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Saturday, February 19, 2022 Weekend Edition Beckham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating of a Western Oklahoma Historical Society This Is Love Begins Membership Drive the 2019-20 fiscal year. attend. Reservations need to $17.2 million figure is with be made prior to attendance. in Erick five months ago and that the child’s information There are several categories of was put into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons membership. Choose one and send checks or money order to PO Box 542, Elk City, OK were not released by our office - regarding a NAMUS entry 73648. Membership catego- ries are as follows. The district could not find Lifetime is $1000, which is de- posited into a Trust Fund with income to be used for projects of the society. This member- ship entitles the members and Ethan and Mykel Cloyd won the first place basket. the fiscal year ended. He Department of Human Services officials are working with their guests to unlimited visits to the Museum complex dur- Hunt, payroll/insurance to the current fiscal year, but ing their lifetime. Guests must 48 years, with 40 of Russell and be accompanied by the Life- Debbie Dunn continues, and a final time member. won second place. Grandson Heritage is $500, which en- Boone Luttmer titles members and their guest accompanied to unlimited visits to the Mu- them to pick up their gift. By Sheryl Ponce significant artifacts, facilities, seum. seum Complex during the Later on Tuesday on the sheriff’s office FB page, Manning artwork, personalities, and The organization is operated by year. Guests must be accompa- said sheriff’s officials had found documents that confirmed It is time to become a mem- events in the museum. a 26-member Board of Direc- nied by the Heritage Member. ber of the Western Oklahoma The Society is a member of tors that meet at 11 a.m on the Pioneer is $100, which en- flawless, and that doesn’t Historical Society (WOHS), be- the Elk City Chamber of Com- fourth Monday of each month. titles members, their families cause they are conducting their merce and is responsible for They are responsible for plan- or guests to unlimited visits Brittany and Nick Grove won annual membership drive. The the Annual Flea Market, which ning and approving the organi- to the Museum complex dur- third place. organization has been a vital is their only fundraiser. They zation’s activities. There is an ing the year. Guests must be part of the National Route 66 also sponsor the Western Okla- Annual Dinner Meeting that accompanied by the Pioneer satisfied that the circumstances through which he came to ton – 1978, 1982 and 1984 – and one state Museum Complex since 1967. homa Hall of Fame. The Hall is held on the third Monday Member. Membership in WOHS has of Fame recognizes individu- in Feb. at 6 p.m. in the Opera Family is $35, which entitles been a coach for 48 years – a head football provided monetary and volun- als who have had a significant House on the museumcoach com-for the member and the members 40 years – and has an overall re of his/her immediate family Our Valentine campaign “This is Love” was a huge success. teer support for the complex impact in western Oklahoma. plex, to review the year’s cordac- of 307-147 and a playoff record of 44- to unlimited There were 261 couples who shared their photos with us on our and continues to bring growth A person must be a member of tivities and accomplishments. 24. He played football atvisits to theState. Oklahoma Mu- “Our strength Facebook page.is From going to increase those dramati entries, we drew out three win- to this iconic museum. WOHS to nominate a person This includes the treasurer’s seum Complex during the year. cally,” he said. “The [players’] confidence in ning couples. Each couple received gifts from various busi- Membership is open to anyone to be a recipient of this honor. report and election of officers, The Member must accompany nesses around Elk City. Those businesses include: Oak Creek interested in Elk City’s histori- At this time, the organization along with any other business the family. Floral and Gifts, Sonic, Janice’s Café, Broadway Flowers, Fred’s cal significance along Route 66, is completing a new building transactions that need to be Individual is $20, which enti- Steakhouse, Homeland, Chuck’s Place, Hylton’s Flowers, Blow- as well as all of the town’s rich on the museum complex. It addressed. A meal is provided tles the individual to unlimited out Energy, Simon’s Catch, Barbwire and Lace, Pedro’s Mexican history. WOHS is an important will become a General Store, by the organization board. This visits to the Museum complex Grill,Officials Mountain Beckham Man Axe Th rowing, Boomtown Grill, during County have cut nearly $1 United million part of Elk City, contributing which will house artifacts from year it will take place on Feb. an during interview theinyear. the athletic office at from their Main Supermarket, estimated Streetbudget Coffeethis andyear, Café,with Rib the Cribfinal and Elk to economic growth and tour- an actual general store that 21st. All members of WOHS Checks should be made out to approval City News. of the 2019-20 fiscal year budget coming in the ism by maintaining historically have been donated to the mu- are welcome and encouraged to WOHS, a 501C-3 organization. Intermediate School Awarded Grant for Summer School, the2019-20 search isbudget at their on to find The accident weeklycoordi an offensive Occurred meeting Monday. The fina just after 6 p.m. in a hay field 3 over to the state by the first of October. Cain tried to repair something under his 1986 Ford F350 Middle School Reaps the Benefits excise board gives the final approval and signs off on it His starting date is the first Monday after By Sheryl Ponce Hartman, Beckham County Clerk. Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, Carter Fire, Elk City Fire, our first phase of the CAPS County officials said in April that changes in the budget Elk City’s Intermediate School has been awarded an Esser ARP tion scheme for the Elk offense. On the de After School and Sumer School Learning Enrichment Grant in the amount of $62,000. Cur- The Sheryl county cut Ponce, $998,696 Chairman from of the Redits budget, Carpet Hartman said Community riculum Director Robin Coff- Theatre presents Kay Allen and Joe Merrick, representa- man was notified of the award tives from Sayre’s Dust Bowl Days, a check for their por- for this first year, and she will department tion of or every “An Evening withofficial Jennygives their benefi Jarnagin” estimate t of what show. be able to re-apply for it for the they’re needing for the year,” Hartman said. “The excise following two years. “This is for a summer program which means we can hire a could stay on the floor the RCCT Elects Officers and lot of personnel and do a lot of neat things. We are excited a.m. with Hot Hash and Donates to Dust Bowl Days “We don’t know those figures yet,” she said. “We’re kind about it for the Intermediate their educational experience, one of the trips to be Alabas- city have not gone to the Route By Sheryl Ponce school,” Coffman said. one that they might not have ter Caverns, and the Great 66 Museum. Our research will The program will benefit the otherwise gotten to do. These Salt Plains. So obviously, our be over Route 66 and the his- year After before and a successful current Evening withyear figures Jenny, the and helpofthe proceeds thecounty benefit fourth, fifth and sixth graders. kids haven’t been able to take STEM activities will be about tory. The last one we will go to were divided and presented to Kay Allen and Joe Merrick prior She went on to explain that field trips the last two and a crystals, stalagmites, caves, all is the Stafford Space Museum to the“But we’ve made Red Carpet 20 percent Community cuts; Theatre’s some meeting, Annual offices Feb. 14 it is more than a classroom, half years because of COVID,” of those types of things. One in Weatherford,” Coffman re- at 6 p.m. in the theatre. The event raised over $2900 for RCCT’s bookwork type of program. she explained. week we will go to the Wichita ported. building improvements and Sayre’s Dust Bowl Days that will take “WeA have fire planned that burned the Team the program TheChip Tae Kwon curriculum will include Mountains and the Medicine When they began the research get those final figures from them, it’s kind of wait and place the third week in July. forDo eachbuilding Tuesday week in June. Summer afternoon math, inreading, the 1400 vocabulary, Park Aquarium. That week, our for the grant, the school had The meeting was calledgave to order a definite date set for the Commissioners theirand theapproval final minutes for from thefigures the Janu- school will run June 6 through writing and some STEM ac- research and STEM activities ary meeting were approved, as well as the treasurer’s report. The to conduct a survey. They dis- June 30. Intermediate school’s tivity everyday that will align will be on native Oklahoma Board of Directors voted to put the proceeds from the Evening fire chief program will for theMonday, be on Elk City Fire with Department. the planned field Notrip. On wildlife. One week, we’re go- covered that thein biggest first weekend set November. with Jenny into the roof savings account. They proceeded to dis- back to children not attending injuries Tuesday, andoccurred. Wednesday. TwoWepeople in the Tuesdays theybuild will conduct re- ing to try to go to the museum there, at cuss the least of possibilityonereplacing account in there,” the tile Hartman in front of thesaid. stage, but summer school was the lack of ingpartnered have escapedwith the unharmed.city The main search thatpart ofwith aligns thethe field right here in town, because tabled it to a future date. transportation; therefore, the Hartman couldwere not provide an exact figure. The public fire and library occurred will bein the hot water working heater trip they area.taking each will be 75 children we year. when this surveyed our was That figure kids,up from 40 last year. Committee reports given, starting with the grants report. $12,130. you’d be surprised how many grant will also be funding The with insurance DeAun company Ivester. We have also is investigating. Wednesday. planned a field trip to enhance “Right now we have planned of our kids right here in our See Grant page 2. See RCCT page 3. 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