February 24, 2024 Issue, Page 13 of 28

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Community February 24, 2024 ‘The Elk City News- 13 Incoming President Mike Blevins. Judy Haught, Doug Haught, Misti DeGarmo, Mike Blevins, Beverly Jordan, Linda Long. Victor Weatherly. Judy Haught Docent Carla Garrison WOHS Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Officers By Sheryl Ponce this year. store. Additionally, they will blacksmith shop, and there Randy Haggard gave the conduct the Spring Luncheon was an updated inventory Western Oklahoma His- Museum Board report. He said on April 15th, in the Opera given to Wren, with the added torical Society held their an- that it has been a good year House. Garrison's goal for the donations. nual meeting Monday evening for the museum. They have new year is to add more do- Victor Weatherly was called at 6 p.m., in the Opera House had improvements in the facil- cents. on to give the General Store at the museum complex. Presi- “Our biggest desire is to report. He said that it is a bril- ity, which he concurred with dent Judy Haught opened the find more people from this area liant replica of a general store. meeting with an invocation Wren's report concerning the who would join us in entertain- He thanked several people for given by Jim Coffey, that was donation of a teepee from the ing the visitors that come to helping on the project. Those followed by a meal. The meat Cheyenne Arapaho tribes. He the museum. If you have not people included Charles Wren, was provided by Rib Crib with complemented City Manager been a volunteer at the drug- Jim Coffey, the late Bob Ken- all of the side dishes and des- Tom Ivester for his support in store, it's always an interesting nemer, and Randy Haggard. serts brought by the members. improving the museum. day because there are people The Hall of Fame report After the meal, Secre- “The museum can never there from so many different was given by Doug Haught. He stay stagnant and, as you countries and different states. tary Misti DeGarmo read the said that in 2023 they inducted You get to visit with them, and minutes from the 2023 an- know, our museum is really you get to explain to them how Joan Butcher, Donnie and Bev- nual meeting, which were ap- not (stagnant). The people who things came about in Elk City, erly Jordan, and Jimmy Smith. come are from out of town. It's proved. The treasurer's report Oklahoma, and Route 66. You Future nominations could be just amazing the people that was given by Beverly Jordan. come from foreign countries, also get to listen to their sto- made on the WOHS website. ‘The overall financial health of and they have money, which is ries about where they're from ‘The final decisions will be made Jim Coffey. the organization was positive, really nice,” Haggard said. and that kind of thing. It’s al- in Sept. or Oct. back to WOHS. the slate of officers, President with the income from the 50th He continued to say that ways an interesting time. If Beverly Jordan gave the Haught talked about the Michael Blevins, 1st VP Linda Annual Route 66 Flea Market the number of visitors during you have a neighbor or friend Flea Market and Art Show re- new archives page on the being the only fundraiser. The the winter months have been ‘or someone who's just moved port. She said that vendors and WOHS website. She said that Long, 2nd VP Judy Haught, report was also approved. down, but he expects that to to town, encourage them to be- guests told her that this was they have scanned postcards Secretary Misti DeGarmo, Curator Charles Wren pre- pick up throughout the spring come a docent,” Garrison said. one of the best flea markets that are currently on the site. ‘Treasurer Beverly Jordan, and sented his annual report. He and summer. He also told Haught then went to the in Oklahoma. They had 130 They want to add documents, Museum Commission Chair said that many of the main is- the group that Rodney Cloud Standing Committee Reports. spaces rented by 100 vendors. letters, journals, diaries, pho- sues in the facility have been would be added to the Museum She called on Jim Coffey to ‘The net proceeds were around tographs, greeting cards, or Randy Haggard. She said that addressed. He also said that Board, and Mandell Greteman give the Farm and Ranch Mu- $12,000. She mentioned peo- other mementos that could be Dr. Danny Storm has been he is working on the Native has been taking care of the seum report. He talked about ple who made the event a suc- scanned. They also suggested added to the 2028 board of di- American display, including Blacksmith Shop. Haggard a new safe that was brought cess. Those people included WWII letters and other docu- rectors, and there is a vacancy the providence of artifacts. wants the WOHS board to eye to the General Store, and the Mike Ross from the city, Randy ments, depression era items, in the 2026 board. He has been working with the future building projects. With checks that were found in the Haggard, Cindy Wood, Mark photos of Western Oklahoma ‘The new officers were voted Cheyenne tribe to help with the successful flea market, safe that dated from 1932. He Hylton, Doug Haught, Sheryl schools that are no longer in displays and photographs. he believes that those funds said it was a great addition to Ponce, and Susie Cupp from existence, early day photos in, and Blevins took over the ‘They may be donating a teepee should go toward expansion of the museum. the chamber. of Western Oklahoma towns, gavel. He said that he is im- to replace the current one that the museum. The Blacksmith Shop re- In the Art Show report, newspaper business ads, Kore- pressed with the hard work Carla Garrison then gave port was given by Lynn Ken- Jordan said that they have an War letters and other docu- was destroyed from the wind. that the membership has done the Docents Report. She said She said that they held had several good artists. Those ments, or Vietnam War letters Membership chair, Cindy that they had a busy summer nemer. Saltfork work meetings, two indlude Randy Haggard, Rob and other documents. Contact over the past year. He is look- Wood, gave the membership with 20 of their 50 members classes and additional work- Norris, Judy Haught with the committee members Haught, ing forward to working with report. She noted that there working in the drug store days. On April 13th they will Dust Bowl exhibit, Stephen Linda Long, June Lovelace, or the board, and the motion was have been three new lifetime throughout the summer. She have a state meeting in Elk Shirley, and currently Jack Claudene Anspaugh. members already in 2024, and also credited Maxine Jackson City, which will include a com- Christian. She said that Chris- ‘The last committee report made to adjourn the meeting. one new one last year. There for helping them with the pur- petition. She added that there tian is donating all of the pro- was given by nominations It was passed and ended for have been 40 members so far chase of goods to sell in the have been donations to the ceeds of the sale of his pictures chair, Linda Long. She read another year.