October 5, 2022 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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8- The Elk City News Community October 5, 2022 CASA of Western “Fighting Hunger. Oklahoma Begins Hybrid Volunteer Training Oct. 17th in Elk City CASA (Court Appointed ing a CASA volunteer to help Special Advocate) volunteers dose this gap while serving are concerned citizens who the needs of these children. are trained to be the eyes CASA Volunteers must be and ears of the juvenile court 21 years of age, obtain 30 judge. These everyday heroes hours of free in-depth train- interview the children, their families and anyone who has ing and pass an OSBI and information regarding the national background check. family. CASA volunteers come from ‘They read and study all re- a variety of backgrounds and ports pertaining to the fam- circumstances. ilies. Then they report theirMany work a full time job findings to the court, makealong with volunteering as a recommendations concerning CASA while others work part the best interest of these chil- time, are retired, or are col- dren who have been abused lege students. The common and/or neglected. thread that links all volun- Andrea Wiseman, President, Jennifer Moran, Kelli Jordan, Secretary, Meghan Palm- CASA of Western Oklaho- er, Help, Inc. Director, Renae Dodson, Treasurer, Christine Hohnke and Lana Graham. Courtesy photo. ma is the voice for deprived teers together is the desire to children in Custer, Washita, make a Beckham, and Roger Mills difference in the life of an Women’s Golf Association and Dewey counties. In FY 2021-22, 75 CASA of West- ern Oklahoma volunteers abused child CASA of West- ern Oklahoma has begun a hybrid training class allowing Donates to Help, Inc. served 228 children on 106 half of the training to be on- cases in our service area. Un- line and half in-person. Train- fortunately this number rep- resents only about 66% of the ing classes will begin on Mon- children that are currently in day, October 17 th . For more The Elk City Women's Golf Association recently held The women raised money with a raffle and other fun the foster care system in our information, please contact their 5th annual Diamond In The Rough Tournament. games. The money raised is being given to local chari- service area. We are current- Jacy Burrows at 580-302- They had 144 players(their biggest tournament yet!). ties. Help, Inc. Received $1500. ly seeking individuals that 1485 or [email protected]. Be might be interested in becom- ‘Their Voice. Beckham County Shooter results from OYE Shotgun Shoot Beckham County shotgun phy as they outshot the field in Wilson (Sayre,) Ireland Briscoe Mason Tucker (Sayre) won Landon Lohberger (Mer- Gunner Coffey (Elk City) - shooting sports kids made a combined score made up of (Sayre,) Caleb Stone (Merritt) the Sth place Overall Shotgun ritt) won 4th place overall in 5th place 10th grade trap. their presence known to the trap and sporting clays. They and Gunner Coffey (Elk City) Sports senior division and the junior division and placed Addison Darling (Elk City) entire state at the inaugural also were named Grand Cham- qualified for the finals and placed 10th individually in 10th for 9th grade trap. - 3rd place 9th grade trap. Oklahoma Youth Expo Shot- pion Senior Division Trap landed 12th place in trap. 12th grade trap, and 5th indi- Other individual results in- Team and 6th place Senior Di- Coy Capehart (Sayre) - 8th gun Sports competition as they ‘The Merritt Senior FFA vidually in sporting clays. dude: place 8th grade Sporting Clays. entered the field of more than vision Sporting Clay team. team, Breegan Barnett, Jayden Dason Harmon (Merritt) Aiden Wood (Sayre) - 4th 600 4-H and FFA individuals Beckham County 4-H Ju- Darling, Addison Darling, Case was the Reserve Grand Cham- place 11th grade trap. Carter Rippetoe (Merritt) comprising 144 teams from all nior team made up of Dason Carlson and JJ Cloud won the pion Shotgun Sports overall ju- Janessa Wilson (Sayre) - ~ 6th place 8th grade Sporting schools of all classes across our Harmon (Merritt,) Landon 7th place banner for trap. nior division and 2nd place 8th 9th place 10th grade trap. Clays state. This competition tested Lohberger (Merritt,) Hudson Individually, Beckham grader individually in sporting Caleb Stone (Merritt) - 6th Jayden Acuna (Sayre) - 2nd both the shooter's team and Dyer (Elk City,) Tristan Eas- County youth shotgun shoot- individual ability in trap sin- ter (Sayre) and Jayden Acuna ers shined as Reece Hightower days. place 10th grade trap. place 8th grade Trap. gles and sporting clays with a (Sayre) won the Bronze Medal- (Merritt) brought home the preliminary round held Sept lion Shotgun Team (3rd over- Grand Champion Senior Divi- ‘7th at the Oklahoma Trap and all) junior division banner with sion trap trophy and belt buck- Skeet Association in El Reno their combined score. They Je and 1st place trap shooter in and Silverleaf Shotgun Sports were also the Grand Champion the 12th grade. in Guthrie with a final round of Team in the junior division of Breegan Barnett (Merritt) the top teams September 28th sporting clays and 4th place was crowned the Grand Cham- at Silverleaf. trap team in the state of Okla- pion overall with her combined The Beckham County 4-H homa. individual scores and also Senior team made up of Reece ‘The SAYRE FFA junior team brought home the Bronze Me- Hightower (Merritt,) Mason including Tucker Walker, Jor- dallion senior division sport- Tucker (Sayre,) Layton Freas dan Hull, Korbyn Barnes, Coy ing clay award and 5th place (Merritt,) Aiden Wood (Sayre) Capehart and Conner Stuck- individual in 12th grade trap. and Tanner Newton (Mer- ey qualified for the finals and Layton Freas (Merritt) rit) earned the very first OYE came home with two big ban- was the Reserve Grand Cham- Grand Champion Shotgun ners for 7th place trap and 7th pion Shotgun Sports senior team honor and brought back place sporting clay team. division, 4th place individual to Beckham County the new Another Beckham County sporting clay and 6th place Grand Champion traveling tro- Senior 4-H team with Janessa trap for the 12th grade. Have something to share Each WTC full-time training program has an advisory committee with business and industry with the community? representatives as WTC fulfills the commitment to “educate people for success”! Each year Advisory Meetings are scheduled and it is a great time for industry to see what WTC is teaching and WTC to find out what industry is needing. The Business Technology-Sayre program hosted their Advisory Meeting the other day and we thank Janice Williams, WTC Adult Career Development Coordina- Email your ‘Letter to the Editor”to [email protected] tor, Sandra Hunter, Assistant Vice-President, InterBank in Sayre; and Vanessa Welk, Loan Officer with Great Plains Bank in Sayre for coming and being supportive of the trainings WTC provides to western Oklahoma.