January 6, 2024 Issue, Page 7 of 8

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January 6, 2024 The Elk City News - 7 Caring for Caregivers One Hundred Years Ago, Act Takes Effect OKLAHOMA CITY - First- of-its-kind legislation that nursing home.” ‘The tax credit is up to 50% ers or for expenses like home modifications, but AARP re- January 1924 gives an expansive tax credit of eligible caregiver costs, in- ports Oklahoma is the first to Oklahoma family caregivers cluding home modifications to adopt the more expansive Bitterly cold weather, acci- old brother, Lloyd, worked to cross the frozen swimming took effect Jan. 1. such as installinga ramp, dura- credit. dents, and civic improvements hard throwing sand at him to hole to reach his pack mates For the 2024 tax year, un- ble medical equipment, assis- were on tap for the New Year. put out the flames. Orville and horses; as the ice went According to AARP, Okla- A mass meeting in Carter de- walked back to his home with paid family caregivers will be tive technologies, home health homa has 490,000 family care- down, so did the mule. Joe able to claim up to $2,000 or services and more. termined that an election for the clothes from his waist sent his little girl to the house givers that provide a stagger- a bond issue, not to exceed down all burned off. When $3,000 in tax credits for out- The credit is capped at to call for help and Joe waded of-pocket costs incurred for $2,000 per year for family care- ing $6.6 billion in unpaid care $25,000, be held to furnish the Mrs. Warren opened the door, in, then ran to the house to get eligible expenses, depending givers with a federally adjusted with the average individual town with electricity twenty- she saw her child’s pitiful con- necessary equipment. upon the person for whom gross income below $50,000 spending an estimated $7,200 four hours a day. New Years dition. He stood there crying, Men came for two miles and the burns being so severe, the brought gear to help. Joe wad- for single filers or $100,000 a year on expenses related to Day brought a touch of real they are providing care. winter weather to Western pain was deadened. He was ed ice water shoulder deep and House Majority Leader for joint filers. Those caring their duties. That's on top of Oklahoma. The wind turned to rushed to the local hospital, Tammy West, R-Oklahoma for veterans or people with a the emotional and physical wore wet clothing a quarter of the north and gradually cooled but he apparently inhaled the a mile twice, but they saved City, shepherded House Bill dementia-related diagnosis are challenges that often come reaching zero, A few days later, flames, and he passed away the 1029XX - the Caring for Care- eligible for up to $3,000 per with providing unpaid care that mule! the air warmed, and thermom- next morning. givers Act - through the Legis- year. The total cap for the state for an older loved one. A re- eters varied from five to nine- Joe Rule and Putt Green ‘The Elk City KKK experi- lature last session. is $1.5 million per year. cent AARP survey shows 93% teen degrees above zero. from Elk City, robbed Lee enced rapid growth, almost “While caregiving is a labor Individuals must qualify as of Oklahoma family caregivers Robert E. Barton was killed Jones and Louis Thomas of tripling its membership in the of love, it can come at a great a dependent, spouse, parent or pay out-of-pocket expenses for by Grant Kennedy at Barton's their change, amounting to previous two months. A com- financial toll,” West said. “I'm other relation by blood or mar- things such as transportation, home in the Bend north of $23.16 ($580.16 in today’s val- mittee, wearing full Klan rega- thrilled to be able to offer this riage to the family caregiver. medical equipment, home Durham. Barton had warned ues) at the alley near the Miller lia, presented a Bible to the Elk Oklahomans receiving care modifications, hiring in-home young Kennedy to stay away residence on Watkins Ave. Creek Public School with the tax relief to our Oklahoma family caregivers. This will help from a family caregiver must ensure their loved ones can be 62 years of age or older and support services and providing from his house and stop pay- one Saturday night. Jones hope that it would be read to respite services. ing attention to his daughter. and Thomas had flashed some the pupils stay in their homes when their require assistance with at least On a Sunday morning, when money on the streets that Ten-year-old Ross Wilks health is failing, eliminating two activities of daily living as To learn more about Okla- all were away from the house night, but they spent most of it snapped 510 pounds of cot- the need for the much more certified by a licensed health homa’s new family caregiver except Barton and a young before going home. L. F. Thom- ton in one day. He even pulled costly option and the added care provider. tax credit and frequently asked son, Kennedy rode up. Bar- as, father of Louis, was hot on and dragged a sack containing emotional burden of being Other states offer smaller questions visit: www.aarp.org/ ton warned him not to dis- the trail of the bandits and had 90 pounds of cotton at one cared for in a taxpayer-funded tax credits to certain caregiv- OKCaregiverTaxCredit mount and started into the the boys arrested by Monday time—36 more pounds than house. Kennedy dismounted morning when they confessed he weighed! and slashed at Barton with a their crime before being taken Oklahoma Grassroots Rural “The New Year stands at the knife, severing a jugular vein to Sayre. The two had no other door, in his neck and nearly cutting weapon than a big club, which Her promises fair I hear, Bartons head off. He died in- Rule threatened the boys with, And Ag Business Accelerators stantly. while his partner rifled his While Mrs. Alvin Warren pockets, But still, [linger to say once more, was busy washing clothes and Goodby, goodby, Old Year.” 2024 program application now The Oklahoma Butter Luanne R. Eisler authored her husband was in town, sons Factory purchased 237,599 this article, which was taken Orville and Lloyd went to the pounds of butter fat since they mailbox for the mail. They had opened the previous March. from items published in The open through March 1 matches and made a little fire This represented $71,948.81 Carter Express, The Elk City of grass beside the road; the ($11,527,870) to the farmers Press and The Elk City News- Democrat; you can find these Applications for Oklahoma provides innovators with mul- pate in either innovation pipe- blaze spread, and the little fel- in their trade territory. The line, and successful candidates lows tried to extinguish the factory furnished employment newspapers on microfilm at Farm Bureau's 2024 Oklahoma tiple training sessions that be- flames by tramping on them. for five people plus extra help the Elk City Carnegie Library; Grassroots Rural & Ag Busi- gin in April and May and run must attend all provided train- ness Accelerators program through September. The train- ing sessions. Orville, 5 years old, had his as needed. https://www.dollartimes.com, clothes nearly burned off even Over at Grandview Joe and Ancestry.com provided year are now open until March ings include pipeline-specific Successful applicants must 1 for rural Oklahoma and agri- boot camps that connect en- have significant business op- to one shoe, while his 7-year- Miller saw a young mule trying supplementary information. cultural innovators looking to trepreneurs with Oklahoma- erations in Oklahoma and be develop their enterprises and focused business resources located in a community with deepen their business under- and curriculum to grow and a population of 50,000 or less. standing. expand their businesses, Ad- The Oklahoma Grassroots ‘The Activate Oklahoma ditional training will follow the Rural & Ag Business Accelera- rural innovation pipeline pro- initial boot camps to provide tors program is a collaborative vides resources and assistance a well-rounded experience for rural development effort be- for innovative rural Oklahoma innovators. tween Oklahoma Farm Bu- businesses that have an in- Graduates of both Activate reau and state and national novation or product that will Oklahoma and AgCelerate partners. The program creates bring economic opportunities Oklahoma will have the op- economic opportunities for ru- to rural Oklahoma. portunity to pitch their ideas ral Oklahomans and supports ‘The newly revamped AgCel- for an opportunity to receive Oklahoma agriculture through erate Oklahoma agricultural equity investment from the innovation and business de- innovation pipeline is for inno- program's partnering organi- velopment for rural entrepre- vators who have innovations zations. Both pipelines also neurs. and technologies with an on- prepare innovators for addi- Partner organizations in- farm or production agriculture tional funding opportunities clude AgLaunch Initiative, Ag application that will help di- such as grants, loans and cre- Ventures Alliance, Oklahoma versify opportunities for farm- ative funding mechanisms. CareerTech, Oklahoma SBDC, ers. The AgCelerate pipeline Applications for both the Oklahoma i2E, Oklahoma Cen- prepares innovators to apply Activate and AgCelerate pipe- ter for Advancement ofScience for the national AgLaunch365, lines are available on the Okla- and Technology, Oklahoma agricultural business accelera- homa Farm Bureau website at State University’s Food and tor or participate in Activate okfarmbureau.org/Accelera- Agricultural Products Center, Oklahoma. torApp. Noble Research Institute and Each innovation pipeline ‘There is no cost to partici- Cortado Ventures. Yes Finance 1414 W. 3rd St. Elk City, OK oy Jones Bepitpment 960.225.1525 1203 S Main St, Elk City, OK 73644 (580) 225-2500