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Saturday, December 4, 2021 Weekend Edition Elk City alumni receives Oklahoma Beckham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating of a Mother of slain Golf Hall of Fame Scholarship the 2019-20 fiscal year. Elk City teenager Tres Hill sees early success during first golf season at OCU $17.2 million figure is with seeks justice for in Erick five months ago and that the child’s information Last week, Hill attended the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame cer- was put into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons emony in Oklahoma City and was recognized for being one of two young golfers to receive a $5,000 scholarship from the group. her daughter “I actually learned that I received the scholarship over the were not released by our office - regarding a NAMUS entry summer,” Hill recounted. “This was the ceremony for this year’s Stacey Grizzell reflects upon the life inductees. They awarded this scholarship to two college golfers. I feel really fortunate to be one of those two. It was cool being The district and death of Lacey Martin surrounded by socould manynot findwho have been involved with golf people within the state for so long.” for about thirty minutes after For Hill, Golf has already been a nearly lifelong love affair. He the doctors and nurses took says he first took up the golf clubs when he was about six or seven all the machines off. Then we years old at the Elk City Golf and Country Club. watched as she peacefully went the fiscal year ended. He “I’ll always consider Elk City my home course,” Hill said. “I’m Department of Human Services officialsWhen to Heaven. are working with I realized her getting to play at a lot of great courses right now, but there’s actual time of death, I looked nothing like playing there for me.” Hunt, payroll/insurance at my husband Jerry and told to the current fiscal year, but The youngest of three sons, Hill grew up watching his older 48 years, with 40 himof that it hit me like a ton of brothers, Blake and Brock Walker, have success on the links. bricks. I mean, she had been continues, and a final Competitiveness seems to be a family trait. Although all three born at 9:08 p.m. Then she left brothers are now Oklahoma State Golf champions, Hill says they this world, way too soon, with now continue to light-heartedly tease each other about who is so much beautiful life left to As a OCU freshman, Tres Hill won his first collegiate truly the best golfer. live, just one minute after that. golf tournament this year. Tres Hill is seen with his par- “Now that I have gotten a little older, I definitely think that Lacey Martin It just felt unreal.” ents, Lisa and Freddie, at the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame. I am better than both of them,” Hill laughed. “I mean, they are Three weeks later, Lacey’s Courtesy photo. Later on Tuesday on the sheriff’s office FB page, Manning both good and have their own great golfing attributes, but I defi- By Shonda Little absence in the home is now said sheriff’s officials had found documents becoming that confirmed unbearably real for nitely think I am top-notch as far as the family goes.” By Shonda Little When asked if Hill was okay with his assertion of brotherly As Elk City mother Stacey Grizzell and her family. Al- superiority was printed in the paper, flawless, and that he joked, doesn’t “Oh, I would be Grizzell begins to talk about though the house is still bus- Tres Hill, the 19-year-old son of Dr. Lisa Walker and Freddie sad if you didn’t. Do you think I could get someone to mail Brock her daughter Lacey Martin, tling with her three siblings Hill, is still fresh out of Elk City High School after graduating in and Blake a copy of this? The headline should say, ‘Tres Hill better her voice chokes up, and she and her older brother’s girl- 2021. than his big brothers.’” struggles to push the painful friend, Grizzell says that they Although he is one mere semester into his freshman year of Hill then added, “Really, though, I looked up to the two of words out of her mouth. now realize how much life her Oklahoma City University, where he attends and plays golf on a them and learned a lot from them. Golf has given us a lot of great satisfied “Lacey that diedthe circumstances at 9:09 through which p.m. 16-year-old he came daughter to brought scholarship, Hill is already replicating the same success there as ton – 1978, 1982 and 1984 – and one state on November 10,” Griz- into their little world. he did at ECHS. See Hill page 2. zell recounted. “We were all “My husband is a trucker, been a coach for 48 years – a head football there as a family. She fought coach for 40 years – and has an overall re See Martin page 2. EC Auto Repair holds Christmas Card Challenge Christmas Basket Fund cord of 307-147 and a playoff record of 44- 24. He played football at Oklahoma State. “Our strength is going to increase dramati cally,” he said. “The [players’] confidence in for Elk City Intermediate School Students Drive Countdown Winning students earned $1,600 for their classrooms Call in Slated for during an interview in the athletic office at Officials in Beckham County have cut nearly $1 million December 6-10 from their estimated budget this year, with the final approval of the 2019-20 fiscal year budget coming in the The Elk City Christmas Basket, sponsored by the $14K Elk 2019-20 City the search isbudget Ministerial at their on to find Alliance weekly an offensive meeting Monday. The fina coordi $12K The accident Occurred just after 6 p.m. in a hay field 3 continues it’s Christmas Bas- ketover fundto the raisingstate drivebyfor thethe $10K first of October. Cain tried to repair something under his 1986 Ford F350 2021 Christmas season. This $8K program began in the 1930’s excise board gives the final approval $6K and signs off on it during the Great Depression His starting date is the first Monday after when Paul Wade, Hartman, the lateCounty Beckham edi- Clerk. $4K Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, Carter Fire, Elk City Fire, our first phase of the CAPS tor of the Elk City Daily News County officials said in April that changes in the budget saw a need to help families in $2K the community at Christmas tion scheme for the Elk offense. On the de time. His son, the late Larry Wade, was instrumental in seeing that the program con- The county cut $998,696 from its budget, Hartman said tinued to bring Christmas cheer during the holidays. Fordepartment approximately 85 years or every official gives their estimate of what thethey’re needing Christmas for the Basket Pro-year,” Hartman said. “The excise gram has been instrumental could stay on the floor the in providing food for Christ- mas dinner to families in the Elk City area. This is possible a.m. with Hot Hash and thanks to the generosity of in- through churches by the end “We don’t know those figures yet,” she said. “We’re kind dividuals in the Elk City area. of November. To date churches Each year approximately have reported $6076.97 given year is $14,000 before andtocurrent needed provideyear to figures this fund.andAdditional totals help the county baskets for 300 to 350 fami- will be reported as other dona- lies in“But we’veDue the area. made to 20 percent a lack tionscuts; givensome officeschurches through of sufficient funds over the in November are received. To past few years, the reserve date non-matching donations A fire that burned the Team Chip Tae Kwon get those final figures from them, resources dwindled to a point received it’sbykind of wait and individuals, orga- Do building Tuesday afternoon in the 1400 nizations, or businesses are as put a lot of time, thought, and effort into these a definite dateChristmas cards. that Commissioners set for the the program is gave in dan-their final approval for the figures By Shonda Little follows: Chasten and Brooklyn They are the ones who made this a success.” ger of continuing to be as Musick $20, John and Cindy Griffith first approached Elk City Public Schools about doing this robust as it has in previous fire EC When chief Autofor the Elk City Repair Fire Jesse owner-manager Department. Griffith No was asked first weekend in November. contest in October. He praised the administration for being help- years. In light of this need, Bisco $40, William and Ester injuries occurred. Two people in the build what inspired him to give $1,600 to Elk City Public School teach- ful and eager partners in bringing his brainchild to life. “The kids a there,generous at least donorone account family set in there,” Vernon Hartman $25, Paul andsaid. Shonda ersing escaped unharmed. The main part of the through his creative contest idea, he is quick to correct that Currell $50, James and Wanda only had three and a half weeks to bring this to life. They turned up a matching donation fund, fire occurred in the hot water heater area. assertion. Hartman could not provide an exact which matched donations up Irwin $25, Lisa Newton $10, figure. The public 75 children them thisthe in $12,130. year. Thatbefore Friday figure Th was up from 40 last anksgiving,” year. Griffi th explained. “WeThe insurance didn’t company give the students and also is investigating. the teachers anything,” Griffith to a total of $10,000, given See Basket page 3. said. “They earned it! 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