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Terral News and Happenings May 17 2018

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QUOTE OF THE DAY – “A life not lived for others is not a life” – By: Mother Teresa

CONGRATULATIONS – To the Terral Kindergarten Class and Eighth Grade Graduating class.

I would also like to recognize the Ryan Senior Graduating Class, congratulations and the best of luck with your new adventures of your life.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH – Wednesday night Kids for Christ, GA’s and RA’s will not have services through the summer.  We will start again in August whenever school starts again.

Hope everyone has a great summer!

TERRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT – Will be selling T-shirt until May 31st. Cost is

$15 for regular sizes and $17.00 for 2XL to 4XL.  All proceeds go to the Volunteer Fire Department.  You may pick up an order form at City Hall and drop it back by the City Hall.

FBC GIRLS IN ACTIONS – The GA’s had their Appreciation and Awards Breakfast on

Saturday, May 12th,  Thank you parents for attending and GA’s we appreciate you so much.

A special “Thanks” goes out to Bro. Ayers of the Assembly of God Church for being our guest speaker we really appreciated your words about mission work.  We had a great year and a great group of girls. I am looking forward to a bigger and better year next year.  I will see you girls at the swim party next month.  Have a great summer!  Jesus loves you and so do we: Mrs. Shirley and Mrs. Kunkel.

COMMUNITY PRAYER LIST – Tony Rodriquez, Brenda Bryant, Archie Fulton, Scotty Day,

Tom Baysinger, Sue Linton, Martin Villarreal, Sr., Joe Harnois, Esther Grimes, Marie Pollan,

Virginia Tanner, Darlene Hall, T.K. Delaney, Manuel Villarreal, Shana Reed and our military stationed around the world. May God keep you in His loving care.

Round Ryan November 7 2019

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 I was introduced to Ernest Hemingway while still a school boy by my brother Phil.  “A Farewell to Arms”, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Sun Also Rises” were what lead me on to further exploration of Mr. Hemingway’s writing.  Although A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls deals with different wars, WWI and the Spanish Civil war, for me they both had much the same feel.  The protagonist in the first was an American driving an ambulance for the Italian army and in the second a demolition expert for a Republican guerilla unit that was fighting the fascists that were backed by the Nazis and the Italians lead by Mussollini.  In The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway writes about American and British ex-patriots living in Paris and Spain in the 1920’s.In all probability, had I read The sun Also rises first, I might never have read the others.  After these three I bought a copy of “The Old Man and the Sea”.  In my opinion this is one of Ernest Hemingway’s better works.  It is every bit as good on the tenth reading as it was on the first.  The story of Santiago the fisherman and his struggle with old age and meaning is the last major work published by Ernest Hemingway and I can’t help but see some parallels with the writer’s own life.  This is one of the few Hemingway stories that were successfully turned into a quality movie and it was done twice.  Once with Spenser Tracey and the second time with Anthony Quinn.  Ernest Hemingway novels do not seem to translate well onto the screen, in part I believe it’s his style and in part it’s not being able to find a screen writer able to make the transition.  Later on I discovered Ernest Hemingway’s novellas and magazine stories.  Short fiction is in itself a difficult art form.  You are telling the same story in a much shorter period of time.  I had a conversation with Bill Roberson once and we were discussing song writing and the ability of some people to tell a story in a few verses, to me that talent and writing short fiction are very similar.  The genre of music where this seems most prevalent is country music.  For the sake of clarity, when I say country music, I mean classic country, mountain music, bluegrass and some forms of folk music.  If you listen to some of the traditional music out of Ireland and the British Isles and then listen to some sure enough old time mountain music from the Appalachians, you can see where country and bluegrass get their start.  Bill always said if you didn’t like country music then you didn’t like life, because that is what it is about.  Maybe in my next life I will learn to play the banjo and the bagpipes, just not at the same time.

 Thus ends this weeks book report and music tutorial.

Fire Dept Looking for Candidates for King and Queen

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Waurika Fire Dept. is taking applications for all kids ages 2-17 to run for this year’s Waurika Rattlesnake Hunt King and Queen. For more information contact Ashley Taylor at 940-704-3092.

Waurika Library News September 20 2018

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 New to the library’s collection is James Patterson’s “Home Sweet Murder”.  This Large Print edition includes two true-crime thrillers as seen on Investigation Discovery’s Murder is Forever TV series.

HOME SWEET MURDER. Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife Sue are a sixty-one-year-old couple enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of the evening, two people will be shot, stabbed, and tortured. And two others will fare worse…

MURDER ON THE RUN. The middle-aged housekeeper found dead with a knife in her throat was bad. But the little boy was worse. After a bloody double homicide that puts Omaha, Nebraska, on the map, Detective Derek Mois promises the boy’s parents he will catch the killer, no matter how long or far he runs.

Last week’s article incorrectly stated the date for The FRIENDS of the Waurika Public Library Fall Used Book Sale.  The correct date for the sale is Saturday, Oct 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..  The Used Book Sale will be held at the annex across from the library.  We’ll have lots of books to choose from at great prices.  Don’t miss it!

“Our Day at the Zoo” is a story about children that visit and imitate a variety of animals on a trip to the OKC Zoo and Botanical Garden.  The book is available for check out at the Waurika Public Library and patrons that check out “Our Day at the Zoo” will receive one free voucher good for general admission for four people to the Oklahoma City Zoo good through March 31, 2019. 

Story Time is held every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. for children and toddlers.  Each week we read stories, and have games and puzzles for the children to play with after reading.

For information about events, activities and more, visit our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/WaurikaPublicLibrary/

Senior Profile: Trenton Helloms

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1. How do you feel about your last year? It has been hectic and emotional

2. Sum up your school experience: It has been interesting and frantic.

3. Activities/Organizations you have participated in? I have only been in band.

4. Plans for the future: One of my plans is to go straight into the work force to be an auto body painter and detailer.

5. Favorite memory at WHS? There are too many to just chose just one.

6. What teacher or class has best prepared you? English unless I can count VoTech as a class.

7. Give advice to an underclassman: Don’t forget to turn in your work and don’t slack off

8. Anyone you want to thank? All the teachers dealing with me since I am a lot of work

9. Do you have a fear about leaving? Somewhat, but not really 

10. Are you going to miss being at WHS? Honestly, I will miss it some but not a lot.

Five Inducted into Chickasaw Hall of Fame

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NORMAN, Okla. – Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led the April 23 induction ceremonies for the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, an annual celebration honoring Chickasaws who have made significant contributions to Chickasaw people or the Native American community.

“Tonight, we recognize five individuals who are not only uniquely talented and extremely successful, but who used their success to serve and inspire others,” Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said, addressing the crowd.

“Perseverance, integrity, servant leadership and selflessness are but a few examples of what make these individuals special,” he said.

More than 600 people attended the event for this year’s inductees, who included a longtime tribal attorney and Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner; an architect, provider of scholarships and the nephew of famed Chickasaw storyteller Te Ata Thompson Fisher; the founder and chief executive officer of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores; an internationally renowned artist and 2017 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Woman of the Year; and a famed oncologist forging new scientific discoveries and techniques to treat and cure cancer patients.

“This year, our inductees demonstrate the power of selflessness and service,” said T.W. Shannon, master of ceremonies for the event, and former speaker of the Oklahoma House “They possess the qualities of strength, character and servant leadership.”

Brenda Kingery, Reford Bond (1877-1954), Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD, Hiawatha Thompson Estes (1918-2003) and Tom Love were inducted in ceremonies at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Brenda Kingery

Brenda Kingery is a celebrated artist and champion of women’s empowerment around the world. Born and raised in Oklahoma, she studied and taught in Okinawa, Japan. Mrs. Kingery uses her education and experiences to teach and inspire others. She is founder of Threads of Blessing, which empowers women around the world to develop artistic talents that reflect their own cultures. In 2007, Mrs. Kingery was appointed by President Bush to the board of trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

“Brenda Kingery has continued the Chickasaw tradition of expressing our history and culture through art,” Governor Anoatubby said. “Her dedication to helping others is inspiring. As a founding member of Threads of Blessing, she has touched lives in Honduras, Uganda and Haiti. We honor Brenda for her commitment to representing cultures, her passion for art and her service to others.”

Mrs. Kingery said she learned from the Chickasaw Nation, her studies in Japan and her work with Threads of Blessing how art is an essential tool to keep culture alive.

“I am thankful to the Chickasaw Nation and those before us that have taught us the importance of learning our language, our history and our culture,” Mrs. Kingery said. “Thank you, and God bless you.”

Reford Bond (1877 – 1954)

Mr. Bond was the principal member of one of the first law firms in Oklahoma, Bond & Melton. He served as the National Attorney of the Chickasaw Nation during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Mr. Bond served as president of the Oklahoma State Election Board and Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. In 1934, he was appointed chairman of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, where his leadership helped guide and protect Oklahoma’s oil industry for 20 years.

“Reford Bond served both the Chickasaw Nation and the state of Oklahoma during crucial points in history,” Governor Anoatubby said. “He successfully represented the Chickasaw Nation in numerous cases in Washington, D.C., protecting the sovereignty of the Chickasaw Nation and securing the rights of the Chickasaw people. As Chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, he helped guide Oklahoma’s energy industry and usher in practices still in use today.”

Accepting the award for Mr. Bond were his grandchildren, Myron and Jay Bond, and Catherine Ware Bond Wootten.

“His life truly was one of dedicated service, both to his fellow Chickasaws and all Oklahomans,” said Mr. Myron Bond. “Our family is pleased that he and his distinguished accomplishments are now enshrined in the Chickasaw Hall of Fame.”

Jonathan C. Trent, MD, PhD 

Dr. Trent is a leader in cutting-edge research and treatment of cancer. Dr. Trent attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the University of Texas. In 2011, he was appointed professor of medicine and co-director of the musculoskeletal center in the department of medicine at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Trent combined his skills as a researcher with patient care and developing precision medicine for cancer patients. His leadership contributed to breakthroughs in gene discovery that enabled treatment specific to individual cancer patients.

“Inductee Dr. Jonathan C. Trent has done great things for humanity from behind a microscope,” Governor Anoatubby said. “After experiencing the impact cancer had on his own family, he dedicated his life and career to saving lives and finding a cure. We are grateful for Dr. Trent’s career and the lives he has impacted through medical research and education.”

Dr. Trent said, as a Chickasaw, he’s been drawn to the natural world and the elements – particularly the wind. He said the wind can represent opposition, which has served to make him work harder, and can also be a helpful force at your back.

“I never could have accomplished what I have in my life without my family and my community at my back,” Dr. Trent said. “I would like to end by thanking the Chickasaw Nation for being the wind at my back, the wind at my family’s back and the wind that is carrying our entire community to new heights.”

Hiawatha Thompson Estes (1918 – 2003)

Mr. Estes was an architect and founder of the Nationwide House Plan Book Company, later known as Hiawatha Estes and Associates. He attended the University of Oklahoma and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He moved to California to design modern homes. Mr. Estes’ inexpensive, practical home designs were featured in newspapers across the country, reaching millions of Americans and, as a result, his homes are present in neighborhoods nationwide. He is a founding member of OU’s President’s Associates and financially supported more than 75 university scholarships.

“We honor Hiawatha Thompson Estes as an innovator and entrepreneur whose work had a positive impact on families across America. As a highly accomplished architect, his practical home designs allowed countless families to achieve their dreams of homeownership,” Governor Anoatubby said. “His contributions to home architecture can still be seen across the United States, and his generosity is still visible on the University of Oklahoma campus.” 

Accepting the award for Mr. Estes were his sons, Brian and Ken Estes.

“His drive showed the Chickasaw spirit,” said Mr. Ken Estes. “He never lost sight of the fact that his success resulted from the values he learned growing up in Chickasaw Country.”

“He would be so honored with this award and our family is so very grateful,” said Mr. Brian Estes. “His legacy will be honored in perpetuity in the Honor Garden in that very special place so close to where he grew up in Sulphur, Oklahoma.”

Tom Love

Tom Love is founder and executive chairman of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores. He and his wife, Judy, opened their first service station in 1964. Mr. Love pioneered combining gas stations with 24-hour convenience stores as well as self-service pumps. As of 2019, Love’s operates more than 480 locations nationwide. The Loves’ philanthropic giving has supported local and national charities as well as institutions of higher learning and they continue to give through partnerships with national charities, including Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

“Tom love is a prosperous businessman and devoted philanthropist. He has taken his business from a small filling station in Watonga, Oklahoma, and grown it to become one of the most successful enterprises of its kind,” Governor Anoatubby said. “While achieving that success, Tom and his wife have dedicated themselves to philanthropic causes, supporting numerous local and national charities. They have also raised more than $30 million for children’s medical research.”

“The same qualities that define Love’s Travel Stops define the Chickasaw Nation,” Mr. Love said. “Since Removal to the west, we have stood together during the hard times, helped one another in times of need and shared victories, both large and small. I’m proud to be a Chickasaw and I’m profoundly thankful for this honor you’ve offered me tonight.”

Chickasaw citizen and 2018 Silver Feather recipient Pauline Brown led the invocation, Chickasaw citizen Noah Hinson sang the national anthem, and the Chickasaw Honor Guard posted the colors. Oklahoma Strings provided entertainment at the event.

For more information about the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, visit HOF.Chickasaw.net.

Chickasaw Nation offers virtual tour of the Aaholiitobli’ Honor Garden

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During the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, the Chickasaw Nation has made a virtual tour of the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Aaholiitobli’ Honor Garden available to the public. The virtual tour can be viewed at AnnualMeeting.Chickasaw.net

The honor garden is a beautiful and serene monument dedicated to Chickasaw leaders, elders and warriors inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame. Its peaceful setting invites visitors to reflect and view the etched granite plaques commemorating each inductee.

Chickasaw Nation Director of Event Operations Francine Parchcorn said, “The Aaholiitobli’ Honor Garden is one of the cultural center’s most esteemed outdoor attractions.” 

Located on the Chickasaw Cultural Center campus in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the Aaholiitobli’  Honor Garden is crafted from rock, granite and copper. The architecture is an original design inspired by the four directions and incorporates spiral symbols indicative of traditional Chickasaw culture.

Induction into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed on Chickasaw citizens.

Inductees must have distinguished themselves in their business, profession, craft or vocation, thereby bringing honor to the Chickasaw Nation, and/or have made outstanding contributions to the Chickasaw Nation or society in general. 

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby’s vision of honoring Chickasaws who have distinguished themselves and the Chickasaw Nation led to the dedication of the Aaholiitobli’ Honor Garden in 2010.

New members are added to the honor garden to acknowledge the Chickasaw Nation’s past and the people who have made the Chickasaw Nation successful.

For more information on the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, visit Chickasaw.net/HOF. To enjoy all the festivities of the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, visit AnnualMeeting.Chickasaw.net.                 

Summer events at Chickasaw Cultural Center ideal for family

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SULPHUR, Okla. – With school out and summer in full swing, the Chickasaw Cultural Center offers an array of fun activities and events for all ages.

Lecture Series: Pollinators Have Much to Teach Us

The Chickasaw Cultural Center will host the Chickasaw Nation Lecture Series: “Pollinators Have Much to Teach Us.” The lecture will be streamed live via the Chickasaw Nation Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TheChickasawNation.

Thalia Miller, director of horticulture for Chickasaw Nation Culture and Humanities will present at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 21.

Children’s Festival

The annual Children’s Festival provides fun for the whole family Saturday, June 23.

Children and family will have access to make and take crafts, face painting, food and hydration, a bean bag toss game and Living Village activities.

Children will receive free gifts while supplies last.

The Chipota (Children’s) Film Festival will take place Saturday, June 23. The festival showcases family-oriented cinema.

“Toy Story” will be shown at 10:30 a.m. followed by “Charlotte’s Web” at noon. “Pinocchio” will play at 1:30 p.m. followed by “Stuart Little” at 3 p.m.

The lecture and Children’s Festival, along with the Chipota Film Festival, is open to the public at no charge.

The musical drama “The Greatest Showman” will be shown at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, in the Anoliꞌ Theater. Prices for the showing are $3 for children age 12 and under, $4 for adults or $6 for a movie deal that includes ticket, popcorn and drink.

For more information about any of the upcoming events, call 580-622-7130 or visit www.chickasawculturalcenter.com.

Terral News and Happenings

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QUOTE OF THE DAY- “People will forget what you said, people may forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” -Mary Angelou 

Terral Annual Board of Trustees has voted to have  the annual Fireorks Display on Saturday, June 30th., 2018 in downtown Terral. Kids will be allowed to pop fireworks from 6-9 p.m. and after the City Display, in the middle of the Apache. The City Fireworks will begin at dark approximately 9:00 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs and enjoy the fun.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH- Vacation Bible School is set for July 16-20. Our theme this year is “GAME ON”. Buses will run nightly. Theme Verse: His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU- Annester Rushing will party on the 30th. 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY- Cecil and Mary Loo Duke will celebrate on the 30th. 

COMMUNITY PRAYER LIST- Tony Rodriguez, Carrie Villarreal, Brenda Bryant, Archie Fulton, Scotty Day, Tom Bayslinger, Sue Linton, Martin Villarreal, Sr., Joe Martin, Adam White, Mary Loo Duke, Florita Villarreal, Glen Martin, Esther Grimes, Marie Pollan, Virginia Tanner, Darlene Hall, T.K. Delaney, Manuel Villarreal, Shana Reed, Hardy Johnson and our military stationed around the world. May God keep you in his loving care.

Dalee Barrick is one of Waurika’s Valedictorians

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Dalee Barrick is one of the Valedictorians of this year’s senior class of Waurika. 

Barrick has a deep love for agriculture. 

She will be attending Oklahoma State University and majoring in agricultural communications. 

Her time serving in her church and spending time with her friends from her youth group at the Waurika Church of Christ is really important to her.

Barrick loves to sing and has participated at the state talent competition for both Beta Club and FFA. 

She recently received the Outstanding Freshman English composition Award from Cameron University. 

When asked about her favorite memories from high school she replied, “I suppose my favorite memories from high school weren’t necessarily at the school itself. Through these last four years, I have developed deep friendships with the people in my Church of Christ youth group. We have spent many nights doing anything from studying the Bible to playing cards and roasting marshmallows in my back yard. I have never been a student with gobs of friends. However, the friends I have are true ones. You can’t beat that.”

She has been a member of the academic team, Oklahoma honor society, FFA, Student council, national honor society, cross-country, power-lifting, and track. She also has participated in the drama club play. 

Barrick has served as a student council representative, class officer, Waurika FFA Jr. Officer, National Honor Society president, Beta Club vice-president, FFA president, and editor of both the Eagle Yearbook and the Eagle Talk Newspaper. As our readers know, she is also a frequent contributor to the Waurika News Journal & The Ryan Leader.

Besides that she has also served as a member of the speech team and co-captain of the academic team. 

Her academic awards include English 1, physical science, and algebra 1, and third place in creed speaking.

Her accomplishments in the livestock show arena include  Grand Champion heifer at the Waurika Livestock show, Breed Champion heifer at the Jefferson County Livestock show,  second in class Maintener Heifer State Fair, first place OYE Futurity Show and second place in the opening and closing ceremonies for FFA. 

Barrick has completed classes at Cameron University while finishing her Senior Year at Waurika. 

When asked about her favorite genre of music she states, “I can listen to just about anything. When it comes down to it, I think I’d have to say it’s a pretty even tie between 80’s – 90’s country and anything Frank Sinatra ever sang. Two completely different sounds, but I love them!”

She doesn’t necessarily have a favorite color. She says, “When I was younger, I thought my favorite color was purple, but now that I’m older I can’t say I have a favorite color necessarily. They all have a purpose, so I guess I love them all!”

To the younger students says, “I pray that the students of Waurika below me find their place just as I did. Join a school club, do your best in class, and let God be in your life. I can assure you if I hadn’t had done these things, I don’t know where I’d be.”

Dalee Barrick will enjoy a fruitful and successful collegiate experience. 

Her desire to serve God and her fellowman will be assets that will carry her far in life. 

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