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4 WE 7 =—< MID-WEEK Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 EDITION Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Elk City Carnegie Library gets make-over on them. They've done an amazing job.” The new area will included book shelves but also tables, computers, sitting areas and areading nook. “[t’s just turning out beau- tiful,” Ivester said. Grant money paid for car- peting as far as the remodel- ing goes. But the grant also paid for some technology, equipment for STEM classes and some shelving. Also at the library, poets young and old are encour- aged to enter a poem in the April Poetry Contest, held during National Poetry Month and sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Three categories are available: Elk City Carnegie Library librarian DeAun Ivester stands in the children’s library, second through sixth grade, whose entire space is being renovated. The portion Ivester stands inis opennow seventh through 12th grade during renovations. The city chipped in some money for the renovations. Staff photo and adult. There is no entry by Don Munsch. fee and different styles of poems are welcome, Ivester By Don Munsch library, where a sheet sepa- the library. So they put in the said. “We're just trying to Editor rates the current open space public restrooms, the meet- promote poetry in our area,” and the remodeling. ing room, and this side of the Ivester said. The children’s library is Ivester said she hopes the children’s library was added Poems must be original very much open atthe Elk remodeling will inject new on. And upstairs, of course, and submitted, typewritten, City Camegie Library,de- _life into the library. was expanded.” onan 8 ¥4 by 11 sheet of pa- spite an ongoing renovation “We have not been remod- In this library remodeling, per and without their name to increase the size of that eled since about 78,” Ivester work began in the meeting on their entry. They can put portion of the library. said, as she gave a tour room and then advanced into their phone numbers can be Aschedule of other events downstairs where remodel- the children’s library. at the top in orderto keep also keeps librarian DeAun _ing is being done. “And that’s “Thope by June we'll be entries anonymous. On the Tvester and her staff busy when they did this addition, in there,” Ivester said. “And second 8 % by 11 sheet of asthe construction occurs _ and added the public rest- they're really moving ata downstairs at the children’s rooms and added this half of really rapid. I want to brag See Library page 2. Top, Barry Thompson of Elk City, left, and Kobe Foley of Canute, right, played a game at the Thunder Court Greenhouse Sunday afternoon with Ryan Foley of Elk City, right rear, and Caphone Nettles ofYork, Alabama, left is coming rear. Bottom, Katelynn Dowell of Elk City, left, and Kara Dowell of Cordell, right, play on the Thunder i along great Court Sunday. Staff photo by Don Munsch. Elk City Rotary Club member and By Don Munsch Greenhouse Project Chair Jim Editor Mason pours potting soll onthe ground March 22 for a community Katelynn Dowell of Elk City and sister Kara Dowell of garden adjacent to the restored Cordell shot baskets on the Thunder Court at Ackley Park historic greenhouse in Elk City.On West Sunday afternoon as a group of four young males this day, Tractor Supply donated played a pickup game on the other end of the court. soil for the community garden. The Dowells swished shots, yes, but when they clanked a Staff photo by Don Munsch. shot off the rim, the ball would occasionally bounce off the court and roll away. Amove by the Elk City City Commission on Monday would seek to rectify the minor inconvenience of roll-away balls but also, more importantly, help with other matters of the court, such as security. Jim Mason, economic and com- munity development director for the City of Elk City, said the fence would serve to protect the court from being SWOSU vice president of See Thunder page 3. academic affairs wants to l | prevent student dropouts ‘Harvey’ hits in the Division II national smallest university to make championship game Friday the rankings, according to against Lubbock Christian astory on the university’s the stage University. But the bulk of website. MSN ranked more his talk was about student than 1,600 schools across the achievement, and after his country. By Don Munsch discussion, he took questions “We're very, very proud of Editor from Rotarians. that,” South said. “We are hyper focused Hesaid there are three Elwood P. Dowd swears he has a friend named Harvey. at Southwestern on student —_ ways students have to be Trouble is, no one has seen Harvey. No one CAN see success,” South said. “We've engaged in order for them Harvey. always been known as a to graduate: They have to To complicate matters, Dowd says Harvey is an invis- a friendly, regional campus, be academically competent, ible pooka~a large rabbit. James South, provost and vice president foracademic it’s agreatthingforthe _fitin socially and be able to Southwest Playhouse in Clinton begins its run of “Har- affairs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, _“itizens of this part of the handle finances. vey,” written by Mary Chase, on Friday. The play runs talks to the Elk City Rotary Club on March 28. He state to have that university “All of those actually turn through Sunday and then April 12-14. Showtimes are 7:30 discussed a number of issues facing the school, there. But we never stop out to be pretty tough chal- p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. The the- including student retention. Staff photo by Don Munsch, _ thinking about the big pic- lenges, and they’re all areas ater is located at 6th and Nowahy. Ticket information can ture and what is our mission _in which we strive to get bet- be found at http://southwestplayhouse.com/box-office. By Don Munsch early in their careers. and how can we be better ter,” he said. The story revolves around the plans of Elwood’s sister Editor South, provost and vice doing that.” He described some tasks and niece, Veta Louise and Myrtle Mae Simmons, to place president for academic South said the university _the university is doing to the friendly, likable Elwood in a mental sanitarium. Their James South said South- _ affairs at SWOSU, spoke at was ranked 18th overall in _ meet those challenges. The plan backfires - big time. western Oklahoma State the Elk City Rotary Clubon —-2017 on various measur- university, for example, has Aleta Bowman of Custer City directs the play —her first University wants to find Thursday about myriad top- _ables-graduation rate,for _just started an instructional time at the helm - and she describes “Harvey” asa “very ways to prevent students ics, including the women’s example - by MSN.com. from dropping out of school _ basketball team, which lost SWOSU was the second- See Dropping Out page 2. See Harvey page 2. (HL Ml Mtl INN Weather | 15 42 Vol. 117, No. 27 Home delivery View online « sore las 4 34 » tomorrow “+O 75 cents, 10 pgs. 580.225.3000 ecdailynewsonline.com