January 6, 2021 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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January 6, 2021 Community Berlin One hundred years ago - January 1921 News Elk City greeted New Year’s Day with bells ring- teen months old, fell victim to diphtheria. of town, fire destroyed Jacob B. Carroll’s barn. It was about with several tow sacks filled with the loot. The brothers, $301.80 ($3997.67). The Snyder Product Co. bought Berlin Community ing, whistles blowing, guns Over near Merritt, 32 feet square and very well aged fifteen and sixteen, were $361.00 ($4781.84) worth of Buildingwill be having a shooting and people cheering. Claude Spink’s farmhouse built. Besides the barn, a Howard and Floyd Stucky. turkeys from H. Berger. chili and stew dinner on. Several private watch parties burned; some household items large supply of hay, grain and ‘They said their parents had In response to the January 9 at 6:00 p.m. were held across town. New were saved, and it was only meat were lost. The cause was separated when they were demand for their flours, The ‘This month’s hostess Year's night, the Elks held by hard work that they saved thought to have been sponta- young, and they had been left American Milling Co. added a will be Kim Seymour. their annual ball. The excite- the barn. Archie Brownlee’s neous combustion in the hay on their own. ‘They were taken night crew. Fred Priebe sold Please bring a dessert ment and brightness of the residence, three miles north- loft. to jail and later transferred to them 4000 bushels of wheat. and come enjoy some good New Year didn’t last long. west of Doxey, was destroyed ‘The Ministerial Al- Cordell. George F. Smith died by fire. All the furniture James W. Matthews who lived fellowship at Berlin. liance of Elk City voted to ‘The Baptist Church from smallpox on the third and household effects were lobby legislators to enact a law built a gallery in the back near Berlin hauled his wheat day of the New Year, and consumed. ‘The fire started providing for state censorship of their sanctuary to create to Elk City because he could fourteen-year-old Leona from a stove and the family seven Sunday School rooms. get more here than at Sayre. Meals on scourge. Joseph M. Beck was for moving pictures in which Turner also fell victim to the narrowly escaped as one room scenes of vice, crime and evil Movable rods with curtains ‘The American Milling Co. suggestions were “displayed was entirely ablaze when first were mounted and divided the was paying $1.60 ($21.19) a discovered. Archie, his wife confined to his home for a before the eyes our youth.” main floor into classes. bushel for wheat. Wheels antined. Evelyn Manical was while and their baby were burned month with a severe case, and fleeing. The small wash pictures tended to corrupt John Robinson was also quar- house of Marvin Copp, the tai- the morals of our young and ‘They believed that these Most agricultural markets were off except for wheat and poultry. William ‘This article was written by Luanne R. Eisler and taken from items published in The seriously ill with diphtheria lor over at Carter, caught fire incited them to criminal acts. A. Rayfield had 36 white Menu Carter Express, The Elk City and smallpox both. and burned. Landie Copp and Sheriff Cope was alerted Leghorn pullets that laid 186 Press and The Elk City News- Death claimed three his wife were in the building to be on the lookout for bur- eggs by January 11th; their Democrat; these newspapers area infants. The stork visited washing some suits when the glars who robbed a hardware sale averaged 47 cents ($6.23 Bernard McClung and his wife gasoline in the washer explod- and dry goods store at Sen- in today’s values) a dozen. can be found on microfilm at Elk City Meals on Wheels on New Year’s Eve. Thirteen- ed, almost instantly throwing tinel. Laying wait along the Mrs. Pearl Zollman started the Elk City Carnegie Library. January 2021 menu. 1510 days later their baby was dead a blaze throughout the inside road, he spotted two boys on the previous spring with 200 Supplementary information West 9th. Dining room open from pneumonia. John Per- of the wash house. Both were horse-back trying to find their hens. By January Ist, she was taken from www.dol- 11:00 - 12:30 p.m. office hours kins’ two months old infant burned about their faces and way toward Sayre with a flash- had sold eggs worth $600.85 lartimes.com and Heritage 8:00 - 1:00 p.m. died. Thelma Dedmon, eigh- hands before escaping. South light. The horses were loaded ($7958.91) and chickens for Quest. Jan 6- Potato soup, grilled chees, peas, fruit salad, pine- apple upside down cake. CASA volunteer training begins January 11 in Elk City Jan 7- Taco salad, beans, spanish rice, salsa/sour cream, CASA (Court Appointed their findings to the court, Western Oklahoma volun- the needs of these children. others work part time, are re- frito chips and brownies. Special Advocate) volunteers make recommendations teers served 187 children on CASA Volunteers must be tired, or are college students. are concerned citizens who concerning the best interest of 87 cases in our service area. 21 years of age, be willing to The common thread that links Jan 8- Lazy Daisy's, tater are trained to be the eyes these children who have been Unfortunately this number commit to at least a year of all volunteers together is the tots, capri veggies, broccoli and ears of the juvenile court abused and/or neglected. represents only a percent- service, participate in a free desire to make a difference in salad and pecan pie. judge. These everyday heroes CASA of Western Okla- age of the children that are in-depth training, and pass an the life of an abused child. interview the children, their homa is the voice for deprived currently in the foster care OSBI and national background families and anyone who has For more information about Jan 11 - Cowboy stew, children in Custer, Washita, system in our area. We are al- check. CASA volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds upcoming trainings, please hash browns, cheese sticks, information regarding the Beckham, Roger Mills, and ways seeking individuals that pears, corn bread and apple family. They read and study Dewey counties. Executive might be interested in becom- and circumstances. Many contact Brenda Christian at all reports pertaining to the Director, Jackie Aaron, stated ing a CASA volunteer to help work a full time job along with [email protected] ChangeA cobbler. families. Then they report that in 2020 72 CASA of close this gap while serving volunteering as a CASA while Child’s Story Jan 12 - Chickken faijitas, spanish rice, refired beans, salad, tortillas and poke cake. Jan 13 - Loaded chicken Northfork Electric Cooperative announces second annual Christmas Card Contest and potatoes, capri veggies, pina colada fluff, rolls and brownies. Jan 14 - Fried catfish, Northfork Electric Coop- theme of combining electricity copyrighted materials. Allartists must attend a in the NFEC service territory french fries, brown beands, erative is excited to announce or lineworkers with a Christ- Artwork must be deliv- school in NFEC’s service ter- as well as students attend- cole slaw, hush puppies and avery special Christmas pro- mas or holiday component. ered to NFEC headquarters ritory. Children 17 and under ing school at Sayre, Elk City, cookies. motion this year! All children All entries must be received by or emailed in a JPG format are eligible to participate. Merritt, Erick, Sweetwater, attending school in the NFEC 5 p.m. on Friday, January 29, that does not exceed 1 MB. A One grand prize winner and Canute, Cheyenne, Reydon, Jan 15 - Chicken fried service territory are encour- 2021. one-page entry form (available one runner up will be deter- Hammon, or Leedey are eli- steak, mashed potatoes and aged to enter the second an- All submitted works must at NFEC and schools within mined in each of the three gible to participate. gravy, california mixed veg- nual Christmas Card Contest. bean original concept and NFEC’s service territory) must age categories. Winners will NFEC will determine Six winners will emerge from not a copy of someone else’s also be completed and re- be announced in the April gies, salad, hot roll and straw- the entries, two from each of copyrighted material. If turned with the artwork to be edition of the Sparks and which of the winners’ artwork berry shortcake. the following age categories: your image infringes upon considered a complete entry. Flashes newsletter. The three will be featured on the 2021 ‘Ages 8 and under another's copyright, it will be Please use tape to secure the grand prize winners will each NFEC Christmas cards. For Jan 18 - Chicken tenders, Ages 9-14 disqualified. Upon submitting entry form to the back of the receive a $100 Visa gift card. more information call our of- potatoes and gravy, capr veg- ‘Ages 14-17 your work to NFEC for this drawing. Do not glue or staple ‘The three runner ups will each fices at 580-928-3366. gies, peaches, texas toast and All entries must be hand- contest, you are solely respon- entry form to artwork. Please receive a $50 Visa gift card. NFEC is an equal opportu- cheese cake. drawn and follow the contest sible for any infringement on do not fold artwork. Home schooled students nity provider and employer. Jan 19 - Soft beef tacos, Elk City mother looking to new refied beans, spanish rice, salad, tortilla and black berry cobbler. Jan 20 - Fried pork chop, creamy potatoes, green beans, pickled beets, wheat roll and lemon bars. Jan 21 - Meatloaf, scal- career in the new year loped potatoes, peas and car- rots, orange fluff, biscuit and By Shonda Little being a certified nursing assis- when they passed. My own oreo cake. tant for a local nursing home. mother couldn't be with me, ‘As 2021 kicked off, Ashely ‘The drive to care for others so the nurses there felt like Jan 22 - Roast beef, po- Wills found herself re-evalu- was a strong pull that she says my mother. They walked me ating her life and excited for she could not deny. tatoes and gravy, italian flat her kids to watch her reinven- “loved working at through it and let me know beans, tossed salad, hot rolls tion. The 34-year-old mother Elkwood. It was a blessing Iwould be okay. They stayed and cinnamon rolls. of five has learned to do that everyday to take care of those beside me until they knew I throughout her life, but never residents. I got to be there would be okay. I want to pay Jan 25 - Steak fingers, expected to do it as a widow. for them when they needed that forward,” she stated. gravy, potatoes, black eyed For several years, Wills someone the most, when they In March, Wills is relocat- peas, pea salad, texas toast has served as one of Elk City were scared and their family and spice cake. Public Schools most trusted wasn’t around. They needed a ing her family to Norman to substitutes, While she often comforting voice and I loved pursue a nursing degree. Jan 26 - Beef tips and spent five days a week in hearing their stories. Taking “I want to work in labor the school, getting to know care of them was never hard and delivery or in ICU. There noodles, squash, cole slaw, the students almost like she because when I saw them, I biscuit and peach cobbler. knows her own children, knew they had spent their are so many things nurses can {14 meat GP if having a degree held her back do, but those are the areas iy iEfBhs lives taking care of others. It Jan 27 - chicken and dress- ty from becoming a full-time where my life has been most Eg ing, sweet potatoes, green ag teacher. was their turn to be taken care of,” Wills explained. touched. I understand the bean casserole, cranberry “Going to college is some- In her own life experi- work isn’t always easy — it salad, roll and pumpkin pie. thingI preach to my kids and ences, Wills has also learned is physically and emotionally my students,” she explained. the value of skilled nurses. In hard. But someone has to do Jan 28 - Ham steak, “Some of these students I April, 2014, she was pregnant started subbing when they with twins when she abruptly it, We have to take care of mashed potatoes, italian green were in the fifth grade and went into labor. each other. If I have learned beans, tossed salad, rolls and chocolate cake. now they are in high school. “I was shipped to OU Med- nothing else from this year, it Thave watched them grow up ical Center when I delivered is that you never know when and I enjoy them. I guessI felt my two fraternal little girls. you will be the person needing Jan 29 - Pizza, corn, salad like it was time to do what I left Elk City at 1 a.m. [had a nurse. I see how much they and cookies. tell them to do.” my first daughter at am. Though Wills was origi- and my second at 6:06 a.m. are all giving to the pandemic Cost: $5.00 for senior adules nally pulled toward education, ‘They lived for two and a half and I want to be there to and $6.00 for younger guests. she thought back to her time hours. I was still in recovery help,” she said.