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INSIDE Brown and White Awards SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025 Weekend Edition Community Celebrates Two during Bank of Western Oklahoma’s Reception Rodney Nutley presents Mylee Moran with a scholarship that honors By Sheryl Ponce Josthna Prenabdev who received the Spencer Robinson Service Award. his mother, Sherry Nutley Memorial Scholarship. In honor of Robert Newcomb, CPA, CFO,’s 90th birthday and the retirement of Krystal Harrel, senior vice president of Bank of Western Oklahoma at Vici, the bank held a re- ception for family, friends, and com- munity members to stop by Elk City’s bank to congratulate both of them on Robert Newcomb, CPA, their accomplishments. Bank part- celebrates his 90th ner, Jimmy Harrel, spoke about each birthday at the Bank of of the longtime friends before they Western Oklahoma with were all invited to a luncheon in the Jimmy Harrel. bank. Thirty-three years ago Harrel was hired at the Bank of Western Okla- Nan Shiblom presents MacKinley Brewer with the Pat Sprowls PEO Ella Sottile and Corbin Dyson Memorial Scholarship homa, Vici, and according to Jimmy Harrel, she has been with the bank ever since. She has managed the ECHS Seniors Receive bank, as well as traveling to other banks to train and open new branch- es. He then congratulated her on the retirement and presented her with a $2.4 Million in Scholarships Jimmy Harrel and retiree gift. The next person Harrel honored By Sheryl Ponce Harris Memorial – Taylor Musick; Beta eron Carlile, Hooper Stover, Catch Geno, Krystal Harrel. See CELEBRATE page 8 Sigma Phi - Pam Patrick Memorial - Dan- Carsten Copeland, Bryce Mouse, and Myl- The Elk City High School Brown and iela Luna; Billy Khourie Servant’s Heart ee Moran; EC Basketball Boosters - Ella White Awards Assembly took place last - Riley George; Bob Wright Memorial Sottile, Hooper Stover, Abbey Harrell, week, on Wednesday, May 7th. The Pio- (Kiwanis) - Cade Ellis; D.A.R. Good Cit- and Logan Webb; EC Education Expo neer Center Auditorium was filled with izen - Hooper Stover; D.A.R. Oklahoma - - Chance McWilliams, Rebecca Sparks, students, guests, family, and friends of the Brayden Duncan. Linzi Stout, Laurissa McCamon, and Kyler graduating seniors. During the morning, EC Alumni - Analiese Whittington, Welch; EC Educator Family - Catch Geno, seniors were honored by colleges, univer- Ella Sottile, Josthna Pranabdev, MacKin- Alex Sparks, Carsten Copeland, Slade Jo- sities, families, and organizations for their ley Brewer, Thomas Wiesner, and Lau- sey, Aubrey Shelton, Hooper Stover, Wy- efforts throughout their educational ca- rissa McCamon; EC Arts Council - Lexi att McConnell, Mylee Moran, Cade Ellis, reers. Snyder; EC Baseball Boosters - Cole Buie, The scholarship awards included the Art Wyatt McConnell, Collin Church, Cam- See SCHOLARSHIPS page 2 RCCT Announces Cast of ‘Bridges Over Madison County’ Pictured are Kyle Hutton, Chris Nidey, and Danny Britton. By Sheryl Ponce Local Craftsman Forages The next production for the Red Carpet Community Theatre will be “The Bridges of Special Firefighter Knife Madison County,” the book by Marsha Nor- By Sheryl Ponce “The blade is made out of 440 man, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert C, and Chris Nidey designed Brown. The musical is based on the novel by Retired Elk City firefighter, the knife. He described what Robert James Waller. The show is being direct- Danny Britton, has drawn na- his perfect knife would be like, ed by Christy Russell-Dobbs, whose assistant tional attention to his special so he designed the knife, and I director is Bailey Carpenter. The music direc- handcrafted knives. He has sold made it,” Britton explained. tor is Laura Lee Julian. them and created special orders As Nidey showed Britton Russell-Dobbs recently announced the cast for customers all over the Unit- a picture of the knife, Britton who are currently in rehearsals to bring anoth- ed States. Elk City firefighter, found some outdated, retired er professional production that will open, Sat- Chris Nidey contacted Britton fire hose from Elk City to make to craft his own special-order See RCCT page 8 knife. See KNIFE page 8 Rotarians Learn About Elk City Animal Shelter By Sheryl Ponce the animal calls for service increased by remodel of the old juvenile detention cen- and Kirya George; scholarships went 731 in 2024, compared to those in 2023. ter. The additional kennels will be built to Analiese Whittington, Blane Pierce, In the weekly Elk City Rotary Club’s There has been a minimum of 200 animal behind the current facility. Additionally, Bayden Duncan, Mylee Moran, Ella Sot- meeting, Amber Stepp, the Elk City An- intakes each year since 2021. she said that the city has budgeted the tile, MacKinley Brewer; and the Interact imal Control Supervisor was the program Stepp said that the department is ful- funds to complete the new animal shelter President was Ella Sottile. for the day. She presented the animal shel- ly staffed with a total of four, which has in this fiscal year. Rotary President Rob Stephens pre- ter numbers from Jan. 1st through Dec. helped with the 80 percent live release of There was one guest present, Jesse Grif- sented the chapter with a framed copy of 31st, 2024, and information about the re- animals. She added that until they get the fith, from Elk City Auto and a guest of the original charter from 100 years ago, model of the new animal shelter building. additional space, the animal shelter is lim- Tom Johnson. as well as the current certificate that was The shelter had 2434 animal calls for ited on the number of intakes. Kelci Werner announced the individu- given to the chapter during the 100-year service; 1382 animal intakes; 674 live an- The new shelter will include 20 ken- als who were given Rotary awards at the celebration. Rotary meetings take place imal releases; 184 adoptions; and 258 an- nels that are indoor/outdoor runs. Stepp Elk City Brown and White Award. Those every Thursday, at noon, in the Elk City imals were euthanized. She also said that handed out the preliminary plans for the included RYLA recipients Katie Spitz Golf and Country Club. 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