September 14, 2024 Issue, Page 3 of 12

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 * 3 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Local Schools Preparing to Save Lives Did you know.... Drug-related synthetic stimulants are responsible County to be prepared, One way to Burns Flat-Dill City Schools & 1, Director of SWODAS Substance cess to Rx and illicit drugs at home. deaths claimed 107,941 American for approximately 30% of deaths. help keep your county safe is to have Granite Public Schools took a great ‘Use Prevention, Treatment and Re- ‘Those substances may make th 2022, according to the Cen- Fentanyl is the nation’s greatest and naloxone on hand and be prepared step to keep their students and staff covery Division, Ifyou would like to way into your local school, For this sease Control and Pre- most urgent drug threat. Two mil- to.use it. Factors that put kids at risk safe. They had their staff trained learn more about getting naloxone reason, we applaud the schools’ \C), Fentanyl and other ligrams (mg) of fentanyl is consid- include: being naive to the dangers on how to use naloxone and then for yourself, organization, or busi- efforts to train and equip staff to synthetic oj oids are responsible ered a potentially fatal dose. Opioid of substances, vulnerability to peer SWODA provided naloxone to ness please reach out to Steve Berry, recognize an Opioid overdose and for approximately 70% oflives lost, Overdose deaths are happening all pressure, and being overly trusting place around the school campus in Substance Use Prevention Treat- respond with Narcan (Naloxone) to while methamphetamine and other around us, and we want Washita of peers and non-parental adults. case there was ever an overdose at ment and Recovery Division Direc- save lives. the school. We want to thank Burns tor at [email protected] or via phone This helps keep your friends, Flat -Dill City Schools & Granite at 580-562-5043. family and pets safe from the po- Public Schools for being proactive Besides keeping naloxone in your tential harms of ingesting medica- tead of reactive. “We hope the home there are some other ways to tions that were not meant for them. schools never need this medication, keep your home safe. One way is to Another way is to safely dispose of but we fee its the responsible thing safely store ANY/ALL medications any unused or expired medications to do in the current environment that are in your home. We hope that that are in your home. For a list of that we live in. SWODA provides you store your medications safely, drug disposal locations in your area the trainings and the Naloxone for but in other students’ households please follow the link below: https:// free to local schools because we have that may not be the case. okimready.org/vending-machines- received grant funding” -Steve Ber- Your kids’ friends may have ac- and-safe-drop-off-locations/. South Beagles BEAGLES crates, her dogs are pets and treat- ed that way Real Fitate Auctio (+n Thursday, October 3 ° 10 A.M. Acres Continued from page 1 She described beagles as, “They Seller: Shinnery Ridge Farm & Ranch Trust, Sherri a acusiie are, despite what people think, eas- time to rest and recharge, she is ily trainable because they're highly lovingly owned and spoiled rotten food motivated, and they love to by her owners Jen Baker and Laura please. They love to work, and I Martini of Alpharetta, Georgia. love working with the beagles. Gemma comes from a long line Tve also competed in tracking and of AKC Grand Champions. Lots obedience, and that’s what we call of dedication and planning went performance events, the agility, into pairing her mother and father where they do the hoops. I have a for this particular litter to be born.” Tony and Rachel Southamm: lot of champion agility beagles out Southammavong explained. vong and their beagles there, and I love that. They love to s a breeder, Southammavong work” has had a journey to get to the like the way Gemma is, its like a Southammavong also said that point she is now with multiple top professional career” Southamma- they are great family pets because ten champions. She produced and vong said. they are good with children. They bred over 20 champions along the The best thing about owning a are hearty dogs and have a long way. She has had them show at kennel is how much love the dogs lifespan. She suggested purchas- ‘Westminster, as well as work in air- give back and the friends she has ing a beagle from a breeder where ports for the Beagle Brigade. made along the journey. Yet, she the puppies bloodlines are tested. “T have some that do live search admitted that the hardest part is ‘They know they are getting a good and rescue. I have some that do ca- not being able to have the pups quality puppy from the beginning. daver work. I've bred over 100 lit- long enough. “My first beagle, I knew that ters, so I have a lot of puppies out “It’s hard not to get attached to they were my whole life. In fact, there that have done really neat the puppies, for sure. That's taken my first dog show was at Elk City. things. And some are just being me a long time to try to get used I didn't even know you could do people’ best friend. They are ba- to. But God has blessed me with something like that. I heard there bies and notall show dogs. They go the best owners. I get updates was a dog show in Elk City at the to homes to where they're some- constantly. Every time they have Civic Center, and that’s where I body’ pet, too” she added. a birthday or something, I'm very met the people that I bought my South Beagles can be found on much involved. I know where all first beagle, I was hooked. I could Facebook, as well as her website my puppies are and the families do something really fun with them. called southbeagle.com. Southam- ‘They become family. I try to keep it Leven went to college and became mavong used to show the beagles, very personable,” she said, licensed veterinary medical tech- Personal Property Auction but she is staying close to home Southammavong’s dogs are not nician. I worked emergency and in kennels, They run loose in her Critical Care veterinary medicine Online Only now, competing about once or twice a month, backyard. She compared it to run- for 20 years. Dogs are my whole Thursday, Oct. 3" © 2:00 pm. “like to show my own dogs, but ning a daycare. Kennels may have life? she concluded. Pickup Time: Oct. 59 am.- 1pm. when you're campaigning ones, the reputation of the dogs being in Although South Beagles is lo- cated in Tennessee now, Southam- Detailed Information & Term: wwt w.entzaui mavong’ roots remain in Western ‘Any announcements sale day take precedence Oklahoma. Her grandparents, Bennie and Jean Reed, still live in Elk City, and her mother, Christy (F) ENTZ Auction & Realty, Reed Lamar and step-father Ridge ctionet Broker 75020 www.entzauction.com @ 405. Hs ae Lamar live in Sayre. ELK CITY Rachel Southammavong showing her Beagle SEPT. 21-2= FESTIVAL would like to thank the City of Elk City and all our volunteers Continued from page 1 and exhibitors. 2024 Elk City Fall Festival place for fine art, photography, Committee members include: pottery, sculpture and fine woods. Ronda Smith, Chairman, Kathy “Literally thousands of people Bell, Emily & Jeff Johnson, Kath- have gone through this annual event and weld love to see every- erine Brown, LaDonna Thomas, Karen Touchstone and Susie Saturday: 10am-6pm one from Elk City and the sur- Cupp. For additional informa- rounding communities come out tion please contact the Elk City and have fun with us again this Chamber of Commerce at 580- year” concluded Cupp. 225-0207 or email elkcitycham- ‘The Fall Festival committee [email protected]. ELK CITY CONVENTION CENTER 'ULL HOUSE MOVING [ade Thblepe 580-256-0040