December 3, 2022 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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2- The Elk City News December 3, 2022 Elk City School Board holds special meeting to file for bond issue election Superintendent hopeful that Clean Air Grant teamed with Marathon Oil Grant can purchase route bus By Shonda Little than a want for the school ceived a call from a concerned district. parent eager to help. Elk City Superintendent ‘After this year’s bond is- Mike Sparks’s _predeces- sue failed, Sparks recently re- See Election page 3. sor regularly advised school board members that Elk City Public Schools were in des- Sherri Carlson perate need to replace several Sherri Joan (Carpenter) aging buses. Carlson was born on April 15, ‘Since taking over that job 1944 to George and Margaret more than a year ago, Super- Carpenter in Sentinel, OK. She intendent Sparks has contin- passed peacefully from this life ued to raise that same alarm. on November 25, 2022 in Elk ‘That will be the sole agenda City, OK. item for a special Elk City Sherri grew up in Sentinel School Board meeting that and Dill City, OK and graduated will be held at the Adminis- from Dill City High School in tration Office at noon this 1962. She married Don Lemke ‘Thursday. in 1963 and to this union their Sparks expects the board daughter, Khristy, was born. will approve the order, which In 1986, Sherri married Gene will set the $1.5 million bond Carlson and for 36 years they issue on the calendar for a have enjoyed life together at February 14 election. their home in Sweetwater, OK. ‘Agents. Sherri shared a passion Due the ever-increasing ‘They were blessed to blend their for cars and racing with her costs to repair the 20-year- families together and delighted brother, Michael. Weekends old buses, Sparks has repeat- in spending time with their at the racetrack were always edly cautioned that news children Khristy, Shawn and an adventure! Along with her buses are now a need rather Sheri. Sherri and Gene trav- sister Lori, daughter Khristy eled many a mile watching their and granddaughter Kourtney, children, grandchildren, great- Sherri enjoyed shopping excur- Donation grandchildren and nephew i sions, antiquing and numerous their many sports and activi- fun girl trips. ties. Rodeos, football, baseball, Sherri is survived by her Continued from page 1. basketball and racing were a loving husband, Gene Carlson, particular joy. After high school of the home; daughter Khristy to give to. That way, they can graduation, Sherri attended and husband Johnny Stewart Pictured at the Elk City come in and know that their Southwestern OK State Uni- of Mustang, OK; son Shawn ness, Allen Newcomb Club money goes to the organiza- versity where she received her Carlson and wife Susan of Buffalo Chamber of Commerce rib- bon cutting are from left tions that they want,” Weath- Lambs. They run about 400 erly explained. degree in Education. Later she Sayre, OK; daughter Dr. Sheri Makayla Roland, Chancy received her Masters Degrees Finn and husband Brian of El- head of sheep, selling them all in school counseling, adminis- lensburg, WA. She is also sur- Templeton, Cooper New- Continued from page 1. over the country. Each business decided what tration and math. Sherri taught vived by grandchildren Kourt- comb, Victoria Newcomb, local charity to feature, giving Executive Director of the Cooper and Victoria have the final donation the evening 32 years for Burns Flat Public ney Locke and husband Jason, Chamber Susie Cupp, Lau- as well offer clothing lines. three children, four-year-old of the Chamber's Christmas Schools as an elementary teach- Tuttle, OK; Johnny Stewart III, er, middle school teacher, and Norman, OK; Cord Carlson and ren Peffer, and Sydney Newcomb is also active with twins, Bynlee and Lakeynn, drawings. This year The Vogue Tew. Staff photo by Sheryl her husband’s show lamb busi- and one-year-old Stockton. school counselor. Leading her fiancée Andrea Maddux, Sweet- Ponce. will be donating to Meals on students, she won numerous water, OK; Case Carlson, Sayre, Wheels. Other businesses will awards as an academic coach, OK; Calder Finn, Ailie Finn and be announcing the charity 4H leader and Student Council Evelyn Finn, Ellensburg, WA. they have chosen. Faith and Jo sponsor. As a school counselor, Sherri also was blessed to be announced on their Facebook Sherri touched the lives of a great-grandmother to Kason page they will be teaming up multitude of students. Her pas- and Krew Locke of Tuttle, OK. with Western Oklahoma Fam- sion for helping her students Sherri will also be greatly ily Care Center for the season. achieve their highest academic missed by her brother, Michael For every donation made to and life goals was one of her Carpenter and wife DiDi; sister WOEFCC, in their store, Chris- greatest triumphs. She was alsoLori Piercey and husband JT; tie’s Thrift Shop, the customer a tremendous influence on her nephew Tyler Piercey and son daughter and granddaughter Wyatt; brother- in-law Dean will receive ten percent off Kourtney since they also both Carlson and many other lov- their purchase. Other busi- received their college degrees ing family members and close nesses will be announcing in education and school coun- friends. their charity of choice. seling. In addition to teaching, She is proceeded in death by ‘The Vogue is holding a raffle Sherri got her real estate license her parents, George and Marga- with 100 percent of the money and, up until her passing, en- ret, stepfather Pat Pyron, and from the raffle tickets going to joyed helping people find their in-laws E.N. and Geri Carlson. Meals on Wheels. Stop by the forever home or that perfect In lieu of flowers, memo- downtown retailers and make piece of property. For several rial donations can be made in a donation to support shop years, shewason the Oklahoma Sherri's name to the Burns Flat- The Western Oklahoma Historical Society and the museum docents came out to the Real Estate Board of Directors Dill City Educational Founda- local, and donate to the many Old Town Museum to set up and decorate the trees throughout the building, prepar- local charities this holiday sea- and served as president on the tion, RO. Box 52, Burns Flat, ing for the holiday season. They will celebrate an “Old Fashion Christmas at the Old son. Elk City Board of Real Estate OK 73624 Town Museum” that is taking place on Saturday, Dec. 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visi- tors will be get into the museum free, be served punch and cookies by the Docents, visit with Santa, and get a sack of candy and fruit. Those helping with the trees were Carla Garrison, Helen Nayfa, Linda Long, Jan Attocknie, Virginia Cox, Joyce Nagle, Ron Nagle, Bob Sharp, Mike Attocknie, and museum curator Charles Wren. Staff photos by Sheryl Ponce. WOHS board should probably start there is a new artist at the Art thinking about their next proj- Gallery, Jerron Johnston. He ect, the livery stable. He also is from Oklahoma City and Continued from page 1. noted that there was an extra expense at the museum of specializes in oil paintings. He items that will be placed in the $4,800, an unbudgeted item, also said that they are museum store. They discussed how to for sprinkler costs. This will quality artists that are coming prevent theft and the security make a difference in what will to the museum, and people system within the store. Mu- be able to be done at the mu- have heard about the gallery, seum Commission Chair Ran- seum. asking to be a part of the dis- dy Haggard reported that the Haggard also reported that play. There was a donation of stands, which are used to dis- rElkCituNews play art from a professional photographer from Cheyenne. There was also discussion about museum documentation (USPS # 173-020) and putting them on the com- 580-225-3000 puter. Cindy Wood said that Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC the laptop is old, and there is a 109 W. Broadway, Elk Cit OK 73644-4736 need for a new one so she can Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 continue to update the docu- POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 964, Elk City, OK 73648 ments. The group voted to pur- chase a new laptop. Docents’ chair Carla Gar- SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz... Publisher rison said that the Christmas Deliverd by mail: Shery! 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