Volume 113 No. 08 75 Cents Thursday May 26, 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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1788 ? Clark England, babyof Mary Clark born withouta brain1907 John “Duke” Wayne[Marion MichaelMorrison] Winterset IA,actor (True Grit)1919 Jay Silverheels actor(Tonto-Lone Ranger)1920 Peggy Lee [NormaEgstrom] Jamestown ND,singer (Fever, Why Don’tYou Do Right)1923 James Arness Min-neapolis MN, actor (MattDillon-Gunsmoke, Thing)1923 Oren Lee Staley 1stpresident of National Farm-ers Organization (1955-79)1949 Hank Williams JrShreveport LA, countrysinger (All My RowdyFriends Are Comin’ OverTonight, There’s A Tear InMy Beer)

1521 Edict of Worms out-laws Martin Luther & hisfollowers1647 Massachusetts disal-lows priest access to colony1805 Lewis & Clark 1stsee Rocky Mountains1868 President AndrewJohnson avoids impeach-ment by 1 vote1905 A pogrom againstJews in Minsk Belorussia1924 President Coolidgesigns Immigration Law (re-stricting immigration)1943 1st president of ablack country to visit US(Edwin Barclay, Liberia)1944 82nd Airborne divi-sion D-day-landing at LaHaye du Puits to Ste MèreEglise1945 US drop fire bombson Tokyo1946 Patent filed in US forH-Bomb1987 Supreme Court ruleddangerous defendantscould be held without bail

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SOMETHING TO THINKABOUT

1962, Acker Bilk went toNo.1 on the US singleschart with ‘Stranger On TheShore’; it became a millionseller in the UK makingNo.2 on the charts.

Eryn Yoder-serving time.

“Men occasionally stumbleover the truth, but most ofthem pick themselves upand hurry off as if nothingever happened.” - WinstonS. Churchill

A TIP OF THE HAT TO:Those whohelped in lastweek’s cleanup.There will be

another this Saturday.Meet at the courthouse at9 a.m.

SFTD QUEEN BONNIE HEPPARD

Every story has a beginning.This one begins on a bright Maymorning when Bonnie made hernoisy entry into the world. Shehas been making some kind ofnoise ever since. David andDella Johnson took this hefty fivepounder home from Clayton,New Mexico in a blanket linedboot box from which the newDad had taken a pair of boots.Home was on a farm West ofFelt, Oklahoma.

Soon the thirties arrived. Inthe spring of 1935, a monster thatwas laying low in the Northwould change the face of theHigh Plains. Black Sunday,they called it. Bonnie was play-ing with cousins, when they sawa big dark cloud to the North.Everything got real quiet. Theywatched as the fine dust rolledover everything. Still to this day,seventy-six years later thesehard years are still analyzed anddiscussed. Struggle, tragedymixed with some triumphsmarked the days of the next dimyears.

After a time, a sister, Carolynarrived on the scene. Bonnienow had a playmate, in additionto cousin, Betty Jo, who liveddown the road about a mile. Thethree musketeers rode the windand played in the dust.

Farm folks perhaps got alongbetter than those who lived intowns. They had resources,such as lots of wind to turn thewindmill that pumped water forvegetable gardens. Theylearned the true meaning of liv-ing off the land. In the Johnson’sroot cellar there were rows ofcanned vegetables and meat.There were also cows to bemilked and good fresh eggs.

The years blew on. The com-munity stuck together. Bonniewas active in school and churchactivities and play parties.

People gathered together to singin what was then called “singingconventions.” Miss EdnaHammontree, a teacher at Feltschool discovered vocal talent inthe Johnson sister’s, Bonnie andCarolyn, so they became figuredin the singing convention pro-grams.

The weather patterns beganto change and rain began fallingon the parched earth. Soon thebeginning of World War II shookthe foundations of the earth. Itwas during these years daugh-ters, Billie and Vicki, completedthe Johnson family.

Bonnie attended school atFelt all twelve years. She en-joyed studies, sports, music, andperforming in plays, especiallythe scary mystery ones. Hergraduating class consisted of twomembers. Richard (Shorty)French, claimed that Bonniewas the Valedictorian only by thefact that she had one F and hehad two.

After graduation, two choicesbecame evident, Higher Educa-tion or matrimony. After sometaste of education, guess whichoption won.

Bonnie and Junior Heppardwere married in Clayton at sixo’clock in the morning on abeautiful spring day so they couldattend the Pioneer’s Day cel-ebrations in Guymon. And sobegan an adventure of almostforty-five years.

Home was made on theHeppard farm north of Felt.Bonnie’s mother-in-law, Lizzie,volunteered to look after the littleFreshets, as she called the grow-ing tribe of little Heppards. Thisallowed Bonnie to help with thefield work. When Junior and hiscousin, Russell Schnaufer, tookoff for custom harvesting, a com-bine and truck were left soBonnie could harvest their grain.

A farm was purchased westof Boise City in 1957. With thehelp of the best crew on earthconsisting of the Heppard kidsand a fine hired man, their irri-gated farm flourished. Bonniediscovered that she really likedto tend to the irrigation chores.She also drove the school busand grain and silage truck.Bonnie was known for hercooking. Cooking included bigdinners for her family and oth-ers who happened to show upat the table and fancy cakes forspecial occasions. These jobsin themselves are another story.

Four sons, David Robert(Butch), Allen Judson, JesseDon, and Earl Wayne, and sevendaughters, Betty Rose, JudyAnn, Bonnie Carol, Brenda Sue,Janet Marie, Evelyn Kaye, andBarbara Lynn, have blessed theHeppard home. Of this amaz-ing clan, three, David known asButch, Judy, and Jesse Donhave been called to their heav-enly home.

The family worked hard,traveled and played with gusto.Often extended family andfriends were invited to share theweekend fishing expeditions orexploring museums, zoos, andamusement parks. Specialmemories of those times includeadventures to neat places with“The Rowdy Bunch.”

The move to Kenton hasadded an interesting chapter toBonnie’s story. The whole fam-ily, including Bonnie’s parents,loved The Big Rocks, as grand-daughter Sharna christened thesanctuary behind the BlackMesa.

Soon after moving to Kenton,Ruth Simpson retired from thePostmaster position. Bonniewas appointed from all the ap-plicants. So began a career ofthirty-one years of service, help-ing people with mailing needs.These great friends have be-come very dear to her heart.

One fine day, Bonnie’s hus-band, Junior, right out of the blueasked, “Why don’t we see ifMildred would sell the store?”She did and the Heppard clanrallied round to help. Soon thestore was open for business.The Kenton Mercantile becamea gathering place and was re-nowned for Sunday buffets,along with daily specials. WhenJunior passed away after a toughbattle with cancer, the joy wentout of keeping the store. Bonniesold the store and continued asPostmaster.

Bonnie has been active incommunity affairs. She is oneof the founding members of theKenton Firefighters, TheKenton Area Seniors, and en-joys church activities and theBlack Mesa Ladies Club. Sheis a lifetime member of the FFAAlumni, Kenton Museum, TheCimarron Heritage Museum,and the Herztein MemorialMuseum.

Bonnie treasures her elevengrandchildren, eight greatgrands, and one great, greatgranddaughter. Thanks for thememories.

ASA JONES, SFTD PARADE MARSHALLAsa Jones was born to Tom

and Irene Jones in Guy, NewMexico on December 9, 1924.The family moved to Blind Gapnorth of Grenville, New Mexico.Asa’s father, Tom, was work-ing for Ralph Morledge. Laterthey moved to Cuatus, NewMexico where they had owneda ranch. They also ran the storeand the Post Office. There is acopy of Asa’s mother’s certifi-cation as Post Mistress in theKenton Museum. Asa’s sister,Lena Hope was born at Cuatuson February 14, 1928.

The Jones sold their place toMrs. McLaughlin and moved toKenton. They acquired a placesouth east of Kenton on Febru-ary 14, 1930. The family livedwith John E. Jones who ownedthe first hotel in Kenton for afew months until their house wasbuilt on the ranch.

Asa started school at Kentonin 1932 and graduated fromHigh School there. There he methis future bride, Fannie MaeGillworth. They rode the bustogether. Fannie and Asa weremarried on September 2, 1948,in Clayton, New Mexico. Tothis union was born a son, Eric(Rick) and a daughter, Teresa(Tessie) Jones Crane.

Rick lives and teaches atMaxwell, New Mexico and hasa daughter, Kasey and a son-in-law Bryan Byrnes and a grand-son Asa James. Rick also hastwo step-children, Todd and Jen-nifer Warlick. Their children are

Shelby and Laken. Michelleand Eric Chapman and girlsGracie, twins Kate and Claire.

Tessie lives in Perkins, Okla-homa. She and her husband,Gary Crane own the RalphCircle R Packing Company.They have two daughters, Ericaand Megan. Erica and her hus-band, Jason Hering, have twins,Logan and Joshua. Megan andher husband Tim Newrocki havea son, Phoenix.

Asa and Fannie retired fromthe ranch and returned toKenton in 1992. They helpedstart the Kenton Museum in1999. The museum has keptthem very busy in the summermonths. Asa is always on handto help someone locate wheretheir ancestors homesteadedand/or a visit to the cemetery tofind where their ancestors areburied. He has wealth of infor-mation about the local historyand is willing to share it with visi-tors to the museum.

Asa has always raised a gar-den and shares it with his neigh-bors. He is also known for shar-ing tools, parts, odd and ends toneighbors in need of somethingto finish a repair job. It is a longdrive to the nearest town.“Asa’s the place of the helpfulhardware man,” is a commonsaying around Kenton. Asa hasbelonged to the Odd FellowsLodge since 1955.

Asa and Fannie belong to theKenton Methodist Church.

This motorcycle was one of hundreds through Boise Cityand Cimarron County last weekend as part of the annualFive-States Poker Run. The annual event raises moneyfor charities and provides good business for localresturants, and filling stations.

Antique Car Show During Santa Fe Trail Daze. The an-nual Santa Fe Trail Daze Car Show will be Sat. June 4 andwe encourage all antique car owners to participate. Joinus at the City Park. The First State Bank will sponsorawards to the participants. Register at the park at 11:30a.m., the show will end at 3 p.m. Bo Burkhalter, Ted Smithand Chet Wardlaw are the co-chairmen of the event.

An employee of ImagesSalon takes some quicktime to dance in the rainTuesday evening. Earliershe might have needed ahelmet to turn back the co-pious amounts of pea sizehail that tell.

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”- William Shakespeare

MidFirst Bank ofTulsa, has announcedthe addition of MattClifton, formerly ofBoise City, to the com-mercial lending team.His title will be SeniorVice-President andCommercial Lending

Tulsa Bank Promotes Matt Cliftonmanager.Clifton’s prior experi-ence includes riskmanagement, merg-ers and acquisitions,loan syndications,credit under writingand business develop-ment.

CITY CLEAN-UP 9 A.M SATURAY AT COURTHOUSE