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Weekend Edition Elk City Rotary Club provides address number signs ‘This His Hands His Feet logo decal is on Rose’s truck. Rose says thatif her truck is at 206 South Howard, peo- ple are welcome to stop by. Courtesy photo. ‘The Elk City Rotary Club recently provided and installed address number signs to some local mobile home parks. Here you can see one of the signs on the skirting of a mo- His Hands His Feet bile home. Rotary member Jim Mason drills a hole into one of the address number signs that the club gave to local mobile home parks. Courtesy photos. Ministry has new By Burgundy Lee Hanrahan grant that paid for 80% of the project while the remaining costs and labor were covered by money collected through fundrais- community Elk City Rotary Club Secretary Sandy Werner says that for their ing, such as the beef raffle that they are currently holding. Sev- project this year, the Elk City Rotary Club provided address num- eral members of the chapter got together to prepare the address ber signs for each residence to the following mobile home parks number signs. ‘The signs were also installed by club members at outreach center that agreed to it: Route 66, Elk Landing Estates, Greenview, Elk some of the mobile home parks. The signs were either placed on Creek Mobile Home Park and Cedar Village. Werner explains that poles, if available, or on the skirting of the trailers. In addition to this project was inspired because first responders such as EMS projects such as this, Werner says that money collected through By Burgundy LeeHanrahan and the police department as well as volunteer delivery drivers fundraising also goes towards things such as maintaining Rota- for the local Meals on Wheels were having a lot of difficulty lo- ry Park as well as funding the scholarships that they award to ‘The woman behind His Hands His Feet Ministry, Rose, cating residences, which of course is especially time sensitive in high school students. The Elk City Rotary Club meets at The Elks says that they're excited to announce that the ministry has a emergency situations. Lodge at noon on Thursdays. You can contact a member for more Werner shared that the chapter received a Rotary Foundation information. new community outreach center located at 206 South Howard. Rose says that her work in ministry began when she worked Elk City City Commission meeting held as a corrections officer at Bill Johnson Correctional Center in Alva 20 years ago. She explains that she started with three po- ems that she had written and before she knew it, she'd writ- Bids accepted for “Snips,” “Depot” buildings ten 650 poems in three years. Eventually she decided that she should compile them into a book, the cover of which she says By Burgundy Lee Hanrahan while the lowest amount, did come with an extensive, multipage was drawn by inmates. She found herself in Elk City when she plan of development. Mayor Archer tells the Elk City News that believed she would be transferring jobs down here. However, Aregularly scheduled meeting of the Elk City City Commission early plans seem to point towards some sort of food service es- it turns out that both jobs had been filled. So, she says, she was held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall on Wednes- tablishment. A bid for the “Depot” buildings in the amount of day, Oct. 20 at 2:05 p.m. Present were Nick Archer (Mayor); Tom $25,000, also from Christopher and Aubrey Clark and Mary Haw- took her severance pay and used it to have her books of poems Ivester (City Manager); Rick Shelton (Mayor Pro Tem, Commis- thorne, was accepted by the commission 5 - 0. published and printed. Then, she sent one to each county jail sioner Ward 4); Cory Spieker (Commissioner Ward 1); Rod Carver Ttem six on the agenda was “Budget Amendments #1 for FY (Commissioner Ward 2); Rocky Andresen (Commissioner Ward 21-22.” in Oklahoma. ‘The next year, she sent them to all the prisons in 3); Cheryl Sipes (City Clerk) and Jennifer Rainey (City Treasurer). Item seven was “Commission to consider and approve or dis- Oklahoma and eventually to prisons in Texas, California and ‘The meeting began with an invocation followed by the Pledge of approve surplusing the following pieces of property: Nebraska among other states. Allegiance led by Commissioner Andresen. 521 W 6th - Houchens Addition, Block 9, $ % Lots 7 and 8 ‘The minutes of the previous meeting held Oct. 4 were ap- 219 S Calloway - Winn Addition, Block 4, Lot 16-18.” Ivester Now, she’s running His Hands His Feet out of the very proved 5 — 0 before a 20-minute proposal presentation was given explained that these are vacant city lots that the city has acquired over the years and that the only thing the city is doing with them recently acquired location at 206 South Howard in Elk City by Desi Stoops with Vast Broadband. Should the City of Elk City enter into a franchise agreement with Vast, residents could see a is paying to maintain them. which will serve as their community outreach center. Rose Item eight on the agenda was consideration of “Purchase Or- new option for internet, TV and phone service within a few years. ders FY 21-22 & recurring invoices for October 20, 2021.” City shares that along with offering a food pantry and clothes Item two on the agenda, the first item to be voted on, was “Resolution 2021-7: A Resolution of the Elk City Public Works Manager Tom Ivester reported that the following items were over closet for those in need, they also sew quilts that they donate Authority, Elk City, Oklahoma repurposing and redirecting cer- $10,000: $22,750.22 — jet fuel for airport. to the homeless, DHS and shelters. They call this part of the tain Municipal Water revenue to the 2022 Water Line Improve- ment Program until April 1, 2042.” City Manager Tom Ivester ex- line$32,060.76 loan - Bank of Oklahoma, monthly payment for water ministry “Sewing 4-Charity” because “4 Bach 2 Sold we give plained that this revenue would come from the fact that the city $13,595 - repair ofa reliance pump at wastewater treatment 2 away, 2 +2 = 4 - Charity.” Rose says that she also sews and will be paying off the current water system improvement loan in plant sells rice packs. Those interested in sewing quilts are invited to December. This item was approved 5 - 0. $50,400 - Transportation costs for 84 cars of rock ‘he third item on the agenda for the commission to consider the community outreach center on Thursdays. Rose says those $16,144.98 - Hutchinson Oil, diesel for city shop pumps for approval or disapproval, was “Commission to consider and $12,000 - H.W. Lochner, engineering for runway lighting who would like to “hangout” are invited as well; the center is approve or disapprove payment to Rush Truck Center, Oklaho- $34,472 - Upgrades to water plant software ma City, for repairs to Sanitation Trash Truck in the amount of also open on Saturdays and Rose explains that people can stop $99,045.60 - Martin Marietta Materials, 84 cars of rock for $21,370.27.” This item was also approved 5 - 0. the rock yard by anytime her truck is there. Rose would also like to invite Items three and four on the agenda related to the “Snips” $78,999.50 - Oklahoma Mutual Assurance Group, airport li- the community to the sale that will be happening on Saturday, building located at 102 North Main and the “Depot” buildings lo- ability insurance and worker's comp cated on South Main, both of which were previously voted by the $106,681.74 - Studio Architecture, pool center Oct. 23 - there will be great prices. The proceeds of this and commission to be surplused. It was explained that bids as well as $25,000 - John Thomas, purchase of old Travelodge property other sales go toward the costs associated with the community a plan of development were solicited. Three bids were received ‘This item was approved 5 - 0. for the “Snips” building. The highest bid, which was $40,000, did Next up was City Manager Tom Ivester’s report which includ- outreach center as well as the fuel costs for the ministry. For not have an accompanying plan of development. The second bid ed but was not limited to the following topics: more information, including how you can receive or give help, of $37,500 came with a plan of development that left something Asphalt work to be desired. The commission accepted, 5 - 0, a bid for $35,000 you can contact Rose at (580)339-2528. See Commission page 2. from Christopher and Aubrey Clark and Mary Hawthorne that, Vol. 119, No. 85 «IU Weather tomorrow @ 57/82 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com