June 20, 2026 Issue, Page 7 of 10

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 • 7 NEWS The Elk City News Merritt Graduate is New Game Warden They say if you love what new Oklahoma Game Warden. Randy got to pin Jarrett’s badge Patrol officers, Oklahoma’s “are instructed on topics you ing, wildlife forensics, blood- you do, you’ll never work a day He’s also a SWOSU alum- on him during his recent Game Wardens can enforce would expect, such as wildlife and man-tracking, defensive in your life. nus, class of 2025, and studied swearing-in ceremony. state laws in all 77 counties. and fisheries laws; wildlife, wa- tactics, water survival, and Jarrett Smith may be in that Parks and Wildlife Law En- A law enforcement officer, They’re also empowered to terfowl, and fisheries enforce- trauma first aid.” situation. forcement. Jarrett is CLEET (Council on enforce federal wildlife laws. ment techniques; search and And a Merritt graduate now The 2019 Merritt High Jarrett’s parents are Randy Law Enforcement Education According to the Oklahoma seizure; and firearms.” gets to put that training to use School graduate and avid out- and Teresa Smith. and Training) certified. Department of Wildlife web- But there are others, includ- in Jackson County. doorsman is Jackson County’s A proud moment for a dad, Just like Oklahoma Highway site, Game Warden recruits ing “snake ID, precision boat- bait, dough bait, and hot dogs and spoons around dam, points, murky. ( USGS Lake Level) White points. Report submitted by Mike around flats and main lake. Flat- and riprap. Report submitted by bass and crappie slow on hair jigs, Carroll, game warden stationed head catfish fair on other around Clint Carpenter, game warden jigs, minnows, small lures, and in Comanche County. rocks. Crappie fair on minnows stationed in Custer County. spoons around brush structure, Waurika June 1. Elevation is around brush structure and docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue normal and stable, water tem- rocks. Report submitted by Jason SOUTHWEST and channel catfish slow on perature 75°F and stained. Large- Badley, game warden stationed in Altus-Lugert: May 31. Ele- chicken liver, cut bait, and shad mouth bass, striped bass hybrids, Harper County. vation is 22 ft. below normal around main lake and points. Re- white bass and crappie good on Foss: May 31. Elevation is 1.5 and stable, water temperature port submitted by Mike Carroll, crankbaits, hair jigs, jigs, lipless ft. below normal and falling, wa- 72°F and clear. (USACE Lake game warden stationed in Co- baits, minnows, shad, small lures, ter temperature 71°F and clear. Level) Walleye slow on jigs and manche County. and worms around docks, main (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth minnows around main lake and Lawtonka: June 1. Elevation lake, rocks, shorelines, standing and smallmouth bass fair on buzz rocks. Channel catfish fair on jigs is normal and stable, water tem- timber, and weed beds. Blue and baits, flukes, and topwater lures and minnows around main lake perature 74°F and clear. (USACE channel catfish good on chick- around points, shorelines, and and rocks. Report submitted by Lake Level) Smallmouth bass en liver, cut bait, live bait, punch standing timber. Striped bass hy- Brandon Lehrman, game warden fair on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, bait, stinkbait, and worms around brids fair on live shad, sassy shad, stationed in Greer County. and spoons around points and creek channels, main lake, rocks, NORTHWEST temperature 76°F and stained. and topwater lures around dam, Ellsworth: June 1. Elevation rocks. Blue and channel catfish and shorelines. Report submitted Fort Supply: June 1. Eleva- (USACE Lake Level) Channel main lake, and riprap. Walleye is 7.5 ft. below normal and sta- slow on cut bait, punch bait, by Tucker Clem, game warden tion is normal and stable, water catfish fair on chicken liver, cut fair on crawfish, flukes, live shad, ble, water temperature 72°F and and shad around main lake and stationed in Jefferson County. on the 72nd hole of regulation: Ti- Shinnecock Hills has hosted the 2004 (Retief Goosen also won by 2 teur have been: Jack Nicklaus 2nd four? OPEN ger and Hale birdied the last hole in regulation play, while Ernie made U.S. Open four times previously, and the scores have not been very with a score of 276 – 4 under) and 2018 (Brooks Kopeka who won by (1960), Jack Nicklaus 4th (1961), Jim Simmons 5th (1971), Victor What will the cut be? (The cut in the championships played to 72 Continued from page 3 bogey to fall into a tie. Now, since low: 1896 (James Foulis won with a one with a score of 281 – one over Hovland 12th (2019) and Matt holes have been from +5 to +8) 2018, if there is a tie after 72 holes, score of 152, 36 holes played on the par). Kuchar 14th (1998). Who will win? Everyone has Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Me- the players will determine a winner same day); 1986 (Ray Floyd won by And speaking about amateurs: Here are some questions for you: Scottie Scheffler as the favorite, and diate. in a two-hole aggregate score. If the two with a score of 279 – one un- no amateur has won the U.S. Open Where will our four Oklahoma Rory a close second favorite on pa- Coincidentally, none of the win- tie persists, then it will be a sudden der par); 1995 (Corey Pavin won by since Johnny Goodman in 1933. students finish in 2026? per, but it seldom happens. Just ask ners of each of these, have made par death playoff. two with a score of 280 – even par); Since, the best finishes by an ama- Who will be the best of these Orville Moody! CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS Published in the Elk City News PB-2025-39 Representative, of the Estate been set by the Court for the Gwendolyn Pasby, Deceased, (580) 225-2010 telephone on June 20, June and June 27, of Mildred Gwendolyn Pasby 20th day of July, 2026, at 1:00 determined, said estate dis- (580) 225-2011 fax 2026 AMENDED NOTICE OF a/k/a M. Gwendolyn Pasby, p.m., at the Courtroom of said tributed to the heirs, devisees [email protected] HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT Deceased, having filed in this District Court in the Beckham and legatees and the Personal Attorney for Personal Repre- IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF AND PETITION FOR ORDER Court his Final Account of the County Courthouse at Sayre, Representative discharged. sentative BECKHAM COUNTY ALLOWING FINAL AC- administration of said estate Oklahoma, and all persons in- DATED this15th day of June, LPXLP STATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNT, DETERMINATION and Petition for Order Allowing terested in said estate are no- 2026. In The Matter Of The Estate OF HEIRS, DEVISEES AND Final Account, Determination of tified to then and there appear THE HONORABLE Michelle Of: LEGATEES, AND DISTRI- Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees, and show cause, if any they Kirby-Roper MILDRED GWENDOLYN PAS- BUTION OF ESTATE AND and Distribution of Estate and have, why the said account Associate District Judge BY a/k/a DISCHARGE for Final Discharge of said Per- should not be settled and al- Mark W. Albert M. GWENDOLYN PASBY Notice is hereby given that sonal Representative. lowed, the heirs of said Mildred P.O. Box 1748 Deceased. Terry Dale Pasby, Personal The hearing of the same has Gwendolyn Pasby a/k/a M. Elk City, OK 73648 Have a photo to share? Send to [email protected] with a description!