September 6, 2025 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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8• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 The Elk City News the “Four Way Test.” but clubs have become less had on the community was members their Rotary Club “Find something that you are PASSION “Really, that’s what it comes down to, is to care, to do good service oriented and more so- cial oriented than they used to far-reaching into the future. Ridgeway said that there are has, the more service that it can do. In service there’s a lot as passionate about and be con- tagious with that passion. Talk Continued from page 1 and to do it well. We never re- be. Ridgeway told the Elk City millions of examples that exem- of reasons to join the Rotary to the people in your club, get ally know how or when we are group that being a Rotarian is plify the ways Rotarians touch Club,” Ridgeway said. them as passionate about it as sage I had written. She said, ‘I serving others. When we are an honorable thing. He also people’s lives in little ways. As he concluded his talk, you are, and then as a club, take want to be reminded of it every representing the principles of told a story of meeting another “There’s a symbiotic relation- Ridgeway gave two personal action, do something about it single day, to care, to do good Rotary out in public, we nev- Rotarian who viewed being a ship there, where Rotary can examples of how he became and make a difference in peo- and to do it well.’” Ridgeway er really know who we are af- member as a title of honor and do things for the community. passionate about donating or- ple’s lives. Leave your mark,” explained. fecting or how we’re affecting trumps being a doctor, which Rotary can do things to bene- gans and giving blood. His Ridgeway concluded. He continued to say that them. We never really know the was something she does. fit a community and, therefore, sister benefited from a heart Elk City Rotary Club meets when he wrote it, it was based impact or the difference we are On a more personal story, benefit the businesses. And the transplant and his son was in every Thursday, at noon, in on the principles he learned making in other people’s lives,” Ridgeway described a park he businesses and the government an accident. Ridgeway learned the Elk City Golf and Country in Rotary. Ridgeway embraces Ridgeway said. went to as a child. It was built can also contribute to the abili- that blood is only given to peo- Club. To attend a meeting con- the fundamental principles of He noted that the impor- by the local Rotarian club. The ty of Rotary to perform service ple who will die if they do not tact Britton or another member service, about self and ethical tance of Rotary has declined, impact that the Rotary Club in the community. The more receive it. of the organization. principles that are embodied in 34th Street.” He has also per- Jaylyn Byrd as Florence; Emi- Norquist; Aspen Brooks and “The story takes place in North end of the play the story returns BRIGHT formed in Hobart’s Short-Grass Theatre, and he last appeared in ly DeVaughan as Edna; Ryder Adams as Daryl; Charissa Ber- Diana Torres as Government Clerk; Erin Giles as Well-Dress Carolina in the ‘40s, just after WWII. Alice Murphy is a suc- to the 1940s, when it takes a surprising twist.” Continued from page 1 Southwest Playhouse’s “Hello rong as Lucy; Angela Nichols as Woman; and the ensemble are cessful writer. A soldier who Music and story were written Dolly.” Mama Murphy; Gavin Houck Julie Barnett; Henderson; Ma- was returning from the war by Steve Martin and Edie Bric- the Elk City Summer Arts pro- Other cast members include as Daddy Murphy; Christopher lynda Blevins; Lily Adkinson; wanted to work for her. The plot kell. Make arrangements to get gram. Blair Barnett as Alice; Whitten Curtis as Mayor Dobbs; Wesley Easton Byrd; Alex Stratton; moves from the ‘40s to the ‘20s reservations for this musical Weatherly is a veteran actor Eustace as Billy; Torrey Curtis as Javorsky as Jimmy Ray; Landon Mayse Sader; Opal Smith; Jovi throughout the story, taking the production by going to www. in the RCCT, with his last per- Daddy Cane; Hannah Gregory Tisdal as Stanford; Kenny Petzol; and Lyndleigh Lamb. audience back to when Miss southwestplayhouse.com on formance being in “Miracle on as Margo; Jacob Staggs as Max; Gregory and Weatherly as Dr. According to Weatherly, Murphy was a teenager. At the Sept. 9th. CBA CANUTE Junior high Lady Crusaders won the Snyder volleyball tournament, and both Maddox Mickey and Samuel Long won medals at the Weatherford cross country meet. 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