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• 1B H 28, 2026 SATURDAY, MARC INSIDE The Elk City News & 4H Celebrating FFA bers! & 4-H mem to our FFA hing you Good Luck ard to watc We look forw Here to help achieve your goals! you grow your future! We are proud of our FFA Students! to Serve You! e Bank Large Enough FimrstesNsational Na QRORJ\´ To Know You, 3HUVRQDO6HUYLFH´‡³0HWUR7HFK Small Enough ³5XUDO healtht care able Quality, afford ™ here, right now. Busin us t of El k City y right 501 South L.L. Males Avenue . 73628 & Tr hi ton Street Cheyenne, Okla 7 3336 SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026 Weekend Edition Great Plains Amusement Greets Spring Weather Classmates Kevin Kilhoffer and Joseph Buchanan reunite at the art display in the education building. By Sheryl Ponce The Elk City Chamber of Commerce has once again WOHS and Community Welcomes Guest Artist invited Great Plains Amusement Spring Carnival to Ackley Park West this weekend. From March 26th By Sheryl Ponce fresh directions. through the 29th, there will be rides, games, and food Recently he has been for the whole family to enjoy. Elk City High School 1974 drawn to Route 66 and rec- Purchase a wrist band to get access for all of the graduate and watercolor reating the nostalgic era rides throughout a session. Each session requires a new artist Joseph Buchanan was with watercolors. Buchanan band. The session started Thursday, March 26th from 6 honored with a reception at also enjoys painting mari- p.m. to ten. Wristband prices will vary by day and time, the National Route 66 Mu- time scenes and the stories they are as follows: seum Complex’s Western that they represent. There -Friday night, 5-11 p.m. wristbands are $35 Oklahoma Historical Society are a number of paintings -Saturday afternoon, noon-4 p.m. wristbands are (WOHS) Education Building on display at the education $25 by the Elk City Chamber of building, which are also for -Saturday night, 5-11 p.m. wristbands are $35 Commerce, Monday, March sale, along with prints of the -Sunday, noon-5 p.m. wristbands are $25. 23rd. The community came originals. There is nothing like a fun night or afternoon out out to welcome him back Along with the art show at with family and friends at the carnival where one can and enjoy the displays of his the museum, Buchanan has eat, ride, and work on winning a prize with their gam- artwork. an online store where one ing skills. The proceeds for the event go to the Cham- Buchanan and his wife, may see more of his work ber for the many events they have coming in the spring Vicki, currently live in Ben- and/or purchase one of his and summer. tonville, Ark., where he has creations. Those can be seen a studio and spends his time at jbuchananwatercolors.etsy. honing his craft. After grad- uation, he attended SWOSU and majored in art educa- com. For a more in-depth look at his work and inter- view see the next edition of RCCT Auditions for tion. He spent 29 years in the public school system, teach- ing art. Since then, he has GoWest Magazine. Stop by the museum to support this Western Okla- ‘Nine to Five’ Set dedicated his life to explor- homa native, where there By Sheryl Ponce ing, learning new techniques, are a number of Elk City and and pushing his creativity in area watercolor paintings. The Red Carpet Community Theatre will be wind- ing down their production of “Harvey” this weekend, but they are gearing up for the next musical, “9 to 5.” The auditions will be taking place March 30th and 31st, Tickets for Rotary’s Speakeasy Event Going Fast at 7 p.m., at the theatre. Directors Bailey Carpenter and Sara Marie Boderstein are already making plans to bring the comedy based on the 1980 film, which By Sheryl Ponce This year the night will be password for entry. be a night of fine spirits, good compa- features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by one of unparalleled sophis- “The experience will be ny, with the touch of Gatsby-era glam- Patricia Resnick. The Elk City Rotary Club will be tication as the hosts provide a guided tasting of select or. The story is based on friends who take control of hosting a “Rotary Speakeasy Event,” an evening of elegance and whiskies followed by the To reserve a spot or purchase tick- their office and plan on overthrowing their sexist boss. or also called a whiskey tasting on Sat- indulgence of the 1920s crafting of classic Prohi- ets, use the QR code or contact your The musical is set in the late 1970s and focuses on Vi- urday, April 11th, at 7 p.m., in the Elk speakeasies. There will be a bition-era cocktails, all local Rotarian. Do not let time get olet, Judy, and Doralee who all feel mistreated by their City Golf and Country Club. Those curated, exploration of ex- paired with artisan bites,” away because the seating and tickets boss, Franklin Hart, Jr. The three accidently kidnap who participated in last year’s event ceptional whiskies. the official invitation ex- are limited. Last year there were peo- him, which allows them to take control of the office have already received an invitation The atmosphere will be plains. ple left out, don’t be one of regret. It and company. It is a high energy show that is filled with to attend. The seating is limited and dripping in gold and spirits that are Robert Stephens will be the curator is a fun and different kind of enter- humor and positive changes in the workplace. some people had to be turned away considered top shelf. The attire is in of fun and information. His knowl- tainment and education, plus it helps This is a medium size cast of 11 to 20 performers, last year in the first ever whiskey tast- the 1920s Prohibition fashion like that edge and expertise in the area of whis- fund the organizations’ various local ing educational evening of fun. of “The Great Gatsby,” with a required key will be an education in itself. It will projects. See RCCT page 2 Dr. Storm Takes the Reigns at WOHS By Sheryl Ponce bers, and 35 living lifetime members. This Donnie Jordan informed the board and recommendation to build a storage them from $50 to $25. There was discus- makes a total of 83 members. She also gave about the new artist in the education build- building. They are looking at floor plans sion about the cost of the bricks before Elk City’s Western Oklahoma Histori- the Flea Market report. Jim Coffey told the ing. He said that the artist was Elk City na- and a comprehensive plan that could the price would be reduced. A committee cal Society’s newly elected president, Dr. board that they are moving two items out tive Joseph Buchanan, and the Chamber of cost $180,000. This would have humid- was assigned to research the price of the Dan Storm, conducted his first meeting of of the Farm and Ranch museum to make Commerce had a reception for him. The ity and temperature control for paper bricks prior to offering them for sale. The the board of directors Monday morning room for additional tools. There was no ac- next report was the docents’ report. They documents. Haggard suggested the goal is to sell 100 for Route 66 Centen- at 11 a.m., in Western Technology Center, tivity in the Blacksmith Shop. will be having the organizational meeting WOHS could help with furniture and nial. Elk City. He asked Jim Coffey to give the The next item was the archives report on April 15th, in the Opera House. Because equipment inside of the building. The board discussed the upcoming invocation followed by the approval of the given by Judy Haught. She said that she it is the centennial year of Route 66, they Curator Anna Wray told the board that events surrounding the Route 66 Centen- minutes from the Feb. meeting. Treasurer updated the WOHS website with the 100 want additional volunteers to give guided they are working on landscaping for the nial celebrations, as well as Canute’s relight- Beverly Jordan then gave the treasurer’s re- years ago article. She said that the commit- tours. area where the pond was. They will take ing of the Cotton Bolls’ Motel relighting. port, which was also approved. tee will be meeting with two individuals to Randy Haggard gave the Museum down two dead trees and add drought They also talked about billboards that have Jordan also gave the membership report. gather information for the website, and she Board report. He said that the meeting resistant plants. Maxine Jackson was also signage on it, as well as the car shows that She said there are eight individual mem- also said that there were two emails that was short, but the issue of storage was present to ask the board to reduce the will be coming to town. bers, 20 family members, 20 Pioneer mem- needed to be answered. discussed. They passed a resolution price of the bricks that have names on The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m. Weather Vol. Vol. 117,122, No.No. 54 13 Mail delivery Home delivery Viewonline View online tomorrow 99/70 85 / 59 75 75 cents cents, 12 pgs. 580.225.3000 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com elkcityoknews.com