October 7, 2020 Issue, Page 2 of 8

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Ballots incapacitated persons who home a few days before the overseas and the spouses and als from any United States Round cannot be left unattended election, sets up a small poll- dependents of each group military installation and may vote absentee. They ing place and allows these are eligible receive absentee Town Continuedfrom page 1. voters in some categories,” may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or persons to vote under cir- cumstances similar to those ballots. These voters may apply only by mail, fax, or from United States Embas- sies and Consulates as well Manning said in the release. via an agent who is at least at a regular precinct polling by email. Military person- as on the FVAP website. October 17 By stating one of the fol- 16 years of age and who is place. They may apply only nel should contact the Vot- As far as early voting in G&S Gun Show located lowing reasons on their ap- not employed by or related by mail, by fax, by email, ing Service Officers in their plications, absentee voters within the third degree of online or via an agent who is units for application forms person, the election board at the Elk City Conve- can activate special condi- consanguinity or affinity to at least 16 years of age and and additional information office told The News that it tion Center. Admission sis tions that make it easier for any person whose name ap- who is not employed by or or visit the Federal Voting pears on the ballot. related within the third de- Assistance Program website will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. them to use absentee ballots. $7.00. 9 a.m. until 5 pam. The reasons are, according * Voters who are confined gree of consanguinity or af- (www.fvap.gov/oklahoma) 29-30 and 9 am. to 2 p.m. to the release: to nursing homes in the finity to any person whose for more information and Oct. 31 in Sayre at the Beck- October 18 * Voters who are physi- county may vote absentee. name appears on the ballot. instructions. Residents of cally incapacitated and vot- ‘An Absentee Voting Board * Military personnel and Oklahoma living overseas ham County Activity Center G&S Gun Show located ers who care for physically actually goes to the nursing residents of the county living can obtain the same materi- ( fair barn). at the Elk City Conve- Luper was elated when she heard an overdue visual reminder successes very well. And we can do. tion Center. Admission sis it passed the House by voice of the impact that she had,” it’s really critical that we do “The same age-old segre- $7.00.9 a.m, until 4 p.m. vote. Horn said. both of those things in order gation and discrimination is “Tt’s not just that the post The 60th anniversary cel- to do better moving forward, raising its nasty head again Continued from page 1. office could be in her name, ebration of the 1958 sit-ins to address some of the ongo- across this country,” she October 22 Oklahoma City drugstores but what she represents,” inspired Horn to take ac- ing issues our communities said, referring to demon- in protest of segregation. Moonlight — Madnees. Luper Hildreth said. tion. She said renaming the face.” strations against racial in- These protests in Oklahoma The post office, located at post office in Luper’s honor Marilyn Luper Hildreth equality that have increased Located downtown Elk preceded by two years the 305 NW 5 St., is currently could serve as a way of fur- hopes, if the post office is throughout the U.S. since City. famed sit-ins for desegre- named the Center City Post thering education about the renamed, it will remind the death of George Floyd gation at department stores Office, and Horn said she civil rights movement in present-day activists of both in police custody during the by hundreds of students in chose this facility because Oklahoma, a legacy Horn what has been accomplished summer, “And when young October 23 Greensboro, North Carolina. of its location mere blocks said was not adequately rep- and what still needs to be people stand up against in- A prominent civil rights away from the Katz Drug resented in school textbooks done. justices in one part of this Tumblewed Quilting activist known nationwide Store where Luper led the as she grew up. “When we started that pro- country, young people all Retreat. Located at the Elk by the 1960s, Luper later ran first sit-in. “Tt’s a real tragedy for us test in 1958, we were protest- across this country start City Convention Center. as a candidate for U.S. Sen- “Whether they’re going to lose that history and to ing basically the same thing standing up. And we learned ate in 1972. to the [Oklahoma City Na- lose that contribution to our we're protesting against this in 1958.” Admission is $35.00, 9 Her daughter Marilyn tional] Bombing Memorial, country, and we need to cel- now,” Luper Hildreth said. Gaylord News is a Wash- a.m. until midnight. Luper Hildreth, who was whether they’re transacting ebrate it,” Horn said. “I think “You have to understand that ington-based reporting proj- 8-years-old at the time of business downtown, or com- that Oklahoma is often seen these kids that are protesting ect of the University of Okla- the first sit-in, said that she ing from the bus station, or as one of those places where now are our kids, our grand homa Gaylord College of October 24 and her family felt honored whatever they’re doing, just we don’t always learn from kids. The young people to- Journalism and Mass Com- Tumblewed Quilting by Horn’s bill proposal and having that recognition is our failures or celebrate our day are trying, and that’s all munication. Retreat. Located at the Elk Celebration across the nation can easily Proceeds from the event Vendor booth spaces will City Convention Center. see why our state is the hub will be used to help fund be available at both event lo- Admission is $35.00. 9 of America, and the hub of the Route 66 Revival Fund, cations to provide Route 66 Route 66,” Pinnell said. which AAA Oklahoma has a.m. until 6 p.m. Continuedfrom page 1. release. enthusiasts an opportunity The AAA Route 66 Road established through the museums and other sites “The AAA Route 66 Road to engage the attendees dur- Fest is being endorsed by Oklahoma City Community that distinguish the Mother Fest will provide a tremen- ing this weeklong festival. major stakeholders, such as Foundation to support im- Due to the COVID-19 Road from any other high- dous opportunity to embrace the National Park Service, provements. Money from For additional information, way in the world. the Great American Road Pandemic many events the Oklahoma Tourism and the fund will be used to pay visit www.route66roadfest. “With more miles of Trip, while taking advantage Recreation Department, for signage, beautification, have been cancelled, post- com or contact Ronda Ad- Route 66 than any other of everything our state has Convention & Visitors Bu- walkability, street lighting, poned or modified. Please kKisson at ronda.adkisson@ state, Oklahoma can’t wait to offer. From unique road reaus in Tulsa and Oklaho- bike lanes, historical mark- to join AAA as it prepares to stops like the Blue Whale, to route66roadfest.com. check with the event co- ma City as well as a growing ers, restrooms and other celebrate the Mother Road’s colorful restaurants and din- list of car clubs, RV camper amenities along Oklahoma’s For more information, ordinator to make sure of visit www.route66roadfest. centennial,” said Oklahoma ers like the Rock Café. Okla- groups and motorcycle asso- stretch of Route 66, the re- any changes. Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, in the homans and travelers from ciations. lease stated. com. Healing from turmoil, Wisconsin voters have a message for America By Tyrone Beason states like Wisconsin in with President Trump's us- His mind drifted far beyond give up on America. te who’s been charged with Los Angeles Times search of signs about the di- against-them rhetoric. the turmoil in his city and DeLacy grew up in Keno- killing the protesters. KENOSHA, Wis. - All rection the country is headed “Examine your heart ... the upcoming election. sha, He says he was 16 when “What did our commu- along the seven-mile road in terms of its politics. heal our country,” it reads. DeLacy, 43, said he’s done Aceto gave him his first job. nity do to deserve this,” the leading into Kenosha, no But the people of Kenosha “Black Lives Matter. Peace waiting for politicians on the He moved away but returned lot’s owners ask on a banner matter where you tum on seem to be having a more in Kenosha and worldwide.” left and the right to follow in 2018 to help Aceto run pinned to the outside of the the streets of its downtown heartfelt conversation among Many murals feature the through on their promises the boutique, and he plans to scorched office. business district, plywood themselves, one centered on city’s signature red light- to end racial inequality and take it over someday. On another car, someone scrawled with graffiti cov- the spiritual fortitude a soci- house. Even that landmark, help small-business people The store, which has been painted a more loving mes- ers storefronts, bars and res- ety requires to survive one meant to ward ships away like him and the shop’s own- around for 124 years under sage: a green heart. taurants, community halls, of its most turbulent periods from danger on a lake so big er, Lewis Aceto, to thrive. different owners, was spared government buildings. Even in decades. It’s also focused it looks like an ocean, has The last time this indepen- For his part, DeLacy from vandalism. houses of worship. on how hard it is to keep to been co-opted to offer guid- dent voter cast a ballot in a An auto dealership sev- doesn’t want his city of Nothing has been left un- the social contract in such a ance to residents. presidential election was in eral blocks away wasn’t so 100,000 to be a symbol of touched by the outpouring fiercely divided nation. “The light shines in the 2008 for Barack Obama. He America’s descent into cha- lucky. It sits like a grave- of rage, despair and horror They’re trying to reassure darkness and the darkness doesn’t plan to vote in No- yard with about two dozen os. But lately, he says, “it’s in the days after the shooting one another that even here, has not overcome it,” one vember. burned-out vehicles baking hard to trust anyone.” ofJacob Blake, a Black man, where anger over Blake’s quote reads, borrowing from Friends and loved ones He thought that Kenosha in the sun, displaying mes- by police. shooting continues to sim- another passage in the Book keep telling him that partici- sages of their own. would be his future, that Yet the messages left by mer and where the smell of of John. pating in the election could “Kyle Rittenhouse - mur- he’d join the ranks of entre- residents offer words of charred wood from burned The camera crews that help shift the trajectory of preneurs breathing new life derer,” someone _ spray- hope for a city that’s still try- buildings still stings the once provided around-the- a nation that feels danger- painted on one of the cars, into old industrial towns on ing to heal after civil unrest nose, the idea of community clock coverage - of dem- ously off course. He isn’t referring to the teen vigilan- the Great Lakes. erupted here, in nearby Mil- is not a thing of the past. onstrations, fires set by convinced. “I don’t think my waukee and across the coun- The heart of downtown vandals and the shooting vote will matter, regardless try following the shooting. Kenosha, on the shores of by a vigilante of two men of who wins,” DeLacy said. The phrase “Kenosha Lake Michigan south of who were protesting racism On the plywood that cov- Strong” reads like a mantra Milwaukee, was eerily emp- - have mostly gone. Both ers the shop’s windows, in spray paint on too many ty on a recent hot afternoon Trump and his Democratic someone had painted a boarded-up buildings to - mostly due to so many tival, former Vice President Beatles-inspired mural of count. shops closed because of the Joe Biden, arrived in town, the lighthouse and a yellow There are quotes from the protests and the COVID-19 promised to help residents submarine along with the Book of John: “Love one pandemic. rebuild and then left. words: “All we are saying is another just as I have loved A mural on the way into At SJ. Crystal’s, a mens- give peace a chance.” you.” town stood out for its quote wear boutique on Kenosha’s Though DeLacy loves Each presidential election, from Blake’s mother, whose main business strip, store the idea of peace someday outsiders home in on the galvanizing words after his manager Shad DeLacy sat in reigning across the land, at importance of battleground shooting starkly contrasted an old-school barber’s chair. the moment he’s ready to