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Serving Western Oklahoma Saturday, December 31, 2022 Weekend Edition Community Christmas Dinner Deemed a Success Joyce Schones, Lady to be Remembered Most people will remember Joyce Schones for her pres- ence in Terry's Furniture Show Room, but she has meant more to the community than her furniture store. Terry's has been a huge part of her life, and since Terry Schones passed away in 2016, she carried on with the help of her son Ryan. For the past 33 years, she has kept the books and was ready to retire when Ace Hardware purchased the building, Although she struggled with health issues, she remained true to the business and knew when to sell out. Joyce Ann Schones, 72, of Elk City, Oklahoma was born on February, 6, 1950, in Elk City, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Victor Lee and Evelyn Amelda (Merz) Dobyns. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 26, 2022 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Oklahoma surrounded by her family. Joyce attended Holy Family and Canute schools She married her best friend and sweetheart, Terry Don Schones By Sheryl Ponce on July 27, 1967, at the Court House in Washita County, Cordell, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October Liberty McArthur, Executive Director of Western Oklahoma Family Care Center, pulled off another successful Community 16, 2016. Joyce and her family moved to Oklahoma City, Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25th in the Civic Center. They served Oklahoma for twenty years and they returned home in over 150 people Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Claus pres- 1989, where they opened Terry's Furniture Showroom in ent for the event. Elk City, Oklahoma. ‘The dinner’s sponsors were 580 Collective Church and ARC Joyce loved spending time outdoors fishing and playing Energy employees. The food was provided by Poppy's Pit and Grill. The volunteers enjoyed meeting new friends as well as old golf. She enjoyed watching OU football and participating ‘ones. See Schones page 2, Commissioners Vote to Take on Clinton’s Trash By Sheryl Ponce for a study, which I believe he did in September of 2021 to see contract. If for any reason it’s not working, either party can ter- what the effect of taking Clinton's trash will be on our landfill. minate this contract. Then on the first page and paragraph two, In the Elk City’s City Commission meeting, the commission- We did request an economic analysis from region accountants the responsibility will be for Clinton to deliver the trash to Elk ers held a public hearing for several homes that will be consid- to see what the economic impact would be, and to see if it was City’s landfill. And it says on subparagraph D, it is understood ered dilapidated. Those structures are located at 502 N. Van even feasible or possible. As those talks went along, we got that that Clinton has not yet resolved the matter of transporting its Buren, 710 W. 8th, 214 E. Country Club, and 1402/1206 S. information. Clinton was in further talks with Republic on their municipal solid waste to ours but will diligently work to resolve Simpson. Once the hearings were over, the commissioners went current billing. Then in August of this year, we held a study ses- this matter. So even if this were approved today, and Clinton directly into the approval of the Dec. minutes. sion before the commission that presented some of those num- subsequently approvedit in their next meeting, they don't have Item one of the agenda was the approval of Resolution 2022- bers and the data to the Commission for question. I was con- the capacity right now as far as trucking to haul it over here.” 17: Resolution calling for a non-partisan general election, for tacted by Clinton back about a month ago to see if he would like Engineer Bill Meyer was present to talk to about what impact Commissioner, Ward 1, Commissioner Ward 4, and Mayor to proceed,” Ivester said. the agreement would have on Elk City’s landfill. He went over on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023. Next, they approved Resolution ‘The two drafted an agreement that was presented at the the specifics of a long-term agreement with Clinton. In that he 2022-18: A Resolution authorizing OMAG to distribute Escrow meeting. The key terms of that agreement included key points said that the average annual waste is around 30,000 tons, and Account Funds. These were funds left over from 2019. that it would be for municipal solid waste only to be brought to that would increase about by 1.86 percent based on population. ‘The next item on the agenda was discussed at length prior to the Elk City landfill. That would exclude any industrial waste, “We're looking at about seven, eight years, is what it would approval. The Interlocal Agreement between the City of Elk City which would exclude anything coming from the Marsh plant or basically shave off our lives or our current calibration. We could and Clinton Solid Waste Authority for disposal of Clinton’s mu- the Bar $ plant in Clinton, and also it excludes any construction have another 600 acres of land that we could build more cells nicipal solid waste was approved. Prior to approval City Man- and demolition waste. So basically, municipal solid waste would over time. So that's the main thing we pointed out, was that ager Tom Ivester explained the background that led up to the be anything coming out of their dumpsters existing permit. If you take them in about seven or eight years request for the agreement. Ivester went on to explain, “We anticipate, based upon what you would reduce the life, but we can build more cells. It takes a “In the summer of 2021, I was contacted by the city manager they've done in the past, about 13,000 tons annually. And those lot of time to design the perfect cells. It took about six years or of Clinton to see if it would be a possibility for the City of Elk were the figures I'd asked the engineer and economic planning so for the last one, and then obviously the construction period City to handle Clinton’s trash in our landfill. We talked about it to be based upon. ‘This contract will be for one year. We've talked we got permitted in 99, but we never got to until 2014, due to for a little bit, and then we had several more subsequent con- about doing it for multiple years, so on paragraph three on the some economic things going on in the city. We finally started in versations. The reason being that Clinton was in an agreement second page, it is for one year with possibility of two consecu- 2014 where everything was ready to go. That's what you're look- with a private trash hauler, Republic, and that they were look- tive one year term renewal. But we can agree that it says ‘until ing for options. At that point I went to our engineer and asked _ the parties agree to terminate beforehand,’ so this is a one-year See Trash page 2. NUN gu AN Weather 62 / / Vol. 120, No. 104 Mail delivery View online QIRE Aes wars YS tomorrow , 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com