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Page2 The Elk City News - Elk City, Oklahoma Frday, June 14, 2019 Walking was written by Tyler Coul- —anatural decision for that —_to be in Amarillo within the son, and Curran said he and charity.” cao Coulson are now friends. He has raised about $9,000 next week, and when in Ama Afla=ar The impetus for Curran’s so far, and the goal is to rillo, he said he would try to trip, Curran said, was that he raise $20,000. People can eat the 72-ounce steak at the had just turned 50, his son contribute online at www. Continued. to the hotel. Curran checked graduated from college and movingonwest.com. Some Big Texan Steak Ranch in its June 14 in, The man sat down outside he had sold his restaurant to people have given cash when notable contest, as advertised tended to. and lit a cigarette. And then his business partner, and he they have seen him out on the on numerous highway bill- Flag Day. “Tt took about 14 days, and the police showed up and ar- just decided now was a good road. None of the donations then I rerouted the South so rested the man. Curran was time to make the walk. “And in preparation for will go toward his journey, as his walk is funded entirely by boards. I didn’t have to push that gi- not sure what the man was doing it, I decided to attach private interests. He is not sure what he June 16 ant cart over mountains,” he arrested for. a charitable component,” he “Every day, we dedicate plans to do after the journey, said. “I wouldn’t be able to During another point in said. my walk that day in honor of Father’s Day. get up those mountains.” the journey, now in Okla- ‘Adding the charitable com- or memory of a child fighting but knows he does not want He has been ill, too, with homa, Curran was joined by ponent is a good way to raise cancer,” he said. “It’s brought to run a restaurant right the flu and strep throat. And a friend who has made the money for charity, he said. a lot of people together.” June 18 he had one man who ap- cross-country walking jour- away, if ever. He enjoys phil- peared to stalk him one night ney. They were approached the PCRF, to According a release from Curran selected PCRF is an independent, nonprofit organization, anthropic work and public Oklahoma Blood Insti- in Alabama, Curran rolled by aman who was driving PCRF as his charity of choice “wholly dedicated to fund- tute Blood Drive. Held at into a town about 10 p.m. and too fast. Curran’s friend and because his ex-wife was a ing leading-edge pediatric speaking and said he is writ- decided to get a hotel room the man had a confrontation childhood cancer survivor cancer research nationwide,” ing a book while on the road. the First Baptist Church for the night. on the roadway, somewhere and her parents were part Activity Room. “{ heard footsteps behind between Prague and Meeker. of the founding members of the foundation stated in a “T'm using my journey and release. Since its founding me; I had a couple of miles to Long story short, the situa- PCRF in 1982, Since then, in 1982, PCRF has raised the people I meet on road and g0,” he said. tion became a little dicey, but the release stated, PCRF has over $44 million toward the everything as a backdrop to June 21 A “kind of sketchy-looking” the man got into his truck and raised more than $44 million ultimate goal of ending pe- man was walking about 15 drove off. to fund cutting-edge research diatric cancer. PCRF stated amurder mystery,” he said, First Day of Summer. to 20 feet behind him, going Inspiration from another to fight the number one cause it is a pioneer in eliminating noting the book contains fic- the same direction, Curran walker of death by disease in chil- childhood cancer and since said. After about a mile and Curran was inspired in his dren. its inception, it has witnessed tion and non-fiction elements. June 22 half, the man was still there, journey by a book he read “It’s been close to me since childhood cancer survivor “J didn’t want to write a and Curran sensed something about a man’s journey across we started dating in high rates rise from 10 percent to Elk City Motor Speed- strange. America. The book, called school,” Curran said, refer- nearly 80 percent. memoir.” way regular show. ‘The man followed Curran “By Men or By the Earth,” ring to his ex-wife. “It was Curran said he planned June 24 Board meeting Noises Off! By Michael Frayn. Red Carpet Com- munity Theatre at 7:30 pm. Continued. side of the Big Elk Stadium for the 2019-20 school year. Asa Shelby Albright Jr. June 25 complex and serves as a Darrin Patrick of Western Asa Shelby Albright Jr. am. Programs Custodian. This weightroom. Oklahoma Insurance in Elk died June 10 at the age of 80. Noises Off! By Michael is just an authorization for “Our kids have already Services are intrusted Garrison to sign all current started using it, so it’s going City made a presentation to the board. Graveside services was Frayn. Red Carpet Com- fiscal year expenditure re- to be well-used,” Garrison ~ Activity Funds and Use held June 13 at the Red Star to Shaw Funeral Home of munity Theatre at 7:30 ports, disbursements and said, adding he thanks board Reports for the 2019-20 Cemetary in Leedey at 10 Leedey. pm. cash receipts filed with the member and project coordi- school year. These are funds Oklahoma State Department nator Kirby McBroom for his for a number of school activi- of Education for the purpose vision in seeing the facility ties, ranging from athletics to Danny Royce Aycox June 27 and objectives set forth in the come to fruition. Garrison band to child nutrition. terms and conditions of the also noted Jeff Waters’ role in Danny Royce Aycox died Whinery Chapel officiated by federal awards, according to the facility’s creation. ~ A speech language con- June 12 at the age of 70. Kyle Evans. Arrangements Noises Off! By Michael a district document. ~ List of the Open Trans- tract for the 2019-20 school Memorial services will be are under the direction of Frayn. Red Carpet Com- ~Acharitable donation of fer Students for the 2019-20 with Dara Clark. This con- held June 15, 11 a.m. at the Whinery Funeral Service. munity Theatre at 7:30 the Athletic Training Facility school year. These students tract is a continuation of her in its current state from the live outside the district and services. p.m. Elk City Athletic Foundation want to attend school at an ~ Hiring some new teachers Billy Patton Inc. The new training facility Elk City public school. and a staff member [technol- June 28 is located on the northwest - OSIG Building Insurance ogy assistant] for 2019-20. Billy Patton died June 11at Services have been en- the age of 90. trusted to the care of Martin- Noises Off! By Michael Funeral services will be Frayn. Red Carpet Com- placement needs to be done. 10am. June 18 at Eastside Dugger Funeral Home in munity Theatre at 7:30 pam. Coming soon The road is currently bar- ricaded and the part of the Baptist Church in Elk City. Elk City. Continued. to see what kind of damage street to be torn up is behind the barricade. Send obituaries to June 29 has been done to the drai “As soon as we get the dirt Elk City Motor Speed- Broadway has collapsed and city crews will need to age. Once that is done, city officials will be able to tell work done on the splash pad, we'll start on that road,” Lit- [email protected] way regular show. tear out that part of the road what kind of repair or re- terell said. June 30 Noises Off! By Michael Frayn. Red Carpet Com- Stephenson Cancer Center to offer new immune therapy, CAR T munity Theatre at 2:30 pm. July 4 OKLAHOMA CITY -A tem does - it acts in a surveil- then sent to a company that Cellular Transplant Program, “These T cells go on to kill revolutionary new treatment Jance capacity so that when injects them with the gene for hundreds to thousands of whose healthcare providers Indendence Day. that harnesses the body’s amalignant cell arises, it is achimeric antigen receptor, tumor cells; the nickname for have received special train- own immune cells to fight Killed by our immune system. which is known to bind itself these cells is ‘serial killers,” ing in the procedure and Annual Firework Show tumors will be offered at the CART is a way of ‘rebooting’ to cancer cells and activate said Adam Asch, M.D, deputy caring for patients. Selby pro- Stephenson Cancer Center at the immune system when it the T cell. This process allows director of the Stephenson vides leadership for the adult at Ackley Park OU Medicine, beginning this has failed.” the newly engineered T cells Cancer Center and chief of week. CART initially will be used to recognize and attack can- the Division of Medical On- transplant program, joined Called CAR T-cell therapy, to treat advanced lympho- cer with remarkable efficien- cology and Hematology. by David Crawford, M.D., as July 9 the treatment has been ap- mas in adults. In the coming cy. Once the CAR T cells are Using the immune system head ofthe pediatric trans- proved by the Food and Drug months, physicians anticipate generated, they are shipped to fight cancer has been the plant group. Special Elections. Administration and will be offering similar treatment back to the Stephenson Can- holy grail for oncologists, With time, CAR T’s use will offered in Oklahoma only at for acute lymphoblastic lym- cer Center and given to the Asch said. In recent years, only grow. Clinical trials are the Stephenson Cancer Cen- phoma in children and young patient through an IV, much basic science research has underway studying the effec- July 12 ter. Its initial use is for two adults. In both cases, patients like a blood transfusion. yielded important informa- tiveness of CAR T in treating different blood cancers, one must have failed to respond “Until the advent of CAR tion about how the immune other blood cancers, includ- Foss Lake Christmas in affecting children and the to standard chemotherapy or T, ifa patient’s tumor came system functions and has other affecting adults. stem cell transplant. back after a stem cell trans- identified targets that en- ing multiple myeloma, as well July “CAR T is a major break- CART stands for Chime- plant, their options were hance the Killing efficiency of as solid tumors. Another trial through for patients who have ric Antigen Receptor T-cell very limited, if they existed T cells. CAR T is especially will study the effectiveness not improved with standard therapy. Patients being at all,” Selby said. “This is a exciting because ofthe excel- of CAR T as compared to July 13 treatments,” said George treated with CAR T will first major breakthrough for those lent patient outcomes during transplant; CAR T potentially Selby, M.D., director of the have their blood collected at patients for whom standard clinical trials. could move ahead of trans- Elk City Motor Speed- ‘Transplant and Cellular the Oklahoma Blood Institute treatment has not been suc- “The research data that led plant as a treatment because Therapy Program at the Ste- in a process that is similar cessful.” Unlike other types to the approval of CAR T has of its ability to use the pa- way regular show. phenson Cancer Center, in toa typical blood donation. of cancer therapies, CAR T is been extraordinary,” Asch tient’s own immune system anews release. “It is an im- T cells, a type of white blood aone-time treatment. The T said. “This therapy appears mune therapy in which we're cells involved in immunity, cells remain in the body and, to be long-lasting in a high rather than someone else’s. Foss Lake Christmas in harnessing our own cells to are filtered out and the plas- if the cancer comes back, the percentage of these patients.” The Stephenson Cancer Cen- recognize cancer cells. That’s ma and red cells are returned cells reactivate to attack the CAR Tis incorporated into ter will be participating in July what a normal immune sys- to the patient. The T cells are tumors. OU Medicine's Stem Cell and several such clinical trials. he ) FREE HEARING SCREENING (Eq HEARING AID CENTERS AND CONSULTATION su: oe % 2900 W 3rd St. ¢ Elk City, OK 73644 (580) 302-6130 as www.heargearok.com Your time is now, call today! Ys “eaa0°