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¢ e il iy Serving ] >. _ Western Oklahoma 74 | Since 1901 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Weekday Edition Local painter captures western The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign Oklahoma on canvas begins soon 2 Paints are home to Jarnagin. Elk City - November 20th, 2020 - Christmas is fast ap- Jarnagin shares a proaching! The Red Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army's painting of Okla- major fundraising event of the year and all proceeds support year-round programs and emergency assistance benefiting homa’s Will Rogers those in need in our community. The Salvation Army of Elk roping for a steer. City is kicking off its Red Kettle Campaign. Continuing a Submitted photos. nationwide tradition that began in 1891 in California at the San Francisco Ferry Building, the iconic Salvation Army red kettles will soon be all over Elk City and Weatherford, collect- ing donations for its programs and services. “We are so grateful to our community for their support of cone of our most successful and long-lasting fundraising cam- paigns,” said Josh Capps, Commanding Officer, The Salvation Army. “Donations to The Salvation Army kettles at Christmas own unique contribution to the artist she has evolved into. time support Emergency Utility Assistance to needy families, ‘That geographic contribution is definitely apparent in “Wild Ride.” and also help ‘The Salvation Army provide a myriad of other ‘The electric reds and oranges are every bit the sunsets of western critical services all year long” Oklahoma. The dusty browns are a spring fighting back against a Programs supported include: drought. Social services where programs provide food, shelter, “[ have always loved painting horses,” Jarnagin said. “And I love clothing and financial assistance; doing things in motion and in the abstract. This painting is a return Casework and counseling, with programs for health care to my roots in western Oklahoma. I like to do things that leave a lot and residential assistance; to the imagination and I think this piece does.” Youth services, with programs for music, athletics, arts and crafts, camping and family counseling; When she started on it, she etched out a lot of work quickly — Senior centers focused on assisting the needs of older sketching the cowboy and his bronc, doing the highlights and basi- adults cally setting the foundation for the piece. Holiday programs, in which the distinctive Red Kettles are But then exhaustion lead her to sleep and an ever full schedule See Salvation page 2. kept her from it for nearly two weeks. Between continuing to work as a professional recording artist and now a full-time piano teacher By Shonda Little Republicans carry since her move back to Elk City from Phoenix, her days are action packed. Sometimes one piece gets put to the side. Late this week at 1 am, Elk City resident Jenny Jarnagin looked resounding victories ‘This last week, looking at the large canvas one evening, inspira- tion struck again. Beforehand, she says she didn’t know what colors at the vibrant 24”x30” abstract painting she had just finished. The she would use or how exactly she would paint her two subjects, paint was still drying and scenting her room with the aroma that can only come from acrylics and a vision. in Beckham County Within a few hours, “Wild Rides” took life. Her body was craving sleep, but her inspiration would not rest. Jarnagin is already working on new pieces. That is the life of a while Biden wins the She decided to name this one, a faceless cowboy holding onto a She decided to finish it. bucking bronc, “Wild Ride.” She offered it up for someone else to buy and decorate their home. professional artist. ‘As much as each piece of artwork is personal, she would never be able to find enough space or wall room if she kept every piece. She “My mind needs that outlet to feel happy and sane. It is the best White House outlet I have ever found for stress or release — my music and my art. just hopes that, wherever her art eventually calls home, the people You just go to work and you don’t know what you are going to end up living amongst it enjoy it as much as she did creating it. with. Everything is fuid. Then you have to feel vulnerable opening By Shonda Little It’s hard to say exactly where her hometown is — somewhere yourself up to let others, the world, hear it or see it. You don’t what between her Sayre birth, her Sweetwater babydom and the British they will think. You hope they will like it and worry that they won't. If social media posts were an indicator, Beckham County resi- Columbia and Elk City of her teenage years. Each have given their See Painter page 2 dents were more focused on the presidency than down ballot races. If not for the presidency, Beckham County Republicans could have called it a straight win for their votes. Deer season is different for Heavenly In fact, even in the one race they did not win nationally, Presi- dent Trump earned a mandate from Beckham County. In the top of the ticket race, President Donald J. Trump and Mi- chael R. Pence earned 85.14% of the county's vote. Hill Deer Farm ‘That broke down to 433 absentee votes, 1,322 early votes and 5,102 Election Day votes for a total of 6,767. Deer season has also hit Heavenly Hill Deer Farm, located north Next in line was Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris on the of Elk City, but not in the way that others envision. Democratic ticket. Heavenly Hill Deer Farm is a new form of agribusiness that fo- In Beckham County, they earned 207 absentee votes, 196 early votes and 645 Election Day votes, totaling 1,048. That amounted cuses on raising prize deer for a multitude of customers — some to 13.19%. who want to buy deer for pets, others who want to buy deer for their own commercial breeding operations and others who want them for Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen, Libertarians, earned 1.6% of the high-fenced hunting retreats. vote, with 8 absentee, 196 early and 645 Election Day votes. Whatever the customers needs, Heavenly Hill is hopeful to meet Oddly, the total equaled an even 100 votes case. ‘The three Independent candidates failed to earn a full total 1% their needs. between them. The idea came 16 years ago when two longtime Elk City High Jade Simmons and Claudeliah J. Rose earned 1 absentee, 1 early School educators — art teacher Donny Jordan and basketball coach and six Election Day votes. Jim McDaniel — found themselves retired from Oklahoma schools Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard earned 1 absentee, 3 early and 4 and looking to continue teaching in Texas. Election Day votes. Both men were married to school teachers who were also quali- Rap superstar Kanye West and Michelle Tidball earned 1 absen- fied for retirement in Oklahoma. The move made financial sense in tee, 2 early and 14 Election Day votes. that they could take retirement from Oklahoma and earn $10,000 On Saturday, the national election for the United States Presi- more a year each in Texas. Plus, if they stayed long enough there, dency was called for Biden after days of watching. they could earn a second retirement. At that time, it was forecasted with Biden had gone over the line ‘The new venture gave McDaniel and Jordan plenty of time to talk after he was projected to win the key battleground state of Penn- and reminisce about things they loved. Between the two couples, sylvania. Shortly after, he was projected to win Nevada. These re- they had taught and coached each other's children and shared porting from the Associated Press would put him at 290. many friends. They relished discussing deer hunting and would find However, President Trump has yet to concede and is signaling themselves looking up big bucks. plans to challenge these findings in court. From that, inspiration struck. Should the results be upheld, Biden will win with 50.63% and. In the morning mostly, the broad rack demon- “We found out the second biggest buck in the world was living 75,472,892 votes and 290 Electoral College points compared to strates the unique breading is Heavenly Hill in eastern Oklahoma and that his offspring were available for pur- President Trump’s 214 Electoral. A couple of states have not been Farm. Submitted photo. chase,” Jordan said. “It’s literally all grown from that.” formally decided. A candidate needs 270 votes to win and 538 The two men ventured out to Chelsea, Oklahoma, and spent votes are available. $8,500 on a bred doe who was his offspring. They had already built Throughout the country, supporters of both took to the country By Shonda Little high fences and holding pens to start their breeding program, a re- to express their opinion. quirement by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation for holding and In Beckham County, that took form of two different “Trump As the calendar turns to November, many western Oklahomans breeding captive deer. Within this program, it is also illegal to keep Trains” who drove throughout local communities. The small cara- are daydreaming about deer season — the big racks they might wild deer and facilities must be inspected annually. A license is also vans garnered wide support on social media from Beckham County mount, the salty deer jerky they might eat and the memories of a required. residents. beloved pastime stored for seasons to come. See Deer page 4. See Election page 3. Weather Vol. 118, No. 89 Mail delivery View online somorow 143 pBeents, 2098. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com