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News y Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Weekday Editi ™! available for 12+ é ROLL IN, ROLL UI AND ROLL OUT FLU SHOT CLINIC DRIVE THRU Additional Drive-Thru Flu Clinics Set To Begin LAWTON- Six cities in southwest Oklahoma will offer a drive-thru flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the community the first week of October. The newly authorized bivalent COVID vaccine will also be available at the drive-thru clinics for anyone 12 years and older and are also available on a walk-in basis at the county health departments in southwest Oklahoma. Drive-thru vaccine clinics will be held at the following loca- tions in southwest Oklahoma: Tuesday, October 4 in Lawton from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Great Plains Coliseum, 920 S.W. Sheridan Rd. Wednesday, October 5 in Altus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Jackson County Expo Center, 300 Todd Lane WOHS board member, Cindy Wood and treasurer, Beverly Jordan manned the flea market headquarters, taking vendor res- ‘Thursday, October 6 in Anadarko from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - ervations for next year for the 50th WOHS flea market.; WOHS Flea Market chairmen, Kenneth Hart and Ron Nagle at the First Baptist Church Anadarko, 700 W. Petree Rd. Friday, Octo- conclusion of the 49th flea market. They said they are tired, but that it brought out record numbers of people to the park. Staff ber 7 in Elk City from 10 a.m, to 2 p.m. - Elk City Convention photos by Sheryl Ponce. Center Barn, 1016 EB. Airport Industrial Rd., (south building) Monday, October 10 in Frederick from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. By Sheryl Ponce years,” WOHS board member Cindy Wood said. See Clinic page 2. Jordan went on to add that some of the customers came on Over clear skies and moderate temperatures, the annual Friday to browse, and then returned the next day to make their Western Oklahoma Historical Society's (WOHS) Flea Market came and went over the past weekend. The chairmen Kenneth purchases. Nagle and Hart put their lives on hold the entire week- end to make the customers and vendors were happy. Before 4 Hart and Ron Nagle managed the vendors and navigated the p.m. on Sunday, vendors were making their reservations for next Ivester Attends aquatic center construction to see a record number of attendees year’s flea market, where there will be a 50th year celebration of since the Pandemic shutdown. Treasurer Beverly Jordan handled the books, which included all the correspondence and deposits. the event. Prior to the weekend event, the WOHS Board of Directors Cheyenne Arapaho Town Meeting At the end of the day on Sunday, Hart said that they ended up met for their regular monthly meeting at Elk City’s WTC campus. with 78 vendors actually coming to the event. Although there was President Doug Haught called the meeting to order and followed some confusion because of the construction, they re-organized to with the invocation. The minutes from the August meeting were give the vendors what they wanted and considered their needs as decisions were made throughout the weekend. approved, along with the treasurer's report given by Jordan. By Sheryl Ponce “We had one vendor come up and tell us that Friday was the First on the agenda was the flea market report given by Hart. best he has ever seen, and he has been coming here for over seven See Flea Market page 2. Along with about five other people, City Manager Tom Ivester went to a town hall meeting held in Elk City’s Conven- tion Center by the Cheyenne Arapaho tribal members. At the Kline Mechanical Plumbing Buys Gunkel’s meeting they presented five projects outlined for the tribe over the next five years. Ivester reported what those projects were, none of them being a casino located in Elk City. ‘There was a survey presented that asked the attendee’s feel- By Sheryl Ponce ings about certain proposals, which could be mailed or dropped off at their planning and development program in Concho, or a Five months ago, Darrin and Megan Kline purchased person could visit www.bit ly/ourtrivesfuture. The survey also Gunkel Plumbing, moving the had a phone number for questions, and a QR code for a link to the questions. They have to be in by Oct. 15th. business to 101 Stout Dr. in Elk City. This will be a branch First on the proposed projects was titled Concho casino. of Kline Mechanical Contract- ‘Those projects included an expanded casino at Concho, build ing out of Woodward, which a workforce services building, relocate the planning and de- velopment offices, designate an area for a new super complex, was founded in 1964 by Scott a bison lookout, and conference/cultural center, build a new and Susie Kline. hotel with retail options and arbor/amphitheater park, build a Troy Rinehart and his wife truck travel plaza and add an intersection safety improvement. Jessica Anderson-Rinehart ‘The second project was titled Concho Downtown. With moved to Elk City with their this project they could improve dance arbor, market stalls, and three-year-old named Axton. parking in pow-wow grounds; build RV campground camping Troy serves as the plumber/ circles, and trail system around pow-wow grounds; designate shop manager, and she is the area for potential housing options, build new independent liv- business office manager. ing center, build new sports complex with fitness center, bas- “He (Darrin) was looking ketball courts, pool, skateboard park, and splash pad; and build to expand, and we were doing new chapel. a lot of work in the area. So ‘The third project on the survey was titled Concho Industri- he talked to the Gunkel’s, and al. There were two options, one was to develop the site east of they were ready to sell. It has Concho (west of US 81) to become the Tribe’s bison processing Pictured are Elk City Chamber of Commerce president Pam Muncrief and member Damon worked out,” Troy explained. plant. The second was to include supporting employment facil- Butcher with the employees and owners of Kline Mechanical Plumbing. Those from left are The company has been ities such as a data center and office buildings. Muncrief, Butcher, Darrin and Megan Kline, Troy and Jessica Rinehart cutting the ribbon, working on the aquatic center ‘The fourth project was titled Clinton. There were eight and in the back are Kendall Austin, Jason Thurman, Braydon Miller, and Seth Cole. Not pic- See Kline page 2. tured is Juan Bravo Madrigal. Courtesy photo. See Meeting page 2. Weather Vol. 120, No. 77 Mail delivery View online OE tomorrow / 53 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com