March 14, 2020 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, March 14, 2020 Band Expectations always cen- “So, yeah, our kids are He has had a lot of good spring concert, we’re start- Round Town ter on state. happy, but we have our heart memories at the school, in- ing marching season. I mean, March 14 “For the district contest, elsewhere,” he said. cluding performing in the there’s not a day off that we Western OK Statewide for us, it’s a stepping stone Senior Kiko Quezada honor bands and the band really get to enjoy the fruits County Surplus Equipment — it’s not really the destina- plays alto sax in the ECHS getting to play in Orlando of labor. It’s on to what’s ‘Auction, Convention Center. Continued from page 1. tion,” DeWitt said. “It’s a band and plans to attend and San Diego. next. These kids work year that qualified two high qualifier, it qualifies us for University of Central Okla- DeWitt said the band pro- round.” school bands, so it’s not a state. We expect to qualify homa and major in vocal gram appreciates the ad- March 16 very common thing in Class for state. ... We want to performance and opera. He ministration and the kids in DeWitt thanks Doug Hill- Spring Break, Elk City and 4A to split a band and we’re perform well, and I’m su- ock and Kathy Noble, who the program, including how are accompanists [pianists] said students expect to go to Merritt Schools. doing it with success,” he per proud of our kids. What state, and students try their hard students work. we're after is perfection. best and “usually it ends up “We drive them pretty who have worked with the said, “This is the sixth year March 17 that we’ve done it, and The ratings are a byproduct well.” He has played the alto hard,” he said. “We don’t students for the state and Spring Break, Elk City and we've qualified both bands of doing things right every sax since the fifth grade. take days off, we don’t have solo competition. DeWitt Merritt Schools. all six years.” single day and that’s mak- “It’s a great feeling when an off-season. These kids also appreciates Jonathan Those bands are the Wind ing perfection routine, and I know we do something work year round, and so as Whitmire, Phil Phyillaier March 18 Ensemble and the Symphon- that’s hard to do. That’s al- great,” he said. “And when we finish with the state com- and Andrew Hatch for their Spring Break, Elk City and ic Band, or the E [extra] ways hard to do, but that is the town appreciates us, it’s petition, we’re into spring work in helping the students Merritt Schools. band. the goal. a great feeling.” concert, and as soon as we prepare to perform. ing in the new elementary the assessment would be Goals district as efficient as pos- we start looking ahead,” building bonds of the school sible. We’re maximizing our school building for a couple helpful, although he stopped Garrison said. “And if we district. The district has to buildings, we’re maximiz- of years, district leaders short of saying he was ready don’t, we're going to floun- sell bonds each year to pay ing our educational experi- think they have arrived at a to spend the $40,000 yet der around here in 10 or 12 on the elementary school Continued from page 1. ence.” number that will accommo- even as he said it would be years and kind of be in a spot figures tell a story about bond that was passed in Garrison said he likes, for date the community and also money well spent. where nobody really knows the district, including where example, how the district help maintain an appropriate He told the board that he 2014. our needs, where we didn’t it’s been, where it’s at and has maintained buildings class size for that age group would like to leave the next educate our people and [for * Reorganized and elected where it wants to go. Board and technology. He said of students, superintendent — whenever example] we didn’t let them board officers for 2020-21: members examined num- much is at stake for the dis- “There’s some things that happens — some type of know that this building is Brandon Storm, president; bers that showed projected trict and that it has to look management wise that we strategic plan or vision that going to be 75 years old. Kris Waters, vice president; enrollments at the district’s at what it wants to be in 10 can start doing to start help- the board and community What’s the community want and Melanie Randle, clerk. four campuses: Elk City El- years, otherwise he thinks ing us out through the dis- bought into. to do?” * A contract with Britton, ementary School, Elk City the district will “lose out on trict that fits in who we are “Tl be honest - I’m not Also Monday, the board Kuykendall and Miller for a Intermediate School, Elk a great opportunity.” The and the size of school that sure how this next step approved, among other City Middle School and Elk community needs to know we have and allows us to looks,” he said. “I’m just school audit for the 2019-20 items: City High School. The lon- that there exist needs in the manage [everything],” he telling you we've got to start school year. * Contracts for 2020-21 gest range for the projections district, Garrison said. told trustees, adding that the thinking about it.” * Renewing an agreement for district and campus ad- was the high school, which One aspect of managing district can have good class He said he thought there ministrators. for educational services with is expected to jump 100 stu- the district is overseeing sizes, offer a good education is a good school board now Beckham County Juvenile * Set noon May 4 at the Elk dents from this year’s 571 to enrollment control issues at experience and still manage who has invested itself, with City Board of Education for Detention Center for the 675 in 2030-31. the start of pre-kindergarten with the money it has. members who have experi- “There is some real plan- that would allow the district Garrison told the board ence and knowledge in dif- the sale of the $1.445,000 2020-21 school year. ning that’s need to be in- the protect class sizes and that the Oklahoma State ferent areas. Garrison said volved in this district,” Gar- rison said. “I appreciate the to manage financially, Gar- rison said. Area schools put School Boards Association discussions have occurred with campus principals and and K20 for Educational Artie Marie (Bonnie) guidelines on how many and Community Renewal at leadership staff to discuss Lodholm (Culver) ability you’ve given me to lead, but we're to a point pre-k students will enroll. the University of Oklahoma goals, both short- and long- [where] we've gone from Later, in an email, Gar- offer a strategic plan assess- term. Artie Marie (Bonnie) six, seven, eight different rison said the district has ment for about $40,000. The current shape of build- Lodholm (Culver) was born buildings and we've con- always had some unspoken Garrison called the assess- ings is one area Garrison January 11, 1922 in Sawyer, solidated into four sites. ... enrollment boundaries con- ment thorough and time con- discussed with the board. Oklahoma and passed away We're running this school cerning PK, but after be- suming, and he said thought “It’s really important that peacefully Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the age of 98. She was known as Bonnie by most exempt from the travel ban. pect that the pandemic may Trump already pitched Virus and Ganny by her grandchil- American citizens and per- have been spreading on Cap- Senate Republicans on a dren. She came from a very manent U.S. residents will itol Hill. payroll tax measure Tues- large family; she was one of Continuedfrom page 1. be allowed to return from Beyond economic relief day. However, he offered 21 children. She was a hard Medical Center in Europe as long as they un- for individuals, Trump said Elk few specifics, and Repub- working woman in the home City, the hospital said that dergo “appropriate screen- he would ask Congress to licans appeared unlikely to and garden. She loved her death by husbands Theo- as the situation regarding ings," Trump said. provide a $50 billion boost support the costly proposal. family and spent as much time dore (Hub) Culver and Beech the current Novel Corona- Additionally, Trump said to a program providing loans Democrats say they won't as she could being with them Lodholm, daughters Brenda and working on their behalf. virus (COVID-19) outbreak he will take executive ac- for small businesses suf- consider it, either, as they Yeager and Nancy Gordon, evolves, GPRMC will pro- tion in short order to provide fering from economic dis- are more interested in pro- She was known for her fantas- grandson, Scott Gordon and ruptions. He said he would tic cooking and beautiful gar- vide "continual community dens in Washington state and great grandson, Cory Walker. economic relief for Ameri- viding immediate relief for updates on our prevention cans whose lives have been also ask lawmakers to "very workers instead of easing She is survived by children here in Oklahoma. Foremost and response plans" The disrupted by the virus. strongly" consider imple- the stock market, which has in her life was her dedication Ted Culver, Elk City, OK and hospital said in a release that "To ensure that working menting a payroll tax break, suffered historic losses in to serve her Creator, She was Judy Durland, Troup, TX. it is taking these steps: Americans impacted by the even though leaders from the past few days. baptized as one of Jehovah's She has 12 grandchildren, * Monitoring the corona- virus can stay home with- both parties rejected the re- "Right now we're trying Witnesses on May 4, 1957. Scott Gordon, Jaimie Gordon, virus outbreak by working out fear of financial hard- quest earlier this week. to deal with the direct im- She enjoyed zealously tell- Phoebe Jepson, Tiffany Yea- with federal and state part- ship, I will soon be taking The president's announce- pact of the virus on individ- ing others in the community ger, Chelsea Yeager, Amber ners, including the CDC, ment - while drastic - fell White, Damon Culver, Bran- emergency action, which is ual citizens," House Budget and her family about her faith American Hospital Associa- unprecedented, to provide short of the national disaster Committee Chairman John for 62 years. She married the don Culver, Krystal (Culver) tion, and the Oklahoma De- declaration that some con- love of her life, Hub Culver on Braker, Bonnie Alexander, financial relief," Trump said. Yarmuth, D-Ky., said earlier partment of Health. gressional Democrats had April 27, 1942. They happily Mark Maxwell, and Novem- "This will be targeted for Wednesday. After Trump's * Communicating with asked for. New York Mayor raised 4 beautiful children to- ber Roberts, numerous great workers who are ill, quaran- address, the White House healthcare providers about and great great grandchildren. tined or caring for others due Bill de Blasio also blasted announced he would not updated procedures and in- gether on south Adams street Trump for failing to make travel to Nevada and Colo- in Elk City. Hub passed away Services will be held Mon- formation guidance as it to coronavirus." good on providing an up- in 1972. In 1974 she met and day, March 9, 2020 at 11:00 The president did not elab- rado later this week “out of becomes available from the orate on the economic relief date on "the most important married Beech Lodholm. He AM in the Whinery Chapel cbc. an abundance of caution." with burial following at Fair- measures. Administration thing: rapid, expansive test- The president's drastic introduced her to the beauty of * Conducting disease sur- Washington State. They lived lawn Cemetery under the di- officials were in talks ear- ing." "Our ‘leader’ is more travel announcement sharp- veillance through additional lier in the day with House happily in Washington State rection of Whinery Funeral preoccupied with who to ly contrasted his response to patient information ques- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- blame than how to protect the virus so far. He has con- and Oklahoma for 25 years. Service. Condolences may be tionnaires. Calif., about an emergency people now that it's in our sistently sought to downplay Beech passed away in 1998. made online at www.whin- The U.S. death toll from aid package that would communities," de Blasio the severity of the virus, in- Bonnie was preceded in eryfs.com the virus, meanwhile, guarantee paid sick leave, said in a statement. "New cluding falsely claiming last climbed to 37 and the num- food assistance, free medi- Yorkers don't care where the ber of Americans infected cal tests and unemployment virus came from. They just month that the number of U.S. cases would be "close Thar you surpassed 1,100. Globally, assistance, as thousands of want every level of Govern- to zero" within days. Instead Michael and | ar ‘e beside ourselves some 110,000 people have Americans are forced to stay ment to do the utmost to halt of recommending that peo- been infected and more than home from work as the virus with the outpouring of love and the spread." ple to take precautions, 4,000 have died. Trump continues to spread. A vote Trump's bid for reelection Trump has repeatedly support the Elk City community has for said in his address the new on such a measure is expect- is centered on the relatively pleaded for “calm” and in- us. We are so lucky and proud to live travel restrictions will apply ed in the House as early as strong state of the U.S. econ- accurately said the illness is to the "tremendous amount Thursday. in Elk City. We just want to thank our omy, and a payroll tax break no worse than seasonal flu. of trade and cargo" coming In another nearly unheard would likely help soothe Contrastingly, Trump said in friends, family and the community for from Europe, in addition to of development, the NBA growing fear over the virus his Oval Office address that supporting us during this time. To individuals, sparking con- announced late Wednesday on Wall Street. After the people should wash their everyone that was involved in the cerns across the globe about it was suspending the rest WHO's pandemic announce- hands, clean used surfaces, a devastating economic hit. of its season after Utah Jazz ment Wednesday afternoon, fundraiser in anyway, we can’t thank cover their mouths while But the White House center Rudy Gobert tested the Dow Jones Industrial you guys enough! Once again, the walked back Trump's state- positive for coronavirus. Average dropped nearly 6%, sneezing and not go to work Elk City Community has out done ment afterward and said the Adding to the anxiety, Sen. bringing it 20% below last if they feel sick. He urged ban does not apply to trade Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., month's high and officially older people, in particular, their selves! God Bless you all and and cargo, effectively admit- announced an aide in her of- putting the index into what to follow the advice. thank you again! ting the president misspoke. fice had tested positive for traders call a "bear market" The Elk City News con- Sincerely, The Ross Family The United Kingdom will be the virus. raisine the pros- for the first time in 11 vears. tributed to this storv.