November 5, 2019 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Barn missioners helped with some Round Town dirt work near the barn, Dill- inger said. November 9 “We got a grant from Continued from page 1. Farmrail to put up a perim- Elk City MX Super Fall the student has to provide eter fence so animals don’t his or her own feeder and get on the tracks,” Dillinger Series Round 4, at the Elk bedding, Dillinger said. said, noting Karie Dillinger “Elk City has always had wrote that grant. “It’s just City Motoreross track, all a good tradition of their live- trying to streamline this stock projects being success- place where it’s manageable day. ful, and so this just helps us where you can maintain it.” go to that next level,” Dill- Goats can he held at the inger said. facility, which features 32 Elk City Craft & Gift Experience levels for stu- small animal pens. But the dents doing projects range facility is not set up to have Elk City High School student Hayley Reed exercises her sheep, Cot- Expo, Elk City Conyen- from first time to long-time cattle at the moment. The veterans. Many students ton, near the ag barn in Elk City. Staff photo by Don Munsch. facility will eventually have tion Center 10 a.m. - 5 feed their animals before some heaters, and some ey, the district has invested reclaiming and improving more work to do, but I am they come to school and then money will be raised to do p.m. as soon as school is out, they spray foam installation in about $90,000 over the last the school ag farm. Like a very proud of what has been return to the ag barn to feed, the building to make it more two years. regular farm, there is always done so far.” wash and exercise their ani- “Mr. and Mrs. Dillinger efficient. November 10 Elk City Craft & Gift mals. The building needed new siding, lights and concrete. “It’s a continual prog- ress,” Rick Dillinger said, mentioning how he and stu- have done a tremendous job of giving the ag farm a facelift,” Garrison said in Impeachment an email. “With limited re- Continued from page I. 47 percent supporting it. Dillinger said he and his dents have tried to keep up sources they have been very depending on affilia- Results from polling web- Expo, Elk City Conven- wife, Karie, who teaches the building and surround- deliberate with a long-range tion: 82 percent of Demo- site FiveThityEight also ings. “We're always picking ag at the high school, along crats support removing the indicate a divided country tion Center 10 a.m. - 5 with students and parents up stuff, trying to clean up plan to improve our existing barn. These improvements president and 82 percent of on impeachment and re- have done labor at the facil- and do things. The kids have Republicans oppose it. In- moval. Gallup’s latest poll- p.m. ity except for that what is re- bought into it.” should provide an area for dependents, mirroring the ing showed a slight major- quired to be done by others, Garrison said the district our students to house their country, are divided: 49 per- ity favor impeachment and November 11 such as electric or plumbing gave $55,000 for ag barn im- animal projects for many cent opposing removal and removal. Veteran’s Day code work. Some building provements from the general years to come. The Dill- ingers along with parents material has been donated, including wood from Currell fund. But overall, with in- surance money, bond money and students have put a lot of Out-of-state travelers November 15 Do It Center. County com- and the general fund mon- blood, sweat and tears into hurt in wreck going to slow them down to GPRMC’s 2019 Gala Business 40 40.” A city official said he ap- By Don Munsch, Editor Two people were injured after they wrecked on In- on I-40 at the 18 mile marker when he departed the road- event, being held at the preciates the work done to way to the left, struck the Continued from page 1. temperature, the temperature terstate 40 early Sunday, cable barrier and over turned Elk City Convention Cen- Caswell said he doesn’t of the rebar [and] the tem- help Elk City. according to an Oklahoma one-half time coming to rest anticipate using the win- perature of the forms have “The city appreciates Highway Patrol report. on its side in the eastbound ter’s South building. tertime suspension, but it to meet a minimum tem- ODOT’s continued support Judith Smith, 54 of Reno, lanes. Smith was pinned for does depend on what type of perature before you can start of Elk City and all that they Nevada, a passenger in the vehicle, was transported by unknown amount of time weather hits here. pouring concrete that day.” do for the state,” Elk City “Around here, = who Even as traffic lanes will Erick EMS to Great Plains and was then freed by Sayre City Manager Lee Litterell November 28 knows?” he said. “And real- never be closed, a speed Medical Center in Elk City. Fire Department. said in an email. “We be- ly, it’s the temperature more limit reduction sign will be She was later Air-Evaced to OHP said the wreck was Thanksgiving. than the wet [conditions]. erected in the area for mo- lieve this will help make im- OU Medical. She was ad- caused bu driver inattention, Because this is such a con- torists traveling on Business provements to the entrances mitted in critical condition with the report listing the crete-heavy project, ODOT 40. to our city. These plans have with hand and leg injuries. driver as being sleepy. has specifications about “T think right now it’s 50 been in the works for quite The driver, Dennis Lofton, November 29 The wreck was investi- temperatures. The ambient there,” Caswell said. “We're 61 of Vallejo, California, some time.” gated by Trooper Brandon was taken by Sinor EMS to Christmas in the Park Bussey and he was assisted Great Plains Medical Center in Elk City, where he was by Beckham County Sher- begins. treated and released. iff's Office, Sayre PD, Erick Lofton was driving his EMS, Sayre FD and Sinor 2005 Nissan Altima west on EMS. Black Friday shopping. Yvonne Wall Howard Yvonne Wall Howard of November 30 Elk City, Oklahoma passed away October 30th 2019 in Elk City, Oklahoma. Christmas in the Park. Yvonne was born and raised in Kiowa County to Emmett and Ruth Ellis on September 16, 1931. She attended school December 1 Jat Big Elk, later transferring to Sentinel School, She met Christmas in the Park. Jake Wall in Sentinel and they married October 16, 1948. Harper M:jae Gifford checks out Christmas open house at The Attic 9 O- ‘Together they raised two chil- Jdren, Darlene and Tommy. Jake December 2 passed away after 27 years of death by her parents, both Door with her Aunt Kassi Chervenka as they both enjoy the lights of marriage. Yvonne remained husbands, and ten siblings. the holiday season. Photo by Terri Chervenka. in Sentinel working at sever- Christmas in the Park. Jal physician clinics and the ‘Yvonne is survived by her Washita County Court House Program inspires love of the before starting her career in the United States Postal Service. children Darlene Lesley and husband Tommy of Sentinel, Oklahoma and Tommy Wall December 3 outdoors for underserved youth She was appointed Post Mas- ter of Canute, Oklahoma in and wife Kim of Foss, Oklaho-| ma, stepchildren Don Howard] Christmas in the Park. By Adam Kemp, The Stidham says. "It'll be fun to the outdoor skills class. Each 1987. Yvonne met Bob Howard and wife Kathy of Mesa, Arizo- Oklahoman, be together."For the past five Tuesday, more than a dozen while living in Canute and they na and Sandy Moore and hus- married January 16, 1988. They band Gerry of Uvalde, Texas, Merritt OKLAHOMA CITY - years, Stidham has helped kids with almost zero expe- rience with camping or be- made their home in Canute un- and sister Peggy Morgan and Forming a circle around organize an outdoor skills til moving to Elk City, Oklaho- husband Russell of Oklaho- the dwindling campfire, the training course as part of his ing in nature meet on a farm ma in 2014, Bob passed away student group closes in tight. Hope For Generations pro- near Yukon and learn a dif- afier 28 years of marriage. ma City, Oklahoma, Survivors| also include six grandchildren Continued from page 1. Arm in arm, the teens gram. Consisting of mostly ferent skill in preparation for and nine great-grandchildren the point of impact, and who will cherish _memo- Filyaw was partially ejected. share blessings and concerns middle school students from an overnight camping trip Yvonne was a talented seam- from their week. Dishing the Lyrewood Neighborhood in mid-November. Stidham stress, creating beautiful quilts. ries of Grandma Yvonne. The driver and Filyaw and She also enjoyed crocheting, on everything from football in Northwest Oklahoma says the group has learned reading, and square dancing The family of Yvonne wishes: the adults in the other ve- hicle were not wearing seat- games and upcoming tests City, the program takes kids everything from making with Bob, She was active in to extend our sincere thanks| belts, the report said. to illness in their family and with few after-school activi- campfires and how to iden- the Lion’s Club, the Canute Se- to the staff of Faith Hospice’ Trooper Brandon Bussey dreams of what's to come. ties and tries to steer them tify poisonous spiders and nior Citizens Club, the Washi- and Elkwood Assisted Living. "I really hope our camp- toward unique and usually snakes to how to properly ta County Election Board, and Funeral: 2:00 p.m, Sat- investigated the wreck and volunteered for the Ameri- urday, November 2, 2019 was assisted by another ing trip is awesome," one hard-to-come-by hobbies. prepare s'mores. "They re- can Red Cross Blood Mobile. Ray & Martha’sFuneral Chapel girl says to the group. Ron They've learned to play ally just fell in love with it," trooper along with the- Yvonne was a strong, resil- Sentinel, Oklahoma Beckham County Sheriff's Stidham, the head mentor chess, taken toastmaster Stidham said. "It was easily ient woman living a long life Burial: Sentinel Cemetery Office, Elk City Police De- and organizer for the out- classes and even done some our most popular event we - leaving incredible memo- Sentinel, Oklahoma partment, Elk City Fire De- door skills camp, points at boxing training. But far and did and I thinkit's just ‘cause ries and a lasting legacy for Under the direction o partment, Elk City EMS, her in appreciation. "I think away the most popular event it was so far outside their all who knew and loved her. Ray & Martha’s Funeral its going to be awesome," the group does each year is normal lives." Yvonne was preceded in Home, Sentinel, Oklahoma. and Air-Evac.