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Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Weekday Edition Beckham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating of a Motor sports tradition passed from ECPD Life Saving father to son the 2019-20 fiscal year. Awards recognized $17.2 million figure is with by Channel Nine in Erick five months ago and that the child’s information was put into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons were not released by our office - regarding a NAMUS entry The district could not find the fiscal year ended. He Department of Human Services officials are working with Hunt, payroll/insurance to the current fiscal year, but By Sheryl Ponce Lieutenant Brad George continues, and a final In 1977 Eddie Smith opened the Elk City Suzuki shop and his son, Johnny Smith opened Elk City Powersports shop in 2015, at what is now considered the old Honda Shop. He moved to his present location on E. 7th St. in 2017. 48 years, with 40 of “This has been a passion of mine ever since I was a kid. I have Later on Tuesday on the sheriff’s office FB page, Manning had dreams and dreams of having new motorcycles on the show- said sheriff’s officials had found documents that confirmed room and now we’ve got it,” Johnny said. He blames the passion on his father, Eddie and the original flawless, and that doesn’t Suzuki shop, which Eddie sold in 1986 to Roy Canard. That busi- can drive them on the street, and then people find out that they ness is active, which still houses some of Eddie’s original equip- can also save on gas. It’s a great deal. When we get them in, we ment. have to charge shipping and we have to put them together, which “We started in 2015, and it’s been pretty good and we are increases the cost a bit. We also sell used equipment, however we busy. Our name brand is C.F. Moto and they carry ATV’s and only sold new units for the past year. Since then it’s been service satisfied that the circumstances through which Patrolman Chrishe came to Counts UTV’s. The other brand we have is Kayo, which are the little fit that built us, (so we have used units). We service all brands,” he bikes and small four-wheelers. The CF Moto’s are the four-wheel- continued. ers and the sport side-by-sides and utility side-by-sides. The util- Powersports does everything, from mechanical repairs to ity side-by-sides have been our best sellers. We can’t get them in body work, including tires and oil changes to service and full- fast enough,” Johnny explained. blown overhauls. At the time of this writing, they had six units in He continued to say that he has about 20 phone numbers the shop for over-hauls. ton – 1978, 1982 and 1984 – and one state of individuals who are waiting on one to arrive, and he seemed “We have four employees including, me and my wife, Stacey, pleased to be able to have a demand issue. Then our general manager is Lance Wilson and mechanic is Tim been a coach for 48 years – a head football “During this day and time, it is a good problem to have. They coach for 40 years – and hasSee Tradition an overall re page 2. cord of 307-147 and a playoff record of 44- 24. He played football at Oklahoma State. “Our strength is going to increase dramati McNaught closing one door, another one opens cally,” he said. “The [players’] confidence in Officials in Beckham County have cut nearly $1 million from their estimated budget this year, with the final approval of the 2019-20 fiscal year budget coming in the cipal and said ‘do you have somebody who may be interested in this job.’ The principal at that time was Mrs. Easttom, and she Patrolman Colt Lowry said yes she hadduring someone who sheinthought an interview would the athletic officebeatgood. They By Sheryl Ponce called me in. Pat interviewed me, the board interviewed me and 2019-20 budget at their weekly meeting Monday. The fina The accident Occurred just after 6 p.m. in a hay field 3 then Guy (Hylton) who was City Manager at that time, talked to me.. and that’s how it started,” McNaught said. overree Th more to the LifebySaving state Awards the first were given out at the of October. ECPD’s Cain tried to annual repair Party. Christmas omething Theunder his 1986 incident that Ford earned F350 Pa- As she stepped into the job, she was expected to take care of trolman Colt Lowry, Lieutenant Brad George and Patrolman everything in the children’s library, and all that went in it. theWhen search is on to find an offensive coordi excise Chris board gives Counts recognitionthe for finaltheir approval heroicand signs off measures wason it also she first started, Elk City elementary schools went to the library picked up and reported on by Channel Nine News, Thursday, because the schools did not have libraries then. Hartman, Beckham County Clerk. DecBeckham County 30th. Sheriff’s Office, Carter Fire, Elk City Fire, “They brought bus loads of children.Thour firstatphase was an of the CAPS experience. County officials said in April On Thurs. Sept. 9th, the three offi that cerschanges in the budget were dispatched to a They were coming every week, at that time. In the beginning call at a local bar. Th e caller indicated there was a male who was His starting date is the first Monday after we had kindergarten, first grade and so forth. They all usually possibly suicida and armed with a handgun. After discussing checked out books,” she explained. the situation, the officers devised a plan to enter the bar from Over the years, McNaught has been responsible for starting the back door. After entering, they found out that there was an various programs. Those include all of the summer reading tion pro- elderly scheme for the Theman Elk with offense. county athe Oncutgunde outsidefrom $998,696 the front door. Hartman said its budget, grams and story time. Each week an individual from the com- Lowry made contact first, noticing the man tried to pull munity goes to the library to read to the children. the gun from his waistband. Lowry immediately took the in- “Guests from all over this town came and visited us. Story department dividual to theor everywhile ground official gives their disarming estimate him. After of group the what time was started every week when I began here. Then I started they’re needing investigated for the they the situation, year,” Hartman found said. that the man“The excise was suff er- having guests, which is year round. It is in the summer we have ing from mental illness. He hoped to engage the officers into the police department come and the could stay on the come fire department floor the and shooting him by firing at them first. The suspect was trans- the local veterinarians. Some will sing, like Purcy Walker and ported to a mental facility for treatment. Lake Carpenter. A couple years ago we had Libraries Rock and “These officers took the information that they had and uti- a.m. with Hot Hash and that got them all to sing a little bit,” McNaught laughed. lized“We thisdon’t to make an approach to theyet,” scene that afforded them know those figures she said. “We’re kind The summer seems to be the busiest time of the year, but she a level of surprise. The bravery and commitment to the selfless said that last summer the library checked out about 6000 books service is evident in the decisions made that brought a fairy Donna McNaught and 4000 of those were in the children’s library. Th roughout the year tale ending to aand before currentlife potentially year figures and help threatening situation,” county thesaid the year visitors are steady, but the summers seem to explode, with ECPD’s Facebook page about the officers and their decisions. December being the slowest month. “But we’ve Clayton Cumminsmadereported 20 percent thecuts; storysome on theoffices Channel Nine. By Sheryl Ponce, staff writer “We have all ages coming in. We used to have the young adult In the story, Chief Eddie Holland was quoted as saying, “He books, when I first started and about five years ago they moved told us that his full intention of standing outside of that bar The retirement parties are over for Elk City Carnegie Library get those final figures from them, it’s kind of wait and them to the adult library. It might have been part of the ‘Harry was going to start shooting and the officers would return fire. A fire that Children’s burned Librarian the Team Donna Chip Tae McNaught. Kwon20 years in the Potter’ thing because adults were looking upstairs for it, and they She spent It would be suicide by cop.” a definite date set for the Commissioners gave their final approval for the figures Do building position, Tuesday and on Jan. afternoon 3rd she will begin athe new1400 position at the Elk Holland went further in telling Cummins, “It could have were down here. So they just moved all of the young adult books City Museum Complex. Although she will still be employed by gone sour so quick and been justified The officers just used to the adult library,” she said. the City of Elk City, her duties will not be the same. first weekend in November. those instincts, took that extra step and saved that guy’s life. fire chiefbeen for the After they moved those books, it left books for pre-k through “I have theElk City Fire children’s Department. librarian No time I have the whole sixth grade in the children’s library. The kids are able to do more there, They made at us least all one account in there,” Hartman said. proud.” injuries been here. Ioccurred. Two have a couple of people degrees,in onethe in build Biological studies and than read books. There are additional activities and equipment. Not only do the officers of Elk City’s Police Department ing escaped unharmed. and I haveThe main part in ofeducation. the Hartman mortuary science, a certification When “They check out books and we have AWE Learning carry respectcould among nottheprovide an exact community, figure. but the Thehave efforts public been fire occurred in the hot water heater area. 75 children this$12,130. year. That figure was up from 40 last year. I moved to Elk City, I was substitute teaching in the schools and recognized across the state. The insurance company also is investigating. 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