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pa bi & Pr i 4 ge g oo Oklahoma ae ay &! 4 ya | Since 1901 Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Weekday Editi Elk City Museum Curator Hometown Christmas Hosts Cheyenne Story Telling Tree Lighting and Psa se) | Pauline LES |Mis Parade Just Around the Corner By Sheryl Ponce ‘The Elk City Chamber of Commerce announced the annual parade and tree lighting that will take place on Nov. 26th, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. starting at City Hall and traveling to Ackley Park where Santa will take his spot. The Christmas tree lighting will happen at City Hall after which Santa will be part of the parade. In addition to the parade, there will be performances and a classic car cruise taking place. The tree lighting will take place at 5:30 p.m. followed by the parade. The chamber is currently looking for parade entries. Anyone interested in participating in the parade should send in an entry form to the chamber of- fice. Participants should be checked in by 5:15 p.m. There will be a prayer and Christmas Tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. followed by the parade which will head to Santa’s Parkplace in Ackley Park. ‘The check in station will be located in front of the Carnegie Li- brary. For more information call 580-225-0207 or stop by the Elk City Chamber office. By Sheryl Ponce the respectful person. My grandmother used to tell me that if you have your last dollar, you give it to them,” Bullcoming said. Charles Wren, curator of the Route 66 Museum Complex, invited the Cheyenne Tribal Chiefs Thurman Starr and Wilbur He continued to joke that chiefs are broke because they are always trying to help people. ‘Their way is to pray to the Creator Old Fashion Christmas Bullcoming to speak at the Old Town Museum Opera House on who brought everyone to Earth, and the younger Cheyenne will ‘Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. The two wore traditional Cheyenne take their place when the elders are called up the mountain. robes and put on their war bonnets at the end of the event. Bullcoming told the story of the tribe living in South Dakota at Old Town Museum Starr opened the event with a prayer, thanking God for the and about their Holy Mountain, which is just northeast of where The Old Town Museum will be hosting an Old Fashion beautiful day and for the brothers and sisters who were there. He Sturgis, South Dakota, sits today. It is a place that they go to pray was followed by Bullcoming who began talking about the Chey- for help, to take care of their people each year. He called it the Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3th, from 10 a.m. to enne traditions and history. He thanked Elk City Manager Tom renewal. 3 p.m. The museum docents will be serving punch and cookies. Ivester for becoming friends and attending their ceremonies. “All of the things started taking place in our ceremonies, re- ‘There will be Free admission for the entire family and a visit “We pray that everything is going to be good, and everything newable every year we go through our lands. Everything is new, with Santa. A sack of candy and fruit will also be given out for is going to turn out good in the city and all the surrounding com- that is what's called our new year, when our ceremonies take everyone. munities. We think about each and every one of you. We try to place,” he added. take care of everybody and everything no matter the origin. The Most of the ceremonies remain as they have been passed nationalities are very important. Our position that we have in our tribe, we must do the best that we can for our people and be See Cheyenne page 8. Coming Home For Christmas Spieker Looks to the Future as Mayor don’t get started on replacing it, I don’t know what it will cost down the road. If we start- ed losing (water lines) neigh- borhood after neighborhood, where we would we be? If we wait until we are forced to do something, it’s going to be too late. When everything looks beautiful above ground, you probably ought to start looking underground,” Speiker said. ‘The city has engineered the * SCAN FOR TICKETS project for Main Street where DECEMBER 14, 2022 the waterlines were filled with deposits, and those must be FOR TICKETS GO TO replaced before the streetscape By Sheryl Ponce situation, which is very good. With that behind us, we have can begin. Spieker is curious as to what is under the asphalt Susan Powell is coming home for Christmas! Nick and I came on at the same been able to move forward ‘The Elk City Arts Council is pleased to announce that for- After being sworn in as time in 2019. We came on to- such as the water project going and brick going down Main Street. He wants to see what it mer Miss America and Elk City native, Susan Powell will join Mayor of Elk City, Cory Spieker gether, and we handled a few up Main Street,” he said. the cast of singers and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in Elke was surrounded by friends and things together,” Spieker said. ‘The next section of water will be like taking it up. City on Wednesday, December 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Kelli O’Hara “I'm interested when we Auditorium as part of Elk City’s Hometown Christmas. family congratulating him New on the commission line replacement and the be- on the new appointment. Al- they were part of a change in ginning of the Main street- get to that point, if we can Susan will join featured singers, Vince Leseney and Mandy peel that (the bricks) back and Jiran plus the Oklahoma City Philharmonic with conductor, though his role may not change leadership of Elk City. That scape will be a more visible look and see what's there. Who Alexander Mickelthwate and the Canterbury Voices for a won- a lot, moving from commis- seemed to be one of the most change in downtown. Spieker knows in those days if there sioner to mayor, Spieker knows challenging times of Spieker's talked about how important it would derful evning of traditional Christmas music. have been stuff that ‘This show would not be possible without the very generous he will be called on to be more time as a commissioner. He is to take care of the infrastruc- visible at city functions. said that it was the hardest ture of the town. they may have just covered,” support of the tourism committee of the Chamber of Com- “I want to just keep things thing to do the right thing. “People don’t realize that Spieker noted. merce and City of Elk City, plus the many supporting under- He went on to say that there writers of the Elk City Arts Council. going. It’s not like I'm stepping “It was change for the en- the plumbing in this town is Tickets can be purchased on-line at Elk City Arts Council. into something that’s a bad tire town; it wasn’t just for us. 100 plus years old, and if we See Spieker page 2. org or by calling Shonda Currell at (580) 225-1941. Vol. 120, No. 88 View online ALTE Weather tomorrow )/ 31 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com