1942      Mary Cook (Cotner)

1943      Doris Westfahl (Dean)

1944      Betty Ann Flamming (Holbrook)

1945      Norma Jo Thomas (Pavey)

1946      Helen Rae Westfahl

1947    Wilma Westfahl (Marcoax)

1948    Mary Agnes Pekarek (Nault)

1949    Donna June Smith-  El Reno

1950    Barbara Bixler -  Waynoka

1951    Reelma Jeanne Hawkins— Dover

1952    Joan Dixon- Canton

1953    Bonnie LeGate (Fountain)

1954    Kay Camp

1955    June Cravens (Noble)

1956    Judy Gorman (Bell)

1957    Cindy Wheeler- Watonga

1958    Kay York (Sproul)- Hennessey

1959    Charlene Heffel (Brown)

1960    Pat Carter-Waukomis

1961    Sandra Greer -Watonga

1962    Cheryl Semrad (Hassman)-Waukomis               ^{Miss Oklahoma 1963}

1963    Janis Hoffman (Hudson)

1964    Rose Ann Haffey (Woodman)

1965    Peggy White (Tampkins)

1966    Cindy Bode (White)

1967    Jane White (Spencer)

1968    Mary Jac Schwartz (Rauh)

1969    Denice Westfahl (Haworth)

1970    Janel Haffey (Buchanan)

1971    Connie Scheffler (Warren)

1972    Jan Williams (Ausberger)

1973     Dale Bierig (Douglas)

1974   Tammy Irwin (Beam)

1975    Karen Westfahl (Cox)

1976    Connie Dobrinski (Williams)

1977    Linda Bruster (Young)

1978    Tammy London (Nault)

1979    Pam Bierig (Cosby)

1980    Tammy Smith (Ballard)

1981    Traci Lamle

1982    Penny Dixon (Earl)

1983    Anita Bruster (Cosby)

1984    Carol Wright (Bovee)

1985    Jenese Pfaff (Glover)

1986    Becki Boeckman (Kershner)

1987    Felicia Nusz (Reasnor)

1988    Lori Geis

1989    Niki Nusz (Lipps)

1990    Rhonda Tucker

1991    Tina Dungan (Rackley)

1992    Terri Fisher (Busch)

1993    Laci Osmus (Strickler)

1994    Shalla Droke (Terrell)

1995    Joelle Parrot

1996    Amie Schwartz (Hood)

1997    Ali Dobrinski (Milligan)

1998    Amber Windle (Hills)

1999    Jolene Geis

2000    Carissa Patzkowsky

2001    Bambi Root (Knopp)

2002    Lauren Outhier

2003    Kim Brown (Miller)

2004    Kylie Dixon

2005    Ali Nault

2006    Meghan Dixon

2007    Whitney Day

2008    Jill Boeckman

2009   Jessica Parrish

If you have contact info for these individuals, please forward the info to the
Okeene Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 704, Okeene, OK  73763 or okchamber @pldi.net

Queen’s Name_____________________________________

Maiden Name _____________________________________

Mailing Address ___________________________________

Phone __________________________________ 

E-mail __________________________________

 Any other information you have to pass along?

All events located at Okeene High School

Friday, August 13

 7:30—12:00    Fair Exhibits Entered……….…………..(Gym)

11am-1:30pm   Concessions………..…………….(Gym Lobby)

 Saturday, August 14

9:00 a.m. Wheat Walk/Run……………..……….(OHS Track)

10:00 a.m.      Whea Esta exhibits and booths open..(Gym)
                              Baby Pageant check-in
 10:30 a.m.       Baby Pageant………………….……… .….(Gym)
11am—1:30 pm  Concessions………..………….(Gym Lobby)
4:30 p.m.        People’s Choice BBQ Tasting.(N. of Cafeteria)
5:30 p.m.        Indian Taco Dinner………………….(Cafeteria)
7:00 p.m.        Award Program………..…….….(Auditorium)   
                             Queen Pageant……………….….(Auditorium

Children 0-36 months of age are eligible to strut their stuff in the baby pageant.

 Three places will be awarded in each age group:

0-12 months, 13-24 months, and 25-36 months.

The babies will be judged by a panel of three judges.

No pageant dresses please. Sunday best, party attire, or a favorite play outfit are all good choices.

 Parents are welcome to assist the infants and toddlers across the stage if needed.

Please pre-register your child before August 10th by calling Carrie Luckie at 822-5243.

(This will decrease the amount of time the babies and siblings spend waiting; making it more enjoyable for them and the parents!!)

 The Baby Pageant, hosted by the Child Study Club, will take place at 10:30am August 14^th.  Board your little darlings decked for the ship deck, whether they arrive in their travel attire, Bermudas or swimsuit, this is one contest sure to make you giggle as they jiggle!  Grandmas, we have opened this up so your out-of-town grandchildren can participate.  Registration starts at 10:00am but the best thing to do is to call Carrie Luckie at 822-5243 to pre-register, this will decrease the amount of time the babies and siblings spend waiting; making it more enjoyable for them and the rest of us!!!

 Whea Esta Booklets are available across Okeene at Chamber Member businesses.  Pick one up today.

…bidding summer goodbye and welcoming fall, Whea Esta has long brought the community together for  a celebration of  Okeene’s harvest.

Join us for the 69th annual  celebration,  August 13-14, 2010 at the Okeene High School Gym.                  

Fair Exhibits -Open Fair  (premiums paid in all categories)
Wheat Walk
Bread Baking Contest
Wheat Show
Booths
Baby Pageant
BBQ Cook Off
BBQ Sauce Competition
Concession Stand
Indian Taco Dinner
Queen Pageant

2010 Whea-Esta Rules

The Okeene Chamber of Commerce sponsors Whea-Esta.  All Premiums are provided by local business donations.

2010 is the first year for Whea Esta to be an “Open Fair”,
meaning anyone can enter the Fair and/or Baby Pageant.  The Queen Pageant and Wheat Show remain closed to only Okeene students.

1. All exhibits are to be entered at Okeene High School’s Gym Lobby Friday, August 13 from &:30 am-12:00pm.

2. One entry per person per category.

3. The sponsoring organizations, school district of Town of Okeene shall not be held responsible for any loss sustained on the part of the exhibitor.

6.  Exhibits must be owned by the exhibitor and must be a product of his/her own handiwork since September of  last year.

7.  The Fair Committee reserves the right to make any changes in the premium list, which seems necessary for the best interest of the Fair.  If the total premium claimed exceeds the amount-on-hand for payment,       available funds will be prorated.

8.   All rules applying to exhibits and exhibitors in the Blaine County Fair of 2010 will automatically apply to  the Okeene Whea-Esta Fair. 

9. Premiums will be paid Saturday, August 14 from 4:30 -  6:00pm at the entry table.  

10.  EXHIBITS WILL BE RELEASED SATURDAY,  AUGUST 14 From 5-6pm (No Exceptions made.) 

Pageants, BBQ Cookoff, Wheat Show and Bread Baking Contest  have  their own rules and regulations.

Newly crowned 2009 Whea Esta Queen Miss Jessica Parrish

The 68th Annual Whea Esta was held August 21st & 22nd at the Okeene High School gym, cafeteria and auditorium.

The pageant is always a great time of excitement for the entrants, the proud families and those who are there to cheer them on.  All of the girls did a wonderful job.  Jessica Parrish was crowned Queen as Jena Holiday won 1st Runner Up,  Karlee Brownlee was the 2nd Runner Up, Jessica Parrish won the Spirit Award and Karlee Brownlee won the Miss Congeniality.

I loved the addition of the video this year.  It was so nice to see the Whea Esta Queen’s year as it was also a scrapbook of the Chamber events!  Jill Boeckman was a lovely Queen last year, thank you Jill for all of your help!

The entries started arriving just after 7am Friday morning; we had some folks anxiously waiting to entering their fair items! Donna Laubach gave us a hand with entering and what a great help she was!  We had a nice variety of items throughout the categories but the exhibit that won the Chamber Directors heart was the display Marjorie Winters put together of the Westfahl family’s legacy, WOW, if you missed Whea Esta this year, you missed something very special, something I hope, we get to see again.  Saturday was filled with the Exhibits with Ribbons hung, the BBQ Cookoff, Drawings with Door Prizes from Chamber Members, a Petting Zoo by Cody Seelke and great demonstrations.

The Wheat Walk/Run had over 70 participants who enjoyed some great Okeene weather Saturday morning.

The exhibit placings were as follows:

Junior Division

Agriculture
1^st Jesse Totty – Corn, 2^nd Trent Turner – Corn, 3^rd Chayce Carter – Corn.

Crafts
1^st Allison Schieber – Other:  Stepping Stone, 1^st Amilee Kehnemund – Craft/Plastic, 1^st Grace Seelke Fabric, 1^st Jessica Parrish – Other Material, 1^st Keyle Kehnemund –Paper, 1^st Keyle Kehnemund – Wood, 1^st Koby Smith – Rock Collection, 1^st Koby Smith Pinewood Derby, 1^st Kristie Burghardt –Leather, 1^st Kristie Burghardt –Picture, 1^st Kristie Burghardt –Plastic, 1^st Lex Kehnemund – Jewelry/Beads, 2^nd Amilee Kehnemund – Fabric, 2^nd Amilee Kehnemund, Jewelry/beads, 2^nd Cheyenne Haag –Picture, 2^nd Jessica Schieber – other/Stepping Stone, 2^nd Keyle Kehnemund – Plastic, 2^nd Lex Kehnemund –Paper, 2^nd Lex Kehnemund –Wood, 3^rd Amilee Kehnemund –Paper, 3^rd Amilee Kehnemund – Wood,  3^rd Hannah Schieber –Picture, 3^rd Hannah Schieber – Other Stepping Stone, 3^rd Keyle Kehnemund –Fabric, 3^rd Keyle Kehnemund – Jewelry/Beads, 3^rd Lex Kehnemund –Plastic, 4^th Harley Waldrop –Picture, Lex Kehnemund – Fabric, 5^th Amilee Kehnemund – Picture.

Baked Goods:
1^st Jentry Biggs – Snickerdoodles, 1^st Koby Smith – Choc. Chip Cookies, 1^st Sydney Biggs – Oatmeal, 1^st Taylor Biggs – Peanut Butter, 2^nd Alek Winter Monster Cookies, 2^nd Brexton Smith – Peanut Butter Cookies, 3^rd Hannah Schieber – cookies/other, 4^th Ashleigh Grauberger – cookies.

Canning
1^st Karlee Brownlee – Sweet Pickles, 1^st Levi Smith – Picante Sauce, 1^st Levi Smith – Jelly/Pear.

Clothing
1^st Hannah Schieber – Pot Holder,1^st Kallee Dunn – Pillow Case, 1^st Kallee Dunn – Fleece, 2^nd Allison Schieber – Pot Holder, 2^nd Karlee Brownlee – Fleece, 3^rd Holly Boeckman – Fleece, 3^rd Koby Smith Pot Holder, 4^th Levi Smith – Pot Holder, 5^th Jessica Schieber – Pot Holder.

Flowers
1^st Hannah Schieber – Zinnias, 1^st Jacke Parrish – Periwinkles, 1^st Jessica Parrish – Zinnias, 1^st Jessica Schieber – Other: Sunflower, 2^nd Jacke Parrish – Zinnias, 2^nd Jessica Parrish – Periwinkles.

Horticulture
Alec Johannesmeyer -1^st’s: – Sweet Peppers, Squash – Butternut, Squash – other, Hot Peppers, Onions, Potatoes & Collective Arrangement.   2^nd – Yellow Squash, 3^rd – Okra, Zucchini
Brexton Smith – 1^st’s – Zucchini Squash, Yellow Squash, 3^rd – Squash/Other.
Hannah Schieber – 1^st Okra.
Allison Schieber – 2^nd Hot Peppers
Koby Smith – 2^nd Zucchini Squash
Levi Smith – Squash/Other
Miles Howe – 2^nd Okra.

Photography
1^st Alec Johannesmeyer – People, 1^st Anna Lee – Structure, 1^st Anna Lee – Nature, 1^st Anna Lee –Animals, 1^st Blake Bedwell – Story Board, 2^nd Alec Johannesmeyer – Nature, 3^rd Breanne Haag – Nature.

Senior Division

Agriculture
1^st Clifford Droke -Grass Bundle, 1^st Clifford Droke – Oats, 1^st Clifford Droke – Grass/Other.

Accessories & Handiwork 1st Brenda Oney – Needlepoint, 1^st Judy Laubach – Quilt, 1^st Margaret Oney – Counted Cross Stitch, 1^st Margaret Oney – Hand Embroidery, 1^st Toni Windle – Crocheted Work. 2^nd Virginia Weaver, 3^rd Dorothy Roach-Jeans Quilt, 4^th Cathy Brownlee – Fleece Quilt.

Arts & Crafts
1^st Jason Parrish - Misc Craft, 1^st Joyce Droke – Jewelry, 1^st Joyce Droke – Hobbies, 2^nd Joyce Droke – Craft Misc.

Baked Goods
1^st Amie Jantzen – Cake, 1^st Delane Kehnemund – Quick Bread, 1^st Dorothy Roach – Snickerdoodles, 2^nd Brenda Oney – Cookies, 2^nd Jamie Smith – Quick Bread/Zucchini, 3^rd Judy Laubach – Cookies, 4^th Dorothy Roach – Peanut Butter Cookies.

Canning
1^st Cathy Brownlee – Tomatoes, 1^st Judy Laubach – Apple Cinnamon Jelly, 1^st Judy Laubach – Relish, 1^st Judy Laubach – Zucchini Jam, 1^st Ruth Lubbers – Beets, 1^st Ruth Lubbers – Fruit, 2^nd Delane Kehnemund – Jam, 2^nd Delane Kehnemund – Relish, 2^nd Judy Laubach – Beets, 3^rd Cathy Brownlee – Sweet Pickles, 3^rd Jamie Smith – Relish, 3^rd Leta Kirtley – Vegetable, all types, 3^rd Ruth Lubbers – Vegetable/

Clothing
1^st girls & 1^st boys –  Delane Kehnemund, 1^st other-Judy Laubach, 1^st Women’s – Margaret Oney.

Flowers
1^st Margaret Oney -Fresh Flower Arrangement, 2^nd Virginia Weaver – Fresh Flowers, 3^rd Clayton Fisher – Fresh Flowers.

Horticulture
1^st Clifford Droke – Peppers, 1^st Jamie Smith – Squash all types, 1^st in ea: Judy Laubach -Onions, Potatoes, Sweet Peppers& Squash.  1^st in ea Lisa Howe – Okra & Squash/all types, 1^st in ea Lorean Droke – Eggs, Cantaloupe, Squash, Cucumbers, eggplant & peppers, 1^st Shalla Terrell – Collective Arrangement, 2^nd Clifford Droke – Cucumbers, 2^nd Judy Laubach – Okra, 2^nd Lorean Droke – Collective Arrangement, 3^rd Okra – Lorean Droke, 4^th Jamie Smith  – Okra.

Photography
1^st Beverly Unruh – Story Board, 1^st Jamie Smith – Animals, 1^st Jana Johannesmeyer – Structure, 1^st Jana Johannesmeyer – Nature,  1^st Jana Johannesmeyer – People, 2^nd Beverly Unruh – Nature, 2^nd Clifford Droke – Story Board, 2^nd Jana Johannesmeyer – Animals.

Wheat Show
Junior Division
The Wheat King of 2009 is Quintin Wray, 2^nd – Olivia Westfahl, 3^rd Nathan Rackley, 4^th Dylan Sawyer, 5^th Hunter Westfahl, 6^th Morgan Westfahl, 7^th Kristi Burghardt, 8^th Jessica Parrish, 9^th Kelsie Burghardt, others competing in the Wheat Show were: Cody Day, Koby Smith, Kylee Wray, Nolan Rackley, Tanner O’Kelley, Thomas Blehm and Will Bedwell.

Senior Division
Clayton Fisher

Whea Esta was a bit of a challenge this year with the construction going on in the front of the gym but this was the 68^th Annual so the show had to go on!  I’m sure if you asked our new Wheat King, Whea Esta Queen, Grand Champions, Reserve Champions or any of the ribbon winners, they are all glad we put forth the effort and to be honest, it was really nice having a little smaller Whea Esta as it gave us some time to look at how to improve it as we have the 70^th coming up with only 1 year to perfect it in between!  Be thinking throughout the year about what you want to enter in Whea Esta next year, set the items aside or make a list.  I hear that is how Whea Esta was so big in the days gone by: people planned and thought about it, reminded their children and each other about it all year long.