August 27, 2019 Issue, Page 1 of 8

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yy Serving 4 | Western Oklahoma q Since 1901 FFA program welcomes back petes at the 2015 students, parents with Bash Elk City Rodeo. The Strong City, Kan., cowgirl is the sixth generation of her family to be on the Eleven Bar Ranch. Mason Smith, a ju- Photo by Lone S nior at Elk City High Photo. School, speaks to students and families at the Back to School © S area Bash for ECHS’s FFA program at Ackley Park © last week. Staff photo by — Don Munsch I By Don Munsch, Editor Elk City High School FFA students kicked off the 2019-20 school year with a Back to pay for student entry fees for competitions, extra supplies for class, meals for students attending functions, etc., said ECHS ag contestants School Bash featuring a dinner and games at teacher and FFA adviser Karie Dillinger. By Ruth Nicolaus, Special Contributor pete. Aug. 20 at Ackley Park. Students also will do a potted mums fun- When the 81st annual Elk City Rodeo of Keathley, 20, has been a bull rider since| The bash, for students and parents, also draiser, with the money going toward the Champions stampedes into town this week- he was young. gave FFA members and sponsors a chance greenhouse project, specifically toward the end, contestants from 13 states will be there He competed in junior rodeos, includ- to announce fundraisers for the year and ob- concrete and gravel for the base of the green- to compete for a piece of the prize money. ing the Junior Rodeo Cowboys Association tain a calendar of events. house. The mums will not arrive until the nd among those several hundred cow- and the Out West Bull Ridings, and in high The FFA fundraiser will sell six meat prod- week of Sept. 23. boys and cowgirls are two who don’t have school rodeo as well, finishing three of his| ucts, with orders and payment due on Sept. Parents who attended the bash also heard to travel far to get to the rodeo. four high school years as the Oklahoma} 5. Delivery will be the week of Sept. 16. For about some trips FFA students will take, Cody Keathley, a bull rider from Sweet- High School Rodeo Association bull riding] more information, call 405-697-0578. The with the first contest being in November at water, and Dusta Kimzey, a barrel racer champion. FFA fundraiser, conducted every year, helps See FFA page 2. from Strong City, will be in town to com- See Contestants page 2. okc.enmotive.com/events/register/2019- trants. Next, year, organizers plan to break Landrun ready for its edward-jones-land-run. All participants will receive a medal and T-shirt. The 5k begins at the lighthouse, and the out the event into age categories. In the first few years of the event, organizers were un- certain of the number of the runners they second year in Elk Clty path will go north and then east to Pioneer and then south and then east through Ackley Park and go past Big Elk Stadium. The path would have. For this year, in a nod to the rodeo held in Elk City the same weekend, first place win- will then take a left, or go north, at Peace ners in both categories - men and women — Avenue and then the path goes by First Bap- will receive spurs with monogrammed spur tist Church. straps, second place will receive spurs and At the church, there will be a halfway wa- third place will get four Sunday night grand ter station, and then the path will go back stand rodeo tickets. west to the street leading to the 5-plexes and “Next year is where we will forever start participants will eventually hop onto the giving away buckles for first place, and walking track at Ackley Park West. we're going to have them custom made,” The Landrun will have a first, second and said organizer and Edward Jones financial third place winner for men and women’s en- See Land Run page 2. Bdwardjones: Canute couple charged with meth distribution By Don Munsch, Editor house. The walk begins at 8:30 a.m. while Canute couple Travis Runners still have time to sign up for the the run starts at 9 a.m. The cost of the event Wascher and Micah Second Annual Edward Jones Landrun be- is $25 per entrant, and all proceeds go the Wascher. ing held Saturday in Elk City. Western Oklahoma Family Care Center. Submitted photos. The 5k walk and one-mile run will begin Participants may sign up the day of the event. and end in Ackley Park West by the light- Online registration can be found at https:// SWOSU to hold fair for area businesses this week OKLAHOMA CITY — A married Canute couple who worked as correctional offi- Fork inmate on May 27, 2019, according to an affidavit in support of a criminal com- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Students (Stafford 214) and Public Rela- cers were charged recently with a drug of- plaint filed on July 30. will hold its Organizational Fair Thursday tions/Marketing fense, according to U.S. Attorney Timothy “Tt is alleged the Department’s Security on the Weatherford campus. (Administration 205). J. Downing in a news release from the U.S. Threats Intelligence group discovered the Area businesses, churches, student or- Because of the popularity of the event, Attorney’s Office for the Western District phone contained evidence of regular com- ganizations/clubs and others will have free SWOSU officials encourage businesses to of Oklahoma. munications among the inmate who had the Micah Lynne Wascher, 36, and Travis phone, another inmate, and Micah Lynne booths from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. outside bring their own tables and chairs if possible. Eugene Wascher, 42, both of Canute, Okla- ‘Wascher,” the release stated. “The phone al- the Memorial Student Center, according Setup can begin at 9 a.m. homa, have been charged with metham- legedly included evidence that the other in- to a news release. The Organizational Fair The booth form can be faxed to 580-774- phetamine distribution. At the time of the mate had been receiving money on a Green is held during the Dawg Days celebration, 3034, emailed to [email protected] or alleged offenses, they were Correctional Dot prepaid credit card from Wascher. Both which welcome SWOSU students back to delivered to Room 214 in the Stafford Cen- Officers for the Oklahoma Department of inmates at issue are allegedly members of campus. ter. Corrections at the North Fork Correctional the Universal Aryan Brotherhood.” Booth reservation forms are available at In case of inclement weather, the fair will Facility in Sayre. The affidavit stated Department of Cor- https://share.swosu.edu/orgfair. Forms also be held at the Pioneer Cellular Event Cen- Oklahoma Department of Corrections rections officers obtained a warrant and can be picked up in the offices of Dean of ter. staff confiscated a cell phone from a North See Waschers page 2. ALCAN Weather tomorrow 98 / 73 Vol. 117, No. 69 75 cents, 8 pgs. 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