Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 87, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. 79 - No. 87
Pawhuska, OK!
494 - 111 (USPS423-720) 12/31/89
OKLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ,
HISTORICAL BLDG
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105
IIC
350
Wednesday, November 1,1989
NC to purchase
Barnard Ranch
Title to the 31,000 acre Local attorney Harvey Payne
Barnard Ranch along with the has been an active supporter of
first payment will change the prairie preserve and is ex-
hands November 8 as The Na- cited concerning its establish-
ture Conservancy takes this ment. "It is a very good thing
initial step in establishing the for the tallgrass prairie. It
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. will give us a chance to capture
The preserve has a price tag a glimpse of the past and what
of $15 million. Of this, $12 the prairie looked like 200
million will purchase the years ago."
Barnard Ranch and an addi- , , . . .
tional 20,000 acres of adjacent Their plans include giving the
property that the Conservancy land a rest rom grazing or a
plans to buy later. The number of years, implementing
remaining $3 million will be for burning and eventually reintro-
one-time costs and the es- ducing bison, which reportedly
tablishment of an endowment to have a different grazing pat-
manage the preserve, tern than do cattle.
The Nature Conservancy will Bonfire elated
not have full control of the land 29 del
until November, 1990 due to a here Thursday
grazing lease on the property
which will be up at that time. The final home game of the
This time will be spent cam- season will be Friday night
SURVEYING THE LOCATION for a parking lot on the corner of about $30,000 will be for customer parking only. The lot will be paigning for the needed funds. with pre-game activities hon-
0 and Main where the Duncan Hotel formerly stood, is Bob total concrete and will be landscaped. Evans and Associates, Ponca oring seniors. Senior band
Craun, vice president of the First National Bank. The lot, costing City is the contractor. (J-C Photo by Ken Rager)___________________. Comnetnesnaxeheplant to members, cheerleaders and
begin tours through the arca. fzea inPeremtonten Harrurte
pom ■ a ■ _-L. ■. 1a The Conservancy plans to re- activities will see the band
Education Forum set here Thursday, / p.m. store the tallgrass prairie to performing its "lights out" rou-
" ■ - - " what it once was. This will be tine.
legislators and additional ing Oklahoma teachers' done by recreating the forces A bonfire is scheduled for
drafts are expected prior to the salaries in line with regional which once governed the Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at
legislatures reconvening next salaries, competency testing, prairie's existence. the softball field.
Monday. Issues at hand for early childhood education, ex-
Oklahoma’s educational sys- panding from half day to all camir Gitisane I
tern include consolidation, open day kindergarten and numerous penior Vllizens uT9co tO
transfer, teacher tenure, bring- other matters. .
Improvements made to caution when opening GOOFS
education must be funded by the
A three member panel will County Superintendent Jim
field questions from Pawhuska Christie, Pawhuska School
citizens this Thursday evening Superintendent Jim Wilson and
at 7 p.m. during an educational District 36 Representative
forum in the Pawhuska Senior James Hager.
Citizens Center. The Task Force 2000 has de-
Serving on the panel will be livered two drafts thus far to
County to convert to regular phase of NFIP
The Federal Insurance age County has been in the building permit for any con-
Administration announced last emergency phase of the Federal struction within the flood haz-
week that Osage County, Ok- Flood Insurance Program since ard boundary zone. There is no
lahoma will be converted to February 2, 1987. Under the charge for this building permit,
the regular phase of the Na- emergency program, a home To apply for a building permit
tional Hood Insurance Program could be insured for a maximum or dctermine if your property is
effective December 1, 1989, ac- of $35,000.00. Now under the in a flood hazard zone, contact
cording to Lynn Warren, Osage regular phase, a home may be Lynn Warren, Hood Plain Ad-
County Hood Plain Adminis- insured for as much as ministrator. Box 87 Osage
trator. $150,000.00. County Courthouse, Pawhuska,
This conversion will allow To qualify for the regular
the residents of Osage County phase of Federal Hood Insur- OK or call 918-287-3980. To ob-
to obtain a greater amount of ance, it has been necessary for tain flood insurance, contact
flood insurance coverage. Os- Osage County to require a your local insurance agent.
OSU Centennial Histories series
presented to Pawhuska Library
Pawhuska Public Library has Extension and Outreach, Stu- senting the histories to li-
received the first nine volumes dent Life, Engineering, OSU braries.
in the Oklahoma State Foundation, Business Adminis- "Because OSU was founded
University Centennial Histo- tration, Intercollegiate almost immediately after the
ries Series. Athletics and Home Economics, territory was formed, these
Frederick F. Drummond, a The remaining 16 volumes histories describe a number of
member of the Pawhuska Li- will be sent directly to the li- significant aspects of the
people of Oklahoma. Initial The Osage County Sheriff's The sheriffs office was called
response from Oklahomans has office urges Pawhuska's senior in to investigate and found that
shown a desire to fund im- citizens to use caution when the company he claimed to
provements through additional approached by door-to-door represent had no record of this
taxes. But the actual avenue of salesmen. salesman.
funding is yet to be determined. Recently, a couple residing at Deputy Russell Cottle reminds
Potential sources include ex- Cedar Ridge was approached residents to be cautious when
tending the sales tax to include by ayoung man claiming to be a answering their doors to any-
additional services and prod- lift chair salesman with a le-
ucts currently exempt and rais- gitimate company. He in- one. Should someone suspicious
ing Oklahoma's ad valorem formed the couple that their approach you, ask for identifi-
taxes from 11% to 15%. doctor had recommended the cation. If they can provide none
These issues affect all Okla- lift chair for them. The couple or if you are concerned regard-
homans. Pawhuskans have a became suspicious, asked him to ing the type of identification
stake in this matter and are leave and contacted their provided, call the sheriff or
urged to attend this forum. physician. police immediately.
B.-k
brary Board of Trustees and brary as they are published growth of Oklahoma from the
Centennial Ambassador, pre- over the next 18 months. opening of the Territory for
sented the books to the Head... settlement to the present day,"
Librarian Edna Conley on be- Drummond said that this Ross pointed out. "OSU and
half of the University. publishing program is unique Oklahoma have literally
Drummond said that the H- because it is such an extensive grown up together."
brary would receive a total of series of volumes. Most univer- Directed by former OSU Pres-
25 volumes when the publica- sities publish one all-inclusive ident Robert g Kamm, the
tion of the series is completed, history for a centennial. The completed series will represent 1
The series is a oart of the OSU books are library-edition-bound the work of more than 40 au- f
Centennial celebration which in quality and vary from 150 thors and will cover each of the 9
ornciany kicks off with “De pages to more than 400 pages. University’s colleges, its ath-
cember 8,1989 opening ceremony Dale Ross, executive director letic program, student life, the
on the Stillwater campus and of the OSU Centennial Coordi- two technical branches and in-
will continue through 1990. nating Office, said the Univer- ternational programs at OSU,
The volumes included in this sity is most appreciative of the among other significant aspects
initial presentation are Old assistance that alumni such as of the University's first 100
Central, Veterinary Medicine, Drummond are giving in pre- years.
DISPLAYING A CENTENNIAL Histories
Series set of books, published in observance of
the 100th Anniversary of Oklahoma State
University and donated to libraries in
Oklahoma are Pawhuska librarians, Edna
Conley, left, and Yvonne Rose. The books were
presented to the library by Frederick F.
Drummond, an OSU alumni and a member of the
Pawhuska Library Board of Trustees. (J-C
Photo by Ken Rager)
PAWHUSKA
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Wednesday
2
Thursday
2
Friday
4
Saturday
To add or delete from the
Pawhuska Community
Calendar contact the Main
Street Office at 287-1847
Kiwanis - Noon
Main Street Promotion
Committee - 5:30 p.m.
Methodist Church
Bazaar - 3 - 7 p.m.
Public Forum on Education, Sr.
Citizens Center - 7 p.m.
Constantine Arts
Council - 7:30 p.m.
Pawhuska vs. Blackwell
@ Pawhuska - 8:00 p.m.
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Strahan, Treva. Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 87, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1989, newspaper, November 1, 1989; Pawhuska, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2287378/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.