Volume 112 No. 51 75 Cents Thursday March 25, 2010P.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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TODAY IN HISTORYMARCH 18

BORN ON MARCH 18

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CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER

ATTENTION!!The rural home ofCole Twombly burnedSunday, March 12. Afund has been estab-lished at the First StateBank of Boise City foranyone wishing to do-nate.

INA HANKLA-86STEVE BARNUM- 59

1839 William Bell Wait US,educated the blind1928 James A Lovell JrCleveland OH, USN/astro-naut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo8, 13)1942 Paul Michael GlaserCambridge MA, actor(Starsky-Starsky & Hutch)1946 Bonnie Bedelia[Culkin] New York NY, ac-tress (Die Hard, Heart Likea Wheel, New Land)1947 Elton John [ReginaldKenneth Dwight] PinnerMiddlesex England, singer(Rocketman, Your Song,Goodbye Yellow BrickRoad)1967 Debi Thomas US, fig-ure skater (Olympics-bronze-1988)1971 Sheryl Swoopes Lub-bock TX, WNBA forward(Houston Comets, Olym-pics-gold-96)1989 Chicken Kentucky 1stpartial birth in space(chicken)

1584 Sir Walter Raleigh re-news Humphrey Gilbert’spatent to explore NorthAmerica1634 Lord Baltimorefounded Catholic colony ofMaryland1668 1st horse race inAmerica takes place1807 British Parliamentabolishes slave trade1813 1st US flag flown inbattle on the Pacific, frigateEssex1863 1st Army Medal ofHonor awarded1943 97% of all Dutch phy-sicians strike againt Naziregistration1944 Germany troop ex-ecutes 335 residents ofRome1944 RAF SergeantNickolas Alkemade sur-vives a jump from hisLancaster bomber from18,000 feet without a para-chute1945 US 4th Armored divi-sion arrives at Hanau &Aschaffenburg1954 RCA manufactures 1stcolor TV set (12½” screenat $1,000)1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is1st boxing champion to win5 times

3-19Michael Justin Ray Truitt-Burglary, four counts, con-cealing stolen property, heldon a bond of $25,000.

The Boise City Rotary club held the first annual “Gro-cery Grab” at Moore’s Food Pride. The proceeds will goto pay utilities at the Boise City Scout Hut. Tickets weresold for $20 each. Keith Matthews of Guymon was thelucky winner. Keith’s wife, Terrie was able to fill the bas-ket with $1170.14 worth of food. Keith Matthews pur-chased only one ticket, but donated an additional $200to help the scouts. Boise City Rotarians were on handto be time keepers and judges at the “grab” and offerencouraging advice. Patty Hiner, Cory Miller, RalphCompton and Ronnie Begley were the additional winnersand they each received $50 gift certificates to Moore’sFood Pride of Boise City.

by C.F. DavidA second adult, Michael Jus-

tin Ray Truitt, 20, has been ar-rested, and jailed, charged withbeing one of three suspects in-volved in a rash of burglariesthat occurred two weeks agoin Boise City. Purportedly onejuvenile also partici-pated. That individualhas yet to be arrested.

Truitt, and ChadDouglas Marcum, also20, appeared for theirinitial hearing beforeAssociate DistrictJudge Ronald Kincannon onFriday.

Both Truitt and Marcumface five different charges, in-cluding one of burglary in thefirst degree, three charges ofburglary in the second degreeand one charge of knowinglyconcealing stolen property.

Should the case go to trialand the defendants be foundguilty, they could face jail timeof up to 46 years and a fine of$500.

The charge of first degreeburglary carries a sentencerange of seven to 20 years; thesecond degree burglarycharges carry sentence rangesof two to seven years, and theconcealment charge could bringeither, five years in a stateprison, or one year in countyjail, and a fine of $500, or both.

Both young men are in jailon bonds of $35 thousand each.

AND THEN THERE WAS 1In the Friday appearance, Judge

Kincannon told the pair that theywere considered innocent untilproven guilty. He continued by tell-ing them that should they go to trialthat they would appear before Dis-trict Judge Zigler.

He then told the young menthat a bond would be set, but cau-tioned them that if they choose totake a court appointed attorney,and then made bail, the court wouldassume they could afford counseland vacate the request for a courtappointed attorney. At that timethey would be responsible for hir-ing their own attorney.

When questioned byKincannon, both men said theywere unemployed, had no savings,or any real property such as anautomobile.

Both Truitt and Marcum re-quested court appointed attorneys.

Marcum then asked Kincannonif they had to use the same attor-ney.

Kincannon replied that it was agood question and that one attor-ney might have a difficult time rep-resenting both, and that separateattorneys would probably be as-signed, but that the decision would

be up to Vonda Wilkinson, theattorney initially assigned.

Kincannon then asked As-sistant D.A. Stan Manske forhis recommendation for bail.Manske responded that onlyTruitt had any relatives living

in the county and thateven then neither hadany real ties to the com-munity. He continuedthat he consideredthem to be a flight riskand requested a bondof $35 thousand each.

Kincannon concurred withManske’s request.

The judge then told the pairthat as he had already toldthem, they were to be consid-ered innocent until proven guilty,but that he had to set bail as ifthey were guilty.

“The crime of which you’vebeen accused has outraged thepublic’s sense of security.That’s their problem. Yourproblem is I’ve got to set thebond as if you’ve done this.Only you know if you commit-ted the crimes you’re accusedof. Be open with your attor-ney.”

Kincannon then admon-ished each man to keep theirown council, “Anything yousay to each other or to anyoneelse can be used against you.”

The two appear in courtnext on March 24.

“The crime of which you’ve beenaccused has outraged the public’ssense of security.”- Judge RonKincannon

SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

At the end of the game, Theking and the pawn go back in thesame box.

- Italian Proverb

Melanie Soto, draws for the four gift certificates duringthe Rotary Grocery Grab

April 3rd & 4th 2010Saturday Evening 6:00 PM

MDTSunday Morning 6:00 Am

MDT(All times are mountain

daylight time)

MealsMeals will be served at Camp

Billy Joeafter each performanceSupper and BreakfastCost: Donation

Kenton Easter Pageant 2010 ScheduleLodgingAt Camp Billy JoeLodging....$2.00 Per

PersonCamper Sites.....$5.00Contact: Diane Smith@ 580-261-7410or 580-261-7474For ReservationsSelf-contained campers

may park atCamp Billy Joe free of

chargeCamping is not allowed at

Pageant Site

Chuck’s Sales and ServiceChuck and Sandy HawkinsJerry RiceTammy TwomblyPaul and Misty DesbienLaurie DavisSteven VaughanKim HitchingsJerry RobertsonFrankie RobertsonJoAnn WellsSandy WittenBill and Jan TerrySandra WittenLois BurkhalterEarl DavidsonPaula Jean WhiteLarry BegleyJeff CliftonRon Henshaw

I support the vote on April 6th!!VOTE YES!!!

Jeanna BennetKari JensenKenton MercantileShirley HunterMark ArriolaDanna SmithJoyce HuntChristine HeppardBilly WalkerDebbie BrownCarol HarperCharlene SteinerSherry JamesRuth Atkins Julie CookClarence PalmerLorraine PalmerLois MillerStephanie ReyesAny DeetzKathy Roberts

Jess DixonMike GlassMargureta MartinezMarlene CliftonGeorge HeathEddy SnappVernon CryerAlma Jean CryerJessica WigginsThank you!!! Your vote

will support:

Cimarron County FairSoutar Memorial LibraryCimarron Memorial Hos-

pital and Medical ClinicCimarron County Exten-

sion Office (and CimarronCounty 4-H)

Volunteer Firefighters. Theywill always be needed. Very of-ten, volunteer firefighters are ab-solutely necessary.

This is the case today inOklahoma regarding VolunteerFirefighters. With over 10,000firefighters in the State of Okla-homa, about 78% of these areVolunteer Firefighters. Why?Most of Oklahoma’s land area isdefinitely described as rural. Thepopulation of our state being alittle over 3,460,000 and a landarea of 68,667 square milesequates to 50 people per squaremile.

In urban areas the populationdensity can be as much as 1,100people per square mile while thisnumber in much of rural Okla-homa is closer to 11 or 12 peoplein a mile section. This could bejust a couple of families! Herewe find the needŠ Volunteer FireDepartments are typically under-staffed in most of rural Oklahomatoday. In some instances, to thepoint that the current membersare placed at risk for injury dueto the requirement that firefightingcreatesŠ a large, physicalworkload! Grass fires are verylabor-intensive and, well, to quotean old saying you may haveheard, “Many hands make lightwork”.

Firefighters are “All-Haz-ards” Emergency Technicians.

YOUR Local, Volunteer Fire Department maybe in need of Active, Volunteer Firefighters Now!

Ice storms, tornadoes, grassfires, house fires, barn fires, au-tomobile accidents, railroad in-cidents and even aircraft acci-dents. There is no other facethat brings immediate relief tosomeone in an emergency situ-ation as much as when you seethe face of one of your localfirefighters! You KNOW thatthey have come to help andnow things will get under con-trol again.

Seriously. Consider becom-ing a Volunteer Firefighter withyour local Fire Department to-day. Being a part of the solu-tion and being prepared for theworst can bring you great per-sonal satisfaction for a job welldone.

Remember, no one calls 9-1-1 because they have the situ-ation under control!

If you are unable to serveas a Volunteer Firefighter, thereare countless many ways thatyou can help. For instance:Fundraisers, setting up rehabili-tation (Rehab) areas, report/grant writing, Public Education/Awareness or forming localCommunity Emergency Re-sponse Teams with possibly theopportunity to help those fami-lies that experience a loss andconnect them with the re-sources that can bring theirlives back into balance as much

as possible. If you are 18 44 years old,

have your GED or Diploma, agood driving record, pass acriminal background check (asprovided by OBSI) and canpresent yourself in good physi-cal condition, then you are agood candidate for a VolunteerFirefighter! Training is free!Also, you will be provided withpersonal protective clothing(also called, “bunker gear”) youwill need to do the job.

Currently, MOST activevolunteer firefighters are eli-gible for a $200 tax credit fromthe State of Oklahoma andMANY may be eligible for a$400 tax credit!! AD&D in-surance is provided at no costto you and most of the FireDepartments in Oklahoma arealso members of the OklahomaFirefighters Pension & Retire-ment System. This means youcould serve 20 years as a vol-unteer firefighter and actuallydraw a retirement check fromyour years of service. Thispension is eligible for Cost ofLiving Allowance raises as youmay draw that check for therest of your life!

Take time to visit with thefirefighters at your local FireDepartment.

Be a part of the solution inyour community today.

OKLAHOMA CITY –StateRep. Gus Blackwell is attemptingto improve Oklahoma’s foster caresystem. He has filed legislation toincorporate more non-profit orga-nizations, community groups andfaith-based entities into the state’sfoster care program.

House Bill 3258, by Blackwell,requires the Department of Hu-man Services to develop, andimplement by July 1, 2013, a planto contract with community-basedsocial services agencies such aschurches and non-profits for theprovision of foster care and relatedservices statewide.

“DHS has done a yeoman’s jobin strengthening Oklahoma’s fos-ter care problem in the recentmonths; however, I think a part-nership with community based or-ganizations will help our state intoa top spot in the nation for havinga sound and effective foster caresystem that serves the best inter-est of the children and the state,”said Blackwell, R-Goodwell.

Blackwell said the legislation isnot meant to take jobs and controlaway from DHS but to help alle-viate some of their overworked andstressed workers.

“I do not think one big nonprofit

Blackwell Bill Partners Private andPublic Entities for Foster Care

organization or a mega churchis going to take control of thestate’s foster care system, butrather create an adequate andfunctional system where orga-nizations, local churches andnonprofit groups would emergeto help lead the foster place-ment efforts,” said Blackwell.

The bill also directs the de-partment to develop an alter-native plan in communitieswhere it is not feasible to com-petitively contract with a pri-vate agency. The legislationalso requires the establishmentof a quality assurance programto monitor the privatized ser-vices.

House Bill 3258 passed thefull House of Representativeson a 96-1 vote.

“I am extremely gratified bythe wide bipartisan margin ofsupport,” said Blackwell. “Itshows the collective will of theHouse is to improve foster careand better deal with this prob-lem in the state.”

House Bill 3258 now pro-ceeds to the Senate for a hear-ing.

If you think health care is expensivenow, wait until you see what it costswhen it’s free! — P.J. O’Rourke