June 17, 2023 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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2- The Elk City News June 17, 2023 Round Town June 17 Wait Until Dark, Red Car- pet Community Theatre. 7PM. Summer Arts Camp. Heartland Putters Assoc. Tournament. 11 AM - 2PM, Ackley Park. Women’s Luncheon an- dea Benefit for Cimarron House Foster Family. 11 AM-12PM, United Meth- odist Church in the Nar- thex. June 18 Wait Until Dark, Red Car- pet Community Theatre. 2:30 PM and 9PM. Summer Arts Camp. Father's Day. i June 19 hours looking at one painting, a| Summer Arts Camp. Shirley studying the details of the art- urday, but 2:30 p.m. on Sun- Continued from page 1. work. This is how he learns to RCCT suspense grows throughout the play. One might say there day. Get tickets at www.rcet. Paint the Town Purple. bea better artist. could be nail-biting or sweaty org. RCCT has partnered with Shirley would like to thank Continued from page 1. place. Now I can settle down Mr. Donnie Jordan and Randy palms while watching the story Western Oklahoma Alzheim- Juneteenth. and just do art. I have been Haggard for inviting him to thicken. er’s Collaborative - Team Elk neuvers his character from one thinking about trying a couple Elk City to show his work. His The show will open June 16 City for Paint the Town Pur- of Native American type paint- persona to another, he anchors June 20 work can be seen on his Face- and run the 17th, 18th, 23rd, ple event, so check out their ings, and even some Route 66 book page, as well as in the the show’s mystery and excite- 24th, and 25th. The times are Facebook page for upcoming Summer Arts Camp. paintings,” Shirley noted. WOHS building on the west ment. He has not done any adver- side of the Route 66 Museum ‘The young Barnes plays the 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Sat- events, Paint the Town Purple. tising, only posting on Face- Complex. He can be reached by perfect bratty neighbor who book, and the commissions are phone at 405-509-1285 or ste- turns out to be a major support June 21 coming. Shirley has not gone [email protected]. His for Sierra’s wit in deciphering to shows yet, but he would like Instagram page is @stephen_c_ the con men’s plot. She is truly John Eakins Summer Arts Camp. to try to get into another cou- shirley_artist or Facebook at @ an up-and-coming actress that John Bruce Eakins was born ple of galleries. His long-term stephen Shirley. will be a positive addition to September 29th, 1947 in Shat- goal is to get into the Cowboy Shirley's girlfriend is Cris- any production. tuck, Oklahoma to Peggy Lois Paint the Town Purple. Hall of Fame. tina Anderson, and her son is (Thurmond) Eakins Derry and This author would encour- “Lm in love with it (paint- Tristan Anderson. Shirley is age all community theatre lov- JB. Eakins. He passed away at Blood Drive, Comfort- ing). It’s just awesome. I like the son of Roebie and Jay C. ers to get reservations early be- his home north of Crawford, to paint beautiful things. So, I Shirley, and he has one brother cause it is a must-see show. The Oklahoma on Wednesday, June ing Hands Hospice and actually have quite a bit of stuff John who is married to Ka- 7th, 2023 at the age of 75 years, Homestead of Elk City, that I want to paint, [just can’t trina. They currently live in superb acting with a suspense- 8 months and 9 days. Behind the Chamber of get to it yet.” Shirley confessed. Kentucky but will be going to ful plot makes this production Bruce grew up in Crawford, He can be critical of his own Africa. His sister is Keri Vil- one that adults need to at- Commerce. 10 AM- 2PM. work, watching every little larreal, who is married to Jose tend. Do not go alone because Oklahoma on the family farm there will be a need to hold on and attended Crawford Schools detail. When he goes to a gal- Villarreal. They have four chil- lery or museum, he may spend before transferring to Cheyenne June 22 dren. to someone's hand while the where he graduated in 1965. Af- Summer Arts Camp. ter graduation he furthered his education at Southwestern Okla- Paint the Town Purple. Jaser Reyes Elected Oklahoma hhoma State University where he was majoring in pharmacy. During his time in college he was married to Linda (Jones) on March 24th, 1967 in Leedey, Oklahoma. After their marriage they June 23 Boys State Officer briefly lived in Weatherford before moving to Clinton. Bruce found employment with the Clinton Police Department. He received the Summer Arts Camp. A local high school senior fice, and Reyes was elected to rank of lieutenant and was one of the 12 officers selected in the may have a future in politics. one of the top four positions at state to be a part of the first Special Narcotics Unit. In the early Elk City High School's Jas- Boys State. 70's they moved back to the family farm where he served as un- Paint the Town Purple. er Reyes was recently elected Boys State was created in der sheriff under Leon Gilliland. After leaving law enforcement he Oklahoma American Legion the United States in 1935 in became a full time feed salesman for Moormans Manufacturing/ Do you have an event or Boys State Treasurer. response to anti-American ADM until his retirement. It was during his time as a feed sales- Student leaders from activity shortly before World man, Bruce continued to live on the family farm as the 4th gen- something else you would across the state who have just eration and was a member of the Crawford School Board, Roger War II. like to share with the com- finished their junior year of Famous Boys State partici- Mills Fair Board, assisted in starting the Roger Mills National Wild munity in the Round Town high school are selected to rep- pants from across the country Turkey Federation Chapter, founding member of the Roger Mills resent their schools each year have included current U.S. Su- Sportsmen's Club, and a proud member of the National Rifle As- Calendar? Email the in- for the week-long crash course in city, county, and state gov- preme Court Justice Samuel sociation. In 1987, with a telephone call from Keith Inman, Bruce formation for the event to and his son, Justin began Canadian River Hilton Hunting Lodge ernment. Alito, President Bill Clinton, [email protected] and throughout the next 36 years the family has gained unbeliev- According to the Okla- journalist. and author Tom able friendships and lifelong relationships that they will cherish homa American Legion Boys Brokaw, and University of Ala- and value for a lifetime. Besides hunting, Bruce enjoyed collecting “ElkCituNews State website, the experience bama head football coach Nick Saban. knives and guns, reloading ammunition, driving around looking at includes “an intense week of the land, cattle, and wildlife, and spending time with his family es- non-partisan leadership, gov- Oklahoma Boys State is pecially taking his grandkids hunting and teaching them. ernment, and patriotism.” taking place this week on the He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Gene These high-achieving high campus of Rogers State Uni- Eakins. (USPS # 173-020) school students can run for of- versity in Claremore. 580-225-3000 He is survived by his wife, Linda, of the home; daughter, Amy Williams and husband, Josh, Coalgate, OK; son, Justin Eakins and Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC 109 W. 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