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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 Weekend Edition Unofficial Results Show Kilhoffer Takes Mayor and Commissioners Retain Their Seats By Sheryl Ponce to McAbee’s 46.66 percentage. percent of the votes over Nick Lenius having Ward 2 commission race resulted in Rod 36.70 percent of them. Andresen had 826 votes With seven out of seven precincts reporting Carver returning to his seat with 826 votes to to 479 votes cast for Lenius. There were a total in the Elk City Municipal elections, Micah Kil- Mike McFall’s 476 votes. The total votes cast of 1305 votes cast in this election. hoffer edged out Shannon McAbee in the may- were 1302. Carver brought in 63.44 percent of The new mayor and commissioners will be oral race with 711 votes to McAbee’s 622 votes. the votes, while McFall had 36.56 percent of at the next commission meeting held in City The total votes cast came in at 1,333. McAbee the votes. Hall on April 7th, at 7 p.m. At that time Mayor ROCKY ROD CARVER, MICAH beat Kilhoffer in early voting by 14 to 13, while In the Ward 3 race, Rocky Andresen will Cory Spieker will relinquish his position as he ANDRESEN, WARD 2 KILHOFFER, Kilhoffer pulled in 53.34 percent of the voters also be returning to the commission with 63.30 swears in the incoming public servants. WARD 3 MAYOR A REVIEW Air Evac Celebrates th 20 Year By Sheryl Ponce Elk City’s Air Evac 021 held their 20th anniversary celebra- tion last week, Friday, March 28th, with a full luncheon and giveaways for the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at their hanger in the airport. Program manag- er, Tammy James, served as the hostess of the event and wel- comed the community to cele- brate with the staff. “In 20 years, we have flown 9,635 people, and I think the re- quests we have had were around Program manager Tammy James 11,500, so we’ve transported that presents Kristi Harmon with her ten many people,” James said. year service certificate during the anniversary celebration. She began with the company Charlotte and George are happy that Rosalind and Paul finally return to the theatre and each other. in 2013, starting in Altus and seniors over the age of 60. New moving to Elk City in the fall of members start 15 days after the Stellar Cast Delivers Laughs 2013. During the celebration, they presented a video of the people that have worked in help- ing transport patients or taking application is completed and payment is received. The Elk City service area goes from a 30-minute distance to care of them during the flights. home base. The aircraft also car- in ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ Air Evac is a one of the largest air ambulance membership net- works available starting in 1985. They have over three million ries blood. They are located at 71 Norman Martin Blvd. in Elk City. For more information call 580-303-9200. For an emergen- By Sheryl Ponce cast could play off his orchestrated physical and animated portrayal of members, with membership cy transport request call 1-800- Being able to get a sneak peek at George. He is a welcome thespian being $99 per year that covers 247-3822; for membership call the Red Carpet Community The- to the RCCT stage. the entire household with a dis- 1-800-793-0010; and for patient atre’s production of “Moon Over George’s wife, Charlotte, played counted rates of $79 per year for accounts call 1-877-418-2980. Buffalo,” by Ken Ludwig, was full by Sara Marie Bodenstein, comple- of laughter and surprises from an ments Johnson’s frantic despera- eclectic cast of seasoned actors, as tion for success. Being no stranger well as newcomers to the stage. The group was in the first night of tech week, but there seemingly were to the stage, she never misses a beat in her desire not to panic as George goes astray in the second act. Library Plans Events no hitches or stumbling through The couple’s daughter, Rosalind, By Sheryl Ponce ages of children. the play. The set was brilliantly played by Lexi Snyder, gives her There were 95 designed with the imagined stage ex-boyfriend, Paul, played by Wy- Elk City’s Carnegie Library children placed built on a second story. att Porter, the cold shoulder as she staff have several upcoming in Oklahoma. The main character, George Hay, pursues a career outside of acting. events that include kids through Some of them played by newcomer Jeff Johnson, Snyder portrays the young actress adults. On April 29th, at 6:30 were placed championed the production. John- in a believable portrayal of the p.m., Carolyn Torbett-Johnson in Enid, Tulsa, CAROLYN son’s portrayal of the wayward hus- Hays’ daughter. will be in the Carnegie room to JOHNSON McAlester, Sand band and drunken actor built the Delaney Acuna who plays Eileen, tells George talk about her children’s books. Spring, Sayre, character’s antics so the rest of the See LAUGHS page 9 she is pregnant. She was featured in the Ag Mag- Shawnee, Tahlequah, and Guth- azine, published by Beckham rie. County Media. Other events coming to the Torbett-Johnson wrote a series library include the “Mad Hatter Rotarians Learn History of RCCT of three books that tell the stories of children who left the cities to travel across the country to rural Tea Party” that will take place on Saturday, April 12th, at 11 a.m. The party is geared to children By Sheryl Ponce do have different levels of donations “They acquired the current building towns and farms in the US a re- ages five to twelve years old. Reg- or show sponsorships, from programs (located on north Jefferson) around sult of overcrowding in the cities. istration is required to attend. Elk City Rotary Club met for their all the way up to a once-a-year stage 1973 or 74. Over the years, they’ve done The three books were titled “The On April 8th, the Tinker Tots regular meeting last Thursday at the sponsor. Our current stage sponsor is a plethora of shows, occasionally bring- Promise, An Orphan Train West will have a playdate at 4 p.m., Elk City Golf and Country Club, at Garage Bicycle Works,” Crow began. ing in some professional directors. First Novel;” “Forever Home, An Or- for ages three through five. Reg- noon. The guest speaker for the day He continued to explain that the one was a man named Mac Moulton, phan Train West Novel;” and istration for this event is also was Cody Crow from the Red Carpet theatre was established in 1966, as the and then later on, they brought in a pro- “Oklahoma Bound, An Orphan required. STEAM Lab will take Community Theatre. Although he was Theatre Guild of Elk City. The group fessional director named Nick Sweet. Train West Novel.” place on Tuesday, April 8th, at 4 there to promote their upcoming pro- did not have a building but held two They’re both originally from Austin, The stories began with Charles p.m., for ages 6 years old to 12 duction of “Moon Over Buffalo,” he productions a year at what is now Texas, but Mac Moulton had moved Loring Brace, a Methodist min- years old. Registration for this gave the group a history of the theatre. called the Susan Powell Auditorium. to Lynchburg, Virginia, and he would ister, along with the Children’s event is also required. Lego Club “We are a volunteer board, and we’re They would put on one comedy and Aid Society of New York, to help funded by donations and grants. We one musical each summer. 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