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4 4 | i y Serving | m. _Western Oklahoma g| 4 Since 1901 > Weekend Edition Elk City Grad Re-Opens New Signage Mexican Market for Museum Implements UF 6 ca Nicolas Ramirez with Evelia Rodriguez Edna and Duane Guthrie from Woodward and Jim Cof- By Sheryl Ponce In November of 2022, Elk City High School’s 2009 graduate, Nicolas Ramirez purchased Los Pancho’s Mexican Meat Market, located by the movie theatre at 2103 S. Main. Because he has a fulltime job and owns a window tinting business, he has not been able to focus on re-opening the market until this week. Ina soft open posted on Facebook, Ramirez opened the doors again. “I decided not to rename the market so local Hispanics will know that we have the same cook and food as they had before. Evelia Rodriguez has a great reputation and a lot of experience cooking. She is well known for her food, so I talked to her, and we decided to join forces,” Ramirez said. tortillas that are shipped in that taste just like what my mother He wants to honor his Mexican heritage with good food and (Sofia Ramirez Chavez) makes. They are so good. Come in and try meats for the area. He said that it is a meat market, a restaurant, them,” he added. and a convenience store all in one. The meats are pre-seasoned Although Ramirez has not received all his merchandize for by Rodriguez in the store, and she will also be bringing her own the store, the meat market and restaurant portion is open and secret recipes to traditional Mexican cuisine. This includes her ready to go. ‘The store hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday tamales, menudo, and shrimp cocktail, just to name a few. She through Sunday. It is important to him and the customers he also makes fresh salsa daily that can be purchased by container spoke to that he maintains consistency on the hours, or by special order. Ramirez will also have Mexican sweet breads “We are just opening and there may be some things that and desserts. change, like adding additional employees and things for sale. We “I want everyone to give me their unbiased opinions about are waiting on shipments now, but we are going to have produce the food. I know that different people have different tastes, but it is important for me to know how people like the food. We have See Market page 2. By Sheryl Ponce Driving through the National Route 66 Museum Complex, visitors will notice new signs on the antique farm implements sitting outside the Farm and Ranch Museum. Western Okla- homa Historical Society purchased the new signs to replace the outdated ones. According to Jim Coffey they were locally made of plastic covered galvanized aluminum plates that can be seen from the road. “l like them. They are bigger than the old ones. The font is also bigger. It is easier to see with that font, too. That makes it easier for people who may have visual sight issues to read the tributes,” Charles Wren, curator of the museum, said. Because they are covered in plastic, they will last for years to come. Coffey said he knew that someof the signs made like this lasted ten to 15 years. This small investment in signage will make a difference for all visitors who come through the museum. These signs make the entire facility more appealing and inviting, Elk City Fire and EMS Department put out a fire at Circle A Western Wear located on Third Street. See the full story in the Beckham County Record. Courtesy photo. See Photos page 2. Weather Vol. 120, No. 32 Mail delivery View online IMUM ormorrow /51 75 cents, 14 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com