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2- The Elk City News August 19, 2023 Round Town August 19 Fit & Fun Bicycle Ride, Ar- rowhead Center August 24 Rodeo Fun at the Library. Teacher Appreciation ett Blake Society, The Mix, The 4:00pm - 5:00pm. system. The issues have been Natural Way, The Tool Box, The Vogue Boutique, Troy Jones Financials in the area of payroll and pur- Continued from page 1. Subway Third Street, Sun Lov- chase orders. They are working ers Travel, The Attic Door, The Equipment, United Country Continued from page 1. through the problems. ness, Sailer & Sage, Starbucks, Candy Shack, The Depot Trad- Exploration Realty, Walmart, ‘They are painting some of August 25 completed and removed. the offices in City Hall. Ivester State Farm - Daniel Garbarino, ing Co., The Dugout, The Ever- and Windy Nissan. They approved the Pur- also said that they had a three- EC Varsity Football - Away chase Orders FY 22-23 and re- hour meeting with the Okla- curring invoices for Aug. 16th, homa Department of Trans- 2023, along with the Purchase portation (ODOT) concerning - Altus Orders FY 23-24 and recurring the downtown project. They invoices for Aug. 16th, 2023. worked on the timeline of the City Manager, Tom Ivester, gave a short city manager's re- construction. He said that they will bid the job in Jan., which port. August 26 Ivester said that they have means they will begin con- been facing a lot of glitches struction in late May or June. EC Motorsports Park Rac- around city hall. One of those ‘They will start at Main and was the noise from the PA 8rd Street and work their way system that was happening south. The projected comple- es. “Back to School Bash” during the meeting, Another tion of that part is expected to problem that they have been be Nov. Next, they will work on - Sooner Ltd. Modified Se- working on is the new software the sidewalks. ries, Dirt Dog 305 Sprints Rnd. 6, ECMP Factory Elk City’s Stocks, USRA Tuners Centennial Carousel Stopped Turning Do you have an event or something else you would “Tve learned over the years College business side of it,” she added. like to share with the com- Jones would like to find a that we can push ourselves position in her field of study further than what we know. munity inthe Round Town Conti rd ontiinuell from yage while attending college to gain We can even do more, and it is i. as much knowledge and expe- easy to make an excuse to take By Landry Brewer running her own facility. rience as possible. Because she the easy way out. Even though Calendar? Email the in- “My end goal while I'm in wants to eventually open her my kids are younger, I've tried A popular Ackley Park attraction is closed till further no- own business, she is wants to to instill in all of them to work school is to try and get my foot tice. formation for the event to in somewhere where I can pick see the practical side of run- hard,” she reported. Due to mechanical problems, the Centennial Carousel is up not only the educational ning her own facility. Jones is trying to inspire out of commission until a repairman can fix it. Currently, Jones works for others to follow her lead in [email protected] side of what I want to learn, “There's only a handful of people nationally who work on and also get experience on the Great Plains Medical Center in furthering their education and carousels, and we're at the mercy of one man’s availability,” the housekeeping department. being all that they can be. She said City Manager Tom Ivester. Her car recently broke down, wants to go as far as she can go, Elk City's carousel repairman lives in Ohio. so she walks to and from work. whether it is in her personal ‘The City has contacted the gentleman multiple times ask- With this $9.50 an hour job, life, her education, or her pro- ing about his availability to fix the carousel. Jones finds it hard to run a fession. “We were told initially that it would be a matter of weeks household and purchase trans- “I hope people read this, before he could travel here to work on the carousel, but he’s portation. This situation does and I hope it does inspire since told us that it could be longer,” Ivester said. not sway her from achieving somebody. Hopefully, one per- ‘The City is considering other repair options and hopes her goals. son can be inspired, and know to have the carousel running and available for riders during “T just keep myself mo- that ifI can do it, he or she can Christmas in the Park activities. tivated. I am optimistic and do it, too,” Jones concluded. $50 $75 know that I’m doing some- thingI really want to do. And I'm passionate about that, and yes there are a lot of hardships 6 Months 1 Ye along the way,” Jones said. Jones was raised by strong Add the e-paper to a print subscription for / per month women, including her Granny, her mother, and her stepmoth- er. She said that she knows how to carry a load and does not object to seeking some counseling. “Counselors make sure you're keeping yourself in check, and you're not burning yourself out, as far as school Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 goes,” she said, Early in Jones’ life she had POSTMA‘ Send address changes to PO Box 964, City, OK 73648 to grow up fast. She admitted that she did not have it easy, and her childhood was not the SUBSCRIPTIONS greatest. She has found pur- Deliverd by mail: Sheryl Ponce... 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