Volume 112 No. 16 75 Cents Thursday July 23, 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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TODAY IN HISTORYJULY 23

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SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

We give a a tip of the hat to:

BOISE CITY WEATHER Hi Lo Prec

Tues. July 14 99 68 0.70Wed. July 15 92 62Thur. July 16 95 60 0.31Fri. July 17 86 57 0.05Sat. July 18 86 59Sun. July 19 89 60Mon. July 20 98 63 MARKETS (Monday)

Wheat $5.01 bush.Milo $2.41 bush.Corn $3.08 bush.

(spot prices subject to change)

BILLY JIM MIZER - 83RUBY JOHNSON-94

1548: Mary, Queen ofScots, at the age of 6, leavesScotland for her arrangedfuture marriage to theFrench dauphin Francis.1858: The British govern-ment removes the restric-tion that prevents Jewsfrom serving in Parliament,which allows Lionel NathanRothschild to join theHouse of Commons.1900: The first Pan-AfricanCongress in London, orga-nized by Henry SylvesterWilliams, draws delegatesfrom Africa, North America,the Caribbean and Europe.W.E.B. Du Bois gives thekeynote address.1952: The Free Officers, arevolutionary group led byGamal Abdel Nasser, oustsEgypt’s King Faruk I in acoup. Nasser himselfcomes to power two yearslater.1967: A police raid of an af-ter-hours bar in Detroitsparks protests by blackresidents in the city. Forty-three people are killed inthe riots.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indiannationalist (1856)Raymond Chandler, novel-

ist (1888)Vladimir Prelog, chemist(1906)Pee Wee Reese, baseball

player (1918)Sir Richard Rogers, archi-tect (1933)Anthony Kennedy, Su-preme Court justice (1936)

“The budget should be bal-anced, the Treasury shouldbe refilled, public debtshould be reduced, the ar-rogance of officialdomshould be tempered andcontrolled, and the assis-tance to foreign landsshould be curtailed, lestRome become bankrupt.People must again learn towork, instead of living onpublic assistance.” —Cicero - 55 BC

The Girl Scoutsfor painting thedumpsters tomake them

look better!

Springfield, CO - ColoradoCommissioner of AgricultureJohn Stulp dedicated the firstEntegrity 50kW wind turbineerected on a farm in Walsh,Colorado Friday, July 17, 2009.Commissioner Stulp congratu-lated H20 Farms and the FredHefley family for being pioneersin front of a crowed of 100. The50kW turbine will offset approxi-mately 30% of the energy needsof pumping irrigation water for acenter pivot sprinkler.

Farm owner Fred Hefleyspoke of the many hurdles theycircumnavigated to complete aproject of this scope, and themany partners it took workingtogether to make it happen. Be-cause this is the first turbine ofits size in the state, Hefley’s were

Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture JohnStulp Dedicated the First 50kw On-Farm WindTurbine From the Department’s AdvancingColorado’s Renewable Energy Grant

the first to attempt feasibilitystudies, finding insurance cov-erage, financing from banks, in-terconnection with the local util-ity company, etc. Mr. Hefleystated with the currenteconomy “we couldn’t havepicked a worse time.” But withmuch perspiration, persever-ance, and a solid network ofcommitted partners they pulledit off.

Mr. Hefley expressed grati-tude to those collaborators:Southeast Colorado ResourceConservation and Develop-ment, Baca County Conserva-tion District, Colorado StateBank, the Colorado Depart-ment of Agriculture’s “Ad-vancing Colorado’s Renew-able Energy” (ACRE) grant,

the International Center forAppropriate and SustainableTechnology, Southeast ColoradoPower Association, EntegrityWind Systems, Rocky MountainFarmer’s Union, Baca CountyFarm Bureau, and McDonaldElectric.

Commissioner Stulp said theACRE program is “designed tohelp rural communities in Colo-rado by developing agriculturalenergy related projects whichbenefit both agriculture and theenvironment.” H20 Farms’project will become the templatefor other ag producers to use asmore farmers and ranchers stepinto the brave new world ofsmall-scale wind generation foragriculture applications.

Nickolas Risley and Winnin Ride recently competed inthe World Championship Paint Horse Show held in FortWorth, Texas on June 30, 2009. They received 8th placein the World competing in heading, healing and steerstopping. Winnin Ride was bom and raised in Boise City,broke and trained by Nickolas Risley. Nickolas Risley isthe son of Fred and Jody Risley, Boise City. Grandson ofJoe and Lola Dixon of rural Campo, Colo. Great grand-son of Margaret Casper of Springfield, Colo. and FloiceDixon of Ulysses, Kan.

Sheila BThe Hooker Advance

The American Cancer Soci-ety Relay For Life of TexasCounty teams raise funds to fightcancer and tickets are now onsale in their annual event raffle.

Tickets cost $1 each or 12 for$10 and my be purchased fromany Relay For Life team mem-ber or at the Relay this Fridayand Saturday.

Generous area businesseshave provided eight prizes to beawarded at the conclusion of theRelay For Life. Participants neednot be present to win.

Prizes are two three-monthYMCA family memberships, a$100 Wal-Mart gift card, twogrills from Tri-County Electric,$100 in gasoline fromSchaapveld Oil, $100 in gasoline

Cancer Relay Tickets on Sale Now($25 each from Mary Kaye’s,Zippy’s, Taylor’s and Wes-T-Go) and a three-day/two-nighthotel stay plus $100 Visa fromGuymon Daily Herald.

The Relay For Life of TexasCounty will be held 7 p.m. Fri-day, July 24 to 7 a.m. Saturday,July 25 at the football field inGuymon.

Everyone is invited to comeout and support the teams, honorsurvivors, remember loved oneslost and pledge to continue thefight year-round by supportingthe American Cancer Society.

For more information aboutthe event, interested persons maycall Maria Chavez at 1-806-979-0172. For cancer informationand support, persons are encour-aged to call 1-800-ACS-2345 orvisit www.cancer.org.

The time for the County Com-mittee election for 2009 for Lo-cal Administrative Area (LAA)#2 is coming up this fall. Pro-ducers in LAA#2 should havereceived a nominating form in themail. This gives producers theopportunity to nominate someonethey believe would represent theirLAA on the Farm ServiceAgency (FSA) County Commit-tee. Committee Members areelected to serve a term of 3 years.The election of producers to the

County Committee is importantfor all farmers and ranchers.The County Committee servesas a direct link between the lo-cal agricultural community andthe U.S. Department of Agri-culture (USDA). Committeemembers help with the deliv-ery and the decisions necessaryto administer programs offeredby the local FSA office. Nomi-nation forms must be turnedinto the FSA Office or postmarked no later than August3rd, 2009.

FOOD PANTRYDATES, MAY-DECEMBER

The distribution datesfor the food pantry for2009 the times are 9am

to 12 noonAugust 8th

August 22ndSeptember 5thSeptember 19th

October10thOctober 24th

November 7thNovember 21stDecember 5thDecember19th

FSA County Committee Elections

by C.F. DavidOrvel Gideon Cowan who

was arrested in CimarronCounty the first part of April,2009 on an outstanding warrantfrom Major County has pleadedto driving with a suspended li-cense and obstruction of an of-ficer.

The charges originated froma 1996 traffic stop.

Major County documentsdated July 14, 2009 indicate thatCowan pled guilty to the DUSand was sentenced to a one yearsuspended sentence, and courtcosts of $336.60 and a fine of$500 and a $40 a month super-vision fee.

On the charge of obstructionof an officer, Cowen pled guiltyand received another one-yearsuspended sentence, with court

Cowan Pleads to 1996 DUS,Obstruction Charges

costs of $137.50 and another$500 fine.

With the two suspended sen-tences, Cowen received rulesand conditions of probation; hemust not:

A. Violate any laws, stat-utes or ordinances of any juris-diction; be they Federal, State orMunicipal.

B. Use or possess any al-coholic beverage, including 3.2beer, or enter any establishmentswhere they are sold for con-sumption on the premises.

C. Use, possess or sell ordeliver any controlled dangeroussubstance, including marijuana.

D. Habitually associatewith any convicted felons.

E. Carry any concealableweapon of any type.

Cimarron Memorial RuralHealth Clinic will be per-forming health physicals forstudents on July 29 and July30 from 9am to 12 noon. The cost of each physicalwill be $10.00. Cash andpersonal check will be ac-cepted only. All studentsmust have signed physicalform with them at time ofphysical or parent must at-tend with them. Please con-tact the clinic at 580-544-3008.

ATTENTION!!

The Cimarron County Con-servation District has awardedthe 2009-2010 Annual $1,200Scholarship to Justin Clark.Clark is attending OklahomaState University andmajoring in agricultural econom-ics with a minor in finance. Heis a 2006 graduate of Boise CityHigh School and son ofMarlene Clark Henson and thelate Jay Clark.

This scholarship is availableannually to current or returningcollege students who will beclassified as a Junior or Seniorfor the college 2009 fall semes-ter. The student must be fromCimarron County and majoring

in an agriculture field. This schol-arship is paid to the college ofthe recipient’s choice in two in-stallments - $600.00 for the fallsemester and $600.00 for thespring semester.

Applications are available atvarious colleges and at the Ci-marron County ConservationDistrict in May of the scholar-ship year and due the followingJuly. For more information con-tact the CCCD, PO Box 1086,Boise City, OK 73933;(580)544-3048; 210 S. Cima-rron Ave; orCimarronCCD@conservation.ok.gov.

CIMARRON COUNTYCONSERVATION DISTRICTCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

AWARDED

Compiled by C.F. DavidThe Oklahoma State School

Land Commission and GovernorBrad Henry are taking steps toprevent any future repeat of thealleged embezzlement of $1.16million by former Land Commis-sion Auditor Roger Melson.Melson, who resigned on May17, was named in a 124 page in-dictment opened in mid-June.Melson was auditor over royal-ties from oil and gas and is ac-cused of diverting some of thosefunds to personal accounts.Melson had established a busi-ness with the Oklahoma StateSecretary of State named “Com-missioner of the Land Office”,with himself as President.

Acting Secretary of the LandOffice, Doug Allen has estab-lished two trade name with theOklahoma Secretary of State’sOffice; “Department of theCommissioners of the Land Of-fice” and Oklahoma Commis-sioners of the Land Office”. Allenexplained that this was an effortto secure the names and increasecontrols and security at the stateoffice which controls about $1.4billion in assets for common edu-cation. Allen went on to say thatthe commission was looking ateven more changes and controls

to assure no loss of funds in thefuture.

In the meantime, GovernorBrad Henry is calling for ag-gressive and comprehensiveaudits to prevent any repeat ofMelson’s alleged crime[s].

Melson had listed himself asthe owner of several Texas oilcompanies making royalty pay-ments to the School Land Com-mission, and those companiesare still under investigation. ButHenry is asking for someoneto “scour through” the LandCommission and bring a com-prehensive high-level audit.

State Auditor Steve Burrage,a member of the Land Com-mission explained that theschool land investments areaudited each year, but the de-partment as a whole is not.Burrage said that Melson wasin effect checking his ownwork and that there were nointernal controls in place to pre-vent what he is accused of do-ing. Burrage sits on the com-mission his office cannot do anin-depth audit. This will needto be done by an outside audi-tor at a cost to the state andtaxpayers of $50 thousand ormore, depending on the timespent combing the records.

Land Commission, Governor Move toPrevent a Repeat of Land Office Debacle

Ken Burns is starting anew PBS series on the DustBowl. He is seeking sto-ries from people who livedthrough the Dust Bowl. Eyewitnesses are asked toshare their stories, photo-graphs diaries or home mov-ies from the 1930s. I read itwrong and thought they hadto be okies, but guess theyjust have to have livedthrough it.

If anyone in your area isinterested in sharing stories,information or photos for theKen Burns documentaryproject they can call: OETAat (800) 846-7665. Or writeto OETA Dustbowl Stories,P.O. Box 14190, OklahomaCity, OK 73113.

Director BurnsLooks TowardPanhandle