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iy Serving 4 Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Wednesd nuary 29, 202 Weekday Edition ‘Letters’ reflects on Election board office offers advice memories of past loves on March primary “Love Letters” will be election performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8 at the Gallery The Beckham County Election Board released informa- @ 112, 112 W Main Street tion late last week for voters about the state’s Presidential in Sayre. Doors open at 7 Preferential Primary election scheduled for March 3. those nights. Tickets are Some facts shared from the board office: $12. Tickets went on sale — Eligible voters may cast only one ballot for the Presi- Monday and can be pur- dential Preferential Primary. chased online via Facebook — Voters must be a registered member of the party for or www.untitledpopupthe- which they intend to cast a ballot. Republicans may vote atre.com, at Currell’s Do in the Republican PPP, while Democrats may vote in the Tt Center in Elk City or at Democratic PPP. the Gallery @ 112 in Sayre. — Independents are allowed to vote in the Democratic Untitled Pop Up Theatre is Jim Brown and ty Mu: ck, left, and Ba- PPP only. The Democratic Party is the only recognized partnering with the Rivers sil Weatherly and Lisa Thompson, right, party in Oklahoma that currently allows Independents to Edge Arts Society in Sayre star in “Love Letters,” to be performed vote in its primaries. Independents are defined as voters for the production. Feb. 7 and 8 in Sayre. Staff photos by Don registered without a party affiliation. Munsch. — The purpose of the Presidential Preferential Primary By Don Munsch, Editor Jim Brown and Misty Musick will perform the play one is to allow all recognized parties in Oklahoma to send del- Andy and Melissa keep in touch with love letters over a night, Feb. 7, and Basil Weatherly and Lisa Thompson will egates to their party’s national convention. The delegates series of decades. perform the same play on Feb. 8. The play’s action consists are responsible for casting votes for the candidates they are Their love letters, read aloud, become the center of the of two people reading love letters they sent, allowing them assigned to, who represent the popular vote. story of “Love Letters,” the latest offering from Untitled Pop to reflect on those times, and the story occurs over several — Each party is responsible for choosing the Presidential candidate who will be on the ticket in November. Up Theatre, being performed Feb. 7 and 8 at the Gallery decades, beginning in the late 1930s, from the time the cou- Tf people are currently registered to vote, they do not @112 at 112 West Main St. “Love Letters” is a play written ple is in grade school, until they are in their 60s. need to register again for the Presidential Preferential Pri by AR. Gumey. Ashley Arganbright will direct this rendi- “The interpretation of the show is going to be different,” See Election page 2. tion. See Untitled page 2. Softball indoor facility still seeking funds building, to be constructed near the softball 5-Plex at Ackley Park West. WP. Construction, owned by Jay Wyatt, will do the con- struction. “We're just doing it gratis, not charging anything,” said Wyatt, whose daughter Rylee is on the ECHS softball team. Wyatt also heads up the project, which will cost around $200,000. Organizers have $100,000 in the bank for the building, and another $30,000-$45,000 has been pledged, Wyatt said. “So we need another $50,000 to $60,000 to finish it the right way,” he said. The money that is still needed will go toward the contents of the building and building finishes. Organizers have enough money to get the building erected and dried in, Wyatt said. Hellas Construction is donating many bricks. The building will have concrete block walls. Coaches and members of the Elk City softball team and athletic director Brian Hunt siandicon The facility will include a batting cage, locker room area, ground on the site near the softball 5-Plex at Ackley Park West where the new softball building restrooms, weightlifting area, room for weights and storage will be constructed. Submitted photo by Sheryl Ponce from The Beckham County Record. and coaches office. The school district has donated a heating and air unit. The city donated the land and is helping with By Don Munsch, Editor porters still looking for money to help with the project. See Softball page 2. A groundbreaking for the new indoor facility for the Elk ODOT asking Members of the softball team, coaches and Elk City ath- City High School softball team was held Jan. 14, with sup- letic director Brian Hunt were at the groundbreaking for the Masonic Fraternity teaming with for public input SWODA to provide services on transit The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is looking The Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma will partner with the ramps, air conditioner window units or space heaters, and/or for public input on roadways. South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWO- air condition or heater repairs, the release stated. ODOT in partnership with the Oklahoma Transit Associa- DA) Area Agency on Aging (AAA), along with other Area SWODA officials said there is an application process and tion is tasked with development of a statewide public transit Agency on Aging groups across the state, to assist with funds will be used on a first-come, first-serve basis until they policy plan called Oklahoma Mobility, a Southwest Okla- funding direct services for people 55 years of age and older are all used. Funding for each type of service will be limited, homa Regional Transportation Planning Organization news in need of some type assistance not otherwise provided by though. People with desperate or unique needs should file release stated. other agencies, a SWODA news release stated. an application because those situations will be looked at on Oklahoma Mobility’s purpose is to: Counties covered by the SWODA AAA are Beckham, a case-by-case basis. Assistance will be available once per — Establish standards and protocols for agencies involved Custer, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Roger Mills and person every three years. in the delivery and funding of public transit services. Washita. SWODA is one of 11 Councils of Government in The SWODA Aging Services Information Assistant re- — Set the foundation for policies guiding transit invest- the state. SWODA's region of service includes municipali- ceives calls daily from older people and/or their caregivers ments statewide as well as establishing programs and strate- ties, counties and conservation districts in Beckham, Custer, with needs, and this Masonic funding enables AAA staff to gies to enhance transit services. Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Roger Mills and Washita assist many callers with resources not available previously. ~Aid the development of a policy that addresses the transit counties. This funding “will not only help OKlahoma’s older popu- challenges of today. Some of the types of services that can be purchased by lation, but will also relieve some of the stress placed on To that end, according to the news release from Southwest, the SWODA AAA include minor home repairs, wheelchair See Services page 2. See ODOT page 2. Weather A / Vol. 118, No. 8 Mail delivery View online . it!Int IOUT tomorrow 7 / 27 75 cents, 10 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com