Volume 112 No. 49 75 Cents Thursday March 11, 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 11

BORN ON MARCH 11

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SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

A crewmember’s helmut lies shattered near the crumpledengines and airframe of the Lifestar Air Ambulance thatcrashed on March 10, 2000. A Boise City infant, KathyEsparza died along with the three crew members.

By C.F. DavidCompiled from the reportsof Jim Rosebery, The BoiseCity News, Camie Clark andJerome Curry, The Moore-County News-Press, Photosby C.F. David, The MooreCounty News-Press

Except for a fateful earlymorning flight ten years ago,Kathy Esparza would very likelybe a Wildcat fourth-grader thisspring. But Kathy, and threeyoung adults trying to save herlife, were gone in mere minutes,victims of fate and freezing ice.

Yesterday, Wednesday March10, was the tenth anniversary ofthe medical helicopter crash thatclaimed one of our own.

Baby Kathy was just fourmonths old on Friday March 10,2000 when she and three crewmembers of Amarillo’s Lifestarperished just across the state lineabout one-half mile west of High-way 385 toward Dalhart, Texas.

The aircraft was crewed byPilot Ed Sanneman, 33, NurseLauren Stone, 30, and paramedicTerry Griffith, 35.

Baby Kathy, as reported thenby Jim Rosebery of The BoiseCity News, and Camie Clark, ofthe Moore County News, inDumas, Texas had been in respi-ratory distress when the decisionwas made to meet the air ambu-lance at the state line at about5:40 a.m.

A cold front had fogged in thearea and the flight had to be short-

County Remembers KathyEsparza; Wednesday MarkedDecade since Lifestar Crash

ened to the state line due to thepoor visibility.

Leticia, Kathy’s mother, un-able to board the helicopter withKathy, drove on and had ar-rived in Amarillo before hear-ing of the fatal crash.

Visibility was near zerowhen the transfer was made,and it was about 6:05 when thechopper left the ground forAmarillo.

Darwood Davis, of the Ci-marron County EMS anddriver of the ground ambulance,was quoted by News-PressEditor Jerome Curry as havinglast seen the 1994 Eurocoptorfollowing Highway 385 southat a height of about 20 feet.

According to a later articleby Curry, ice forming on therotor, was the suspect in thecrash. Curry quoted then Ci-marron County Sheriff KenMiller as having said that icehad built up to about ¼ inch onhis cruiser while he was wait-ing for the transfer at the stateline.

The wreckage of the craftwas found much later in themorning after the fog had be-gun to burn away. The ambu-lance had plowed into a pas-ture just west of Highway 385only about a mile and one-halffrom where it took off. It left acharred scar of about 75 by 30yards in the Dallam Countypastureland, four dead, andcountless lives changed forever.

By C.F. DavidFelix Reyes Segovia made

his initial appearance in a Ci-marron County Courtroom onWednesday, March 3. Segovia,39, has been charged with FirstDegree Murder and Assaultwith intent to kill, with a DeadlyWeapon, a knife. The chargesstem from an incident nearly13 years ago that resulted in thestabbing and death of 41-year-old David Crabtree of BoiseCity, and the stabbing andwounding of Tim Thrash, 50,of Felt.

According to documentsobtained by The Boise CityNews, at about 4:25 a.m. onOct. 15, 1997, Segovia,Crabtree and Thrash wereplaying cards in Segovia’s

Fugitive Felix Segovia’s March 3 CourtAppearance ends Search of Nearly 13 years

FELIX REYES SEGOVIA

rented home in the 200 block ofSouth Munson Street in BoiseCity, when a disagreementerupted.

According to Thrash, duringthat disagreement Segovia pro-duced a large knife and stabbedand slashed Crabtree, numeroustimes resulting in his death.Thrash, who was later trans-ferred to an Amarillo, Texas hos-pital, was stabbed and slashed aswell.

Thrash told authorities that he[Thrash] removed Crabtree fromthe home and placed him in theback of a pickup truck to take himfor medical assistance at Cimar-ron Memorial Hospital. However,before he could arrive he struckanother pickup on South LocustSt.

Upon his arrival at the trafficaccident, Boise City Police ChiefDale Harper found Crabtree inthe back of Thrash’s pickup, (hewas later declared dead at Cima-rron Memorial Hospital).

Harper, in his affidavit tosearch, wrote that Thrash told him[Harper] that when he left theMunson residence that Segovia,

the knife, cards and bloodstainswere still at the scene.

However, Segovia, a Mexi-can National, had fled, leavingamong other things, his Mexi-can Passport behind. A pursuitof nearly 13 years had begun.

Though there had been re-wards offered, Segovia contin-ued to elude arrest, until he waslocated, arrested last year, andrecently extradited fromMexico.

During his court appearancelast Wednesday, the decisionwas made to hold Segovia with-out bond as a flight risk.

Also, a motion was made thatSegovia provide a DNA sampleand a court order was issued forthat sample.

Segovia, who is being held inthe Texas County DetentionCenter, will next appear in theCimarron County court room onJune 1.

A finding of guilty could bringthe death penalty, life, or lifewithout parole; the assault witha deadly weapon charge couldcarry a sentence of up to 20years.

On Saturday, March 6,2010, approximately forty con-cerned citizens, mostly fromCimarron County, attended thesecond of two Tea Parties heldin Boise City. A brief reviewwas given of what had takenplace at the first Tea Partymeeting, and then discussioncontinued about the critical is-sues in our government. Cop-ies of four resolutions for peopleto take, sign and send to law-makers were handed out, alongwith the names and contact in-formation of our Congressmenwho have not yet committedone way or the other on howthey intend to vote for healthcare legislation. These resolu-tions pertained to: a fair taxsystem; term limits; healthcare reform; and cap andtrade.

After some discus-sion, the group decided to fo-cus on the what it felt was themost urgent issue and make aresolution as a group. It wasagreed that the health care re-form bill in Congress is the mostcritical issue and a resolutionopposing the bill was unani-mously voted on.

The group then de-cided to organize under thename “Cimarron County TeaParty Patriots, (Tea standing forTAXED ENOUGH AL-

Cimarron County TEA Party Orginizes, GroupExpresses Concern over Nation’s Pathby Pam Sheldon READY). Officers were nomi-

nated and voted on. Galen Smithwas elected Chairman, BillRamsey was elected Vice Chair-man, and Pam Shelden waselected Secretary. Then a Mis-sion Statement Committee wasselected. Those selected wereJanice Smith, Steve Cryer, DonStark, Bill Ramsey, DarylMcDaniel and Ray Eslinger.

Copies of materials from sev-eral other similar organizations(other Tea Party groups, The 9/12 Project, The Oak Initiative)were presented and the newlyformed Tea Party voted to adoptthe 9/12 Project Principles andValues which are as follows:

NINE PRINCIPLES1. I believe in God and He is

the Center of my Life.2. America is Good.3. I must always try to be a

more honest person than I wasyesterday.

4. The family is sacred. Myspouse and I are the ultimate au-thority, not the government.

5. If you break the law youpay the penalty. Justice is blindand no one is above it.

6. I have a right to life, libertyand pursuit of happiness, but thereis no guarantee of equal results.

7. I work hard for what I haveand I will share it with whom Iwant to. Government cannotforce me to

be charitable.8. It is not un-American for

me to disagree with authority orto share my personal opinion.

9. The government worksfor me, I do not answer to them,they answer to me.

12 VALUESHonesty Reverence

Hope Personal Re-sponsibility

Thrift H u -mility CharityGratitude

Sincerity ModerationHard Work Courage

The next meeting was set forSaturday, March 27, 2010, at2:00 p.m. The location will beannounced. EVERYONE isencouraged to attend. The Ci-marron County Tea Party Pa-triots group is not affiliated withany particular political party, itdoes not support any particularpolitical party, and it is not rais-ing funds. It is a group of peoplewho are very concerned aboutthe direction our government istaking our country, and who be-lieve that we can and must dosomething to change what is tak-ing place in our land. Our ad-ministration is pushing for a voteon health care reform in themiddle of March. If you are in-terested in obtaining the list ofcongressmen to contact, call580-516-1993 after 3:15 p.m.

The Cimarron Heritage Cen-ter will host a two-day celebra-tion of the 75th anniversary of“Black Sunday” on April 22 and23, 2010. Thursday will focus oninteraction between junior highand high school students from thearea and locals who lived duringthe 1930’s and talking to exhibitplanners. Friday afternoon willfocus on exhibits, a lecture, andinteraction between exhibitorsand “survivors”. A Dust BowlBanquet, with entertainment, willend the event.

More details will be publishedin the coming weeks. However,we need everyone to dig into yourold picture boxes and bring themwith you to the museum to show

Black Sunday and After 75th

Anniversary Celebrationour next generation, just exactlywhat the Dust Bowl era lookedlike. We also invite everyonewho lived during the time pe-riod to come one or both daysto visit with each other, students,and exhibit planners about yourlife.

The museum has receiveda small gfant from the Okla-homa Humanities Council tohelp with the expense of theexhibits and speakers. We alsowould like to copy your photosfor our archives. So, if you can-not attend please let us copyyour photos and show them inApril. Remember, LOOK forthose photos! RememberTHOSE stories!

Have you met this couple? His name is Marlin (Woody)Woods. He and his wife,Marsha, arrived in October af-ter accepting an offer from theChurch of Christ congregationto fill the ministry pulpit and towork with them in spreadingthe gospel of Christ. Woody isa recent graduate of Sunset In-ternational Bible Institute at

Lubbock, Texas. If you see Woody, ask him

about growing up in a mining town,serving our country as an ArmyMedic, being a prison guard orabout his greatest love, sharingthe gospel with others. You willenjoy becoming acquainted withMarsha too. She loves to quilt,paint, laugh and help Woody in

anyway she can. Most mornings, Tuesday

through Friday, you will findWoody in his study at Main andN. French. He invites you tostop in and get acquainted or youmay call him at 544-3601. Heis always ready to help or assistyou in your spritual or otherneeds.

You are cordially invited toattend Bible Study each Sundaymorning at 9:30 and assemblyat 10:30 am. Wednesdayevening study begins at 7:30 pm.

Boise City Church of Christ Has a New Face in the Pulpit

IT’S DAYLIGHTSAVINGS TIMEREMEMBERTO SPRINGFORWARDSUNDAY!!!!

We give a dunce cap to:

An eye for an eye will makethe whole world blind.Mohandas Gandhi

LEO ROSE- 55

1885 Malcolm Campbell 1stauto racer to travel 5 miles/minutes (8 km/minute)1908 Lawrence WelkStrasburg ND, orchestraleader (Lawrence WelkShow)1931 Rupert Murdoch Aus-tralia, publisher (New YorkPost), CEO FOX-TV Net-work1934 Sam Donaldson ElPaso TX, ABC White Housecorrespondent (PrimeTime)1950 Bobby McFerrinsinger (Don’t Worry BeHappy-1989 Grammy)1950 Jerry Zucker Milwau-kee WI, director (Airplane,Naked Gun)1952 Douglas Adams Cam-bridge England, author(Hitchiker’s Guide to theGalaxy)

1302 Romeo and Juliet’swedding day, according toShakespeare1702 1st English daily news-paper, “Daily Courant”, ispublishedrch 13)1927 1st golden gloves tour-nament1930 President and ChiefJustice William Taft buriedin Arlington1942 General MacArthurleaves Corregidor (Bataan)for Australia1954 US Army chargesSenator Joseph McCarthyused undue pressure tactics1968 Otis Redding posthu-mously receives gold recordfor “(Sittin’ On) the Dock ofthe Bay”1997 Beatle PaulMcCartney knighted SirPaul by Queen Elizabeth II

P r e s i d e n tObama’s onceagain signing thePatriot Act. TheC o n s t i t u t i o n a lAbomination cre-

ated by President Bushneeds to expire.

ATTENTION!!There will be a special elec-tion on Tuesday, April 6,2010. This election will befor a continuance of thesame two percent sales taxthat has been supporting thehospital. In addition thatsame two percent will, ifpassed help support, SoutarMemorial Library, The Ci-marron County Fair and anExtension Office. There willnot be any addtional tax tothe original two percent.

Patriotism is supportingyour country all the time,and your government whenit deserves it.Mark Twain