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City Ends Mask Mandate Voters Elect VOL. 123, ISSUE 27 | 50¢ Friday, April 9, 2021 ESTABLISHED 1898 City ends mask mandate Carolyn Ashford Boothe [email protected] GROVE — With the reduced risk level of COVID infections, the Grove City Council voted unanimously to allow the city’s mask mandate to expire at midnight on Tuesday, April 6. An attempt to also cancel the state of emergency resolution by Councilman Josh McElhaney was defeated on a 4-1 vote after a discussion by city staff including the city attorney to keep the ordinance in place in order to receive additional CARES funds as well as have it in place in case the number of COVID cases would spike again. Dr. Zackery Bechtol addressed the council surprisingly praising the actions of the city council. In November, Dr. Bechtol had testified against instituting a citywide mask mandate. Dr. Bechtol said that the “solidarity among groups in the city was an amazing thing to see…We got it just right. We are doing really good. The great job the council has done outweighs the small differences we had.” Dr. Bechtol also pointed out that Delaware County has one of the “highest vaccination rates in the state.” He pointed out that the Indian tribes have contributed to that effort by opening their facilities to non-Native Americans. The meeting on Tuesday was the last for outgoing council member Josh McElhaney since he chose not to run again. The mayor and each of the council members thanked him for his service and dedication to the city. In turn, McElhaney thanked his fellow members and also city manager Bill Keefer for helping mentor him. In other action, Bill Gelinas who organizes summer youth baseball and softball in the Delaware and Ottawa County area, addressed the council. Gelinas said that he had moved the headquarters to Grove from Miami for the nearly 400 kids. However, he expressed concern about the state of the ballfields. “You need to expedite repairing drainage issues on the field. Now that I have moved the teams Grove Councilman Josh McElhaney chose not to run for reelection back to Grove, we cannot use the fields.” so last Tuesday’s meeting was his last as a city council member. He However, Keefer noted that the drainage issues on the fields was being addressed expressed his appreciation to the council and city manager and council through the capital improvement program. Keefer noted the money is in this fiscal members thanked him for his service during the past four years. year for the repairs. A representative of the council’s engineering firm said that the design work would because of the complications with the so-called McGirt decision which does not be done within the next two weeks and that a contractor should be hired within 30 to allow local or state law enforcement officials to arrest Native Americans if a 60 days to make the drainage repairs. violation occurs on tribal land. The council also approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the city Morris said that the agreement gives some liability protection to the law and the FBI. According to police chief Mark Morris the agreement was necessary enforcement community especially in times of homicides. Voters elect Knockout boxer comes to Jay to train against Jason Bergman. Bergman is a southpaw who has a 27-19-2 record, new councilman with seven losses in his last nine fights. Lippe-Morrison has had only 16 fights, but all were GROVE — Steven Thomas captured the vacant won though knockouts due to his renowned powerful Grove Ward 2 seat, winning with a margin of punch. eight votes over Zeke Daniels in unofficial The bulk of his earlier fights were staged at Buffalo results. Run Casino in Miami. There were three candidates for the seat that His name sounds familiar because he is the son of was held by Josh McElhaney who decided to not Jay Oklahoma’s favorite son, heavyweight champion, seek re-election to the four-year term. Tommy Morrison, who defeated George Foreman for Thomas received 186 votes to Daniels’ 178. the title. The third candidate in the race, Jeremy Watters, Morrison also played Tommy Gunn, a rookie boxer, received 29 votes. in the “Rocky V” movie. Thomas said, “I look forward to doing what’s There is a bronze bust of Morrison in the lobby of best for the city. I will follow the Constitution Jay High School’s Bulldog Arena memorializing his and my faith.” accomplishments. Thomas also thanked McElhaney for his Morrison died in Omaha in 2013, at age 44, where service as well as his two opponents for stepping some said he died of HIV, but his wife Trisha Morrison up and volunteering to help the city. (married in 2011) corrected that and revealed he died of The Tuesday night victory came on the same Guillain-Barre Syndrome. day that Thomas and his wife Kat celebrated Lippe-Morrison said he had a very good relationship their ninth anniversary. Thomas said he and with his father, “like buddies.” his wife went out for dinner and turned off all He also has a younger brother, Kenzie Morrison, who electronic devices for about two hours. The Trey Lippe-Morrison trains with Craig is also a boxer where many say they will both headline couple has five children. Blacklock in front of the Delaware County together before long. Courthouse in preparation for his boxing Lippe-Morrison was training with Craig Blacklock SEE ELECTION PG 3 match on Saturday, April 10 at the Osage on the Jay Square while young and old looked on, then Casino in Tulsa. Lippe-Morrison took pictures during breaks, with the onlookers. Rick Thielen Lippe-Morrison now calls Jay home, where he takes [email protected] care of his grandmother and drives the 4-hour round trip to Tulsa each day for training. JAY – Trey Lippe-Morrison moved his training to The Lippe-Morrison and Bergman fight will be at the front of the Delaware County courthouse for the the Osage Casino in Tulsa on Saturday, April 10, with day, on April 6 in preparation for his fight in Tulsa SEE BOXER PG 3 Grove offers free hazardous waste disposal on Saturday GROVE — Grove residents have the opportunity only. The wastes must be taken to the Grove to dispose of hazardous wastes for free on Saturday, Wastewater Treatment Plant which is on Cherokee April 10. The once a year program will accept street about two miles north of downtown between everything from antifreeze to gasoline and motor oil the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. products to fluorescent bulbs, pesticides and weed In addition, there will be free tire disposal for all killers. residents of Delaware County from April 12 to 16. In addition, the city will also accept televisions, There will be a limit of 25 tires per household. The radios, computers, keyboards, telephone printers and tires accepted will be automobile, light truck, semi- other electronic waste. truck and farm implement tires. This is sponsored The program is for GMSA residential customers by the Department of Environmental Quality. No SEE DISPOSAL PG 4 Steven Thomas ¢ Inserts www.ReidNewspapers.com 50 Inside PAGE 2 - THE GROVE SUN, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 Tom Witty (1925-2021) In 1925, on a small family farm a little north of Grove, Wyoming. After a year there, he found a position Oklahoma, a son was born to Curt and May Witty. Having with Carter Oil Company, in Oklahoma City. It was two older sisters, Mary Ruth and Dorothy, young Thomas here that he and Ginny started expanding their family. was at once a first child, a middle child, and the baby of the Within the first year with Carter, he was transferred to family. Eventually passing the last designation onto his third Elk City, Oklahoma. sister Dorothy, and then finally to his baby brother Robert. After several years in the Elk City area, Tom and his Tom spent the first years of his young life on his family’s growing family were transferred to Wichita Kansas. farm near Grove. Tom loved to hunt with his brother After 13 years with Carter, it was acquired by Humble Robert, using a 20-gauge shotgun, and a double-barreled Oil while in Wichita, and the family once again 12-gauge shotgun. Prime time for hunting was when the moved, arriving in Enid, Oklahoma. Tom decided ducks and geese migrated south every fall from Canada to stay in Enid, setting up shop as an independent and flew in formation over the family farm. Tom and his geologist. brother were also trappers. Skunk and opossum hides In all, Tom and his family lived in Texas (Odessa, provided money for their Christmas shopping. A trusted Big Spring, Sweetwater, Monday, Baird, Abilene), dog named Watch would lead them to persimmon trees New Mexico (Jal), Wyoming (Glenrock, Casper), where they could often find greedy opossums. Kansas (Wichita), and Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, Tom attended Grove public schools, graduating from Elk City, and Enid). high school in the spring of 1945. He immediately joined As an independent geologist, it became a road to the Army, completing his basic training at Fort Leonard success, but fraught with risk and doubt. There were Wood, Missouri. Tom was assigned to the infantry and many lean times in the early years of this adventure. immediately shipped overseas to join the fighting going on His success ultimately stemmed from having learned in Normandy, France, and Belgium. and experienced the basics of the industry, scouting While in fighting in Belgium, Tom was among those locations, charting the geology, sitting on well sites troops caught in Hitler’s final attempt to push the allied while they were being drilled.
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