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Oklahoma City,
OK 73105
THEWVNNEWOOD
USPS 693860
Volume 90, Number 31
City work noticed
Savages begin state playoffs
V.
Nooner, Easlon plead
innocent to murder
State Historical Society
State Capitol Bldg.
BOOSTER CLUB
The Booster Club will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Roger Camp's
insurance agency.
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NO PASS PLAYS
Because of OSSAA playoff regulations, the only passes that will be
honored at any playoff football game are OSS AA-issued passes. Reserved
seat-holders will maintain their seats provided they purchase tickets at the
gate.
CHAMBER TO ELECT
The Chamber of Commerce will elect officers at a meeting Friday noon,
Nov. 13, at the Steak House. A good attendance is requested.
HOMI OF KERR-MSGEE"
WYNNEWOOD, OKLAHOMA
ON HIS WAY out of bounds on this play, Wynnewood's James Allen nevertheless scored
three touchdowns during the Savages' win over Tishomingo.
BENEFIT BAKE SALE
There will be a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in
front of both Dixon's Variety and David's Food Center to benefit Joshua
Stahl man, two-year-old grandson of Jimmy and Lora Mae Henderson,
who was bom with brain tumors. Anyone interested in donating baked
goods is asked to contact Guynith Collins, 665-4432, or Caolyn Carden,
238-5308.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
The Wynnewood Education Association is offering a $250 scholarship to
a local college student who has been admitted to the Teachers Education
Program. Forms may be obtained at the superintendent's office.
SHRINE CLUB
The next regular meeting of the Garvin County Shrine Club will be
Thursday, Nov. 12, at Kent's restaurant, I-35 and S.H. 29, with dinner at
6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.
COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION
Commodities will be distributed to eligible recipients Nov. 18 at the
Senior Center.
Band members rate ’excellent’:
_______25* ACOFY
Thursday, November 12, 1992
SCOUTING FOR FOOD
Boy Scout Troop 79 members will leave sacks at the homes of
Wynnewood residents Saturday, Nov. 14, to be filled with food for the
needy. The scouts will pick up the filled sacks on the morning of Nov.
SMALL BUSINESS COUNSELING
A counselor from the Small Business Development Center at East
Central University will be at the Wynnewood Chamber of Commerce
Monday, Nov. 16. To make an appointment call the chamber or the
SBDC office at 436-3190.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Nov. 12, AIDS workshop, sophomores, 2nd-3rd,hours high school
cafeteria
Nov. 13, Mid-America career day for seniors, 1st through 5th hours; first
round of football playoffs, Wynnewood vs. Okemah, here, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 12-14, national FFA convention
Nov. 16, Student Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., high school
Nov. 17, FFA Thanksgiving dinner ,7 p.m., high school cafeteria
Nov. 18, work orientation classes to Joseph Harp Correctional Facility,
5th through 7th periods; FFA quiz, 5 p.m., at Davis
Nov. 19, ECU honor jazz band auditions; Wynnewood Farmers and
Ranchers, 7 p.m., ag building
Nov. 20, second round football playoffs
Nov. 21, South Central honor band auditions at Cache; KODALY choral
festival, Weatherford; academic team regionals at Davis
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SAVAGE SENIORS, leading their team into the playoffs, include, front row, left to
right, Wayland Billings, Aaron Duran, Bruce Harrell, Scott Hughes and Sheldon
Williams; back row, Michael Amos, Brandon Niemyer, Conquest Andrews, Chad Dotson,
Jim DeArman and James Allen.
Cox and Mancini performed a
flag duet to "Firestar" by Larry
Barton. This was their first year to
participate in the flag line and in
solo and ensemble competition.
"I'm very proud of these young
ladies," said band director Keith
Huitt. "Making it to the state level
of competition is very difficult, and
their performance there was great."
Wynnewood head football coach,
Tom Downing, was recently se-
lected by Region Five coaches to
coach in the annual All-State foot-
ball game next summer.
Region Five is comprised of
schools from all classes. It ranges
as far north as Moore and south to
Marietta and crosses mid-state from
Sulphur to Marlow.
Downing is in his first year at
Wynnewood. His Savages com-
pleted a 10-0 regular schedule sea-
son winning the Class 2A District
Four championship. They start the
playoffs ranked number one in the
polls, as they have been since pre-
season. hosting the Okemah
Panthers.
The All-State football game is
played as the conclusion to the
Oklahoma Coaches Clinic in July.
The event will take place in Tulsa
in 1993.
Candy Cox and Jennifer Mancini,
both members of the Wynnewood
High School marching band, re-
ceived "excellent" ratings
Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Superior
Marching Contest at Lawton
Eisenhower High School. They
earned this opportunity by receiving
"superior" ratings at the regional
contest last month.
Wynnewood coach Tom
Downing was "glad to get this
game over with so we can get down
to business. I am pleased to be 10
and 0 and be district champs. It's
good," he added, "to be at home in
Downing to be
all-state coach
opening period. the playoffs."
The second quarter proved to He complimented the defense,
again be the turning point as the "We held them to no first downs
home boys put 22 more points on against our first team defense. We
the board. The only scoring after really played well."
halftime was Wynnewood's final The offense wasn't too shabby ei-
TD at 8:34 in the third. ther. James Allen rushed for 151
The Savages' starting defense did yards on 17 carries and scored three
an excellent job controlling the touchdowns. He caught one pass
game. The 94-yard scoring run by from Harrell for 29 yards for one of
Tishomingo's Mitchell Reed came those TDs. Williamson rushed for
midway in the first quarter and did a 46 yards on nine carries and scored
good job of waking up the red one touchdown. He caught one pass
team. from Harrell for 13 yards.
The Savages' starting defensive Dustin Hayes carried six times
unit held the Indians to no first for 17 yards and Griffin gained 12
downs. The Indians only picked up yards on one carry. Matt Dixon
five first downs off of the reserve gained 10 yards on three carries for
unit. the night.
The Savage defense held the Captains for the night were the
Indians for loss of yardage or no seniors led by Sheldon Williams
gain on 10 plays and for gain of and Andrews. Winning the toss, the
only one yard on seven plays. The Savages kicked off to start the ac-
Wynnewood's water and sewer state and federal regulations con- and will not take funds away from
improvements have progressed to cerning water and waste water to the teaching materials, and so forth,
the point where results are showing avoid punitive fines and the council used in the program.
up in tests of the products of both has agreed the city should keep it- The council also reiterated Police
plants. They show the city is more self in compliance. Chief David Sanders' praise for the
than meeting health department and The paving project begun late in conduct of Wynnewood's young
environmental requirements. City the summer now is on hold until people on Halloween.
Manager John Santee said. next spring, Santee added. They also heard a report from
"They show that the work has Meanwhile, the city is trimming Sanders that officer Robert Lloyd
been productive," he told council tree limbs, cleaning ditches and has resigned to take a position in
members at their Nov. 9 meeting, putting up the holiday decorations Purcell, which has a retirement
It s taken time, but taking time in order to find out what repair program for officers, and that he haj
has saved a tremendous amount of work is necessary before been replaced by Camille Frizel
money," the city manager said. Thanksgiving, he said. who, Sanders said, has 12 years’
The important, but invisible to In other action the council gave experience in law enforcement and
most, improvements have raised Santee and officer Ken Moore, who comes highly recommended,
some questions among councilmen teaches the DARE program, author- The council once again approved
who appear to prefer spending ity to purchase a vehicle for no a contract with the Chamber of
money on projects residents can more than $4,500 to be used exclu- Commerce to pay $3,000 for the
see, such as street paving. sively in the DARE program. The chamber's efforts to promote eco-
However, Santee has stressed the money will be provided by city and nomic and industrial development
importance of compliance with school contributions to the program and tourism for Wynnewood.
Indians completed only 25 percent tion. Scott Hughes' kick was fum-
of their passes, 4-16, for 49 yards bled by the Indians but recovered to
all in the second half, start them on the 25-yard line.
Defensive leaders were Wade Four plays later the Indians
Griffin, Chad Dotson, Dale Allen, punted on fourth down. On the first
Zach Ott and Jamie Williamson, offensive play for the Savages,
Griffin had seven unassisted tackles, J.Allen took the pitch to the right
11 assists and forced one turnover, for a 17-yard gain. The drive was
Dotson got credit for three unas- stymied and the Savages also were
sisted and eight assisted tackles, forced to punt. Williamson's punt
Allen got one QB sack, recovered started the Indians on their own six-
one fumble and had eight tackles, yard line.
Ott and Williamson each got in on The Indians' first play from
seven tackles. Lance Addison and scrimmage was a rush through a
Bruce Harrell each got three unas- gaping hole up the middle, around
sisted tackles. Brandon Niemyer in- the tacklers and a skip to the end-
tercepted one pass, broke up another zone by Reed. The kick was no
and had two tackles. Conquest good for the extra point.
Andrews, finally back in action Tishomingo was excited as they led
after a knee injury, had three tackles Wynnewood 6-0.
including a OB sack. The Savages came to attention
and shut the Indians down for the
rest of the night. A turnover gave
the ball back to the Indians, but the
Savages held them on fourth down
inside the 20 to regain possession.
They drove the battle up the field
on big carries by J. Allen and
Williamson before J. Allen scored
Please see Savages, Page 6
by Fran C. Butler Savages have also won 25 games in
10-0! The Wynnewood Savages a row after going 15-0 and winning
finished the regular season with a the class 2A state championship
perfect record. Now the real season last year.
begins, the one that really counts. Tishomingo accomplished a first
The playoffs are here. Wynnewood for the ‘92 season. They scored first
hosts the Okemah Panthers this and actually led the Savages 6-0 un-
Friday night in the opening game. til the closing seconds of the first
Last Friday night the Savages quarter. But that was their only
again "took care of business" defeat- shining moment of the night as the
ing the Tishomingo Indians 35-6. Savages went on to romp. The
They stand undefeated in district ac- Savages scored their first touch-
tion over the last two seasons. The down with 67 seconds left in the
Thomas E. Nooner, 27, and Mary ditional charge of felonious posses-
Easlon, 38, both of Foster, pleaded sion of a firearm. Easlon's bond is
not guilty Nov. 5 when they were $200,000. They remain in jail,
arraigned in Stephens County on Following their preliminary hear-
charges related to the Sept 4 death ing last month, Russell said he
of Kay Conner Busey of Elmore would seek the death penalty for
City. Nooner.
Nooner is charged with first de- According to testimony at the
gree murder and Easlon, his cousin, hearing, Nooner told another cousin
with being an accessory after the that he hit Busey with the gun be-
fact of murder, fore shooting her and admitted to a
Their trials were set for the deputy that he and Busey "scuffled."
docket beginning Jan. 25. Barring a
continuance. Assistant District Busey disappeared Sept. 4 after
Attorney Brent Russell said he ex- going to the home occupied by
peers Nooner’s trial to start that Nooner and Easlon at Easlon's re-
day- quest. Busey's body was found the
Bonds for the two were contin- next day.lying face down near a
ued, Russell said. Nooner was de- bridge about 7-1/2 miles from
nied bond on the murder charge, but where her car had been discovered
is under a $100,000 bond on the ad- the night before in a ditch.
County unemployment up
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Garvin County's unemployment
rate in September was slightly
higher, 7.4 percent compared to 7.3
percent, than it was in September,
1991. However, the rate dropped
from the previous month. August,
1992, when it was 7.6 percent, ac-
cording to the Oklahoma
Employment Security
Commission.
A statewide decline for the month
of September from 6.2 to 5.8 per-
'ent reflects seasonal factors of
Oklahoma schools and governmen- -
tal agency employees returned to
the work force, the OESC said.
Oklahoma is currently 1.4 per- 2
centage points below the national; -
unemployment rate, which stands at
7.2 percent for the month of 3
September. • 3
Sixty-five counties experienced
lower unemployment rates and only
10 recorded higher rates than in
August. :3
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