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2 January 15, 2022 News/Obits Round Pranabdev Continued from page 1. Because she is graduating early, Town it kind of put them behind. It she will go directly to college at OU, going into bio-chemistry January 15 made them struggle when they to be a physician. She is unsure came back to school and now whether she wants to be a sur- G&S Promotions Gun they are actually getting into geon or a family doctor. it,” she said. “My mother influenced me to Show, Elk City Conven- Helping people seemed to be become a doctor because she tion Center. the most important part of be- is a nurse, and a lot of my fam- ing on the council. She wants ily members have had to go the to try to help make people be- hospital with medical issues. come more aware of the prob- My brother is doing mechani- January 16 lems students face, so they can cal engineering with pre-med, G&S Promotions Gun figure out a solution to it, too. so after he finishes with engi- She will join two Merritt stu- neering, he can go into medi- Show, Elk City Conven- dents on the Jan. 25th virtual cine or stay in engineering. meeting. Both of us will be at OU, but tion Center. “I want to be more aware of he already has 40 hours and I what other people are going have… like six. I feel like I am through, and I can at least behind big time, but I will be February 4 know that through this coun- able to catch up over the sum- cil. If we can get a solution, mer,” Jocelyn beamed. Kiwanis Karnival - Con- that is great,” Jocelyn admit- It seems like her motivation is vention Center ted. sometimes competitive, which Her biggest influence has been has spurred her to accomplish her brother, Vivek, because more and work harder. She is he was always a roll-model to treasurer of Student Council, February 5 her. She is graduating early, Senior Class Historian, a mem- Kiwanis Karnival - Con- therefore, she is able to be with ber of Key Club, National Hon- him as they both graduate this or Society, the Academic Team, Volunteer of the Year, Kasey Meza, is with State Representative Todd Russ and Senator vention Center spring. Spanish Club, Interact Club, Darcy Jech who presented her with a Proclamation from the State Legislature. Staff photo “He is my biggest motivator FCCLA and the Book Club. by Sheryl Ponce. because my parents always She is the daughter of Joycy February 10 pushed me to be better, to get and Pranabdvev Cheranbakav better, if they knew the lesson be interesting to see if other “Newsies:, ECHS Musi- cal Presentation - 7 PM where he is. He has always kind of helped me here and there,” she said. and she has another younger brother, 14-year-old Jothsna Pranabdev. Aldrige plans better. We don’t really use books, but I would like that better. I learn more with a book school and students are deal- ing with the same issues he be- lieves students at Merritt are in front of me, rather than off Continued from page 1. of a tablet. They expect a lot of facing. that had the same opinion students to be technologically Aldridge plans on attending February 12 Peffer about public education that I did. My mom (Sarah Peffer) must do it, to truly get the in- formation. “My math teacher lets me go sound, but a lot of kids really aren’t,” he explained. When looking at virtual learn- Western Oklahoma State Col- lege in Altus and being on the “Newsies:, ECHS Musi- Continued from page 1. works in it, so I guess I get to to the board to work out the ing, Aldridge believes that rodeo team. He competes in see it first hand,” she contin- problems. That helps me. I many students don’t care and cal Presentation - 7 PM just think it would be easier team-roping, although he has at all of the meetings. When ued. thinks bringing back more for students if teachers would hands-on lessons would help not been able to do so until they met for the first time, The first meeting will be held go around one-by-one to make them become excited about recently. After he gets his ba- the council discussed possible January 25th at the capital, sure they don’t have any prob- learning. He thinks it would Elk City FFA Local lems. A lot of students are shy sics out of the way, he wants to problems that needed to be but since the original invita- make them want to learn, rath- tion, the meeting has gone vir- too and they don’t want to transfer to achieve his doctor changed. Then, they were di- er than doing worksheets. Livestock Show - Conven- tual. Peffer did not have a hot ask. I just think it would make “I think becoming more in- of dental surgery, attending vided into smaller groups to it easier on a lot of students. work toward solutions. topic she is hoping to change, volved in science classes, with OU to get the DDS. tion Center Barn. Teachers give you an assign- experiments would be better. “Last year we talked about but said she thinks teachers ment and expect you to get Aldridge is the son of Alicia We just started that the last kids that don’t play sports or are way underpaid. it done. They don’t take time couple of years, doing more Aldridge and Corey and Jackie other extra-curricular activi- “I think kids are not looked to make sure students under- hands on, and I’ve become Aldridge. He has two sisters, Southwest Rustic Mar- upon as kids but expected stand it,” Aldridge added. more interested in what’s go- ties. They don’t have as many 22-year-old Samantha Al- As he thought about other ing on. I feel like more stu- options, like we don’t have to know things when we go dridge and 28-year-old Daci ket Craft Show - Elk City schools and problems, he men- dents are more interested in it. band here.Not every school of- into the real world. I think tioned that he doesn’t like Baker. He trains his horses and we should work on teaching We still have a ways to go with Convention Center fers things for kids who aren’t online school. He believes it that too,” he said. makes it easier for students to hopes to compete in the field involved in sports.We talked things we can use in the real The senior is excited to hear about ways to improve how world. We leave high school cheat on assignments and get of body building, working out other people’s opinions across and we may know how to mul- them done without actually those kids are looked at or the state. He thinks it will in Mondo’s Gym in Sayre. February 13 learning the material. treated,” she explained. tiply and divide, but we don’t “With COVID it has been very know how to do our own laun- “Newsies:, ECHS Musi- When Peffer related the issues to Merritt, she indicated that dry,” she concluded. difficult to do hands-on. I think a lot of things that teach- Sharon Callahan cal Presentation - 2:30 PM there could be policies that Peffer is the daughter of Sarah ers gravitate to is right off the internet. I feel like they could Sharon Kay (Snow) Cal- may help with the situation. and J.J. Peffer and has one lahan was born October 19th, put more effort into the les- Although change can be slow, brother, Luke. She just signed 1948, to Alma (Groves) and sons. Some teachers go off of Southwest Rustic Mar- she hopes that at some point to play basketball at Westmin- a lesson plan that is already Eddie Cecil “Ted” Snow. She in the future it will help. ster College in Missouri and set up. It seems like they re- passed away Sunday, January ket Craft Show - Elk City plans on going into the medi- ally didn’t put their own twist 9th, 2022, at her home in Sayre, “I think the whole opportunity Oklahoma, at the age of 73 and was awesome. I met so many cal field to become a surgeon. on it. I think it would be a lot Convention Center three months. people from across the state Sharon grew up in Granite, Sharla Kauk Oklahoma, where she attended school. Her mother owned a Sharla Jan Kauk passed café on Main Street, and she from this life on January 7th, worked some in the café as a Send obituaries to 2021 at the age of 60 years, 6 months, and 29 days. Sharla little girl and played on Main Street where she made friends classifi[email protected] was born on July 8, 1961 in Shawnee Oklahoma to parents with all. At 16, she and Neil Callahan eloped Dec. 12, 1964, Wayne Phillips. Charles and Betty Huffman getting married in Shamrock, Sharon is survived by her Monday by 9 a.m. for Wednesday Dickinson. Sharla grew up in Texas, on their way to make a husband, Neil, of the home: 2 the Oklahoma City area and at- home in Amarillo. The couple children, Terry and husband, Thursday by 9 a.m. for Saturday tended high school at US Grant returned to live in Delhi in Troy Ford, Sayre, OK; Curt Cal- and graduated in 1979. She 1965. She was baptized in 1967 lahan and wife Renee, Mustang, moved to Leedey Oklahoma in and began a volunteer ministry OK; 4 grandchildren, Madison 1980 to work with her mother as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Kennedy and husband, Jona- and she met her future husband She had the joy of serving as than Kennedy, Piedmont, OK, Mitch Kauk. They were united a midwife for a while and ad- Ashley Callahan and wife, Tori in marriage on May 2nd, 1981 vocated for post-Partum de- Scott, Oklahoma City, Tay- and spent over 40 wonderful and wife Danni of Stigler, Ok; pression. She spent time as a sisters Marla Beavers and hus- ler Ford of Ardmore, OK, and years together. The blessings of homemaker, but also worked as band Jim of Waynesboro, Tn, Christian Jett Callahan of Nor- Mitchell Ross and James Brad a bookkeeper and clerk for their completed the family. Sharla Michelle Dickinson, and Dawn man, OK; 1 great grand-daugh- businesses, The Waterbed Store adored her two sons and her life Dickinson-Clark; brother Mi- and Redibuilt Metal Products. ter Ryann Rae Scott-Callahan; (USPS # 173-020) 580-225-3000 revolved around them. She en- chael Dickinson; Mother-in-law After semi-retirement, she took 1 brother, Roy Snow of Primm joyed any activity her children Jessie Kauk; Brother and sister- care of rental property. Springs, TN; 3 step-brothers, Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC Johnny Murray and wife, Judy, and grandchildren were in- in-law Mike and Terri Kauk; But her love was not the 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 volved in, and loved Oklahoma Roger Murray and wife, Shirley, and many family members and work she did, but her minis- Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 Sooner football, basketball, and friends who were all very dear try and the joy she had in the and Joe Don Murray and wife, softball. She was always there to her. things of creation: swimming Ella, all of Granite, OK; and POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 964, Elk City, OK 73648 for anyone who needed her and Memorials may be made to with dolphins and sea turtles in a host of other relatives and provided care to several family the Leedey Ministerial Alliance Kona, scuba diving in Cozumel, friends. members. in care of Shaw Funeral Home, snorkeling in the Caribbean off A Memorial Service will SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz....Publisher Sharla is preceded in death P.O. Box 276, Vici, OK 73859. the coast of Belize, and being be held via Zoom on Saturday, Deliverd by mail: Sheryl Ponce....Staff Writer by her mother, Betty Jo Stice, on the beach feeding seagulls. and husband John;. She is sur- Services were held Tues- January 15th, 2022, at 1:00 $75/yearly day January 11, 2022 at 2:00 She loved raising her children, Neva Pyatt....Advertising Director vived by her husband Mitch PM, officiated by Neil Calla- $50/six months Terry and Curt, helping others, Kauk of Leedey, Ok.; her sons pm at the Leedey First United han. To attend, download the Zadie Eakins...Advertising Director spending time with her grand- No refunds on subscriptions. Ross Kauk and daughter-in- Methodist Church with burial free Zoom Ap on your phone, children, and caring for her D’Ann Brasuell....Production Manager law Rachel of Leedey, and following at New Hermon Cem- computer, or tablet, and enter friends and family. [email protected] D’Ann Brasuell Brad Kauk of Weatherford, etery, Leedey, OK. Condolences She is preceded in death by the meeting ID 728 642 2452. Nahka King...CSR/Delivery [email protected] Ok; granddaughters Sophia may be made to the family at her parents; her stepmother, Enter your name, if prompted, [email protected] Maressa Margerum and Maddie; grandson Gray- shawfuneralhome.net. Shaw Opal; one brother, Eddie Snow; and next enter the Passcoade: [email protected] classifi son; father Charlie Dickinson Funeral Home of Leedey and one grandnephew, Tanner Tavlos.