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# Main Street Guymon, Oklahoma

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- [On The Bricks](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/on-the-bricks/)
- [December 27, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-27-2022/) - Last week my granddaughter that turned three in September asked me if a banana was a fruit or a vegetable. I don’t believe at that age I knew what a fruit or vegetable was, let alone cared whether a banana was one or the other. Concerning this question, I did learn a few things in
- [December 19, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-19-2022/) - Tom and Judy Love built gas stations in Oklahoma. The Love’s businesses are 50 years old now and they recently posted the picture above and the following words on the Love’s Country Stores page, “After eight years of building business based on the cheapest gas in town, Tom and Judy Love were ready for their
- [December 10, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-10-2022/) - When you have children, you learn what looks easy, usually is not. Like teaching your children to be kind and how to be nice to others, not rude and self – centered … this seems it would be simple, but that is far from the truth. First, those kids learn more from how we act
- [December 2, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-2-2022/) - Fun Christmas facts for today, including local happenings. The Christmas Cheer for Children in the Oklahoma Panhandle Tree is back at the Bank of the Panhandle! Stop by and choose a tag that contains the wish of an "angel" in our community. This is a wonderful way to get in the spirit and know that
- [November 29, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-29-2022/) - For about five years, people come in the Main Street Guymon office to ask where they could take an English class. Most were Spanish speakers, some were African. First, I called the Guymon schools and they had a class, but when the folks went to the class, there was no teacher and the doors were
- [November 14, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-14-2022/) - Early this morning I finished listening to an audio book, “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah. I love this Libby app where all you need is your library card number (mine is from the Guymon Public Library) to get free book downloads. It’s great! And so was the book. It was so good that I
- [October 31, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-31-2022/) - There is a city council election coming up on April 4, 2023. I hope you have that date marked, are registered to vote, and you’re paying attention to those that are running. It’s a lot easier to register to vote than to figure out the changes on Facebook or to get a Paypal business account
- [October 25, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-25-2022/) - Recently read an interesting article in the Oklahoma Humanities magazine about Cy Young Award winners (baseball pitchers). First, I found it interesting to be reading about sports in a humanities magazine, but it was a great article and the more you read it, the more you understood that they were telling what sets people who
- [October 17, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-17-2022/) - Pam, Nancy, Deets, and I started first grade together. We started playing softball together when we were 8 years old. We graduated from high school together. We went to the Oklahoma Panhandle together and played volleyball in college. When my daughter married, two of them were there and the other was in the hospital. I
- [October 5, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-5-2022/) - Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr, was a notorious American outlaw, part of Oklahoma’s history. Belle associated with the James–Younger Gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883. She was fatally shot in 1889 in a case that is still officially unsolved. Her story was popularized by Richard K. Fox, editor
- [September 27, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-27-2022/) - It’s been a really busy week and feeling my age. Or maybe I’m feeling my weight … whichever it is, I could use a Saturday off! But we have ONE MORE Farmers Market on Sat., Oct. 1. Thank goodness it is going to open at 10 am rather than the normal 8. It’s the
- [September 20, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-20-2022/) - OPSU Men’s Soccer players came out and worked two hours during the Community Clean-Up on Sept. 17. Those young men can get a lot of work done in two hours. They were picking up litter around town, along the highway, at Thompson Park, and helping the Guymon Lions and Guymon Rotary Club members paint
- [September 15, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-15-2022/) - Today is a day filled with blessings. At noon the Main Street Guymon Board meets for their monthly meeting. Each month I am bowled over by the work these caring, wonderful people do for our community as volunteers. They all have busy, filled lives and still find the time to give time for programs,
- [September 7, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-7-2022/) - The Guymon Fiesta committee is working hard to get ready for the Sun., Sept. 18 event. This has been taking place since 1997. To be able to celebrate a part of our Panhandle heritage is fun and … delicious. Yes, the food vendors are the most popular part of Fiesta. Whether it’s a food
- [August 30, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-30-2022/) - A person of positive action works to make something better, to help people, to make a difference in their community. Our electric company, TCEC, is accepting nominations of people you know who are doing this very thing right here in our area. It is called “Who Powers You.” TCEC’s facebook page says, “Who Powers You?
- [August 22, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-22-2022/) - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist considered father of jazz guitar. Christian was a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the
- [August 15, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-15-2022/) - Good morning. It’s a warm summer morning and Fall is getting closer and closer. Looking forward to the Fall. Then we have the cool mornings at the Farmers Market, pumpkin patch for the kids, football games, and kids on a regular schedule again. Life is good. Speaking about football and the good life, most coaches
- [August 10, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-10-2022/) - Charles Arthur Floyd, nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber born in Georgia on Feb. 3, 1904. His family moved to Akins, Okla., in 1911, where he grew up. He was arrested at age 18 after he stole $3.50 from a local post office. Three years later, he was arrested for a payroll robbery on Sept.
- [July 25, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-25-2022/) - There are so many people that seem to just waste oxygen, taking breaths to say things and nobody is listening. Taking up time and oxygen. And then you have those unexpected places where you hear something that just touches your heart and makes you smile. Recently my daughter and her family took a little vacay
- [July 11, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-11-2022/) - Reading the Rotary magazine issue for July 2022, a story about a former International Rotary President really touched my heart. The article, entititled “Heart and Soul” says “In 1958, Bhichae Rattakul became a charter member of the Rotary Club of Dhonburi, the second Rotary club of Thailand. He later admitted, that, at first,
- [July 5, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-5-2022/) - The most memorable Fourth of July in my long life took place in 1976, the Bicentennial Year. Accepted into the Future Farmers of America’s Work Experience Abroad Program, my Fourth of July was in Holland. Living and working in Europe that summer changed me. It had never before occurred to me that we
- [June 28, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-28-2022/) - Paper, coins, and plastic are what we use to purchase, but there have been many interesting things used as currencies throughout the world in history. Livestock is likely one of the oldest forms of money, dating back to 9000 B.C. The words capital, chattel, and cattle all have a common root, and the
- [June 20, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-20-2022/) - The Voices on the Santa Fe Trail went over well. The actors (volunteers) were fabulous and I loved the stories that were told. It made our history come alive. Who knew someone pickled the corpse of their father (in the coffin) so that when they came back through they could pick him up and
- [June 3, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-3-2022/) - The media sends us stories about shootings of innocent people … not in war zones, but in our own schools and markets here in the United States. We have people in our family who are hurting from death, illness, and other maladies. We have neighbors who are lonely. We have children in our towns
- [May 27, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-27-2022/) - My brother and his wife (the nicest person in our family) lost their eldest son this week. So Memorial Day is one where my nephew’s family has many memories of him in our thoughts and in our conversations. Yes, it is Memorial Day, a time to remember those who have gone before us
- [May 3, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-3-2022/) - It is western week here in Texas County with the Pioneer Days activities. We have a lot of cowboys coming into town. Here’s a little bit of history about the other side … the outlaws. William Marion Dalton, called Bill, was born in Kansas in 1866. For a time he was a member of the California legislature. By
- [April 20, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-20-2022/) - Easter Sunday was great. All seven of my grandkids were there at church. With the oldest two out of high school and living quite a distance away, this is stellar when we can all be together. After church the whole family headed to have Easter dinner together. We all bring something and it’s usually quite
- [April 7, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-7-2022/) - Last Saturday we had the big Community Clean-Up day and I had over 400 hours of volunteer time turned in. People coming together to make a difference, fighting the litter. A good number of those hours were OPSU students from Texhoma and Goodwell who came to help. Loads of trash was picked up and hauled
- [April 4, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-4-2022/) - This has been a wonderful week here at Main Street Guymon. Hope it has been for you, too. It is a fact that our attitude can make the day better, but some days that is difficult. Not today!!! El Ranchito Mariscos and Birria, a restaurant at 1214 N. Main got a visit from a couple
- [March 28, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-28-2022/) - Career Focus is an eight – week - long workshop that meets for three hours each week. It is a class that brings some exceptional community folk together to talk about ways to improve your professional skills. The class had 17 members this year and getting to know each one of them was a
- [March 23, 2022](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-23-2022/) - After a hiatus, the “On the Bricks” column is back. You might be glad, or you might be thinking it’s like one of those pesky nightmares that just keeps coming back to haunt you. Recently the Panhandle Counseling and Health Center welcomed three new members to their board of directors. JuliAnn Graham with
- [July 23, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-23-2021/) - There are times when you can’t seem to get anything right. Those are harsh days. A few weeks ago, I answered an email from NewsChannel 10 giving reasons that Guymon would be a good choice to feature on their “On the Road” segment. I gave all sorts of ideas, and the news reporter
- [July 11, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-11-2021/) - Today, in the United States, the death of a young person is considered more tragic than the death of an old one. “In this calculus,” sad Frank Bures in an article in the May 2021 Rotary magazine, “a life’s value is determined by the number of years not yet lived, rather than the
- [June 23, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-23-2021/) - A group of alligators is called a congregation. Which makes sense because they are congregating, but it also brings a visual of those big, nasty, and ugly animals sitting in a pew on Sunday. My father, son-in-law, and ex-husband and I were on a team for the Wild Animal Trivia Contest at the Guymon public
- [June 15, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-15-2021/) - Oklahoma has a rich history of gymnastics. Three of the world’s top gymnasts who have a strong tie to Oklahoma are Bart Conner, Nadia Comanechi, and Shannon Miller. Bart Conner. Conner is a retired American Olympic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Conner won
- [May 19, 2021  Yellowstone](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-19-2021-yellowstone/) - About three million people visit Yellowstone National Park each year, a park that is a giant volcano says The Book of Bizarre Truth. Hordes of tourists sit and wait to watch Old Faithful do is thing every 90 minutes or so. They also hike, and maybe do a little fishing. Geologists concur that some sort
- [May 14, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-14-2021/) - It’s been a busy month with Pioneer Days, OPSU Rodeo, Five State Motorcycle Run, Community Clean – up … some of the best coming out in the community during that time. Lots of volunteers working for the community, lots of family’s having fun. It’s a good time to learn about something most of us know
- [April 10, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-10-2021/) - Making a difference in someone’s life really isn’t hard. When we set out to make a difference, or to help someone, it can be in a big way or a small way. Both matter. Making a difference could be writing a check for something that others are doing, like to the Scouts (who
- [April 3, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-3-2021/) - We will soon be celebrating our pioneer heritage here in the Panhandle. Here’s a little Oklahoma pioneer trivia. Anna Emmaline McDoulet, known as Cattle Annie, was a young American outlaw, associated with Jennie Stevens, or Little Britches. Cattle Annie and Little Britches were crack shots with both pistol and rifle. They were once among the most recognized names among outlaws
- [April 15, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-15-2021/) - Sometimes we need to be reminded why we’re here on this earth. Last night I was reminded. Reading is something that I have loved for as long as I can remember. Going into the hardware store in the little town where I grew up, as a young kid, looking at those six Hardy
- [March 30, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-30-2021/) - Giving to others isn’t only about money, it is also about putting in time and effort. Getting involved in a local project can help you feel more connected to your community and neighbors. Those who volunteer often also benefit from lower levels of stress, lower blood pressure, and increased physical activity. One recent
- [February 12, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-12-2021/) - A giraffe’s coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat. Ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself. This makes me laugh. And laugh. And laugh. It is outrageous. But it is also true. Most of us spend a lot more time thinking about ourselves.
- [February 10, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-10-2021/) - We should all strive to do more than is expected of us. Here is one Okie that did that. You might not agree with his methods, but this man from Oklahoma left a real mark. Patrick Jay Hurley was a highly decorated American soldier with the rank of Major General, statesman, and diplomat. He was the United States Secretary
- [February 5, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-5-2021/) - One of my kids’ friends was pregnant and she and her husband were ecstatic. They had several miscarriages prior to this pregnancy, but it appeared this one was going to help their dreams come true for a family. Miscarriages are not uncommon, but we don’t know the pain people have gone through because of
- [February 1, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-1-2021-2/) - To try each day to be a better person than you were yesterday can be a challenge. But the things you do to improve don’t really have to be big. Tip your server better. Return your shopping cart. Pick up a piece of trash. Hold the door for someone behind you. Let someone
- [February 1, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-1-2021/) - Starting your own business can be an intimidating endeavor. Any type of business, whether you’re providing a service or it’s a retail business, one that you have to have a building open to the public, one from home, or one that is industrial – there are a lot of things that you should consider
- [January 26, 2021 - Community Clean Up](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-26-2021-community-clean-up/) - It is never too early to think about getting ready for company. It’s good to get things cleaned up, working as we have time and not being is a tizzy right before they come. In April and May we have a lot of company coming into town. The college rodeo happens in April
- [January 26, 2021 - Artist Reception](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-26-2021/) - It is always about the color to Leyla Bello, a Guymon artist. She notices color everywhere. She loves to combine color, whether it’s with her watercolor or in how she dresses. And this love of color can be seen in her art. Her watercolor paintings use softer colors, quiet colors, colors that make
- [January 20, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-20-2021/) - My love of the Denver Broncos might not make sense to someone who doesn’t know the whole story. It doesn’t matter if they are winning or losing, if their uniforms are ugly or pretty, I love them. When they have good coaches, I love them. When they have bad coaches, I love them. I
- [January 18, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-18-2021/) - This week we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact he left on our country. The holiday, put in place by President Ronald Reagan, reminds us of a man that gave everything, including his life, to remind us that all have basic civil rights in the United States. As a woman, this is important
- [January 11, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-11-2021/) - Switzerland stays out of international disputes, so it’s ironic how its army because associated with what may be the best know, most beloved, and most commonly used pies of military hardware in the world, according to a chapter in The Book of Bizarre Truths. The multitool pocketknife was the brainchild of Swiss cutlery
- [January 4, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-4-2021/) - As a young girl, my dad would give me $1.50 and let me go into Jonach’s and I would buy a Hardy Boys book. This didn’t happen that often, but it was a stellar day when it did. There was no problem picking out the book because I would have come in a dozen
- [December 29, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-29-2020/) - Looking on the bright side of things, choosing to be optimistic rather than pessimistic, is a skill. A skill that is learned. A person can be happier, often more productive, healthier, and at peace by practicing “conscious positivity” or choosing to look on the bright side. Research has shown people with anxiety
- [December 22, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-22-2020/) - The most densely populated place on the planet, according to The Book of Bizarre Truths, is Mong Kok, a section of Hong Kong. About 200,000 people live in Mong Kok, an area just slightly larger than half a square mile. That equal out to about 70 square feet per person. Add in the building and
- [December 11, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-11-2020/) - Juiced, roid – raged, hyped, and pumped are all words to describe the effects of using anabolic steroids. For better or worse, The Book of Bizarre Truths says steroids have invaded the worlds of professional and amateur sports, and even show business. Anabolic steroids (also called anabolic – androgenic steroids, or AAS) are
- [December 4, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-4-2020/) - Nostradamus was born in December of 1503 in a small town in southern France according to The Book of Bizarre Truths. He became a successful apothecary and even created a pill that could supposedly protect against the plague. It is believed that at some time in the 1540s, Nostradamus began taking interest in
- [November 29, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-29-2020/) - Not too long ago we were thanking our veterans. Here is an Oklahoma veteran that we should all hear his story. William James Crowe Jr. was a United States Navy admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and as the ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Bill Clinton. Crowe was born in Kentucky on
- [November 20, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-20-2020/) - One crop, the potato, failed in Ireland from 1845 to 1851 and more than a million people starved to death tells The Book of Bizarre Truths. The reason the Great Famine took such a toll is because those who starved were the poor. For generations, the impoverished in Ireland survived by planting potatoes
- [November 13, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-13-2020/) - My personal Facebook has had everyone who is politically charged to preach their version of political rights and wrongs on “hide.” The other morning there were not many new posts on my page. It seems I have very opinionated friends, but certainly not with the same opinion. American politicians have always had dirty
- [November 10, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-10-2020/) - According to The Book of Bizarre Truth, our current marathon is descended from a legend about the most famous runner in ancient Greece, a soldier named Philippides. For much of the fifth century B.C., the Greeks were at odds with the neighboring Persian Empire. In 490 B.C., the mighty Persians, led by Darius I, attacked
- [July 28, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-28-2020/) - For ten years the On the Bricks column has been written by me, putting something down to try and make you smile or ponder, but then followed by things happening in town. I try not to tell the same things that the newspaper and facebook is filled with, but something different. So, I pulled out
- [August 4, 2020...telephones](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-4-2020-telephones/) - The telephone is a remarkable instrument and its history is interesting. From the first concept of a voice being transmitted to today’s cell phone is amazing. But this little bit of its history shows us, it is interesting, but it wasn’t easy! The phone has been one of the most profitable inventions in the history
- [August 5, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-5-2020/) - Last Saturday morning at the Farmers Market, I met two young watercolor artists from Guymon. They were delightful ladies and so very talented. Leyla Meza had a table and sold some notecards with her work and other items. I bought some of the notecards because Leyla’s art made me smile. When I got
- [August 8, 2020...rodeo](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-8-2020-rodeo/) - Oklahoma is known for rodeo. Many a ranch has been the training ground for a rodeo champion in our state. But, not only the champion riders, but also, the champion stock. Let’s talk about some champion bulls. In rodeo, points are split, 50/50, between rider and bull. The bull’s tenacity, spirit and elegance are judged
- [August 13, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-13-2020/) - William Pickett was one of the first great rodeo cowboys and is credited introducing the sport of bulldogging. He was born on Dec. 5, 1870, in Travis County, Texas, the second of 13 children born to Thomas Jefferson Pickett, a former slave, and Mary “Janie” Gilbert. Pickett was of black and Cherokee descent.
- [August 17, 2021](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-17-2021/) - Oklahoma has a rich and long western tradition. We are celebrating that tradition this week with Pioneer Days, with four rodeo performances for our enjoyment. A great time to be in Guymon! Here’s a little more Oklahoma western tradition. Jesse Chisholm was born around 1805 to Ignatius Chisholm, of Scottish descent, and Martha (née Rogers), a Cherokee. Jesse
- [Keeping Clean Grant](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/keeping-clean-grant/) - Main Street Guymon has chosen to support their member retail businesses during the difficult time of COVID-19 with a Keeping Clean Grant. Each business has had added costs in purchasing the disinfectant wipes and other cleaning supplies that they are using to keep their business safe. These costs can add up quickly, especially when traffic
- [August 22, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-22-2020/) - Olivia Joules is the character is a set of novels about a freelance journalist with an overactive imagination, written by Helen Fielding. Olivia Joules teaches you these Rules for Living: * Never panic. Stop, breathe, think. * No one is thinking about you. They’re thinking about themselves, just like you. * Never change your
- [August 27, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-27-2020/) - Carter’s Country Supercenter in Guymon is opening on Sept. 3. And they’ll have plenty of shopping carts for their shoppers. Here’s an interesting story about the shopping cart. An Oklahoma entrepreneur used a simple folding chair to change the way the world shopped. In the late 1930s, Sylvan Goldman was trying to find a
- [August 28, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-28-2020/) - Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. It is an emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. The bright red capes of bullfighters (matadors, not rodeo bullfighters) that are used to incite the bovine
- [September 8, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-8-2020/) - The weather recently has been a shocker. It was hot. Really hot. And then it got cold. And rainy. I love it, but I can’t believe how much it has rained and how the temperature has changed. But that’s nothing … While a 100 – degree change in temperature in the same day is extremely
- [September 9, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-9-2020/) - Oklahoma has a rich history in aviation. Thomas and Paul Braniff, founders of Braniff International Airways, were both born in Kansas, Tom in Salina on Dec. 6, 1883, and Paul in Kansas City on Aug. 30, 1897. In 1900, the family moved to the new Oklahoma Territory. In 1928, they began to operate schedule air
- [October 14, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-14-2020/) - Loneliness is the absence of human connection and is twice as prevalent as diabetes in the United States according to an article in the August 2020 Rotarian magazine. “A 2018 Kaiser Family Foundation report found that 22 percent of American adults say they often or always feel lonely – that’s 55 million people,
- [October 16, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-16-2020/) - In the summer of 1921, on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, the Miss America pageant was born. According to the organization, “Miss America is more than a title, it’s a movement of empowering young women everywhere to dream big, to insist that their voices be heard and to inspire change in the world around them.”
- [November 5, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-5-2020/) - David Green, born Nov. 13, 1941, in Emporia, Kan., is the founder of Hobby Lobby, a chain of arts and crafts stores. After moving to Oklahoma, while a store manager with the variety store chain TG&Y, in 1970 Green took a $600 loan and started a home business in his garage assembling and selling miniature picture frames. The business, Greco Products, capitalized on
- [October 20, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-20-2020/) - The art world is a wild and crazy place, full of mammoth sculptures, beautiful oil paintings, and thought - provoking installations, explains a chapter in The Book of Bizarre Truths. In most of the world’s museums, the majority of the art on display is created by and about men. Manhattan is considered one
- [October 27, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-27-2020/) - Rotarians polled their many members on what qualities they considered important in leadership. It is an interesting list and one that we could use until the day we died on ways to improve ourselves. They listed: The ability to listen (and willingness to do so),Understanding,Good communication skills,Transparency,Consistency,Authenticity,Skills in empowering others,Embrace of diversity,High ethical standards,Organizational
- [October 29, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-29-2020/) - Pangaea is an evening celebrating the diversity of our community. It is a Main Street Guymon event typically taking place in October or November. Pangaea has been moved to March 9. Pangaea is a hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart
- [November 2, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-2-2020/) - For several years Ben Helms has sold his handmade wood working items at the Guymon Farmers Market. The beautiful items (pens, knives, cutting boards, toy tops, and yoyos) have been a conversation piece for many a person while they shopped. Helms, who professes to not be good at idle conversation, is more than willing
- [November 2, 2020 Thompson](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-2-2020-thompson/) - CAUTION: This email originated from outside of TCEC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. James Myers Thompson was an American author and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, on Sept. 27, 1906, and began writing early. He published a few
- [July 17, 2020 - Presidents](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-17-2020-presidents/) - Pretty soon we’re going to be voting on the Presidential election. How much do you know about our Presidents? Three presidents died on the Fourth of July: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe. Samuel Seymour was five years old when he was at Ford’s Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. He was the
- [July 13, 2020 - Astronauts](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-13-2020-astronauts/) - Oklahoma has had more astronauts than any other state in the Union and they come from many different communities in Oklahoma. Gordon Cooper was born on Mar. 6, 1927, in Shawnee, Okla. He was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of
- [July 6, 2020...Who says history isn't interesting?](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-6-2020-who-says-history-isnt-interesting/) - Crime shows on TV are enjoyable for me to watch. But this story seems worse than those crimes shown on TV. It’s one that could give you nightmares. This gruesome story is told in The Book of Bizarre Truth. Countess Erzsebet (Elizabeth) Bathory was born into one of the wealthiest families in Hungary. The family
- [July 2, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-2-2020/) - Families have had a lot more time together recently and many have taken the opportunity to bring out the board games, card games, or dominoes. Games can be fun. Bobby Baldwin has fun playing cards. He is a professional poker player who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2003. He is best known as the
- [June 30, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-30-2020/) - Many people want to be a part of something that is bigger than themselves. This can come through being involved in a church or other organization that helps others, invents, plans, that in some way helps the world be a better place. Or your community be a better community. Or your neighborhood be a
- [June 26, 2020 - Welcome, Kim!](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-26-2020/) - Introducing the newest board member of Main Street Guymon: Kim Tuttle-Smith Kim Smith is a Guymon native. She owned and operated her own seasonal shaved ice business, Tropical Snow, on Main Street for a decade while simultaneously completing her education at Guymon Public Schools and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Owning and operating a business from
- [June 25, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-25-2020/) - Most people have an opinion about sports and those athletes and coaches made famous for their abilities in sports. But few sport opinions are listened to as much as Skip Bayless’. Bayless, born John Edward Bayless II on Dec. 4, 1951, in Oklahoma City, is an American sports columnist, author, and television personality. His parents owned and operated
- [June 19, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-19-2020/) - This is a prayer that I recently came upon and wanted to share. I don’t know about you, but it had several things mentioned that I really need to do better. “Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older, and will someday be old. “Keep me from
- [June 16, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-16-2020/) - Von Miller (the dog, not the Denver Bronco) has moved in at my house. Yet one more change here during this strange year, 2020. Von Miller belonged to my son, Justin, and needed a new home. For some reason my daughter, Lisa, thought he would be a perfect fit for me. Me, the one
- [June 1, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-1-2020/) - This is shared in light of the U.S. and their recent space endeavors. Oklahoma has had more astronauts than any other state in the Union. Each one of them is a native from different communities. Gordon Cooper was born on Mar. 6, 1927, in Shawnee, Okla. He was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot,
- [May 22, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-22-2020/) - We got to have our Main Street Guymon board meeting in the office this week, looking at one another in person. I missed those folks. I miss seeing people. The COVID19 self – quarantine hasn’t been easy. When you say you’re going to work from home, it seems wonderful. Working with your hair messed
- [May 18, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-18-2020/) - According to historians and The Book of Bizarre Truth, women have pursued lives of plunder on the high seas. One of the earliest female pirates was Artemesia of Persia, whose fleet preyed upon the city – states of Greece during the 5th century B.C. The Arthenians put a price of 10,000 drachmas on her head,
- [May 12, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-12-2020/) - Does a woodchuck actually chuck wood? The Book of Bizarre Truth gives us the answer. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? A woodchuck (Marmota monax) is a groundhog. In the Appalachians, it is known as a whistle pig. According to etymologists, the word woodchuck is probably
- [May 8, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-8-2020/) - It’s baseball season and those who love watching the game are missing it with the COVID19 quarantine. So, here’s my way to help you get through this if you’re missing baseball. Oklahoma baseball. Johnny Lee Bench, born Dec. 7, 1947 is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a
- [May 4, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-4-2020/) - Nobody is more famous for being busy than the bee and the beaver. The Book of Bizarre Truth works out which is busiest. In the course of its lifetime, a single worker bee will make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. This does not seem like much, but each bee is contributing to a hive
- [May 1, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-1-2020/) - Some more information from The Book of Bizarre Truth says girls today have some freedom to be what they want to be when they grow up. It hasn’t always been that way, but some women didn’t let that stop them. Times were rough for women in the Wild West, so cracker – jack stagecoach
- [April 28, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-28-2020/) - Rodeo and Oklahoma just go together. Some of the best cowboys in the world are Okies, including the Etbauers (in the Rodeo Hall of Fame) and Lathams who came to Oklahoma after high school and made Oklahoma their home. We are proud that Texas County is known as the Saddle Bronc Capitol of the
- [April 23, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-23-2020/) - Before the advent of modern medicine, there were some pretty wild treatments used on patients according to The Book of Bizarre Truths. The leech, a wormlike parasite, was thought to alleviate a vast number of ailments as it grew fat on a sick person’s blood. Thankfully, contemporary doctors don’t use leeches as a
- [April 22, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-22-2020/) - Finished reading a great book today and in the conversation (it’s a fiction novel) one male character says, “All the suffering that is in the world arises from wishing ourselves to be happy. All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy.” It’s an interesting way to consider
- [April 17, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-17-2020/) - “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,” says Max Ehrmann in Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life, “and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the
- [April 10, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-10-2020/) - Today, "Typhoid Mary" is a colloquial term for anyone who, knowingly or not, spreads disease or some other undesirable thing. The real Typhoid Mary was Mary Mallon, born Sept. 23, 1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, in what is now Northern Ireland. She migrated to the United States in 1883 or 1884. She lived with her aunt and uncle
- [April 7, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-7-2020/) - The Corona virus has changed the days into something very different from our norm, for most people. The busy, constantly moving days have slowed down, whether that’s what we wanted or not. Those who live with their children are seeing their children much more. Those who don’t live with their children are not able
- [April 1, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-1-2020/) - It’s 3:41 in the afternoon and I have just received four invitations to conference calls in the last 15 minutes. Honestly, it seems as if everyone wants to make sure I am aware that they’re aware and they’re all running around in circles so you won’t think they’re not working while they’re quarantined at
- [March 27, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-27-2020/) - According to The Book of Bizarre Truth an error in arithmetic contributed to history’s perception of Napoleon as a small man. The only known measurement of Bonaparte came from his autopsy, which reported a height of 5’2”. But it was not taken into account that this measurement was calculated in French units. Translating to
- [March 23, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-23-2020/) - It’s been interesting, this working from home. I get a lot more done because there aren’t lots of meetings to go to … and then come back with more to do. There are no phone calls and no people dropping by. Just working. With events not happening, I have gotten caught up on some
- [March 12, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-12-2020/) - The beautiful tree on our street has those white flowers on it now. It is gorgeous. When I drive by on my way to work it starts my day so perfectly. And the bulbs are coming up, too. Means it will snow soon, right? Just as soon as the OPSU Rodeo begins it is
- [February 27, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-27-2020/) - Everywhere you go there are people that can be so annoying. They’re in the office. They’re at club meetings. They’re sitting next to me at an event. It’s time to start working on enjoying rather than being annoyed. We can control our ourselves, not their annoying tendencies. We can control our state
- [February 14, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-14-2020/) - There is so much going around about politics and immigration and this and that where people are irritated at others and want changes and want this and want that. These issues keep coming up in conversations and people start talking about them and putting their hands on their hips or pointing a finger while they’re
- [February 21, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-21-2020/) - Here’s something to think about that I read on facebook. I admit I changed a few items. Characteristics of people that you want to be around include a positive attitude, they embrace change, forgive others, talk about ideas, love to learn, accept responsibility for their failures, and have a sense of gratitude. Characteristics of people
- [February 11, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-11-2020/) - Interestingly enough, upon reflection of Lucas becoming a City Councilman, I realized that my eldest son, Justin Johnson, has long been on the church council and served as a volunteer fireman; my eldest daughter, Missy, (Lucas’ twin) is on the Texhoma, Texas, city council and her husband is on the school board; my youngest daughter,
- [February 7, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-7-2020/) - Well, helllooooo, February. The month blew in like a blue norther and surprised the heck out of me! Here’s some good advice I came upon and is well worth sharing … Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark. Don’t miss the boat.Remember that we are all in the same
- [January 23, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-23-2020/) - There are many groups in our community that help you out when you need a hand up. They are all good. They all serve their purpose. We need each one of them. Some of these groups are very specific in what they help with like Oklahoma Panhandle Partners who helps people who are fighting cancer.
- [January 2, 2020](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-2-2020/) - Did you miss a chance to make an impression over the holidays with a wonderful insightful toast? When you do a toast, you don’t want to embarrass yourself. So, here’s a few tips for the perfect wedding toast taken from Toastmasters magazine. You can rearrange them a little to be a good toast for almost
- [December 26, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-26-2019/) - A gracious act can resonate for a lifetime. When someone does something kind for you, it reassures you of your own worthiness and reminds you that the world is not a dark place. David Sarasohn explains this more in an article “How Kindness Appreciates” in the Nov. 2019 Rotarian magazine. “The kindnesses that stay with
- [December 4, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-4-2019/) - Reading something on Facebook, I realize the likelihood that the story might not be totally true, the person named with the quote has a good chance of not being accurate. But there are some great stories, whether they are real or made up. Some that have a good lesson. Like Aesop. Here’s one that I
- [December 2, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-2-2019/) - One of my kids gave me a book to fill out that asks all sorts of questions that our kids might one day wonder about. Often times, they don’t wonder about our lives prior to the kids until we’re gone. So, this book asks the questions now and you fill out the book for the
- [November 20, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-20-2019/) - Peggy Wheatcroft decided when she turned 80 years - old she was going to give presents rather than expect to receive them. She bought 80 blue envelopes and place four $20 bills in each along with a self – addressed stamped postcard and a note asking people, in honor of her birthday to give the
- [November 13, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-13-2019/) - The end of 2019 is fast approaching. We have Thanksgiving soon to be here, a time to be reflective of the many things that we are grateful for, one of those is, hopefully, family. The other, I pray for you, is community. And we need to be happy with ourself, the person that God made
- [November 5, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-5-2019/) - One of my kids gave me a book to fill out that asks all sorts of questions that our kids might one day wonder about. Often times, they don’t wonder about our lives prior to the kids until we’re gone. So, this book asks the questions now and you fill out the book for the
- [November 4, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-4-2019/) - It is a known fact that starting your day with a positive attitude can make the entire day better, often for you and those around them. So, I shall choose to find something to be positive about in my mind. The earth’s rotation makes my day. You can also think of it as, living on
- [October 28, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-28-2019/) - Last Sunday evening there was a birthday party for my cousin, who just turned 60. She and I were raised close by each other, born within two months of one another, and our moms were sisters. She was the nice one. I wasn’t. She was the skinny one. I wasn’t. She looked like her dad.
- [October 14, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-14-2019/) - Last week had some interesting moments. First, a very nice lady came in who had questions about the veteran’s banners on Main Street. At first, she was a little nervous because she didn’t know if she was in the right place and then we got to visiting. She had a photo of her older brother
- [September 30, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-30-2019/) - There is a series of books, very simple and easy reading, called the Mitford novels that I love. The books, written by Jan Karon, follow Father Timothy Andrew Kavanagh through his days in a small mountain village in western North Carolina. Father Tim, a 60+ year old Episcopal priest is beloved by all for his
- [September 24, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-24-2019/) - Guymon Fiesta is over and it was fun. Loved the food. Loved the entertainment. Loved all the businesses who sponsored and made it possible. Loved the volunteers that worked and gave of their time. Thanks to everyone who had a part in it. Well, except those who threw trash on the ground. Thank goodness we
- [September 10, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-10-2019/) - Recently asked what are some of the things I treasure, it was easy to answer. I treasure being with my family and watching how well my kids get along. They communicate fairly well. They smile. They laugh. The love and acceptance is present. My heart swells at these times. And their children get along pretty
- [September 5, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-5-2019/) - When a leader loses the loyalty and support of the people that made them a leader there are several commonly accepted reasons as reported in an article entitled “Where Leaders are Made” of the July 2019 Toastmaster magazine. And they are reasons that we need to know and watch that we’re not falling into. Complacency.
- [September 3, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-3-2019/) - Last week I encouraged everyone to take a day off from work and enjoy themselves on the day of my birth (Sept. 2 is my birthday). I noticed many did close shop and relax last Monday and I appreciate all those who got into the real spirit of the day. When people are kind and
- [August 26, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-26-2019/) - Last weekend had several good things going on. Hoping that you were able to take part in some of them. Saturday morning’s Farmer’s Market was awesome. We only have September Saturday’s remaining to embrace the market. Took home some cucumbers, pumpkin bread, green beans, okra, and cantaloupe. Was too late to get some of Sarah
- [August 12, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-12-2019/) - Someone came up with some life lessons that they felt should be posted in all schools and work places. The writer(s) then attributed the list to Bill Gates. This seems to be a lie, but the list is interesting, and I think I’ll share it. Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to
- [August 10, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-10-2019/) - For those of us that love to read and hate tossing a book away, here is a way to pass on your paperbacks. Operation Paperback is a non-profit organization that can help you share your gently - used paperback books to American troops overseas and veterans and military families here in the United States. Since
- [August 1, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-1-2019/) - Today let’s just mess around with some Oklahoma trivia that is gathering dust in my “On the Bricks” folder. Oklahoma is home to several exceptional athletes over the years. Mickey Mantle is a baseball player from Spavinaw, who hit his 500th home run on May 14, 1967, for the New York Yankees. That day he
- [July 23, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-23-2019/) - There are few dreams that I recall having … and even fewer nightmares. Pretty much all of them have snakes in them. And they often happen after seeing or reading about snakes. Seems there is a very deep - seated fear in me of those slithering reptiles. Recently my father gave me his latest Smithsonian
- [July 19, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-19-2019/) - Summer is the time for class reunions. And some reunions have some real surprises for us. You get me? Harvey Deutschendorf wrote, “For much of the 20th century, we assumed the person who was the smartest, or had the highest IQ, would be the most likely to succeed. That’s what everyone thought when I went
- [July 15, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-15-2019/) - You ever have those days that you just wake up and you aren’t really fit company for anyone? Nothing has gone wrong out of the norm, you aren’t sick, you just need to be away from people because you’re not feeling very friendly. Those days happen and then you read something like this on Facebook:
- [July 11, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-11-2019/) - Lately the definition of success has been a topic of several conversations for me. It’s interesting. And then I read this, written by Coach Keith, an assistant coach in the OPSU baseball program who recently resigned. Coach Keith is the one that made Main Street Guymon’s Special Game Day happen. What Coach Keith wrote says
- [July 10, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-10-2019/) - It’s fun to read good things about our community, our state, our country. And sometimes it’s even more fun to share them. So how about sharing some great Oklahoma trivia for a bit? The design chosen for the National Native American Veterans Memorial, which is set to open on Veteran’s Day 2020 in Washington DC,
- [July 5, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-5-2019/) - My recent road trip, the route was figured out online with the motels considered via google and then reservations made online. When in any of the towns, google was checked once again for local restaurants and their ratings were given careful consideration. When I was in the motel by myself and didn’t want to get
- [July 1, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-1-2019/) - June was wonderful. A two – week vacation got me relaxed, had time to visit with some old friends and some family, and then as I drove those last miles home feeling thankful to be back. Then on Monday morning I woke up wanting to come to work and be productive. June made July looks
- [Survey - Part 3](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/survey-part-3/) - Each year the four primary Main Street Guymon committees put together their Road Map for the upcoming year, listing each activity and program and the work plan for each. The work plans are then approved by the Board of Directors and sent to Oklahoma Main Street with our Annual Agreement. This year the board decided
- [Survey - Part 5](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/survey-part-5/) - Each year the four primary Main Street Guymon committees put together their Road Map for the upcoming year, listing each activity and program and the work plan for each. The work plans are then approved by the Board of Directors and sent to Oklahoma Main Street with our Annual Agreement. This year the board decided
- [Survey - Part 4](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/surveypart4/) - Each year the four primary Main Street Guymon committees put together their Road Map for the upcoming year, listing each activity and program and the work plan for each. The work plans are then approved by the Board of Directors and sent to Oklahoma Main Street with our Annual Agreement. This year the board decided
- [Survey - Part 2](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/survey-part-2/) - Each year the four primary Main Street Guymon committees put together their Road Map for the upcoming year, listing each activity and program and the work plan for each. The work plans are then approved by the Board of Directors and sent to Oklahoma Main Street with our Annual Agreement. This year the board decided
- [Survey - Part 1](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/survey-part-1/) - Each year the four primary Main Street Guymon committees put together their Road Map for the upcoming year, listing each activity and program and the work plan for each. The work plans are then approved by the Board of Directors and sent to Oklahoma Main Street with our Annual Agreement. This year the board decided
- [June 3, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-3-2019/) - Have you ever taken a moment to write down the most important things you would like your children to know? I think it’s important to write them down because then they last longer than we do. True, it’s even more important to live them, but writing them down is important. When I was asked to
- [June 5, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-5-2019/) - So often our English language and the way we put words together can be confusing … and, yet, entertaining. Give a little gander to these commonly used word phrases: Act naturally; Found missing; Resident alien; Advanced BASIC; Genuine imitation; Airline food; Good grief; Same difference; Almost exactly; Government organization; Sanitary landfill; Alone together; Legally drunk;
- [June 11, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-11-2019/) - This morning at 3:30, I woke up. I had fallen asleep while reading my book, so I picked my book back up and continued reading. Good book. Before long, the book got sad and I there I was crying and pretty soon my nose was running and then I could hardly breath. Getting up, I
- [May 30, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-30-2019/) - My Uncle Clyde’s funeral is Saturday and I’ve been asked to read some memories of his childhood that he wrote in 2006. My dad is also speaking, so we have been reading a little in the family history books. It’s been interesting. One of the things that Uncle Clyde talked about was his attitude about
- [May 23, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-23-2019/) - One of my daughters gave me a book entitled “Between Me and You, Mom” and it has a bunch of open - ended questions to answer. The questions are ones that bring out things your kids might be interested in known about you or about what you think. Some of the questions were pretty thought
- [May 13, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-13-2019/) - April 2019 has gone and the official Community Clean – Up month is over. The community worked hard to spiff up a little and get ready for company coming to town. The number of hours reported back to Main Street Guymon on clean – up hours is 825.5. “This is the number of hours turned
- [May 11, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-11-2019/) - Reading is a joy to me. Having a good book in hand can make any day bearable. Books are an adventure to be taken, facts to learn, and experience to aspire to. Books are my friends. Friends that don’t talk bad about you. Friends that don’t expect you to do things that are difficult for
- [May 10, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-10-2019/) - I hear so much about leadership, being a leader, developing leadership skills, and all that stuff. Never has there been a How to be a Follower class, has there? I guess because that’s just easy to do. But there should be a class on How to be an Excellent Helper. That isn’t so easy. And
- [April 30, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-30-2019/) - This month has been filled with blessings. Over 750 volunteer hours reported in and who knows how many done without me knowing. It is daunting. It is glorious. To have so many people willing to give time just to make their community look better, just to have some pride in our town, is amazing. But
- [April 27, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-27-2019/) - There are some sayings about procrastinators and the art of procrastination that make me laugh. But working with someone who is a procrastinator doesn’t make me laugh. Or even grin. And procrastinating myself about something can certainly raise my level of anxiety. The March Toastmaster magazine had an article giving advice for us when we
- [April 23, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-23-2019/) - Readers Digest is a magazine that condenses stories and reruns them from other places. I read last month’s Readers Digest and I’m going to give it a whirl to condense the condensed story … hoping you enjoy it as much as I did. Angela Peter’s rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon located at the
- [April 17, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-17-2019/) - Today it took two hours to get Community Clean – Up photos arranged and the information from the different crews doing litter pick – up and other work organized. That is amazing. Yes, amazing that I work so slow, but also amazing that we have so many people working to clean up Guymon and get
- [April 10, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-10-2019/) - I am 59 years old. When I turn 60 years old, I should be welcoming my sixth grandchild. I will also be celebrating, on that day, my father’s 81st birthday. So, to me, September 2 is a day that I look forward to. It is a day to celebrate. It isn’t a day to lie
- [April 5, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-5-2019/) - You can be a gift to your community. Every person that gives of their time to do something good for their community or neighbors, with no expected return, is a gift to the community. Most volunteers begin their work as a volunteer by being asked to help on a project. Often times they are voluntolds,
- [April 1, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-1-2019/) - We usually don’t see the whole picture. This is a little story I read that sort of puts that in focus. I have no idea if the story is true or if it was made up to make a point. No matter, I like it. “One Sunday morning at a small southern church, the new
- [March 28, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-28-2019/) - All sorts of studies show that being bilingual is better for your brain. Being able to speak more than one language fluently postpones symptoms of dementia. Several researchers say it can average four years or more that the bilingual person’s mind can ward off the symptoms of dementia. A study in Scotland shows bilinguals recover
- [March 22, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-22-2019/) - Three young kids from a Gruver family volunteered last summer for something called StoryBridge in Amarillo and learned that not all kids have books at home to read. “We were surprised by the number of children who do not have early access to such materials at home,” one of them said. Not everyone has a
- [March 20, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-20-2019/) - We’re gearing up for some community cleaning. It’s Spring and it’s time to get some spit and polish on things. Time to get our trashy selves under control, for sure. The last part of April and through most of May we have lots of company coming to town and we should work to put our
- [March 18, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-18-2019/) - Some things really don’t make sense. Like the ad that pops up to sell something that blocks pop up ads. Seriously? It doesn’t make sense that we always think an interview for a potential job is all about the person being interviewed. We need to be remembering that the person is also interviewing the company
- [March 15, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-15-2019/) - Starting your own business can be a daunting endeavor. Any type of business, whether you’re providing a service or a retail business, one that you have to have a building open to the public, one from home, or one that is more industrial – there are a lot of things that you should consider before
- [March 11, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-11-2019/) - The last part of the article that tells how to be a better conversationalist from the November Toastmaster magazine talks about a balanced conversation. “Allow the other person to speak as often as you do. Keep in mind that you can’t control other people’s behavior. That means you can’t prevent them from talking too much,
- [March 6, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-6-2019/) - The Toastmasters magazine, November 2018, article on How to Have a Better Conversation is what I shared from last column. There’s more. And it’s also interesting! Fear is an obstacle to engaged listening. “For some time, social scientists have struggled to understand why we avoid in – person contact and face – to – face
- [February 25, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-25-2019/) - My favorite people to spend time with are not those who think like me, they don’t have to look like me, and I don’t care how smart they are or how important their job is. What matters to me is if they are interesting. The Nov. 2018 Toastmaster magazine had an article that explains it
- [February 22, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-22-2019/) - In spite of their parents, my children have really turned into excellent adults. That may surprise some folks. We can always be better parents. We could all have better parents. But the fact of the matter is that most parents really do the best they can. There are times we get advice that is irritating.
- [February 20, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-20-2019/) - Last night was our Main Street Awards Banquet and the number of people who attended was astounding. The number of Guymon volunteers was exciting and humbling. The number of positive people in one room was stimulating. I loved it. This was a room filled with people who make the world a better place. Those folks
- [June 2018 p2 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-2018-p2-tv/) - On the Bricks, Part One PTCI Channel 2 video June 2018 What’s Happening in June with Jada Breeden and Shanda Oden Interview
- [June 2018 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-2018-tv/) - On the Bricks, Part One PTCI Channel 2 video June 2018 What’s Happening in June with Jada Breeden and How to Make a Spring Roll with Darcy
- [October 18, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-18-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Seven PTCI Channel 2 video October 18, 2017 Managing to Retire with Kyle Hawkins
- [October 11, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-11-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Six PTCI Channel 2 video October 11, 2017 Hiring and Retaining Employees with Liz McCulloch
- [October 4, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-04-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Five PTCI Channel 2 video October 4, 2017 Shopping Local Conversation with Local Business Owners
- [September 27, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-27-2017/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Four PTCI Channel 2 video September 27, 2017 Make Banking Work for You with Paul Montgomery
- [September 20, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-20-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Three PTCI Channel 2 video September 20, 2017 Am I Making Money? With Lisa Phillips
- [September 13, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-13-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part Two PTCI Channel 2 video September 13, 2017 Capital and Cash Flow with Lisa Phillips and Colter Headrick
- [September 11, 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-11-2017-tv/) - Breakfast and Business, Part One PTCI Channel 2 video September 11, 2017 So You Want to Own a Business with Sally Hawkins
- [February 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-2017-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video February 2017 Heart Watch with Shawna Kelly
- [August 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-2017-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video August 2017 The Cellular Network with Shawn Hanson of PTCI
- [July 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-2017-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video July 2017 Toastmasters with Velma Smotherman and Community Volunteers Emily Alcocer and Alphonso Ortega
- [March 2017 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-2017-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video March 2017 Oklahoma Trivia with Jada Breeden and Melyn Johnson
- [February 2016 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-1-2016-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video February 2016 Tour of Dale Lofts on Main Street
- [May 2016 TV](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-2016-tv/) - PTCI Channel 2 video May 2016 The Galleon Restaurant with Ian McCulloch
- [February 17, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-17-2019/) - When you are trying to bring ideas together, to build something new, to improve your processes, it is important to have a creative environment where people are free to perform and share ideas without fear of judgment or failure. If people fear failure or judgment, they will refuse to participate. Failure is a necessary part
- [February 6, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-6-2019/) - There are far too many people throwing stones at one another, especially on facebook and other places where they can do it without looking someone in the eye. Too much thinking our opinion is the only opinion going around. Doesn’t matter where you are, it seems to be the norm now. My way is the
- [February 4, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-4-2019/) - The definition of a nurse is the first person you see after saying, “Watch this!!” It’s important to build your vocabulary. It’s also good to have your high school diploma or an equivalent like the GED. If you’re interested in getting your GED, there are classes offered now, free to many, at the Academy North
- [January 29, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-29-2019/) - This is a wonderful place to live, in my opinion. People who live here for any length of time and are respected by the community are the type of folks that know how to work, have loyalty to their employer and their family and their community, aren’t impressed by folks who cheat on their taxes
- [June 8, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-8-2018/) - It is time for me to catch up on giving you dates and times of some wonderful things happening in our community. Don’t want you to miss the chance to take part and make new friends! We have a mob hitting the new health food store at 1001 N. Main. By His Hands is owned
- [January 22, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-22-2019/) - Did you know that sending flowers used to be a way of sending messages? That specific flowers meant specific things? And according to geography, this can change a bit, but basically, they’re pretty spot on. It is called the Language of Flowers. Ambrosia means your love is reciprocated. Begonia is to beware. If you want
- [January 8, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-8-2019/) - So many people want to be important, to have power, and they manipulate and aggressively seek this elusive concept. True power is influence. Having influence comes from listening, working to understand, and help others. Those will small egos usually much more influence and power than those with large egos. Recently this meme came up on
- [January 4, 2019](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-4-2019/) - How you holding up with the aftermath of this storm? Personally, I found it fabulous and wonderful. An excuse to hole up in my house for seven days. The world was happy to get a break from me, too. Couldn’t open my back door and the front sidewalk had knee - deep snow. Good reason
- [December 18, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-18-2018/) - Here’s another little snippet in the memory book that I recently finished for my kids. “My teenage memories are filled with sports and my friends. That whole rebellion thing didn’t have space in our house. Pap would be disappointed in me, which would hurt like the dickens. Mama had a temper, which would hurt like
- [December 17, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-17-2018/) - Got my Christmas card from my eldest son and it had several beautiful photos of three of my grandchildren, my son and his wife. Great card. Loved the message on it. “The biggest blessings are in the smallest moments.” So true. Blessing #1 from last week: All four of my children attended the two eldest
- [December 10, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-10-2018/) - Some people seem to not know how to be a good friend. We need to teach our children how to be a good friend so that they will have friends. Hopefully I have enough friends, strong ones, to serve as my pall bearers. People laugh when that is said, but there is some serious thought
- [December 3, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-3-2018/) - The day after Thanksgiving was a total relaxing day. My body was sore. My mind was tired. And all the things that had to be done, were finished. So, I sat in my chair and turned to Netflix streaming. One of the OPSU football boys taught me about this and I shall forever be in
- [November 24, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-24-2018/) - My papa bought me my first “real” book, a hardback titled “Lassie.” I was probably eight years old, or so. I always loved to read, learning early on that you could travel anywhere in the world in a book. And you could learn so many interesting things in almost any book you picked up and
- [November 19, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-19-2018/) - Today is going to be a cheat day. I’m going to share something that I wrote for my kids, before I have even given it to my kids. Doesn’t really sound fair, does it? But, then, life is never fair. For a very long month I have been toiling over this book that one of
- [November 16, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-16-2018/) - Today is a day rife with random thoughts going through my mind. These are fun days. There are the thoughts about Thanksgiving and the family gathering together. But talking about that is rather tiresome. Everyone seems to have sunshine rays coming out their orifices when they write this time of year. It isn’t a happy
- [October 31, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-31-2018/) - Went to the last home volleyball game at Panhandle State and it was exciting. The team played excellent and they had great enthusiasm, but it was only intensified by the spectators (mostly OPSU baseball and football players). So much energy, so much fun. The team won. It was fabulous to be there. That means recently
- [October 10, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-10-2018/) - It is difficult to keep a group moving forward, whether it is a class, church group, civic organization, support system, or any other sort of group. But recently I read some advice on how to keep a group together and active. First, practice gratitude when you are together. People are inclined to notice when thing
- [September 27, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-27-2018/) - There are times the arrogant person is much easier to like than the one who doesn’t treat themselves with respect. It happens in various ways, but you can feel yourself inching away from someone who gives you clues that they don’t care much for their own self. Consider yourself with these statements: A person who
- [September 18, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-18-2018/) - There is a folder in my desk that I drop things in that I find interesting. Lots of them are just cute. Some are funny. Some are thought provoking. Take a look in my file with me today. Here’s an article that talks about a church quilting group in Wisconsin. They call themselves the Cover
- [September 5, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-5-2018/) - Guymon Fiesta happens on Sun., Sept. 16, on Fifth and Main starting at 3 pm and ending at 8 pm. For those who love good food, the vendors at Fiesta offer a delicious variety of foods. For those who love having something they can enjoy their whole family, the Fiesta has free jumpy houses for
- [August 29, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-29-2018/) - This is one of those days where I should protect the public and send myself home early. Some days I just don’t like people. Any. Of. Them. The problem isn’t “those people.” The problem is my attitude. And it is a problem that is my responsibility to fix. Isn’t it great to live in a
- [August 16, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/1901-2/) - Having daughters who are usually right and not afraid to give their opinion can be a bit of a pain. How often do I hear from mom, and daughters … there is only so much advice you can stomach gracefully. But daughter Lisa recently posted this on facebook and I think it is something we
- [August 18, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-18-2018/) - Farmers Market mornings are the best. This week Brown and Associates sponsored the Turtles and Toads Race as the Meet Me at the Market Event. Charles White brought the most turtles, one a really tiny one that could have gotten lost in the sidewalk crack if officials hadn’t been really watching. He said that the
- [August 11, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-11-2018/) - All too often we have no clue the impact something we say or do has on other people. Our egos would get inflated if we knew about all the good things that happen. Because God really deserves the credit. So, we just rock along without a clue most of the time. I know that’s the
- [July 27, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-27-2018/) - Going to meetings takes up an unbelievable amount of my work time. And, I admit, most of them are important to be at, whether supporting someone and what they’re accomplishing or trying, or being a part of something where you are trying to improve the community, and then sometimes the meeting is for fun (such
- [June 22, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-22-2018/) - There are so many people in Texas County who have served our country in the military, whether it be the Navy or the Army or the Air Force or whatever. And whether they were shot at or not, they were willing to serve and they took that chance. They were willing. They were there. They
- [June 25, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-25-2018/) - My father is 79 years old and can out work most people I know. So, I wouldn’t call him old. And if you were talking to him, I doubt that you would have the nerve to call him that either. He’s a big man. Literally. When he was in the workforce, he had a pretty
- [July 3, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-3-2018/) - Sometimes people who are ignorant just irritate me so much. Sometimes I’m one of those ignorant people. Maybe more than sometimes. The phone rang this morning and one of my board members was here helping me do some things and I was rude to the person on the phone because I believed they were another
- [July 11, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-11-2018/) - This morning feels like a ramble on type of day. My mind is flitting and not really focused. It’s always interesting in my head on these days. Like a cornucopia of thoughts. Read this recently and it made sense. “If you want to be included, get involved.” If you’re wanting to be someplace that doesn’t
- [July 18, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-18-2018/) - As an employee, there are always things that we dislike about our boss. Because our boss is human and they don’t think exactly like we do. There is another aspect to this situation. Most people have no idea what it is like to be a boss. The responsibility. The demands. The questions and situations that
- [July 24, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-24-2018/) - Each of us should be on a quest to improve ourselves. Who we are, what we say, and what we do does matter to more people than ourselves. Our children, our neighbors, our friends, our co-workers, those we attend church with all are influenced by us. Even making it a point to smile at people
- [June 5, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-5-2018/) - On the Bricks TV Show OPSU Aggie Football Families April 2018 Courtesy PTCI
- [May 30, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-30-2018/) - There are some days you just can’t catch a break. There are days when you just aren’t impressed with yourself. There are days when you wish you could just send yourself outside to play. You know what I’m talking about, right? An article entitled “Dealing with Challenging Personalities” looked pretty interesting to me and I
- [May 22, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-22-2018/) - My mother is a beautiful 80 – year – old woman. She’s married to Bob and she is smart as a whip. She is also half a step from being a perfectionist and being raised by her wasn’t easy, although she certainly tried to teach me how to work hard and well and to be
- [April 30, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/1818-2/) - Last week a busy week and this week is going to be even more fun. Thought I would share some oddball tidbits of information that are floating around in my head and really causing a little havoc in there. Maybe if I share it, then there will be a little more order up there. One
- [April 23, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-23-2018/) - There are times when we feel pressured to get results. Whether it’s in our business, with a volunteer organization, or a government department, it is time to get things done, to deliver value and meet some goals. It happens to most everyone. And so, what do you do to get your team going? Here is
- [April 6, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-6-2018/) - Good advice can’t be given too often. Someone shared these tidbits on facebook and they’re worth passing on. Live beneath your means. Return everything you borrow. Stop blaming other people. Admit when you make a mistake. Give clothes not worn to charity. Do something nice and try not to get caught. Listen more and talk
- [April 2, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-2-2018/) - A new month is staring us in the face. Time to begin anew just as the trees and flowers are blooming anew. Let’s talk about what sort of community happenings we have in April. And I’ll throw in some of those fabulous quotes that seem to find me. April is the month that the Community
- [March 28, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-28-2018/) - Just get to the point. I don’t have all day. Reading an article in the Toastmasters magazine, Joel Schwartzberg, talked about getting to the point. It made a lot of sense. Some of it goes against our Southern conversation skills, but it made sense. “I was sitting in an auditorium listening to a senior vice
- [March 26, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-26-2018/) - Treasures galore. Just priceless. Yours for the getting. Those are the offerings at the Priceless Silent Auction fund raiser for Main Street Guymon that takes place at Draper’s Headquarters on Sat., Apr. 7. From 5 to 7 that evening you can bid on antiques to priceless opportunities like the “Fireman for an Hour” donations. The
- [March 23, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-23-2018/) - It isn’t power that makes you important, nor is it money. Power is something you have when you have influence. Money sometimes can help you have influence. Influence is where it is all at. You cannot influence people without having the ability to persuade people. When you are talking to someone and trying to influence
- [March 22, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-22-2018/) - It looked like there was going to be a $9,800 penalty for me to pay on my income taxes this year. When your accountant tells you that, it takes a minute to catch your breath. Let me tell you the story and it will include some dollar amounts that really are none of your business,
- [March 13, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-13-2018/) - Lately it seems my form to be pontificating to you all. And that isn’t always appreciated. So, no lecture at all with today’s words. Just sharing of information. Most of it good information. The last couple columns haven’t included upcoming events and calendar items, so I’m going to share those and, also, some of the
- [March 12, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-12-2018/) - Every once in awhile you read something and can’t help but shake your head and go “spot on.” Terry Brand is a friend of mine and her work is with special needs adults. She has a sense of humor and doesn’t usually show that she takes like very seriously. But recently she wrote this, and
- [March 6, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-6-2018/) - Ever noticed how some people are just better at making people believe what they say? They state it and it is just taken as God’s truth. Others can say the same thing and people question and look doubtful at them? I recently read an article in the Toastmaster magazine that gave “Powerful Secrets of Persuasion.”
- [February 28, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-28-2018/) - Goals should be a part of all our lives. Basic human nature requires that we have a purpose. A purpose makes it easier to get up every morning. A goal that improves us, whether it improves our mind or our heart, is one that takes us down the happier road. The Olympic gold medalist Michael
- [February 26, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-26-2018/) - Last week the Main Street Guymon Awards Evening happened. People who have done wonderful things for and with the organization gathered together to break bread and celebrate. We celebrated the businesses that have done a good job. We celebrated the people who have given of themselves to make Guymon a better place. We celebrated friendships.
- [February 23, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-23-2018/) - At a meeting this week, tips on dealing with difficult emotionally charged customers / clients / patients / staff / neighbors / people came up in the conversation. A very wise person in the meeting shared and it is well worth reading. These are words we all need to hear … over and over. Give
- [February 19, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-19-2018/) - Here’s to you and here’s to me in hopes we never disagree …. You make a toast to recognize, celebrate, and share the moment with others, passing along good wishes. It is an opportunity to add extra meaning and significance to an event and can be appropriate for almost any occasion. Yet, today making a
- [February 13, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-13-2018/) - When doing something, pay attention to what you’re doing. We are so ineffective when our mind is elsewhere. This is something I really need to work on. A recent article in the Toastmaster magazine by Caren Schhnur Neile made a lot of sense. She said, “Be completely present. Dedicate your full mind to what you’re
- [January 23, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-23-2018/) - Last Saturday three high school boys, Main Street Guymon Transformers, went to the Heritage Community and visited with several ladies. Two of the ladies are over 100 years old and all of them had better than 75 years of wisdom stored up. First, the staff there was wonderful. They had everything planned and set out
- [February 9, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-9-2018/) - “Kaizen” is a Japanese word that translates to “continuous improvement” or “change for the better,” according to the International Toastmasters President. He goes on to explain that Kaizen is more than just a word, it’s a lifestyle. It represents striving for constant improvement in all areas of life. One of Kaizen’s principles is “Think of
- [January 15, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-15-2018/) - There are some really thought provoking quotes that remind me of people or events and when I take a moment to think about them, they just make the whole world seem nicer and more lovable. Aesop is credited with saying, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” See, you read those
- [January 9, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-9-2018/) - Applications for the 2018 Leadership Guymon class are being taken at the Chamber of Commerce. This is an excellent program that benefits the community first, the businesses, and individuals. Would you like to get more involved in your community? Professionally, should you be out more and talking and meeting people? You can do both by
- [January 8, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-8-2018/) - The art of good conversation is a skill that all should aspire to gain. When we are able to be confident in talking to whomever we need to, the world just becomes a lot nicer place to be. Recently the Toastmaster magazine had some very good suggestions to becoming a better conversationalist that I’m going
- [December 28, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-28-2017/) - The end of 2017 is near and it could be known for many things. I read an article in the Rotarian magazine about the year 2016 and what it is known for. The article had an interesting title and some good points to ponder. I’m going to share some of these points from the article
- [December 29, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-29-2017/) - E.E. Cummings said, “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” He is someone that would be fun to sit and visit with on the patio. “Psychology confirms that when people have fun, the brain releases feel good chemicals such as oxytocin and dopamine, leading to feelings of bonding with people,” according to
- [January 3, 2018](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-3-2018/) - There are several things about the Christmas season that are way better than the present thing. One of those is the children’s Christmas program at church. I don’t care what program it is, who plans it, who is in it, it is going to be fun. The worst one is memorable for that very reason
- [December 22, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-22-2017/) - Your choices can make a difference to a lot of people. If you choose locally owned businesses for your shopping, you are supporting the people who support the schools your children and grandchildren are in, the programs that are set up for you and your friends and family. You are also helping to make paychecks
- [December 20, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-20-2017/) - None of us is perfect. Once again, I’m going to retell a story that was printed in the Toastmaster magazine. Although I am going to cut out about half of it because I don’t want you to quit reading and it is a little long. The article is about a pharmacist who eventually began to
- [December 5, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-5-2017/) - Even if you don’t believe the story of Christmas, you can partake of the Christmas happiness and good cheer. It is a time where people are nicer than usual and their families take priority over other things. These you can do, no matter what you believe. “The Value of a Smile at Christmas” is a
- [December 6, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-6-2017/) - Today is a sharing time. There are some great people with such admirable attitudes and choices that it’s time to share some of those. Last month Denise Lunt sent me an email. And this email is something worth sharing because it’s about the entire community and you all deserve to know what she’s saying about
- [November 30, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-30-2017/) - If you’re always wondering how you can improve your parenting / grandparenting, consider these questions that you can ask the kids when the come home from school. Try these rather than the very vague “How was your day?”. What made you smile today? Can you tell me an example of kindness you saw today? What
- [November 29, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-29-2017/) - Do you like hearing folk tales? In the Colorado Life magazine this month there is the story of a miracle at Colorado’s oldest church. I found it really interesting. “The San Luis Valley was Ute territory when Hispanic settlers founded the village of Culebra Abajo there in 1853. Ute warriors, unhappy with the intruders, set
- [November 27, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-27-2017/) - Had a conversation with a couple of food servers not so long ago and what they said really disappointed me. They said that the servers hate to get the Sunday afternoon shift. The reason they hate it is that the church crowd is rude and they’re the worst tippers. Let that sink in for a
- [October 31, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-31-2017/) - We recently finished a series of eight Breakfast and Business that had various speakers and topics geared to help business owners and managers. One of those meetings was about retirement. Actually, more like getting ready to retire and having a retirement for your employees and such. It was a good meeting and I learned a
- [October 25, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-25-2017/) - The last of the Breakfast and Business classes has happened and the whole series of eight meetings were great. I loved those who came to them because it shows people who want to get better, to do better, to learn. And the speakers were all class acts. They weren’t there to bring attention to themselves,
- [October 18, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-18-2017/) - This is one seriously interesting article I recently read. The message, according to Robby Manullang about why people quit their jobs “is so simple, full of truth and direction, yet it is consistently ignored by human resource departments, managers and owners alike and they wonder why their turnover is so high or they are always
- [October 27, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-27-2017/) - Do you consider some people leaders and some to not have leadership qualities? Mandy Stewart is a teacher in Roanoke, Texas, who wrote an article in the August 2017 Toastmaster magazine about such that was quite interesting. “In our society,” she wrote, “we are conditioned to categorize people. We perceive some as ‘natural leaders’ while
- [October 16, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-16-2017/) - The article “Teaching Generosity” that ran in the October 2017 Living Lutheran magazine was worth repeating parts. Scott Seeke wrote, “My grandmother taught me the ’80 – 10 – 10’ method: live off 80 percent of your earnings, save 10 percent and give 10 percent to God. By following this method, I, too, have come
- [October 11, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-11-2017/) - Jennie TeBeest said, “Just do the right thing.” We were young girls sitting in a Bible study and the question came up on how you make good choices. Jennie was in her 70s and we all knew she had lived through some tough times. That was her advice. I’ve always thought it was probably the
- [September 20, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-20-2017/) - Read this article in the September 2017 Toastmaster magazine and thought it to be pretty funny. If you like words, and I figure someone reading a newspaper might well be someone who enjoys words, then you’ll find it humorous, too. The article Malapropisms was written by John Cadley and under the headline it says, “These
- [September 11, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-11-2017/) - “Food is nourishment. Food creates bonds. Food offers moments to start conversations. Food is a connection to our past, present, and future. Food doesn’t define us, but invites us to cherish and share our unique identity in community.” This thought comes from Jennifer Younker in our church magazine. She is so right. When you sit
- [Football Families](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-8-2017/) - The Main Street Guymon Football Families program was featured on the national Main Street America site as a community spotlight. https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2017/09/07/community-spotlight-main-street-guymons-football-families
- [September 8, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-8-2017-2/) - There are an abundance of activities coming up that could enrich your life. Or make your conversation more interesting. Or make you smile. Or make you smarter. So, your choice. You want to pay attention and be more enriched, more interesting, prettier, and smarter? Get your calendar out to mark some of these down. And
- [September 5, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-5-2017/) - Read this and the truth is resounding …. These seven home truths may be hard to hear, but they are guaranteed to help you sort your crap out and get your life together. 1) It’s not anyone else’s job to fix you, so fix yourself. Have something missing? Find it. Feeling miserable? Get out there
- [August 29, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-29-2017/) - Not too long ago I was in conversation with one of my orphans, a former OPSU football player that has become part of the family. We were talking about trust and friends. He finds it much harder to trust people than I do. His expectations are much higher than mine. And when you disappoint him,
- [August 25, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-25-2017/) - If you are thinking it might be time for you to make that business idea a reality, it’s time to come to Breakfast and Business. The first session is on Sept. 6 at 7 am and ends after an hour. The talk is about questions to answer and questions to ask to get you to
- [August 23, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-23-2017/) - My youngest daughter got engaged at Christmas. The wedding date set for Sept. 23 and all the additional things like showers and bachelor parties and such got put on the calendar with plenty of time to get ready and keep the day clear. But it seems to be too much for me. Last Saturday was
- [August 17, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-17-2017/) - This is always a fun time of the year. The harvest is approaching quickly. School is about to start. The mornings sun is getting lazy and not coming up until 7. Summer is soon to be over. The weather is great this year and I have to admit it’s never been a prettier August than
- [August 10, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-10-2017/) - Last evening the People magazine and Sports Illustrated magazines were read by myself and this morning because I was early to work, I started on the Lutheran Standard magazine. Doesn’t speak very well for my priorities, does it? My mother should have done a better job raising me, it seems. I believe it is always
- [August 4, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-4-2017/) - You know there are those days that you really know you should be laying low. Staying out of the presence of people. Being kind to humanity means going home early from work and hibernating. It’s that day when your best friend is a cup of coffee and a puzzle is your best bet for who
- [July 31, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-31-2017/) - Two ladies walked in to the office a week or so ago and the mom of the two said she wanted to become an individual member of Main Street Guymon. Not recognizing them, I asked how they knew about Main Street. It seems they moved to Guymon in December and they had just seen and
- [July 28, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-28-2017/) - The Church of the Nazarene invited the community to a meeting to hear a speaker from Monroe, South Carolina. From the moment she started speaking, she drew you into her story. She made you know that the world really was a place filled with loving and caring people. As I heard her talk, I knew
- [July 24, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-24-2017/) - People were created to be loved. Objects were created to be used. If you’re confusing the two, you could be in trouble. Or causing trouble. Or both. Real quick, think of five people you truly love. Now tell me what you did for them last week. Wait a minute. I’m going to call my dad.
- [July 20, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-20-2017/) - Last weekend the last Hansford County Cook-Off took place on Stavlo’s ranch. This is an event that in 17 years because of the hard work and giving hearts of many people has helped people who were having problems and needed a helping hand. To the tune of $150,000 or so over the 17 years. Yes.
- [July 17, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-17-2017/) - Checking personal Facebook messages gets done on occasion by me. Just so happened to do it this morning. And I found this story sent to me by a friend of mine who included, “This reminded me of you.” So, I read it. And now I’m sharing it. “Hi! How are you?” The woman smiled as
- [July 12, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-12-2017/) - To be a friend, according to one definition is a person that you share a bond of affection. People have friends that they’ve grown up with, friends through work, friends they have met through other friends, and some are just gifts God has put in our lives. Those who have many friends usually have a
- [July 6, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-6-2017/) - Food is interesting. Some people are so finicky in their eating habits, others are just hearty. The Football Families are going to be having a potluck on July 16 for 40 OPSU football players and if you like having your cooking appreciated, you should join us. Nothing like feeding fellows who don’t have a car,
- [June 28, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-28-2017/) - There are so many jokes about marriage. Most do not speak of the wedded state as being bliss. But they make me laugh. “There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman,” said comedian Steve Martin. “I won’t stand for that.” So noble. “Instead of
- [June 19, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-19-2017/) - This is the last column filled with the ideas of Dale Carnegie. The last chapters of the book were good, but not filled with as much inspiration as the first chapters. So, I’ve highlighted some bits and pieces to share here. Hope you enjoy them. Remember Carnegie is giving us advice on how to win
- [June 15, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-15-2017/) - Reality can sure bite. And I am not the only one who thinks that is the case. “Few people are logical” wrote Dale Carnegie. “Most of us are prejudiced and biased. Most of us are blighted with preconceived notions, with jealousy, suspicion, fear, envy, and pride. And most citizens don’t want to change their minds
- [June 13, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-13-2017/) - You can’t really win an argument. “I was attending a banquet one night,” says Dale Carnegie, author of How to Make Friends and Influence People, “... and during the dinner, the man sitting next to me told a humorous story which hinged on the quotation, ‘There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, rough – hew
- [June 9, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-9-2017/) - Ever notice how there are some people that have lots of friends and some seem to have very few? Ever seen those people who new acquaintances seem to consider new best friends at the first meeting? What makes this happen? Several things can bring people and friendships together quickly, but there is almost always a
- [June 6, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-6-2017/) - There are six important principles, according to Dale Carnegie, to get people to like you. The first is to be genuinely interested in other people. That means finding out something about them rather than wanting to tell them all about yourself. The second principle is to smile. So simple. So encouraging. The third principle is
- [June 5, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-5-2017/) - There is a very easy way to make a rousing first impression. Smile. Make people feel like you’re glad to see them. Dale Carnegie says in How to Win Friends and Influence People, “You must have a good time meeting people if you expect them to have a good time meeting you.” To smile sincerely,
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- [May 29, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-29-2017/) - “You do this and you’ll be welcome anywhere,” says Dale Carnegie in his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” So true. He shares words
- [May 25, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-25-2017/) - The next fundamental technique in handling people lesson Dale Carnegie teaches in How to Win Friends and Influence People is that you should arouse in the other person an eager want. As you read this you’ll probably be able to think of a friend or two that do this … and think of Tom Sawyer
- [May 22, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-22-2017/) - Some of the ways that Dale Carnegie writes makes me smile. He says, “Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? That is fine. I am all in favor of it. But why not begin on yourself?” How is that for a great way to start out? I loved it.
- [May 15, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-15-2017/) - The big secret to dealing with people is the next part of the book, How to Make Friends and Influence People, that I’m sharing with you. It’s impossible to deny that we have to deal with people all the time and it’s best to find out the best way. According to Dale Carnegie, “There is
- [May 12, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-12-2017/) - Some of the ways that Dale Carnegie writes makes me smile. He says, “Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? That is fine. I am all in favor of it. But why not begin on yourself?” How is that for a great way to start out? I loved it.
- [May 9, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-9-2017/) - For years people have been saying that the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” is such a great read. Ignoring them, I kept to my usual and only read trashy novels that were totally for entertainment. But recently I cleaned out the desk and there were five books there that were on the
- [May 3, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-3-2017/) - Sometimes we just need to get an attitude adjustment. And it is good to get one before something forces one on us. I read about a preacher going to visit a woman named Judy who was dying of cancer. Judy told the preacher, “You know, before I got cancer I used to think what was
- [April 26, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-26-2017/) - Change makes people nervous. And it seems to scare some people. Others it just makes mad. But change happens. Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes it’s not considered a good thing, but it is inevitable. Nothing stays the same. Someone dies and someone is born. Even that small happening brings immense change. No more can
- [April 25, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-25-2017/) - Sometimes sarcasm is just the tone for the day. That day is today. And I’m feeling the need to share some of it with you, if you don’t mind. Well, even if you do because you and I both know that you can just quit reading this at any point of your choosing. The basketball
- [April 24, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-24-2017/) - Today is simple. I am simple. For those reasons, I am just going to copy a piece I recently read. “My first eight grades were spent in a rural one – room school. I struggled to learn to read and had difficulty with spelling and grammar. My high school English papers were returned with red
- [April 10, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-10-2017/) - Generation Z has some really interesting aspects in association with them. They are the young folks who are buried in their cellphones. In fact, they don’t get magazine subscriptions like we do, but they read the same articles on their cell phones. They don’t watch the news on TV, but they see the same reports
- [April 6, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-6-2017/) - The last week or so has been spent cleaning out my desk drawers. Files upon files have been gone through and my mind has wondered why this was deemed worth saving. One set of papers was filed under three different headings. Needless to say, I am feeling more organized. There are also those things that
- [April 4, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-4-2017/) - You must admit this recent weather has been very interesting. I love it. Rain to sweltering hot to rain to snow. And the lightning thrown in there while I drove back from home from Gruver was sensational. You can’t get a better show that it from Netflix. Spring is here. Winter is officially over. The
- [March 27, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-27-2017/) - March is almost over and I’m so confused. I have to turn the air conditioner on when I go home because the house is so hot. Then in the morning it is so cold, I need to turn the heater on. How inconsistent. How wasteful. How irritating. Same thing in the car. Heater in the
- [March 15, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-15-2017/) - In our Career Focus classes, one of the teachers kept quoting the book “The Road Less Traveled” by M. Scott Peck. So, I ordered a used paperback version of the book and I’m finally getting around to reading on it. I’ve made it 29 pages and it’s interesting. Self – help books are not my
- [March 7, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-7-2017/) - Interesting conversation last night with a young man. He’s one of my “orphans” as Paul Stavlo calls them, OPSU students that my family has befriended. Orphan Nate had seen the article in the Guymon Daily Herald about me and an award. He had also been to the award presentation in Amarillo last year. Nate asked
- [March 3, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-3-2017/) - Last weekend my youngest daughter had the wedding dress shopping adventure. It went very well and she found a beautiful dress. Myself, the bride, the bride’s sister, the bride’s sister-in-law, the bride’s granny (my mom), and the bride’s nieces (my granddaughters) all took part. Pretty sure the brothers would have been there, had they been
- [February 18, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-18-2018/) - Three boys came to help me on Saturday at the Main Street office. All three are from the OPSU Upward Bound program. Jonathon Ibarra, Valdemar Sanchez, and Jonathan Guerrero were all on time and willing to help however I asked. They took out trash, swept the floor, and started hanging posters in windows. People
- [October 24, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-24-2014-2/) - “In October 1914, Jonas Salk was born - a man who would change world history by inventing the first effective vaccine against polio,” says an article in the Rotarian magazine written by Gary C.K. Huang. “When the vaccine was introduced in the United States in the 1950s, polls indicated polio was one of the nation’s
- [January 2, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-2-2017/) - A whole new year. What are we going to do to make ourselves better people this year? Let’s not focus on the things that deal with vanity, let’s consider doing something that improves our relationships with people. The best advice I ever got was to treat people the way you want to be treated
- [January 3, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-3-2017/) - Recently there is a person that has really gotten on my nerves. Keeping snide comments to myself has become a chore, but I’ve managed so far. When I ponder what makes me dislike being in conversation with him for any length of time, my answer is that he is so very selfish. He takes
- [January 11, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-11-2017/) - Aaron Beam is a former Chief Financial Officer for a large Fortune 500 company that he co–founded. At one point his boss told him that they needed to work the numbers to get them “where they needed to be.” Beam and his chief accountant did as asked. “As soon as I walked
- [January 16, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-16-2017/) - Just recently, as I was getting ready to go to work, things seemed to be going so smooth. The coffee was delicious, it only took two minutes to make the bed, house was clean and no picking up was required. Then I took my shower. The warm water felt so good. The knees quit
- [January 18, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-18-2017/) - Deadlines really do show you what you’re made of … I am obviously made of something unfocused and ditzy. Here are several days to get a ton of nomination packets done and I’m thinking that writing another column is a good idea. Ignoring does not make something go away, no matter how many times I
- [February 1, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-1-2017/) - A friend gave me a little book that has some very interesting things in it. It is a journal of sorts with the heading on the blank pages, “Why I am dysfunctional today:” The first page has directions and says, “We all have issues. The idea that anyone has it together is a
- [February 6, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-6-2017/) - Last Sunday at church we had a special offering for the Oaks of Mamre, Guymon’s homeless shelter. It is on Super Bowl Sunday each year because that is the day the Oaks Board holds their Souper Bowl fund raiser. Our special offering was giving in pots. It is good to do. But the
- [February 8, 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-8-2017/) - The weather is beautiful. My friends are the best in the world. And work is fun. Life is so good. Nice thought for the day: Take a shut–in a scrumptious meal. If you don’t cook, go get something good from a restaurant. Take a little time to visit when you deliver. Make their
- [December 30, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-30-2014/) - My father has been staying with me over the holidays and it’s a little freaky. My sleep habits are a bit odd and I find that they’re exactly like his. This morning at 4 am I went in to the kitchen and was having a cup of tea while playing my computer game. My father
- [December 23, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-23-2014/) - There is a chance that I am turning into one of those older ladies that I have made fun of for many years. I realized that for at least the past five years my gift to my mother and my gift to my father have been used audio books that I buy off ebay. And
- [December 15, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-15-2014/) - Tony Hardman who played Kris Kringle in the Guymon Community Theatre play “Miracle on 34th Street” did a fabulous job. There were others that also did a fab job, but Tony really stood out. As did Cory Schneider as the drunken Santa. He was good enough you imagined the smell of whiskey. The whole day
- [December 12, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-12-2014/) - Tired of trying to think of new gift ideas? Shopping list weighing you down? Remember the words of Carlos Zafon, “Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.” So, if you’re not getting pleasure in your gifting, then you either need to rethink giving them or
- [December 3, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-3-2014/) - Randy Bane of Rolla, Kan., and his wife came and spoke to the Dementia Support Group one time. He is such a kind gentleman. Today he came into the Main Street Guymon office and brought a poem he wanted to share with Dorothy Countryman. I think there are more people who should read it. Future
- [December 1, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/december-1-2014/) - Thanksgiving is over for another year. And I’m so glad that I don’t have to see all those inane facebook posts about all the things that people are thankful for. Sometimes I think they think they’re back in school writing a paper for the teacher and trying to write what the teacher wants to hear.
- [November 11, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/november-11-2014/) - Melyn Johnson On the Bricks November 22, 2014 Recently I have been thinking about ways to work to help the retailers get more people in their store. It’s not an easy thing to do. So, then I thought about making it simpler … how to just help retailers (with the big focus on those that
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- [October 27, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-27-2014/) - The air is crisp and autumn is really here, it seems. Just in time for my skin peeling from the heat over the weekend. Love this Panhandle weather. It’s the time the heater runs in the car going to work and then the air conditioner going home. It’s the time you keep a jacket in
- [October 24, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-24-2014/) - “In October 1914, Jonas Salk was born - a man who would change world history by inventing the first effective vaccine against polio,” says an article in the Rotarian magazine written by Gary C.K. Huang. “When the vaccine was introduced in the United States in the 1950s, polls indicated polio was one of the nation’s
- [October 13, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-13-2014/) - Vicar Sandra Castillo of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church came and did a Blessing of the Main Street Guymon Office. I had seen in her newsletter that she does that for other businesses and I wanted to be a part. I’m thinking if God is invited in to the office then it can only help! The
- [October 6, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/october-6-2014/) - Last weekend was a record maker for me. In the morning I attended 3 innings of the OPSU baseball scrimmage. That was great. Especially so because there were people sitting around in their winter coats, scarves, and those hats that cover the ears things. A little chilly, it was. Then I ran over to Guymon
- [September 25, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-25-2014/) - You know how when you’re having a party, you really don’t want to think about it, but you mind just naturally goes to “What if only two people show up?” That’s kind of how I’m feeling today. We have a Cowboy Cookout on Saturday and I am so worried … well, you know. And Rick
- [September 23, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-23-2014/) - The Spring Cleaning mood has just hit me. I’m a little slow, I do realize. But today I’m going to throw out some odd bits and pieces of information that are in my “On the Bricks” file. So if you’re planning for this to make sense, that’s probably not going to happen. But I really
- [September 21, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-21-2014/) - The American Theater, located on the fourth block of Main, had their Grand Opening on Saturday, Jan. 14, 1928, at 7:30 pm. The opening prices for the movie were 25 and 50 cents. That theater is still serving a wonderful purpose in our town. For 35 seasons the Guymon Community Theaters has been presenting wonderful
- [September 18, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-18-2014/) - The current People magazine mentions a local fellow on page C20, part of the Country and Western Music Special Section. In an article about the group Lady Antebellum, band member Charles Kelley said, “…the guys, who had been hanging out with co - writer Rodney Clawson…”. So, I guess we’re all kind of famous now,
- [September 17, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-17-2014/) - “It’s time for the younger ones to step up.” I really get tired of hearing that. Seems to me that most often when the “younger ones” have offered to help, we old ones get all condescending to them and tell them to go off and play and probably make some snide comment about their cell
- [September 12, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-12-2014/) - Stereotyping is not always a good thing. But so often it seems so accurate. And sometimes it’s funny … as long as you’re not the one being stereotyped, maybe. Well, I’ve got a little stereotyping going through my head. Seems to me that if you’re White and from the South you consider yourself related to
- [September 5, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/september-5-2014/) - Let’s quit wasting time. September is a beautiful month to accomplish things. So set your one thing that you have been wanting to get done for ages and go do it. I always drive by my friend Jacqueline’s house everyday and I always think, “I need to stop by and visit for a bit.” And
- [August 27, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-27-2014/) - It was a Saturday and I came in early because of the Farmers Market. I love going to the market. I don’t love getting up early and getting ready to go to work for it, though. Then there were a couple of meetings. Those went well. At that point I got to go home. An
- [August 19, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-19-2014/) - So much has happened since I last bored you with my newest opinions. Azuma: An African Celebration was held and I thought it was wonderful. Learning new things and meeting new people just beats all. Certainly better than sitting at home thinking negative thoughts. JuliAnn Graham at Tri-County Electric wrote a story that ran in
- [August 4, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/august-4-2014/) - Recently I have been thrown in with some really awesome and wonderful people who are just trying to do good things. I love them for it. But there have been a few pissants in the mix that really kind of make your brow furrow and your nose crinkle up like there is a bad smell
- [July 23, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-23-2014/) - There are some weeks that go by and you just sit back and say, “wow.” Thank goodness this one is almost over. I can only take so many wows. Monday night John Board spoke at our first Wit and Wisdom Evening. It is a casual, great catered meal, with one speaker. Our chosen first speaker
- [July 19, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-19-2014/) - My mother had a birthday last week. She’s had quite a few birthdays, but she is far from old. She can outwork me, but she hasn’t been able to outwit me in a long time. Of course, that’s just my opinion. She might not agree. I don’t know about you, but my parents weren’t perfect.
- [July 15, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-15-2014/) - I recently read this little sign thing that made me laugh. “I don’t like morning people … or mornings … or people.” That’s not me but we all know someone that seems to live that way, don’t we? It isn’t a good idea to be the grouchy one that everyone “unfollows” on facebook because you
- [July 10, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-10-2014/) - Had a conversation with a friend this week and we were talking about success. What is the gauge for success? I don’t believe that it is the amount of money you earn, the fancy car you own, or any other material things. I tend to think that if you’re taking care of your business, being
- [July 7, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/july-7-2014/) - It’s been a full week! Full of fun, for sure. Last week we had our Main Street Guymon Taco Dinner and Bingo Evening fund raiser. It went really well. I am so grateful to all those who worked and planned, made salsa and desserts, those who came. And especially to the Guymon Swim Team. The
- [June 30, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-30-2014/) - The Guymon Daily Herald Readers Choice gave Main Street Guymon the Best Service Club. From our Main Street members, board of directors, and volunteers we want to say, “Thank you. We are honored.” To be viewed as a service organization is the highest compliment. Keep helping us help. Main Street Guymon is made up of
- [June 24, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-24-2014/) - One evening recently I had to make a decision as to whether to go to my grandson’s baseball game, attend the fun looking art evening at the Urban Bru, or attend a concert in Texhoma. As I drove to the concert I thought about the less than adventurous folks that say there is nothing to
- [June 23, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-23-2014/) - Dale Carnegie is well known for his classes that teach you to be a better something. Not sure what, but better. He has a great quote to start this day, “Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a
- [June 16, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-16-2014/) - An eventful weekend has passed. So many fun things to participate in … Liz McCullough had a birthday. Lisa Johnson threw a birthday party in her back yard for Liz that was a Prom. Sort of a Prom for Old People. A prom where everyone had fun. A prom where there was little angst about
- [June 9, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-9-2014/) - Sitting in a meeting while a very nice older talks on and on … and on. Does he really think I care where they were when they had the conversation he is telling about? Does he really feel we want to hear his analysis on why they chose these specific books? *sigh* But since the
- [June 3, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/june-3-2014/) - John Board is not retired. But I wrote such a thing in a press release that the newspaper was kind enough to run on the front page. And the press release was about John Board being kind enough to be the first speaker in our Wit and Wisdom Evening Series, a Main Street fund raiser.
- [May 29, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-29-2014/) - I have been slammed at work recently. Either I have become less efficient, more important, or I’ve recently traveled from my happy little fantasy land to reality. My bet is on the last option. There are some excellent projects we’ve been working on here at the Main Street Guymon office. Fund raising efforts are at
- [May 17, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-17-2014/) - A little rain. It settles the dust. Reminds us that we need get a new windshield wiper. Cleans everything. Smells so good. And it will bring our spring wild flowers to bloom. What a wonderful gift for this Holy Week. Holy Week. You know, some of our churches make up for not meeting on Wednesday
- [May 12, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-12-2014/) - Last weekend the family and I went to the Guymon Community Theater presentation of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” My mom and stepfather from Boulder, Colo., even got to go with us. They loved it as much as I did. The cast was fabulous. They made me laugh. And I respect each
- [May 8, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/may-8-2014/) - The evening brought such pride to my heart. Main Street Guymon volunteers won their first Oklahoma Main Street Award. After 650 of us went through the banquet line, heard Governor Mary Fallin speak about how wonderful the program is for our state, we finally got to the announcing of the award winners. Main Street Guymon
- [April 29, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-29-2014/) - Attending Rotary last week was a lesson in hilarity. Bob Burgess gave the 17th Reading of the Ode to the Barbecue. “It’s not easy being Barbecue Bob,” he said as solemn as can be. “I’m to be commended.” That you are, Bob! With over 1,800 people served at the annual Rotary Barbecue on the Friday
- [April 28, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-28-2014/) - Recently on a website entitled “I Own Downtown” was an article that I found enlightening at times and entertaining at other times. “This is Why Merchants are So Angry, Grumpy, and Irritable” was the title of the article posted by Ben Muldrow. It was posted in 2013 and I don’t know where the author was
- [April 19, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-19-2014/) - I am in the midst of an Earthquake Survival Leadership Course. What is the chance that I would be sitting next to someone from San Francisco? How cool is that? When starting I wondered if I would survive. I did survive, but I certainly as far from the best. What did we learn? Here’s a
- [April 7, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-7-2014/) - An exceptional employee is not always an exceptional business manager or owner. A study from The Hay Group lists traits that separate business leaders from others: Confidence. Exceptional business leaders reject failure as an option. Best of all, their “do or die” attitudes prove contagious and boost organizational performance. Integrity. Most exceptional business leaders are
- [April 1, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/april-1-2014/) - There is this liquid soap that I have at my bathroom sink. In the mornings I wash my hands and that soap smells soooooo good. It just starts my day off with a grin. It’s a real tropical flowery smell. My dad is visiting. I wonder if he likes the smell as well as I
- [March 31, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-31-2014/) - Lots of people are worried about the bees. I know that local honey is really popular because I’ve seen when Dean McFadden shows up at the Farmers Market. His supply of local honey is gone in a heartbeat. Well, it seems that bees are having a little trouble. The life of a bee is fairly
- [March 27, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-27-2014/) - Had a conversation with a friend this morning and we discussed those who complain about things and those that do things. There is such a big difference. Negative vs. positive and it can be on the same issue! Which are you? Now, nobody is supposed to fix the whole world, but if each of us
- [March 13, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-13-2014/) - The International Day of Happiness is March 20. You’re supposed to give free hugs away. On a personal note, I don’t believe I have ever bought a hug, they’ve all been free. Just saying … Are you happy? Have you made someone else happy recently? Happy is a word that is loosely thrown about. Recently
- [March 10, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-10-2014/) - The runners who braved the cold last Saturday for the Livin’ Green Race had my total admiration. They were there with lots of layers of clothes, smiles, and healthy attitudes. I wasn’t aware of a snarky one in the bunch. Makes me wonder if healthy people are also nicer. The volunteers who come out to
- [March 6, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-6-2014/) - Martin Hernandez came in the office today. I think he probably makes several people feel better about the world every day of his life. He just has that wonderful attitude. He made mine, I know. And if his daughter, Haven, knew the kind and sweet things he was saying about her, he would make her
- [March 3, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/march-3-2014/) - Let me tell you a little story. Last week my grandson Croz and I attended the OPSU basketball game in Goodwell. After the game the OPSU Center Tavien Rosemond, who is 6’7”, met the short first grader Croz. Tavien hollered for a basketball and proceeded to hold the little guy up so he could “dunk.”
- [February 21, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-21-2014/) - There are times that a person is just overwhelmed by the kindness and care others show them. This week is one of those weeks. The Main Street Guymon Awards Evening took place on Tuesday and as I sat there and looked at the people sitting at the tables, I was humbled. There are folks who
- [February 14, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-14-2014/) - The first Eggs and Issues was held at the Ambassador Restaurant. These are a great opportunity to learn more of what is happening downstate at the Capitol. Usually our senator and representative come and give an update. It is also a time you can ask questions and air concerns. How much more effective is that
- [February 13, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/february-13-2014/) - Appreciate. We should never be too tired, too busy, or too into ourselves to not appreciate all the good things around us. That doesn’t mean that you don’t know and see some not so good things, but we need to emphasize the good over the bad. Recently a girl came over to the house to
- [January 28, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-28-2014/) - This morning my ear feels cauliflowered. After being on hold for over an hour with the Social Security folks, I believe that I have someone new to be disgusted with. Yes, I took it personal. Helps a lot, doesn’t it? Right. First disgust is that they want me to drive to the nearest Social Security
- [January 27, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-27-2014/) - Got a letter in the mail recently that said, “On your application for absentee ballots you identified a residence address that did not match with the voter registration address that we have on file. Please review the listed address below. If the address is incorrect, please fill out the voter application form provided and return
- [January 21, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-21-2014/) - “Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.” I read that on a facebook post recently and it made me laugh and laugh. My mother is a dainty, petite, very controlled woman. She was a beauty queen in her day. I am none of those things. Although her husband says they mixed up
- [January 4, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-4-2014/) - There is a file in my desk of things that I have read and find interesting. They’re to share in the column, if it works out. Well, that file is getting a little thick, so I’m going to just hodge podge today of “Facts Melyn Finds Interesting.” Before we really jump into this endeavor though,
- [January 6, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-6-2014/) - Read an interesting article about Superbugs recently in the December Rotarian. The article refers to “drug – resistant superbugs as ‘nightmare bacteria.’” And it tells what is bringing these superbugs along. “Counterfeit drugs, self – medication, and limited access to medical care contribute to antibiotic resistance, as these factors may lead to incorrect dosages that
- [January 7, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-7-2014/) - Are you student loans eating you up? Do you worry at night if you have enough savings for when you’re retired? There is a time when we have to take control of ourselves and handle our finances, rather than letting what we’ve done tie us up in knots. If you’re wanting some guidance to get
- [January 8, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-8-2014/) - Honestly, when I’m working on something and my brain is engaged and in high gear if someone walks in the office, I look up, but I don’t see. Even if it is someone I have known well for 20 years, often it just doesn’t register who it is. There is no click to show engagement,
- [January 9, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-9-2014/) - Having a 10 year old living in the house has certainly changed things for me. I recently read that if you don’t get out of your comfort zone, they you won’t grow. Obviously this old girl is growing! Not to mention the poor little girl. She has had to watch “My Fair Lady.” I mean
- [January 15, 2014](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/january-15-2014/) - Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, Nobel Prize winner has died. He was 95. He has inspired many. History shall remember him as one of the greatest men who ever lived. If you haven’t read or heard or watched a movie about Nelson Mandela, you should consider doing so. During his lifetime his words

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- [Welcome To Main Street Guymon](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/) - Guymon is a clean, rejuvenated, friendly hometown that is the heart of the Panhandle with a variety of unique shops and art & cultural oriented activities, in historic buildings that encourage anyone passing through to spend some time here.
- [Become a Partner](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/membership/) - The Main Street Program is designed to improve many aspects of the downtown and community. Business retention, strengthening public participation, and making the community a fun place are important. So is recruiting new businesses and rehabilitating historic buildings. The four-point approach used is: Organization, Promotion, Design and Economic Vitality. Main Street volunteers would love to
- [Committee Members](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/committee-members/) - Promotions Committee Charles White (Chairman) Sarah Atha Junior Barco Audrey Brooks Brenda Eidson Maribel Esquivel Andy Espericueta Davida Gomez Norma Green Macey Huizar Dalia Jauregui Daniel Mesta Nayely Mesta Shelby RedCorn Erica Valesquez Cat Warren Economic Vitality Committee Soila Medina (Chairman) Amanda Beasley Andy Espericueta Araceli Martinez Doris Valle Elizabeth Brown Jose Jauregui Sheila Martin
- [Contact](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/contact-us/) - Ronni Wilson Main Street Guymon Director Main Street Guymon 116 NE 5th Street Guymon, OK 73942 Phone: (580) 338-6246 Postal Address: Main Street Guymon PO Box 1393 Guymon, OK 73942-1393 We appreciate questions, comments, and any other feedback that will help us serve you better. If you have questions or comments related to a specific
- [Board Members](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/board-members/) - The Main Street Guymon Board of Directors is elected at the February Annual Awards Evening and the slate of nominations presented that evening is comprised of Main Street volunteers who have consented to serve. We are proud that there are always more volunteers wanting to serve than positions ... and every person on the slate
- [Career Focus](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/career-focus/) - Apply now to 2023 career focus 2023 Career Focus ApplicationDownload We need to continually strive to be better. Better people. Better employees. Better bosses. Better parents. Better children. Better neighbors. The Career Focus program is geared to help you be a better employee and boss. This Main Street Guymon program completed its 9th year in
- [Outback](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/outback/) - Main Street Guymon is proud to be a partner with the Iron Thunder Motorcycle Club. Each year on the second weekend in May, on Saturday, the club hosts the Five State Motorcycle Run, traveling 300 miles from Oklahoma to Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas and then back home to Guymon, Oklahoma. It is an
- [Fiesta](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/fiesta/) - The Guymon Fiesta today is held on the street at Fifth and Main, celebrating our community and it's Hispanic heritage. The Oklahoma flew under the Spanish and Mexican flag before it did the Texas and then American flag, and so on this day we celebrate that part of our history and the people from those
- [Aggie Families](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/aggie-families/) - Goal of the program: Put local families with OPSU athlete students who do not have family nearby attending games. Give a reason for locals to come to the games that don’t usually go (having a specific player for them to watch and yell for gives them this reason). Increase local participation at OPSU sports games.
- [Main Bucks](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/main-bucks/) - Give Main Bucks as a gift or prize … they are similar to a gift card, only can be used at over 20 different Guymon businesses. The bucks are spent just like American currency at the following participating Main Street businesses: Back on the Rack Upscale Resale Bandidos Bob’s Cowboy Bar Burger’s on Wheels Dancers
- [Mobs](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/cash-mob/) - Cash Mob Each month the Cash Mob goes to a Main Street Guymon member business and we hit them with the shopping! Cash mobsters are volunteers who promise to spend at least $20 at each mobbing! Anyone can join us. Lunch Mob Each month the Lunch Mobsters hit a Main Street Guymon member restaurant and
- [Veterans Banners](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/veterans-banners/) - Going down Main in the middle of Guymon, Oklahoma, has never been better than it is with the flags and banners of our military veterans flying. The Guymon American Legion is helping Texas County honor our veterans with a Troop Banner Project. For any veteran who ever lived in Texas County, for $150 you can
- [Vital Volunteers](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/vital-volunteers/) - Volunteers are vital to Main Street Guymon. With one paid staff, the many programs and events that happen under Main Street Guymon is due to our volunteers, people who are willing to give their time to the community. They are many and they are wonderful. They are all ages and speak many languages. They represent
- [Volunteer](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/volunteer/) - We are community volunteer hub in Guymon. Main Street Guymon has many volunteers who give a tremendous number of hours to make our programs and events and those of our partnering entities happen. Each of our volunteers gives hours that makes Guymon a better place to live and work and visit. We are proud of
- [Agendas & Minutes](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/agendas-minutes/) - 2022 Agendas and Minutes 2021 Agendas & Minutes 2020 Agendas & Minutes 2019 Agendas & Minutes 2018 Agendas & Minutes 2017 Agendas & Minutes 2016 Agendas & Minutes 2015 Agendas & Minutes 2014 Agendas & Minutes 2013 Agendas & Minutes 2012 Agendas & Minutes
- [Pangaea](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/pangaea/) - Pangaea celebrates the diversity of our community. It is an evening that includes a seven-course meal with stories from seven families representing the seven continents with foods from each family's subculture making up the meal. At Pangaea, we use Antarctica to focus on a family with a special needs member. The special needs community has
- [About](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/) - Main Street Guymon Mission Statement: Promoting the history, culture, and commerce of downtown Guymon and the surrounding areas. Vision: Connecting businesses, encouraging historic preservation, and engaging the local community to create a diverse and vibrant culutre, providing social, educational, and economic activities. View our bylaws View interactive map of downtown district About the Main Street
- [Start Your Own Business](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/start-your-own-business/) - Have you wanted to be your own boss? Always thought that you would like to start your own business? If these are thoughts going through your mind, consider taking the Starting Your Own Business Workshop, a six week, one evening a week course. Participants pay $50 course fee. This fee is good for two people
- [Clean Up](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/clean-up/) - Each April and September Main Street Guymon partners with the City of Guymon and other entities to clean our community. There are people doing trash pick up on the roads, streets, and alleys; people help paint and fix up in the parks and other public places; and many of the businesses and residential areas work
- [Buy a Bench](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/buy-a-bench/) - Main Street Guymon knows that if a shopper has a place to sit comfortably to rest, or their companion does, they are more likely to shop longer. We want our Main Street businesses to have shoppers able to spend all the time they want in our stores. The benches that can be purchased through Main
- [Farmer's Market](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/about-us/farmers-market/) - The Annual Guymon Farmer's Market in downtown Guymon is a tradition since since 2005. The market is free to vendors who sell home grown and home made items from Texas County or adjacent counties. Main Street Guymon purchases the City of Guymon permit and promotes the market through a sponsorship by Linda Hill Crop Insurance.
- [Buy a Brick](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/buy-a-brick/) - Step out onto the brick plaza in front of the Main Street Guymon office and you will seen bricks that celebrate businesses, people, and events that are part of Guymon's history. Each brick is purchased to honor someone that they feel should be remembered. This bricks are $100 each and we sell them throughout the
- [Member Directory](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/directory/)
- [Clean-up](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/community-clean-up/) - Each April and September Main Street Guymon partners with the City of Guymon and other entities to clean our community. There are people doing trash pick up on the roads, streets, and alleys; people help paint and fix up in the parks and other public places; and many of the businesses and residential areas work
- [Aggie Families](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/opsu-football-families/) - Goal of the program: Put local families with the players who do not have family nearby attending games. Give a reason for locals to come to the games that don’t usually go (having a specific player for them to watch and yell for gives them this reason). Increase local participation at OPSU football games. With
- [Cash Mob](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/cash-mob/) - The Cash Mob is a group who visits Main Street Member businesses and spends $20 during the event.
- [Special Game Day 2017](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/special-game-day-2017/) - [nggallery id="27"]
- [On The Bricks TV Show](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/on-the-bricks-tv-show/) - On the local PTCI channel is the On The Bricks TV Show with Melyn Johnson. Each month we highlight what is happening during the month in Guymon and cool places to shop and visit while you’re here. On the Bricks TV Show with Shawn Hanson, PTCI CEO | August 2017 https://youtu.be/w2uT5WvI4bU On the Bricks TV Show
- [Community Kudos](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/community-kudos/) - Each month Main Street Guymon, Guymon Chamber of Commerce, and City of Guymon choose to honor someone who has given much of volunteer time to the people of Guymon. They are given the Community Kudos Award. 2014 2013 2012 Kudos 2011 Kudos
- [Lunch MOB](https://www.mainstreetguymon.com/photo-galleries/lunch-mob/) - Urban Bru Michell Theaters Main Street Cash Mobsters and Lunch Mobsters mobbed the Mitchell Theaters on Saturday afternoon. Here are two mobsters, Soila Medina (left) and Myra Keith (right) with their buddies going to see the movie, “Planes.” Vallarta Bar and Grill

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