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8- The Elk Cityy News August ugu 23, 2023 Elk City FFA starting My . cect ancakePi $20 ike & school with a sale Seumage: st Me, .20om e 48 0z Made it 2.5 pounds 20 Bacon-$20 Fajita Combo Pack- $26 ~ a 1.5 Pound Beef , 1.5 Pound Chicken Chicken & Beef Packaged ee Hickory-Smoked Spiral Cut Ham- $40 Sausage & 8-10 Pounds ¥ Cheese 5 Pound Bag Individually Wrappe 225 ESTO Beer ie Blue Ribbon Bouquets “Frequent Flower Club” $125 membership fee for 4 arrangements ‘Tax deductible donation made payable to Elk ‘ity Horticulture Questions? Email [email protected] Purchaser Name: Recipient Name (if different): Delivery Address (local delivery only): N Specific instructions/Preferred Time: Elk City FFA members are taking orders for Wiebe, Ameri Attebery, and Brian Gonzalez. the beloved Blue & Gold sausage, bacon & chick- The horticulture, greenhouse & floral design en strips until Sept 7. Sausage is $10 per roll, students are also seeking members of their Fre- We can pick up the previous design’s empty vase when we deliver the next time. bacon is $20 and the five pound bag of chick- quent Flower club. These members will have 4 en strips have actually gone down in price-now fresh flower arrangements delivered during the Office use only below this point. $26 per bag. They also have beef/chicken fajita school year; the first design will be a real pump- Date Delivered Time Delivered Delivery Person Designer combo packs for $26; individually wrapped sau- kin with fresh flowers. For $125 tax deduct- Fall sage & cheese croissants in a box of 10 for $25, ible donation each member will receive a fall, 8-10 pound hams for $40 and a Made in Okla- Christmas, spring and summer design made by Fresh homa waffle & pancake mix for $20. ‘The waf- Elk City FEA members. This can also be paid by Evergreens fle mix comes in a 48 oz container and contains cash, check made out to Elk City Horticulture, or 17 grams of protein per serving. Cash, check the same online site. Spring/Eastor & card accepted. Online orders & payment at: For more information on any of these pro- Summer https://elk-city-ffa-alumni.square.site/. These grams, please call 225-0175 and ask for an ag orders will be delivered the week of Sept 18-22. teacher or check out Elk City FFA on Facebook (May) Shown with some of these products are Summer and Instagram. Support Elk City Area United Fund SWOSU Offering Agency Elk City Arts Council 2024 Amount Awarded $6,500.00 their operations. We take this opportunity to Classes at Elk City High School Civil Defense $1,000.00 thank all of those who give to Action Associated $9,000.00 the Elk City Area United Fund HELP Inc. $10,000.00 and especially to thank all of Meals on Wheels $7,000.00 those volunteers both now Southwestern Oklahoma classes have been offered at Salvation Army $2,000.00 State University (SWOSU) and the high school specifically for CASA $3,000.00 and in the past. Elk City High School (ECHS) ‘The strength of a communi- are partnering to provide ECHS students. Total $38,500.00 ty shows in many things, in- higher education opportuni- US. History to 1877, En- We strongly support the Elk agencies under one campaign cluding its ability to organize ties for ECHS students. glish Composition I, College City Area United Fund which for many, many years in help- and to accomplish goals. The and make it easier to fund SWOSU faculty from the Algebra, and Medical Termi- Sayre and Weatherford cam- nology are the SWOSU classes them, less expensive in time, ing the fund to be successful Elk City Area United Fund is is a great way to fund multiple puses will teach college class- agencies with one effort and labor and cost to run separate and helping it help the many es at Elk City High School for offered at ECHS this fall. one gift. campaigns and to do things good agencies and programs one of these good examples of concurrently enrolled juniors Several SWOSU classes are community strength. and seniors this fall. ‘The Elk City Area United Fund that need to be done or funded on its list. also scheduled to be offered at was born just after World War in the process. ‘The Elk City Area United Fund The 2024 drive is going on “Elk City Schools reached ECHS in the spring. out to us and asked if we'd ILand is now over 75 years old. Those who are now, and have drive is always held in the last now. Donations can be made be willing to teach classes on Many classes taught at the It has served our community in the past, done the fundrais- using the PayPal QR code be- half of the year before its fund- the high school campus,” said SWOSU campus in Sayre are area well down through the ing are all donors themselves ing serves the recipients. Af low or mailed to PO Box 801, SWOSU-Sayre Site Coordina- also broadcast live via Zoom tor and math faculty member years. and also are doing their effort ter all, the money needs to be Elk City, OK 73648. The funds Bill Swartwood. “We're hap- for students who can’t make ‘The real purpose when it was as dedicated volunteers. in hand to pay the agencies in will be awarded to the follow- py to make higher education it to Sayre, providing greater founded was to pull multiple ‘A good many of these served increments during the year of ing agencies. more accessible for Elk City flexibility for busy college stu- students and provide in-per- dents. son instruction there.” For more information SWOSU faculty members Every Litter Bit Hurts, Litter Education about SWOSU-Sayre classes, have taught classes at various Elk City locations in the past, call 580-928-5533. Fall classes but this is the first time that begin on Aug. 21. 2023 Kicks off on August 21st 4 County CEU Meeting Every Litter Bit Hurts and the Keep Okda- UnCapped and UpCycled are also required schooled) are eligible to register for Un- A meeting will be held on Oklahoma State Universi- homa Beautiful (KOB) Litter Education to write an essay describing what they Capped and UpCycled between August 21 August 30, 2023, from 9:30 ty, in compliance with Title VI program is working hard to spread that learned throughout the program. Win- st and September 22nd. Projects are due message to Oklahoma students in public, ners in both contests are chosen based on to be submitted online by October 7 th. AM to 2:30 PM, at the West- and VII of the Civil Rights Act private, and parochial institutions, as well their art piece and accompanying essay. ern Technology Center 301 of 1964, Executive Order 11246 End Litter participants can register as as those who are home-schooled. Partic- The final program is End Litter, which individuals or groups of no more than 6 Western Dr. Elk City, Oklaho- as amended, Title IX of the Ed- ipants from extracurricular activities reaches high school and college students, between August 21st and November 17 ma. This meeting will cover ucation Amendments of 1972, outside of school settings are also encour- challenging them to tackle the issue of lit- th. Video submissions must be received Drift Management, wheat and Americans with Disabilities Act aged to participate! ter and illegal dumping. End Litter chal- by December 31st. All entries must in- cotton/peanut weed man- of 1990, and other federal laws The elementary school program, Un- lenges students to create a 30-45 second clude a faculty member listed as the con- agement, John Deere calibra- and regulations, does not discrim- Capped, encourages students to take an video that conveys littering is costly, de- tact person and must meet the eligibility tion, nozzle selection etc. This inate on the basis of race, color, active role in preserving the environment plorable, and illegal. The finalists in each rules, which are available on the contest meeting will offer 4 CEU Cred- national origin, sex, age, religion, by recycling. UnCapped asks participating division of End Litter will have their video website. its (pending). disability, or status as a veteran students to collect bottle caps and use uploaded to an online voting page for the All finalists will be honored at KOB's 33 It is important to have your in any of its policies, practices or them to create a work of art. Photos of public to vote on their favorite. Winners private applicator number procedures. This includes but is rd Annual Environmental Excellence Cel- the artwork are posted to an online vot- will receive a $1,200 cash scholarship and when you attend this meeting not limited to admissions, em- ing site, where the public is able to vote have their video clip appear across the in- ebration on November 17, 2023. ployment, financial aid, and edu- for their favorites. The middle school pro- ternet sparking a campaign to encourage The KOB Litter Education program is to receive CEU credit. gram, UpCycled, encourages students to personal responsibility as the foundation sponsored in part by the Oklahoma De- A steak lunch will be pro- cational services. References with- reduce waste by reusing items rather than for keeping Oklahoma beautiful. partment of Transportation and the vided by Western Equipment. in this publication to any specific sending things to landfills. Students par- “These students pour their hearts into Oklahoma Department of Environmen- We request that you RSVP commercial product, process, or ticipating in UpCycled create art by reus- their projects! If you are an educator, this tal Quality, For more information about by August 23rd to guarantee service by trade name, trademark, ing items to make “UpCycled” art and will is an opportunity that you will not want KOB, Litter Education, and program your meal. You can do so by service mark, manufacturer, or also be posted on a contest website for to miss!” said Beverlee Caraway, KOB Ed- sponsors, please visit: www.keepoklah- calling the extension office at otherwise does not constitute or the public to vote to determine contest ucation & Recycling Coordinator. omabeautiful.com or contact Beverlee at 580-928-2139 or email greg. imply endorsement by Oklahoma finalists. The participating students for Groups of 6-30 students (unless home- beverleeekeepoklahomabeautiful.com. [email protected] . Cooperative Extension Service