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Dinosaur Ranch owner Delayne Scarborough, shown with Indy, his 11-year-old long-haired dachshund Andy, says beauty is in the eye of the holder, and the rustier it is, the better he likes it.
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‘MONSTER JUNK ART’
If it’s rusty, Delayne Scarbrough likes it.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” says Scarbrough, owner of the so-called Dinosaur Ranch south of Chickasha. “The rustier, the better to me. I love this stuff.”
The stuff to which Scarbrough refers is the collection of “dinosaurs” and other assorted creatures built from rusted old machine parts, car parts, tools and lawn implements that are displayed on his 23 acres.
The Scarbrough home is on Hwy 81 about 12.5 miles south of Chickasha and the sculptures are easily seen from the road.
“There’s always someone pulling off the highway and taking pictures,” says Scarbrough.
Most of the rusty sculptures were built by Johnny Big Rivers, a full-blood Apache from Vernon, Texas.
After Big Rivers died, Fran, his widow, gave the pieces to Scarbrough on the condition that he did not sell them and that he displayed them for the public to enjoy.
“I don’t care what you do with them after I die,” said Fran, who had all of the sculptures displayed in her small yard, decorating them at Christmas so people coming from as far away as Florida could enjoy them.
Scarbrough readily agreed and took two trips to Texas with a large trailer to bring the big metal beasts home.
While he was loading the sculptures, some city workers, who did not enjoy the pieces as much as others, asked him, “Sir (a term Scarbrough disdains because of the implications of age), are you going to get all that stuff?”
When Scarbrough told them he was, they told him they would like to shake his hand because they were tired of looking at it.
The city workers were not the only ones eyeing the metal sculptures.
“The highway patrol who passed me looked at me real strange,” Scarbrough says, remembering his trip from Texas to Oklahoma.
Today, two large metal beasts guard the entry gate of Scarbrough’s home, baring their sharp teeth as if warning unwanted visitors to keep their distance.
Despite having two large trailer loads of “stuff,” Scarbrough still visits the Anadarko flea market most every Thursday looking for more treasures.
“Even in bad weather, there’s some kind of action going on,” he says. “ It’s a good crowd and I’m addicted to the place, so I hardly ever miss.”
Scarbrough and Sheila, his wife of 40 years, purchased the acreage two-and-a-half years ago where they are now re-doing a cabin on the property.
“She’s my sweetie,” Scarbrough quips. “I’ve got a dog, a shotgun, two pickups and a wife with a job who brings home her paycheck. What more could a man want?”
Scarbrough, a former junk store owner, still buys, sells and trades junk and says people are welcome to stop to make him an offer.
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Transformations
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
Third: (Adult) Jallane Link -
AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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