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The commissioners also held hearings anything to take the house down, but he/ hearing. No action was taken because it The request to rezone the area from I-1, for dilapidated building as notified. The she understood that it needed to be re- was the introduction of the ordinance. Elk City commissioners met for their light industrial district to R-4, to residential first one, located at 207 Parkview. City In- moved. No action was taken during the The commissioners tabled declaring the bi-monthly meeting on Monday, May 4th, estate district. Kelci Caswell was present to spector, Gary Nix, spoke on behalf of the public hearing on both structures. structure located at 207 Parkview for 30 at 7 p.m., in City Hall. Mayor Micah Kil- speak on behalf of the Planning and Zon- City, saying that the owner was supposed After the public hearings, the commis- days so the owner can attend the meeting. hoffer opened the meeting with the invoca- ing Committee. She told the commission- to be present for the meeting. He did not sioners approved the minutes from the They then approved the structure located tion, followed by Rocky Andresen leading ers that the committee heard the proposal appear. April 15th meeting. They then introduced at 413 McArthur to be a dilapidated house the flag salute. Prior to opening the busi- and voted unanimously to approve the The other structure considered at the Ordinance No. 1270: An ordinance chang- and ordered the removal. ness meeting, the commissioners held a change. No action was taken because it was public hearing was at 413 McArthur. Nix ing the zoning classification of a tract of public hearing for rezoning of property at a public hearing. said that the owner did not want to sign land, which was heard during the public See AGREEMENTS page 2 RCCT Directors Announce Cast of ‘9 to 5’ By Sheryl Ponce Based on the 1980 film, “9 to 5,” features music and lyr- ics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, will be presented by the Red Carpet Community Theatre on May 29th, 30th, 31st, and June 5th, 6th, and 7th. The musical is a high-energy comedy that is set in the late 1970s, which follows three female coworkers who team up to take con- trol of their office only to overturn the sexist, egotistical boss, Franklin Hart, Jr. Directors Bailey Carpenter and Sara Marie Boden- stein released the cast of the show last week. They include Becky Ross playing Violet Newstead; Joy Hale Moore plays Doralee Rhodes; Lexi Snyder will be Judy Bernley; Lexi Mosqueda is playing Franklin Hart, Jr.; Sheila Altland plays Roz Keith; Jess Cenami is Joe/Dick; Caitlynn Osborn is playing Margaret; Joanna Wood is Kathy; Delaney Acu- na is playing Maria; Tim Bodenstein plays Dwane; Sam Coleman will be Josh/Bob Enright; Basil Weatherly is playing Tinsworthy; Dawnia Nalley is Missy/Nurse; Den- ton Wood is Detective/new employee; Emily Barnes plays candy striper, and the ensemble will include Abby Cox and Presley Bentley. This is the first of two musicals for this special anni- versary season. The next two shows will be productions from the summer camps. Those are “Alice in Wonderland” and “Beetlejuice.” The last production of the season will be “Sweeney Todd.” HELP, Inc., Takes Priority at Rotary ECFD Assists with By Sheryl Ponce with no way to get to us, no way to get their food. Sometimes they struggle, and they will go without families. In the first quarter of 2026, they served an average of 620 families per month. Walker empha- Missing Senate During last week’s regular meeting for the Elk City because they’re not aware or call for transportation sized that the need in the community continues to Rotary Club, HELP, Inc,’s director, Wendy Walker spoke about the food pantry that serves four coun- and things like that,” Walker explained. “I want to let you guys know that if you have grow, therefore, the need for additional food items and donations have increased also. Candidate Barry Christian ties. Those include Beckham, Roger Mills, Washita, someone that comes to you and is in need of a food “Moving forward, we are committed to meeting and Dewey Counties. The organization is located at basket, you can always have them give me a call. We the demand, but we cannot do it alone,” Walker said. By Sheryl Ponce 609 W. E. Ave., known as the old armory. will call Red River, actually pay for their taxi to get There are various ways to help this community “We are a food resource center, and we serve here and to get back. We will also pay for takeout taxi food bank by making food donations, monetary Last week Oklahoma Senate Candidate Barry Christian about 900 families a month, or 2000 individuals. to get them there and get them food.” donations, and/or host a food drive. Another way to was reported missing and found dead south of Erick at We are basically on a donation only for the facility,” HELP is open Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; help is by volunteering. Volunteers help assist with Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. The Oklaho- Walker began. Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday food distribution; stock shelves and organize do- ma State Bureau of Investigation offi- She went on to say that because the SNAP ben- from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and the third Saturday of nations; help unload deliveries; and support clients cials confirmed the identity of the body efits were changed as of March 1st, to new require- every month from 9 a.m. to noon. Their mission with compassion. found in his pickup at the bottom of a ments. The law that was passed says that if a person is to provide ongoing food supplies to needy indi- HELP is a partner with the Regional Food Bank. ravine. is able-bodied, not considered disabled, and not over viduals and families who are dealing with difficult With the partnership, they are able to purchase more According to news reports on social 65 years of age, he/she must either get a part time job circumstances. food at a lesser cost. When someone donates, Walker media, the Beckham County Sheriff ’s or give 20 hours a week in volunteer time. Walker The organization was founded in 1983 by the Elk is able to use those funds to provide more food for Office said that a deputy was patrolling said that this law impacted their clientele, which is City Ministerial Alliance as an outreach to help the those in need. CHRISTIAN the refuge Thursday morning when causing more people coming in who have been cut community. By 2011, they moved into the Commu- After the Rotarians asked Walker questions, she they were contacted by a hunter who off from their benefits. nity Care Center, where they enlarged their footprint handed out information about the organization. saw the Dodge Ram pickup. The cause and manner of “We actually do serve four counties, so we’re not in 2014. They continued to expand to their current The meeting ended at 1 p.m. Rotary Club meets ev- the death have not been determined. Law enforcement just doing Beckham. We have found that clients who location as well as other counties. ery Thursday at noon in Grandma’s Kitchen dining has asked the public for any information about Christian’s try to come from Clinton or Weatherford will call In 1998, the pantry was serving approximately 900 room. death. In the Elk City Commission meeting Monday evening, City Manager Tom Ivester told the commissioners that the Elk City Fire Department was on the scene and assisted in the recovery of Christian and the pickup. Route 66 Festival Gearing Up for Centennial “Our fire department was actually involved in retrieving the body. The vehicle that he was in actually had fallen off, and they initially thought it was a 180-foot ravine. No, it was 380 foot down. So they had to repel down this ravine By Sheryl Ponce Audio will be holding a contest. The rib cookoff association and bar-b-q cook-off will take place and retrieve the body. Eventually they were able to hook The Elk City Chamber of Commerce started Saturday. up the vehicle, which was an extremely interesting opera- making plans for the annual Route 66 Festival Park activities will include free admission to tion to try to winch up a vehicle over 380 feet, that’s a lot of that takes place June 12th and 13th. The weekend the museum. The activities include Thunder Bay, cable,” Ivester told the commissioners. kicks off Friday evening with live music in Ackley miniature golf, the carousel, and the train. On Sandy Sanders WMA covers 29,766 acres of Greer and Park, from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tyler Wilhelm will Sunday, June 14th, drag races will be on 20th Beckham counties in southwest Oklahoma. The area is lo- open for headliner Frankie Ballard. Street from1 p.m. to 5 p.m. cated 26 miles northwest of Mangum and 26 miles south- There is an open car cruise with photo oppor- This is Route 66’s 100-year anniversary and ac- west of Sayre. It is a unique area consisting of rolling to tunities at the museum at 7:30 p.m. On Friday the tivities will be happening all across the state. It is rugged terrain extending north from the Elm Fork of the park will be open with free activities, along with a Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the car show an epic year for Elk City, as well as the National Red River. blood drive. On both days there will be vendors, will take place that includes motorcycles, trucks, Route 66 Museum Complex. Make sure to mark Christian was a Republican candidate for Senate Dis- food trucks, music, and inflatables. Additionally, cars, burn outs, and a closed cruise with the route the calendar to take part in the festivities and cel- there will be local artists displaying art in the park. to be determined. 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