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eceneen 2028 Letters to HOMETOWN Santa, recipes & more « a ) ane [serving a 7h Western Oklahoma | DLP fw Since 1901 eS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2024 Weekend Edition Rotary Governor Talk to Elk City Rotarians By Sheryl Ponce Past President Lake Carpenter opened the noon Rotary meeting with a tap of the gavel and invited the club to participate in their reg- ' ular traditions. The meeting was held at the Elk City Country Club last Thursday at noon, The first guests to address the Rotarians were Bryce Mouse and Miley Moran. After they spoke about the school and their Rotarian District Governor plans for the future, Carter Wade talks to the Elk the District Gov- City Rotarians. ernor Carter Wade was introduced. “Carter's family has a long history of Rotary involvement. He became a member ofhis local club in 1973, and he holds the current record of 51 years of perfect attendance. He served as Christmas president of his club more than 20 times, and he has served as assistant governor more than See ROTARY page 3 in the ECPD Gives Park Annual Awards By Sheryl Ponce ABOVE: Two of the new displays The Elk City Police Department held their for Ackley Park’s Christmas in the annual Christmas Party last week at the Elk City Convention Center. While department Park. RIGHT: City Manager Tom staff and their families enjoyed the evening, As- Ivester at the Christmas in the sistant Chief John Cook handed out the awards Park double decker bus. for the year. The individuals were honored by a vote of everyone in the department. ‘The honorees were Officer of the Year - PTL. See AWARDS page 3 A Gatsby Gala for New Year’s Eve Untitled Pop Up Theatre presenting ‘Murder at the Gatsby’ [Elk City, OK, December 10, 2024—] Un- titled Pop Up Theatre will present a New Year's Eve Gatsby Gala entitled “Murder at the Gatsby” at Parties on Purpose, Saturday, December 28, 2024. Doors for the dinner theatre production open at 6:30 pm. “Our very first play was a New Year's Eve Gatsby Gala in 2017. We are so excited to get to have another Gatsby gala and bring such a fun event to Western Oklahoma,’ states Tiphani Henderson, UPUT Director. Join Untitled Pop Up ‘Theatre as we ring in the New Year Elk City High Schoo! student body during the assembly when GAS passed out the Benchmark Testing. with this period mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room! GAS Continues to Invest in ECHS Can you figure out whodunnit? Welcome to Chicago in the 1920s, where prohibition is in full swing. Join us at our To add to the fun, attendees are encour- aged (but not required) to dress to impress Student Progress Speakeasy where you can find jazz singers, al- in their best Gatsby/ Formal attire as they By Sheryl Ponce when CEO Jordan Williamson, CTO Jonathan cohol, fine dining, and murder. Help us find attempt to solve the murder before dessert! Williamson, and COO Levi Richardson held out who killed our boss as we wine and dine ‘The murder mystery dinners are interactive Once again, Great Plains Analytical Ser- a schoolwide presentation of gift cards to stu- the night away, in our best Gatsby / Flapper dinner theater performances hosted by Unti- vices, Inc., invested in Elk City High School’ dents who excelled on the latest round of the attire! Enjoy a great meal from Poppy's Pit & See GATSBY page 2 Benchmark testing program called “GAS My Grill while solving the mystery. Future” The program began last February See GAS page2 I a Il 13151 9 Weather tomorrow UD 56 / 37 Vol. 120, No. 75 cents, 48 Mail delivery 580.225.3000 View online elkcityoknews.com