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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is now nine forty five and it is time

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<v Speaker 1>now for our community connection. We got Joe Sears in

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<v Speaker 1>the studio today and it's always fun when we have

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<v Speaker 1>Joel board, So Joe, I know. It is the holidays

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<v Speaker 1>season and the hotel in Dewey.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we were carrying.

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<v Speaker 3>We're kind of reintroducing a little bit of a tradition,

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<v Speaker 3>I guess.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, some new, some old, some new and some old. Well,

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<v Speaker 4>the Dewey Hotel has been the center of Dewey's whole being.

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<v Speaker 4>It was the in the whole area, the icon of

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<v Speaker 4>history around. Yeah, and thank goodness, somebody had the good

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<v Speaker 4>sense to save the old hotel. It was turned into

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<v Speaker 4>a museum in the mid sixties. But the Jake and

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<v Speaker 4>Nanny Bartles built the hotel back in eighteen ninety nine.

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<v Speaker 4>As for the wheat business, that's beautiful New England hotel

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<v Speaker 4>out in the middle of the prairie. But it's like

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<v Speaker 4>Frank Phillips and wool Rock. You know, he wooed people

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<v Speaker 4>in the oil business with that beautiful ranch. Mister Bartow's

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<v Speaker 4>and Nanny wooed people in the wheat business with that

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<v Speaker 4>New England hotel out in the middle of the park.

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<v Speaker 4>But they had arrange for a stage line to come

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<v Speaker 4>in from Coffee Bill Kansas. It would get their customers

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<v Speaker 4>from the east right up to the front door. And

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<v Speaker 4>when they opened the stagecoach and there was this New England,

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<v Speaker 4>beautiful place, hey you know, yeah, and good cooking featured

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<v Speaker 4>wild game and so that's been the nucleus of entertainment

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<v Speaker 4>for many years. So we're trying to bring a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of that back with new modern day. And so we're

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<v Speaker 4>getting ready to have our Santa visits at the hotel

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<v Speaker 4>and it coincides with the City of Dewey and their

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<v Speaker 4>Christmas Tree lighting, which takes place Thursday. Is coming Thursday

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<v Speaker 4>at six o'clock, and they planted the City Dewey planted

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<v Speaker 4>Christmas tree years ago across the street from the hotel

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<v Speaker 4>in that city park in hopes that someday it would

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<v Speaker 4>be big enough to decorate them.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it is.

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<v Speaker 4>It's finally big enough and they put lights on it

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<v Speaker 4>and Santa throws his hand and magically the lights all

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<v Speaker 4>pop on and the Dewey High School choir pops into

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<v Speaker 4>Joy to the world and it's just goodness, theatrical.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun. Well, it is in force.

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<v Speaker 4>We call it celebrating the small town Christmas. And all

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<v Speaker 4>the little northern communities of Want and Copan and Uh

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<v Speaker 4>and all the country people come in to Dewey with

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<v Speaker 4>their kids and grandkids and wait their turn inside the

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<v Speaker 4>lobby and we take pictures of them in the parlor

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<v Speaker 4>and give them how Coco and it's just a special

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<v Speaker 4>thing we do for the families up in that area.

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<v Speaker 4>Now Bartlesville's welcome, but it's really celebrating the small town

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<v Speaker 4>Christmas understood.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, Dewey is one of those communities where

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<v Speaker 3>it looks like just about everybody's little small hometown that

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<v Speaker 3>they have remembered from childhood, wherever they come from across

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<v Speaker 3>the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>It just kind of fits that mold. It does. And

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<v Speaker 2>as one of the those is there's still this thing

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of draws.

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<v Speaker 4>Off and when they come back from other places as residents,

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<v Speaker 4>they bring their friends with them and they bring him.

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<v Speaker 2>To the hotel. But they always say, you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>been here all my life and I never went in.

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<v Speaker 4>The hotel and it's like my last time you did there,

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<v Speaker 4>you go and once they do it now a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>We now bring kids in from the school.

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<v Speaker 4>Just a block away is the school and they come

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<v Speaker 4>down and re educate them as to how do he

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<v Speaker 4>got his name? And Dewey was named by Jake Bartles.

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<v Speaker 4>The Battle of Manila, the Spanish American War was taking

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<v Speaker 4>place as the hotel was being built and mister Bartle's

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<v Speaker 4>named his new town after Admiral Dewey and the Battle

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<v Speaker 4>of Vanila, and so he's just, well, how wonderful is

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<v Speaker 4>a town named after one of the latest American hero

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<v Speaker 4>So it's got all.

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<v Speaker 2>Those uniqueness things to it.

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<v Speaker 4>But the city of Dewey has gone all out and

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<v Speaker 4>supporting our efforts to know, do these activities that we do,

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<v Speaker 4>our family Film Festival, and that's been very successful.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been hearing great reviews.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, everybody gathers, we have a good time. We have

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<v Speaker 4>heaters outside that warms people up with the popcorn. But

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<v Speaker 4>it's really taken off. I mean you drive by and

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<v Speaker 4>there you see this big crowd out there watching a

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<v Speaker 4>movie beside the hotel. And now we've got and then

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<v Speaker 4>we had our Haunted House for kids, and that took

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of doings. You know, it's you don't disturb

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<v Speaker 4>the spirits of the hotel. They've been there forever and

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<v Speaker 4>they're very nice spirits, and they do exist, and we

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<v Speaker 4>just leave them alone. But during COVID, we had to

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<v Speaker 4>figure out ways to come up with money, so we

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<v Speaker 4>opened the doors for the first time in over one

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<v Speaker 4>hundred years to paranormal tours, and nobody went away disappointed.

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<v Speaker 4>But the spirits did their share of clocking in and

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<v Speaker 4>making sure everybody got their money's worth. But you know,

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<v Speaker 4>they don't scare people, but wonderful things happen and telling stories,

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<v Speaker 4>and we've got great stories. We got the little girl

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<v Speaker 4>who died there of mosquito bites. She was on her

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<v Speaker 4>way from Ohio back to Colorado, and they swung down

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<v Speaker 4>through Dewey because they had all these Fourth of July

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<v Speaker 4>activities and it was an entertainment place. But I guess

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<v Speaker 4>she had gotten lost somewhere along these river bottoms. But

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<v Speaker 4>parents don't allow their children to get eaten up by

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<v Speaker 4>mosquito bites, so we just think she probably got lost.

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<v Speaker 4>The newspaper article didn't really say, but she died in

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<v Speaker 4>the hotel from too many mosquito bites.

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<v Speaker 2>The doctors couldn't save her, but her little spirit is.

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<v Speaker 4>There and we didn't know about it for years, but

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<v Speaker 4>the clairvoyance would come through and they would say, do

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<v Speaker 4>you have a little girl in here? It's like, what,

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<v Speaker 4>we don't know. We don't have any records of it.

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<v Speaker 4>And so someone sent us a newspaper article on there.

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<v Speaker 4>It was the story of the little girl and the

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<v Speaker 4>whole town of Dewey came to her funeral.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought that was very touching.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's got wonderful stories and so all of these

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<v Speaker 4>activities that we're doing were very careful that we have

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<v Speaker 4>first class way of doing it so that it's people

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<v Speaker 4>who are very traditional in the area. People didn't like

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<v Speaker 4>mausolem stories at the cemetery, even though it was handled

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<v Speaker 4>very respectfully. They're extra things that people do to anyway,

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<v Speaker 4>the hotel is make doing its share to keep the

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<v Speaker 4>doors open, to make things happen for the community, but

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<v Speaker 4>really to raise the awareness that to young people in particular.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess if you get used to a museum, going

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<v Speaker 4>to the symphony, going to a play or a ballet,

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<v Speaker 4>the same thing as going to a football game, you

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<v Speaker 4>learn the process of supporting it and that's how the

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<v Speaker 4>arts continue indeed, and that's how the Dewey Hotel will

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<v Speaker 4>survive one hundred years from now, is you know, promoting

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<v Speaker 4>it to young people who want to come there, who

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<v Speaker 4>want to bring their guests.

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<v Speaker 2>There, and it works.

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<v Speaker 4>It's working it and making the place special for you know,

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<v Speaker 4>our families in the area, which are mainly blue collar workers,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, who just regular everyday people, and they feel

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<v Speaker 4>very special when they come in there and they're treated

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<v Speaker 4>very special. They want to dress up. It's not in Macy's.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just a very comfortable place to go visit center.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. I go to the hotel a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>times a year, one just goof around, you know and

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<v Speaker 3>having fun, and then the other I do the from

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<v Speaker 3>upstairs of the balcony, we do the radio bronches of

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<v Speaker 3>the parade. And every time I go through there, I

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<v Speaker 3>tes my mind just races with what kind of stories,

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<v Speaker 3>what kind of folks were staying in those rooms that

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<v Speaker 3>I passed by, What was their purpose for being in town,

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<v Speaker 3>what did they do for a living, how did they

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<v Speaker 3>entertain themselves? And you know something, every time you go

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<v Speaker 3>in there, different thoughts go through there, and your imagination

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<v Speaker 3>kind of takes hold and you know that there. For me,

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<v Speaker 3>it's never going to get old going to the hotel

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<v Speaker 3>and just walking around and hearing the.

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<v Speaker 4>Stories and hearing the stories and feeling them. I've been

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<v Speaker 4>there eight years. The lobby is just that is so rich,

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<v Speaker 4>rich with history. It is, and I'll tell some of

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<v Speaker 4>the visitors, some of the visitors are really into the

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<v Speaker 4>history thing, and this history of Indian territory. It's not

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<v Speaker 4>even Oklahoma's history. It's Indian territory, sure, but where the lobby.

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<v Speaker 4>The sinking of the Lusitania that helped start World War One,

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<v Speaker 4>Harbor nine to eleven, Insurrection Day, all the major events

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<v Speaker 4>in our history have been discussed in that lobby, and

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<v Speaker 4>that just it's saturated with stories and sides and discussions.

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<v Speaker 4>And that big porch now, I love that part of

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<v Speaker 4>the building. It's just alive with history and you can

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<v Speaker 4>feel it. And then you hear some of the stories.

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<v Speaker 4>We were talking today about the rodeo days and oh yes,

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<v Speaker 4>from eight to forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight, nineteen o eight to nineteen forty.

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<v Speaker 4>Nine, Yes, and seventy five years ago, a rainstorm, a

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<v Speaker 4>biblical rainstorm that only Cessiped the Mial could come up with,

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<v Speaker 4>send it our way, and it saturated the rodeo grounds

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<v Speaker 4>and made it sand and mud, and all those people

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<v Speaker 4>in the stand the horses were tied to the pilings.

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<v Speaker 4>A clown shot off a gun in a clown act

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<v Speaker 4>and the horses bolted and it started a shimmy.

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<v Speaker 2>An effect, and the whole thing just collapsed on people.

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<v Speaker 4>But nobody died, you know, it was just a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of injured. But the city decided, you know, we're just

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<v Speaker 4>not going to rebuild. I think it was probably because

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<v Speaker 4>of insurance and my abilities.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, that was the.

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<v Speaker 4>Third largest rodeo in North America for for many years. Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>and everybody camped. Forty thousand people came to three rodeos

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<v Speaker 4>over the fourth and they all camped.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I can see them. We're going to the rodeo.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't forget the skellet, all.

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<v Speaker 4>The good cookie and they wanted to They look forward

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<v Speaker 4>to it every year. And I think that's a to

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<v Speaker 4>see all the pictures of those people. And the old

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<v Speaker 4>rodeo grounds are down where the high school is now

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<v Speaker 4>along the Highway seventy five. But Dewey's a rich community

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<v Speaker 4>and it's always been very separated from Bartlesville.

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<v Speaker 2>It's never been a suburb of Bartlesville, No, it never.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember years ago, I think the two towns were separated.

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<v Speaker 4>In football. Little old Dewey was tough. You know, you

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<v Speaker 4>cannot play Bartlesville anymore. And I think that's that rivalry

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<v Speaker 4>is there. But the rivalry that was started by Jake Bartleson.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he had a very successful grocery store in

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<v Speaker 4>Bartlesville and he put it on rollers and moved it

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<v Speaker 4>five miles north to do Yea, his own town. Well,

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<v Speaker 4>he had managed to bring the railroad through the area

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<v Speaker 4>and the stagecoach and then they changed the railroad route,

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<v Speaker 4>and I said, you know, I'll just move up north

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<v Speaker 4>five miles. And then when he put his store down

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<v Speaker 4>where the Tom Mixed Museum is now, he was just

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<v Speaker 4>a block from a railroad stop. Easy psy, easy pasy

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<v Speaker 4>and very smart man. And Nanny, lets not forget her.

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<v Speaker 4>She was the chief of the Delaware's daughter.

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<v Speaker 2>She was.

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<v Speaker 4>of business until the eighteen seventies. That woman was ready

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<v Speaker 4>made excellent business decisions anyway, we're getting ready to celebrate that.

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<v Speaker 3>This year Thursday. What time do we want folks to

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<v Speaker 4>They throw the switch at six pm. Santa throws the switch,

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<v Speaker 4>he goes inside the and the business begin. So you

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<v Speaker 4>want to be there before six pm. And it's not

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<v Speaker 4>an entertainment thing. They just open up the Christmas tree

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<v Speaker 4>and then the highlight is you get to go visit

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<v Speaker 4>Satday a beautiful hotel.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my gosh. But you know what, it's a celebration

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<v Speaker 3>of small town is and you bring a little history

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<v Speaker 3>to life, and you bring a lot of smiles to them,

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<v Speaker 3>but a lot of little ones.

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<v Speaker 4>I take pictures and then I put them out on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 4>Because the parents that bring their kids, even in the

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<v Speaker 4>there's nothing going on, they bring them just to experience it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, those are smart parents.

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<v Speaker 4>Kids that go to museums and attend events. They make

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<v Speaker 4>better grades, better citizens of the community. They just it's

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<v Speaker 4>all all well around and good citizen ry.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, when you get around things like that and you

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<v Speaker 3>start asking questions of that next thing, you know, you're

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<v Speaker 3>asking questions of everything, which makes you a real good student.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we've got some neighborhood boys that just don't have

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<v Speaker 4>anything to do. And I recruited them one day and see,

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<v Speaker 4>you guys want to help out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And now a year and a half.

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<v Speaker 4>Later, we have a crew of high school students that

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<v Speaker 4>just come down to help. We started off with two

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<v Speaker 4>things will recruit themselves, but they kind of look upon

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<v Speaker 4>it as their hotels in their neighborhood. They invested in it,

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<v Speaker 4>they are and it gives them self esteem a project,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the rewards of applause and look what you did,

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<v Speaker 2>Did it together.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, some of them, you know, even had

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I've never seen that side of you.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's all, it's all good. It's all very good.

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<v Speaker 3>Joe. I want to thank you for coming in as always,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you for sharing with us today. If folks get

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<v Speaker 3>out to Dey, get there a little bit before six,

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<v Speaker 3>light up the tree and you get to visit Santa Claus.

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