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2 May 12, 2021 News/Obits Round Keyes “In the library, we went to Chrome- books this year. That has been the biggest learning curve in the library. I kind of had to learn IT on the fly. I have figured out “Like I said, it feels good to be recog- nized for your hard work. I don’t have suc- cess on my own, though. We are a team. We have great administrators and great teacher. It takes a special kind of person, and I’m happy to be one of those people. They are at an age where they can kind of joke with you and show you their per- Continued from page 1. how to change out cracked screens.” students. I also love my subject matter, sonalities. I’m on the 90 plan, so I will be Town Covid-19 pandemic. However, she also Keyes was humble in discussing her statewide award. Rather than taking and that helps. I enjoyed English when I was in school here and had some of the somewhere around 70 before I can re- tire. That seems overwhelming when you saw the once-in-a-lifetime historical mo- credit for the acknowledgment, she shift- best teachers possible. Who doesn’t like think about it that far off, but I also can’t May 14 ment as a way to teach resilience to her ed the accolades to her students and col- reading and all that you can learn from imagine spending my day doing anything students. leagues. it? Middle school kids aren’t for every else.” Merritt Graduation, Mer- ritt High School Gymnasium May 15 Clark sions, and you could watch whatever you wanted while getting your teeth cleaned. We had the Mexican stomach bug once. I called the doctor. Instead of having to go some way. Weddings had been almost cancelled last year, but they are coming back. So we still have the event business, but our staff is running it with us being are very early in the development. Be- cause marijuana is still illegal federally, we cannot go get traditional loans in the Continued from page 1. way other businesses can. That means we out while you are sick, he did a house call remote. My husband had been through have to pay for things out-of-pocket as Baseball Summer Slam and came with the medication I needed. a great deal of loss, losing his father and well every day or to the beach. Chil- they arise. We are hoping to be up and It was an overall great experience. In fact, sister in a short time. That made being Tournament, Elk City 5 plex dren in Mexico are taught to play with we hope to retire in Mexico someday,” close to family even more important to running in the next few months. Our the other children around, so Remi made Clark explained. us. We looked all over Oklahoma and hope is definitely to be selling directly to friends everywhere we went. I have med- As their six-month visas set to expire, knew that we wanted somewhere small- dispensaries in Elk City and other small ical conditions that I have to think about, Clark and her husband looked for their er with a good school and landed on six Oklahoma towns. There are outside grow May 16 so I appreciated how serious they were next move. Missing her family in Okla- acres near Shawnee,” Clark stated. houses and dispensaries coming in with taking it. We found the medical services homa and passionate about medical The move came quickly. The family to be as good or better than we had in private millionaire investors, but we be- Elk City High School Bac- marijuana, looking for land to cultivate left Mexico in February and had their America. We were there for six months. lieve this should remain a mom-and-pop a grow house seemed like the next move. new place closed upon in less than two calaureate and Graduation, During that time, I went to the dentist “We believe very much in natural rem- months. They plan to move in a tiny industry with small-town local folks be- once. It was a state-of-the-art facility. edies. We see what medical marijuana is house and two buildings to start with be- hind it,” she said. Pioneer Center Gymnasium It was as clean as anywhere you would doing for children and cancer patients. fore eventually adding a third. From that dream, the People’s Canna- go in America. They had 65-inch televi- We knew we wanted to be a part of it in “Right now, it is all raw land, so we bis has been born. Baseball Summer Slam As demand slows, OKC-County Taxpayers’ bill for panhandling case not settled yet Tournament, Elk City 5 plex Health Dept. takes COVID William Crum, The Oklahoman May 21 Kiwanis Karnival, Con- vaccines on the road to fill gaps The city of Oklahoma City has until May 26 to respond to a re- quest for $1.3 million in fees sought by civil rights attorneys who Dana Branham, The Oklaho- some larger vaccination events vaccines to areas where people successfully challenged a 2015 panhandling ordinance. A federal ap- vention Center. man pushed OCCHD and other peals court panel in Denver ruled last summer the ordinance was are already gathered said unconstitutional. The attorneys who took the city to court spent providers to more targeted Keith Reed, deputy com- —As the pace of COVID-19 approaches, McGough said. five years fighting the measure. They say their fees are at the low vaccinations slows in Oklaho- For example, an April event missioner of health at the end of the potential range. ma and other parts of the U.S., at the state fairgrounds that Oklahoma State Department —Reduced reliance on arrest warrants is among criminal justice May 22 reforms undertaken by municipal judges. In fiscal 2020, the court the Oklahoma City-County was prepared to give 10,000 of Health. Bringing vaccines Health Department is taking vaccinations in a day ended issued 33,540 warrants, down from 75,688 in 2016. Warrants no Kiwanis Karnival, Con- into neighborhoods “is just longer are issued solely for past-due fines and court costs. inoculations into communities up giving fewer than 6,000 of another step in going the for pop-up clinics. those doses. —Midwest Wrecking Co. bid $811,000 to demolish the 1950s- vention Center. The approach is a way to “When we were doing the extra mile to reach everybody era police headquarters and courts complex downtown. Plans are to remove potential barriers pre- larger PODs, when we first we can,” Reed said. convert the property to parking for the new police and courts build- venting someone from getting began to get the vaccine, we “We all wish that we had ings. The city council allocated $1.7 million for the work. to a vaccination site, like lack needed to get it in the arms of the rush on the vaccines still “It is something that’s always a challenge.” of transportation, and offer as many people as possible,” — Police Chief Wade Gourley, responding to questions from Ward Ackley Park Opening, convenient shots to those who that we had, because we have 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice last week about recruiting minorities to he said. “Now that vaccine is otherwise might not seek one readily available, we have to enough supply in our in our the police force. Gourley told the council the department’s $227.7 Aquatic Center, Centennial out, said OCCHD Executive make sure that the ones that state,” Health Commissioner million fiscal 2022 budget request includes restoration of recruiting Director Patrick McGough. need it the most, and the Dr. Lance Frye said at a recent funds that were cut in last year’s budget. Carousel, Train and Minia- “What will drive the areas that are lacking vaccine briefing. “We’re still working “A new law gives the Oklahoma Legislature some say in how state locations and the groups that uptake, that they are the ones agencies, boards and commissions spend federal stimulus funds.” we’re targeting will be the that are getting it.” through this to reach those — @TheOklahoman_. Follow the final weeks of the legislative ture Golf. data that we have from our So if vaccinating 100 hard to get populations. ... We session in The Oklahoman and at oklahoman.com and subscribe at ZIP Code mapping,” McGough people at a time is what it think every shot is impor- subscribe.oklahoman.com. said. “So we can tell where it’s takes, that’s “a perfect way to tant.” The city council meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Find instructions to needed, or where it’s lacking, do it,” McGough said. Across the state, 51% of take part in the virtual meeting and the agenda under the Govern- Softball Big Elk Summer so to speak, and then we can Soon, OCCHD will identify ment tab at okc.gov. go to those neighborhoods locations where the depart- adults have had at least one The mayor and all eight council members attended last week’s Classic Tournament, Elk in those communities and ment can offer vaccines daily. dose, and about 40% are fully budget hearing. provide the vaccines.” They’re also taking vaccines to vaccinated, according to data —The council heard presentations on the 2022 police, fire and City 5 Plex. The goal of mobile vac- the homebound and partner- from the Centers for Disease courts budgets. cine clinics is also to get more ing with businesses to set up Control and Prevention, which people in the 18-35 age group mobile vaccination drives for vaccinated by setting up shop their employees. include doses given in Okla- homa both through federal Wanda Jean Logan in areas where younger crowds Mobile health units across May 23 congregate. the state have tried to bring and state resources. Wanda Jean Logan was born “That group in particular, March 24th, 1934 in Wilbur- Softball Big Elk Summer we have data that shows us that that group actually needs to have a greater uptake of the William Eugene Putman ton, Oklahoma to Golda Helen (Stine) and Alva “Bill” Ad- Classic Tournament, Elk vaccine,” McGough said. William Eugene Putman nessed and preached to many ams. She passed away at her About 19% of 18-35-year- home in Elk City, Oklahoma City 5 Plex. olds in the state are fully was born October 8th, 1944 people. Shortly after moving vaccinated, with about 24% in Vallejo, California to Olene back Bill was employed with at the age of 87 years, 1 month having received at least one Lena (Basler) and Otha Eu- the Beckham County Sheriff’s and 12 days. dose, according to the latest Wanda spent her early child- May 28 epidemiology report from the gene Putman. He passed away department where he began Oklahoma State Department Friday, April 30th, 2021 at his his career in law enforcement. hood in Wilburton, Oklahoma. Baseball and Softball See- of Health. Those numbers home in Sayre, Oklahoma at He later was hired by Elk City At the age of 10 she moved don’t include doses given with her family to California Barbara Triplett and husband, through federal entities, which the age of 76 years, 6 months Police Department where he ing Home Tournament, Elk and also Oklahoma City, Okla- Steve of St. Ann, MO and includes vaccinations through and 22 days. served patrolman, assistant homa. They returned to Wil- Christina Boothe and husband, tribes. William, known by most City 5 Plex. One recent vaccination chief and served as chief of Nathan of Piedmont, OK; 10 as Bill or Billy, moved with burton, Oklahoma where she pop-up at Scissortail Park dur- police for 13 years. He served grandchildren, Lisa Kygar and his parents at 18 months to attended school and graduated ing a Cinco de Mayo festival 34 years for Elk City before husband, Ryan, Mike Hutton had 98 takers, said Blaine western Oklahoma. He spent in 1952. Soon after graduation Bolding, the local health his retirement in October of she moved with her family to and wife, Amanda, Brad Hut- May 30 his school days in Sayre and department’s chief of public 2010. After his retirement he Elk City. She then married Earl ton and wife, Courtney, Ra- health protection. Others have Cheyenne graduating from enjoyed spending time travel- chel Hutton, Ethan Triplett, Baseball and Softball See- given out smaller numbers. Edward Logan on July 16th, Sayre High School in 1962. ing following their grandchil- Maddie Boothe, Karlie “But even if we ended up 1952 in Pampa, Texas. Wanda ing Home Tournament, Elk with 10 or 18 at these loca- After graduation he enlisted in Boothe, Cash Boothe, Gina dren in their activities, riding worked at Montgomery Wards horses, fishing and spending tions, we’re still chipping the United States Army where Mozola and Christopher Lo- away,” Bolding said. for a short period of time but City 5 Plex. he served during the Vietnam Lower participation at time with his family and espe- valued being a mother and tak- gan; 14 great grandchildren, era and serving stateside in Noah Smith and wife, Lizzie, cially his wife, Glenda. ing care of her children as her California, Georgia at Ft. Ben- Trevor Smith, Abbi Kygar, He is preceded in death by main priority. Throughout the ning and in Washington at the Jacob Hutton, Elijah Hutton, parents; son, Billy Nile Put- years Wanda and Earl moved Walter Reed Hospital. He also Sarah Hutton, Hannah Hutton, man; his beloved grandpar- following Earl’s employment continued his military career Avery Hutton, Emma Hutton, ents, Eula Beth and Fate Put- to Duncan and Lindsey, Okla- thru the Army Reserves and homa and Liberal, Kansas Lilly Hutton, Joshua Hutton, man. (USPS # 173-020) the Federal Reserves until the before returning to Elk City Clara Logan, Emily Mozola Billy is survived by his 580-225-3000 mandatory at age 60. Upon his in May of 1966. She enjoyed and Logan Mozola; 3 brothers, discharge he returned to Sayre, wife of 53 years, Glenda, of everything dealing with her Kenneth Adams and wife, Eu- Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC Oklahoma where he furthered the home; 3 children, Ronald family but also quilting, cro- fonda, Don Adams and Doug 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 his education at Sayre Junior Putman and wife, Kelly, Elk cheting, sewing, photography, Adams; numerous nieces, Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 College receiving his associ- City, OK, Ronda Goode and painting and reading. She was nephews, other relatives and ates degree in business. Dur- husband, Bobby, Elk City, OK POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644 also a member of the Fairview friends. ing that time he was married and June Wilhelm and hus- Funeral services will be Baptist Church. Josh Umholtz to Glenda (Mayfield) on July band, Jason, Elk City, OK; 11 She was preceded in death held Monday, May 10th, 2021 SUBSCRIPTIONS grandchildren; 6 great grand- Deliverd by mail: Publisher 15th, 1967 at Sayre, Okla- by her parents; husband; son, at 2:30 P.M. at the Fairlawn $75/yearly Amy Loynd homa. Together they moved children; 1 great grandchild Roger Logan; twin daughters, Chapel officiated by Kevin $50/six months Business Manager to many places before settling on the way; 2 brothers, Bobby Linda and Lisa Logan; broth- Davis. Burial will be in the Neva Pyatt in Sayre to raise their fam- Putman, Amarillo, TX, Larry er, Jackson “Jackie” Adams Fairlawn Cemetery under the No refunds on subscriptions. Advertising Director ily in 1976. It was during this Putman and wife, Morene, and one great granddaughter, direction of Chris Whinery [email protected] D’Ann Brasuell time that he made his commit- Shamrock, TX; sister, Penny Whitney Smith. and the staff of Affordable [email protected] Production Manager ment to the Lord evident by Putman, Chickasha, OK and Wanda is survived by 3 chil- Cremation Service-West. Con- [email protected] Maressa Margerum becoming an ordained minis- a host of other relatives and dren, Jeanne Hutton and hus- dolences can be made online [email protected] Customer Service Rep ter where he ministered, wit- friends. band, Robert of Turpin, OK, at www.classicfunerals.com