August 13, 2019 Issue, Page 2 of 8

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, August 13, 2019 School grant the agency’s initiative to Works project that aims to reputation as one of the most Round Town give more Oklahoma young address the skills gap and robust aviation education people access to STEM ca- connect students to programs programs among state avia- that will help build the work August 13 reers in the aerospace and tion agencies. Since fiscal Continued from page 1. build hot air balloons and aviation industry. force of Oklahoma’s second year 2001, it has awarded try and require each stu- gliders, largest industry. The aerospace and avia- OAC Director Victor Bird over $2.8 million in aero- dent to study one more in- It is estimated that 200 Special Elections. tion grant program has been said aerospace supports space and aviation education depth for presentation pur- students will _ participate. awarding aviation education grants. poses, the release stated. Elk The requested amount was grants for over 30 years. The 240,000 jobs with an aver- age salary of $73,300 annu- “Elk City Middle School City is looking to enrich its $6,000 and the approved Commission fosters and en- is a first-time applicant and ally. two current classes — tech- amount was $4,900. courages students to consid- “After a two-year study has the potential to really nology education and Proj- Grants target learning pro- er aerospace or aviation as a concluded in 2017, we make a difference in the August 15 ect Lead the Way. Each grams that have a direct ap- career. The Commission’s lives of their students. The learned that the Aviation and class currently teaches a unit plication to aerospace and grant program has shown Aerospace sector in Oklaho- exploration of the aviation over the engineering design aviation for primary through years of positive results, the ma supports $43.7 billion in and aerospace industry may First day of school for method, principles of aero- post-secondary education. release stated, and the initia- annual statewide economic spark them to choose a ca- dynamics and has students The grant funds are part of tive supports the Oklahoma activity,” Bird stated in the reer in these fields. We wish release. “A competent work- them great success and look one of our requests, that we forward to assisting them in School bond Elk City Public Schools. force, which includes our try to stay under 10 percent, desperate need for aerospace their program,” said Adam but to stay under 10 percent engineers, will be needed to Fox, Aviation Program would require us to go for 28 sustain this industry.” Manager and Aviation Edu- years and that’s a long time Canute Public Schools to carry a bond,” Henderson The nationally recognized program enjoys a positive cation Coordinator for the Commission, in the release. August 17 said. “And we did not want $ 5 75,000 Building Bonds to ask our community to do my keeps growing. If the bond passes, Hen- $630,000 ransportation Equipment Bonds that, so we found it more “Our board wants to keep derson said it is her under- Elk City Motor-Speed- reasonable to carry it for 18 building our community,” S eptember 10, 2019 Tax Impact he said. “Our school is for standing that it will take 18 years at that 19.9.” If your taxes were... A chart shows that if our kids and our communi- to 24 months for the event Your new taxes would be...... way regular show 7:30. Previous someone’s property tax was ty. You lose that school, you First Year's Tax Impact lose that community. People center to be completed once $500 the previous year, then Tax Tax Annual Monthly the increase would go up to won't want to come to your construction begins. p.m. Amount Amount Increase Increase $599.96, so almost $100 a community if they don’t Additionally, she said, the year, or $8.33 a month. have a good school, and our $25.00 $30,00 $5.00 $0.42 academics are up there.” Lynn Chervenka, presi- purchase of a handicapped/ $50.00 $60.00 $10.00 $0.83 dent of the Canute school He said the district does $75.00 $89.99 $14.99 $1.25 board, said money-wise, it not want to spend general lift bus would take place as $100.00... $119.99 $19.99 $1.67 made more sense to spend fund money on the building, soon as the funds are avail- August 24 $200.00 $239.98 $39.98 $3.33 a bit more money to build a because that money should new facility to last another be devoted for academics, able, with all other buses be- $300,00 $359.98 $59.98 $5.00 30 to 35 years. “This [event center] is for ing purchased in the summer Elk City Motor-Speed- $400.00 $479.97 $79.97 $6.66 “We're going to continue the whole school and com- $500.00 $599.96 $99.96 $8.33 using the old facility, too, munity,” Chervenka said. of 2020. $119.95 $10.00 and keep it up — it’s a great $719.95 way regular show 7:30. $839.95 $139.95 $11.66 facility,” Chervenka said, Billy “Bill” Wayne Stanley adding that a new facility $959.94 $159.94 $13.33 would be multipurpose and Billy “Bill” Wayne Stanley continued to preform surveys. $1,079.93 $179.93 $14.99 thus provide more usage, ‘was born November 30, 1943 In the early 80's he worked for meet needs and accommo- in Madera, California to Topographic Engineering be- $1,199.92 $199.92 $16.66 date growth years down the Nodean Maxine (Byfield) and fore owning and operating his Edwin Montgomery Stanley. own business, Stanley Survey- line. He passed away August 7, ing Service. He continued until Continued from page 1. Bond passage would bring Chervenka said it’s pos- 2019 at his home in Elk City, his retirement in 2011 where least 10 years old, Hen- a 19.99 percent tax increase. sible the bond could be paid Oklahoma at the age of 75 he enjoyed reading, watching August 30 derson said. “In our meetings, that was off in 15 years if the econo- years, 8 months and 8 days. ty., attending church services ‘Asa young boy Bill moved and traveling. with his parents from Cali- He is preceded in death by his and the sidewalk sales and The city wants to attract fornia to Phoenix, Arizona, parents and grandparents. 81st Annual PRCA. J re) bs back-to-school sales, those certain kind of business to Butler, Oklahoma and Clinton, He is survived by his wife, An- type of of things.” Oklahoma before settled in nette, of the home, 3 children, come here. Darryl Stanley, Durham, OK, He said that city leaders Vicksburg, Oklahoma. He Rodeo of Champions. Continued from page 1. have found that with block “We have tried to work so attended school in Arapaho Carl Stanley, Vicksburg, OK and gas companies are parties, people are coming that we become a retail hub, ‘where he graduated from high and Cathy Stanley, Denton, purchasing other oil and gas school in 1961. After gradu- TX; | granddaughter, Chey- into downtown for the enter- but we also are actively re- lation he spent a short time in enne Qualls, Texarkana, TX; 1 companies and then they’re tainment, but a lot of them the United States Air Force great grandson, Alex Ballard, reducing their work force or are shopping, too. Mason cruiting manufacturing com- before finding employment Texarkana, TX and a host of hiring back as need may be. also said merchants are do- panies,” Mason said. “The with the Oklahoma Highway other relatives and friends. August 31 But it does not appear problem is, it’s been kind Department in the construc- Services will be held Monday, ing a good job with having the economy will crash and prices that people are willing of a two-edged sword: With tion division. He met and was August 12, 2019, 10:00 AM burn, Mason said, pointing married to Annette (Moffat) at Whinery Funeral Service to pay and that the city has a our unemployment rate at Stanley on May 16, 1964 in officiated by Dale Royal. 81st Annual PRCA out how the city’s sales tax good variety of retail. 2.6 percent, companies see Clinton, Oklahoma. After their Burial will be in the Fairview was the highest the city has marriage they made their home Cemetery under the direction had in years in July: $1.3 “And we're actively, ag- that as full employment. in Elk City where they raised of Whinery Funeral Service. gressively trying to recruit Rodeo of Champions. million. That’s a good indi- And we’re not alone. The their family. Bill went to work Condolences can be made on- cation that people are still more retail,” he said for Paul Hughes where he line at www.whineryfs.com. In addition, people are whole state is seeing that.” shopping in Elk City, he said. moving here and buying “We've been marketing homes, he said. A number of BILL ATHERTON FARM AUCTION ourselves as the shopping those people say they lived in the big city and want to SATURDAY AUGUST 10, 2019 @ 9:33AM September 1 center of Western Oklaho- ma and we back it up with raise their children in a small LOCATED: 7935 Co. Rd. 16 WHEELER, TX. these numbers,” Mason said. town environment, he noted. 81st Annual PRCA. “We have a nice variety of He said the city needs to pro- vide the highest quality of TRACTORS(JD 4020)—CASE BACKHOE--COMBINE—PICKUPS & GRAIN businesses downtown, and life possible and can do that TRUCKS—STOCK TRAILER—TRAILERS & VAN BOXES—WELDING we have a good variety of businesses on Third Street. through the Community Ac- MACHINES—LOG SPLITTER—FARM EQUIP.—SHOP TOOLS & MORE! Rodeo of Champions. We're finding about 30 tion Project Plans. CAPPs For Full Listing & Directions: www.loydsauction.com percent of our shoppers are will bring more recreational coming from the Texas Pan- opportunities, such as a new Like Lyndon Loyd Auctioneers on Facebook handle. So, we're trying to indoor sports facility, among make sure that the word gets other aims, to town. 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