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The Elk City News - Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, April 16,2019 Foster home *:2s"« from her organization. at Elk City First National Bank & Trust to raise dona- Continued. of Care campaign is designed tions for the $200,000 match. April16 veék ofthe woot imgtemeppototagt, to fund the construction and Larger sibling sets are most _large, custom, single-family — Pemewistingwmake —_pegple wishing to make ” | | Lowell. Laguinn Carter ; Lag 1 ; often separated. homes and five clubhouses/ _t legacy.circleofcare.org. Lowell Laguinn Carter bly of God Church on April Oklahoma Blood Insti- “When a foster sibling set _activity centers throughout Alittle more than acentury | died March 8 at the age of 92. 19 at 1 p.m. with burial fol- tute Blood Drive, First goes into care and there’s the state to accommodate old, Oklahoma United Meth- Memorial services willbe —_ lowing at Fairlawn Cemetery Baptist Church Activities three or more children in that up to 48 fosterchildren. The gist Circle of Care is afaith- | Meld at Elk City First Assem- at 3 p.m. ox set, they have a65 percent fundraising goal for the whole a4 anid welfare agency ° chance ofbeing placed to- campaign, which includes ec . gether,” Stefles said. “Ifthere endowment to supportthe _servingchildrenandyounh =| Gena Fay (Mitchum) April18 are five children in that fam- homesinto future, is $5mil- _ through three programs. The ily, then there’s almost azero lion. agency's Foster Care service |AGAIMS Old Fashioned Gospel percent chance that they will “These are very nice abelian " ; Sitiging Event; 630 pt, be placed in the same home, homes, andthe furnishings "°CTwts, trains and supports Glena Faye (Mitchum) ery Funeral Service cha- FaieChePegtiac Tl not because people don’t want are going top be very nice,” Volunteer foster parents Adams died April 10 atthe _pel. Burial will be held at ity Baptist Village. totake them in but because _—Steffes said. Thehomes are _to care for foster children. age of 81. _ Fairlawn cemetery under the they don’t have the space alittle less than 3,000 square Support includes clothing Services were held April _ direction of Whinery Funeral Elk City Elementary Sralable — ieand aremulls tatthey allowance, equipment co-op, 1S at 2:30 p.m. at the Whin- Service. the Okla- in their neighborhoods. Af- ‘ Pre-K Enrollment 8:15 tracted by homa Department of Human __ ter the two communities raise nods. “1 support ee groups and :ongoing aT ti = 1 | LL . am, 2:15 pim.2801 Buck: | vices Cirele of Careis the $200,000 in Elk City, the ‘taining and education. For William P. “Bill” Smith ley Avenue. astatewide foster agency organization will match that more info about fostering, en ; that strives to increase the amount, Steffes said, andthe contact Western Oklahoma William P. "Bill" Smith Church officiated by Father April 20 numberof foster parentsin construction periodiis usually Regional Program Director, | “ied APril 11 at the age of 81. Philip Louis. Burial wil be at Oklahoma. Circle of Care nine months to a year. feadat Risten,aAOS AD. Mass of Christian Burial _the St. Francis Cemetery un- ‘Annual Easter Egg places a priority on keepiigy Stalfes said her organiza. aquel Razien, at 405-312- was held April 15, 10:30am. der the direction of Whinery siblings together while they _tion works to ensure that fos- 640 or Raquel.razien@ at St. Matthews Catholic Funeral Service. April 24 are in foster care. The Legacy ter parents will find support _circleofcare.org. , |Gwen Dale Green Chamber of Commerce . - Lamcltand Learn dd panel Gwen Dale Green died Cemetery, Elk City. Ser- oe April 5 at the age of 66. vices have been entrusted p.m. RSVP- Elk City West- Graveside services willbe _ to Martin-Dugger Funeral ern Technology Center. 10am. April 12 at Fairlawn — Home in Elk City. April 25 Carla Kay Pruitt _ Mivanis T-Ball League Carla Kay Pruitt was Loyd raised Elijah of Weath- sign ups. 6 p.m. at the born on Jan. 14, 1953 in erford, OK; Also one sister Kiwanis Park. Sayder, Texas Leland Laveta Stout, her husband farvey and Margaret June Van; three nephews; one i (Smalts) Henderson. She in ri April 26 passed away on Apil4, 2019, Meee, and ° many fiends i sregory Popovich Pet in OKC. Carla graduated Se Theatre, Pioneer Center from Elk City High School Carla will be held April 26 in 1971, She married Loyd _at 11:00 am. in the Fairlawn Pruitton June 15,1971in Cemetery. April 27th Elk City, OK. Tothis union She was preceded in one daughter was born a he Leland Class, in the hospital Carla worked at Hodges stepmother Joann Hender- cafeteria meeting room A Nursing Home and GPRMC SN rather Richard from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Elk City. . Grandparesite Fred She is survived by her au a aaa : : husband, Loyd of the home; and Florence Smalts an Obishotis NER RAGE" 2 her daughter, Misty of the James and Sarah Hender- Elk City Motorcross VAG home; grandson she and son. April 28th ‘Tam Vo of Houston shows off turkeys he bagged during the Lt. Governor’s Turkey Send obituaries to [email protected] cubits Na Tea Hunt in Elk City last week. a Photo by Terri Chervenka. nt ituarie: jallynews.com Elk City Motorcross Continued. experienced something like we can hostiit without them. that, and wehadalotof fun We havea lot of support on April29 in the two days we have the __with it and it turned out excel- _ the local level with our guides hunt,” Lenius said, noting that lent.” that are knowledgeable and Merritt All Sports Ban- the areas that are host sites The hunt began thenext —_willing to take these guests quet - Convention Center. areplacesdeemedtohave day. The weather this year _out to their [hunting] spots.” potential and opportunity. wasn’t the most ideal with As they learned about the May3 This year’s Turkey Hunt the wind, butnine birds were city, several guests were iv started in Oklahoma City bagged over the two days, “very impressed” with the Play Day- Elk City Mo- | Where Lt. Gov. Matt Pin- Lenius said. Community Action Project Nal alae iiSieade nell kicked off events with “A big part ofthe Tur- Plans, which voters approved a peeaway: aluncheon andthen people key Hunt, of course, is the in February, Lenius said. ” ; dispersed to the communities _ guides,” Lenius said. “We “They said coming toa Block Party Elk City - for the hunt. have to secure the local community of 12,000 or less, Downtown Elk City. “And Elk City, every year guidesthathave access or ~_they were really impressed we've been involved, we get own land thathave turkeys _with the progressiveness of May 4 the honor of being the first on them. We've alwayshada our community,” she said, Vv stop for the lieutenant gover- great base here in Elk City, adding these people will now th Annual Ke rene Cae nor,” Lenius said. Areception _andit’s usually the guides have Elk City on their radar. , Center. tion was held : here Wednesday for themselves that sell the ‘ F The event, whose host facil- April p 28, A 2019 the lieutenant governor, and community to these special ity was at Copper Hart Manor this year’s dinner featured guests. They doagreatjob, __in Carter this year, does not okcMarathon.com May5 roasted hog. and this year, by far, was receive state funds, as it is Changing the Course of OKC ; “That was alot of fun,” probably one of our better -—_funded through Oklahoma Arts Festival - Conven- Lenius said. “A lot of these years. The guidesevery year Business Roundtable, anon- Se aha is om ana HOES tion Center. people maybe never have just step it up. There's no way profit, Lenius said. 2900 HEARNG AD CENTERS . 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