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Volume 113 No. 17 75 Cents Thursday July 28, 2011P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron CountyPhone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail bcnews@ptsi.net

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Tue. July 19 101 67Wed. July 20 103 66Thurs. July 21 102 64 .03Fri. July 22 98 64 .23Sat. July 23 98 67 .54Sun. July 24 94 67 .17Mon. July 25 96 65MARKETSWheat $7.22Milo $6.40Corn $7.15 (spot prices subject to change)

THIS DAY INMUSIC

BORN ON JULY 28

THIS DAY IN HISTORYJULY 28

Travis Brown

DEATHS-PG. 3

SOMETHING TO THINKABOUT

ATTENTION!!!Attention, Par-

ents, Athletes, Ath-letic Directors,Coaches and SchoolAdministrators: TheCimarron CountyRural Health Clinicin Boise City an-nounces that theywill be performingsports physicals onJuly 28 and Aug. 10from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.for a fee of $10. Af-ter these two datesthe cost of the physi-cals will go up to$26. and you willneed to call the clinicand set an appoint-ment.

If the child is un-der 18 a parentalsignature is re-quired, or the parentmust be present.

JOEL LIKE-100T.J. SPRY- 91

BEULAH SPEER- 82BETTY AARON- 79

SAM BASS- 78KELLY WHEELER-52

1866 Beatrix Potter En-gland, children’s author(Tale of Peter Rabbit)1907 Vivian VanceCherryvale Ks, actress(Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy)1945 Jim Davis cartoonist(Garfield)1947 Sally Struthers Port-land Oregon, actress(Gloria-All in the Family)

1851 Total solar eclipsecaptured on a daguerreo-type photograph1868 14th Amendment rati-fied, citizenship to exslaves1915 10,000 blacks marchon 5th Ave (NYC) protest-ing lynchings1931 Congress makes“The Star-Spangled Ban-ner” our 2nd national an-them1932 Pres Hoover evictsbonus marchers from theirencampment1942 Nazis liquidate 10,000Jews in Minsk Russia1945 US Army bombercrashes into 79th floor ofEmpire State Bldg, 14 die1986 NASA releases tran-script from doomed Chal-lenger, pilot Michael Smithcould be heard saying, “Uh-oh!” as spacecraft disinte-grated

1954, The first press inter-view with 19-year-old ElvisPresley was published inthe ‘Memphis Press-Scimitar’.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN???

OKLA. GOV. MARY FALLIN

About three months ago,The Boise City News, sent Gov.Fallin an e-mail to her officeinforming her that though we

were sure she and the FederalGovernment were helping ourfarmers, that the people ofCimarron County needed tosee her boots on the groundto know she cared. We re-ceived no answer and the Gov-ernor, has yet to visit, (Shemissed two opportunities whilecampaigning.) We offered abounty of $50 for GovernorHenry, but since Ms. Fallincarried the county and she stillhasn’t visited, The Boise CityNews will pay $25 to the per-son that proves to us she’sbeen here as governor.

This home in Southwest Boise City lost its roof Fridayevening. There were no injuries.

By C.F. DavidThe home of Mark and Eliza-

beth Hensley was destroyed bya storm that passed throughBoise City Friday evening. Thestorm, either a down burst,straight wind, or small tornado,first toppled a tree on South Ellisin front of the Bob Tapp home.It then passed over Ken Miller’shorse corrals and re-arrangedhis horse feeders and otherheavy objects before passingover South Highway 64 andstriking the Hensley home.

This is the third trailer homethat has been either damaged ordestroyed this year. In mid-April,a home just east of Boise Citywas destroyed by either straightor tornadic winds and in earlyJune, a trailer home in west cen-tral Boise City suffered heavydamage when winds passedover.

Neither of the Hensleys washome; however, their daughterKristina Villarreal and her twochildren were.

“My kids were at the northend of the house, I was at theother end getting ready forwork,” Villarreal said. “I felt thewind come up and heard therain. The trailer shook a little, butit’s a trailer and it shakes in thewind. I started up the hall and itshook so hard that I fell into the

Storm Destroys Trailer Homekitchen cabinets and onto myhands and knees,” she contin-ued.

“I was crawling on my handsand knees trying to get to mykids; they were in the hall, clutch-ing each other and crying.”

None of the three werephysically injured, but were leftshaken by the incident. Villarrealand her children were left wid-owed and fatherless earlier thisyear when her husband wasmurdered in Cactus, Texas inearly May.

The trailer had been strappeddown, but the straps broke withthe force of the storm and theroof was scattered in pieces for300 yards or more.

When asked if the home hadbeen insured, Mark Hensley re-sponded sadly, “No. We havebeen trying to helpeveryone…the grandkids. No, itwasn’t insured.”

As friends and family emp-tied the home, taking the rain-soaked property to a storagearea, Hensley said he had no ideawhat if anything had been takenby the storm. “We haven’t eventried to figure that out yet.”

For now, the couple is livingwith relatives.

A fund has been establishedfor the Hensleys at the FirstState Bank of Boise City.

“Inquiry is fatal to cer-tainty.” - Will Durant

MIRANDA FLEMING/The Guymon Daily HeraldAfter a lot of hard work, Baleigh Roberts (13) of BoiseCity proudly donates $1,200, toiletry items and tie-blan-kets for youth shelter recipients to Guymon’s Youth Shel-ter Board member/Councelor Judy Stedje.

By MIRANDA FLEMINGReporterreporter1@ptsi.net

One young lady from BoiseCity has earned the GuymonDaily Herald’s “Good NeighborAward” for donating the last sixweeks to improving the lives ofother Panhandle kids and youngpeople in need.

While working toward theGirl Scout “Silver Award,” 13year old Baleigh Roberts wassearching for just the right hu-manities project, where shecould make a difference in thecommunity and attain her goalof the required 40 hours of work/service at the same time.

“The Silver Award is the sec-ond highest award a Girl Scoutcan earn,” said Roberts, “Mymom gave me the idea from anadd for the Guymon Youth Shel-ter in the Boise City news pa-per.”

County Scout Makes $1,200Youth Shelter Donation

Roberts knew it was theproject for her and contactedYouth Shelter Board memberand Counselor, Judy Stedge forpermission to proceed a projectto raise money and donations forthe shelter.

At the end of May, Robertsgot to work on the project andsaid, “I went around to the BoiseCity businesses and asked fordonations.”

Roberts reported she alsohosted a bake sale with goodsshe and other Girl Scouts made,placed an add in the newspaper,asking the community to helpwith donations of money orgoods and made six tie-blanketsfor the kids at the youth shelterto keep and make them morecomfortable.

With a smile, Roberts proudlysaid, “I raised over $1,200 anddonated items (a variety of toi-letries) for the shelter.”

Written by The NationalRegistry of EmergencyMedical Technicians

Michael Cox, an NREMTParamedic, was recently recog-nized by the Board of Directorsof the National Registry ofEmergency Medical Techni-cians (NREMT) for achieving25 consecutive years as a Na-tionally Registered EMT. Thisdistinction is an honor held byfew EMTs.

To maintain his status as aNational Registered EMT,Michael completed, on a bien-nial basis, the most comprehen-sive recertification program forEmergency Medical Techni-cians in America. He not onlycompleted courses to refresh hisfundamental knowledge andskills but also attended a mini-mum of two hours per month ofadditional continuing educationcourses to advance his knowl-edge on new lifesaving skills.

By maintaining his NationallyRegistered status and complet-ing regular continuing educationcourses, Michael is among thefew elite EMTs with the mosttraining in pre-hospital emer-gency medical care in the na-tion.

Michael was Nationally Reg-istered as a Paramedic in 1986and has been serving the Tri-State area since 1986. Michaelhas worked in many Paramedicstations, including a Fixed WingAmbulance, in Liberal, Kansas.

The National Registry ofEmergency Medical Techni-cians serves as the nationalEMS certification organizationby providing a valid, uniform pro-cess to assess the knowledgeand skills required for compe-tent practice by EMS profes-sionals throughout their careersand by maintaining a registry ofcertification status.

EMT Michael Cox

Local EMT Recognizedfor 25 Years of Service

Gerald Dixon, of Guymon willbe signing copies of his book “80Years in No Man’s Land” onSaturday, July 30, from 1 to 3:30at the Cimarron Heritage Cen-ter in Boise City.

“Even if you don’t buy abook, come out, look through themuseum and leave a good do-nation,” Dixon suggested.

Dixon will also speak brieflyon his history in the area. Hegrew up on a farm about 12miles northwest of Guymon, andgraduated from Guymon’s HighSchool.

He has been a jockey, andthen returned home to farm andrun a lucrative real estate busi-ness. Much of the farmland heowns is in Cimarron County.

Dixon became a footnote inColorado land law by represent-ing himself in a case involvingsevered minerals and winning.

He has served as an ap-praiser for the School LandCommission, and has rubbedshoulders with several legendsof Oklahoma politics, (he wasO.U. Coach Bud Wilkinson’scampaign manager for the U.S.Senate).

Dixon is a board member ofNo Man’s Land Museum inGoodwell.

The book has been re-issuedwith new material and Dixontyped it on a 1941 Royal type-writer that he received from aman who became a mentor tohim early in his business career.

Dixon made a gift of a re-stored 1917 Federal truck toCMH, and credits the museumas being one of the best in thearea.

Come Saturday to listen toDixon speak, buy a book, andlook at the museum’s displays.

Gerald Dixon toSign Book atCimarron Heri-tage Center

Proceeds WillSupport CMHand No Man’sLand Museums

The Dalhart Chamber ofCommerce and the city ofDalhart would like to invite allarea fiddle players to the 16th

annual “Just Fiddlin Around”contest, at Ria Blanca Lake onFM 281, just west of the XITarena following the Reunion andParade on Aug. 6. There is noentry fee and cash prizes will beawarded in youth, junior andadult divisions. Contestants willbe asked to play two tunes oftheir choice and one waltz. Ajam session will follow so bringyour guitars and mandolins.Registration is available onlineat www.dalhart.org or at 102East 7th in Dlahart. Registrations

LOCAL EVENTSwill be taken that day. TheHartley County 4-H’ers will beselling hamburgers.

__________________Tuesday Aug. 30 is the day

for the 5-state Beef Conferencein Boise City at the Fair Bulding.Registration is at 2:30 p.m.; theconference meetings run from3 to 7p.m. A meal will be pro-vided. Registration fee is $35 forone, $50 per couple. Mailingdeadline is Aug. 21. Late and onsite registration will be $50 and$65. Make checks payable toOSU Animal Science, and mailto Animal Science Extension,201 Animal Science, Stillwater,OK 74078. Call 405-744-6060

for more information, or go bythe Cimarron County ExtensionOffice.

________________Guymon will recognize

WWII victory day on Sat. andSun,, Aug. 13-14. The majorityof the 39 WWII vets living inand around Guymon will partici-pate. There will be a parade, afree luncheon and a concert bythe 77th Army Band from Ft. Sill.The festivities will begin at 8:30a.m. on Aug. 13 at the GuymonHigh School, where artifacts willbe on display. The parade be-gins at 9 a.m. from the schoolwith restored WWII vehiclescarrying WWII vets. For moreinformation call the GuymonChamber at 580-338-3376.

_______________ The Victory Center in

Guymon, Ok. Will host its 2011Women’s Conference on Aug.25-27, at 5th and Quinn inGuymon. The featured speakerwill be Tamara Leroux. Otherspeakers will be TamyMendenhall, of World HarvestChurch in Enid, Ok.; and localpastor Margaret Mendenhall.Early bird registration is $35 un-til Auf. 15, after that it will be$45. You can register by mail atbox 128 Guymon 73942, or atvictorycenter.org, or 580-338-

5616.Correction:Little Cat Cheerleading

Camp location has beenchanged from the BCHS gymto the City Park.

OOps!!In the article last week I in-

ferred that the Rev. FrankLynch had an invitation to holda revival in Kenton. I misreadmy notes: the invitation camefrom a church in Kentucky.