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2 July 3, 2021 News Chuck’s Nolan, now 10, remains the only boy in the family of five kids. ing for decided to change their payment model to contract labor. prayed about it, and then it came to us that we should call Gina to see if she was interest- The Stout family is hesitant to give an exact date for the reopening but expects that it about what we like — it is about what the people like. We are lucky to have them willing Continued from page 1. Travis and MaRanda have “We looked at it and ed in selling Chuck’s to us.” will be in mid-August. to be so helpful,” Travis said. since added six-year-old Berk- couldn’t accept the contract. However, when they called “The menu will basically be Even with the new restau- imagine that now — living lee and four-year-old Demi. We have five kids, and it would Gina Kauk, they learned that the same,” Travis said. rant, family will remain their away from Travis.” Before their marriage, have been a pay cut, and Travis someone else might have MaRanda added, “The top priority. The angst at spending long MaRanda had been a wedding would have had to provide his already jumped on the op- things we are taking off are “I have lived a lot of places, periods of time away from planner in Dallas while Travis own vehicle. He was able to portunity. very few — things like the and there has never been any- each other is ultimately what had worked in the oilfield for go to work for Marshall and “Gina said that she had shrimp. Right now, with where that’s felt like home like lead the couple to buying Chesapeake and Four Point Megan Flowers flowing wells someone interested in buying Covid, they are hard to get. We Chuck’s. Elk City has,” MaRanda said. Energy. near San Antonio. They are the restaurant, but if that will see as things go forward if The couple married on “Our kids go out to Merritt, “After we got married, I great friends, and we are still didn’t work out that she would we can add them back. We are June 13, 2015, at Boiling and I love everything about started a little event planning very thankful for the oppor- get back with us. It got down adding a few breakfast items Springs in Woodward. Travis business in Woodward until tunity, but having Travis away to Travis having to leave. I and are considering maybe that school. It is a tight-knit came into the marriage with our youngest daughter was for so long just wasn’t for me. talked to him and said that we adding a half-pound burger. community with the best two daughters — Chloe, who born. I really just wanted to I had never been on my own had to find something else — Sometime in the future, we education that we could ask is now 15-years-old, and Layla, be able to be a hands-on mom with small children, and I am that he just couldn’t keep be- may add like a steak special for. We have more friends who is now 12. MaRanda’s son and have a schedule where I a wife who needs to be around ing away from the kids and me night. First, we want to get up here than we ever had before. didn’t have to miss anything. her husband daily. And Travis for that long period. I was sit- and running. It is only going Everyone just welcomed us in. Travis had stayed with Four hated that he was missing so ting on the couch and literally to be the three of us running Gina knows how important Point after they bought out much with the kids. We prayed praying to God to open a door it at first — Travis, my mom, family is to us. She said to Round Chesapeake. We had told Four Point that we were open to and prayed, looking to God for guidance on the next step when Gina called and said that she wanted us to have the res- and me.” “I’ll be doing the cooking, me, ‘There will be a time when there is a school play or an relocation. Elk City had never and to open a door,” MaRanda taurant,” MaRanda explained. and we are going to have Ma- activity or one of the kids are Town even been a place that we had thought about moving to, but said. In June, as Travis was That was in early June. Travis wanted to first look Randa, or ‘Miss Personality’, out waiting on tables. The only sick. There will be times that you need to just be with your that’s where they decided to preparing to return to San over the business’s financial thing that I’m worried about kids. When that happens, I’m July 4 send us. We put our house on Antonio for another lengthy paperwork. is that MaRanda will spend only a phone call away. I’ll be the market in Woodward, and work stint, they both felt like “I got that from her, and so much time talking to each happy to come fill in for a day.’ Annual Firework Dis- it sold unexpectedly fast to something else had to be avail- within, like, the hour, we had customer because she really I have friends who have said a couple from Nebraska. So, able. reviewed her taxes and knew is a people person,” Travis play, Ackley Park the same thing. That’s what I we were put in this situation “In our friends’ group, Tra- that we could make it work. laughed. mean about Elk City. Where where we really had to hustle vis is known as the good cook,” It took about a week for us to The Stouts both say that else would you find a former to find somewhere to live in MaRanda gushed. “Travis had close on it. We decided that they are open to community owner who is willing to do Elk City. From the second said that maybe we should we are changing the name, but suggestions, but also know July 24 we got here, it just felt right. open something. My grandpar- just a little. It is going from that Charlie and Gina Kauk that for the people they sell We ended up buying the first ents had a steakhouse in Perry ‘Chuck’s’ to ‘Chuck’s Place.’ already had a winning menu. their business to? Most of the Sizzlin’ Summer Side- house we looked at and have for 20 years, so I knew how That is because this will always Gina and her daughter Ashley time, they want to sell it and loved it ever since,” MaRanda hard the restaurant work was. be Chuck’s Place in our minds. will stay on for a few weeks to move on. Gina and Charlie walk Sale - Retail District recounted. I started helping my grandpar- He and Gina were the ones help the couple get started on will always be known as the As many in the oil and gas ents when I was little bitty. I who started it and made it the right foot. people who built this. We are industry can attest, a market had certain customers that I successful. She is only blessing “When I’ve talked about fortunate that she was willing downturn left them in limbo. would wait on when I was like us with the honor to continue changing something, Gina to entrust us with this great August 6 The company Travis was work- five years old. We thought and that legacy,” MaRanda said. has reminded me that it isn’t legacy.” Block party Elk City - Downtown Elk City Fireworks Continued from page 1. Oklahoma No Tax few days getting it all wired Weekend, Clothing and up with the fuses,” Chervenka explained. footwear under $100.00 - Though the Elk City Fire Department serves a small Retail District Oklahoma community and the surrounding rural areas when needed, the crew is diligent in staying up with the latest August 7 technology. The fireworks display is no exception. Oklahoma No Tax “It is all shot off electroni- cally now,” he stated. “It takes Weekend, Clothing and some time to draw out exactly ECFD staff trained for search and rescue at the Western Technology Center in Elk City on Tuesday evening. Continued education what we want it to look like is a top priority for Chief Chervenka and the ECFD in an effort to be prepared for any situation they may encounter. Courtesy photo. footwear under $100.00 - and at what point we want certain colors going off in the off about every two and a half guys who loves fireworks. One The mobile command unit vent. Otherwise, we are just Retail District air. Then we sit down and get seconds. Every year we take of our volunteers, Mike South- will be out there, so we have hoping the people of Elk City it all scripted out, which takes ard, will also be helping. We everything in place and pre- notes on what we could do come out, have a great time about three or four days. I have several new volunteers pared. We don’t think we will better for the next year, so we with us and enjoy the show.” then spend a day scripting it this year,” Chervenka said. need it, but the city is great do work to make sure that our August 8 into the computer program, The city has published a about getting us to all work Chervenka says that trash citizens get the best show pos- which is tediously drawn out map showing where citizens together and be well prepared barrels will be set out through- sible for our budget. We have to come down to the millisec- can set off their own fire- for anything that might come out the area to keep debris at a Oklahoma No Tax five certified pyro technicians ond.” works. our way.” — myself, Billy Sizemore, minimum. On Sunday afternoon at “We will have fire trucks, Chervenka urges citizens Weekend, Clothing and Jeff Poole, Willie Kennedy “Last year, folks were great approximately 1 p.m., the police cars and ambulances who choose to set off their and Billy Word. Billy (Word) about putting all their trash ECFD will clear the five-plex is still always ready to help us staged throughout the city own fireworks, whether it is footwear under $100.00 - in those areas,” Chervenka at Ackley Park or somewhere in the dumpsters and barrels. baseball and softball field out. After spending a couple where the fireworks will be of days laying out the tubes, explained. “Three years ago, else, to use basic safety pre- We had city employees who Retail District launched. then a day to the fusing, and we put together our Unified cautions. were handing out trash bags. another day to wire them into Action Plan between the police “Definitely follow the “The manufacturer has A lot of people used those the control boxes to be lit off department and us. This is a manufacturer’s instructions. online training for us to learn and picked up their stuff for with the electronic matches, joint effort between several We ask that people don’t light how to do this kind of script- departments within the city. May 30 Sunday will be devoted to off fireworks in their hands. us. Monday is a holiday off ing. The show is now all cho- The ECPD dispatches for our making sure it all goes off If you are lighting off some- for most people, but our city reographed. You may have no- fire and ambulances services, Baseball and Softball without a hitch. Anyone who thing that goes up into the air, employees will be out bright ticed some in the past where does come into the area has to too, so this provides us with please don’t light them on the and early to pick all this up. we would have a small lull in be accompanied by one of our an opportunity for practice Seeing Home Tournament, the fireworks going off. This grass. We want them on the pyro techs — even our own with our mobile command Of course, we are happy to kind of precise programming solid pavement, so they don’t guys. We do that to make sure unit. It is a trailer that the city have any church groups, civic Elk City 5 Plex. keeps that from happening. purchased after the big tor- run the risk of tipping over no one trips over any of the groups or just individuals who We will have something going wiring. We will have quite a nado a few years ago. We saw and hitting another person. that there was a need should It only takes a second for a want to come out and help us. few of our people helping, like one of our chaplains, Chris we be hit with something that terrible accident to happen, We will be there at 7 a.m. The Carlisle. He is one of those would be a multi-day event. so that’s what we want to pre- cleanup goes really fast.” attempted to get the alleged vic- Elk City Municipal Jail. She said that she then flagged (USPS # 173-020) 580-225-3000 Meade tim away from Meade, but that Meade shoved the woman to the ground. While at the ECPD, the report- ing officer briefly spoke with the alleged victim. down the other three men for help, and, at that point, Meade pulled out his switchblade and Continued from page 1. The man then reported that The woman reportedly said began telling her that she could Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC Meade came at him. that Meade had pulled a knife 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 not leave or get in the vehicle. be in a relationship, but he The man stated that the other during the altercation. She de- When asked directly by the of- Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 was now seeing the woman. two men were there to help get scribed the knife to be a “black ficer if she thought Meade was He alleged that Meade was the alleged victim away from knife with a blade that came out POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644 going to hurt her, she report- jealous. He said that he received Meade. of the front.” edly hesitated and then replied a phone call from the fifth man The alleged victim was escort- A second officer added to the SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz stating that Meade and the al- no, but that she “absolutely ed to the Elk City Police Depart- report. Deliverd by mail: Publisher leged victim were walking south believed” that he was going to ment to give a statement. The That officer wrote that the al- Amy Loynd on South Highway 6. man who said that he pulled the leged victim reportedly said that make her go with him. $75/yearly Business Manager The man stated that when shotgun was also asked to go to Meade was attempting to force “She also believed that she did $50/six months he arrived to get the woman, the ECPD. her to go with him and holding not have a choice but to go with No refunds on subscriptions. Neva Pyatt Meade allegedly grabbed her by The other two men were re- her against her will. She said him,” the second officer wrote. Advertising Director the arm. He claimed that Meade leased from the scene. that she had been walking in an A knife was reportedly re- [email protected] D’Ann Brasuell pulled a knife in an attempt to A third ECPD officer was on attempt to get away from Meade trieved from Meade’s property [email protected] Production Manager stop her from leaving. the scene and was asked to place for “sometime,” but that he had and appeared to match the de- [email protected] Maressa Margerum The man stated that at that Meade under arrest. “been on my heels the entire scription given by the alleged [email protected] Customer Service Rep time he grabbed his shotgun and Meade was transported to the time.” victim.