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Serving Western Oklahoma Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Weekday Edition Alzheimer Collaborative Local Artist Shares Talents ‘Paint the Town Purple’ Week Created in Workshops and Classes Awareness of their Cause Top, Annie Mattox with her abstract painting eeae “The Girlin the Library.”; B Annie Mattox’s fees! piece ‘The Western Oklahoma Alzheimer’s Collaborative joined the Elk City Chamber of Commerce and celebrated with a ribbon cutting at Ackley Park. Pictured in front cutting the ribbon is Denise Barr, president with Raynie McElveney at her side. Other of art is a 25 Ib porcelain board members pictured are Melena McGlone, Sherri White, Julie Byerly, Julie Western, Kristi Chervenka, and Crystal DeWitt. 15x10x12 sculpture called “Look to the Father.” Courtesy Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce. photos. By Sheryl Ponce national level helping to build relationships and wealth because Alzheimer’s disease destroys both relationships and wealth. They By Sheryl Ponce ‘The annual celebration of “Paint the Town Purple” Alzheimer are committed to drive the financial support to enhance the care awareness week drew to a close on Saturday with a four-man and programs that provide educational materials and advance Annie Mattox, of A M scramble golf tournament at the Sayre Golf course. The final Alzheimer’s research. Creative, has offered wheel event was held Saturday evening when the Western Oklahoma Paint the Town Purple campaign is one way that the group can Alzheimers’ Collaborative (WOAC) held a ribbon cutting with the create awareness with various activities throughout the week. throwing and other creative Elk City Chamber of Commerce prior to their Family Fun Night WOAC started the week with a car cruise and corn hole tourna- art classes during the month five months, and then we at Ackley Park. ment, and the next day, Tuesday, they went head to head in an of June at Good and Gath- traveled to Mexico, to two dif- ‘The Board of Directors of the group are Denise Barr of Edward Elk City Shooting Range tournament. ‘The third day, Wednesday, ering Events in Elk City, lo- Jones serves as president, Julie Western of Comforting Hands there was an OBI Blood drive at Baptist Village, along with a wax, cated at 212 West Broadway. ferent areas. Those were the Hospice is the vice president, Crystal DeWitt from Edward Jones wine and floral design held at Pampered on 66. Thursday every- She also offers private party three main places. We worked who is the secretary, Melena McGlone of Baptist Village is the one met at Great Plains Regional Medical Center for an Alzhei- classes as well as private art with different organizations co-secretary, Tracy Fisher of Traditions Hospice is the treasurer, mer’s Walk. lessons. She can be reached at each place to bring relief Julie Byerly from Homestead Assisted Living Center is the re- Each day throughout the week, community members wore through her Facebook page, and help. I found out that we porter, Sherri White from Homestead Assisted Living Center is purple t-shirts designed and sold by the WOAC to raise money A M Creative or her website were pregnant, when we were the committee coordinator, and Kristi Chervenka is the support for research, education, and support activities. They also sold at — http://www.amcreative. in Israel. So we came home and group leader. sunglasses and T-Shirts. studio/. ‘The mission of the WOAC is to provide resources, education “One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s or another de- started our family. I’m actually Mattox graduated from currently enrolled at SWOSU, and support to Western Oklahoma. Edward Jones works on a See Paint The Town page 10. Hammon High School in finishing out my bachelor’s in 2012, attended college at psychology, and I'm minoring SWOSU for a semester, where in art. I would like to do some she met and married her kind of art fair therapy in the husband, Zach Mattox. Then the couple left the U.S. to go future,” Mattox explained. on mission trips for the next She has three : semesters three years. left to graduation and seems “We stayed in Israel for See Mattox page 2. Elk City Motorsports Park’s First Race Takes Place Saturday ‘The grand opening of Elk City’s Motorsports Park, located at 5411 S. 29th Street, will take place Saturday, July 2nd and Bluepealcheld a their groundbreakinginthe lotjust South of Homelandin Elk City last week. Representatives from both Blue- Sunday 3rd. Saturday race time will be at 7 p.m., and admis- peak and the City of Elk City were present. Staff photo by D'Ann Brasuell. sion for adults will be $12, juniors from 8 to 15 years old, along with seniors, law enforcement, and first responders admission Bluepeak and City of Elk City Break willbe $8. Children under eight will be admitted free. Pit pass- es are $25. ‘The 305/Champ Sprint payout is $1000 to win thanks to Ground for Fiber Optics Construction a donation, second place pays $500, third place pays $350, fourth place is $250, and 5-20 pays $200. No IMCA points will be awarded. The USRA/Mid-America Factory Stocks will run together By Sheryl Ponce “We (Bluepeak) will utilize the city to tell us where we can but with two full purses paid separately based on their finish- build, and what we can do. Through all of that (construction) we ing position with the group. Those payouts are first $400, sec- For the past few months there has been talk about fiber optics stay within the public right-of-way. We will first build a particular ond $250, third $150, fourth $ 125, fifth $100, and 6-20 $80. coming to Elk City, and Thursday morning representatives from part of Elk City, then we will make service available for that part USRA Tuners payout is first $200, second $150, third $125, Bluepeak and community members and city officials of the City of Elk City. Customers can then sign up and start using the ser- fourth $100, and 5-20 $75. *Race tidbits - Current Oil Capital Racing Series (OCRS) vice. As we move throughout the city there will be several differ- of Elk City broke ground to formalize the beginning of construc- rules apply featuring Racesaver 305 rules and two-barrel tion to bring fiber optics to the residents and businesses of the ent parts that will come online at different times. We anticipate champ sprint rules. Mid-America Factory Stocks will compete community. between 12 and 36 months, from start to finish, to complete the with the USRA-sanctioned Factory stock division with no mix- According to Desi Stoops, Vice President of Market Develop- entire build, and then it will reach every home and business here,” ing of rules with a different pay scale for both. Example: if uti- ment for Bluepeak, every home will eventually have access to the Stoops explained. lizing Mid-America rules, if you run fifth in the night's feature new service, and it is an all-new infrastructure. The company will He said that they will begin in the areas of the town that have and the highest-finishing driver for that set of rules, you will underground utilities. This is because the permits that Bluepeak get first-place money and so on down the line. USRA Tuners be building it themselves, using the public right-of-way for instal- lation of fiber optics. See Groundbreaking page 2. See Racing page 2. Weather 75 Vol. 120, No. 52 Mail delivery View online OE tomorrow 97 / iw 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com