May 30, 2020 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, May 30, 2020 Sacrifice to determine not whether who never came home by mize their talents as a way to a 21-gun salute. Taps was people should be honored, “being home for them, by honor the country’s heroes. performed by Elk City but how they should be hon- being home the way they “For all those brave men High School rising fresh- ored. The ceremony honored would have been if they and women who would have man Hayden Laufer. U.S. and recalled those people could.” He named a number come home and been the best Continued from page 1. Despite the ongoing chal- who went to their graves, of vocations and everyday of us, may we be our best as Air Force veteran Kermit never forget their ultimate lenges presented by CO- Manning said, but “we can roles — such as parents and we stand in their stead,” he Kingsford of Elk City did a price, because freedom isn’t VID-19, Manning said the and we must do more.” He children — in which people said. closing prayer to finish the free.” service required organizers said people can honor those can do good work and maxi- The ceremony included ceremony. Sports Sean Hamm will try to do a to build continuity and ca- ture. as a staff and we know as a to do the little things right,” high school camp for junior maraderie with coaches and “We're happy that we can school system that we’ ve got he said. high and high school girls. players and build for the fu- get going again, but we know to be careful and we’ve got Continued from page 1. “We're starting out slow every 30 minutes during to be honest with you, but we son in a row —and that they Honors Burns Flat many years ago “T am especially proud of the workout and we'll sani- don’t want to get behind the and then their paths crossed these awardees this school understood that the season is eight ball,” Hunt said about tize after the workout, and again at Elk City. “He’s one year who have faced more “more than just winning or we will make sure that our the summer program. “We Continued from page 1. of the smartest people that challenges than any of us losing.” players and coaches and ev- want to make sure that we’re the Year for the fourth T've ever known; he’s just could have expected. They And that spirit showed erybody will take ownership on the same fair playing field time, with two of those a really intelligent person. I have worked tirelessly to when the pandemic first hit, in that. We will use social as all the other schools.” awards coming at Cheyenne call him the Wizard of Oz in ensure the most success pos- as educators “rolled up their distancing as much as we He added that coaches — in 2010 and 2012 — and that he’s the man behind the sible for their students and sleeves and worked together can.” were briefed on using good two now in Elk City, with curtain for us. He does a lot school communities.” as a team,” Garrison said. During summer _ pride sense in dealing with ath- the last occurring in 2018. that no one sees.” OASA has 20 districts that “T think that football ex- workouts, there will be a letes and that they use disin- “T’'ve been very blessed to Chauncey said he wasn’t consist of multiple counties. perience is a great example group inside and outside fectants and social distanc- have good staff wherever expecting the award and that Eligible OASA members of real life when it comes to and about every 45 minutes ing. If a player or coach has T’ve gone and it just contin- it was an honor to receive it are nominated and selected COVID and the challenges those groups will switch a 100.4 fever or higher, he ues here at Elk, and it’s re- given the people who have by their peers in their OASA. that you have,” he said. “Do spots so that space available or she will need to go home ally a credit to the staff that won before. district. For more informa- you have the grit, do you to those athletes will ensure immediately and may not I work with every day that “It just kind of surprise tion, visit the CCOSA web- have the intestinal fortitude, social distancing is used as return until the fever has allows me to be successful.” that I did win,” he said. site to see past Administra- to stay with it and make hard well as it can be, Hunt said. ended. He said it’s “always hum- In a news release from tor of the Year awardees. decisions? It’s definitely A football camp will be Cross-country and fast- bling” when one’s peers rec- Elk City Puiblic Schools, For more information about been a challenge. The 2019- held the first week of June. pitch softball are on their ognize people for their work OASA annually recognizes OASA and CCOSA, visit 20 school year’s been one The camp will teach the normal schedules for the fall, and it’s especially exciting outstanding administrators www.ccosa.org. for the books for sure.” fundamentals and will be which would be the same as this year because the OASA who: Garrison said the school Garrison said most super- for players in grades nine last fall, Hunt said. Those gives two awards and both * demonstrate successful year that just concluded was intendents have had some through 12. two sports’ starting dates for went to people at Elk City experience in top level edu- “one of the more stressful experience from —_previ- “Tt will basically be a practices are July 15. Schools. cational administration; years” he has encountered. ous positions in schools in team camp for high school Coaches are preparing for Garrison said he is a part * have a sound, dynamic “I think nationwide, I which they had to work with kids since they did not have a fall sports season, but the of “really good fraternity of and realistic philosophy of don’t know if any of us have unexpected conditions and spring ball,” Hunt said. situation could change be- area superintendents” and education; gone through this,” he said. learned about how to deal Elk City High head foot- cause of COVID-19, Hunt that there are many good * can inspire and motivate He said people in the su- with adversity and to per- ball coach Dave Meadows said. school districts and it’s an people and give support and perintendent role deal with a severe. He described how said the camp would be two “We're prepared to make honor to be a part of that recognition for the contribu- lot of pressures, from child his experiences going as far hours each morning. the adjustments like we did group. Both Garrison and tions of others; nutrition to financial matters back as FFA president in “T'm the new coach to during the school year,” he Chauncey have the opportu- * have a record which to personnel issues. high school helped prepare those guys with a new sys- said, pointing out that could nity to compete for state rec- evidences continued profes- “When you get right down him for what came later in tem and we’re just going to mean shutting stuff down ognition in their positions. sional and personal growth to it, if you guess wrong, life. start from scratch and we’re and do virtual learning and Both Garrison and through appropriate training you’re shaping young peo- “The bad thing about being going to teach our style of Chauncey will be recognized meetings for athletics until and experiences including ple’s lives forever, and it’s a superintendent is we have football,” Meadows _ said. they can resume. “It’s just at the Cooperative Council skills in human relations and just been a very stressful COVID days every day,” he “Tt’s not going to be a knock- an ongoing, uncertain pro- for Oklahoma School Ad- the stamina to cope with the time in the last few weeks,” said, “I mean, there’s things down, drag-out deal. It’s just cess that we’re prepared for. ministration Summer Lead- pressures of the job; he said. that we have no control over going to be a fundamentals We're just taking it a step ership Conference Virtual * have the ability to speak Garrison appreciates how that we have to deal with deal.” at a time and just praying Experience on June 4. for education on all levels people saw the bigger pic- every day. The thing that When this football camp is there’s no spike in the CO- Garrison praised Chaunc- with special emphasis on the ture when the Elk City High made the COVID-19 situa- over, coaches can’t officially VID-19 during the summer ey for his worth ethic and district level; and School football team strug- tion [similar for everyone] do anything with players un- time where it delays all of work at the school district, * have made contributions gled through another tough is we were all dealing with til Aug. 10, the first official our fall sports.” both for technology and fi- to educational administra- season in 2019 — the team it; it just wasn’t an isolated day of practice. Players can Hunt said coaches and nance, and the recognition tion. had its second winless sea- incident at one school.” work out on their own dur- athletes will take everything he received from OASA. “Selecting Administrators of the Year is always ex- ing the summer, of course. Then June 9-11, ECHS ‘one step at a time, and he’s excited for the athletes to get “T’m just proud as heck for him,” Garrison said, add- citing,” said Pam Deering, Charles Dwight CCOSA/OASA _ executive girls varsity basketball coach to work out and for coaches ing he hired Chauncey at tech director when he was at director, in the news release. Kenrick Charles Dwight Kenrick, Life on the front lines of the federal son of Obed and Glessnell Wingo Kenrick was born at Vici, OK. on October 16, small business loan program 1938. He passed from this life at the age of 81 on May 19, 2020 at Bivins Pointe Health By Mike Wagner, The Co- coronavirus relief program. businesses to keep making listen to the despair from Care in Amarillo, TX. Charles lumbus Dispatch, Ohio CO- Saving them from fi- payroll for an eight-week some of the businesses,” said grew up in the Vici commu- LUMBUS, Ohio - There was nancial hardship becameperiod. Jenny Saunders, president nity with his seven siblings. the owner of a food safety Brzozowski’s But the loan process was of FCBank in Worthing- obsession. He attended grade school and company who was hours He feared letting someone chaos for thousands of busi- ton. “The first round was high school at Vici, Ok. where away from telling some of down. nesses and bankers like Br- frantic and everyone was he was a graduate. On April ij i his employees they were out And no matter what the zozowski, who scrambled to afraid the money would run 24, 1959 at Woodward, OK. ofa job. circumstances, he often collect the proper documen- out. We would have to call Charles was united in mar- mont, OK. and his brother, There was the owner of would blame himself if tation needed to apply and people back again and again riage to Delores Hendrix. A Elvin Kenrick of Enid, OK., a time-keeping company someone didn’t qualify for keep up with the rules that and say, ‘Now we need this union lasting more than 56 other relatives and friends. years. Three children blessed their home, two daughters, He is preceded in death by whose business was headed a loan. seemed to change daily. documentation or this paper- for collapse because there His wife at one point even The system went live work,’ and so many people Monte and Paula and a son, his parents, Obed and Gless- were no more high school hid his phone to save Brzo- April 3, and the first $350 didn’t have it. It was frus- Brian. nell Kenrick, his wife Delores sporting events. zowski from himself. billion was gone in a matter trating for all. We were try- Charles joined the U.S. Kenrick, his son, Brian Ken- And there was the cry- “These were _ life-sav- of days, shutting out thou- ing to build the airplane and Navy and served his country rick and his daughter, Paula ing restaurant owner with ing loans, and the stakes sands of businesses. fly it at the same time.” for eight years before receiv- Kelley. Four sisters, Rowena 50 employees at two loca- couldn’t have been higher,” About three weeks later, But Saunders and her 40 ing an honorable discharge. Files, Lawaive Horner, Wanda tions who likely would have said Brzozowski, a business Congress designated an ad- employees helped hundreds He was then employed in the Moore and Joyce Horner and closed both. relationship manager for ditional $310 billion for the of businesses stay afloat by oilfield and pipeline industries. one brother, Lowell (Curly) They are among the thou- Chase. “I was an emotional program, setting off another securing PPP loans. Over the years the family lived Kenrick. in Mountain View, CA., Vic sands of small business wreck, but it wasn’t about race for bankers to secure Saunders had one new cli- Memorials may be made Oklahoma City, Yukon, Bin- owners who for weeks were me. It was a rush to the finish loans for desperate busi- ent who owned 19 restau- ger, Elk City and Burns Flat, to the Sunnyside Cemetery in keeping Bryan Brzozowski line to make sure their busi- nesses. This time there was rants and needed $1 million OK., Spearman, Houston and care of Shaw Funeral Home, up at night - them and the nesses stayed alive and the to continue paying her em- a little less confusion but no Livingston, TX. Following P.O. Box 276, Vici, OK coffee he was consuming people they employed came less pressure on the banks, ployees. Saunders remem- the loss of his beloved wife, 73859. like water to power through out of this with their jobs.” both big and small. bers the business owner’s Delores, in 2016 Charles relo- Graveside services were his work. The Paycheck Protection Ohio and many other states emotional plea for help on a cated to Fritch, TX. held Friday May 22, 2020 at They are the people he and Program was established by have begun to reopen their Friday. Then they couldn’t His memory is cherished by 11:00 am at Sunnyside Cem- his Columbus-based team at Congress in late March after economies, but more than get into the system to file the his daughter, Monte Cogswell etery, Vici, OK. Condolences J.P. Morgan Chase helped many businesses were or- 36 million people across the loan application on Satur- and husband, Dan, Jr. of Frit- secure loans from the Pay- country have lost their jobs day. They were helping oth- dered to shut down because ch, TX., six grandchildren and may be made to the family at check Protection Program, of the coronavirus pandem- since the pandemic began. er clients on Sunday. Then ten great grandchildren. His shawfuneralhome.net. Shaw sister, Billie Mayes of Pied- the federal government's ic. It was designed to allow “Tt was heartbreaking to See Program page 3. Funeral Home of Vici