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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Weekday Edition GPRMC welcomes New Year’s baby Elk City GPRMC nurse practitioner kicks off Wellness January as wellness coach By Shonda Little Alicia (Low) Price, her hus- band Michael and their three children are well-known sta- ples in western Oklahoma. Price had attended school at Elk City Public Schools be- fore transferring to Canute, where she graduated in 1998. She followed in her mother's i footsteps to become a reg- istered nurse in 2002 and Alicia Price joined her at Great Plains Re- Lto R, Miranda Cummings-GPRMC Women’s and gional Medical Center. Med-Surge Director, Debra Burleson-Mother, Em- Instantly she knew that pursuing her own continued journey ersyn Pollard: Baby, Josh Pollard. Father, Darcey to better wellness would be a passion she could share with her Simpson-RN, Jennifer Brown-RN. Courtesy photo. patients. She briefly left GPRMC to serve as a nurse case manag- er. “While I was doing that, I recognized that we had a need for more general practitioners. I went to back to school to become First Baby of 2021 born at Great Plains Regional Medical Center welcoming a new baby into the world makes us all smile.” a nurse practitioner from 2009-2012. I wanted to take the step Elk City, OK: After much anticipation, GPRMC welcomed our Debra noted that she received the most caring support from not first baby of 2021 on January Sth! Emersyn Lillie Jean Pollard was only Dr. Robinson, but the entire GPRMC Women’s team. “Thank from bedside nursing to primary care,” Price explained. She now has a practice located at 1710 West 3rd Street spe- delivered at 7:49 AM by Dr. Michael Robinson weighing Slbs 100z you for helping us bring a healthy little girl into the world.” cializing in chronic disease, wellness, weight-loss consulting, and 18 inches long, Emersyn’s arrival was patiently awaited by her “They'll soon be bringing little Emersyn home to meet her four well-child checks, however her primary passion is disease pre- mother Debra Burleson and father Josh Pollard of Moore, OK. brothers and sisters," GPRMC said in a statement. "GPRMC is “One of our favorite things to do here at GPRMC is to deliver happy to welcome Emersyn, and congratulates the entire Burleson- vention. Pollard family, wishing them health and happiness in 2021." babies. We love the excitement that each birth brings to our staff,” “As you know, I haven't always been my healthiest self,” Price admitted. “I was raised doing what we all do — eating fried GPRMC Women’s and Med-Surge Director Miranda Cummings Debra was overwhelmed by the generosity of all the businesses foods and I wasn’t getting enough exercise. I was diagnosed with said. “Even during these trying times, in the midst of a pandemic, See Baby page 2. an autoimmune disease and knewI needed to change. | also rec- ognized that most diseases are preventable,” she said. Price decided to do additional training in weight loss and obe- Northfork Quail Forever Chapter sity through the Obesity Medical Association. She continued on her push for a healthier lifestyle, learning excited for new projects after more about clean eating and exercises that were compatible with her lifestyle. Price then became a certified coach through FASTer Way to Fat Loss. She has also put togethera private Facebook group for successful “21 Gun Salute” raffle her clients. “We teach to eat whole foods and follow a balanced diet,” Price stated. “I'm someone who likes to get started for myself by talk- ing to someone, but that isn’t necessary. For many of my clients, lam able to get them started through the online app and then I add them to our Facebook group and coach them through that. ‘This works really well for those not needing in-person help.” However, because wellness is also a mainstay within her medi- cal practice, patients and clients alike have the option of more traditional appointments. “Addressing weight-related issues has always been a part of See Wellness page 2. Elk City man jailed after alleged stabbing By Shonda Little ‘A 22-year-old Elk City man is being held in the Beckham Quail Forever poses with local shooting teams. Courtesy photo. County Detention Center on By Shonda Little ful 21 gun raffle they cleverly coined the “21 Gun Salute.” a felony charge of assault and However, looking back on the venture, both men now joke that battery with a dangerous weap- At the beginning of 2021, the Northfork Chapter of Quail For- they weren't always certain that it would turn out to be the flying on after he allegedly struck a ‘ever got a new president, former Merritt High School coach Russ success that it did. woman with a dangerous weap- Rundle. He basically swapped positions with his partner in the ven- Typically, their primary fundraiser was their annual banquet. on, “stabbing her with a knife in the right arm three times and ture, Jimmy Clark, who will now take over Rundle’s former spot as “Well, 2019 was kind ofa rough year with the economy and the Vice President. oilfield down, so was our banquet,” Clark admitted. “We were brain- once in her left leg with force “We started this chapter five years ago this month,” Clark re- storming to come up with something.” and violence, without justifiable counted. “We both liked this organization because, aside really With the group's main pastime — hunting quail and shooting or excusable cause,” according from membership dues, all the money we raise stays here local in- sports — in mind, Rundle's longtime career as a small town coach Davies to the probable cause affidavit. stead of being sent to a national chapter to be redistributed to all came in handy. ‘The alleged crime is punish- their chapters” “In some of the small schools I coached in, we had to get creative able by up to one year in the According to the national chapter's website, the organization's with fundraisers if we wanted the nice things that the big schools county jail or by up to ten years in prison. mission is to conserve quail, pheasants and other wildlife through had,” Rundle recounted. ‘The police report states that an Elk City detective was contacted habitat improvements, public access, education and conservation “So, we decided to do a 21 gun raffle. We approached the scholas- by another Elk City Police Department officer on December 28 re- advocacy. tic shooting teams’ coaches to get their students to sell the tickets lated to the alleged assault. Clark also added that the Northfork Chapter has an additional because the money was going to benefit them and, let's be honest, ‘The ECPD officer advised the detective that members of the ECPD focus of assisting with local youth shooting clubs. it is easier for cute kids to sell raffle tickets than old men,” Clark were working a stabbing that had occurred at a residence located on ‘Their chapter covers four counties — Beckham, Roger Mills, laughed. the 600 block of West 9th Street in Elk City. Greer and Harmon. On March 9, they ordered 3,000 tickets set to be sold for $10 ‘The officer told the detective that the alleged victim had told Within those counties, they help support the shooting teams of each. The two men were confident in their brainchild. They set the ECPD officers that the person who had stabbed her was Eric Cam- Roger Mills County and Beckham County 4-H clubs, as well as the raffle date for July4 to be drawn on Facebook Live. eron Davies and Davies had fled the scene and would likely be at a Sayre, Merritt and Elk City High School teams. However, like most the living world, they were blindsided by the residence located on the 400 block of West 8th Street in Elk City. As the new year begins, Clark and Rundle are elated to have new Covid-19 pandemic. ‘The alleged victim was transported to the Great Plains Regional funds for their chapter and the shooting teams followinga success- See Quail page 2. See Stabbing page 3. Vol. 119, No. 4 a Te Weather tomorrow AG / 35 75 cents, 10 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com