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Your News Ew: Subscribe On e to The Elk City Ne Visit www.elkcityoknews.com \ tuNews MID-WEEK Serving Western Oklahoma NeeNESne Since 1901 EDITION Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Red Carpet Theatre ready to make some ‘Noise’ opening night, and then for the second act, the entire set revolves and turn around. “And you hear what's go- ing on on stage back there, but you see what's going on back stage and a couple of actors have relationships that are not going as well as [the play’s crew] would like,” Harris said. “They kind of do some retaliatory things to each other.” The third act’s set turns around once again, and the actors have gotten toa point, after being on tour for several weeks, in which they “are literally ready to just strangle each other,” Harris said. Carpet Community Theatre with performers Becky Ross, left, and Drew Ediger, right. “It’s just one laugh right ‘The play will be performed June 24-30. Staff photo by Don Munsch. after another,” she said. Harris remembers on By Don Munsch “mounting friction between Off,” with its rendition being the first night of auditions Editor cast members in the final performed June 24-30. As the RCCT website stat-performance.” RCCT’s version of “Noises Off” that just four people Local convenience Inspiration for playwright ed, the play depictsa touring Director Denise Harris showed up for nine parts in Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” theater troupe’s production is directing her first play at reportedly occurred after of “Nothing On” in three RCCT and has seen “Noises the play. “I was like, oh, my good- store burglarized he watched the backstage stages: final dress rehearsal, Off” at four different the- ness, Whatever am I going goings-on with a play he had opening performance and a aters. to do?” she said. “Without a written and thought a play performance toward the end “Tt was always kind of doubt, when I left that night, Elk City police cordon off the area in front of the within play would make for of a debilitating run. Audi- [been] my bucket list that ifI Iknew exactly which charac- Hutch’s convenience store at Clyde Street Thursday good theater. ences members see what ever got the chance, I would ters those four people were morning. The store was burglarized overnight. The Red Carpet Com- happens behind the curtain, direct it,” she said. inthe play.” Anyone with any information on the case may call munity Theatre in Elk City including missed lines and The play begins with the will try its had at “Noises cues in the dress rehearsal to final dress rehearsal before See ‘Noise’ page 2. Detective Cook at the Elk City Police Department at 580-225-1212. Staff photo by Don Munsch Elk City girls attend state New law for which is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and ran May 26-31. Oklaho- Oklahoma tags ma Girls State is a “patriot- ic, non-partisan government Anew law in Oklahoma allows motorists to keep their program that emphasizes license plates after they sell their vehicle. God and County,” according With #KeepTagOK and beginning July 1, Oklahoma to its website, adding girls would have “prayer and the motorists will keep their license plates when selling their Pledge of Allegiance daily.” vehicles as specified in $B1339, according to a news release Students learn about the from the Oklahoma Tax Commission. various facets of govern- ment, and students can run The process of registering a newly-purchased car with for office during their time the OTC differs whether you are purchasing the vehicle Elk City High School rising seniors, from left, Brianna Spady and Addison Ayers and at Girls State, including from a dealership or an individual: party and county elections. Brooklyn Howard, middle right, and Emily Hatfield, right, attended Girls State in late “Kind of like real life,” + Ifpeople buy a vehicle from a dealership, that car will May at the University of Oklahoma. Standing in the middle is Corina Hernandez, senior counselor from Elk City. The Elk City American Legion sponsored the Girls Hatfield said. come with a paper tag and they will have 30 days to register State and Boys State delegations. Photo submitted. Girls stayed on campus the vehicle in order to avoid penalties. When registering the and were split up into differ- vehicle, they will have a choice of placing their old tag on By Don Munsch summer camps I’ve been to - attended Oklahoma Girls ent “cities.” They were put Editor and I go to summer camps State in late May at the Uni- into different cities so they the vehicle or purchasing a new one from the OTC or a local every year,” Hatfield said. versity of Oklahoma. could meet new people. tag agent. Emily Hatfield gave high She and three other Elk The students, incoming se- Hatfield ran for attorney marks to arecent summer City High School students niors at ECHS, were among general but lost. Spady + If people buy a vehicle from anyone other than a dealer- camp experience. - Addison Ayers, Brooklyn the more than 400 students ship and they do not have a tag from a previous vehicle, “Tt was one of the funnest Howard and Brianna Spady who attended Girls State, See Girls at state page 2. the car may be driven for five days without a plate. During these five days, they must have a copy ofthe bill of sale or the assigned title in the vehicle. If people have a tag from Elk City boys attend state a previous vehicle, they may place the tag on the newly- purchased vehicle after it has been titled and registered. People will have 30 days before incurring any penalties. Under the new law, Oklahomans will now also be re- at Northeast Oklahoma ponesears,attended quired to carry their annual certificates of registration in ollege in Miami. ys State, and they came 7 . pam a oe “Attar Bova Stats, Tacti-. from all over the'state: their cars at all times. This is issued atthe time ofintial ally changed my viewsandI “We had an hour a day registration and annually when the vehicle registration is actually want tobeahigh- where wehad classes where | renewed. way patrolman,” Quezada _we learned about govern- Wi ‘i , ¥ said, explaining he hadno —_—ment and each branch and ‘Starting July; if you sell'a vehicle; remove the tag; interest inlaw enforcement __flag code,” Waters said.“We | OTC Spokesperson Paula Ross said in the release. “The tag ] 4 before: After his experience: also legislative sessions will now stay with the person, not the car. When motorists ry at Boys State, he liked the where we would try to pass , : -— position of authority found in _ ills and policies and just purchase a new car, they will take the tag from their old car i = _ law enforcement officers. debate.” and place it on the new one. This will assist law enforce- aElk City High School nacldrising seniors Dextin Barham, Alex three Quezada was among Elk City High School Students also learned about elections: Wabire sald menttinin tracking tracking suettvehicl vehicl ie owners asbiell a as cutcut ddown Waters and Francisco Quezada attended Boys State students — Alex Waters and he wanted toaes go to Boys1 State onPi past owners receiving ie turnpike turn! fines, » Di parking ig tickets or in late May and early June at Northeastern Oklahoma zs . . . Dextin Barham were the because of his interest in other issues involving their: old vehicle.” . ‘A&M College in Miami, Photo submitted. others - who attended Boys government and to broaden By Don Munsch Francisco Quezadamade State, held May 25 to June 1. _his knowledge of how the Pormore informalion vist the OVC website at exok-gey Editor acareer decision after at-_ Students stayed on cam- or access https://www.ok.gov/tax/Individuals/Motor_Ve- tending the recent Boys State pus. Four hundred boys, all See Boys at state page 2. hicle/Keep_Tag_OK_html . IHL Ml Mtl INN Weather S16 5 Vol. 117,No.49 Home delivery View online ‘ sores aot » tomorrow / 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com