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Volume 113 No. 19 75 Cents Thursday August 11, 2011 P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron County Phone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail [email protected] Visit The Boise City News online at it’s Website at boisecitynews.org Or it’s new Weblog at boisecitynews2.wordpress.com BOISE CITY WEATHER Hi Lo rn Tue. Aug. 2 97 67 .01 Wed. Aug. 3 90 67 .01 Thurs. Aug. 4 96 64 .08 Fri. Aug. 5 97 66 .71 Sat. Aug. 6 97 63 Sun. Aug. 7 98 67 .14 Mon. Aug. 8 98 67 MARKETS Wheat $7.08 Milo $6.38 Corn $7.181 (spot prices subject to change) THIS DAY IN MUSIC BORN ON AUG. 11 THIS DAY IN HISTORY AUG. 11 CIMARRON COUNTY JAIL BLOTTER 8-5 Joe Plowman- Public In- toxication, released on a P.R. bond. 8-9 Raymond Jones- Unautho- rized use of a motor ve- hicle. 1921 Alex Haley US, author (Roots) 1947 Jeff Hanna singer/gui- tarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 1949 Eric Carmen Cleve- land, Ohio, rocker (All by Myself) 1950 Steve Wozniak co- founded Apple Computer 1953 Hulk Hogan [Terry Bollea], Ga, WWF heavy- weight champion (1984-89) 1772 Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 1866 World’s 1st roller rink opens (Newport, RI) 1909 SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC 1914 Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland 1919 Green Bay Packers football club founded 1934 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay 1945 Allies refuse Japan’s surrender offer to retain Emperor Hirohito 1962, Neil Sedaka started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’, his first US No.1 as an artist. It reached No.7 on the UK chart. By C.F. David Cimarron Memorial Hospital’s CEO, Lee Hughes said the hospital is looking to secure an operational loan. “This is to get us from point A to point B, “Hughes said. “We have done our cost re- port for Medicare and we are expecting a check for about $280,000, but we need this loan for operational expenses, sala- ries and vendors.” Asked if they were using a local bank, Hughes replied that they had approached the First State Bank of Boise City, but were refused. They then ap- proached the First State Bank of Texhoma and received a fa- vorable answer. Asked if as in the past they planned to move their banking to Texhoma, Hughes replied that at this time no. “If it needs to[happen], it will happen,” he added. CMH Looking for Operational Loan “This is basically…unless the government folds, a guaranteed loan. We filed our cost report in May, it usually takes about 90 days to get a check,” Hughes explained. In other matters, Hughes said the hospital has contracted the services of Dr. Sergio DeMier, of Edmond. Dr. DeMier is a Doctor of Osteopathy, and will work two weekends a month in the E.R. Hughes explained that Dr. DeMier will be in the hospital from Friday noon to the follow- ing Monday noon. Asked if Dr. DeMier would work in the clinic, Hughes said there were no plans for that as now, but added that if the pa- tients liked Dr. DeMier that ar- rangements could probably be made to see him on Friday af- ternoons and on Mondays while he is here. By C.F. David Dr. Sergio DeMier has started working the E.R. at Cimarron Memorial Hospital on alternate weekends. DeMier, 49, was born in Eagle Pass, Texas and grew up in Miami, Oklahoma, is a Dr. of Osteopathy. He graduated from O.S.U.’s Osteopathic medical school in 1993. Before medical school he had a B.S. in pre-med and a degree in X-ray technology. He shares custody of a son, age 11. Asked if he might consider working full-time at the rural clinic, he answered, “No, not right now, with my son in Edmond. I am a father first and a doctor second”, DeMier smiled. “Perhaps maybe when he’s older, but for sure not right now. But at every other week- end… this was a great week- end. I think I’ll be here forever.” DeMier said that he gave up clinical work in the Oklahoma City area because he learned he could work a few days in emer- gency medicine and make as much as a week in a clinical setting. The time saved is time that he can spend with his son. DeMier grinned when asked how he got into medicine; “When I was little, growing up in Eagle Pass, my grandfather prophesied that I would become a doctor. I fought it for a long time, but at 26 I entered medi- cal school and here I am.” DeMier explained that he tried several things, and consid- ered others before finally choos- ing medicine. “I was a weight-lifter and qualified for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, but with the boy- cott, I didn’t get to compete. For a while I thought about being a weight coach.” Edmond Doctor Works CMH E.R. Sergio DeMier, D.O., is now working in the CMH Emer- gency Room every other weekend. Dr. DeMiero, is from Edmond, and grew up in Miami. “Then for a while I was a stand-up comedian at the Jok- ers Clubs in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and was ready to go on the road. I was the opening act at those clubs for people like Jerry Seinfeld, Elayne Boosler and Sam Kinison, when they were just starting. They won’t remember me, but I knew them. But that is an unstable life, and a strange way to make a living, and I decided it wasn’t for me.” “I thought for a while about becoming an evangelist and had applied to a couple of schools of religion at the same time I ap- plied to medical school in Tulsa. But I decided that I could use medicine as a way to bring people to Christ. Medicine is my pulpit.” he shrugged. DeMier has decided after having worked in rural and big city E.Rs that he prefers the rural setting. “I worked in E.R.s in Prague and Stroud, they are larger than here but much smaller that Okla- homa City. “This, (Boise City), is nice I prefer this to the city E.R.s.” McCloud- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol served a war- rant for 2nd Degree Murder on a man from McLoud. The warrant states two felony counts: 1.Murder in the second de- gree. 2. Knowingly deliver alco- holic beverage to persons under 21 years of age. In 2010, OHP Troopers in- vestigated a collision near Shawnee in which the driver, 18 year old Tory Dunn, was found to be intoxicated. The crash killed one passenger and dis- abled another. There were a total of six people inside the ve- hicle at the time of the collision. Dunn plead guilty to two counts including manslaughter and is currently serving an 18 year sen- OHP Delivers 2nd Degree Murder Warrant tence with the Oklahoma De- partment of Corrections. The Pottawatomie County District Attorney’s Office re- quested OHP investigators to look into the case regarding the furnishing of alcohol to the driver. After a lengthy investigation, Troopers were able to identify the means by which they believe alcohol was provided to the driver. OHP investigators served a felony warrant for murder in the second degree and knowingly delivering alcoholic beverage to persons under 21 years of age, to John Halford Jr of McLoud, Oklahoma. Halford Jr. was taken into custody and booked into the Pottawatomie county jail on both felony counts. Delia Nolan, right, presents Pam Carson the golf-themed quilt she won from the Relay for Life. Nolan’s great-aunt made the quilt and she, Delia, donated it for the cause. They raised more than $300 with the quilt. PTCI was recognized for their community service in the July 2011 issue of CableFax The Magazine. PTCI believes that being local and supporting the communities it serves is an important part of doing business. According to CableFax, PTCI proves that localism matters. Today’s communication service market is fierce with national companies extending their reach into more rural areas. Not only does PTCI provide advanced telecommunication services that rival larger markets, it pours tens of thousands of dollars into the communities it serves every year through support of EMS/ Police/Fire Departments, Col- lege Scholarships, Economic Development, Boy and Girl PTCI Honored with Independent Com- munity Service Award Scouts, Youth Sports Teams, Town Celebrations and many, many others. CEO Ron Strecker was quoted in CableFax as saying “This com- munity has been good to PTCI, and we want to do our part and give back to it. You hope it is something a customer will think about before they consider an- other provider who does not participate in the community.” Staying connected with the community is important to PTCI, whether it be serving up hamburgers and watermelon or constantly updating its Facebook page. PTCI invites you to visit them at ptci.net or on Facebook, or stop by any office located in Beaver, Boise City, Guymon, Laverne, Perryton or Spearman. HOOKER– The Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding re- gion has experienced extreme temperatures this year, contrib- uting to record electricity usage by Tri-County Electric Cooperative’s members. In 2010, the approximate peak electricity demand reached on any day of the warm season on Tri- County Electric’s system was 150 megawatts. So far this sum- mer, the cooperative has ex- ceeded that peak demand on 14 different days. On July 20, the cooperative recorded it highest ever peak demand of 158.5 megawatts. A megawatt is equal to one million watts and, on an average Electricity Demand Peaks with Extreme Temperatures day, one megawatt can power about 350 homes at any given time, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. However, tempera- tures have hardly been average lately. On Aug. 4, the Electric Reli- ability Council of Texas issued a “Conservation Critical” power warning for the electricity grid it manages in Texas. While Tri- County Electric monitors such activity in nearby areas closely, this warning does not directly impact the cooperative or its members since its system is on an electricity grid managed by the Southwest Power Pool. ”We work closely with our wholesale power suppliers to monitor the electricity demanded by our consumers on a daily ba- sis,” said Zac Perkins, vice presi- dent of Corporate Services at Tri-County Electric. “While we have had extremely high peak demands this year, we and the Southwest Power Pool have not had cause to issue conservation warnings yet. We don’t see that changing unless something hap- pens to one of the power plants serving us, which is always pos- sible when temperatures reach extreme highs or lows.” Although the electric coop- erative monitors electricity con- sumption to ensure its availabil- ity, members may wish to con- serve energy on their own to save money. As the area breaks heat records, cooperative members are seeing spikes in their bills. Tri- County Electric offers these tips for its members to conserve elec- tricity and save money: ·When home, set your ther- mostat to 78 degrees or higher in the summer and use fans in oc- cupied rooms to feel cooler. When away from home, set your thermostat to 85 degrees and turn off all fans. Block the sun by clos- ing drapes or blinds on windows that will get direct sun. ·Avoid opening refrigerators or freezers more than necessary. ·Use the microwave for cook- ing rather than using an electric range or oven. ·Turn off all unnecessary lights, appliances and electronic equipment. · V i s i t www.togetherwesave.com and www.tri-countyelectric.coop for more ways to save. Members with questions re- garding ways to save or any other aspect of their electric ser- vice can contact Tri-County Electric at 800-522-3315 or memberservice@tri- countyelectric.coop. Dagan James, a recent Boise City High School graduate, has been awarded the Freshman Academic Scholarship to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University for the 2011-2012 academic year. This award requires recipi- DAGAN JAMES RECEIVES NORTHWESTERN SCHOLARSHIPS ents to have an ACT score of 21-25 and a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point av- erage. She plans to study pre-medicine at North- western. Since she was named salu- tatorian of her high school class, she will receive a Northwestern scholarship for this honor. This schol- arship can be renewable for up to eight semesters. She is the daughter of Michael and Sherry James of Boise City. Featuring one of the most comprehensive financial as- sistance programs in the region, Northwestern pro- vides more than $1 million annually in scholarships and other forms of institutional assistance to students. Plastic bags are easier to recycle and re- quire less energy to produce than paper bags. - Provided by RandomHistor y .com 77th Army Band set to perform At Guymon’s World War II Victory Day GUYMON, Okla. – The 77th Army Band will be part of the celebration honoring the greatest generation on Aug. 13 on World War II, World War II Victory Day in Guymon. More than 40 members make up the 77th Army Band that will be making the trip to Guymon for two appearances: the Lions Club World War II Vic- tory Day Parade at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Guymon and a 2 p.m. concert at Guymon High School. The concert is free to the public with first come first seated. Reserved seating will be for the WWII veterans, their families and guests. Doors to the concert will open at 1:30 p.m. for the public. The band has a long, rich his- tory including receiving Cam- paign Participation Credit dur- ing WWII - Central Pacific, Western Pacific.” The 77th Army Band was formed in 1907 in the Regular Army as the 13th Band, Coast Artillery and activated at Fort Du Pont, Del. It was re-designated as the 77th Army Band in 1947. In 1955 the band was activated at Fort Sill, Okla., where it has remained.

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Page 1: 2011 Edmond Doctor Works CMH E.R....2011/08/11  · Volume 113 No. 19 75 Cents P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron County Thursday August

Volume 113 No. 19 75 Cents Thursday August 11, 2011P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron CountyPhone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail [email protected]

Visit The Boise City News online at it’s Website at boisecitynews.orgOr it’s new Weblog at boisecitynews2.wordpress.com

BOISE CITY WEATHER Hi Lo rn

Tue. Aug. 2 97 67 .01Wed. Aug. 3 90 67 .01Thurs. Aug. 4 96 64 .08Fri. Aug. 5 97 66 .71Sat. Aug. 6 97 63Sun. Aug. 7 98 67 .14Mon. Aug. 8 98 67MARKETSWheat $7.08Milo $6.38Corn $7.181 (spot prices subject to change)

THIS DAY INMUSIC

BORN ON AUG. 11

THIS DAY IN HISTORYAUG. 11

CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER

8-5Joe Plowman- Public In-toxication, released on aP.R. bond.

8-9Raymond Jones- Unautho-rized use of a motor ve-hicle.

1921 Alex Haley US, author(Roots)1947 Jeff Hanna singer/gui-tarist (Nitty Gritty DirtBand)1949 Eric Carmen Cleve-land, Ohio, rocker (All byMyself)1950 Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer1953 Hulk Hogan [TerryBollea], Ga, WWF heavy-weight champion (1984-89)

1772 Explosive eruptionblows 4,000' offPapandayan Java, kills3,0001866 World’s 1st roller rinkopens (Newport, RI)1909 SOS 1st used by anAmerican ship, Arapahoe,off Cape Hatteras, NC1914 Jews are expelledfrom Mitchenick Poland1919 Green Bay Packersfootball club founded1934 1st federal prisonersarrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay1945 Allies refuse Japan’ssurrender offer to retainEmperor Hirohito

1962, Neil Sedaka starteda two week run at No.1 onthe US singles chart with‘Breaking Up Is Hard ToDo’, his first US No.1 as anartist. It reached No.7 onthe UK chart.

By C.F. DavidCimarron Memorial

Hospital’s CEO, Lee Hughessaid the hospital is looking tosecure an operational loan.

“This is to get us from pointA to point B, “Hughes said.

“We have done our cost re-port for Medicare and we areexpecting a check for about$280,000, but we need this loanfor operational expenses, sala-ries and vendors.”

Asked if they were using alocal bank, Hughes replied thatthey had approached the FirstState Bank of Boise City, butwere refused. They then ap-proached the First State Bankof Texhoma and received a fa-vorable answer.

Asked if as in the past theyplanned to move their bankingto Texhoma, Hughes replied thatat this time no.

“If it needs to[happen], it willhappen,” he added.

CMH Looking for Operational Loan“This is basically…unless the

government folds, a guaranteedloan. We filed our cost report inMay, it usually takes about 90days to get a check,” Hughesexplained.

In other matters, Hughes saidthe hospital has contracted theservices of Dr. Sergio DeMier,of Edmond. Dr. DeMier is aDoctor of Osteopathy, and willwork two weekends a month inthe E.R.

Hughes explained that Dr.DeMier will be in the hospitalfrom Friday noon to the follow-ing Monday noon.

Asked if Dr. DeMier wouldwork in the clinic, Hughes saidthere were no plans for that asnow, but added that if the pa-tients liked Dr. DeMier that ar-rangements could probably bemade to see him on Friday af-ternoons and on Mondays whilehe is here.

By C.F. DavidDr. Sergio DeMier has

started working the E.R. atCimarron Memorial Hospital onalternate weekends.

DeMier, 49, was born inEagle Pass, Texas and grew upin Miami, Oklahoma, is a Dr. ofOsteopathy. He graduated fromO.S.U.’s Osteopathic medicalschool in 1993.

Before medical school he hada B.S. in pre-med and a degreein X-ray technology.

He shares custody of a son,age 11.

Asked if he might considerworking full-time at the ruralclinic, he answered, “No, notright now, with my son inEdmond. I am a father first anda doctor second”, DeMiersmiled. “Perhaps maybe whenhe’s older, but for sure not rightnow. But at every other week-end… this was a great week-end. I think I’ll be here forever.”

DeMier said that he gave upclinical work in the OklahomaCity area because he learned hecould work a few days in emer-gency medicine and make asmuch as a week in a clinicalsetting. The time saved is timethat he can spend with his son.

DeMier grinned when askedhow he got into medicine;“When I was little, growing upin Eagle Pass, my grandfatherprophesied that I would becomea doctor. I fought it for a longtime, but at 26 I entered medi-cal school and here I am.”

DeMier explained that hetried several things, and consid-ered others before finally choos-ing medicine.

“I was a weight-lifter andqualified for the 1984 Olympicsin Los Angeles, but with the boy-cott, I didn’t get to compete. Fora while I thought about being aweight coach.”

Edmond Doctor Works CMH E.R.

Sergio DeMier, D.O., is now working in the CMH Emer-gency Room every other weekend. Dr. DeMiero, is fromEdmond, and grew up in Miami.

“Then for a while I was astand-up comedian at the Jok-ers Clubs in Oklahoma City andTulsa, and was ready to go onthe road. I was the opening actat those clubs for people likeJerry Seinfeld, Elayne Booslerand Sam Kinison, when theywere just starting. They won’tremember me, but I knew them.But that is an unstable life, anda strange way to make a living,and I decided it wasn’t for me.”

“I thought for a while aboutbecoming an evangelist and hadapplied to a couple of schools of

religion at the same time I ap-plied to medical school in Tulsa.But I decided that I could usemedicine as a way to bringpeople to Christ. Medicine is mypulpit.” he shrugged.

DeMier has decided afterhaving worked in rural and bigcity E.Rs that he prefers therural setting.

“I worked in E.R.s in Pragueand Stroud, they are larger thanhere but much smaller that Okla-homa City. “This, (Boise City),is nice I prefer this to the cityE.R.s.”

McCloud- The OklahomaHighway Patrol served a war-rant for 2nd Degree Murder ona man from McLoud.

The warrant states twofelony counts:

1.Murder in the second de-gree.

2. Knowingly deliver alco-holic beverage to persons under21 years of age.

In 2010, OHP Troopers in-vestigated a collision nearShawnee in which the driver, 18year old Tory Dunn, was foundto be intoxicated. The crashkilled one passenger and dis-abled another. There were atotal of six people inside the ve-hicle at the time of the collision.Dunn plead guilty to two countsincluding manslaughter and iscurrently serving an 18 year sen-

OHP Delivers 2nd DegreeMurder Warrant

tence with the Oklahoma De-partment of Corrections.

The Pottawatomie CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office re-quested OHP investigators tolook into the case regarding thefurnishing of alcohol to the driver.After a lengthy investigation,Troopers were able to identifythe means by which they believealcohol was provided to thedriver.

OHP investigators served afelony warrant for murder in thesecond degree and knowinglydelivering alcoholic beverage topersons under 21 years of age,to John Halford Jr of McLoud,Oklahoma. Halford Jr. wastaken into custody and bookedinto the Pottawatomie county jailon both felony counts.

Delia Nolan, right, presents Pam Carson the golf-themedquilt she won from the Relay for Life. Nolan’s great-auntmade the quilt and she, Delia, donated it for the cause.They raised more than $300 with the quilt.

PTCI was recognized fortheir community service in theJuly 2011 issue of CableFaxThe Magazine. PTCI believesthat being local and supportingthe communities it serves is animportant part of doing business.According to CableFax, PTCIproves that localism matters.Today’s communication servicemarket is fierce with nationalcompanies extending their reachinto more rural areas. Not onlydoes PTCI provide advancedtelecommunication services thatrival larger markets, it pours tensof thousands of dollars into thecommunities it serves everyyear through support of EMS/Police/Fire Departments, Col-lege Scholarships, EconomicDevelopment, Boy and Girl

PTCI Honored with Independent Com-munity Service Award

Scouts, Youth Sports Teams,Town Celebrations and many,many others. CEO RonStrecker was quoted inCableFax as saying “This com-munity has been good to PTCI,and we want to do our part andgive back to it. You hope it issomething a customer will thinkabout before they consider an-other provider who does notparticipate in the community.”Staying connected with thecommunity is important toPTCI, whether it be serving uphamburgers and watermelon orconstantly updating its Facebookpage. PTCI invites you to visitthem at ptci.net or on Facebook,or stop by any office located inBeaver, Boise City, Guymon,Laverne, Perryton or Spearman.

HOOKER– The OklahomaPanhandle and surrounding re-gion has experienced extremetemperatures this year, contrib-uting to record electricity usageby Tri-County ElectricCooperative’s members.

In 2010, the approximate peakelectricity demand reached on anyday of the warm season on Tri-County Electric’s system was150 megawatts. So far this sum-mer, the cooperative has ex-ceeded that peak demand on 14different days. On July 20, thecooperative recorded it highestever peak demand of 158.5megawatts.

A megawatt is equal to onemillion watts and, on an average

Electricity Demand Peaks with Extreme Temperaturesday, one megawatt can powerabout 350 homes at any giventime, according to the AmarilloGlobe-News. However, tempera-tures have hardly been averagelately.

On Aug. 4, the Electric Reli-ability Council of Texas issued a“Conservation Critical” powerwarning for the electricity grid itmanages in Texas. While Tri-County Electric monitors suchactivity in nearby areas closely,this warning does not directlyimpact the cooperative or itsmembers since its system is onan electricity grid managed by theSouthwest Power Pool.

”We work closely with our

wholesale power suppliers tomonitor the electricity demandedby our consumers on a daily ba-sis,” said Zac Perkins, vice presi-dent of Corporate Services atTri-County Electric. “While wehave had extremely high peakdemands this year, we and theSouthwest Power Pool have nothad cause to issue conservationwarnings yet. We don’t see thatchanging unless something hap-pens to one of the power plantsserving us, which is always pos-sible when temperatures reachextreme highs or lows.”

Although the electric coop-erative monitors electricity con-sumption to ensure its availabil-ity, members may wish to con-serve energy on their own to savemoney. As the area breaks heatrecords, cooperative membersare seeing spikes in their bills. Tri-County Electric offers these tipsfor its members to conserve elec-tricity and save money:

·When home, set your ther-mostat to 78 degrees or higher inthe summer and use fans in oc-cupied rooms to feel cooler.When away from home, set yourthermostat to 85 degrees and turnoff all fans. Block the sun by clos-ing drapes or blinds on windowsthat will get direct sun.

·Avoid opening refrigeratorsor freezers more than necessary.

·Use the microwave for cook-ing rather than using an electricrange or oven.

·Turn off all unnecessarylights, appliances and electronicequipment.

· V i s i twww.togetherwesave.com andwww.tri-countyelectric.coop formore ways to save.

Members with questions re-garding ways to save or anyother aspect of their electric ser-vice can contact Tri-CountyElectric at 800-522-3315 orm e m b e r s e r v i c e @ t r i -countyelectric.coop.

Dagan James, a recentBoise City High Schoolgraduate, has been awardedthe Freshman AcademicScholarship to attendNorthwestern OklahomaState University for the2011-2012 academic year.This award requires recipi-

DAGAN JAMES RECEIVES NORTHWESTERNSCHOLARSHIPS

ents to have an ACT scoreof 21-25 and a minimum 3.0cumulative grade point av-erage. She plans to studypre-medicine at North-western.Since she was named salu-tatorian of her high schoolclass, she will receive aNorthwestern scholarshipfor this honor. This schol-arship can be renewable forup to eight semesters.She is the daughter ofMichael and Sherry Jamesof Boise City.Featuring one of the mostcomprehensive financial as-sistance programs in theregion, Northwestern pro-vides more than $1 millionannually in scholarships andother forms of institutionalassistance to students.

Plastic bags are easier to recycle and re-quire less energy to produce than paperbags. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

77th Army Band set toperform At Guymon’sWorld War II VictoryDay

GUYMON, Okla. – The77th Army Band will be part ofthe celebration honoring thegreatest generation on Aug. 13on World War II, World War IIVictory Day in Guymon.

More than 40 membersmake up the 77th Army Bandthat will be making the trip toGuymon for two appearances:the Lions Club World War II Vic-tory Day Parade at 9:30 a.m. indowntown Guymon and a 2 p.m.concert at Guymon HighSchool.

The concert is free to thepublic with first come firstseated. Reserved seating will befor the WWII veterans, theirfamilies and guests. Doors to theconcert will open at 1:30 p.m.for the public.

The band has a long, rich his-tory including receiving Cam-paign Participation Credit dur-ing WWII - Central Pacific,Western Pacific.”

The 77th Army Band wasformed in 1907 in the RegularArmy as the 13th Band, CoastArtillery and activated at Fort DuPont, Del. It was re-designatedas the 77th Army Band in 1947.In 1955 the band was activatedat Fort Sill, Okla., where it hasremained.