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March 19, 2022 Leadership Round Class Town Members March 19 Western Oklahoma Quil- Take Tour of ter’s Guild, held at the Elk City Convention Center. Capital 9AM-6PM. $40.00 Representative Todd Russ March 23 talks to members of the Docen’ts Luncheon 12 Leadership Class while on PM, Museum Opera House a tour of the capital build- ing, Pictured are Jesse Champagne, Jeff McDow- March 25 ell, Sherri Horn, and Blane Softball Big Elk Spring Short. Photo by Eddie Holland. Showdown Tourn., Elk City 5 Plex. March 26 Expo April 10th the Blues Perform- er, “The Carvin Jones Band” April 22nd through 24th Soft- the Year Awards will be pre- sented at 2 p.m. in the ECHS iature Golf will be held at the park. will be at the Pioneer Center ball Border Wars Tournament Commons area. May 13th Merritt Graduation Softball Big Elk Spring Continued from page 1. from 5 to 8 p.m. will take place at the Elk City May 2nd Softball and Base- will take place at the Merritt Showdown Toum., Elk Showdown will be held in the April 12th the Oklahoma Blood 5-Plex. ball Kid’s Inc. Season starts City 5 Plex. High school gym. Elk City 5-Plex. Institute Blood Drive will be at April 22nd, 24th, and 29th Red for League Play at the Elk City May 14th through the 15th March 26th Grant’s Auction Carpet Community ‘Theatre the First Baptist Church Activ- 5-Plex. Baseball Spring Swing Tourna- Gran’t Auction and Re- and Realty Gun Auction will ity Center. will present “My Fair Lady” May 7th Single Mom's Oil alty Gun Auction, Conven- take place at the Convention April 14th the Shop Hop will April 23rd through 24th Base- Change free with pre-sign-up ment at the Elk City 5-Plex May 15th ECHS Baccalaureate tion Center, Center. happen at participating retail ball Spring Dinger Wood Bat required at The Way Church. March 26 through the 27th the businesses, staying open until Tournament will be held at Elk May 7th through the 8th and Graduation will be held Baseball March Tourna- Baseball March Madness Tour- 7 pam. in the Downtown Retail City 5-Plex. Southwest Rustic Market will at the Pioneer Center gymna- ment, Elk City 5 Plex. nament will be held at the Elk District. April 30th Aerial Bound Tum- be held at the convention cen- sium. City 5-Plex. April 16th The Chamber's An- bling's 2nd Annual Spring ter. May 20th through the 21st Ki- March 27 March 30th through April 3rd nual Easter egg hunt will be Showcase will be at the conven- May 8th Merritt Baccalaure- wanis Carnival will be held at Softball Big Elk Spring the Great Plains Amusements held at 1 p.m. in Ackley Park. tion center’s south building. ate at the Merritt High School the convention center. Showdown Tourn., Elk Carnival will be in Ackley Park April 16th The Link’s Eggstrav- April 30th Western Plains Gymnasium. May 21st Rotary Fun Day will City 5 Plex. West. aganza will take place from Downed Bikers Association May 9th Merritt All Sports happen at Rotary Park. April 4th CASA Volunteer 11 am. to 2 p.m. They will Motorcycle Awareness will be Banquet will take place at the May 21st through 22nd Soft- Baseball March Tourna- Training will start at 213 S. have hotdogs, cotton candy at the Convention Center. convention center. ball Slugfest Tournament will ment, Elk City 5 Plex. Jefferson and drinks while supplies last, April 30th through Maylst May 10th Elk City Junior High take place at Elk City 5-Plex. April 6th GPRMC’s Health with a giant bounce house and Softball Kid’s Inc. Pre-Season School, Eighth Grade Promo- May 27th Ackley Park Open- March 30 games for the kids. This event Tournament for softball only tion and Brown & White As- and Wellness Fair will be held, ing, the Centennial Carousel, Great Plains Amusement called “Spring into Health” will be at Ackley Park across will be at the Elk City 5-Plex. sembly held at the Pioneer Center. Train and miniature golf. The Carnival, Ackley Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the from the Carousel. April 30th through May 1st pool will be closed due to con- ‘West. lobby of the hospital. April 16 the Baseball Easter Baseball Calm before the May 11th ECHS Brown and April 8th Canute Prom will be Bash Tournament will be held Storm Tournament at the Elk White Assembly will take place struction of the new Aquatic March 31 held at the Convention Center. at the Elk City 5-Plex. City 5-Plex. at the Pioneer Center. Center. Great Plains Amusement April 8th through 10th the April 22nd Merritt Prom will May 12th The Chamber Mem- May 27th through the 29th May 1st Red Carpet Commu- Carnival, Ackley Park Softball Big Elk Spring Swing be at the Convention Center. bership and Community Ap- Baseball and Softball Seeing nity Theatre presents “My Fair Tournament will take place at April 22nd Elk City Prom will Lady.” preciation Family Centennial Him Tournament will be at Elk ‘West. the Elk City 5-Plex be held at ECHS commons May 1st Elk City’s FFA End of Carousel, Train rides and Min- City 5-Plex. April1 Great Plains Amusement Lopez him and the woman he lives rape. he was reportedly two blocks tact of a graphic nature but Camival, Ackley Park with. ‘The detective was able to from the alleged victim's home. denied that it was through as- During this exchange, he al- obtain messages that allegedly During a police interview, sault. ‘West. Continued from page 1. legedly offered her $15,000 to show Lopez making threats of Lopez allegedly confessed to He also reportedly admitted engage in sexual activity with death and physical harm to the April2 offering the underage female to sending threatening mes- Lopez had reportedly come him, which the young girl re- alleged victim and her family if portedly declined. money for an encounter, but sages. Great Plains Amusement to the young girl’s house to pay she “snitched.” Camival, Ackley Park her for work she had done for Following this, Lopez alleg- When Lopez was arrested at that she refused. He then re- He is due back in court on edly committed first-degree approximately 11 am that day, portedly admitted to that con- April 25. ‘West. April3 Great Plains Amusement Chase of downtown and Main, head- ing south toward I-40, once Aquatic get it done by then. However, Storm cautioned the commis- sioners that a delay in delivery ‘The last item on the agenda was the City Treasurer's Re- port. Jennifer Rainey told Carnival, Ackley Park Continued from page 1. again driving around 100 mph. Continued from page 1. and availability of products the commissioners that they ‘West. At 20th Street she continued may slow the project down. are about two thirds of the the car was stolen out of New to travel south to the Diamond All of the commissioners way through the year which is spoke to the commissioners Mexico, and the driver had a April7 exchange, entering the north about the bid for the Aquatic voted to approve the funds, about 67 percent through the weapons related felony war- bound side of the road against Center. The total amount was indicating they would rather fiscal year. Looking at the gen- Merritt Cemetery Asso- rant. Additionally, she was $9,982,289, in which includ- have the center completed the eral fund, they are at 90 per- ciation will have their an- known to have a gun. oncoming traffic. After try- ed seven optional items. The way they represented it to the cent of the budgeted revenue nual meeting at 6:00 pm The woman drove onto the ing to cross a concrete rise on amount was more than was ex- community and not cut cor- for the year which means the in the Merritt High School old Route 66 access road, con- the exchange, to gain access to pected, which was why Storm ners, ity is ahead by about 23 per- Commons. tinuing to drive east toward the west bound ramp on I-40, was presenting options to cut The group approved all of cent. The cemetery is located Elk City, going 110 to 120 an Oklahoma Highway Patrol items and cost. The commis- the Purchase Orders FY21- In regard to the sales num- mph. The Chevy entered into sioners had a few questions 22 and recurring invoices for west of Merritt School on the intersection of Pioneer and trooper disabled the car using for him, and briefly discussed March 16. Archer gave the city bers, Rainey said, “Moving to BKE, 1130 Rd. 1-40 business road. She contin- Tactical Vehicle Intervention whether they should put off manager's report, representing sales tax, the numbers pulled for March of this year were ued to drive erratically, head- (TVD) at the 38 mile marker of some of the items, Ivester for the commission. $946,696. This is down 2 per- Do you have an event or ing east on 1-40 business and the highway. Archer told the commission- “Tom wanted to talk about cent, about 1.7 percent from something else you would Third street. The woman tried “The female driver gave no ers that the CAPPS funds could the indoor activity facility, and February 2021. We're still up like to share with the to enter the hospital parking handle the cost, but other proj- all of the milestones that they by a little over 11 percent for community in the Round lot, then went back on Third regards to officers’ commands ects could be delayed. Storm have been reaching. We had a the fiscal year. On use tax, we Town Calendar? street to cross at Randall and to get out of the vehicle. Offi- said that the increased cost was special meeting in the facility are at 6 percent and the March on through Washington. cers were then forced to break at noon today. You guys got Email the information At Main Street she turned due to material increase and an numbers came in at $109,440. for the event to editor@ added safety feature required to hear Van (Storm) and Mr. Cigarette tax was up by about the driver's side window out to north and tried to evade the of- (Matt) Bradshaw talk about 10 percent. They paid them at ecdailynews.com. extricate her, all while she was by the health department. ficers in pursuit. She came out Commissioner Rocky Andre- the project and how it’s pro- $8,236.” appearing to reach around in- sen asked when they thought gressing. They are on track to The commissioners ap- side the car,” Holland wrote. the project would be complet- open. That date has not really proved her report, and with “ElkCituNews She was taken into custody ed. Storm said their goal is to been hardlined as of yet, but no public comments, they ad- without further incident. Sub- have it open by next summer. they feel very confident that it journed at 3:02 p.m. The next sequently, the department He spoke to the pool company, will be open and running this meeting will be held on April learned that she is 23-year- and they believe they could summer,” Archer said. 4th at 7 p.m. in City Hall. (USPS # 173-020) old Brianna Garcia and a fugi- 580-225-3000 tive. She was wanted in Albu- Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC querque, where she was called Send obituaries to 109 W. Broadway, El Ik City, OK 73644-4736 Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 a serial shoplifter. 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