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Community June 18, 2022 KECO 96.5 Wild Plum Jam and Dust Bowl Farm and Ranch Festival hits Sayre in three-day July extravaganza Live music, ranch rodeo, food trucks, and pioneer farm lessons slated to take over Sayre Park By Shonda Little expand on that area. We were music will start at 1 pm,” Allen floats, old and new farming from the Washita Battlefield. ple were living very remotely. trying to come up with a name, advised. equipment, local civic groups, ‘There will be a worm tun- Often there weren't churches On July 15-17, the Sayre and Jill Drake started talking Admission is $50 per per- and much more,” Allen ex- nel, horseshoe and corn hole, City Park will host sister festi- about how we all have always son andis free to kids 12 years plained. blacksmithing, and of course, established in these new plac- vals with camping, food trucks, picked sand plums this time andyounger. Area politicians and elected we will have the rodeo,” Allen es, So, they traveled to their and the Sayre Golf Course of year. Joe Merrick then said Tickets can be purchased at officials will also be on hand to said. neighbors with a Sunday din- Clubhouse nearby. that we should call it the Wild any Hutch’s C-Store, through welcome constituents. From 5-7 pm, the Sayre ner, spread the blanket on the Last year, the organizers Plum Jam. The jam part is kind the festival's Facebook page, ‘The Sayre City Park will re- FFA will host a calf fry fund- unveiled the first-ever Dust ofaplay on words because they and at the gate. open at 11am. raiser. ground, and had fellowship Bowl Days Farm and Ranch will be jamming with their mu- Camping is available by On the second day, admis- On Sunday, a gospel sing- that way. This day is our way Festival. sic, but it is also a throwback contacting the city of Sayre. In sion is free, Live music will along and “dinner on the of honoring that,” Allen said. The celebration was in- to that jam that was such a big addition, fans can bring in ice start at noon. ground” will start at noon at For more information, spired by highlighting the treat for our early settlers. “ chests for a $20 fee, although “Tory Rae will sing the na- the park pavilion. Again, area “rich heritage of farming and ‘The organizers were am- no glass containers will be al- tional anthem, followed by churches will be represented. visit the Sayre Dust Bowl Days ranching” by the area's early bitious when they set out to lowed. Jenny Jarnagin. After that, we “In the pioneer days, peo- Facebook page. pioneers. draft Friday’s musical lineup. “We have also hired off- will have Chad Roper, Aaron ‘After seeing the 2021 suc- Headlined by Stoney duty police officers to ensure Newman, Chance Williams, cess, the event's organizers realized that adding an extra day of music would be well- LaRue, a formidable founder of the Red Dirt music genre, the lineup starts and ends strong. the event is safe,” Allen said. “The Sayre Clubhouse will have adult beverages for sale. There the Tarkingtones, LeRoy Gib- bons, Cole Snider, Oz, and the Dean Jackson Band,” Allen Crypto: received. “We were sitting around “We will have the band Ragland from Talequah, Dave will be some great food trucks.” On Saturday at 10 am, the said. However, the music will be Investment or speculation? and brainstorming on what to Shepherd and Even Money, Heritage Parade will kick off rivaled by the farm and ranch call the first day,” explained co- Tyler Wilhelm, Joe Merrick, the 2nd Annual Dust Bowl demonstrations. organizer Kay Allen. “We knew Michael Martin Murphy, and Days Festival. “Nelda Tucker is doing that everyone liked the music then Stoney LaRue. The park “This parade is a fan fa- a great learn and play zone. from last year, so we wanted to will open at 11 am, and the vorite and full of family farm We are having rangers down With cryptocurrencies so factors are involved. For one much in the news, you might be thing, the price of Bitcoin and wondering if you should invest other cryptocurrencies de- ——PAINTTHE-TOWN- PURPLE WEEK— in them. But “invest” may not pends heavily on supply and be the right word - because, in demand — and the demand can many ways, cryptocurrencies, skyrocket when media outlets or “crypto” for short, are more and crypto “celebrities” tout speculation than investment. a particular offering. Further- 2022 more, speculators will bet on MONDAY, JUNE 20 But what's really the differ- ence between a speculator and crypto prices moving up or down, and these bets can trig- an investor? Probably the main ger a rush on buying and sell- CAR CRUISE & CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT- 7P ing, again leading to the rapid factor is the differing views of time. A true investor is in it for price movements. And many the long term, building a port- purchasers of crypto, espe- folio that, over many years, TUESDAY, JUNE 21 cially young people, want to see big profits quickly, so when can eventually provide the fi- nancial resources to achieve they lose large amounts, which important goals, such as a is common, they often simply HEAD TO HEAD TARGET TOURNAMENT @ comfortable retirement. But quit the market, contributing speculators want to see results, to the volatility. in the form of big gains, right Lack of regulation - When ELK CITY SHOOTING RANGE- SAM now ~ and they’re often will- you invest in the traditional ing to take big risks to achieve financial markets, your trans- these outcomes. actions are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Com- PAINT PARTY @ GALLERY @112- 7PM There's also the difference in knowledge. Investors know that they're buying shares of mission (SEC), and the firms with which you invest are typi- cally overseen by the Financial WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 stock in a company that manu- factures products or provides Industry ity Regulatory Author- (FINRA). Other agencies services. But many speculators in cryptocurrency don’t fully are also involved in regulating OBI BLOOD DRIVE © BAPTIST VILLAGE 104-3? comprehend what they're buy- various investments. ‘These regulating bodies work to en- ing - because crypto just isn’t sure the basic fairness of the that easy to understand. Cryp- financial markets and to pre- WAX, WINE,AND FLORAL DESIGN @ PAMPERED ON 66 - OPM tocurrency is a digital asset, and cryptocurrency transac- vent and investigate fraud. tions only exist as digital en- But cryptocurrency exchanges are essentially unregulated, THURSDAY, JUNE23 tries on a blockchain, with the “block” essentially being just and this lack of oversight has a collection of information, or contributed to the growth of digital ledgers. But even know- “scam” exchanges, crypto mar- ing this doesn’t necessarily ket manipulation, excessive ALZHEIMER'S WALK @ GPRMC - 7PM provide a clear picture to many trading fees and other predato- of those entering the crypto ry practices. This “Wild West” scenario should be of concern FRIDAY, JUNE24 world. to anyone putting money in In addition to time and un- crypto. derstanding, two other ele- The cryptocurrency mar- FAMILY FUN NIGHT & LUMINARY MEMORTAL ments help define cryptocur- ket is still relatively new, and rency’s speculative nature: it’s certainly possible that, in the future, crypto can become more of an investment and less [= Oo) Volatility - Cryptocurrencies @ ACKLEY PARK -GPM are subject to truly astonish- of a speculation. In fact, Con- ing price swings, with big gains gress is actively considering followed by enormous losses - ways to regulate the crypto- SATURDAY, JUNE25 sometimes within a matter of hours. What's behind this type of volatility? Actually, several currency market. But for now, caveat emptor - “let the buyer beware.” MAN SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT @ THE SAYRE GOLF COURSE - SAM f= www.woac-ec.org Edward Jones, Member SIPC WESTERN OKLAHOMA ALZHEIMER'S COLLABORATIVE 2014 W. 3rd | Elk City, OK 73644 (580) 225-3156 Robert Stephens Financial Advisor [email protected]