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Serving ; Western Oklahoma a Since 1901 By Sheryl Ponce ‘They encourage customers to call ahead for big orders at 580- 303-7203. Their menu includes cake donuts, raised donuts, long ‘The newest donut shop, called Aimee Donuts, is now open johns, round filled donuts, long john maple bacon donuts, twists, from 4:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, located 301 N. Van Buren Ave., butterfly, apple fritters, bear claws, and donut holes. Other in Elk City. The shop is named after Kim San and Ranata Um, the breakfast items are three different biscuit choices, regular or jala- owners’, one-year-old daughter Aimee. The husband-and-wife peno boudin, two types of burritos, small and large kolaches that team came to Elk City with Ranata’s sister Nita Meas. They are come in four different varieties, and three choices of croissants. Sayre Actor Takes originally from Cambodia but have been living in Lubbock. San’s father owns the donut shops in Hobart and Cordell, On the beverage side of the menu they offer bottled sodas, energy drinks that include Monsters, Red Bull, and Starbuck Cof- on Con Man in called Molee Donuts, and encouraged him to open one in Elk RCCT Production City. That was four years ago, and now he is ready to serve the fee, and fountain drinks. Hot beverages are coffee, French vanil- community donuts, other breakfast items, and smoothies. la, white chocolate caramel, and chocolate. Then there are a wide variety of smoothies, and a person can add Boba, too. “I think it’s the main difference in our donut is that the pow- By Sheryl Ponce der is different. We have breakfast burritos, biscuits, boudin, ko- “T really love it in this town, so do my dad and his kids. We laches, and croissants,” San said. love it in Elk City,” San concluded. ‘The first time on the Red Carpet Community Theatre's stage Shaden Foresman will be portraying con man Mike Tal- man in their production of “Wait Until Dark.” This is the first Wait Until Dark’ Gives Local Actor Chance time he has taken on a serious role that has required him to tone his character down, He usually plays a more comic role. “Just getting into the more serious character, sticking to itand not putting in little jokes and stuff, has been very hard to Play Shady Character for me,” Foresman said. His ability to adapt to the character is something worked on. he has By Sheryl Ponce Carlino is a bad guy, but Barnett does not “Mike's a con man. He is the brains of the operation when think the character is scary. He is in the con for it comes to the con men who are working together. They Red Carpet Community Theatre’s award-win- the money. To Carlino it is a quick and easy way work for Lisa their old boss, and we do this job to get a little ning actor Joshua Barnett will be portraying to make money, but his counterpart is more money. Mike obviously has some kind of heart because he Sergeant Carlino in their upcoming production loveable. ends up giving in to Susy at the end and wanting to be more of “Wait Until Dark.” The character is acon man “When push comes to shove, he’s going to do ofa friend than anything,” Foresman said. who was recently released from jail. He is heavy what he must do for the money. I really have en- As he went through the script, Foresman picked Mike in handed and works with the other crooks to re- joyed this role because when I did the reading, the audition. He didn’t know anything about the play, but trieve a doll full of drugs from the blind Susy. I found out they were in New York City. I really when he went through the script Foresman wanted to know wanted to do this Brooklyn accent, so I just kind “I think Carlino is like the muscle in the See RCCT page 2. group (of con men). He is the bigger one, I feel of went for it,” Barnett explained. that he is like ‘Curly’ in “The Three Stooges,” but Ovation first His year on stage, Barnett won an Parents charged with Award for Best Actor for a Comedy or he’s definitely not dumb. I think this character Drama for Scrooge, and last year he won Best is written to play into that. He is very aware of Joshua Barnett things that are going on,” Barnett said. See Barnett page 8. conspiracy after Pizza Hut Hits 50 With Celebration allegedly housing sex offender son By Shonda Little ‘An Elk City couple was charged with conspiracy in Beckham County District Court on May 26 after allegedly committing conspiracy after housing their son, who is a sex offender. ‘The investigation reportedly began in March of 2023, when a tip came after the Elk City Police Department made a Face- book posting showing that the Criminal Investigations Divi- sion was doing Sex Offender compliance checks. ‘That tip reportedly stated that Jacob Turley, a convicted sex offender, had been living inside the city limits of Elk City. ‘The reporting detective allegedly learned that Turley had been staying at his parents’ home on the 1500 block of West Fifth Street. ‘The detectives noted that the residence was reportedly 372 Pizza Hut Hits 50 with a local celebration and Elk City Boley, Raylene, Chirs Paramo, Ricky Yarbrough, Ashlee feet from a preschool, 888 feet from a daycare, 1,087 feet from Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. The entire staff Freelove, Greg Bursley, Carrie Chambers, Margaux En- a park, and 1,281 feet from Elk City Head Start. is pictured and include Mariann Paige, Miranda Ickes, zone, Sarah Senger, Patrick Senger, Carter Senger, Evan Turley was reportedly registered to live on the 18000 block Shanell Sanchez, Haley Grant, Melissa Hardy, Sierra Con- Senger, Autumn Reed, Haylee Reed, Keith Easter, and of Route 66 Sayre at the time. Convicted sex offenders are required by law to update their trerras, Kierra Coslow, Kaystin Swisher, Vickie Chambers, Kenny Davis. Staff photo by Sheryl Ponce. Steve Chambers, Hadrian Garcia, Josh McDowell, Linde See more photos page 8. See Turley page 2. «LA 0 Weather tomorrow 82/66 Vol. 120, No. 48 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com