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10+ SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 The Elk City News County Fair Starts Thursday, Sept. 5th. The Beckham County Fair 6-7 year olds. Next, will be the W 3rd Street) and at the OSU IX of the Education Amend- Opportunity, 408 Whitehurst, will begin Thursday, Septem- sheep show, goat show, judging Extension Office, 301 E Main, ments of 1972 (Higher Educa- OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078- ber 5th. All entries for the fair of poultry and chickens, and Sayre. A digital copy is avail- tion Act), the Americans with 1035; Phone 405-744-5371; will begin being accepted at the beef cattle show, able on the Beckham County disabilities Act of 1990, and email: eeo@okstateedu has the front building from 4-7pm. A Pet Parade for 6th graders Ag Facebook page and the other federal and state laws and been designated to handle in- Entries will also be taken on and below will begin at 2:30pm Beckham County 4-H page or regulations, does not discrimi- quiries regarding non-discrim- Friday September 6th from on Saturday, All participants scan this QR code. nate on the basis of race, color, ination policies: Any person 9-11am with judging begin- will receive a prize. This event Exhibitor Entry tags are national origin, genetic infor- (student, faculty, or staff) who ning at lpm, The exhibit part is sponsored by the Oklahoma available for pick up at the OSU mation, sex age, sexual orienta- believes that discriminatory of the building will be closed Home & Community Educa- Extension Office if you want to tion, gender identity, religion, practices have been engaged in during judging and will reopen tion Association (OHCE) of get a jump start filling them disability, or status as a veteran, based on gender may discuss at 4pm. The swine show will begin at Beckham County. out. in any of its policies, practices his or her concerns and file in- All Livestock entry cards and 8:00am followed by the Money Exhibits need to be picked The Oklahoma State Univer- or procedures. This provision formal or formal complaints of weigh-ins are due by Friday, Scramble sponsored by the up on Saturday, Sept. 7th from sity, in compliance with Title includes, but is not limited to possible violations of Title IX Sept. 6th at 6pm. Bank of Western Oklahoma for 3-4pm. VI and VII of the Civil Rights admissions, employment, fi- with OSU's Title IX Coordina- Saturday, Sept. 7th, will in- the following age groups: 2-3 Fair books can be picked up Act of 1964, Executive order nancial aid, and educational tor 405-744-9154. clude a full day of activities. year olds, 4-5 year olds, and at the City Hall in Elk City (320 11246 as amended, and Title services, The Director of Equal Drummond issues opinion confirming legislators’ rights to attend executive sessions OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 21, oversight authority whether an Oklahoma Open Meetings Act 2024) - Attorney General Gentner agency or board likes it or not.” gives legislators who are members Drummond issued a formal opin- Drummond’ office previously of a legislative committee with ion today confirming that Okla- gave informal guidance to SBE jurisdiction over the actions of a homa legislators are fully autho- board members and attorney Cara state agency, board or commission rized to attend executive sessions Nicklas in response to her inquiry authorization to attend that state of every state agency, board and bodys executive sessions. Impor- on the topic. Nicklas argued with commission. this guidance, and she and the tantly, the opinion notes that it is State Rep. Mike Osburn request- board apparently ignored it at their up to the individual legislator to ed the opinion after he was denied next SBE meeting, Three legisla- determine jurisdiction, not the the opportunity to attend a recent tors reportedly were not allowed state agency, board or commission. State Board of Education (SBE) ex- to attend the board's full executive ‘The opinion notes just two in- ecutive session. Several other legis- session. stances that limit that right. Legis- lators also have had their requests Drummond said today’s formal lators can be excluded from exec- to attend recent SBE executive ses- opinion leaves no room for argu- tive sessions where the purchase sions denied. Legislators have not ment and removes any excuse for or appraisal of real property will reported being denied access to noncompliance. be discussed or where the Legis- the executive sessions of any other “T will not tolerate willful vio- lature or legislator is involved in state agency, board or commission. lation of the law; Drummond litigation with the state body. In “It strains credibility and com- said. “State Board of Education those instances, the legislator may mon sense that any legislator members have a duty to follow the not observe the portion of execu- would be barred from the execu- law and they are on notice that the tive session devoted to those par- tive session of a state agency they formal opinion I have issued today ticular topics, but would be per- oversee” Drummond said. “The is binding upon them? mitted to be present for all other law is clear: legislators have broad ‘The opinion explains that the business. The SWOSU Student Who Became a Double Doctor By Landry Brewer Dr. Dowdell practiced in Elk was a tremendous success! City, Cheyenne, and Hydro. We would like to acknowledge the Roy Dowdell became a doctor While living in Hydro in Janu- twice. ary 1957, Dr. Dowdell returned following businesses and individuals for Dr. Dowdell was featured in to SWOSU with an eye toward Grand Prize Winner=Tray their contributions to our celebration. with Jirfimy Taylor & Brent Meador the February 3, 1959, edition of medical school. the SWOSU student newspaper, According to the 1959 story in The Southwestern, He was a pre- ‘The Southwestern about the busy Western Equipment Dj Rentals ‘WESCO med major at SWOSU then. doctor-turned-student-again, R&R Powerline CamRock Cotts Electric Why was a doctor studying Dowdell “operates on a split-sec- T8E Circle A Western & Outdoor lonix pre-med? Good question. ond timetable from his home to ‘Techline IRBY York Paint & Body Born in Carter in 1928 and his office to his studies at South- Great Plains Bank Cotton Electric Services WFEC raised in Elk City, Dowdell left western State, where he is a pre- NISC ARkansas Electric A+ Safety Elk City High School and his Dr. Roy Dowdell med major” A&C Fire Extinguisher MACCO RMA Engineering hometown behind and joined the Dowdell had just been admit- Lisa Prentiss State Farm Day's Pest Control Services Culver Electric Marine Corps at the age of 17 in After his Marine Corps service ted to the University of Oklaho- 1945. He served as a Radio Op- ended in 1947, Dowdell returned ma’ medical school, from which Allgeier, Martin & Associates, Inc. erator in the Pacific during World to western Oklahoma and en- he graduated in 1963, War IL. rolled in Southwestern in Weath- Dr. Dowdell practiced medi- A complete list of the 85th Annual Meeting prize winners He and four brothers all servederford and began preparing to cine in Oklahoma and Texas until can be found at www.nfecoop.com during the war. According to his become a chiropractor, He left retiring in 1999. He passed away online obituary, for surviving SWOSU and entered the Carver in 2018 at the age of 90. the war, the five Dowdells were College of Chiropractic in Okla- Roy Dowdell was a chiroprac- Northfork Electric Cooperative 18920 E. 1170 Rd. Sayre,OK 928-3366 included in the National World homa City, from which he gradu- tor-turned-MD. Which is how War II Museum Honor Roll. ated in 1952. he became a doctor twice. 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