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~ f y v. Serving j 4 m. _Western Oklahoma . (| Since 1901. Weekend Edition SWOSU Husband Public Comments and Wife Professionals Bring Address Downtown Talent to ‘Into Parking at the Woods’ Commission Meeting By Sheryl Ponce By Sheryl Ponce ‘The Red Carpet Commu- nity Theatre's rehearsals for The Elk City Commissioners met for their the next production, “Into regular meeting Monday, June 3rd, at 7 p.m., the Woods? are underway. in City Hall. In the absence of Mayor Cory The music and lyrics are by Spieker, Rick Shelton took over the duties of Stephen Sondheim, and the presiding over the meeting. He gave the invo- book is by James Lapine. The cation while Rod Carver led the flag salute. show will open June 14th, Prior to calling the meeting to order, Shel- and run June 15th, June 16th, ton opened a public hearing for dilapidated June 21, June 22, and June 23. building as notified at 114 E. Ave. A. City In- It is being sponsored by First spector Jackie Addington presented photos of National Bank of Elk City, the property and gave the commissioners a Momentum Transports, Hut- The piece of art that was rundown of the situation with the structure. ton, Inc., and the Oklahoma featured in the “Cowboys and The owner lives in Newcastle and was not Arts Council. Indians Magazine” present at the hearing. No action was taken This production is being during the hearing. directed by Ashley Under- After the hearing, Shelton called the meet- wood, and the music direc- ing to order, where the commissioners ap- proved the minutes from the May 15th meet- ECHS Grad Returns to Route 66 tor is Laura Julian. Julian is joined by her husband, Pat- ing. They then also approved Resolution No. rick Julian, who is the Nar- 2024-4; Resolution of the City of Elk City rator and Mysterious Man in re-apportioning sales tax revenue for the pe- the musical. The couple are professors at Southwestern Museum Complex for Art Show riod from July 1, 2024, until June 30, 2025, and declaring an emergency. City treasurer, Jennifer Rainey told the commissioners that Oklahoma State University, and they drive each day from By Sheryl Ponce Weatherford to be a part of See MEETING page 2 the production, Drop by the WOHS Edu- ‘The Julians came to Okla- cation Building at the Route homa three years ago from 66 Museum Complex to see Michigan. Laura is an adjunct Elk City native Tammy Cal- Celebrate Cars, Music, & professor who is currently laway Allison’s display of art. working on her doctorate. She studied musical per- The 2000 graduate of Elk City Food at the Block Party formance and piano in her High School has placed several pieces of her acrylic artwork for undergraduate degree from the community to enjoy and/or and Route 66 Festival Northern Michigan Univer- purchase. She was the art stu- sity. Her graduate work was By Sheryl Ponce dent of retired teacher, Donnie in vocal performance, holis- Jordan. tic health and music therapy, After Allison graduated Elk City Chamber of Commerce and the Visi- completing a Master of Music from high school, she attended tors Bureau are once again sponsoring a weekend in Music Therapy. SWOSU where she earned a de- full of fun beginning Friday, June 14th, with the Although Laura is a tal- first Block Party of the summer. The next day they gree in art education. She then ented pianist and vocal per- returned to teach junior high Tammy Allison and her daughter, Aubree Allison who recently won an art will kick off the Elk City Route 66 Festival with the former, she is considered art at ECJH, only to move with award. car show, art show, music, and food trucks. This moderately/severely hearing her family to the Oklahoma will all be held at Ackley Park, with the exception impaired. She learned of the While in Elk City she painted of the art show which will be held at the Opera metro area. There she taught murals on the classroom walls House on the museum complex. disability ten years ago, but at Deer Creek, and she is pres- in the First Baptist Church, al- now there is a possibility of Friday evening the Block Party and Route 66 ently teaching elementary art at though they have since been Kick-Off will start at 5 p.m. with live music from 9 corrective surgery. She wears Southwest Covenant Christian repainted. She expanded a com- hearing aids and uses the beat School in Yukon. Mile Hill, followed by Slim Pickin’s Band at 7 p.m. and vibrations of the music missioned art business when ‘The car cruise and, Route 66 Museum photo op- Allison is married to Ja- her classmate, Jeni Mayfield, portunity will take place at 7:30 p.m., at the Route to assist in her music lessons mie, and they have two chil- reached out to her to work with and directions. dren, 18-year-old Aubree and some of her clients. Mayfield is 66 Museum Complex prior to the car cruise. The “So in order to start with 16-year-old Parker. She believes an interior designer and found- free car cruise will be from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m,. dur- the music process, I decided that her main priority has been er of West House Studio, which ing the Block Party, although no burnouts or rac- to start just having a private focused on family. She is de- ing. is located in Elk City. session with each principal. voted to her husband and chil- Allison has also appeared in Saturday the car show will start at Ackley Park, That is a little different than where there are ten classes of cars with prizes for dren, which take priority to her I've ever done before, and artwork. See ART page II it’s a really good idea. I keep See PARTY page 2 working one on one with almost everybody who has Estate Sales Made Easy with Couples Passion a principal part each week, and it has helped anything that comes up in their part. They can work on work pri- See TALENT page 6 By Sheryl Ponce ago, and her estate was settled, Treasa S&S Estate Sales. Because they have found herself with more free time on an eight-year-old son RobertLee, they When the time comes to downsize, her hands, wanted to be available for his activi- liquidate estates, or move, Treasa and “One day I was at an estate sale, and ties, Treasa’s brother, Robert Holder, Richard Schutt are in the business to I can remember telling Richard, ‘T've also works with them, as needed. make the process effortless. They be- always wanted to do this: He jumped As they started with the sales, Trea- gan their journey in $ & S Estate Sales on board with it? she said. sa got a call from Moxy Real Estate, in Oct. of last year as a family busi- Treasa’s ran the Hog Trough for asking if they were interested in hav- ness. Treasa wanted to pattern herself years and worked at Cudd for a long ing estate sales. According to Richard, like the estate sales that Betty Hall had time as their office manager. Her ex- itis all in God’s timing. years ago. perience in organization and execu- “Everything we do starts with ‘Treasa has had garage sales with 20 tion in business has seemed to carry God's timing, from paying your tithes or more families involved, ran church over to the estate sale business. It has to taking care of business daily, every- garage sales and has done most of the brought her so many clients that she thing did fall into place. It was orches- work by herself. When her mother, told Richard that she needed his help. iN} June Holder passed away two years He quit his job at Bar S to join her in Laura and Patrick Juli See PASSION page2 Treasa and Richard Schutts Weather Vol. 120, No. 24 Mail delivery View online 8 | 04879 13151 9 tomorrow 169 75 cents, 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com