February 18, 2023 Issue, Page 10 of 10

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Community 10 - The Elk City News February 18, 2023 Boys State And Girls State Looking Youth Power Energy Camp For Delegates Parents of high school ju- Up to $12,000 in tuition state.com or for Sayre, Erick Applications Sought niors The American Legion and waivers from Rogers State and Sweetwater contact Elmo your community? the American Legion Auxiliary University just for completing May at 580-210-6989. B, What leadership skills have are enrolling delegates for Boys Boys State. For Girls State contact Bil- State and Girls State. ‘Multiple $500 scholarships you learned by being in these lie Cook at 580-729-6598. Boys State will be held at for top performers during For Boys State and Girls activities? Rogers State University in Cla- Oklahoma Boys State. State for Elk City, Merritt, C. What are your top three ac- remore from May 28 through Up to $10,000 in scholar- Canute and Burns Flat con- complishments? June 4, 2023. Fees for Boys ships from the Samsung Cor- D. Which accomplishment is State will be paid by The Amer- poration available only to Boys tact Doug Haught at 580-799- 0243. the most important to you and ican Legion Post. State and Girls State delegates. Girls State will be held at College Credit: For Girls State and Boys why? Oklahoma Christian Univer- Earn three hours of college State delegates create and op- E. Who do you admire and sity in Edmond from May 28 credit transferable to any Okla- erate city, county and state why? through June 2, 2023. Fees for homa College or University for governments, while develop- E. What's your ideal job or ca- the Girls State will be paid by completing Boys State. Univer- ing leadership skills and an ‘POWERED BY OKLAHOMA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES reer and why? The American Legion Auxil- sity fees still apply. appreciation of their rights as 3. Deadline for all entries is iary. For more information on a citizen through interactive Scholarships: Boys State, please visit okboys- learning. April 21, 2023. 4. Attach a completed entry form with your typed respons- es to the leadership questions Sayre Farmer/Rancher, 87, Hunts Eighth grade students in other fun activities all while Northfork Electric Coopera- making new friends. NFEC’s and email to connie@nfecoop. com. You can also mail appli- tive’s service area have the two winners will join other Massive Elk Bull For Bucket List Win opportunity to experience leadership and energy in a students from across the state for this exciting, educa- cations to NFEC, PO Box 400, Sayre, OK 73662. whole new light this summer. tional event. 5. Winners will be selected by Applications are now sought Selection of the two students a team of independent judges. for the 2023 session of Youth will be based on the following Decisions of the judges are fi- Power Energy Camp held an- guidelines: nal. nually at Canyon Camp in 1, Students must currently be 6. Family members of NFEC Hinton. classified as eighth graders at- Trustees and Employees are The four-day camp will be tending school in Northfork not eligible to win. May 30-June 2, 2023, and Electric Cooperative’s service Visit https://www.nfecoop. will help attendees develop area. Co-op membership is com/energy-camp for an entry leadership skills while learn- not required. form and to read more about ing about electrical energy, 2. Students must complete safety, cooperatives and oth- anentry form and answer the Energy Camp. Questions con- er electrical related informa- following leadership ques- cerning the application pro- tion. In addition, students tions: cess, or the camp should be will spend time swimming, A. What activities are you in- directed to the above email ad- hiking, riding go-carts, and volved in at school and within dress. A Furniture Dynasty’s Elk City Roots aa Dean Damron is pictured with the elk. Courtesy photo by Bobby Dunn. By Shonda Little things he wanted to do in life. ‘The trip proved successful, One was taking her to Hawaii, with Damron knocking out For 17 years, Bobby Dunn but unfortunately, she got a 402” elk bull. The big game has been married to 87-year- sick, and he couldn't accom- weighed approximately 800 old Dean Damron’s grand- plish that. The second was to pounds and was a 7x7 point. daughter Sheena. get a big elk bull. My wife and I “He has been a farmer his In those years, Dunn has could make that happen.” whole life in Sayre and Delhi leaned upon Damron’s wis- Dunn said that Damron — Beckham County in gen- dom in multiple arenas—from hunted in southern Colorado eval. He likes to fish, too. He farming and ranching advice for at least fifty years. is a member of the Prairieview to being a family man. However, in recent years, Baptist Church, and let me When Dunn learned that getting around the mountain tell you, he sure is a Christian Damron, a lifelong big game has become difficult for him. man. On our trip, he was quot- hunter, had one special item In January, they found an ing the Bible, scripture, and on his bucket list, he jumped alternative in Oklahoma. verse,” Dunn said. into action. On January 25, the two Above all, Dunn described Mathis Brothers Furniture founders Don Mathis (left) and Bud Mathis “Dean lost his wife, Joyce, men left on a five-day trip with Damron as the “ultimate fam- last March, so it is getting close one goal: for Damron to check ily man” Landry Brewer known country singers George Jones, Patsy Cline, to a year,” Dunn explained. the big elk off his bucket list. “They had four kids and “They had set a great example “We talked a lot about cat- eight grandkids. There's a Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Conway Twitty, and for marriage and leaning on tle on the way down, but he whole bunch of great-grand- A founding brother in Oklahoma's First Family Merle Haggard, and it was hosted by Bud, who also each other for the whole Dam- kids. I would have to sit and of Furniture was born in Beckham County. performed. ron family. Joyce was kind of write them all down to get the family angel, the glue that had been his goal for so long them straight. All these years, Charles H. “Bud” Mathis was born in Elk City Intending to retire, Bud moved to Phoenix in brought everyone together. that it had become one of her his family has been his top pri- on Oct. 13, 1933, to Homer and Ima Mathis. The 1966. Don bought out his share of Mathis Broth- She is very missed. Well, be- goals, too. He hated that she ority. It was a real special thing youngest of four boys, his brothers were Don, Ray, ers Furniture and moved it to a different location. fore she died, Dean had de- wasn't going to be there to en- to get to watch him accomplish cided that there were still two joy it with him.” this big goal at 87.” and Wayne. Bud retained ownership of the original build- ‘The family moved to Texas and Arkansas dur- ing on Western, though. Having returned to Okla- oy Clinic ing the Depression but eventually made their way homa City, he opened Bud Mathis Furniture and to Oklahoma City where Bud graduated from Capi- operated it there from 1985 to ‘87. ENS tol Hill High School. He moved to Tulsa in 1993 and opened another Bud served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to ‘55. Mathis Brothers Furniture store, He stayed until When his military hitch ended, he and brother Don 1999 when he moved to Arkansas, returning to opened Mathis Brothers Furniture in Oklahoma Tulsa in 2003 to open the Evans Furniture Store. City. Bud officially retired in 2011 and passed away Bud was a singer and guitarist, and Mathis in Tulsa in 2019. Brothers Furniture created a country music televi- One of the original Mathis brothers of Okla- sion show, “Country Social,” that aired on Oklaho- homa’s First Family of Furniture, Bud Mathis was NOW OPEN ma City’s WKY TV. The show attracted nationally- born in Elk City. No Appointment necessary, just walk in! Send to [email protected] (580) 303-5890 - 404 S. Eastern, Elk City with a description!