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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, February 15, 2020 Round Town Esports opiate antagonists, with the clude a certified school nurse board information explain- or any other nurse employed ing it’s the policy of central by or under contract with a administration, because of school, any licensed practi- of the healing arts, nurse working under contract with a school district or any per- February 15 Continued from page 1. Among other business, son designated by the school said. Garrison discussed district the increased opioid addic- tioner of the healing arts, or administration to administer Garrison said he thought finances and the board ap- tion crisis nationwide, to au- any person designated by the an opiate antagonist in the Rustic Market, Conven- esports could draw interest proved board adoption or thorize medical personnel at school administration to ad- event of a suspected over- school to administer an opi- minister an opiate antagonist from seventh- and eighth- revision of board policies, oid antagonist to any student in the event of a suspected dose. That person is autho- tion Center graders, who sometimes such as adoption ofthe early or person they in good-faith overdose, district informa- rized to administer an opiate have a hard time finding graduation and revision of suspect is having an opioid- tion said. So the board was antagonist when encounter- their niche in school. That the graduation policy. The related drug overdose. signing off designating a ing a student or other indi- would translate to kids in board approved a_ policy State law defines “medical school nurse, public health vidual exhibiting signs of an other grades. about the administration of personnel at schools” to in- nurse, licensed practitioner opiate overdose. February 16 Global Cup for a short time as a boy and ally bought some land west people I will be friends for then he moved to Nebraska of town and lived south of the rest of my life,” he said. Rustic Market, Conven- and then he moved back Sayre. “That’s my favorite thing to Elk City after he gradu- McBride doesn’t get back about Southwestern Oklaho- tion Center. ated from high school, when here as much he would like. ma is the people. You don’t Continued from page 1. home country.” he was 19, He was on tour “T’ve got some really good find any better people than The event features two The six riders on Mc- around that time. He eventu- friends in that country, and there.” rounds of competition each Bride’s team are Jess Lock- Unemployment day, McBride said. Ten wood, Sage Kimzey, Cody scores are ultimately count- Teel, Matt Triplett, Bou- February 21 ed. dreaux Campbell and Cole “You've got six guys on a Melancon. Elk Creek Strutters Ban- team,” he said. “And so all McBride likes the team Continued from page 1. do something diversified creative people in the area six get on in the first round aspect of the event and howthought about going into away from the energy cycle, who have good skill sets that and then they have a bonus each rider pulls for his team- business to set that in mo- which is not something that quet, Convention Center. round where you pick two mates. tion. they can control,” he said, could use for their own busi- guys to get on another bull, “To try and put together “Especially if they can adding that there are many ness or someone else. and so there’s eight attempts the best six guys you can each day by all the teams. from the United States is Theatre som into engaged and confi- The peer-mentors work side- interaction with others blos- does not have a disability. So 16 different attempts something that is really fun February 22 and you count your best 10 to try and do, and then to dent individuals who proud- by-side with their partners, scores at the end of the two try to get them to jell as a assisting them throughout ly show their talents. To see Continued from page 1. days, and that’s how you'll unit and be accountable to this program grow as it has the entire rehearsal process 10th Annual Father/ has become a_ national get your winner, whoever one another, it’s my favor- has the has highest total on program with 43 replication and benefit young artists and on stage. ite event,” he said. “It beats with special needs and their Local project organizers Daughter Dance, Hearts those 10 scores.” anything — any rodeo or any sites in 15 states through- out the country, including families across the country is need the public’s help to This will be in the second bull riding I’ve ever been a immensely gratifying.” replicate this project in this year in a row for Arlington part of. This format is by far Elk City. Since its founding, for Hearing Fundraiser, to be the host site for the my favorite.” hundreds of children have “The Sagebrush Penguin community through local Global Cup. It has been in He said the “very best participated in and benefited Project is such a great pro- partnerships. Participation held in Edmonton, Alberta, bulls in the world” will be at from a wide range of pro- gram and amazing transfor- for artists is absolutely free Convention Center. ductions. mation to watch.” said Tiph- thanks to the funding provid- Canada, and Sydney, Aus- the Global Cup. tralia. The event began in “That’s half the battle in “The Penguin Project was ani Currell, Elk City director ed by local sponsors. Lincoln Edmonton in 2017. putting on great bull riding founded on the principle that of the Sagebrush Penguin Teen Center will be partner- “Tt is really nice when event — you've got to have children with special needs Project. “It is such a fantas- ing with Sagebrush to use its it’s 50-60 miles from the great bull riders, but you've can participate in and excel at tic journey to watch the art- facility. The Sagebrush Pen- March 3 house,” said McBride, who got to have great bulls,” he community activities when ists and mentors grow while guin Project is seeking finan- lives in Whitesboro, Texas, said. “If you’ve just medio- given the opportunity and learning a musical.” cial and volunteer sponsors. Oklahoma Presidential with his wife and two chil- cre common bulls, you can’t support,” said Andrew Mor- The Sagebrush Penguin For more information email dren. “But it’s also really separate anything. You’ve gan, M.D., founder of The project is also seeking peer sagebrush.penguin@ gmail. nice that this in the U.S. You got to have the great bulls to Penguin Project. “We have mentors. The project utiliz- com, call 580-210-0150 or Primary. Polls are open 7 want to go win it wherever separate the great bull rid- seen young people who had es a “peer mentor” system, find Sagebrush on Facebook it’s at. But you really want ers.” no friends, would hide when linking each young artist at Sagebrush Penguin Proj- a.m. until 7 p.m. to win it when it’s in your McBride lived in Elk City they met people, and feared with an age-level peer who ect. Justice Department roiled by resignations in Roger Stone case By Del Quentin Wilber, security in 2016 and 2017. structed justice, boosting his prosecutors deferred to Jack- tors said. down from the case but they Los Angeles Times "The department has no guideline range to seven to son to decide the appropriate Officials in Barr's office will be demoralized by the WASHINGTON - Top credibility left." nine years. sentence, were briefed on the recom- lack of integrity shown by Justice Department officials Stone is scheduled to be If the judge agrees, the Both sentencing filings mendations. It is not clear the leadership." came under fire Wednesday sentenced Feb. 20. 67-year-old Stone will re- were approved by Timothy how much Justice Depart- Levin and other former for jettisoning a recommen- Democrats will get their ceive the harshest sentence Shea, the acting USS. attor- ment officials pushed back, federal prosecutors said they dation by career prosecutors chance to question Attorney of the half-dozen Trump as- ney, court papers show. Shea or why Shea signed onto the did not understand why the that Roger Stone, a longtime General William Barr next sociates convicted of crimes was appointed Jan. 30, tak- sentencing brief submitted Justice Department didn't confidante of President Don- month. The House Judiciary that include tax fraud and ly- ing over for Jessie Liu, who by the career prosecutors. ask the judge for more time ald Trump, receive a stiff Committee said Wednesday ing to investigators. had left the position pending Former prosecutors said to craft its sentencing rec- prison sentence. that Barr, after a monthslong After Trump tweeted that her nomination to a senior the controversy further ommendation and continue Democrats called for in- standoff with the panel, had the recommended sentence Treasury Department posi- chipped away at the Justice internal deliberations. vestigations into the rever- agreed to testify March 31. was a "miscarriage of jus- tion. Department's reputation for "This is all extraordinarily sal, which led four career Trump praised Barr and tice," the Justice Department Trump on Tuesday with- independence and will harm embarrassing for the Justice prosecutors Tuesday to dra- the Justice Department on ordered prosecutors to aban- drew Liu's nomination. An Department," said James morale. matically withdraw from Wednesday for dialing back don their position on sen- associate of Liu's said she the case. Former federal the sentencing recommenda- tencing. believes Barr blamed her "The integrity of the Jus- Trusty, a former top federal prosecutors said the depart- tion for Stone. Atthat point, the four pros- for the Stone debacle and tice Department is now prosecutor. ment appeared to have either "Congratulations to At- ecutors who won the Stone "threw her under the bus in question," said Steven Justice Department botched its oversight of the torney General Bill Barr for conviction, two of whom with Trump." Levin, a former federal pros- spokeswoman Kerri Kupec prosecution or abandoned taking charge of a case that had previously worked on "The president's _ allies ecutor. "Federal prosecutors did not reply to emails or decades of independence to was totally out of control," special counsel Robert S. think she is part of the ‘deep will admire the position that phone calls seeking com- help a friend of Trump's. Trump tweeted. Mueller III's probe of Rus- state,’ so it was easy to pin their peers took in stepping ment. Either way, they said, the The trouble started Tues- sian interference in the this on her," said the associ- Justice Department suffered day when Trump expressed a serious blow to its repu- tation in withdrawing rec- his displeasure with sentencing — recommenda- the 2016 presidential campaign, ate, who spoke on condition abruptly withdrew from the of anonymity to protect pri- case. One resigned from the vate conversations. rElkCituNews ommendations that Stone, tion that career prosecutors department. Former and current pros- USPS # 173-020 a longtime Republican op- made Monday in court fil- Another prosecutor was ecutors were befuddled by 580-225-3000 erative and self-proclaimed ings. They had argued that tapped to take over. John the department's handling of dirty trickster, be sentenced guidelines suggesting Stone Crabb, the chief of the crimi- the matter, They said Shea, Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC to seven to nine years in receive a sentence ofonly 15 nal section in the U.S. attor- a close adviser to Barr, was 109 W. 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