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2- The Elk City News September 24, 2022 News Agenda Awards from Canute; second place went to Mary Gonzalez, overallFundraising if we continue to push that, I barino are trustees, Andrew about $300 to $400 a year, but Sandy Werner and Piper Gar- Continued from page 1. “Kismet Clay Creations,” from Continued from page 1. think it can be a lot more. We Albert is the vice-president, Continued from page 1. Amarillo; ‘Third place went are also on Facebook, where Corbin Dyson and Jeff Waters to know what is going on from Elk City, and fourth place to Kelly Breitenstein, overall we are working on updating “T've always been a big be- our social media presence and are also trustees. Cindy Buck- “Bye Bye Blues Boutique,” from in a fast and easy way.More went to Zoe Olson from Elk Borger, and Brance Barnett, liever in education and quality master and Mike Sparks are people will become accus- City. schools. I served on the school recognizing donors. There will overall “B & B Leather Work” bea “Donate Now” button that serving as ex-officio members tomed to using QR codes be- ‘The Best of Show was award- board for eight years and hap- from Dill City placed fourth. we're working to get on there. of the foundation. cause they seem to be a wave ed to Don Grace “Turtle” from pened to move outside the dis- trict, so I was required to step So anybody who feels like giv- ‘The Best Overall Booth was Individuals or businesses of information. They are Colorful Creations in Watonga. given to Jean Webb of Barb- ing can do so there.” may be invoiced or send in easy to spot and provide a Two Dimensional in Fine Arts wire & Lace of Elk City. aside,” he noted. Over the next few weeks and wide variety of data. Get the and Photography winner went ‘The Elk City Fall Festival of Schmidt added that people donations to Schmidt at Inter- phones out, practice focus- to Don Grace “Orange” Color- the Arts is sponsored by the can help by using Amazon months, expect to get a phone bank, or call one of the officers ing on the codes, and learn ful Creations from Watonga. Smile when ordering from call or visit from one of the or trustees to give to the orga- ‘The Three-Dimensional Pot- Elk City Chamber of Com- foundation officers or helpers. Amazon. “You can pick your more about what is going Schmidt is president, Katie nization, Visit their Facebook on in and around Elk City. tery, Sculpture, Fine charitable organization that merce with Ronda Smith chair- Woods awards were: first ing the event with the help of you'd like a percentage of your Archer is serving as treasurer, page, Elk City Education Foun- For more information about dation @elkcityeducationfoun- place went to Wayne Cook, Executive Director Susie Cupp purchases to go to at the end Terrie Teel and Tony Mikles them or what is happening in Elk City contact the Elk overall “Playing with Wood,” and Karen Touchstone. of the year. We have received are serving as secretaries, dation - Education. City Chamber and Conven- Elk City woman charged with embezzlement tion and Visitors’ Bureau, now located on the corner of Broadway and Main Street or call 580-225-0207. of $5,000 after being charged with one amount was allegedly actually $4993.82, would speak with him. count of felony embezzlement. The supervisor said that there had “Noyes confessed she did this to pay Round At approximately 1:20 pm on Septem- ber 8, the Elk City Police Department been an abnormal amount of vouchers in the Elk City office, which reportedly her house payment so that her house wouldn't be foreclosed. She said she had dispatcher contacted an ECPD officer led him to contact Noyes and ask for in- intentions on paying the money back to Town to investigate a call of alleged embezzle- formation to be faxed to him. ment at Courtesy Loans, located on the Noyes then allegedly admitted to the Courtesy Loans,” the officer stated. Noyes was asked to get her personal 100 block of West Fifth Street in Elk supervisor that she had taken the mon- belongings from inside the business and September 24 City. ey. was arrested. Elk City Health Depart- Melissa Noyes Upon arrival at the business, the of- ‘The supervisor reported that Noyes She was transported to the ECPD ment hosts Carseat Check- ficer contacted the reporting party. had “written a statement confessing to without incident. up Event. 10 am. to 12 By Shonda Little ‘The man identified himself as a man- embezzling the money.” Noyes was transported to the Beck- p.m, at the Elk City Con- ager of the business and alleged that an ‘The officer then had Noyes step out- ham County Detention Center, where vention Center, 1016 Air- A 44-year-old Elk City employee, Melissa Ann Noyes, had em- side the business to speak to him. she was bonded out on a $3,500 bond. port Road, in Elk City. Ap- woman faces up to five bezzled $4,684.02 from the company. He read Noyes her Miranda warn- She is due back in Beckham County years in prison and a fine ‘The officer was later informed that the ing, and she reportedly stated that she District Court on November 14. pointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome. Failure to plan: Is it planning to fail? Call (580) 225-1173 Mon- day-Friday 8 a.m, to 5 p.m. September 25 Benjamin Franklin once create the appropriate savings some debts, such as your mort- ing expenses. strategy periodically to make Meet “Mine That Bird” said, “If you fail to plan, you and investment strategies to gage, obviously have value. But Review your strategy. When sure it still aligns with your from 11 AM - 4 PM. At 66 are planning to fail.” But as you potentially help you reach the if you can control other debts, you first created your finan- up-to-date objectives. chart your financial course, needed amounts. For your re- especially those that carry cial strategy, you might have None of us can guarantee To Go 19677 Route 66 in what steps should you take to tirement goal, you will likely high interest rates, you can planned to retire at a certain that our carefully laid plans Elk City. help you keep moving forward possibly free up money you need to contribute regularly to age. But what if you eventu- will always yield the results to where you want to go? your IRA and 401(k) or other can use to boost your savings ally decide to retire earlier or we want. But by taking the Consider these suggestions: employer-sponsored _retire- and investments. later? Such a choice can have right steps at the right times, September 30 Establish and quantify your ment plan. But for shorter- Prepare for obstacles. No a big impact on what you need you can greatly improve your Flea Market, Elk City Ack- goals. Throughout your life, term goals, you may need to matter how carefully you fol- from your investment port- chances. ley Park you'll have short-term goals, explore other types of invest- low the strategies you've cre- folio — and when. And your such as an overseas vacation ments. For all your investment ated to achieve your goals, you circumstances may change in This article was written by Ed- or a home renovation, and moves, though, you'll need to will, sooner or later, run into other ways, too. That's why ward Jones for use by your local October 1 long-term goals, the most consider your risk tolerance. obstacles, or at least tempo- it’s a good idea to review your Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Flea Market, Elk City Ack- important of which may be a You won't want your portfolio rary challenges. What if you ley Park comfortable retirement. You'll to have such a high-risk level incur a large, unexpected ex- want to identify all your goals that you're constantly uncom- pense, such as the sudden need and put a “price tag” on them. fortable with the inevitable for a new car or a major home October 2 Of course, it’s not always pos- fluctuations of the financial repair? If you aren't prepared Flea Market, Elk City Ack- sible to know exactly how markets. On the other hand, for these costs, you might be Edward Jones, Member SIPC ley Park much it will cost to achieve you won’t want to invest so forced to dip into your long- each goal, but you can develop conservatively that you jeop- term investments - and every reasonably good estimates, re- ardize your chances of achiev- time you do that, you might 2014 W. 3rd | Elk City, OK 73644 October 7 vising them as needed. ing the growth you need to slow your progress toward County Health Depart- Create an investment strat- egy to achieve your goals. reach your goals. achieving your goals. To help Control your debts. We live prevent this, you should build Robert Stephens (580) 225-3156 ments Offer Drive-Thru Once you know how much in an expensive world, so it’s an emergency fund containing Financial Advisor [email protected] Vaccination Clinic from your goals will cost, you can not easy to live debt-free. And several months’ worth of liv- 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Elk City Convention Barn, 1016 E. Airport Industrial Meet “Mine That Bird” PUBLIC AUCTION Ra, (South Building) 160 ACRE FARM Do you have an event or something else you would SOUTH OF ELK CITY, OK like to share with the community in the Round UESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 @ 10:00 A.M. Town Calendar? 2 SALE SITE: At the parking lot of Poppy's Pit & Grill Café Email the information # d (South of Elk City 6 Mileson the Corner of Hwy. 152 & Hwy. 6) for the event to elkci- "Real Estate Located from Poppy's Pit & Grill (Hwy. 6 & Hwy 182 Jct.)2 miles East on Hwy. 152, [email protected] then % mile South on CR #N2030. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW % of Section 6, Township 9 N., Range 20, W..M., Washita County, Oklahoma. Containing 156.17 acres MOL. Surface rights only. 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