Volume 112 No. 32 75 Cents Thursday November 12, 2009P.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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Tues. Nov. 3 69 34Wed. Nov. 4 59 37Thur. Nov. 5 78 44Fri. Nov. 6 83 43Sat. Nov. 7 78 55Sun. Nov. 8 72 53Mon.Nov. 9 76 57MARKETSWheat $ 4.39 bush.Milo $ 3.06 bush.Corn $3.66 bush. (spot prices subject to change)

ATTENTION!!

We give a tip of the hat to:

CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER

We give a dunce cap to:

SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

BORN ON NOV. 12

TODAY IN HISTORYNOV. 12

LOLA BELLE HARPER-91CHARLES CONGER-79

Kim Hunter Detroit MI, ac-tress (Planet of the Apes,Lilith)1929 Grace Kelly Monacoprincess/actress (Philadel-phia Story, Rear Window)1943 Brian Hyland QueensNY, rocker (She Wore anItsy Bitsy Teenie WeenieYellow Polka Dot Bikini)1945 Al Michaels Brooklyn,sportscaster (ABC MondayNight Baseball/Football)1945 Neil Young Canada,singer/songwriter (Crosby,Stills, Nash & Young)2001 Zach David (grandson)

1933 1st Sunday footballgame in Philadelphia (previ-ously illegal)1933 Nazis receive 92% ofvote in Germany1939 Jews of Lodz Polandare ordered to wear yellowarmbands1946 1st drive-up bank win-dow established (Chicago)1956 Largest observed ice-berg, 208 by 60 miles, 1stsighted

Eddie andGerry Snappfor havingshared their

p l a n t s and made ahome for others plantsfor years at the old SnappBuilding, we’ll miss theshow.

11-7David Montes Beltran-No driver’s license,holding for ICE.

“In America, anybodycan be president. That’sone of the risks youtake.” - Adlai Stevenson

OOOPS!!CORRECTIONS

NOV. 5In the article on the hospi-tal board, the loan amountshould have been $275thousand.George Parker’s obituary,Mr. Parker was survived bya son, George Galen and twosisters-in-law, Sally Parkerof Boise City, and MargieParker of Mountain View.

OCT. 29It should be Hunter Wormon the picture with the birdat the Goodwell footballgame.It should have read bur-glary, not robbery of the FeltSchool.

the U.S. House ofRepresentitivesand their decisionto pass a tax-laden health bill.Our future is in

the hands of the U.S.Senate...God help us.

Greg Pike has been riding backand forth the Midwest for nineyears.

He rides a motorized bicyclepulling a small trailer along witha dog, (Booger), a cat, Kitty), andthree lab rats, (interchangeablymousey).

The former truck driver, (Mis-sissippi and Alabama), now ridesa moped bike of his own design.The small motor is designed to fiton bicycles and can be purchasedon-line. However, Pike hasadded his engine to a highly modi-fied bike frame, with rough weld-ing he made a crude tricycle, froma 26 inch bike frame, and hasadded a seat from a motorcycleas well as a fairing to cut thewind. He put 20 inch tires on therear when he discovered that ra-tio would give him better tractionand power over mountain passes.

As he stacks Booger, Kittyand Mousey on top of each otherand is asked why the strangecombination travels together, Pikelooks up gestures and smiles,“Why can’t people get along?”he asked. “Besides, I’m havingfun.”

Pike had stopped at Red andSon’s because the emergencyflasher he uses on his small trailer,(a half barrel with a Rubbermaidtote taped and bolted on), had quitworking. After repairs he wasshort of cash. The trailer holdsthe animals, their food and waterand what megar supplies Pikecarries for himself.

Greg Pike, with his dog Booger, cat named Kitty and oneof three lab rats named Mousey, travel the Southwest inand on a Moped and a trailerof Pike’s design.

Unlikely Group Rides theSouthwest For Peace AmongAnimals and People

“I’m down to my last $3 rightnow. But I might go down thestreet and have $50 to $100 inno time. I put the animals out,stack ‘em, out come the cam-eras and I tip my hat,” hegrinned.

Pike is always thinking ofnew alterations to his moped.At present he has a battery thatgives him light, but the batteryhas a short life and he needssomeway to charge it as hetravels. He turns to LynnRichardson of Red and Son’s,“I’m trying to solve my electri-cal problem. I’m thinking ofsome kind of generator or al-ternator that is propeller driven,so I can charge the battery asI ride.”

“We have a website. It’scalled helpdogcatrat.com. Atrip to the website shows a callfor help with expenses and topromote “peace among pets”.On the site Pike says the ulti-mate plan is to establish an ani-mal shelter in Bisbee, Ariz.

Pike said he was an Armyveteran of an airborne unit thatjumped into Grenada. “I’m aveteran of Regan’s war,” helaughed.

Pike, and his odd menagerieare headed for warmerweather down in Texas and thesoutheast, where he originallycame from. Then after a warmrespite, they’ll be back on theroad promoting peace amonganimals…and people.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Topadministrative staff at the Depart-ment of Human Services re-ceived almost $200,000 in payraises in the past year before theagency cut senior nutrition pro-grams, records show.

“These raises were given at atime when the economic situa-tion was bad and getting worseand a budget shortfall was clearlyimminent,” said state Rep. RandyTerrill, R-Moore. “In light of the

raises, I find it hard to believeDHS could not find any way tosave money other than cuttingnutritional programs for the eld-erly.”

Records show 29 of the top36 administrators at the agencyreceived raises in the past year.The pay raises ranged between$135 per month to an additional$1,894 per month. The payraises totaled $16,380 permonth and $196,560 per year.

Terrill noted the pay raiseswere not approved by the Leg-islature and it is not known ifthose receiving the raises as-sumed any additional job re-sponsibilities.

Terrill likened DHS officials’actions to AIG executives whoreceived millions in bonuses af-ter obtaining taxpayer-fundedbailout money from the federalgovernment.

“DHS has violated the sa-

cred trust with our seniors in thesame way many greedy WallStreet robber barons violated thetrust of the taxpayers who bailedthem out,” Terrill said.

He said the case illustratesthe need for even greater scru-tiny of agency budgets as law-makers revise appropriations dueto the downturn.

“This unconscionable seriesof events calls into question thejudgment of DHS’ senior man-

agement,” Terrill said. “Withstate workers facing furloughsor layoffs, the Legislature shouldscrub every agency budget todetermine whether the DHSabuses are an isolated case orjust the tip of the iceberg. Some-how, I suspect the latter.”

As DHS Cut Services, Top Officials Got Raises

“Idealism increases indirect proportion to one’sdistance from the problem.”- John Galsworthy

Wildcat Tight End Jamin Richardson snags a pass for an18-yard gain Friday night. The ‘Cats travel to TiptonFriday. There will be a send off at 8:30 Friday morning.

Satanta, KS - In a move thatwill benefit many in the State ofKansas, the Secretary of Trans-portation has approved a stimu-lus package that would invest15 million dollars into railroadupgrades on the Cimarron Val-ley Railroad over the next fiveyears.

Signed by Secretary ofTransportation, Deb Miller, onWednesday, October 28, 2009,this transportation stimuluspackage will allow the KansasDepartment of Transportationand Port Authority of SouthwestKansas (encompassing thecounties of Grant, Stanton,Stevens and Morton), in coop-eration with Cimarron ValleyRailroad, to finance a portion ofupgrades for this freight linewhich crosses Kansas’ vastagricultural communities.

“To keep rail lines viable forco-ops, farmers and the 90%-plus agricultural base of this re-

Railroad Lifeline Gets a Facelift in Southwest Kansasgion, the railroad improvementsare literally a foundation forgrowth,” stated Greg Kissel, ex-ecutive vice president. “Cimar-ron Valley Railroad is commit-ted to enticing more industry tothe area via the utilization of thisfreight line, and upgrading thetrack structure should make itpossible to attract new busi-nesses to a number of cities andcounties scattered across south-west Kansas.”

Cimarron Valley Railroad hasgrown to include 24 employeessupervised by

Henry Hale, a long-timeSatanta, KS resident and formerSanta Fe Railroad employee.The shortline railroad presentlyhauls approximately 11,000 car-loads per year. Commoditiessuch as wheat, corn and milo areprimary transports, as the lineruns through one of the largestcorn-producing areas and sec-

ond-largest wheat-producing re-gions in Kansas. It also servicesone of the principal producersof carbon blacks, a substanceused in rubber manufacturingand the pigmentation of inks andplastics.

Major shippers utilizing theline now include Skyland Grain,Elkhart Coop, Santa Fe Grain,Dodge City Coop, ColumbianChemicals Company and Sea-board Farms, all of whom willexperience enhanced inter-changing of loads deployedacross Kansas as improvementsare implemented. “Since Cima-rron Valley Railroad is an exten-sion of our Class 1 carrier,Burlington Northern Santa FeRailroad, the continued upgradesbetween the shortline railroadand Burlington Northern SantaFe is vital to safe and reliableservice for our customers,” Mr.Kissel noted.

Red Carpet Country’s Elev-enth Annual Photography Con-test Winners were announcedduring the Old Settler’s Cel-ebration held in Wakita, on Sat-urday, Sept. 19, 2009. One hun-dred thirty photos were on dis-play during the day in the Bi-Centennial Building.

First place winner in theAdult Division Children Cat-egory was Jennifer Lewis,Laverne; Becki Sheets, Black-well placed second and thirdplace was taken by CynthiaLeGrand from Boise City. Plac-ing first in the Professional Di-vision Children Category wasM. Elise Solloway, Woodward.Placing second was PaulineFahle from Taloga.Taking first place in the Wild-flowers Category ProfessionalDivision was Mayble Watson,Helena; second place honorswent to Jon Linder, Alva. Win-ners in the Adult Division werefirst, Becki Sheets, Blackwell;second Kandee Lowder,Fairview; third, Teresa L. Jamesfrom Vici.

Taking first place honors inthe Adult Division Wildlife Cat-egory was Kandee Lowder,Fairview. Receiving secondplace was Cynthia LeGrand,Boise City. In the ProfessionalDivision the first place winnerwas Megan Passey, Enid andsecond place went to M. EliseSolloway, Woodward.

In the Seasonal CategoryProfessional Division PaulineFahle, Taloga received firstplace honors with second placegoing to Jon Linder, Alva. Plac-ing first in the Adult Divisionwas Amber Bosch, Alva; sec-ond place went to KandeeLowder, Fairview; and thirdplace was awarded to JenniferLewis, Laverne.

Taking first place honors inthe Adult Division LifestyleCategory was CynthiaLeGrand, Boise City; second,Becki Sheets, Blackwell andtaking third was MarilynHendryx, Covington. Receivingfirst place in the ProfessionalDivision Lifestyle Category wasJon Linder, Alva while secondplace was awarded to KathinaKygar from Guymon. MeganPassey, Enid, was awardedhonorable mention in the Pro-fessional Division.

Placing first in the Events/Activities Category Adult Divi-sion was Becki Sheets, Black-

2009 Red Carpet Photo Contest Winners Announcedwell; second, Shirley Spaeth,Watonga; and third place wentto Amber Bosch, Alva. Receiv-ing honorable mention in the AdultDivision was Patricia Jantzen,Okeene. Professional Divisionfirst place went to Jon Linder,Alva with Mayble Watson, Hel-ena, receiving second place hon-ors.

Taking first place honors in theProfessional Division HistoricBuilding Category was JonLinder, Alva and second placewas awarded to Mayble Watson,Helena. In the Adult Divisionthere was a tie for first placebetween Rodney C. Murrow,Dacoma, and Kandee Lowder,Fairview. Receiving second andthird place honors respectivelywere Shirley Spaeth, Watongaand Cynthia LeGrand Boise City.Honorable Mention wasawarded to Becki Sheets, Black-well.

Landscape Category AdultDivision winners were BeckiSheets, Blackwell, first: PatriciaJantzen, Okeene, second; andDavid Spaeth, Moore, third. Tak-ing first place honors in the Pro-fessional Division was MeganPassey, Enid. Tying for secondplace honors were M. EliseSolloway, Woodward andKathina Kygar, Guymon. CalebDeane, Kingfisher received firstplace in the School Age Division.

Taking honors in the GoldenAge Category Adult Divisionwinners were: first, Kandee

Lowder, Fairview; second,Shirley Spaeth, Watonga. Pro-fessional Division first place wasawarded to Kathina Kygar, Guy-mon and second place went toJon Linder, Alva.

First place in the Human In-terest Category Adult Divisionwas Melinda Westfahl,Ringwood and second went toBecki Sheets of Blackwell.There was a tie for third placehonors between Shirley L.Spaeth, Watonga and RodneyMurrow, Dacoma. First placeProfessional Division was takenby Jon Linder, Alva. Second andthird were awarded to PaulineFahle, Taloga, and KathinaKygar, Guymon respectively.

Adult Division winners in theHobbies Category were; first,Cynthia LeGrand, Boise City;second, Shirley Spaeth,Watonga; third, Becki Sheets,Blackwell. Jon Linder, Alva, re-ceived first place in the Profes-sional Division Hobbies Cat-egory.

First place winner in the Pro-fessional Division Pets Categorywas Jon Linder, Alva. In theAdult Division, Amber Bosch,Alva, took first place honors;second place went to CynthiaLeGrand, Boise City with BeckiSheets, Blackwell, and receiv-ing third place.

Other Category Adult Divi-sion winners were: first Becki(Continued on page 5)