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Serving Western Oklahoma Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Elk City author continues storytelling of veterans By Don Munsch, Editor Judy Haught wants to tell military veterans’ stories. So she is putting out a call for vets for her latest book. United Fund meets Haught, who lives in Elk City, wrote a 2016 book called “Heroes in Our Midst,” about the lives and service of mili- tary veterans. Her second book features the same theme of Bryler Nichols, left, and Lexi Hargrove, right, spotlighting veterans and their service. are Elk City High School students who are The books tell the stories of those living and dead. She volunteers with the United Fund, which held wants to write 50 stories, and she has about 13 more to go its kickoff Friday in Elk City to raise funds for her second book. “You know, when these people are gone, their stories are for the 2020 year. The two students listened gone, and this is part of American history, it’s part of their as United Fund Board members were as- history,” she said to Elk City Rotarians, adding she was in- signed specific divisions, such as clubs, terested in telling the stories of the common man during war. retail, oil and gas and professional groups, She spoke to the Elk City Rotary Club about the book on and were given cards/names Thursday. To give patrons an idea about what the stories for each division, said Mark Albert, chair- would be like, she told the stories of three veterans from dif- man of the board for the United Fund. Board ferent wars: World War I, World War II and Vietnam. Each members will contact each business or veteran had a Southwest Oklahoma connection. Author Judy Haught discusses a man fea- entity and seek a donation for the Elk City Haught hopes to have the book done by the end of the year. tured in her new book, which chronicles the “It’s going to have different name, but it’s more or less United Fund, which provides money for vari- service of people in the military. She hopes the same format, except this one has a lot more research,” ous community organizations. Staff photo by the book can be done by the end of the year. Haught said in an interview after her presentation. Don Munsch. Staff photo by Don Munsch. The first book got off the ground after she talked to a friend of her husband’s, she said. That friend, now deceased, was in Christmas car giveaway See Author page 2. tickets available Tickets are available now for the Elk City Rotary Club's annual Christmas car giveaway. Just 375 tickets will be sold. Each ticket is $100. Two prizes will be given away at Christmas in the Park, to be held on Dec. 14. The first prize will be a new 2019 silver Ford Mus- tang from Barber-Dyson Ford and the second prize will be $1,000 in Christmas chamber bucks from the Elk City Chamber of Commerce to be spent at those local mer- chants participating in this year's Christmas promotion. Tickets can be purchased from any Elk City Rotarian, Paul Jones Drug, Currell's Do It Center and The Elk City News. Tickets will be on sale at all local Elk City football games. Proceeds from the tickets sales stay in Elk City, support See Giveaway page 2. | a | Left, firefighter Kendal Brown blocked shot as officer Dillion Mach goes to Grant given to Beckham County entities the bucket during the Guns & Hoses fund raiser Saturday night at Elk City Elementary OKLAHOMA CITY - The Beckham County RWS & eight-inch western line, and crews slip-lined the 16-inch School. Above, Chad Roper of KECO Radio SWMD No. | (District) received approval Aug. 21 for a eastern water main with a 10-inch pipe. Total project cost gets tased as officers Dustin fuller, Deb- $100,000 Emergency Grant through the Oklahoma Water was $274,804.81, which will be funded by the OWRB bie Gallegos and, in the background, Dillion Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the District’s water Emergency Grant and $174,804.81 in local funds. Mach assist. Photos by Terri Chervenka. infrastructure, according to a release from the OWRB. Joe Freeman, OWRB's Chief of Financial Assistance Di- Because of flooding earlier this year, the District lost two vision, said the grant will save the District's customers Sentences given to Aryan of its eight-inch water mainlines. The District replaced the See Grant page 2. Brotherhood members Warrant issued for Elk City man in break-ins OKLAHOMA CITY - Two members of the Universal By Don Munsch, Editor dow had been broken and the door was open. Some food Aryan Brotherhood have been sentenced to decades in pris- An arrest warrant was issued Aug. 29 for an Elk City items were missing. on in separate cases, U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing of man wanted for some alleged burglaries at Elk City schools At the Pioneer Center, a district employee found several the Western District of Oklahoma stated in a release on Aug. 28. or properties in July. of the curtains on the stage in the auditorium lowered to the Christoper Chad Pool, aka "Cityboy," 40, will serve 20 Zachary Ryan Day, 18, has been charged with breaking floor. The employee reviewed video and found that on July 7, two males were seen tampering with the curtain system and entering, a misdemeanor, at the Pioneer Center; second- years in prison for drug and gun crimes, while Owen Henry Long Jr., aka "Ardmore," 38, will serve more than 28 years degree burglary at Fairview Elementary; and malicious de- on the catwalk. One of the two males approached the secu- struction of property, less than $1,000, a misdemeanor, at rity camera and unplugged it. in prison for a drug offense. Northeast Elementary. Another individual, a juvenile, was The Pioneer Center did not sustain any damage and noth- A federal grand jury indicted Pool on Aug. 21, 2018, for charged with the same offenses, the affidavit stated. Those ing was taken. An Elk City police detective reviewed the possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and warrants were to be sent to the Beckham County District video of the break-in of the Pioneer Center and was able to possession of a machine gun, a silencer, and an illegally Attorney’s Office. identify two people on the tape, one of whom was Day, the modified rifle. The indictment also charged him with be- The probable cause affidavit stated an Elk City police of- affidavit said. ing a felon in possession of three firearms and possessing ficer had been informed on July 8 that the Pioneer Center On July 9, the investigating officer said he received a those firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, the and the concession stand at Red Rock Baseball Stadium report that Fairview had been burglarized and items were release stated. All of these incidents occurred in Canadian had been broken into over the weekend. The burglary at missing. The high school coach responsible for the athletic County, the release stated. On March 8, Pool pleaded guilty the concession stand had been found on July 7. An Elk City program storage at Fairview told the officer that a skylight to the first five of these six crimes. He has been in the cus- Middle School principal found the concession stand win- See Warrant page 2. tody of the U.S. Marshals Service since August 2018. See Sentences page 2. Weathe! Vol. 117, No. 73 Mail delivery View online ‘ (OL OW - fornorrow 93 / 68 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com