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1. 5 Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Weekend Edition Dust Bowl Days Kick Off Next Week By Sheryl Ponce Sayre will once again host the Dust Bowl Days Farm and Ranch Festival. This is the third year for Sayre to celebrate the days of their ancestors’ hard work and determination that brought them through one of the toughest times in western Oklahoma's history. July 14, 15, and 16 will be full of activi- ties that start at the Sayre City Park Rodeo Arena for the Sayre High School FFA Calf Fry at 6 p.m. on Friday evening. A free show that takes off at 7 p.m., live music featuring Dean Jack- son will begin at 9 p.m. Entry is free with at donation to the DBD Festival. The Dust Bowl Days Heritage parade will start at 10 a.m. Sat. morning on Main Street with over 30 entries, sidewalk vendors, and live music. They will also have free swimming and miniature golf, open mic, learn and play kids zone, Ranger Kate from Washita Battlefield, and Cody Clark with the black- smiths. The day will also be filled with food trucks from Abby's Authentic Mexican Food, Nightliners, Pacific Brim, Kona Ice, and Snow Way Shaved Ice. Vendors that will be present are JJ Gift Shop, the Rug Ranch, Lewis One Studio, Carol’s Hand Made, and Kelsey Pickens Photography. There will also be so- cial services and community organizations set up. The park willbe closingat 3 p.m. and reopen at 4 p.m. for the Wild Plum Jam. Tickets for the Wild Plum Jam Music Festival can be pur- chased for $50 per person. This show is being presented by Hutch’s, Momentum Transports, and Outlaw Oilfield Supply. ‘The gates open at 4 p.m., and the music will start at 4:30 p.m. ‘The show will kick off with Joe Merrick with the Even Money Band, followed by Tyler Wilhelm Band at 6 p.m. Next up will be Micky and the Motorcars at 8 p.m., and then Asleep at the Wheel on stage at 10 p.m. No ice chests will be allowed in the park, but adult beverages will be available through Sayre Na- Jordan Cain J.W. Lane Caroline Grace tional Golf Hospitality Tent or in the clubhouse. Sunday singing and dinner on the ground is the theme for By Sheryl Ponce the day, and it will close out another festival weekend. Gary Dean, Greg Hartman, Sayre Refuge Church, Sayre First Baptist Mosquitoes and flies were not deterrents to music lovers from Elk City and surrounding com- Church Quartet, Joe Burch, Denise Parman, Jill Drake, and Joe Merrick will be on stage to provide Christian and Gospel munities as they gathered in Ackley Park to hear Caroline Grace, Tyler Wilhelm, Brandon Hardin, music at 7 p.m. in the park pavilion. Jordan Cain, and J.W. Lane last Thursday evening. The event was the first of the kind in a relaxed Things to know about the weekend include the fact that format that brought families out with their chairs, blankets, and coolers in hand. the Sayre National Golf Course will be offering their banquet Children played in the dirt while each performer took their turn singing some of their original room and covered patio for participants to cool off. Children songs, as well as some of their favorites, The locally known artists entertained the crowd from 8 See Dust Bowl page 2. p.m. to 10 p.m, as the sun went down. ‘The show was sponsored by KECO, organized by Gabe Edney, and emceed by Drew Cobb. Wil- helm and his father provided the sound for the musicians. Other sponsors were Hutch’s, Moran Equipment, GAS Analytical Services, and Barber/Dyson Ford. Watch for other KECO events. The next event is the Kid’s Fishing Derby will take place Sat., July 29th, in Ackley Park from 8 a.m. to noon. See Photos page 8. Tyler Wilhelm Commissioners Face Light Agenda By Sheryl Ponce Once the public hearing closed, the commissioners proceed- ed to approve the minutes of the June 21st commission meet- ‘For the Love of ‘The Elk City Commissioners met for their regular monthly ing. They then approved Ordinance No, 1254: An Ordinance of meeting on Monday, July 3rd, at 7 p.m, in City Hall with all com- the City of Elk City, annexing a 7.05 acre tract of property in missioners present. Mayor Cory Spieker opened the meeting the SW/4 of Section 13,TIIN, R21 WIM to the City of Elk City, with the invocation, followed by Jeff Waters leading the flag sa- classifying the zoning thereof, classifying the ward thereof. City lute. Prior to tackling the agenda, the commissioners held a pub- Manager Tom Ivester said that this is the property that had been lic hearing for two rezoning proposals. ‘The first hearing was from petitioner Season Mayfield con- introduced at the last meeting. ‘The introduction of the rezoning of the properties that were Teddy’ Now on cerning the property located at 1700 Blk of W. 6th. The request heard in the public hearing were the next two items on the agen- is to rezone it from R-1, Single Family Residential District to C-2, da. No action was taken because it was the introduction of the Highway Commercial and Commercial Recreation District. Kelci changes. Sale at Carnegie Library Werner represented the planning and zoning commission. She Items four and five on the agenda were also introductions to said that the plan for the property is to expand a daycare and Ordinance 1257 and Ordinance 1258. Both involved vacating the possibly add a skating rink at the site. The commission found the alley and easement located on the block of the property owned by proposal agreeable and voted unanimously to approve it. GAS and runs between their buildings. The company is request- ‘The second proposed change was by Princess Martin for the ing those be invalidated and repeal all the Ordinances that on in Pauline Ringer, Elk City, announced her book “For the Love owner Brent Nelson Blalock for the corner of S. Washington and conflict with the property. Because these were introductions, no of Teddy” will be on sale at the Carnegie Library for $27. The W. Main Street to rezone it from I-1, Light Industrial to C-2, action was taken but will be voted on at the next meeting. book is geared to children four to seven years of age. She uses Highway Commercial and Commercial Recreation District. Wer- Commissioners approved Pay App # 5 to Orr Construction for real teddy bears to represent her family life growing up in Min- ner again spoke to this issue, saying the owners want to put athe Main Street Waterline and Storm Sewer Plan project in the nesota. She takes virtues based on the premise of James 1:17 daycare on the property that has not been used in years. They amount of $217,728.66, a budgeted item. They then revisited the to flow throughout the book. unanimously agreed to the change. See Agenda page 2. For more information contact Ringer at 580-670-1828. Vol. 120, No. 57 «UM 0, Weather tomorrow 8 / 76 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com