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REES Architecture Designs for ECPD and ECED Unveiled and Approved by Commissioners ECED entrance.; Designs for ECPD. Red Dirt Pigeon By Sheryl Ponce with double doors. The commissioners asked ECPD Chief Eddie Holland and Assistant Chief John Cook how much the renova- ‘The renovations for the Elk City Police Department and the tions will interrupt their daily routines. They responded by say- new building for the Elk City Fire Department were displayed ing they are getting their plans together, and the detectives will during the Elk City Commission meeting last Wed. by Katie Ar- cher from REES Architecture. The Commissioners approved the be using the old city hall. They may have to use the old Buck's Lodge for dispatch, but there are no definite plans. Racers Present Champ with Trophy designs after consulting with both ECPD and ECED teams. Prog- Once the police department design was approved, Archer be- ress should move forward on both projects. gan to display the fire department designs. ‘The planning crite- ‘The planning criteria for the ECPD included a need for wider ria for them included the dispatch area, a hose dry area, fitness doors at the jail for wheelchairs and stretchers, the lobby could that is away from the living areas, the visibility of fitness, a quick be a bit smaller, personal item storage in the work area, brighter project, a way to display the 1929 fire truck, a space that would Red Dirt Pigeon Racers present their Long-Distance area, round table area, lockable storage reporting, patrol adjacent promote camaraderie, area for EMS and training, zone live and Champion Race Trophy to Bob McMillin for the second to the lieutenant space, detective being placed close to interroga- work areas, bay exhaust concern, living areas, EMS supplies, and year ina row. Pictured are Dusty Davis and McMillinwith tion, drainage in the garage, evidence being more secure, forensic visitors or public area. the trophy. The 51025 AU 22 ARPU pigeon traveled from workspace, lockable work area, space for five detectives, dedicat- Archer said that the biggest issues needed to be addressed York, Nebraska to his home loft, 423.336 miles, timed at ed workspace for lieutenants, patrol workspace, workstations, were storage planning, dispatch, and the added fitness area. The 14:48:36.5. Cory Spieker came in second with his 34806 and storage. project is from the ground up, and she said that it should be a AU ARPU pigeon at 386.082 miles, timed at 14:12:41.7. ‘There will be detective suites on the east side of the building, dean build. The apparatus bays will be oriented east and west This is .02 ofa second difference. Courtesy photo. and there will also be circular workstations. They will add a well- and on the north side of the building. There will be five double ness suite for an area for officers who may have been on duty all bays. The offices will also be larger, and there will be a 50-person night but must go to court. It is also a quite space. They will adda | training space in the southwest corner that will have access from break room with added locker room and space for the roundtable the main lobby. that the officers liked having. ‘The front of the building will be larger with a glassy vestibule See Remodel page 2. Cifirday, July 29° SAM Noon Ackley Fark EC OK Dr. Blick Addresses Pain Specialy mre ig hana $00 l ae @ persia, Management and Opioids mind is prescription drugs and we are really big on minimizing That is the only thing we're left the abuse of them. Dr, Blick ex- plained his practice and what their pain management clinic and eliminating opioids that people need, unfortunately under some circumstances, at times,’ he said. They may try stimulators and many of the other special- Annual Kids’ Fishing Derby entails, along with other op- it's a necessary evil. We see a ized options to keep the pa- tions besides oral medicines lot of sick patients that have tient out of pain, but to allow and their possible abuse. had polytrauma from awful him/her some sort ofquality of Kicks-Off Saturday Induded in their reper- car accidents. People who have life, the choices narrow. When toire of specialties, besides endured multiple back surger- a patient comes into the office intrathecal opioid trials, and ies with multilevel hardware. there is a screening process, opiate and non-opiate medi- Some people need it to be able and the patient must agree to cal management, are kyphop- to function,” Blick explained. the terms of compliance with lasty, interlaminar (cervical/ He continued to say that their monitoring regulations thoracic/lumbar) epidural, they have transitioned many of the office and the law. By Sheryl Ponce transforaminal (cervical/tho- of their patients from oral opi- “The law is that we only Dr. Brian Blick. racic/lumbar) epidural, steroid oids to intrathecal opioids. This have to see the patient every 90 ‘The 8th Annual KECO Kids’ Fishing Derby and Presidio injections, sympathetic blocks means they use a pain pump days, but we see everybody ev- By Sheryl Ponce (stellate, ganglion, thoracic, that is surgically implanted. It ery 28 days,” Blick said. “There Family Day in the Park will take place Sat., July 29th, from and lumbar), trigger point in- infuses low doses of narcotics is a tremendous amount of at- 8 a.m. to noon in Elk City’s Ackley Park. The miniature golf, Western Oklahoma Pain jections, intra-articular (hip/ into the spine. tention to detail that goes into the carousel, and the train will be running until 2 p.m. that Specialists are located at their knee/shoulder) _ injections, “The pump is a better op- running a practice like this.” new office on North Main in facet joint injections, medi- tion for a lot of people because The majority of their pa- day. Elk City. Founding doctor, Bri- al branch blocks, diagnostic they then don’t have to get the tients are interventional pa- Kids under the age of 15 have been invited to participate. an Blick, M.D., is a Board-Cer- nerve blocks, radiofrequency systemic side effects of oral tients, and onlya small portion All are reminded that there will be a catch of the day that is tified Anesthesiologist, Fellow- thermocoagulation (cervical/ opioids,” Blick continued, of them use medicine for pain marked for a $100 award that goes with it, along with other ship trained in Interventional thoracic/lumbar), __ sacroiliac Pain medicine is a part of management. This is because Pain Management. He and his joint injections, and peripheral their specialty, which puts him the doctors do not try to focus prizes. They will have free t-shirts, loaner fishing poles, and other partners, David Sharrah, nerve blocks. Surgical inter- in a difficult position because on the medicine management bait while the supplies last. M_D., Terrell Philips, D.O., and ventions include spinal cord sometimes procedures do not side, but they try to focus on After the derby is finished, the entire family is invited to Luke Mosel, D.O. perform sev- stimulation, peripheral nerve work, and other more invasive interventions that could facil- eral procedures to help indi- stimulation, sacroiliac joint options are not available for itate long term relief. enjoy the park by Presidio Family Day. This has been boasted viduals eliminate their pain or fusion, interspinous implants, various reasons. “We are all physicians who as a non-stop day of family entertainment. achieve a higher quality of life intrathecal pumps, and mini- “Oral opioids are a part of are fellowship trained. As in- For all of the details visit https:///www.kecofm.com/fea- after severe injuries. mally invasive lumbar decom- our specialty, we don’t like it terventionalists, we try to When thinking about the pression. but unfortunately, sometimes tured/join-us-for-the-8th-annual-kids-fishing-derby-and- opioid epidemic, one of the “In terms of our practice, surgeries don’t work either. presidio-family-day-in-the-park/ first things that may come to See Blick Page 2. 8 Weather tomorrow & 98/ Vol. 120, No. 62 75 cents, 6 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com