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President Linda Long called the meeting to order and welcomed members Glenda Ivins, Cathy Lewis, Judy Haught, Nan Hubbard, Sharon Gilliland, Cindy Wood, Tana Feldman, June Lovelace, Dana Anderson, Carla Garrison, Dennis McRee, Janice Mollet, Larry Long, Jan Attocknie, Gwen Pasby and Kathy Noble. She also welcomed Veterans Elmo and Shirley May as special guests.

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend celebrating with family and friends. I wish we would have seen some snow here too, but the rain was a welcome sight too.

The Elk City Christmas Basket, sponsored by the Elk City Ministerial Alliance has begun it’s Christmas Basket fund raising drive for the 2023 Christmas season. This program was begun in the mid 1930’s during the Great Depression by Paul Wade the late editor of the Elk City Daily News and continued by his son, the late LarryWade. Ithascontinuouslyprovidedfood items for approximately 85 years to people in need at Christmas time. This is possible thanks to the generosity of individuals in the Elk City area.

The annual Community Christmas Memorial sponsored by Comforting Hands Hospice and the Elk City Chamber of Commerce will take place Friday, Dec. 1st, at 6 p.m. at Carnegie Hall, located at 215 W. Broadway in Elk City. The event is designed to help family and friends to remember those they have lost but never forgotten during the holiday season.

The Sayre Chamber of Commerce is kicking off its annual Hometown Christmas celebration on Saturday, December 9 at noon at the Beckham County Activity Barn.

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Cheyenne, Oklahoma November 16, 2023 – As part of National Rural Health Day, Roger Mills Memorial Hospital, today announced it has been recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality & Patient Perspective. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and/or Patient Perspective.

The holidays are upon us, especially at all the stores! This article is a reminder to remember those loved ones and friends who are in long-term care. Many of the facilities have a list posted at the front entrance of things needed for residents either as prizes for bingo or gifts for holiday baskets. Activity directors work on a very limited budget to provide special things for residents.

Jimmy Ray Blanken was born July 11th, 1949 in San Jose, California to Mary Emma (Adams) and Carl Lee Musick. He passed away at his home in Elk City, Oklahoma on Saturday, November 11th, 2023 at the age of 74years and 4 months.

Carsen James Perry was born September 18th, 2009 at Elk City, Oklahoma to Caitlin Michelle (Cox) and Tyson Buck Perry. He passed away on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at Elk City, Oklahoma at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 17 days.

Karla Gay Rizley Maudlin was born on March 14, 1950, and passed away at her home in Sayre Oklahoma on November 8, 2023, at the age of 73. She was born and raised in Sayre and graduated from Sayre High School in 1968. After graduating she moved to Weatherford and briefly attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University before completing her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at the University of Central Oklahoma. Karla married Lawrence Gene Maudlin on June 3, 1972, and started her teaching career in Oklahoma City. They then moved to Lawton where she began her 39-year career with Lawton Public Schools. After several years of being a classroom teacher, she would go on to complete her master’s in early childhood development at the University of Oklahoma. Karla then became a Principal at Pecan Grove, Park Lane, and Pat Henry before her last position at Learning Tree Academy. She was given the task of starting Learning Tree Academy from the ground up. This was one of her proudest accomplishments. She would later take the position of Director of Early Childhood and Elementary Education for LPS where she would eventually retire. Throughout her career, Karla was an active member with P.E.O. International which was a sisterhood that promotes educational opportunities for women. After retirement, she worked as a child advocate for CASA. She had many hobbies including sewing, sail boating, traveling, and shopping. Karla was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and an influence to many children throughout her career. She was an active member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Lawton and Sayre United Methodist Church.