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THE PONCA CITY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014–PAGE 3-C
NOC Gets Chamber Pride Award
This Week’s Adoptable Pets
THIS IS Voltage and he is a 4 year old Bichon Frise. He was
rescued from a puppy mill so he has come a long way from
how he was when he first arrived at out humane society. He
is a total cuddle bug now. He is playful and very sweet. He is
housebroken and crate trained. He gets along with other dogs
and does great with children who aren’t too young. Voltage
is currently in a foster home so if you are interested in knowing more about him please contact the Ponca City Humane
Society.
THIS IS Wilco and he is a 1 year old pitbull mix. He is adorable
and sweet, full of energy and a love bug. He loves playing
with other dogs, people, and kids, they are his favorite. Wilco
loves to run and play in a big yard and he loves going on long
walks. Wilco will make a wonderful addition to any family that
is willing to give him the love and attention he deserves, and
lots of exercise.
Energy Companies Not
Worried by Earthquakes
CUSHING (AP) — Earthquake activity has picked up
in the region around Cushing
since 2009, but energy company officials at the oil storage
hub worry more about tornadoes.
The 30-year period from 1978
to 2008 was relatively quiet for
earthquakes, said Austin Holland, a research seismologist
with the Oklahoma Geological
Survey.
“The number of earthquakes
that could be felt prior to 2009
was one or two a month and
now it is more like dozens a
month,” Holland said.
Depending on the location,
generally quakes of magnitude 2.5 can be felt.
There also has been a cluster of earthquakes over the
past month in central Oklahoma roughly from Oklahoma
City to the Kansas state line.
Carl Karner, the senior engineering specialist for Tulsabased Rose Rock Midstream,
is not shaken by the activity.
“None of the quakes have
been in Cushing,” he said.
Rose Rock has 7.6 million
barrels of storage in Cushing,
The Journal Record reported.
About 80 million barrels of
crude oil is stored in tanks
in the area, one of the largest
oil storage hubs in the United States and the price point
for West Texas Intermediate
crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange. WTI is the
U.S. benchmark for oil futures
trading.
The standards for building
oil storage tanks are exacting,
Karner said.
Storage companies follow
federal and state laws, and
also adhere to the standards
developed by the American
Petroleum Institute for the
construction and maintenance
of their facilities.
“Our tanks are built according to API 650 standards,”
Karner said, referring to a
three-ring binder containing
more than 1,000 pages of drawings and rules. About a tenth
of the pages are dedicated to
earthquake design.
Magellan Midstream Partners, another Tulsa energy
company with storage in Cushing, complies with all laws and
regulations administered by
the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Environmental
Protection Agency and all the
regulatory authorities that
have jurisdiction over aboveground storage tanks and pipelines, Magellan spokesman
Bruce Heine said.
All of the more than a dozen
storage companies operating
in Cushing meet similar standards and take similar precautions to assess their pipelines and facilities following
a quake.
“We shut down assets and
perform inspections as needed,” said Larry Springer,
senior manager of community
partners and investments for
Enbridge Inc. Enbridge operates the largest storage facility at Cushing, with 20 million
barrels.
With hundreds of thousands
of barrels of crude contained
in each tank, they must withstand ground movement. The
technical term is known as
response acceleration, Karner
said.
“It is like being in your car
when you step on the gas and
feel yourself being pushed
back into the seat,” Karner
said. “As you approach your
final speed there is not that
sensation - that is what happens in an earthquake.”
The API standards have specific seismic design criteria
for this region, Springer said.
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Business Editor
TONKAWA — Dr. Cheryl
Evans, Northern Oklahoma
College President, mistress of
ceremonies for the Tonkawa
Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday, had the tables
turned on her when Janet
Purdy, the 2012 Tonkawa Pride
Awardee, presented NOC with
the 2013 Pride Award.
The audience was amazed
when Purdy described the
awardee as being “old.” Later
they forgave her when they
realized she was talking about
the college. Normally the
award is presented to an individual.
Before
revealing
the
recipient, Purdy gave this
description,”The recipient
has spent a life time plus seeking to improve the lives of
youth and adults, as well as,
our community. The honoree
is known throughout the state
but has also received national
recognition for the efforts put
forth in the areas of leadership, community engagement
and cooperation.
“Northern Oklahoma College has grown from an enrollment of 217 in 1901 to more
than 1,000 students on the
Tonkawa campus alone, and
more than 4.,400 school-wide.
The administrations now oversees three campuses under
the director of president Dr.
Cheryl Evans.”
Purdy noted, “NOC has been
recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the nation’s best
community colleges. NOC is
included in the top 120, out of
more than 1,000, public twoyear institutions. NOC is the
only one in Oklahoma selected by the Aspen Institute for
2013.”
Dr. Evans expressed appreciation accepting the honor
on behalf of NOC, and asked
those connected with the college, as students, past students
or employees to stand and be
recognized. She announced
the college will be making a
$5 million investment in the
community for construction of
new student housing to be finished in 2015.
Other awards were presented by last year’s receptions. The Employee of the
Year was presented to Pam
Johnson, First National Bank,
by Monica Green; Lifetime
Service Award, was presented
to Marilee Helton, by Robert Colombe; Citizen of the
Year was presented to David
Kersey, by Janine Roth.
Incoming Chamber President Bart Brashears, noted
Tonkawa is unique. He
praised the people who make
the decision to live and work
there helping improve the
town with a teamwork atmosphere. He called attention to
the banquet program which
depicted a heart with a head
of wheat across the center.
Brashears, said the true heart
are the people who put in
blood, sweat and tears to meet
and raise expectations to new
heights. “They lead by example.”
In handing over the reins to
Brashears, outgoing president
Dr. Pam Stinson, listed some
of the accomplishments of
the past year. She mentioned
eight ribbon cuttings, 11 business-after-hours events, and
the new 5:15 p.m., shopping
frenzy, legislative forums,
Leadership Tonkawa, and the
Character Counts program.
Business of Year
Business of the year, recipient was Range Resources.
Accepting the Award was Harold Platt, production manager,
for Range Resources in the
Tonkawa Field. The company
headquarters is in Ft. Worth,
Texas. The firm is an oil and
gas drilling and production
company with operations in
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
The Company began operations in the Tonkawa area in
2007 buying a few wells in
the “Old Three Sands Field.”
Since that time the company
drilled and completed more
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TONKAWA CHAMBER of Commerce named David Kersey as the Outstanding Citizen during the award
series portion of the banquet hosted Thursday at the Renfro Center on the Northern Oklahoma College
campus. The award was presented by Janine Roth. (News Photo by Louise Abercrombie)
than 250 wells. Range has
increased their leasehold to
nearly 150,000 acres and is
currently continuing to drill
and complete more wells in
the area.
Platt announced Range
plans to extend the field north
to the state line within the
next few years and possibly
into Kansas in the future.
Range currently has 30 full
time employees in the Tonkawa office. The employees are
from Tonkawa and the surrounding towns of Blackwell,
Ponca City, Perry, Enid and
Stillwater. Currently has a
payroll of $2,000.000 plus a
year out of the Tonkawa office.
Range
representatives
attending in addition to Harold and Terrie Platt, were
Larry and Debbie Settle,
Shea and Trisha Settle, Nelly
Marler and Shane and Candy
Alexander.
2014 Chamber Officers
Bart Brashears, president;
Rex Ackerson, presidentelect; Scott Leiding, vice
president; Jeffrey Ribordy,
treasurer and Dr. Pam Stinson, past president. Directors
include: Ackerson, Brashears,
Ribordy, Jena Kodesh, Jeremy
Owen, Scott Leiding, Candace
Myer, Jennifer Robbins, Amie
Shed, Nancy Skipper, Dr. Judy
Colwell, Kelley Conaghan,
Nathan Copeland, Pam Johnson ad Sam Peart. Retiring
directors are Lisa Blubaugh,
Merry Crough, Dr. Jill Shackelford and Kathy Stokesberry.
Entertainment was by the
NOC Roustabouts, directed
by Dineo Hielman, Dinner by
Northern Management Services, served by NOC President’s Leadership Council.
The National Anthem was by
Megan Mador, and the invocation was by Dr. Janice Sharp.
The event was held at the Renfro Center on the NOC campus.
Guests introduced included,
Sen. Eddie Fields, Tonkawa Mayor Glen Watkins,
Vice Mayor Rick Allen and
Councilmen, Ken Smith and
Charles Conaghan and city
manager Chip Outhier. Kay
County officials, commissioner Tyson Rowe; sheriff Everett Van Hosen; under sheriff
Steve Kelley; District Attorney Brian Hermanson; assessor Carol Purdy; clerk, Tammy
Reese and treasurer Christi
Kennedy.
Area Chamber representativew were from Ponca City,
Blackwell, Newkirk, Perry
and Brahman. Educational
Institutions represented were
Pioneer Technoogy Center,
Tonkawa Public Schools and
University Center of Ponca
City.Media Representatives
were from Tonkawa News
and Ponca City News. Chamber staff members are Janet
Purdy, executive director, and
Sue Warren, administrative
assistant.
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