Volume 112 No. 49 75 Cents Thursday March 10, 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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THIS DAY IN HISTORYMARCH 10

THIS DAY IN MUSIC

CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER

1452 Ferdinand II theCatholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)1900 Sherman BillingsleyEnid OK, talk show host(Stork Club)1923 [Kenneth C]“Jethro” Burns ConasaugaTN, mandolinist/countrysinger (Homer & Jethro)1966 Edie Brickell MrsPaul Simon/rocker (& NewBohemians)1977 Shannon Miller RollaMO, gymnast (Olympics-2gold/2 silver/3 bronze-92,96)

ROBERT L. (BUDDY)MATHEWS, JR.- 64

MARILYN (MARY JO)SMITH -78

0418 Jews are excludedfrom public office in theRoman Empire1849 Abraham Lincoln ap-plies for a patent; only USPresident to do so1893 New Mexico StateUniversity cancels its 1stgraduation ceremony, itsonly graduate Sam Steelewas robbed & killed thenight before1933 Nevada becomes 1stUS state to regulate narcot-ics1951 FBI director J EdgarHoover declines post ofbaseball commissioner1962 Due to it’s no blackpolicy, Phillies leave JackTar Harrison Hotel & moveto Rocky Point Motel, 20miles outside ClearwaterFL1991 Eddie Sutton is 1stNCAA coach to lead 4schools into playoffs

1956, RCA Records placeda half page ad in BillboardMagazine claiming thatElvis Presley was ‘the newsinging rage.’1979, Gloria Gaynor starteda three week run at No.1 onthe US singles chart with ‘IWill Survive’, also a No.1 inthe UK. The song was origi-nally released as the B-sideto a song first recorded byThe Righteous Brotherscalled ‘Substitute.’1940, Born on this day, DeanTorrence, Jan and Dean,(1963 US No.1 & UK No.26,single ‘Surf City’, co writ-ten by Beach Boy BrianWilson).

3-2-11James L.Gresham- Pos-session of marijuana withintent.Kenton Sappenfield- War-rant, Morton County

3-6Randell Matheny- DUI,felony loaded firearm, heldon a bond of $1,500.Armondo Trivino- war-rants, Beaver and WashitaCounties.Jeremy Scott Mouser- War-rants, Grady County.Luis Arturo UribeOntiverous- No driver’s li-cense.

The Sam Noble Museum in Norman has opened it life-size diorama representing Kenton and the Black Mesaarea.

NORMAN – Oklahomaboasts the fourth highestbiodiversity of any of the 50United States. The Sam NobleMuseum’s Hall of Natural Won-ders features dioramas thatshowcase several of the uniquehabitats that make this diversitypossible. On Saturday, March 5,the museum will unveil the new-est addition to these permanentexhibits: a 2,000-square-footdiorama showcasing BlackMesa in far northwestern Okla-homa. The exhibit is generouslyfunded by the Whitten-NewmanFoundation. The opening day ofthe new exhibit will be cel-ebrated with free admission tothe public, also provided by theWhitten-Newman Foundation.

At 4,973 feet, Black Mesais Oklahoma’s highest, driestand coolest spot. It is also thestate’s westernmost point, andfeatures plants and animals thatare found nowhere else in thestate. The landscape itself isdramatic. Arid grasslands,rocky buttes and mesas givethis part of the state the flavorof the Old West. The climatecan be harsh. Water is scarce,and temperatures can be ex-treme. The plants and animalsin this unforgiving landscape arehardy and adapted to make themost of the available food, wa-ter and shelter.

”Black Mesa is a wellknown, dramatic area, withspectacular scenery,” said Pe-ter Tirrell, the museum’s asso-ciate director. “This is the firstdiorama to be installed in the Hallof Natural Wonders that deals

Kenton, Black Mesa Maketheir Debut at Sam Noble

with ecosystems in the westernpart of the state, and it is the mostimmersive exhibit we have builtso far.”

Museum Director Dr.Michael Mares said: “Peopleoften think of Oklahoma as a dry,flat, dusty state. But Oklahomais one of the most diverse statesin the nation from the viewpointof flora and fauna.”

The exhibit will spill over theboundaries of the diorama’s en-closed display area to include anaturalistic walkway where mu-seum visitors will pass underlarge cottonwood trees througha short-grass prairie habitatalongside a stream. The di-orama features dozens ofmounted and cast animals, in-cluding mule deer, pronghornantelope, a mountain lion, prairiedogs, jackrabbits and a badger,along with many species of birds,including eagles and vultures. Visitors will get an undergroundlook at a prairie dog burrow,view a cross-section of a sea-sonal lake, and learn about thefascinating interactions betweenanimals in this uncompromisinglandscape.

Black Mesa also will be oneof the most interactive of themuseum’s exhibits. Touchscreen computers throughoutwill allow visitors to test theirknowledge, answer questionsand dig deeper for more infor-mation. The computerinteractives will include record-ings of bird songs and frog calls,photos of animals and habitats,maps of where species occur

and more. This is only a small sampling

of some of the amazing storiesvisitors will discover in the newBlack Mesa exhibit. Other ex-hibits in the Sam NobleMuseum’s Hall of Natural Won-ders include the mixed grassprairie, the oak-hickory forest,a walk-through limestone cave,and an Ozark mountain stream.Mares noted, “When I originallyenvisioned the gallery I saw asingle place where people couldinstantly experience the wealthof nature in Oklahoma and withthe completion of the BlackMesa exhibit, the vision is com-plete. As one enters the galleryone can see the lush eastern for-ests, the dramatic mid-grass prai-rie of the Wichita Mountains, andthe arid plains of western Okla-homa. We are very proud of thisgallery.”

The Whitten-NewmanFoundation is a private familyfoundation established byReggie Whitten, his wifeRachelle Whitten, and brother-in-law Robert Newman in 2007,partly as a way of memorializ-ing the Whitten’s son, Brandon,who was killed in a motorcycleaccident in 2002.

The Whitten-NewmanFoundation has been a majorsupporter of the museum sincethe fall of 2007, when the orga-nization made a gift of $950,000to create the Whitten-NewmanFoundation’s ExplorOlogyâ Pro-gram. Now in its fourth year, thisprogram provides hands-on sci-ence experiences for studentsand educators across the stateof Oklahoma through field pro-grams for middle and highschool students, teacher work-shops, outreach programs anda combined teacher/student ex-perience during Spring Break.

”Reggie Whitten and theWhitten-Newman Foundationare some of the greatest sup-porters of the Sam Noble Mu-seum,” said Mares. “Becauseof their generosity and willing-ness to give back to Oklahomaand to the University of Okla-homa, our museum’s exhibitsand programs have been im-mensely improved. We are abetter museum because of theirsupport and we will continue toserve Oklahomans far into thefuture.”

The Sam Noble Museum islocated at Timberdell Road andChautauqua Avenue on the Uni-versity of Oklahoma NormanCampus. Hours are 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Monday through Satur-day, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4for seniors, and $3 for youth ages6 to 17. Children ages 5 andunder are free. For additionalinformation, visit the museum’sWebsite atwww.samnoblemuseum.org, orcall (405) 325-4712.

Dagan James of the BoiseCity High School 2011 Gradu-ating Class has been awardedthe Neva Sizemore MemorialScholarship.

This Scholarship, created inhonor of the late Neva Sizemorewho was a long-time resident ofKeyes, provides $10,000.00 an-nually for four years of under-

DAGAN JAMESDagan James Awarded the

Neva Sizemore MemorialScholarship

graduate study toward aBachelor’s degree at any ac-credited college or university inthe United States.

The Scholarship SelectionCommittee would like to expressappreciation to all of the gradu-ating Seniors that took the timeand effort to apply for this Schol-arship.

Several Cimarron County citizens showed up on Mon-day night to train and learn how to identify and reportsevere weather and tornados.

The National Weather Ser-vice has held three classes in thearea in the last week. Two wereheld at O.P.S.U. in Goodwelland one in Boise City.

Those who took the courseand wished to do so signed onas trained weather observersand stand a good chance of be-ing called by the N.W.S thisspring.

The two hour classes in-formed the trainees on whatcaused a tornado or severe thun-derstorm, and what to look for.

The instructors from theNWS center in Amarillo, Texasexplained that their radar couldonly look about .5 of a degreeabove the earth’s surface, sothat in this area, they might beable to spot the famous “hookecho” in a cloud formation, theyhave no idea what is happeningon the ground, that’s where theobservers are needed and price-less.

The instructors told thegroups that severe weathercould be identified by hail oneinch or larger, (think a quarterand up), severe wind is 58M.P.H. or more; at this speedlarge trees will be swaying, andany rain will be horizontal, withloose objects blowing.

The instructors tried to im-press on the group that while atornado is dangerous and shouldbe respected, that there wereother ways to be more easilyinjured or killed, flash flood killmore each year, (In Oklahoma,on average 140.), than

N.W.S. Trains Spotterstornados…”Turn around, don’tdrown.” Are watch words.

Lightning is also an easy wayto be injured or killed while spot-ting storms. The instructors toldthe gatherings that if you couldhear thunder, you were closeenough to be struck by lightning.Also to keep your windowsclosed on your car and if youmust exit the vehicle to stay low.

The next warning was thatyou should never approach thestorm from the rain side, insteadmaneuver to where you aresoutheast of any potentialweather system moving west toeast, which will be the most com-mon direction of travel. At night,it is doubly important to makesure you know where you arein relation to the storm, and al-ways, day or night keep an es-cape route open.

When you do spot a weathersystem you need to call theNWS, (1-800-275-8165), andtell them if you are a trainedobserver and the location of thesystem and its direction of travel.

They cautioned that you mustobey all traffic laws and to watchout for the other guy.

If you are looking for shelter,avoid gymnasiums, trailerhomes and underpasses, youwould be better lying flat in aditch.

Tornados are ranked F0 to F5. The ranking is by wind speedand damage done; an 0 is 65-85mph; 1 86-110; 2 111-135; 3 135-165; 4 166-200; 5 200mph +.

Powerlifters Taylor Crawford and Jonatan Amaya qualifiedfor state. Taylor placed 3rd for his weight class and Jonatanplaced 2nd in his weight class for the region. They go on toState competition held at McCloud on Saturday.

ATTENTION!!Forum on Immigration Law,Wednesday, March 9, 4p.m. At the Good ShepherdCatholic Church. Attorneysfrom the Catholic Charitieswill explain the law and cur-rent legislation. Everyoneis invited.

CIMARRON COUNTYBURNING BAN EFFEC-TIVE MARCH 7, 2011

On March 07, 2011Cimarron County Commis-sioners approved Resolution#11-2011 placing CimarronCounty on Outdoor BurningBan. By virtue of this resolu-tion, it is unlawful for any per-son to set fire to any forest,grass, range, crop or otherwildlands, or to build a camp-fire or bonfire, or to burntrash or other material thatmay cause a forest, grass,range, crop, or other wildlandsfire.

Exceptions to this fire pro-hibition and the appropriateprecautionary measures to betaken are as follows:

Outdoor campfires or bon-fires are prohibited; LPG andnatural gas grills and charcoal-fired cooking outside in a grill-ing receptacle are permittedprovided that the activity isconducted over a non-flam-mable surface and at least fivefeet from flammable vegeta-tion; and written permissionfor controlled burning of rangeand pasture may be permittedonly with signed permissionfrom the Fire Chief or his des-ignee in the district.

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