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Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Under Sherriff Jeff Miller.; Hayden Laufer, Taps. Cassidy Crabb and Emma Ferrero. Memorial Day Dedication to Those Who RCCT Academy for Gave Their Lives for Freedom ‘Matilda, Jr.’ By Sheryl Ponce Registration Closing for performing the ceremonial duties today. We want to thank Hayden Laufer, who is the son of OHP Trooper Chris Laufer. He ‘The annual Memorial Day Ceremony took place at the Fair- is going to be playing ‘Taps’ for us. We want to thank the mem- lawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial at 10:30 a.m. with a crowd of bers of the Elk City FFA for handling the flag detail and members veterans, family, and friends of those who sacrificed their livesof the Elk City High School choir for singing the national anthem. By Sheryl Ponce for freedom that is still enjoyed by all. Beckham County Sheriff ‘Thanks, as always, to Shawn Wilson for his help in making this Derrick Manning was called away on an emergency, therefore, event happen,” Miller said. ‘The directors, Cassidy Crabb and Emma Ferrero, are pre- Under Sheriff Jeff Miller stood in for him. He went on to say, “Today we're here to honor soldiers, sailors, paring for the final registration in the Red Carpet Communi- “We want to thank the staff of Fairlawn Cemetery for prepar- airmen, Marines and all men and women in uniform who have ty Theatre's first annual summer academy. They are still seek- ing the Veterans Memorial for the ceremony. We want to thank ing actors for the “Matilda, Jr.” musical production that will the Beckham County Honor Guard and the Sheriff's Honor Guard See Memorial Day page 8. take place June 12th through the 16th and the 19th through the 23rd. The performances will be June 30th, July 1st, and 2nd at the RCCT theatre located at 422 N. Jefferson in Elk Dr. Spurlock Turns 90 City. ‘The musical director is Lori Park, and the technical director will be Bailey Carpenter. For those individuals who do not wish to perform but want to learn lighting, sound, or cos- tuming, the tech week will take place June 26th through the 29th. Crabb and Ferrero have an extensive background in music and theatre. They will be seniors at Sayre High School and have been performing throughout their lives. Since 2011, Crabb has performed in 18 productions that have been at Sayre High School, RCCT, the Lyric Thelma Gaylord Academy, See RCCT page 2. Court records hold more details on alleged officer stabbing By Shonda Little Last week, the Beckham County Record reported upon an By Sheryl Ponce “ve appreciated being in Elk City for years. I don’t have to officer stabbing allegedly committed by a 50-year-old Elk City shovel snow,” he laughed. man. Elk City chiropractor, Dr. Bill Spurlock, celebrated his 90th Spurlock said he enjoys practicing chiropractic and helping Frank Whitehead remains in custody at the Beckham birthday Monday, May 29th. His daughter, Dr. Cynthia Hyden people. He also loves flying. County Detention Center. came to town for the occasion, and as he said, “They will find “ve been flying since 1959, and I do it every chance I get. I ly Official court documents were filed in the Beckham Coun- something to get into.” for fun and not for business,” Spurlock said. ty District Court on May 2. Spurlock is the father to three daughters. His oldest is Hyden, Flying is his stress reliever. He will go to Altus to have coffee ‘Those records indicate that the Elk City Police Department a retired chiropractor. His second is Laura Morris, and the third or fly up to the lakes. He said he went up north and landed in dispatchers had alerted that an officer had been involved in an daughter is Jolynn Frizzell. He has four grandchildren, two boys four different airports, or he might fly down to Duncan to see “incident and had been stabbed in the arm” at approximately and two girls, and five great grandchildren, one boy and four his daughter. girls “Elying is my hobby, that is besides working. I love working, 1am on May 17. Having grown up in Iowa, Spurlock achieved his B.A. in helping people. It was a lot of work getting through school to get Whitehead was reportedly read his Miranda Warning. Wayne, Nebraska. He then taught industrial arts, business, and here, and I figured, why quit?” Spurlock added. Whitehead allegedly said, “I was raised by a cop. I know driver's education for several years. He said that his profession has been good to him, and his fu- exactly how this whole thing goes. I plead the Fifth, and I will “I wanted to go into chiropractic before I started teaching ture plans are to keep flying and keep working. not speak without an attorney present.” But I had inlaws and outlaws that wanted me to teach. I was in “The Bible says you've worked six days, and I want you to rest After hearing Whitehead say this, the reporting ECPD of- corporate business for a few years, then when I was 39, I went one day. Nobody ever was told to retire,” he concluded. ficer wrote that he stopped the interview and asked White- back to college to be a chiropractor and started practicing in As Spurlock approaches the next decade, he has no plans on head if he had any questions. 1975,” Spurlock explained. slowing down. He will stay active, whether it is helping people ‘The officer reportedly observed an injury to Whitehead’s He moved to Minnesota for five years before moving to Elk with his chiropractic practice or flying his Alon Aircoop, what he calls, “a nice old man’s plane.” See Stabbing page 2. City. Weather Vol. 120, No. 47 Mail delivery View online ea tomorrow / 70 75 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com