The Herald-Democrat
Box 490--Beaver, Oklahoma 73932--108 S. Douglas
The Saga of No Man's Land (from the book)
Bank of Beaver City
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau,
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First Security Bank
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Bennett Construction
580-625-3092
Underground Utility Construction; Backhoe; Directional Road Boring
Beaver County Memorial Hospital
Community Pharmacy
Community Clinics
at Beaver and Turpin
Beaver County Nursing Home
Emergency Service (EMS)
Brent's Pics
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Dos Castillos Kitchen 580-625-3088
Colvin-Mills Insurance,
Lloyd Rose, Barber Stylist
Dr. Tim Becker, Dentist 625-3111
Ned and Darlene's Cafe 580-625-3785
Beaver Oil Company
TJ's Convenience store (North edge of Beaver)
Downing Food Store
Beaver Auto Supply
Tri-County Electric, Hooker
Hardberger and Smylie
West Texas Gas, Beaver, Oklahoma
Beaver Ace Home Center 625-3102
Jack Albert Waddell and Reed
Beaver Livestock Auction, LLC
580-625-3051
Danny Engelman
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Sale every Tuesday
Unofficial Beaver
County Election Primary Results
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Beaver County Commissioner District No. 3
Frank King wins position with 191 votes or 55 percent
Incumbent Richard Cowan 76 votes
Sheryl Martin Hall 50 votes
Dale Mitchell 30 votes
There will be a lady Governor in Oklahoma for the first time
Republican Governor's Race
Mary Fallin 443 votes wins down state
Randy Brogdon 341 votes
Democrat
Governor's Race
Jari Askins 102 votes wins down state
Drew Edmondson 68 votes
Attorney
General
Ryan Leonard 654 votes
Scott Pruitt 205 votes Pruitt wins down state
State Treasurer
Owen Laughlin 627 votes
Ken Miller 233 votes wins down state
Lt Governor
Todd Lamb 507 votes wins down state
John A. Wright 147 votes
Corporation
Commissioner
Dana Murphy 615 votes wins down state
Tod Yeager 267 votes
U.S. Senator
Republican
Tom Coburn 738 votes wins down state
Evelyn L. Rogers 83
U.S. Senator
Democrat
Jim Rogers 118 votes wins down state
Mark Myles 88 votes
Superintendent of
Public Schools Democrat
Susan Paddack 115 votes wins down state
Jerry Combrink 65
Superintendent of
Public Schools Republican
Janet Barres 394 votes wins down state
Brian Kelley 109 votes
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Water runs into culvert on county road towards Turpin. A seven inch rain
fell north of Forgan. Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Water flows barely under bridge at Pioneer Park Golf course Wednesday
from a seven inch rain.
Water floods down bar ditch north of Beaver from a seven inch rain north
of Forgan Wednesday.
Water fills creek that is normally dry north of Beaver Wednesday, May
26.
Water fills front lawn at Mills home southeast of Forgan following a
seven in rain.
Water goes over the Beaver Lake dam following a seven inch rain north of
Forgan Wednesday, May 26.
Water runs over county road heading toward Turpin following a seven inch
rain Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Water makes an unusual design as the water flows into a culvert north of
Beaver following a seven inch rain Wednesday.
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Beaver, Oklahoma 73932
Phone 580-625-4938
Cell 405-226-2653
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Men's winners at the World Championship Cow Chip Throw Saturday, April
18, 2009. All from Beaver:
James Pratt first place, Jon Elfers, second place and Mark Tillman,
third place.
Women's winners at the World Championship Cow Chip Throw Saturday, April
18, 2009.
Teri Pratt Welty, first; Dana (Valentine) Martin of Goodwell and Sandi
Frey, of Tilden, Nebraska.
Top winners of the Beaver County Junior Livestock show
Lady Dusters celebrate their victory over Seiling at Enid. A loss to
Seiling earlier caused the
Lady Dusters to make state the hard way.
Lady Dusters on the way to Class A State Basketball playoffs for the
second year in a row.
The Lady
Dusters play at Carl Albert gym at 2 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday
games will be
played at the Fairgrounds
Forgan Bulldogs are in the Class B playoffs for the first time since
2002. The Bulldogs play
Big Pasture at the Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City Thursday, March 5,
2009
at 6 p.m.
Wacky Beaver County Weather Produces strange events
Beaver County saw some strange events was Clear
Creek near the Read Cates
home just North of Elmwood Monday, August 18, 2008
Normally Clear Creek near Elmwood has or is close
to drying up this time of the
year, but
not this year as cool rainy weather has been recorded the past week.
Our
moisture total here
in Beaver is now at 9.21 so far this year.
This flood occurred
Monday, August 18, 2008.
Hail covered the ground near Balko on
highway 3 Thursday, August 14. Normally
this
area is dry and blowing dirt. The hail caused traffic problems and
graders had to be
called out to remove the hail .
Fire in city well house causes parts of Beaver to be evacuated
CHLORINE LEAK - Beaver County
Emergency Services personnel were
on the scene Monday evening, July 28 to treat victims from a chlorine
leak
from the Town of Beaver’s water well house just north of the post
office.
A fire in the building at 7 p.m. caused the chlorine cylinders to leak,
according to local emergency personnel. Many homes in the town
were evacuated as a precaution. The situation didn’t end until early
morning Tuesday.
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James Pratt is being interviewed by Amarillo
Sports director Brad Fralick.
James returned from the Cow Chip Throwing Contest
at Tilden, Nebraska and lost by three feet to the
Nebraska
Champion who came in third here in Beaver.
His name is
Craig Taylor and only threw his chip
122 feet at the Beaver contest.
James Pratt wins competitive cow chip throwing over Amarillo's KVII Sports
director Brad Fralick
before the Cow Chip Throw. James' throw doubled
the TV Sports director's
throw.
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NEWS
A roof blew off from Jones Automotive in Forgan, Tuesday, April 15
causing a power
outage in Forgan for several hours. Tri-county electric crews were
photographed working
on the damage. Three power poles were taken down.
This tornado hit the Woodbury farm to the north of the Northern Natural
Gas plant in 2006. Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Woodbury lost their lives when the tornado hit their home.
SPORTS
TRACK. Ellie Bridwell taken the baton during a recent track meet
Beaver hurdlers Janene Estala, left, and Kamee Gabel down the stretch of
the 100
meter race Saturday
Turpin's Chandler Kirkhart sprints to the finish in the 200 dash at
Beaver
WINS SWEEPSTAKES. The BHS chorus won sweepstakes at a
recent
state contest in Shawnee. Individuals in the chorus also won individual
awards.
Teacher is Cara McDonald and Bonnie Dyer.
The Cimarron Territory
Celebration and World Championship
Cow Chip Throw is always scheduled for the third Saturday in April
beginning
at 1:30 p.m.
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Balko Schools
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New web site for Brent's Pics
Pioneer Park Golf Course Web Page (Click here)
New link with Oklahoma State Parks Click to enter
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For Hunting information go to
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com
2009 Moisture 9.87 So far June 25, 2009
2008 Moisture. The local weather station has recorded 17.91 of moisture since January 2008.
2007 moisture. The local weather
station has Beaver recorded 18.11
inches of moisture since January 2007.
2006 moisture 13.90 as of December
2006.
2004 Rainfall totals (unofficially)
32.18 inches.
Our normal moisture here is 19 to 20 inches.
2005 recorded 24.67.
Weather Service web sites at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/
Mesonet
Photo courtesy Dr. Donna (Jones) Long.
in 1944. These men were taken to Oklahoma City for processing into the
Armed forces. Front row: Olman Overton, missing name, Okie Amos, Herb
Lawson, Carl Owens, Dale Jones, Earl Phelps, Clifford Goodner and Lynn
Wilmoth. 2nd row: Missing name, missing name, Lawrence Smith, missing
name, Joe Rose, Milford Roberts, missing name, missing name, Herman
Altman, Walter Potter and Melvin Revert. 3rd row: Phillip Wright, Melvin
Garrett, Glen Knight, Glenn Judd, Emerson Elston, missing name, missing
name, Jack Gregg, Doyle Chilcott, missing name, Dennis Ward, and Clarence
Wilhite. 4th row: Walter Schenelle, missing name, missing name, Marvin Wilson.
Back row: Orville Pearson, missing name, missing name, missing name,
missing name, Virgil Altman, missing name, Bob Phelps and Herb Herdricks.
Not identified are; Stanley Strong, Darrold Strong, Max Quinn, John May, Ernest Starr
Leo Carter and James Carter.
Wreaths across America
New Old Photos courtesy Jones and Plummer Trail Museum and Beaver County Historical Society. Click here to see
Celebrating Oklahoma's 100th year in Beaver, Oklahoma at the Beaver Dunes State Park, Saturday, October 20, 2007
Breakfast is almost ready at the Park Saturday.
Breakfast was served early Saturday morning
The kitchen area took a break after a busy morning
Rodney Barby begins his horse training session.
The big air cannon is ready to shoot. Pumpkins can go almost a mile.
Smaller air cannon shot was demonstrated also in the off-road area.
Judge Tim Leonard speaks to the crows
Saturday afternoon on the history of the Panhandle
and Oklahoma.
Nancy Leonard speak to the
crowd. Nancy is a member of
the Centennial Commission
Olive Jenkins, center, was born in 1907 and was honored. Pictured left
is her daughter, Elaine, and pictured right is Rolland Jenkins.
.
World Champion Cow Chip Throwing contest champion, was interviewed
by a television crew Sunday afternoon July 29. The interview was part of
thepalestra.com's Summer Tour. The crew is traveling to all 48 continental
states across the country visiting unique, fun and interesting places and events.
Pratt demonstrated his throwing ability to the crew was well.
Pictured above is the tornado that hit the Woodbury home. Vance and
Barbara Woodbury both died from injuries when the struck their home
about 1/2 mile from this location near the Northern Natural Gas plant
east
of Elmwood. The tornado hit their home Wednesday evening, March 29,
2007 . Photo courtesy Beaver County Sheriff's office.
Above is a photo of the USS Mullinnix DD-944 which was used as a sink test back in the 1990's. The United States was testing new weapons. The ship was used during the Vietnam war but later decommissioned in the 1980's. The editor and publisher was stationed on the ship from 1964 until 1965.
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