The Pawhuska City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall Tuesday evening and got a number of things accomplished.
Osage Nation Assistant Principal Chief Raymond Redcorn addressed the council about the possibility of the Osage Nation re-purchasing City Hall. The Osage Nation built the building in 1894, but the Allotment Act of 1906 forced the Nation to sell it. It was auctioned off and the City of Pawhuska has been in the building ever since. The thought is that the Legislative Branch of the Osage Nation would move into City Hall. Both parties agreed that this was the first step of what would be many steps and it would be best to meet again at a later time. The council also awarded a bid for Lone Hickory Cattle, LLC to begin work on the Kihekah waterline project. This project will cost just over $159,000. The council accepted a Community Development Block Grant, for more than $135,000, which will be used to help improve the water storage facility. They also allowed the City Manager, Dave Neely, to purchase a used truck with a dump bed that will cost no more than $15,000. During City Manager comments, Neely mentioned that the Pawhuska Rotary Club will be turning 100 years old next month. Neely says he will be drawing up some sort of resolution to commemorate the occasion. Cheryl Potts also spoke about the Pawhuska Block Party and Chili Cook-off, which is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 8th at the Osage County Fairgrounds. All proceeds will benefit Pawhuska School teachers. The next regularly scheduled Pawhuska City Council meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 5:30 in the evening. One teacher from each campus was honored at Pawhuska's school board meeting Monday evening because they go above and beyond to provide a great learning opportunity for their students. Indian Camp Elementary School Principal Amy Sanders gave a plaque to Sharon Hendren, someone who always puts a smile on her students faces.
Elementary School Principal Byron Cowan presented the award to Penny Oller, someone who has been in the teaching profession for a long time. At the junior high level, High School Principal Lauri Lee honored Language Arts teacher Jodi Culver, someone who was integral in starting up, “Rachel's Closet,” a food pantry of sorts where students in need of supplies can go when need be. Lee also shined a light on high school math teacher Jan Yang. Lee says that Yang's teaching methods are very helpful for her students. Superintendent David Cash was appreciative of not only the teachers honored Monday night, but of all the teachers representing the Pawhuska School District. For any Pawhuska residents with questions about how things may go in a few months when movie producers of, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” get to town, there will be a town hall Wednesday evening at the Pawhuska Community Center to get those questions answered.
Matt Payne, along with Rachel Cannon, Lance McDaniel and Maria Gus all have extensive knowledge in working with the film industry and they will be on hand giving the latest information as to what will be happening across the area once filmmakers begin shooting the movie. From a Facebook post, Payne says the goal of the town hall is to ensure that Hollywood has a tremendous experience so that all of Oklahoma can continue to benefit from a growing film industry and to ensure that our citizens get the most out of this unique and exciting opportunity. Pizza and soft drinks are included. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. The Pawhuska Huskies took part in the Locust Grove Tournament over the weekend and lost the first game against a quality Class 4A team in Verdigris, but rebounded well by beating two good teams in Jay and Lincoln Christian to take fifth place overall. Pawhuska basketball coach Jake Christenson was glad to see the Huskies get a nine-point victory over Jay on Friday, but it was the 60-59 win over Lincoln Christian he was most proud of.
Pawhuska got a 54-36 victory over Hominy on Tuesday, but the Huskies now have a week off until their next game at Woodland, followed by a weekend tournament at Tonkawa. Christenson looks forward to taking this time to fine-tuning a few things during practice. Pawhuska sits at 11-2 on the season heading into next Tuesday's game at Woodland. The Pawhuska School Board met for a regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening at the Administration Building and honored teachers in each building that excel in the classroom and beyond.
The teacher honored from Indian Camp Elementary School was Sharon Hendren. Hendren has been in the teaching profession for nearly 40 years. Penny Oller was honored at the Elementary School. She has been with Pawhuska Public Schools for 33 years. At the junior high level, Jodi Culver was honored. Culver was instrumental in starting up, “Rachel's Closet” last year. Rachel's Closet is a food pantry at the school for students who go to bed hungry at night. Jan Yang was the high school teacher that got honored. High school Principal Lauri Lee applauded Yang for her teaching methods. Superintendent David Cash gave a report and was sure to thank the teachers that were honored, along with the other teachers at Pawhuska Public Schools. Cash added that there was an increase in enrollment at the semester break. All fundraisers were approved and personnel matters were also discussed. The next regularly scheduled school board meeting will be Monday, Feb. 10th. The Pawhuska City Council will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall on Tuesday evening.
The council will look to award a bid for someone to begin work on the Kihekah waterline project. They will consider accepting a Community Development Block Grant for the construction of water storage facility improvements. This grant is worth more than $135,000. Raymond Redcorn will talk to the city council about real property. After going into executive session, the council will talk about possibly purchasing or appraising the real property. The council will also consider approving two lake lot transfers. Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Joni Nash will also give a report as to how things are going across the area. The meeting begins at 5:30 in the evening for those interested in attending. As a winter storm warning took effect, parts of Osage County received upwards of three inches of snow on Saturday morning. The sun melted most of the ice off the road as the day progressed, but District One Commissioner Randall Jones says his road crew was plenty busy that morning.
District Two Commissioner Kevin Pasley said the slick roads on Saturday in addition to the flash flooding from Friday didn't make for a good combination in the Skiatook area. There is no rain predicted to be in the area again until Thursday evening. The Board of Osage County Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting at the courthouse in Pawhuska Monday morning and breezed through a quick meeting.
The commissioners signed the contract allowing Heritage Hills Commercial Services to fix the treasurer’s roof. This will cost just over $27,000. They also allowed the Pawhuska Football team to use the Agriculture Building at the Osage County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd for a football banquet. That banquet will start at 6:30 in the evening. District One Commissioner Randall Jones and District Two Commissioner Kevin Pasley said roads were slick for a short time in their districts on Saturday, but no issues were reported. There are three vacancies on the free fair board, one in each district. The filing period for anyone wanting to be on the board will be Feb. 3rd through the 7th and the election will be Tuesday, Feb. 18. The commissioners will be getting a sewer machine that will cost just over $36,000 from Rob’s Auto Sales. This will be a 2006 or newer machine. There was also one utility permit signed for district two. Pasley was OK with approving the permit, but he wants to make sure the permits are being completed legally. The next regularly scheduled Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting will be next Tuesday at 10 o’ clock in the morning. The Pawhuska School Board will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting in the Administration Building on Monday evening.
The board will recognize and honor teachers from each campus who go above and beyond the call of duty. The school board will consider approving a number of fundraisers for the upcoming month, including an Indian Taco Dinner fundraiser for the baseball team and a fundraiser supporting the father and daughter dance. Superintendent David Cash will give a report as to how things are going across campus and personnel matters will also be discussed. The meeting begins at 5:30 in the evening for those interested in attending. The Board of Osage County Commissioners will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at the courthouse in Pawhuska on Monday.
The commissioners will consider donating the Agriculture Building at the Osage County Fairgrounds to the Pawhuska football team for the Huskie football recognition banquet on Jan. 22nd. The event will take place at 6:30 in the evening. There will be discussion regarding access to the District Attorney’s Office in the courthouse. The commissioners will also consider signing a contact allowing Heritage Hills Commercial Services to make repairs to the treasure’s roof. That will cost just over $27,000. The meeting is scheduled to start at 10 o’ clock in the morning for those interested in attending. |
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