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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, August 27, 2019 ber, in October. Her dad, Contestants sional level. timates she’s worked 75 per- Round Town Cody is the son of Tammy formances this year so far, Ted, is a former bullfighter Merz and the late Gene Ke- one of her best years ever. and barrelman and the fifth athley. She competed in high generation on the 11 Bar August 30 Continued from page 1. who, at the time, was living Barrel racer Dusta Kimzey school rodeo, qualifying for In his second year as a stu- in the area. He also remem- Ranch north of Elk City. 81st Annual PRCA may have some “customers” the National High School dent at Southwestern Okla- bers tagging along with his Her mother, Jennifer, lives in the crowd. Finals four times in the bar- Rodeo of Champions. homa State University in older sister, Taylor, when The cowgirl is a relief rel racing, pole bending and in Foss City. Weatherford, Keathley com- she was a teenager. She’d The Elk City Rodeo takes petes in the bull riding in ask to go to the rodeo with pharmacist, subbing in the as the Miss Oklahoma High Grandview Pharmacy in School Rodeo Queen twice. place Friday through Sunday college rodeo as well. He’s her friends. Elk City, and pharmacies in She was also the National at Beutler Bros. Arena at August 31 working toward a degree in “My parents would say, parks and recreation/law en- if you’re going to hang out Cheyenne and Wheeler and High School Association Ackley Park. Performances 81st Annual PRCA Shamrock, Texas. student secretary. begin at 8 p.m. nightly; tick- forcement. with your friends, you can He remembers being a take your brother along,” She works about four days Competing at her home- ets range in price from $9 to Rodeo of Champions. spectator at the Elk City ro- Keathley said. a week, which gives her the town rodeo can be stressful, $18 and can be purchased flexibility to compete. she said. deo when was a kid. This will be the second at Circle A Western Wear, “Me, my mom and my dad year for Keathley to com- Not only does Kimzey run “Tt brings a whole new lev- September 1 Doug Gray Dodge in Elk used to go there,” he said. “I pete in Elk City. He is on his barrels, but she is a specia el of pressure, honestly,” she City and the gate. For more 81st Annual PRCA always looked up to every- PRCA permit, which means ty act performer who trick said, “to go in and do well in body who was riding.” he’s not a full-card holding tides and has a mini horse front of your friends, family, information, visit the rodeo’s website at www.ElkCityRo- Rodeo of Champions. He remembers hoping to member yet but can apply that does tricks. co-workers and peers.” see PBR world champion for his PRCA card after he’s Kimzey performs at rode- Kimzey will marry Will deo.com or call Doug Gray bull rider Justin McBride, won $1,000 at the profes- os across the nation and es- O’Connell, a PRCA mem- Dodge at 580.225.3005. September 2 Land Run in Elk City. “We decided During the past 12 immediate needs of cloth- that we were going to make months, WOFCC served ing and household items, Labor Day. it flexible. So we made a 582 patients in its medi- Short said. list last year, and all five cal clinic, and 260 patients [Elk City] financial advisers Next year, the Landrun Continued from Page 1 “We were thrilled with in its dental clinic, accord- September 7 adviser Josh Thomas, add- 126 people in our first year’s looked through the list and ing to Short, in information will add a 10k event, so ing that custom made spurs 5k — very, very happy with talked about it and decided passed along to Thomas. Its there will be a one-mile Elk City Motor-Speed- on the food bank last year.” Salvation Army unit helped will be given to second place the turnout,” he said. walk, 5k and 10k. way regular show 7:30 and Sunday night grand He explained the origins He said the food bank, over 350 people with over located at Help Inc., was $10,000 in utility assis- “We got those courses stand tickets for the third of the event, including how p.m. place finishes. He hopes organizers wanted to do it advised it would not be the tance, Short said. certified this year, and recipient every year. This Through the Salvation they'll be certified with the buckles and spurs will on rodeo weekend — lots of year, a list of potential ben- Army, WOFCC participates prompt more runners from visitors are already coming eficiaries was made again, in the Red Kettle campaign U.S. Track and Field, so September 8 around the state to come to town — and how the group and organizers talked to each year and the Stuff the we're hoping as the number here next year. picks its beneficiaries. Brenda Short at the Western Bus event, which occurs in of runners grows and grows Grandparents Day. Last year’s Landrun at- “When we decided to do Oklahoma Care Center and August. and grows, they can use that tracted 126 runners, Thomas advisers thought they would this, we didn’t want to pick Chrisiti’s Bazaar, WOF- said. He hopes this year’s any one beneficiary,” said pick that organization be- CC’s thrift store, has as- for qualified runs for other FFA September 10 event beats that number. Thomas, who has an office cause of its need. sisted many families with bigger 5ks,” Thomas said. Special Elections. Development] _ conference students at ECHS will have ECHS also will start host- new for us, and there will be will be in Oklahoma City. entries this year. ing 4-H meetings on the more information [released] ECHS students also are The FFA program also first Tuesday of the month, as that gets closer,” Dill- September 14 working on Beckham Coun- continues to work on up- with county extension agent inger said. Continued from page 1. ty Fair entries. The fair, held dates at the ag barn, located Nancy Hylton overseeing Elk City Motor-Speed- in Sayre, will be Sept. 5-7. on East Seventh Street, Dill- the meetings at the school’s For more information on Oklahoma Panhandle State University. “Last year, we had a lot inger said. Any students in ag building. The program is the fundraisers, people may way regular show 7:30 “And then we also have a of students do entries and FFA and 4-H, including open to any students ages call the high school at 580- p-m. leadership conference in De- win prize money because those in Elk City schools 5-19. The first meeting will 225-0105 or access the FFA cember that we have to buy [entries] can be anything and the private Christian be 3:45-5 p.m. Sept. 3. program Facebook page at their tickets early, like the from photography to garden school, who want to have a The FFA program will https://www.facebook.com/ first week of September,” vegetables that they grew to livestock projects and have host a livestock show on Jan. September 21 Dillinger said, noting the house plants that they own,” never done one before may 12 at the Elk City Conven- elkcityffa/. The FFA pro- MFE/ALD [Made for Excel- she said. FFA students and contact Rick Dillinger at tion. gram also has an Instagram 46th Annual Fall Fes- lence/Advanced Leadership family consumer science ECHS. “That’s going to be brand page. tival. investigation by the Okla- Waschers laws, not to use their posi- stated. This crime carries a EIk City Motor-Speed- tions to introduce contra- mandatory minimum. sen- homa Department of Cor- band such as drugs and cell tence of five years in prison. way regular show 7:30 phones," Downing stated in Each defendant would also rections-Security Threats Continued from page 1. day, a federal grand jury the release. "I am pleased to be required to serve a term Intelligence, the Oklahoma p.m. searched the defendants’ returned an indictment that work with state corrections of supervised release of at home in Canute, where they charges both of them with least four years and up to District Attorney’s Drug officials to ensure Oklaho- discovered 72 grams of a three crimes: conspiring ma’s prisons are free of this life. If found guilty of the Task Force for District 2 and September 22 white, crystal-like substance to distribute methamphet- sort of corruption." third charge, each could be U.S. Homeland Security In- that field tested positive for amine, possessing meth- If found guilty of either of imprisoned up to 20 years methamphetamine, as well amphetamine with intent to the first two charges, each and be subject to a fine of vestigations. Assistant U.S. 46th Annual Fall Fes- tival. as 11 cell phones. distribute and maintaining a defendant faces a maximum up to $500,000, in addition Attorneys Nicholas J. Pat- Both defendants were ar- drug-involved premises. potential penalty of 40 years to three years of supervised rested on Aug. 6, 2019, the "Oklahomans expect pris- in prison and a fine of up release. terson and Jason Harley are release stated, and the next on officials to enforce our to $5 million, the release This case is a result of an prosecuting the case. September 26 Great Plains Amuse- Doubts over China trade war and rifts over Iran dominate G7 summit of world leaders ment Carnival. By Eli Stokols and Chris Trump's remark that he had nuclear deal that Trump has tive U.S.-Japan trade agree- status as an outlier among September 27 Megerian, Los Angeles second thoughts over his tried to scuttle, to visit the ment when Zarif's plane was G7 allies on numerous is- Times trade policy and debated beachfront resort in western landing nearby and appeared sues. Those differences Great Plains Amuse- BIARRITZ, France how to respond to the un- France where world lead- taken aback by news of his were serious enough that in ment Carnival. Mixed signals over the trade expected arrival of Tehran's ers are holding their annual arrival. planning the summit, Ma- war with China and rifts foreign minister. meeting. "No comment," he said cron jettisoned plans for a over Iran dominated the French President Em- The move seemed to come curtly when first asked about traditional joint statement opening of the annual G7 manuel Macron, determined as a surprise to Trump, Zarif on Sunday afternoon. September 28 summit of the leaders of the as this year's host not to al- whose administration has Macron and Zarif met lat- from the seven leaders, ac- world's most powerful de- low Trump to hijack the been intent on isolating Iran er in the day. knowledging that getting all Great Plains Amuse- mocracies as White House G7 agenda, quietly invited and who hates to share the Trump has expressed frus- of them on the same page as ment Carnival. officials scrambled Sunday Mohammad Javad Zarif, limelight. tration over pre-summit me- Trump would be difficult, if to sweep up after President Iran's lead negotiator on the Trump was touting a tenta- dia reports focusing on his not impossible. 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