March 18, 2020 Issue, Page 2 of 10

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Superintendent ogy, geography and driver’s time. My wife (Cathy) told Safe Kids most. His staff and the fun they have had over the years education. me that I want to travel, so Safe Kids Oklahoma will tops his list of memories he The following year, Lewis that is what we will do. Our have a car seat checkup in will cherish. took on the head junior high which national __ certified Continued from page 1. successful in their lives,” he first trip will be to Alaska,” Lewis began his education football and track coaching which is a form of blended reported. technicians will be on on- learning,” Lewis explained. Lewis named three people position. He then became Lewis laughed. at SWOSU, earning his BS site to show caregivers how to properly install car seats While he has seen many who have been influential in degree in 1970 and contin- the assistant high school In addition to traveling, he ued to obtain his Master’s principal in 1992. It was in and check those already changes in and out of the his life and career. First, he and Cathy will be enjoying Degree of Education in Ad- 1995 that he left public ed- classroom, he has also been mentioned his mother, Gay- more time with their family from 10 a.m. to noon Friday ministration in 1976. His ucation to enter the career able to leave his mark with le Lewis, who raised three at the Elk City Fire Depart- students and with the teach- sons by herself. first teaching and coaching tech system, being the Sayre and continue to raise cattle “My mother was the first job was in Geary in 1971. WTC Campus Director. In on their farm. Lewis and his ment, 303 W. Sth St. ers. He will retire in June. He coached football, basket- 2001 he became the Assis- Round Town “T take great pride in see- ing our employees at WTC to influence me. I highly re- spect anyone who can raise ball and track, teaching ge- tant Superintendent of WTC wife have two children and five grandchildren. Their develop their skill sets to el- three children by herself. She ography and psychology. He and moved to the Burns Flat moved to Elk City in 1973 Campus. In 2010 he became son Tommy is married to March 18 evate themselves into a bet- taught me to respect people ter position with a better sal- and to treat others the way I to coach junior high football Superintendent over all the Tammy and they have three Spring Break, Elk City ary,” he continued. would want to be treated. I and track, WTC campuses and has re- boys, Ryan and his wife Sa- His leadership style seems would say the other two who In 1977, Lewis left to be- mained in that position until and Merritt Schools. brina, Chad and Cory. Their to be one of promoting those influenced me are Gene Or- come the assistant principal he retires at the end of June. daughter Valari Cathey is around him. This is not only sack (WTC Superintendent) at Woodward High School “T love Western Technol- March 19 with their personal advance- and George Stack (WTC but returned to Elk City the ogy Center because of the married to Scott and they ment, but also with their Board Member). They gave following year to become people I work with on a dai- have two children, Blake Spring Break, Elk City abilities to lead. He is one me the opportunity to further the junior high principal. In ly basis. I would be remiss and Blair. and Merritt Schools. who speaks highly of his my career at WTC.” 1979, he left education to go ifI did not mention my ex- staff and teachers. Hoyt Lewis is a guy who into private business and re- cellent Board of Education. Treasuring his memories, “I want all of my staff always has a story to share. mained out of education un- With their direction and sup- Lewis remains hopeful that and students to be success- He is one who loves to laugh til 1986 when he returned to port WTC is considered one March 20 WTC will continue to de- ful. We have 106 full-time and lives by the philosophy Elk City to become the high of the best Tech Centers in velop new programs, meet- Spring Break, Elk City employees on all five cam- that if it isn’t fun, he prob- school assistant football and the Career Tech System. It and Merritt Schools. puses. It is our hope that all ably won’t do it. That is one track coach. Along with is difficult to leave a job I ing the needs and skills sets of the WTC students will be of the things he will miss the coaching he taught psychol- truly love, but I know it is of their stakeholders. “Ordinary people. People 9/11, national disasters, epi- Darling and North towers’ collapse tough calls based on improp- tial pilot with Marine Heli- in New York and the Penta- er, unvetted information. copter Squadron One, and we serve in this community demics and now pandemics. gon attack and his commu- Our country was just saved in October 2000, he was se- are going to be the ones who He lauded those who serve Continued from page 1. nications to Bush, including that day not just by its mili- lected to work for The White come and save maybe even His presentation included giving the president an esti- tary but by ordinary Ameri- House Military Office, Air- your life. ... The terrorists the community every day, a dizzying array of commu- mated number of fatalities. cans who rose up to do ex- lift Operations Department. tried to destroy us; instead, including first responders. nications among high-rank- As an airlift operations traordinary things — people It was in that capacity that they ended up unifying us. “Resilience empowers or- ing people and details about officer, Darling was respon- on flight 93, people in New then Major Darling sup- They tried to instill fear in dinary Americans to do ex- how they reacted in real sible for organizing Bush’s York City who ran back into ported President George millions of Americans, and traordinary things,” he said. time, including how Bush trip to Sarasota, Florida, on those towers, and at the Pen- W. Bush, Vice President yet, thousands flocked to re- was transported from Flor- tagon, people going back in- Dick Chaney and National “9/11 brought out the best in 9/11. Darling said it took cruiting stations to join our ida to Barksdale Air Force him nine years to obtain per- side the building.” Security Adviser Condo- military ranks. They tried to us, on one ofthe most horri- base in Louisiana to Offutt mission to discuss what hap- On his website, Darling leezza Rice in the Presiden- overwhelm us into despair. ble days in our history, when Air Base in Nebraska and pened in 9/11. said he retired from the tial Emergency Operations And what they did was un- ordinary Americans rose then eventually to Washing- “This is not just a neat United States Marine Corps Center (PEOC) on Sept. 11, leash America’s greatest up to save somebody else. ton, D.C., where Bush ad- inside story,” Darling said with just over 20 years of ac- 2001. Darling wrote a book attribute, and that’s resil- dressed Americans from the at the beginning of the pre- tive duty service in October That’s the lesson I learned. about his experiences called ience.” White House. sentation. “What I want you 2007. He flew Cobra attack “24 Hours Inside the Presi- He said resilience has got- That’s the people we serve Darling described an to know is what our country helicopters in Desert Shield dent’s Bunker: 9-11-01: The ten the nation through wars, every day.” evacuation of the White was willing to do to save all and Desert Storm during the White House.” House and how he worked of us as the attack was hi first Gulf War and in Soma- “Ordinary people rose NOTICE OF PERSONS APPEARING with Vice President Dick pening. We were willing lia, Africa, in support of Op- up and ran back into build- TO BE OWNERS OF ABANDONED PROPERTY Cheney in the bunker at the to take lives out of the sky eration Restore Hope. ings, stormed cockpits and White House, including how to save more lives on the In June 1998, Darling was impacted the Pentagon and Cheney reacted to the South ground. We were making the selected to fly as a presiden- saved lives,” Darling said. Howa Seattle suburb responded LOOKING FOR LOST TREASURE’ after becoming the epicenter of the Common types of unclaimed property include: Cash | Royalties | Life Insurance Proceeds U.S. coronavirus outbreak Rebates | Paychecks | Stocks and Bonds BECKHAM COUNTY By Paige Cornwell, The that until two weeks ago was er cities are looking to them Kirkland officials were the ELK CITY COX THOMAS C/O BARBARA Seattle Times best known outside of Wash- for guidance as infections among the first to grapple CARLILE SAVANNAH cox KIRKLAND, Wash. - ington as the namesake for spread. with how to convey the se- 1900 W BROADWAY APT 36 511 NGINNIE PL Firefighters noticed they Costco's Kirkland Signature City leaders acknowledge riousness of the virus that CARR DONNA G MGREE WANDA GENE 721 NADAMS 1000 ELKWOOD BLVD # 53 were getting more frequent brand, became the epicenter the positives, and fear of could be deadly for some CARR RANDY L calls to Life Care Center of of the U.S. coronavirus out- what could still come. 721 N ADAMS ERICK and mild for others. Giunts GARTH & SUNDENA Kirkland. It wasn't unusual break. "You do it with honest "I think the biggest chal- BROSt HAGEN CURTIS for the firefighters to be dis- More than 60 Kirkland 610 W 5TH ST PO BOX 741 conversations about where lenge is just working our patched to the care center, or residents, including people we are, how we got here and way through that balance," This is only the latest list ofnames, so be sure to search other senior-living facilities staying there temporar- how we can support people," Triplett said. "We want to for friends and family at OKTREASURE.COM in the city. ily, have died from or been Mayor Penny Sweet said. make sure employees are For any questions, feel free to give us a call at405-521-4273. But the calls started to hospitalized with the virus. "I think we are a model for protected, but many of our OUR SERVICE IS ALWAYS FREE stack up, and all patients re- Nearly all of them were as- how you should respond to sociated with Life Care something like this." employees exist to protect ported flu-like symptoms. On Feb. 27, the leaders of Center. Many patients with Emergency departments in the community." Colorado, Florida and New There are residents who this Eastside city of 90,000 symptoms are at Evergreen- learned one of their residents Health, a Kirkland hospi- Mexico have called to ask think that the city could be was being tested for CO- tal, which has seen nearly questions: How do we pre- doing more, though much Name of listed owner: pare our firefighters? What of the criticism falls on Basia appease Bi pasta) VID-19, the disease caused 100 confirmed cases and 24 SSNIFEI No. of Listed Owner: ‘tele bile dos igh Sly cm pscessra) the new coronavirus. deaths. kind of information do you state and federal agencies The leaders, including Kirkland's response to share with the community? that they think haven't put Your relationship to listed owner: Tn i pm, Sra an Soe oon Se) City Manager Kurt Triplett, the crisis is being watched Can we use your communi- enough effort into Kirkland Iflisted owner is deceased, please check here: began to tally up the number around the country, and oth- cations materials? specifically. Your name: of seniors being taken to the ‘ied a Bec and We copy of oar aver eae) ‘SSNIFEI No. hospital from the Life Care ‘SS Nt nae Btls 3 0 GH Clay Sa OCT Current Address: Center and how many first ‘ng a es ae a Bains A] responders had assisted in iy: State: ZIP; the transfers. Hi folks! |am a out 8-10 weeks old Day time phone number: Tato) Two days later, public- Terrier male. | am so excited to E-Mail: health officials reported at meet my new family! Will you consi least one death in Kirkland sharing your home with me? ear ‘Tar a) (Our only goal isto reunite property with its true and lawful owner. Upon review of your attributed to COVID-19. claim, the Unclaimed Property Division may ask for adcitional documentation. And a fifth of the city's fire- To save processing time, please attach to your claim copies of any documentation that If lam not the pet for you, please verifies your relationship to the listed owner. fighters were in quarantine. consider one of my friends! Unclaimed Property "We knew that this was 320 N. May Sponsored by 1oma City, OK 73120 | (405) 52 273 going to be a big deal for The names and addresses cor ined inthis notice areas they wer reported bythe holder. Kirkland," Triplett said. Within hours, Kirkland, DJs Rentals Information conceming the names andlastknown addresses of the property holders maybe bteined by any person possessing an interest inthe property by submiting an online camo ddessing an inquiry tothe Unclaimed Property Division The property sin the custody ofthe an affluent mid-sized suburb 1S. Main St, Elk City 580-225-1400 State Treasurer andl coins must be ected to the Unclimed Property Dison