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We have been so pleased with the turnout
of shoppers for the Watonga Farm &
Garden Market held every Saturday
morning at the Armory.Our vendors have consistently
provided quality products including
vegetables of all kinds, hormone free
eggs, fruits and peanut brittle, to name
a few.It has brought a great outpouring
of buyers too, with it becoming a fun
Saturday morning visiting routine as
well as a shopping experience!Alas, following this Saturday's
(7/30) Market, we will close for the
month of August due to the effect the
extreme heat has had on the growing
season.So be sure to come out this
Saturday to get your produce and
goodies, then keep us on your radar for
September as we plan to reopen the
Saturday of Labor Day Weekend and every
Saturday of that month.
Recently, your Chamber had the
opportunity to host members of Red
Carpet County Tourism Board at Roman
Nose Lodge for their bi-monthly meeting. Red Carpet Country is one of 6
“countries” designated by the Oklahoma
Department of Tourism and encompasses
most of Northwestern Oklahoma.Their mission is to promote
tourism to our area by potential
visitors from all across the US and
beyond. They publish 2 annual tourism
pieces, the Red Carpet Country Visitors
Guide and the Red Carpet Country Events
Guide and make them available through
travelok.com and at travel shows
throughout the Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas
region.We arranged a tour of the new
facilities by park manager, Travis
Lindley and Board Members enjoyed a
wonderful lunch and great service by the
Lodge staff.
We
received many positive comments from the
board members as to their impression of
the new look of the Lodge, as well as
the lunch and meeting accommodations.These Board Members are all
involved in some way with tourism and
come from all over Northwestern
Oklahoma.We appreciate all the staff at
the lodge who showed these folks what a
great jewel we have in our community!
Over the summer we have received many
calls for information from visitors
coming to the Watonga area.We have heard from families
holding reunions at Roman Nose or in
town, individuals visiting family or
doing some camping, and a business who
normally holds a retreat at Roman Nose
but this year will be doing it at a City
facility in town.You may not realize it but
Watonga is a destination point for a lot
of people from around the state and
beyond and we are lucky to have so many
nice facilities (motels, parks, city
buildings, etc.) to house them.Their tourism dollars can make a
big difference in our tax base and we
welcome them to share with us anytime!
As we continue our partnership with
Devon Energy to recognize area
volunteers, we would like to
congratulate Jennifer Gauer as recipient
for July Volunteer of the Month.Jennifer was nominated for her
work in organizing the Watonga Schools
Library book drive this past year, for
spearheading the parent volunteer
program at the schools and her many
other efforts through the schools,
Kiwanis and elsewhere.Keep those nominations coming so
we can offer recognition for all the
great work being done in our community!
