be the new vice-chairman of the board.
The next board meeting of the trustees will take place on
Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at Mannford City Hall.
Chris Collins named as
an United States
National award winner
her. (Upper right) A batter for the Aighty Mites of Mannford
eyes the ball carefully and prepares to hit it with all her "Mighty
Mite." (Lower left) A Little Rascal fires a shot to first base against
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were looking for a place how neighborhood watch works. '"
... „ A concern citizen saw what was
to niue, happening and she did exactly .3e
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people and to think about the
bombing," said Becky Coleman, Mannford Middle School student
council vice president.
The Mannford Middle School Student Council bought the two
trees from Riddle's in Sand Springs in commemoration of the
two year anniversary of the bombing.
After a short speech regarding the bombing and the main focus
of not remembering the bombing, but the people. Mannford Mid-
dle School students bowed their heads and a short period of
silence observed.
“I was in sixth grade in Mrs. Garton’s class when we learned
about the bombing and everyone started crying," said Coleman
remembering where she was when she heard it.
“I was home sick and making plant cells when I found out about
it and then I saw all those people running with blood all over
them from the bombing," said
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By Jeff Jimenez
Eagle Sports Writer
There is going to be a party and Nike is going to host it. In
conjunction with the Annual Alumni Basketball game, set for
Saturday, April 26 a representative from the Nike Corporation
will be at the game hosting a huge Nike apparel sale.
Pirate Basketball coach Randy Upshaw negotiated the deal
in which the Nike representative will display his wares
before, during and after the game and sales can be discounted
up to as much as 75 percent on some items.
A portion of the money made from the sales will go to the
pirete bseketbel! pregram. As well as themsas; made at the
gate from those attending the alumni game.
The sale will of apparel from toddler to adult sizes and will
include t-shirts, polo shirts, sunglasses and hats just to name a
few things.
To be eligible to play in the game you must have graduated
from Mannford High School and you must have played high
school basketball during you tenure.
Once again, Upshaw will be handling the men's game regis-
tration and Pam Whittenburg will handle the girls game
The alumni games are set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. on the 26th
with the former Lady Pirates playing first, followed by the for-
mer Pirates at 8p.m.
TREE PLANTING ... MMS stu-school students gathered at the
dents planted Bradford Pearssite where their tree will be
on April 18 in memory of OKC. Planted
Juveniles arrested after
hiding place found
Two juveniles were arrested on Wednesday for breaking and
entering a home at 109 Glendale Circle.
"We had a report from a neighbor of two boys ages 15 and 17
were entering a house,” said Mannford Police Chief Bud Reed.
Reed and his men went to the home where the suspects were
caught. e
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cent of high school students
nationally.
"Recognizing and supporting
our youth is more important
than ever before in America's
history. Certainly, United
States Achievement Academy
winners should be congratulat-
ed and appreciated for their
dedication to excellence and
achievement,” said Dr. George
Stevens, Executive Director of
the United States Achievement
Academy.
The Academy selects USAA
winners upon the exclusive
recommendation of teachers,
counselors, coaches and other
qualified sponsors and upon
the Standards of Selection set
forth by the Academy. The cri-
teria for selection are a stu-
dent's academic performance,
interest and aptitude, leader-
ship qualities, responsibility,
enthusiasm, motivation to
learn and improve, citizenship,
aptitude and cooperative spir-
it, dependability, and recom-
mendation from a teacher or
coach.
Coach Grimm spoke highly of
Collins.
"Chris is a great kid who has
a chance to have an outstand-
ing senior season of the foot-
ball field,” he said. "He has
outstanding ability, great
quickness and strength. He is a
hard worker who has a chance
to be a dominant lineman in
the district."
Collins will return to anchor
an offensive line that helped
senior running back Bryan
Lankford gain over 1400 yards
last season.
Collins played both guard
and tackle for the Pirates last
season and will return to the
line for his senior campaign.
Collins is the son of Charles
and Kathy Collins of Sand
Springs. His grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Shelly Sowards of
Skiatook, Mrs. and Mrs.
Willard Anderson of Oakhurst
and the late Pauline Sowards.
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Y BALL ... (Upper left) A player on the Lil' Pirates softball the Pirates of Mannford on Saturday, April 19. (Lower left) A
surveys the field and her next move when the ball is hit to player on the Pirates softball team does not like the pitch that
tinner riht A batter for the Aighty Mites of Mannford came across the plate and let it go by during the game against
the Little Rascals on Saturday. All photos of the above play—
were taken on Saturday, April 14 at the Four Diamonds Park.
think about planning your
entry for the parade.
The theme for the 1997 festi-
val is “Fishing for New Begin-
nings.”
This year's festival will be
held from May 29 through June
1 in Green Valley Park.
The theme was chosen to
commemorate the “new begin-
ning” of Mannford 35 years
ago. J
Included in the festivities
this year are the annual
parade, carnival, car show,
country fair, arts and crafts,
fishing tournament ahd some
new beginnings for this festi-
val year.
This year's additions include
a children's fishing clinic and
the Mr. Striped Bass Scholar-
ship Event for young men.
The entertainment for this
School.. A REMEMBERING ... Fifth
leader" planted a redbud tree graders had a moment of
“Whenever people are either silence on Friday, April 18 in
entering the building or catching memory of the OKC bombing
a ride, when they look at the victims and their families.
be educated in what we need
to be aware of and to what tn
look for concerning gang
activity in Mannford and the
surrounding area,” said Man-
nford Police Chief Bud Reed.
"Because we are located on
Lake Keystone, this type of
activity is expected to
increase during the summer
months.”
The Tulsa Area Response
Norwood.
Coleman and Norwood hopes
that student council's in the
future at the school will eventu-
ally build benches around the
trees.
“When people pass by the
trees, I hope they always
remember what happen and to
remember the families,” said
Norwood.
“I hope they remember what
happened in Oklahoma City and
how the people of Oklahoma
stuck together,” said Coleman.
At the Fifth Grade Center, stu-
dents gathered near the play-
ground equipment and remem-
bered the bombing. They plant-
ed a tree and had a moment of
silence. While the Fifth Grade
held their ceremony, the grade
Gang Enforcement Team of
which Mannford Police
Department is now an active
member, has offered to come
to Mannford and present a
program to school officials
and all citizens/parents in the
Mannford area concerning
"Gang Prevention/Interven-
tion/Awareness.”
For more information
regarding this meeting call
Chief Reed at 865-2358.
A town meeting is set for
Tuesday, April 29 regarding
the gang activity in the area.
The meeting will be held at
the Mannford Community
Center at 7:30 p.m.
The Mannford Police
Department has seen a recent
increase in gang graffiti and
gang member presence in the
Town of Mannford.
“We as a community need to
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