October 29, 2019 Issue, Page 3 of 14

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Choir “High school _ students Round Town (grades 10-12) have been learning their parts on the following songs: “Af- October 31 Continued from page 1. tonen” (Swedish), “Nunc rehearse with a clinician Dimittis”(Latin), “Cantate Halloween Trick or for the day and then perform Domino” (Latin) and “O the music they prepared in a Clap Your Hands” (English), free concert for the public at he said. “The junior high Treat Night, Elk City area. the SWOSU Fine Arts Audi- students auditioning have torium. been learning three songs The choirs are now re- since July: “Shenandoah,” hearsing for their winter “Jubilate Deo” (Latin) and concert, which caps this se- “Animal Crackers.” November 3 mester, and many students Ediger explained that stu- are continuing to work to- dents have registered on a Christmas Open House, ward auditioning for the voice part, such as Alto | or all-state chorus, Ediger said. Alto 2, and then they must All-state chorus auditions learn their notes and rhythms downtown merchants will be held on Saturday at on all of the songs and be Enid High School. prepared to sing a “cut” for —_ open from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Ediger explained the pro- a panel of three judges in a cess for all-state competi- Elk City High School choir co-director Justin Ediger oversees a prac- blind audition. tion. tice on Friday. Students, from left, are Cade De! itt, Tate Steele, Zan- “On audition day, the stu- “Our kids start preparing der Stancel, Francisco Quezada, Rex Carver and Alivia Jeter. Staff dents will get to the audition in the summer with attend- site, register and receive an photo by Don Munsch. Daylight Savings Ends ing workshops, camps, OUR audition ticket,” he said. Ediger said high school of the students from every tive because all schools All State workshop that is “They will then be allowed students must sing cuts quadrant of the state have compete against each other sponsored by the Elk City to go to a ‘cut room’ where from three of the four songs been judged, there is a da- - large and small alike,” he Arts Council,” Ediger said they will learn which songs they’ve learned and junior tabase that ranks the scores. said. “There is no classifica- in an emailed response to they will have to sing and high students must sing cuts Students with high enough tion. You will have Class B Catholic Chruch Annual what ‘cuts’ of those songs questions. “They also get ac- from two of the three songs scores will then be invited to singers competing against cess to practice recordings they will have to sing their they have learned. Three the second round auditions Class 6A singers. The top Bazaar where they can learn their part on for a score. They then judges score three songs for where they will repeat the 25 in each voice part will part independently at home. get to go into that ‘cut room’ a total of 300 points each process on a totally different then be named to the all state Of course, we spend a good one more time to practice the November 9 amount oftime practicing in ‘cut’ exactly like they will for each audition per judge. set of cuts.” MIXED chorus and then school as well. hear it in the audition room. The same parameters hold At the second round, he next 30 will be named to the “Accuracy of notes and Once it is time for them to true for junior high judges, explained, they hope to all state TREBLE chorus. Elk City MX Super Fall rhythms is a given but the audition, they will go into an but they’re only scoring two make it into the top 25 voic- Two hundred voices make musicianship part is ex- audition room where there songs. es in their voice part for the up the Mixed and about 120 Series Round 4, at the Elk tremely important as well,” will be a screen. Behind the “Usually the total audi- male voicings and top 55 for voices make up the treble in he said. “The kids that usu- screen will be three judges tion time runs around 3 min- the female voicings. each respective division (ju- City Motoreross track, all ally makes these choirs are listening to the voice sing utes,” Ediger said. “Once all “This is highly competi- nior high and high school).” very good at the musician- its part on the ‘cuts’ of the ship element. We will be music that has been selected. Auction day. napolis, they will start plan- the students work. traveling around 12 high Judges are listening and giv- ning to attend that trip every Elk City FFA President schoolers to Enid and about ing a score for the following other year, bringing more Kasen Moran said he ap- 38 Junior High/Middle things on each song: Note prestige to attending it. School students.” Accuracy (20), Rhythm Ac- Continued from page 1. preciated the community’s Money from the auction Ediger further explained curacy (20), Voice Quality to work and will just make support. Elk City Craft & Gift will go toward various ex- that students have been (25), Phrasing (5), Diction a tax-deductible donation “We're very grateful that learning four pieces of mu- penses, including camp and instead for their purchase Expo, Elk City Conven- (10), Tonality (10) and Dy- leadership conference reg- people come out and take sic since this summer. namics (10).” Thursday. The number for istration, entry fees at con- part,” he said. “They're will- FFA department is 580-225- tests and traveling expenses, ing to give up a night, with Drug laws tion Center 10 a.m. -5 0105, ext. 5301. among other expenses. All bad weather tonight, and “We're so thankful that you came,” Dillinger said to told, $27,000 was raised donate their money to this p.m. patrons. Thursday. organization that affects so Dillinger said afterward “We like to support the lo- many kids’ lives. Through that the money raised helps cal kids ... all the local chap- Continued from page 1. vative state in the union and this organization, kids will some penalties from the should have been the last for the entire year, and al- ters,” said Marty Maddox, loan officer at Great Plains go do great things. It’s distribution realm to the ad- state to legalize marijuana,” though FFA students are not Noyember 10 Bank. The bank will make amazing what this organiza- ministrative arena, and the going to the national con- he said. “So they targeted vention this week in India- a donation rather than have tion will do.” Oklahoma Medicinal Mari- EIk City Craft & Gift us. They came here and con- juana Authority regulates Yesterdayz Pants vinced us to do it here be- those penalties. Example: The first offense of an “im- cause once this domino fell, Expo, Elk City Conven- permissible diversion” of it makes it easier in the rest medical marijuana, concen- of the country.” tion Center 10 a.m. - 5 trate or products by a patient Among the data Webb Cotninued from page 1. while attending speech class music always finds a way. or caregiver to an unauthor- shared: Felony cases year Bar-S as a microbiolo- together at Southwestern They are currently working p.m. ized person “shall not be to date, the DA’s office is gist from a small town near Oklahoma State University on writing some more origi- punished under a criminal overseeing 308 cases; com- Mena, Arkansas, walked in in Weatherford about three nal songs with the goal of statute but may be subject to November 11 pared to the end of last year, to browse the wide variety years ago. Their first offi- making and releasing an al- a fine” of $200, according to the office had 343 felonies. of new and used vinyl. His cial gig was at the SWOSU bum. The local music scene the statute. The second of- With misdemeanors now, name is Carter Baker, and talent show in which they and Elk City is just starting Veteran’s Day fense under the situation de- just so happened to be in a ended up winning first place to gain a little traction, and scribed above could result in the office is at 258; last year, band with a couple of broth- with a stellar rendition of the with now a couple of venues a fine not to exceed $500 and the office had 343 misde- downtown, they can give the Tickets ers Madison and Mark Matli classic Jimi Hendrix song “may result in revocation of meanors. called Yesterdayz Pants. “Voodoo Child (Slight Re- local talent a place to play. the license upon a showing The DA’s office juvenile Small-town bands are of- turn),” which also happens The reactions of the people that the violation was will- delinquent case number at ten hard-pressed to find a to be the first song the band driving down Broadway on remain ful or grossly negligent,” the statute said. this point is 23; the office place to showcase their mu- sic close to home, so when ever played together. Saturday afternoon ranged The band plays a variety of from amused to shocked to “This is all very new,” had 40 last year. Webb said Around 250 tickets re- 1,448 traffic tickets have Butcher asked him if they classic rock songs that range confused because this is not main for purchase for the Henderson said later in an would be interested in play- from The Sufraris’ “Wipe- something that people are email. “Law enforcement been filed through Beckham new 2019 Ford Mustang to ing a gig in front of the re- out” to Blue Oyster Cult’s used to in western Oklaho- be given away at Christmas and the court system are still County. Last year, the DA’s cord store, they jumped at “Godzilla,” with plenty of ma, but most people rolled in the Park by the Elk City struggling with the manner office had 1,421. On mental the chance. Baker grew up variety in between. There the windows down and took Rotary Club on Dec. 14. in which these statutes and health cases, the DA’s office in a musical household of- is something for just about in a little music and gave a This raffle is an annual other existing drug related had 25 last year, and this ten playing music with his everyone. They also have a thumbs up or an approving laws interplay, and the bal- fundraiser for the Elk City year there have been 27. parents and grandparents, as number of original songs, honk. Rotary Club and benefits ance of responsibility be- Webb said the DA’s office music has been a big part of written for the most part by The shows have been free tween the criminal and ad- local organizations such as ministrative authorities who is doing diversion programs, his life for as long as he can Mark and Carter, and there to the public and are fam- Meals on Wheels, Lincoln including one that helps recall. is a definite classic rock, and ily friendly. Butcher hopes will enforce and regulate the Teen Center, Help Inc., The Madison and Mark Matli experimental vibe to their to possibly get more bands United Fund, Christmas in new rules.” schools with truancy and be- have similar backgrounds original material, with a lit- to play downtown when the the Park and many others. During his presentation to havioral problems. She said and music. Mark first picked tle bit of Oklahoma twang weather starts to warm up Rotarians, he said the mari- most of her office’s misde- Just 375 total tickets will up the guitar in third grade, thrown in for good measure. again. As live music starts to be sold for $100 each and juana lobby was successful meanors are related to drug and his brother Madison also It makes for an eclectic become more common place can be purchased from any in getting Oklahoma laws possession, domestic abuse started playing the drums at and unique sound. They around town, the expecta- changed so that medical Elk City Rotarian, Paul and driving under the influ- an early age, and have made get together and play music tion is more interest will be Jones Drug, The Elk City marijuana could be legal- music together most of their whenever they can, and al- generated, more bands will News, Currell Do It Center ized. Voters approved medi- ence. The top misdemeanor lives. her office files is possession though the life can be hec- form and more people will and Barber-Dyson Ford. cal marijuana last year. Mark and Carter met tic at times, the love for the come out to support them. “We are the most conser- of methamphetamine.