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By Jerry Fink
Managing Editor
A limited number of
personal time capsules
will be available to be
placed in a small vault
that will be buried near
the Eufaula Dam, to be
opened in 50 years.
Middle School Principal
Chris Whelan is creating
the personal capsules out
of 12-inch sections of PVC
pipes.
The capsules are being
sold for $50 a piece and
only 25 will be available.
They are part of the
50th Anniversary Celebra-
tion of the dedication of
Eufaula Dam, which took
place on Sept. 25, 1964.
It was a spectacular
event, with Pres. Lyndon
B. Johnson giving a mem-
orable speech to a throng
of dignitaries and to the
general public who flocked
to the site below the dam
to partake in the histori-
cal occasion that marked
the creation of the states
largest lake.
The upcoming celebra-
tion will take place from
10 a.m. to noon on Thurs-
day, Sept. 25.
It is a collaborative ven-
ture by the Lake Eufaula
Association, the Eufaula
Middle School and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers.
Whelan is making
the miniature capsules
because of a deep interest
in history and a desire to
pass along something to
future generations.
My main reason for
doing this was my son and
daughter, Whelan said at
a meeting last week of the
50th Anniversary of Lake
Eufaula Dam Celebration
Committee, held Aug. 27
at Churchs Chicken.
The next committee
meeting is scheduled for
11:30 a.m., Sept. 10 two
weeks before the celebra-
tion, at which former Con-
gressman J.C. Watts, a
native of Eufaula, will be
the feature speaker.
Whelan told the gather-
ing he hoped his familys
future generations will be
there.
My son and daughter,
I want them to be there
and my grandchildren,
he said.
He wants them to attend
the 100th anniversary of
the dams dedication, and
to open the time capsules
and read the messages
that were sent to them
from 50 years in the past.
The committee was
brought up to date on a
number of issues, includ-
ing that this week invita-
tions to the celebration
should be in the mail.
Of particular interest is
the family of the late Con-
gressman Ed Edmondson,
who died in 1990.
If not for Ed Edmonson,
the dam would not have
been built, Whelan said.
At least not as quickly.
Edmondsons survivors
include two sons, James,
who is a justice on the
Oklahoma Supreme
Court, and Drew, former
Muskogee County District
Attorney and former Okla-
homa Attorney General.
Edmondsons brother
was the late J. Howard
Edmonson, former gover-
nor and U.S. Senator.
In other news, Whelan
said the granite that will
be turned into a monu-
ment to be placed at the
dedication site, was on a
ship from China docked
near Houston waiting to
be unloaded.
By now, the granite
should be en route to the
mason who will turn it
into the monument, which
may take a week or more.
The monument is com-
pliments of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, who
donated $3,000 toward its
purchase.
One of the projects by
the committee is to create
a field of wildflowers, Lady
Bird Johnsons favorite
flower.
Whelan said the land is
being prepared and when
the time is right the wild-
flowers, being provided
by the Team Up to Clean
Up organization, will be
planted.
He told the committee
he needs a volunteer to
pick up 100 rental chairs
from a company in Musk-
ogee.
He said the school will
provide a trailer.
Activities are still in the
planning stage.
So far, the Eufaula High
School Band and Che-
cotah High School choir
have confirmed they will
perform.
An honor guard is being
sought.
Connie Morris said at
the start of the celebration
project, $10,000 probably
would be needed.
So far donations
include:
$3,000 by the Corps of
Engineers for the granite
monument.
$1,000 by the Checotah
Chamber of Commerce.
$500 from the Stigler
Chamber of Commerce.
$500 by the Sharpe
Family.
$1,200 from a contest
sponsored by the LEA
during Whole Hawg Days.
Commitments include:
$500 from Save Our
Water.
$500 from OG&E.
$300 from the City of
Eufaula for a welcome
banner.
$250 in printing by Sti-
gler Printing.
Mr. Printer donated
cutting invitations.
Eufaula Dam celebration committee
reaches out to the future
Checotah FFA members
competed recently at the
30th National Junior Beef-
master Show in Shawnee.
Kylee Henderson, Luke
White and Cassie Barnard
all exhibited their cattle
during the weeklong event,
held July 28 - Aug. 3
Henderson had the 2014
National Champion Bull.
With over 350 Beefmas-
ter entries from across the
United States, it was Kylee
and her bred-and-owned
bull named Legend of Zeus
with the championship win.
Earlier in the day Kylie
Henderson, Luke White and
Cassie Barnard all showed
their heifers.
These heifers were raised
by each of the individual
exhibitors out of previous
show heifers.
Cassie Barnard won her
class while Luke White
placed 4th.
All of these students
are the grandchildren to
RL and Lorene Anderson,
who own Lazy A Beefmas-
ters along with son Bobby
Anderson and Daughter
Laurie Anderson Banard.
This is the second
National Title for the family.
In 1990 Kylees moth-
er Laurie exhibited the
Reserve National Champi-
on Simmental Heifer at the
National Western Livestock
Show held in Denver Colo-
rado.
The National Western is
the largest livestock show
in the country and is the
hardest to win.
Winning however has
not been isolated to just
these two national titles.
Kylees National Champion
Show Bull is the son of
a past show heifer named
Sunflower. Sunflower was
originally shown by Kylees
older sister Ashley Hen-
derson since a heifer can
be shown for two years
when Ashley graduated she
transferred ownership to
her younger sister.
In total, Sunflower was
named Grand Champion
Beefmaster Heifer at the
Ark-Ok State Fair, Tulsa
State Fair and Oklahoma
Youth Expo in 2011.
Then in 2012 Sunflow-
er repeated that amazing
accomplishment winning
all three Oklahoma state
shows under the showman-
ship of little sister Kylee.
These wins make Sun-
flower the only heifer ever
known who has won the
breed championship at
all three Oklahoma state
shows for both years of her
show eligibility.
Legend of Zeus is the
first calf out of Sunflower
and was sired by a herd bull
owned by Lazy A Beefmas-
ters, which is Uncle Bobby
Anderson and Grandfather
RL Anderson.
Also this summer Checo-
tah FFA has had students
attend two weeks of Okla-
homa FFA Alumni Camp.
Those students were Alli-
son Carson, Zach Ilbery,
Juleah Hollingshed and
Brilan Oxtoby.
Checotah FFA students
also attended three weeks
of Cattle Camp on the cam-
pus of Connors State Col-
lege where they learned
how to fit, groom, feed and
show their livestock.
Luke White, Kylee Hen-
derson, Cassie Barnard,
Dakota Cantrell, Maddison
Mitchell and Morgan States
all participated in one of
three weeks of Be A Champ
Cattle Camp.
Checotah FFA Students
along with their ag teacher
also taught a summer in
service at the Vision 20/20
Conference held in Okla-
homa City.
The Conference was
designed to give teachers
and administrators the
opportunity to learn teach-
ing methods used by others
across the state.
The Checotah FFA work-
shop was based on the
Checotah FFA Community
Garden and how the soil
and plants can be utilized
to teach CORE Curriculum.
The workshop was
attended by teachers and
administrators from across
Oklahoma as well as Ag
Teachers from Texas and
New Mexico. Both Che-
cotah high School princi-
pals Mr. Terry and Mrs.
Frame were in attendance
as well as Mrs. Ledbetter
who helped start the out-
door classroom and Mrs.
Vandiver. These admin-
istrators were able to see
their own Checotah FFA
students speak as curricu-
lum educators and trainers
at a state wide event.
Checotah FFA is also
gearing up for a whirlwind
of FFA activities kicking of
the week of Aug 11th with
the Chapter Officer Retreat
and then entries are due for
the upcoming fall fairs.
McIntosh County Fair
will be held Sept. 5 - Chick-
en and Rabbit Show Chil-
dren ages 5-19
McIntosh County Fair
Sept. 6 Hogs, Sheep,
Goats and Cattle Show
Children ages 5-19
Four States Fair in Tex-
arkana, Texas: Sept. 11
-13. Cattle only entries due
Aug. 15.
Ark-OK State Fair in Ft.
Smith, Ark.: Sept. 19 -21.
All animals entries due
Aug. 15.
Ark Ok State Fair:
Livestock Judging Contest
Sept. 24.
Ark OK State Fair: Open
Cattle Show Sept. 24 25.
Tulsa State Fair Welding
Projects due Sept. 21.
Tulsa State Fair Open
Cattle Show Sept. 26- 28.
Entries due by Aug. 20.
Tulsa State Fair Junior
Livestock Show market ani-
mals Sept. 29 Oct. 2.
Entries due Aug. 20.
Tulsa State Fair Junior
Breeding Livestock: Oct. 3
5. Entries Due Aug. 20.
NE District Skeet Shoot-
ing Competition: Oct. 22.
Kelleyville.
Kylee Henderson has National Champion Bull
World champion bull, Legend of Zeus.
Eufaula Middle School Principal Chris Whelan. (Staff photo)