Meeting set to raise funds for Red Carpet Theater Ireland trip
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:46
Red Carpet Community Theatre’s JAG Director, Tiphani Currell-Haraughty, will be hosting a trip to Ireland during the 2013 summer vacation.
The eleven-day tour includes stops in Dublin, Galway, Killarney, Cork, Derry and Belfast.
“I can’t wait to see the St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Cliffs of Moher, and see the Book of Kells at Trinity College in person,” said 13-year-old Brody Smith, a member of JAG.
If you are interested or just curious join us for a Fundraising meeting Sunday, February 26 at 2 pm at Red Carpet Community Theatre. Anyone under the age of 18 must have an adult present. The tour is open to anyone. Attending the meeting does not require you to sign-up.
For more information call (580) 225-1941 or go to www.eftours.com/enroll sign-in #: 1170426.
Shortgrass Playhouse Inc. presents ‘Noises Off’
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:43
Shortgrass Playhouse, Inc. is proud to present the live performance of Noises Off, directed by Cherrel Davis. Production dates are February 25-26 and March 3-4, 2012 at the Old City Hall Theatre in Hobart. Saturday performances are at 7 pm and Sunday matinees are set for 2 pm. Adults tickets are $9.00, seniors $7.00, and students $5.00, which can be purchased at the door.
Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. The concept for this “play within a play” was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a theatrical performance. Doors slamming, backstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
The three acts of Noises Off expose different phases of the disastrous show, Nothing On. Act One is about the dress rehearsal, and lampoons the common problems which typically occur during the rehearsal process: Forgetting your lines, second guessing your director, misplacing your props, missing your entrances, and falling in love with fellow cast members.
Act Two is about backstage antics, and takes place entirely backstage. The entire set is rotated to reveal the behind the scenes events. For anyone who has been backstage during a show - especially when something goes wrong, act two is bound to conjure a flood of hilarious memories. Despite the characters backstabbing one another, they somehow manage to get through their scene. But that’s not the case with the final act of the play.
Act Three is when everything goes wrong! In Act Three of Noises Off, the cast of Nothing On has been performing their show for nearly three months. They are seriously burnt out. By the play’s end, their show is a comical catastrophe -- and the audience is rolling in the aisles, loving every moment.
Midyett named to Dean’s list
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:41
Jesse Midyett of Elk City was among more than 560 students at Eastern Oregon University named to the dean's list for the 2011 fall term.
To qualify students must achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.
Eastern Oregon University serves students and communities throughout Oregon with a special focus on rural, regional and distance learning.
Programs are delivered on campus, online and onsite in La Grande and at 16 regional centers and include liberal arts, business, education and cooperative programs in agriculture, nursing and dental hygiene.
Weekend arrests stem from intoxicated drivers
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:49
Elk City police were called to the 1000 block of west Third Street to a convenience store parking lot Sunday in reference to a man passed out in a vehicle.
When a police officer arrived at approximately 5:27 a.m., they saw a man in the driver's seat while the truck was running.
The officer knocked on the window and identified himself, the preliminary report stated, but he was unable to get a response. Fearing that the man was having a medical emergency, the officer opened the door. According to the report, he then saw a glass pipe located in the center console.
The police K-9 unit was then dispatched to the area and "alerted" on the car, signifying the possible presence of illegal drugs.
Big Elk wrestler qualifies to state
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:37
Dylan Pollard places third at regionals in Anadarko
Mary Loveland
Daily Elk Citian
Big Elk wrestling is sending a worthy senior to the State Tournament this year at the Oklahoma City State Fair Grounds Arena.
Six Elk City wrestlers competed at regionals in Anadarko this past weekend and Dylan Pollard placed third, qualifying him for state, but it didn’t come easily.
Only two matches into the tournament, Pollard lost to an opponent from Cushing, who later went on to place second at the regional competition.
“I lost my second match at the tournament so I had to win four straight just to get third,” Pollard said.
And he did exactly that.
Sports Minded: Passion, excitement in small school basketball
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:32
By Justin Ediger
A few weeks ago my column was about small school basketball and about how passionate the small schools are about their sports. Specifically I spoke of how the small school state basketball tournament is a sight to behold. Of course the state tournament only involves 8 teams from each classification so that means a team’s road to “The Big House” makes its way through district, regional and area tournament play.
Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling to Okeene to cover both Merritt teams in the regional championships. Both took on Frontier with the winners advancing to the area tournament in Enid this coming weekend. A win on Saturday night meant one victory away from making it to the field of 8 for next week’s state tournament.
From the minute my partner (Gabe Edney) and I walked into the Whippet gym Saturday you could tell it was playoff time. With many years of broadcasting small school basketball under our belts, Gabe and I are well aware of the importance of getting to a school early. You never know what the set up is going to be or what kind of creative thinking a guy is going to have to use in order to get a phone line from an outlet that is often in a coaches office to the broadcast booth that could be just about anywhere. In general, small schools like Okeene aren’t used to us media types showing up.
