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{ y Serving | ra | Western Oklahoma be Since 1901 turday, April 9, 2022 Weekend Edition First Presbyterian Church Hosts Chair Yoga x A Elk City Senior Drake Hughes signed to play baseball at Connors State College. Staff photo hy Sheryl Ponce. Hughes Continues Baseball Career at Connors State College By Sheryl Ponce Tuesday afternoon, among his family and friends, Drake Pictured are the members of the chair yoga class and the instructor, Tim Bodonstein Hughes signed to play baseball for Connors State College in from Weatherford. In the front are Tana Feldman, Bodenstein, Suzanne Walker and in Warner. The senior ball player will be playing for Coach Perry the back are Darlene James, Kimberly Harland, Lisa Stout, Kris Waters, Gina Meador, Keith at Connors State for two years. He then hopes to move Cindy Wood, and Lollie DeLeon. Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce; Tim Bodonstein, yoga instruc- to a Division One college. He would like to take baseball all the way to play professional ball. “Baseball is a sport I fell in love with as a kid, and I’ve always By Sheryl Ponce cation, and once he graduated Since he dosed the studio, wanted to play in a big school. I have wanted to go on, to be on from the class, he began teach- and after the pandemic shut Each Monday for eight week ing classes in Weatherford. things down, he is now doing TV; Hughes said. increments, Tim Bodenstein From 2013 to 2018 he had two yoga classes a week. One He plays shortstop and finds fielding as his strength. He said comes from Weatherford to his own studio, but he closed of those being at the Elk City that hitting is the hardest part of his game. Hughes was named teach chair yoga to anyone in- it just prior to the pandemic location and the other one church. He could open an- Offensive Player of the Year by his high school coach, Jay Mc- terested. He has around ten shutting everything down. in Weatherford. Both classes other class in the evenings at Clure. Because it is the beginning of the season, his senior year regular participants, but the “Six years ago, it (the studio) focus on chair yoga, learning Weatherford, but that is not awards are still waiting for him. dass is open to everyone at was up and running, and it movements sitting on a chair confirmed. “The year started over spring break, playing in Alabama at Elk City’s First Presbyterian was just time before it started rather than from the floor. “like the smaller groups; they the Gulf Shores. We played a bunch of tough teams. It defi- Church located on the corner costing me money to keep it “T have one on Fridays at one know each other already, and nitely helped playing kids that were very good. Our season just of 2nd and Washington from open. I had a great time doing o'clock in Weatherford, and they’re a blast. I have a great 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. it, with a lot of people going then I have a 30 hour week time with them. So I think I'd started, and we are four and zero in districts. We are 11 and “I came to Elk City when Carol through. It exposed Weather- job in the Bt Cetera Shop rather focus on things like that. three without the Alabama trip,” he explained. Waters, the past minister, in- ford to yoga, and with that I thrift store also in Weather- But, I also have a health coach- Hughes credits the high school coaches for his success. Those vited me to teach the class. I was able to bea satellite school ford. The thrift store is where ing certification. I'm what is include Coach McClure, Michael Fisher, Denny Geno, and Cam- been teaching yoga since 2011, of Yoga Life Studio. I trained I focus most of my time. I have called a Certified Health Min- den Dennard, as well a Brian LeGrand. Along with his family and did my yoga teacher cer- teachers, as a satellite school been involved with yoga since ister through Wesley Theologi- and friends, he wants them all to know how much he appreci- tification from 2010 to 2011,” of Yoga Life Studio. I did three 2008,” Bodenstein said. cal Seminary in D.C. The yoga incorporates the whole thing,” ates what they have done for him. He included Coach Bryson Bodenstein said. years of that in 2016, 2017 and He doesn’t think he will re- ‘Thionnet, Connors State college recruiter and coach in the His training came from Yoga 2018. I probably trained and open a studio because of his he noted. Life Studio in Norman, under certified about 20 teachers or other interests, but wants to Bodenstein obtained an as- group. the direction of Becca Hewes. so through that program,” he continue to conduct smaller sociate’s degree in culinary “He (Hughes) has done a great job. He is one of most athletic It was a 200 hour study certifi- continued. groups like the one at the See Yoga page 2. See Hughes page 2. Commissioners Face Light Agenda MERRITT PUBLIC SCHOOLS By Sheryl Ponce at probably close to four months. My concern is it’s not a full hookup out there. So, I’m not sure what we're doing with the INDEPENDENT SCHOOL After the Elk City Golf Course and Country Club item was can- holding tank,” he said. DISTRICT NO. 002 celled from the April 4th agenda, the commissioners eyed seven ‘There used to be a time limit for staying at the lake, but it was other items during that regular meeting. Cory Speiker opened removed when the city began charging $15 per night. This ord- FOR OFFICE NO. 2 the evening meeting with the invocation, and Rod Carver led the nance will correct that and put a limit on the time someone is MERRITT PUBLIC flag salute. The first item they approved was the minutes from able to stay at Elk Lake. the March 16 meeting, followed by the declaration of dilapidated ‘The third item that the commissioners approved was the pay- SCHOOLS buildings. ment to Bruchner Truck Sales for the repairs to a 2000 Mack ‘The property located at 1801 W. 7th was on the February agen- truck in the amount of $10,267.23. It was followed by the ap- da, but it was tabled to be brought back up at a later date. The proval of payment to Lochner in the amount of $20,536.38 property owner was present to discuss the issues, along with city and Wise Electric Co.in the amount of $54,153.80 for a total of inspector Gary Nix. They voted to declare the structures on the $74,6990.18 for 3-40-0027-021-2021 install LED MIRLs, PAPIs, property dilapidated and to remove them, but also agreed with Electrical Duct Bank, AWOB. This was a budgeted item for the 9 of the owner to let him look at one of the structures to possibly ren- airport grant. 9 (100.00%) ovate. The owner and Nix will tour the red barn to decide whether All of the Purchase Orders FY 21-22 and recurring invoices for Election Day it would be removed or renovated, which commissioners agreed April 4th were approved. Next, Ivester gave the City Manager's Precincts to allow. report. He provided the commissioners information about the Reporting ‘The next item on the agenda was the introduction of Ordinance number of calls and service trips from the police, fire, parks, and No, 1241: An Ordnance of the City of Elk City, Oklahoma amend- ing Chapter 17 Parks and Recreation; Article 1. Park Board, Sec- animal control took during the month. “I want to go over the number of calls we get per week. We have Preliminary tion 17-9, RV Parking of the Elk City Code of Ordinances regulat- Election Results a consolidated 911 system, which is all our police and fire calls. ing camping at Elk Lake and declaring an emergency. This item ‘They had 444 calls last week. So our dispatchers stayed very busy, was an introduction to the ordinance, without action taken until and they're very professional, no sleeping on the job. They do a the next meeting. City Manager Tom Ivester explained the prob- ‘The turnout was light in the Merritt Public School District No. very good job, so weekly we average about 400 per week. We had lem. 47 EMS calls, that’s 47 ambulance calls. So every time they call, 002, as they voted between Dwight Spitz and Jason M. Kos to “It was reported to me that there was a travel trailer that was fill school board office No. 2. There were 119 total votes with there is a roll out - 47 calls. There were 17 fire calls, it was an ex- sitting in a driveway here in town, and the steps were actually Spitz receiving 61 of them for 51.26 percent and Kos getting tremely busy week. The department joined the task force in the stepping out onto the street. They were homesteading and hous- 58 votes at 48.74 percent. This was the Election Day results ing there. So, the city got them to move it. They moved it directly See Agenda page 2. with nine of the nine precincts reporting. out to the lake, and it’s been out there ever since. We are looking ML ao M], = tomorrow Weather /53 Vol. 120, No. 29 75 cents, 12 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com