Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 105, No. 104, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1998 Page: 1 of 10
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Thursday, May 28, 1998
If You Would Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing"
Volume 105
Number 104
10 Pages
Frontier Recognized As Model Schoo
Frontier Elementary School
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1998
FRONTIER ELEMEN LARY SCHOOL TEACHERS and the school administration accept a banner and plaque recognizing them as a
Lightspan Model School for 1998. The presentation was made by David Mickelsen, Edmond, director of Education Partnerships for Lightspan.
Frontier was one of 16 schools selected in the nation for the model school award. Mickelsen said, "Frontier Schools exemplifies the goals that
Lightspan partner schools across the country strive to achieve. They have creative teachers, innovative administrators, exceptional family in-
volvement in the school program and a strong commitment to professional development." Mickelsen also said the school boasts a positive
school climate, extensive after-school programs, a comprehensive technology program and an excellent implementation of the Lightspan pro-
gram. Accepting the plaque on behalf of the school is Steve Shiever, Superintendent, and Dr. Phil Stidham, elementary principal (Staff pho-
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United Fund
Board Elects
Two Directors
Two new members of the board
of directors of United Fund of
Perry, Inc. were elected Wednes-
day morning at a meeting at
Brown Funeral Home.
Elected to three-year terms of
office were Jim Thompson and
Lois Severe.
Reelected to three-year terms
were Lloyd Brown, Beverly
Crowe, Roy Morris and Ken
Schuermann.
Also elected were Lloyd
Brown, president; Marilee
Macias, vice president; Ronita
Coldiron, secretary; and Rita
Howry, treasurer.
The 1998 United Fund drive
in Perry will begin Sept. 28.
Two Sentenced
In Noble County
Up For Parole
Two sentenced in Noble Coun-
ty are among those who will be
considered for parole in June.
The parole board is scheduled
to meet June 16-19 at the Mabel
Bassett Correctional Center in
Oklahoma City. Meetings will
begin at 7 a.m. each day, with the
exception of June 16. On that day,
the meeting will start at 1 p.m.
Regginal V. Jackson, sentenced
to 25 years for drug possession
with intent to distribute, was re-
ceived into custody of the State
Department of Corrections in Jan-
uary, 1997. Fifteen of the 25 years
were to be a supervised sentence
not served in prison.
George R. Vester, sentenced to
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NewsBriefs
CHEERLEADERS NAMED
FOR PERRY HIGH SCHOOL
Members of the 1998 Perry
High School cheerleading squad
are Tori Jones, Kristen Beasley,
Lauren Anderson, Vanessa
Miner, Anya Grether, Shelbi
Kindschi, Jenelle Muir and Anna
Brorsen.
One of the cheerleaders was
misidentified in cutlines that ac-
companied a photograph pub-
lished in the Tuesday issue of The
Journal. Kristen Beasley's name
was incorrectly listed in cutline
information that accompanied the
photo provided to The Journal for
publication.
18 GET CHECKS OF
BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
A total of 18 people took ad-
vantage of a blood sugar testing
clinic held Tuesday morning at
Perry Senior Citizens Center.
In charge of the clinic were
Dawn Kukuk, Tracy Meyers and
Tammy Stevens.
Next clinic at Perry Senior Cit-
izens Center will involve blood
pressure checks and will be held
on Tuesday, June 2.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
FOR MDA SUMMER CAMP
Volunteers are being sought to
spend a week as counselors at the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Hospital Notes
Stillwater Medical Center
Alice Smith, Perry, admitted.
Pawnee Municipal
Ursula Harvey, Red Rock, dis-
missed.
New Tax Laws Regarding
Real Estate Make Selling &
Purchasing Home Attractive
In response to the story on real
estate published in Wednesday's
edition of The Perry Daily
Journal, additional information
has been provided by Roy E.
Morris, local certified public
accountant.
The story said, "The timing and
planning is important because you
can defer tax on the gain when you
sell your home as long as you buy
a more costly house."
Morris said the old law has been
repealed and replaced with new
laws that make selling one's home
even more attractive, especially
for the older couple who may want
to sell a larger home for a smaller
house.
PMH Accepting Applications
For Summer Teen Volunteers
Perry Memorial Hospital is
accepting applications for summer
teen volunteers for 1998.
Applications may be picked up
Perry Memorial Hospital in the
gift shop or admissions area.
Boys and girls 13 years and older
are invited to complete an appli-
cation and return it to the gift shop
at the hospital, or return by mail
to Perry Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary, 501 14th Street, Perry,
OK 73077.
Teen volunteers are used
throughout the hospital
departments, which provides an
opportunity to gain insight and
experience in the health care field.
Volunteers deliver flowers to
patient rooms, distribute mail and
Morris said, "The basic general
rule is that the new exclusion rules
replace the old roll-over and over
55 rules in most cases."
Morris provided The Perry Dai-
ly Journal with information on the
new laws.
In part they read, "Effective for
sales after May 6, 1997, if you sell
a home that you used as a princi-
pal residence for at least two of the
five years before the sale, you can
exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000
if you file a joint return with
your spouse.)"
Certain rules apply in determin-
ing how long one has owned or
used property.
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newspapers to patient rooms, open
mail and read to patients upon
request, straighten waiting areas,
care for flowers in patient rooms
if needed, and sit with small
children in waiting areas if needed
while parents visit a patient.
Volunteers can also sit with
young patients while parents eat
lunch, assist with taking patients
for rides in wheelchairs and going
outside, or assist with passing food
trays at breakfast and lunchtime.
Opportunities also exist in
medical records, marketing,
quality assurance, radiology,
dietary, and housekeeping.
For more information, contact
Velma Lindsey, Auxiliary Teen
Volunteer Chair, at 336-9482.
Frontier Elementary School at school day is extended by students
Red Rock is one of a select num- working with their discs at home,
ber of schools across the nation to Frontier School has purchased
receive recognition as a Lightspan one Sony PlayStation per family
Model School. in grades K-4 and a set of discs for
Frontier was the only Oklahoma each child. Lessons are in game
school to receive the honor. format and the children love do-
"Frontier provides an inspiring ing them, according to Marian
example of the great strides being Shiever, second grade teacher and
made today in K-6 education," community education director,
said John Kernan, Chief Execu- Shiever said the second part of
tive Officer of The Lightspan Part- the program being used at Fron-
nership. "This school is pioneer- tier School is the Lightspan Inter-
ing approaches that other schools net. "Lightspan Internet is a 'safe'
will follow, with programs that internet sight that children and par-
motivate students to learn all they ents may use," said Shiever. "It
can, and give parents new ways to contains a sight for e-mail ad-
become more involved in the ed- dresses, Comptons Encyclopedia,
ucational process." ideas for parents and children to
Along with a plaque and a ban- pursue at home, a section for
ner commemorating its selection games and activities to reinforce
as a Lightspan Model School, skills, plus there are many more
Frontier received one full day of activities that are accessible
professional development for its through Lightspan Internet."
teaching staff from The Lightspan The Lightspan Partnership se-
Partnership. Lightspan provides lected each Model School based
Frontier School with an interac- on several key criteria, including
tive curriculum that teachers use the following:
in the classroom and send home * How does the school foster cre-
with students, where they con- ative teaching?
tinue learning after school hours. * In what ways is the school's ad-
"We are honored to be recog- ministration innovative and re-
nized this way," said Dr. Phil Stid- sourceful?
ham, Frontier Elementary School • What programs exist for fam-
principal. "Frontier has had ily involvement?
wonderful success with the • Does the school have a strong
Lightspan program both in student commitment to professional
achievement and in family in- development?
volvement. It is gratifying to know • What after-school programs
that our efforts are making a dif- does the school provide?
ference." • In what ways is the school
Lightspan is an interactive edu- providing equity of access to
cational software that the teachers technology?
use in the classroom and then sent The Lightspan Model School
home with students, where they program was established in 1997
continue learning during after as a way of promoting positive
school hours. change in the nation's schools,
The Lightspan Corporation ba- especially through creative appli-
sically provides a two-fold part in cations of instructional technolo-
curriculum enhancement. The gy. The Lightspan Partnership,
original part was the Lightspan based in San Diego, CA, is dedi-
curriculum that is located on Sony cated to providing schools with
PlayStation discs. Skills are taught superior instructional resources
in the classroom and then the (continued on pg. 10)
Advancement Awards,
Summer Activities
On Cub Scout Agenda
Rank advancement awards were
presented and summer activities
were discussed at a meeting of
Pack Six Cub Scouts on Thurs-
day. May 14 at Perry Elementary
School.
Recipients of advancement
awards were (listed by den and
leader):
Bear Den Six: Carol Steichen,
leader; Matt Greenlee, one gold
arrow point and three silver ar-
row points: Mitchell Steichen,
one gold arrow point and one sil-
ver arrow point; and Andrew
Houghton, one gold arrow point
and one silver arrow point.
Wolf Den Eight: Larry
Coppock, leader; Nathan
Thompson, one silver arrow
point.
Bear Den Five: Jeanne Mitchell,
leader; Kit Mitchell, one silver
arrow point.
Tiger Den: Patricia Newton,
leader; Josh Howell, Tiger badge.
Webelos Den Three: Janelle
Keith, leader; Shayne Keith, cit-
izen, scholar, engineer and aqua-
naut activity pins.
A special appreciation award
was presented to leader Janelle
Keith in recognition for her en-
ergetic support, dedication and
years of service to the Cub Scouts
of Pack Six.
Summer events for Cub Scouts
were discussed, including Cub
Scout Day Camp, June 2-5, and
Webelos Camp, June 28-July 1.
Dens were assigned dates for re-
sponsibility for the community
flag service project, including:
May 16—Armed Forces Day.
Tiger den; May 25—Memorial
Day. Webelos den four; June
14—Flag Day, Wolf den eight;
July 4—Independence Day. Bear
den six; and Sept. 7—Labor Day,
Bear den five.
A mother-son softball game will
be scheduled in mid-July. A cook-
out picnic will follow.
Following the awards presenta-
tions, Cub Scouts were divided
into two teams for an outdoor re-
lay race in which ropes were used
to pull wooden sleds.
Flag bead awards were pre-
sented by leader Jeanne Mitchell.
Cubs Mitchell Steichen and
Terence Newton, under direction
of Cubmaster John Taylor,
opened the meeting with a flag
ceremony. To close the session,
a circle was formed and the Cub
Scout Promise was recited.
■ HAPPENINGS
Thursday, May 28
Public Auction of two bedroom house and
personal property, 5 p.m., 906 Delaware
Street. Mrs. Gus (Inez) Malget, owner.
Public Auction of three bedroom house on
20 acres, household goods and miscellaneous,
5:30 p.m., four miles south of Perry on high-
way US86, 1/2 mile west. Chris Shepard,
owner.
Public Meeting to discuss proposed frontage
road along west side of 1-35 from Fir Avenue
to State Highway 164, Horizon room,
Exchange Bank and Trust Company.
Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks,
Perry Lodge No. 2629, 7:30 p.m., Elks lodge,
east Fir Avenue and Boundary Street.
Saturday, May 30
Estate Auction of house, antiques, collectibles
and personal property, 9 a.m., 1018 Grove Street.
Hazel Davis Estate, owner.
Public Auction of furniture and antiques, 10
a.m., 609 Grove Street, Perry, and farm machin-
ery and trucks, 1 p.m., one and one-half miles
north of Perry on Highway 77. Charlie DeBord
estate.
Monday, June 1
Noble County Sportsman's Club, 7:30
p.m., Cherokee Strip Restaurant.
Tuesday, June 2
Ellis-Jirous American Legion Auxiliary, 7
p.m., Horizon room, Exchange Bank and Trust
Company.
■ DAILY PRAYER
They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay
fresh and green.—Psalm 92:14. Father, help us to be
constantly learning new things which will enrich the
life You gave us. Amen.
■ WEATHER
Forecast
Today, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s
southeast to upper 90s southwest Tonight, most-
ly clear. Lows in the mid- to upper 60s.
Extended Forecast
Friday, partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s. Friday
night mostly clear. Lows in the 60s.
Temperatues for the 24-hour period end-
ing at 11 a.m. Thursday were: high 92 low
63. Temperatures for the 24-hour period
ending at 11 a.m. a year ago: high 76 low
49.
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