January 14, 2020 Issue, Page 2 of 8

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, January 14, 2020 ing for an existing structure, erything is going,” she said. many other things that make Round Town President she said. “Obviously, with the “And we've actually got Elk City pretty special,” she some things in the works said. “I think we need to chamber, we’re a non-profit, that are going to make that highlight those things.” January 14 Continued from page 1. “We've been looking for so our budget’s very lim- happen.” She said city leaders, in- As she settles into the a home for the chamber for ited,” she said. As chamber president, cluding Jim Mason, director CofC Annual Banquet president position, Angi Wy- the last couple of years,” she Looking ahead, Angi Wy- Angi Wyatt works as a liai- of economic and community att enjoys being part of the said. att would like to see the son with Susie Cupp, cham- development, and City Man- RSVP required, FBC Ac- chamber and has been a part Chamber officials have chamber develop a strong ber executive director, and ager Lee Litterell are “work- of the search committee for considered both constructing social media presence, businesses that are part of tivity Center. the chamber’s new building. a new building and search- “T think that’s the way ev- ing extremely hard to bring the chamber. She also would new industry to this area, work with the city. spent so many years teach- and I’m excited about that.” Author is about a boy who finds a which is set in Texas and “I think — everybody’s ing middle school, and he She also expressed excite- working for the greater good valuable baseball card col- read lots of literature in class ment about how the Com- January 18 lection. of Elk City, and right now for kids aimed at ages of the munity Action Project Plans Continued from page 1. with the downturn of the That first book was in- G&S Productions Gun or $40, my family can get spired by his love of baseball sixth to the eighth grade. He economy, that’s what we all will bring new recreational in and stay there for a week thought that group needed need to be doing,” she said. features to the city. and card collecting. “I’m exciting for the fu- Show, Convention Center. if we want to.” more books that were fun She said businesses that “T was a baseball card Deering also teaches high collector my whole life and exciting, explaining he ture of Elk City,” Angi Wy- come here will see the city is school English — at Vanoss unique, with the city having att said. “I think it’s special. and got out of it because I didn’t like so many of the High School, outside Ada — books written for young Route 66 and Interstate 40 as I think it’s really going to just got tired of it,” he said. in addition to writing books. “T wanted to write a book teens and that he wanted selling points. shine during this time.” January 19 Before becoming a teach- about some kind of treasure his books to embraced by “And with downturn in She and Jay have two G&S Productions Gun er, he worked for The Ada that kids find and how they broad audiences and be free the oilfield, which is my pri- daughters: Rylee, 15, and News, where he worked in mary business, there are so would deal with finding it, Kenedee, 11. sports and news. He did also and so I tried to think of of objectionable content. Show, Convention Center. some freelance writing for something that I was famil- He hopes his national park District 55 magazines and The Daily iar with. And so I went to the books inspire youngsters to Oklahoman. 1952 Topps baseball cards, discover these places in the “T wanted to be a writer my which are considered the books and that they decide January 31 whole life,” he said, describ- to make their own trips some primo collection of all, and ing how he decided to be- Continued from page 1. of millions of dollars in tax I just wondered what would day and take their children He explainedin the release breaks to out-of-state cor- come an author. “I’ve been Kiwanis Karnival, Con- happen if some kid found a and grandchildren. that at 2 months of age, he porations. Western Oklaho- writing — I self published a book of mine own about 16 treasure and somebody else During the library visit and his twin brother were mans do not have the same vention Center claimed it was theirs. And years ago and it didn’t do then the book just kind of here, he will discuss the last- taken into DHS custody and access to opportunity that much, and that’s a difficult ing impact that children’s placed in foster care. urban Oklahomans do. Ev- progressed from there, and book have on everyone, he “More than two years later ery two years, we hear how process.” it actually became about But finally, he found a said. At his school visits, he we were adopted by our par- education and health care race and how come the races February 1 publisher —- The RoadRun- don’t get along with [one an- will be discuss the impor- ents, Kevin Black and Ter- need to be improved, then ner Press in Oklahoma City other].” tance of national parks and essa Gipson,” he said. “My we elect the same people and Kiwanis Karnival, Con- — for his first book, “Finders He decided to write books he might do some creative father worked as a teacher get the same result, We need Keepers,” released in 2014, in Elk City Public Schools a representative who notices aimed at children because he writing exercises. yention Center for 27 years and my mother what’s happening to the rest worked for the Oklahoma of us and works to do some- February 8 Statewide rape kit Tourism and Recreation De- partment for 35 years. My family taught me about the importance of community, thing about it.” Today, Gipson-Black is a member of the Erick First United Methodist Church, EC 4H and FFA Local Livestock Show 9 a.m., tracking system faith, hard work, and service above self.” After graduating from Er- ick High School, Gipson- a volunteer at the Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma and a volunteer at Focus on takes effect Home — an organization that Black earned a bachelor’s assists with transition hous- Convention Center Barn. degree in religion & philoso- ing for struggling families. phy and a bachelor’s degree He now attends OCU School By Darla Slipke sources. ing their kits before the Jan. in political science from of Law. He has worked for The Oklahoman, Oklaho- Medical facilities that Oklahoma City University. 1 deadline, Fielding said. a land and title firm, a cy- February 14 ma City perform sexual assault fo- Eventually, officials plan After college, he attended ber security firm and as OKLAHOMA CITY - rensic exams, law enforce- to enter older, previously the Ronald Reagan Founda- a law clerk. Additionally, Sexual assault survivors will ment agencies, forensic labs untested rape kits that were tion’s American Studies Pro- Austin worked as a legisla- Valentine Make and now be able to monitor the and other entities that have identified through a state- gram in Washington, D.C., tive reporter for the Journal location and status of their custody of the kits were re- wide audit into the track- where he researched na- Record at the state capitol. Take, Carnegie Youth rape kit through a statewide quired to start using the new tional and global economics, ing system. The audit, con- While reporting at the Capi- electronic tracking system. tracking system by Jan. 1. free trade and civil rights, he ducted in 2017-18, revealed tol, he said he read hundreds Library. The goal of the tracking "T'm hoping it will hold all more than 7,200 untested said. He attended briefings of bills in their entirety and system is to empower survi- of us accountable to make rape kits in evidence rooms. by members of Congress said he saw “the ways gov- vors with information, help sure that we don't let victims Oklahoma has more than and the Trump administra- ernment fails Oklahomans.” law enforcement with inves- fall through the cracks," said 350 law enforcement agen- tion as part of the Reagan “Regardless of the trials February 15 tigations and foster transpar- Andrea Fielding, division cies. The fact that not all of Foundation’s work in these we face, I have hope,” he ency and public trust. director of criminalistics them are registered with the areas. Through these experi- said. “To build the future we Rustic Market, Conyen- The system, operated by for the OSBI. "The ultimate tracking system could be be- ences, Gipson-Black said he want, we need new leader- the Oklahoma State Bureau goal for the state is that we're cause some of them have not learned the values of free- ship for the new decade. My of Investigation, was man- able as a state to strengthen dom, accountability, and ac- priority isn’t the next elec- dated through _ legislation all of our programs that are had rape kits come through cess. tion Center yet, Fielding said. It could tion; it’s the next generation passed last year. The legisla- related to sexual assault." “Freedom, accountability, of western Oklahomans. I also mean some agencies tion stemmed from recom- Records entered into the aren't aware of the system and access are the values that want to raise my family in mendations of a task force electronic tracking system will guide my campaign,” the same community that February 16 that has been working to are confidential. They can and the requirement to start he said. “They are common raised a foster kid into the improve the state's response only be accessed by survi- using it, she said. values, but are not being man Iam today. As your rep- Rustic Market, Conven- to sexual assaults. It's among vors and the entities that up- The OSBI has worked to upheld today. Oklahomans resentative, I will honor my a number of recent reforms date the system. educate law enforcement are not free if they cannot faith with my work, defend tion Center. that are being implemented. So far, 159 law enforce- agencies and others about leave their job to start a new the Constitution and fight Sexual assault evidence ment agencies and 42 medi- the new system. Officials business because they are for Western Oklahoma every collection kits, commonly cal facilities are registered emailed law enforcement worried about losing their single day.” known as rape kits, are used with the system, Fielding agencies about recent law healthcare. Our legislature To learn more about to preserve evidence after said. Forensic labs in the changes and hosted train- is not accountable to any- Gipson-Black, visit gipson- February 21 an assault. The evidence is state, which are operated by ing events around the state. black.house or his Facebook one when they continue to collected during a medical the OSBI, Tulsa police and They also developed an on- misuse our hard-earned tax Page at Austin Gipson-Black Elk Creek Strutters Ban- exam, during which the vic- Oklahoma City police, also line training for Sexual As- dollars and give hundreds for House 2020. tim also can receive medi- are working with the system. sault Nurse Examiner pro- quet, Convention Center. cal care and referrals for re- Some agencies started track- grams. February 22 10th Annual Father/ Send obituaries to OVERHEAD DOOR Daughter Dance, Hearts for Hearing Fundraiser, [email protected] Carl Ramsey Owner 580-515-1688 Reydon Winslow 580-821-1653 Conyention Center. LiftMaster Products