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2 February 19, 2022 News Grant learn about golf and all the careers around golf and golf courses. Or, maybe landscape Commissioners Hear Audit Report architects in the greens, if Continued from page 1. they want to go the gardening route. They could learn about and Positive Financials buses, drivers, and the fuel to all the different hydroponics get students to the program. and greenhouses,” she added. Students will also be able to eat Each week the students will breakfast and lunch at school. have some sort of career con- “I’m going to be able to hire, nection and the time to do not just more certified staff, research on the career. Middle but assistants for the certi- School principal, Richard Mo- fied staff. We’re working with ran said that they will be ask- SWOSU to see if there are ing members of the commu- some college students who nity to volunteer, helping the might help. We’re also working students learn about the career with our counselors at the high choice, such as golf. On the last school to see if we could have day of the week, they will take some honor students to help. them to the golf course to ac- We are capping the program tually play golf or take them to at 20 students per grade level,” a greenhouse, learning about she added. container gardens. Information about the pro- “Another week he (Moran) has gram will be explained and ‘Man and Beast.’ So, he is go- given out during parent/ ing to talk about everything teacher conferences next from bats to pet therapy, to week. Because the Intermedi- At left is a section of the waterline, that needs to be emotional support and dogs replace. The center build-up has caused water flow to be ate school received this grant, or equine therapy. All of those there are funds available from lessened.; Above is the water line with City Manager, Tom types of professions or the oth- Ivester, who is encouraging the commissioners to approve the CARES act, or AARP CO- er side being, the conservation VID funding that was set aside ongoing projects, replacing the pipelines. Staff photos by aspect, the fishing, the hunt- Sheryl Ponce. as learning loss money, so the ing, or the archery. Those are Middle School will also be able sort of the two different sides By Sheryl Ponce from JC. Herrera for the in- That's not games, but tourna- actually a decrease of about 8 to conduct a similar program. of ‘man and beast.” On the last stallation of the train track percent.” ments. Those are weekends of “Middle school has been able to day of that week, they possibly The Elk City Commissioners at Ackley Park. City Manager In other financials presented a combination of baseball and come up with a really innova- could go to WAR and volunteer met Wednesday afternoon Tom Ivester told the Commis- to the commissioners, it was tive summer school program. softball. So a lot of those tour- that day. Or they could go to for their regular mid-month sioners that they were still ne- naments are in the same week- noted that the sales tax has They will also run in June, but the city park and do some fish- meeting. All commissioners gotiating the rock that would done extremely well. The city it is just going to be Tuesday, end. Sixteen tournaments ing,” Coffman said. were present, with the excep- need to be placed on the track sits at almost a million dol- Wednesday, Thursday. The rea- scheduled, and that doesn't in- Moran noted that the wild- tion of Mayor Nick Archer. before he would began the in- lars of additional generation son for that is simply trans- clude Kids Inc.,” he added. life department will be bring- Rick Shelton stood in his place. stallation process. money from people either buy- portation and the trips we are ing in archery. Another week The meeting opened with Cory City treasurer, Jennifer Rainey ing locally or people spending The approval of payment taking. Theirs is called, ‘It’s My is called, “Fine Arts, In Your Speiker giving the Invocation gave her report, “Sales tax this more. Choices, My Future Choices.’ to Oklahoma Department Hands.” During this week they and Rocky Andresen leading month, for February of 2022, The commissioners voted to They will do math and reading, of Transportation for the will be talking about stringed the group in the Flag Salute. payments at $1,269,770. Com- go into executive session to but we’re also going to do some StreetScape, Phase I in the instruments that are not pro- City Inspector Gary Nix was paring that to last February discuss the opioid litigation, career connections,” Coffman amount of $10,971 was voted vided in the band program, present for a public hearing we were at $203,000, which confidential communications said. on. They also approved Victor such as the violin, banjo, or cel- concerning three properties is an increase of 19 percent. between a public body and its Each week will be directed to- lo, and guitar. On the arts side that were being eyed as di- Weatherly’s appointment to attorney concerning a pending ward a specific theme that will For the fiscal year, overall, we of the week, the students will lapidated structures, to be re- Elk City’s Museum Board, with investigation. They returned lead to different pathways. are about 13 percent of sales look at pottery. The trip at the moved. The first one was 516 a term of Feb. 2022 through within minutes without tak- The students can decide which tax. Use tax during Feb, 20 end of the week will be to the W. Ave. D, and Nix asked the 2027. They followed by ap- ing any action. They voted to pathway they might want to -22 were at $197,180, which is First American’s Museum or commissioners to postpone proving the Purchase Orders table the issue and opened the take. an increase of $32,252 for 40 the Native American Museum. the hearing about it because FY 2021-22 recurring invoices meeting to comments from “An example is that one one percent, as compared to last “The other week is called, the owner was unable attend for Feb. 16, 2022. the public. There were no com- week is called, ‘On the Green February, and cigarette tax ‘Online Presence’ or look at the afternoon meeting. In the City Manager’s report, ments, so they promptly voted or In the Greens,’ so they can payment of $7,056 which is eSports. We’re going to talk The other structures were lo- Ivester directed the Commis- to adjourn. about all of the social media cated at 1801 W. 7th and 508 sioners to look an example presence, that includes com- N. Adams. There were repre- of a portion of a water main Round puter gaming. The field trip that week will be the SWOSU’s new eSports arena, and then sentatives at the meeting to address the commissioners, saying they were intending to pipe that was brought into the meeting. Y’Vaughan Ramsey Y’Vaughan Hankins “That's a fairly typical represen- Town go out to Crowder Lake to the ropes course,” Moran said. The Middle School’s enroll- remove the houses. They both agreed to have them removed within the next 90 days. Nix tation of our water lines. Y'all will want to take a look at it af- Ramsey was born May 30, 1934 to Ralph Courtney and Helen Vera Luthy Hankins February 19 ment is also limited. They are supported both in their re- ter the meeting is over. If you on a farm near Carter, Okla- allowing 28 students in the quests. During the commis- look inside it, it's closed down homa. She went to be with her Hearts for Hearing Fun- program. Coffman indicated sioner’s actions portion of to less than half the width of Heavenly Father January 25, draiser. Daddy Daughter 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma. they would be able to hire six their meeting, they also agreed what you should get, and that's Dance, Convention Center. Y’Vaughan was raised in the assistants, along with about to the requests and tabled the actually in pretty good shape Carter, Oklahoma area gradu- six teachers. She said that the item that declared them dilapi- March 3 compared to a lot of our water ating from Carter High School school days will run from 8 dated structures. in 1952. She attended South- Elk Creek Strutters Ban- lines. You can see even what's a.m. to noon. Danny Britton from Western western State College for a year quet Meeting. Held at Pop- inside the water line, the build Teachers will be putting the Technology Center in Elk City and a semester prior to mar- py’s Pit and Grill at 6:30 precise curriculum together, so presented a report of activi- up,” Ivester told the commis- rying Farrell David Ramsey in p.m. the summer will kick off with ties at the center. He thanked sioners. Carter on December 26, 1954. fresh information and solid ac- the commissioners for being He went on to say, “I got a The couple graduated from the lighthouse at Lake Hefner March 5 tivities. Both Coffman and Mo- supportive and gave them sta- monthly report of all of our wa- Oklahoma A & M University in and that its functioning naviga- Blacksmithing work- ran emphasized the program is tistics about the classes and ter activities during the month. May 1956. In 1973 she received tional assistance meet all of the shop, located at the Elk more than summer school, sit- courses offered through the of January. We had a total of a Master’s Degree from Wichita qualifications of a lighthouse, ting in a class learning lessons. tech center. State University. resulted in a retraction and City National Route 66 27 leak repairs. The break- It is an experience that will en- The commissioners tabled item During her 31 years of acknowledgement of both she Museum and Complex downs were, 16 at the meter teaching, she served as librar- and the Sooner lighthouse in in the Blacksmith Shop. hance their learning process, six on the agenda concern- and repaired within three days. ian or elementary classroom their publication. Starts at 8 a.m., all tools giving them opportunities to ing a quote from Warren Cat teacher in schools in Kansas We had five repairs and four in Y’Vaughan loved Christ- and materials are provided. explore careers while learn- replacement wheels for 836K and Oklahoma, teaching thou- a ten day time range. Then the mas, Thanksgiving and the fes- ing in areas they may not have Compactor in the amount of sands of students. She was in- leaks outside of meters were tivities and family gatherings been able to do before now. $72,806, a budgeted item. The volved in countless activities in surrounding them. The Fourth Do you have an event or 11 repairs, eight repaired with- For more information about actual cost of the replacement school, community, and Church of July and homemade ice something else you would in three days, and then three organizations. the summer school programs came in at $80,350, therefore, cream made and enjoyed with like to share with the contact Coffman at the Board they could not approve the mo- within 14 days. So if you think Y’Vaughan was a devoted community in the Round the family and friends gathered office, or the principals of tion during this meeting, but 15 or 20 work days, five days a wife and mother. She and Far- were always some of her favor- Town Calendar? the Intermediate and Middle would have to revisit the item week, we had 27 weeks of re- rell have three children and five ite occasions. Email the information schools. There will be applica- at the next meeting because of grandchildren. She devoted pairs. So they're repairing, and As much as she loved teach- for the event to editor@ endless days in playing with, tions and information avail- the monetary differences. this doesn't count all the other ing and the activities of her reading to, and exploring fun ecdailynews.com. able at the Parent/Teacher con- Derrel White from FSW&B was activities are they are going to children, she became even more filled activities with each. She ferences. present to present the FY 2021 because the leak is on individ- deeply enjoyed travel, pho- thrilled and enthusiastic when audit report. In his report, he tography, singing, playing the her granddaughters arrived. ual side that we don't count in talked about the differences in piano, reading, genealogy, and She communicated her values our statistics. So these are ac- the task of an audit before the Lawrence Welk. and appreciations to each in tual repairs.” unique and loving manners. COVID funds and after a city She explored and involved receives federal funding. He Ivester concluded the report by her children with the gene- Y’Vaughan is survived by said that anytime they receive asking the commissioners to alogy of their families. She her husband Farrell, of the (USPS # 173-020) more than $750,000 in federal remember these facts, because documented and shared her home, son Rodney and daugh- 580-225-3000 funds, there is an additional he will be coming to them, re- discoveries with family and col- ter-in-law Lori Ramsey, daugh- scrutiny in eyeing the safe- questing projects to replace lected photographs and other ter Stacy and son-in-law Glenn Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC memorabilia of past genera- 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 guards and the procedures that sections of the waterlines in Neuman, daughter Dr. Dana tions knowing that they would and son-in-law Reece Mor- Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 are in place. the future. He indicated these be treasured by generations to White was unable to point out rel, granddaughters Julianne projects would be the first of come. Ramsey, Alayne Morrel, Grace POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 964, Elk City, OK 73648 any issues with practices or red its kind in over 40 years. Another favorite subject Neuman, Hannah Morrel, Sis- flags to discuss with the com- was lighthouses. Y’Vaughan In his report he also talked ter Karen and brother-in-law missioners, and they approved read about them, photo- about the baseball and softball J.C. Chadwick, and cousins, SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz....Publisher his report. graphed them, and visited nieces, nephews, as well as their Deliverd by mail: tournaments that have been them on many trips with Far- Sheryl Ponce....Staff Writer In other business they ap- scheduled. rell and with daughters Stacy children, of whom she always $75/yearly proved a quote from Spaces, spoke, kept abreast of, and Neva Pyatt....Advertising Director “The second thing I want to and Dana. She was published $50/six months Inc. for the remaining furni- dearly loved. She was preceded Zadie Eakins...Advertising Director ture for the Activity Center in highlight is baseball/softball in Lighthouse Digest correcting No refunds on subscriptions. their error in listing Oklahoma in death by her parents and the amount of $201,248, and season is starting to pick up D’Ann Brasuell....Production Manager as a state without a lighthouse. granddaughter Rachel Court- [email protected] D’Ann Brasuell the approval of $100,624.37 as in March. March 5 is our first Her polite note to them, ac- ney Morrel, whose brave life Nahka King...CSR/Delivery the deposit to order the furni- tournament. We already have [email protected] companied with photographs and sweet smile she valiantly [email protected] ture. 16 tournaments scheduled. and supporting documents, supported and who’s wonder- Maressa Margerum [email protected] classifi They also approved a quote pointing out the existence of ful heart she always cherished.