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PN a ¥ Serving Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Saturday, September 9, 2023 Weekend Edition Elk City Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Parade Winners Helping Empdiver Penple to Find ih l'owep to Keep On ‘Even One Less’ Empowers People to Ask for Help group exists. The organization was founded by board of director's Red Carpet Community Theatre float.; Susie Cupp and president, Burl Stricker, and Karen Touchstone, EC Chamber. vice president, Debby Sifuen- ‘The winners of the 2023 Rodeo of Champions Parade are as tes. The other members of follows. the board include secretary/ The Commercial category - 1st Place: DJ’s Rentals & Sales; treasurer Rhonda Shirley, and 2nd Place: Country Dove; 3rd Place: Magnolia Sage. board members Rooster Mc- ‘The Antique Vehicle category - 1st Place: Chuck Wagon - J. Conaughey, Dr. Bruce Wilson, Fred & Marlene Rule; 2nd Place: Randy Londagin - 1956 Cor- Ed.D., and Dr. Lyden Oduk- vette; 3rd Place: Roger Klopfenstein - 1953 John Deere Tractor. wu, M.D. ‘The School and School Organizations Category - 1st Place: By Sheryl Ponce Stricker faced _ self-de- Merritt Cheer; 2nd Place: Elk City Varsity Cheer; 3rd Place: Elk structive demons himself, City Middle School Cheer. Striving to end suicide therefore, he is a stalwart ‘The Beauty Pageant category - 1st Place: Ashton Cockrell through awareness and di- to raising awareness of sui- ‘22-26 Cheyenne & Arapaho Old Settler's Queen; 2nd Place: rect action, the non-profit Oklahoma Cinderella Scholarship Program; hol Shriners; 2nd Place: Red Carpet Community Theatre; 3rd cide. He believes that it can Place: Girl Scouts Service Unit 626. organization, Even One Less, be stopped by the love of 3rd Place: Great Plains Stampede Rodeo Queen & Her Court. ‘The Church category - 1st Place: Gateway Church; 2nd Place: will be hosting a mixer on family and friends. Sifuen- ‘The Riding Club category - 1st Place: Kerosene Cowgirls; 2nd Place: Berlin Saddle Club; 3rd Place: Pig Tails & Pony’s Riding Grandview Church; 3rd Place: Hispanic Church, Sat., Sept. 16th, at 6 p.m. in tes joined him to develop the Club. Best Themed Float - 1st Place: Red River Cowboy Church, United Country Exploration group after she lost two sons ‘The Clubs and Organizations category - 1st Place: NW Phry- Best School Themed Float - 1st Place: Elk City Varsity Cheer. and Auction, located at 105 to suicide. She is determined S. Main St. The public is in- to stop other mothers from vited to attend to learn more facing the same news. They Commissioners Eye Four Dilapidated about the organization. There want to find a way to help will be live music provided by people who are struggling by 1Am Rach, along with food, a providing resources that they Structures in Light Agenda fun auction, and life-chang- may not know are available to ing stories. According to the them and their families. This flyer for the event, it is time could be in the form of thera~ to talk about it, and about By Sheryl Ponce son, is one that is not secure. The owner is not able to return to why the new not for profit See Help page 2. the house because of electrical issues. Addington said it is not ‘The Elk City Commissioners met for their regular monthly livable. meeting Tuesday evening instead of Monday due to the Labor After the mayor closed the public hearing, the commission- Day holiday, at 7 p.m., in City Hall. Mayor Cory Spieker opened ers approved the minutes from the last meeting. They then voted Canute Native the meeting with the invocation, and Rod Carver led the flag sa- on each of the structures addressed in the public hearing. They lute, All commissioners were present, along with City Manager voted to disapprove the structure at 321 W. 7th, which would Tom Ivester and City Treasurer Jennifer Rainey. take the house off the dilapidated building list. Contributes to The commissioners addressed four structures in the pub- ‘The commissioners voted to table the structure at 114 Mer- lic hearing, prior to opening the meeting to the agenda. Those ritt until the Nov. 6th meeting because they need to notify the Beautification Program structures were located at 321 W. 7th, 114 Merritt, 516 N. Madi- mortgage company about the issue. They also tabled the house son, and 409 N. Madison. City Inspector Jackie Addington was on 516 N. Madison until the Oct. 2nd meeting. Finally, they vot- present to speak about each building. ed to approve the structure at 409 N. Madison as being dilapi- Addington told the commissioners about Make Community dated and detrimental to the public health, safety, and ordering Shine (MCS), who came into the building on 7th Street. In three the removal of the structure. days, two people cleaned out the house and shored up the struc- ‘The next item on the agenda was the approval of a bid, re- ture. He said that they go into dilapidated structures and make ceived from Axtell Roofing, LLC, for roof repairs on the Gravel them ready to sell for banks or others. Storage building located at 1319 S. Eastern in the amount of “[ finally got in there to look at the insides of the house by a $19,250, Ivester said this was the only bid received, but he added company called MCS. They're located around Louisville, Texas. that it was reasonable, and they have done business with this What they did was very impressive. It liked a little bit on the sof- company in the past. fit and on the outside,” Addington said. Joe Shepard was appointed by Spieker to serve from Oct. 1, By Sheryl Ponce ‘The house on Merritt has been vandalized, and Addington 2023, to Sept. 30, 2026, on the Elk City Housing Authority. He said that the owners did not respond to him, but they were aware will be replacing Sandy Werner. His appointment was approved Isaiah Franklin was artistic in high school and is cur- by the commissioners. rently going to SWOSU to earn a degree in art education. He that it would be discussed at the meeting. He noted that there is ‘The Pay Application #16 to Joe D. Hall General Contrac- dreams of returning to Canute High School to teach art. He a mortgage on the property. recently picked up his paint brush to paint two murals along ‘The next structure, located at 516 N. Madison, is a trailer tors, LLC for CAPP project - Aquatic Center in the amount of Route 66 through Canute. house that is in poor repair. Addington described the condition $386,462.75, a budgeted item, was approved. Purchase Orders Franklin stepped up to help the Canute Preservation and and referred to Carolyn Padron to give the commissioners more FY 22-23 recurring invoices for Sept. 5, 2023, were approved, as Restoration (CPR) organization by painting the two Route 66 information on the title of the house. She said that there is a were the Purchase Orders FY 23-24 and recurring Invoices for murals on two buildings in town. One can be seen as travel- problem with being able to purchase the house, and that there is Sept. 5, 2023. ers come through town on the side of the building, next to ‘The City Manager's Report was next on the agenda. Ivester the bank. It is of an American Flag with a huge Route 66 em- a mortgage. At that point, Ivester said that the house will need began by talking about the Drug Task Force. He said that it has blem. ‘The other one is on a garage door of Schones Butcher to be tabled during the agenda. ‘The final house addressed in the public hearing, 409 N. 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