Fred G Winters, DDS, March Business of the Month
Fred G. Winter, DDS name the Okeene Chamber’s Business of the Month
Fred Winters attended grade school in Hitchcock, high school in Okeene, was an undergraduate at SWOSU and achieved his DDS at the University of Missouri @ Kansas City.
It was the day after Thanksgiving in 1968 when Fred Winter’s opened his office right where it’s located today! 41 years later Fred is still offering general dentistry to the Okeene area. Brenda Fox has been with Fred 29 years, Blanca Lorenz 12 years, Mindy Anthony 1 year ant Taylor Wilcox 6 months. Their hours are Monday through Friday 8-5 except when Fred has to take off on some fun-filled trip; I mean DENTAL CONVENTIONs, wink-wink!
I was surprised to learn that in 1977 & 78 Fred taught 1 day a week at OU Dental School.
Over the years Fred has served our community as President of the Chamber of Commerce, has sat on the City Council, been on the School Board and President of Kiwanis Club where he is known as the “Music Man”.
In keeping Okeene up with the times, Fred’s office recently upgraded to Digital X-Ray and Cad/Cam generated compressed porcelain restoration for Crowns.
Fred’s hope for the future is to follow the example of the MD’s of Okeene: Dr. Williams, Dotter, Lagan and Atendido to continue practice well into his 70’s.
Please join the Chamber at 207 East F St., Friday, March 12th from 11am-1pm , to celebrate Fred Winters, DDS being chosen as our Business of the Month.
Wilkinson Mortuary
The Okeene Chamber of Commerce announced the January Business of the Month today at the Chamber Luncheon. Wilkinson Mortuary was selected for the outstanding service they provide.
The building that is now Wilkinson Mortuary was 1 of Okeene’s 2 hospitals prior to the 1930’s, at that time Keller/Landes converted the hospital to a funeral home, Eddie Sisson purchased it. In 1980 Glenda Wilkinson purchased the Mortuary operating it until Robert and Kimbri High purchased Wilkinson Mortuary from Kimbri’s Aunt Glenda Wilkinson, in 1998. Kimbri Cupp High was born and raised in Watonga. Her great grandparents, Chris and Mary Weber Schiffner, were from the Omega/Watonga area along with her grandparents, Malcolm and Bernice Lewis. Kimbri currently resides in Watonga with their two children; Cooper, age 9, and Maggie, age 4. Robert and wife, Ronda, are currently residents of Okeene.
Farmer’s Service Station November Business of the Month
Farmer’s Service Station
Okeene Chamber’s Business of the Month
80 Years of Dedicated Service to the Okeene Community!
WOW! Not too many businesses can brag about that and it’s for darn sure, you can’t get owner, Lonnie Boeckman to brag about anything! Anyone who has known Lonnie for very long knows what a humble, easy going guy he is, so it took some work to even talk him into making a “ta-doo” over this great milestone for his families business!
Lawrence Boeckman built Farmers Service Station in the fall of 1929. The station had three driveways, hand-operated visible pumps, and was one of the only buildings on the north side of town at that time. South of the station was a tennis court, and the area north was used for croquet, and occasionally by traveling carnivals.
The building was later extended, and the three driveways were remodeled into two wider ones. Gasoline was originally delivered by railroad tank car, to storage tanks beside the tracks. Farm deliveries were made with ten-gallon cans hauled in a pickup.
The biggest change occurred when Lawrence’s cousin, Henry Huhman, arrived from St. Elizabeth, Missouri, and began working at the station in 1933.
Still today the covered awning makes filling up in wet weather much better.
In the early 1940’s, a two-bay garage was built, with an apartment where Lawrence lived. Lawrence also bought an electric gas pump, which was one of the first in the area.
Lawrence Boeckman(L) and Henry Huhman(R) posing with their new tank truck which still serves our community today!
The station was closed for three years during World War II, when Lawrence and Henry were both in the service. Henry became a full partner in the business when they re-opened the station in 1946. A new tank truck was purchased in 1949.
Lawrence and Henry became Mobil Oil Company dealers in the late 1940’s. When Mobil left the state in the mid-1970’s, they became Kerr-McGee dealers.
Henry Huhman retired in 1986, at which time Lonnie Boeckman became a partner with his father. Lawrence Boeckman worked at the station until he passed away in 1995.
Although Lawrence and Henry are no longer with us, their commitment to serving out community lives on through Lonnie, who still sells gasoline, diesel fuel, and performs most types of maintenance and repair work. and if you drive under the covered pump area you are quickly greeted, by either Lonnie or Alvin Rauh. It’s for sure you would have to drive a long way before you can find another place where you can still say, “Fill ‘er up” and without getting out of your car, your tank is filled and you are ready to head on down the highway.
Please join the the Okeene Chamber of Commerce in celebrating this great, 80th milestone with Farmer’s Service Station on Thursday, November 19th from 2-4.
Pioneer Telephone, October Business of the Month
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Moore’s Open House
The Grand Re-Opening of our local grocery store was held Wednesday, September 30 from 10-2. 132 people came by to sign up for the door prizes and take advantage of all the great bargains Moores Venture Food Store was offering. Owner Bobby Moore and Managers, Kale and Lori Giesick were all on hand to meet, greet, carry groceries and just enjoy being a part of our community.
Door prizes were drawn for at the end of the Open House, the winners were as follows: Delane Kehnemund, Denise Guidry and David Wilson all won Ice Chests, Dixie Aphold won a $25.00 Gift Card, Lois Seelke won a $50.00 Gift Card and Cindy Lamle won a $100.00 Gift Card. Congratulations to all of you and Congratulations, Moore’s Venture Food Store, we are happy to have you in Okeene!
Moore’s Venture Food Stores Open House September 30th
The Okeene Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Moore’s Venture Food Stores as the September Business of the Month. It’s been right at a month since Kale and Lori Giesick took over managing our local grocery store and we all started trying to remember, “MOORE’s VENTURE FOOD STORE”. The new owner, Bobby Moore, I have not met as of yet but any time I’m in MVFS I’m sure to find Kale or Lori working and always with a smile. It was a labor of love Patricia Kubat put forth when she reopened Okeene Market and we were restored to a “civilized town” with a grocery store! I know it took a lot of hours and was, no doubt, a huge source of stress, so thank you Patti for loving and believing in Okeene that much!
The Chamber would like to invite everyone to the OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, September 30 from 10-2. MVFS will be giving away door prizes throughout the open house, come on by and see all the changes taking place, inside and out!
