Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Page: 1 of 8
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Mannford, Ok.,Wednesday, October 18, 2000
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The rain fall experienced over the weekend was like a "drop in the prover-
bial bucket" when it comes to relieving this region of the drought and
restoring Keystone Lake to its normal level. Earl Groves, Corps of Engineers
area manager, said Friday that the lake was its lowest level in 23 years at
712 feet of above sea level. Normal level is 723 feet. He estimates that it
will take about a 12-inch rain over a week or so to really benefit the lake.
With may area businesses and the economy tied to the lake there is some
concern about the impact of the drought and declining lake levels. Groves
said that the winter months are normally a slow period, but there will be a
need to be concerned if the drought persists over into the spring. Some
utilities who use hydro power are looking toward increase rain in the
spring; the result of the soot in the air from the massive forest fires in Mon-
tana and Idaho earlier this year.
Mannford Police Chief "Bud" Reed must complete a 30-page packet of
information on every person who is reported to be missing. Mannford
averages about three reported missing persons a week.
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If you receive a letter from the National Contest
Resource Group of Quebec, Canada, the best
advice Police Chief ‘Bud’' Reed has for you is to
immediately throw it into the trash.
Some Mannford residents have been receiving
the letter stating that they have an opportunity "to
be confirmed to enact procedures and have the
actual total opportunity to share in $1,126,542.19
in cash and prizes.”
It is nothing more than a sweepstakes scam that
will cost you thousands of hard earned dollars,
warns the chief.
“I am sad to say that we already have some vic
tims here in Mannford and that it has cost them
several thousands of dollars,” he told the Mann
ford Eagle exclusively.
The good news is that he has helped some get
back part of their money. He also has notified the
Attorney General’s office about the scam.
The letter asks the recipient to be confirmed in
order to share in "boxes of money" and for you to
pay your share of the taxes.
"If you receive a similar letter from this Nation-
al Contest Resource Group please do not respond
and definitely do not send any money,” he urged.
“It has been said many times before if it sounds
too good to be true it probably is.”
He also asked that if you have sent this company
any money please contact the Mannford Police
Department immediately.
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were “too much to quickly”
and that the town was bleed-
ing them with these high
rates.
Davis said he looked at a
study of utility rates pre-
pared by the Oklahoma
Municipal League of 167
communities, out of a possi-
ble 200 300 cities and towns.
His information indicated
that Mannford’s new water
rates were 13 percent higher
than the study’s average, and
72 percent higher for sewer.
Davis’ appearance at the
meeting was to make two
points: (1) that the increases
were too high, and (2) the
Town of Mannford should
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Water and sewer rate
increases characterized by
several local residents as too
high and excessive were one
of several items on the Board
of Trustees' agenda Friday.
T.L. Davis, a Mannford resi-
dent for 21 years and an
employee of the City of Sand
Springs, came armed with
spread sheets expressing his
concern over rate increases
for his home that has aver-
aged 56 percent for water
and 86 percent for sewer.
He had the sympathy of
trustee John Kuhnemund.
The rates were raised to
help finance “mandated"
improvements to the sys-
tems, but several voiced the
opinion that these increases
She had been sexually attacked.
“And in todav’s societv they can
end up with strangers, young and
old. who will abuse them physical-
ly and with drugs.”
The youngest runaway was a
fourth grader and he remembers
an elderly Edmond motorist who
got disoriented and was found
here in Mannford walking around
in a store Reed talked to him and
then called his daughter who came
and got him.
The police department continues
its child fingerprint program two
to three times a year
Locally, the Heritage Bank. IGA
and the Boy Scouts have sponsored
the fingerprinting
The parents are given a copy of
the prints just in case their child
does runaway.
The fingerprints are important,
but so is getting to know your child,
their behavior “That’s the best
prevention for runaways."
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vices, their crane and spreader
beam to display this flag,” said
Quartermaster of Chapman
Holt VFW Jerry Scott “This
flag travels with the Vietnam
Moving Wall Memorial."
An antique military display
featuring World War II, Korean
and Vietnam vehicles also will
be available for viewing.
Besides the military vehicle
display, the last UH 34 heli
copter to fly in Vietnam will be
on display. The chopper flew
missions in Vietnam from 1961
until its retirement in 1968.
explained Scott
All veterans will be recog-
nized during special cere-
monies on Saturday, Oct. 21.
beginning at 10:30 a m The fea
tured guest speaker will be Ed
Ramon
Ramon served two combat
tours in Vietnam and was high-
ly decorated for heroism and
meritorious service. He holds
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
24 air medals for valor and
combat service and 24 other
decorations for wounds and
meritorious service.
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exhibited behavior out of the norm
and when a person who is general-
ly prompt, are late several hours.
With juveniles the report should
be made as soon as possible. Time
can be critically, he said
Although the reports are spread
over a full year Chief Reed said
there tends to be more missing
persons in "real hot weather and
over extended heat spells."
He recommends that parents
should know their child well.
"Quite often when a child has
ranaway from home the tell tell
signs were there all the time
before they left," he said. “Know
what your child is doing. Get to
know your child very, very well.”
And while 99 percent of the miss-
ing person cases he has investigat-
ed have turned out okay, there
have been a few times when it has
ended badly.
He remembers one in which the
girl runaway from home here in
Mannford and was found in Tulsa.
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SAD HEARTS AND TEARS ... There will be a flood of emotion
experienced and seen in Mannford this week when the Wall
makes a brief visit. A Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient is
listed on the Wall as well as 988 Oklahomans and 37 Native
Americans from Oklahoma.
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For some area Vietnam vet-
erans the time to heal, the time
to mourn and the time to
remember will take place in
Mannford in Green Valley Park
October 19-23.
The Vietnam Moving Wall
Memorial will arrive in Mann
ford evening, Wednesday, Oct
18 It will then be pieced
together very carefully the
morning, Thursday.
The Wall will then be in place
for veterans and the communi-
ty to come and pay their
respects until Monday.
Students from Mannford
Schools will then be brought to
the park to view the wall to
learn more about Vietnam on
Monday.
The Vietnam Moving Wall is
being brought to Mannford
through the efforts of the Chap-
man-Holt VFW Post 7441.
As part of the five-day event,
the largest POW/MIA flag will
be on display.
" Bennett Crane Service has
graciously donated their ser
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paperwork
for police
Three teen-age Mannford girls
have been reported as missing to
the police department as runaways
over the past few weeks only to
return home a few days later.
That’s the good news.
There is a downside, according to
Police Chief "Bud” Reed
Missing persons who are not real-
ly missing cause the department a
lot of unnecessary paperwork.
“We take each missing person’s
report seriously," he said “And
we are very pleased to cancel an
alert when that a missing person
turns up alive and well.”
The Mannford Police Depart-
ment files about three missing per
son’s reports a week and over the
years "we have found that 99 per-
cent of all missing persons are
those who are angry at someone in
the family. They disappear and
turn up okay after two or three
days.”
When a person is reported miss-
ing the police complete a 30-page
pachet cn the individua1 a n c thc
information is entered into a com-
puterized communications net
work
The alert goes immediately to all
77 counties, most police depart-
ments and sheriff’s office as well
as all highway patrol offices in
Oklahoma as an "attempt to
locate.”
Once information is received that
the person is found or there was no
actual missing person the report is
rescinded
Missing person alerts can be sent
statewide, to a region or to a spe-
cific location such as Kansas City
or Los Angles.
Missing persons reported locally
are a mixture of juveniles and
adults. The adults are mainly
“over due motorists," the chief
explained A missing person
report should be reported after a
reasonable amount of time and
when the missing person has
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Retherford, Bill R. Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 2000, newspaper, October 18, 2000; Tulsa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1950359/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Keystone Crossroads Historical Society.