Published: February 16, 2008 09:31 pm         

FYI for 2-17

Schlecht, Magee join Wymer Brownlee office



Rob Schlecht and Tamara Magee have joined the Wymer Brownlee Tax and Financial Management staff.

Schlecht is an associate tax adviser. He will prepare tax returns and payroll and offer comprehensive small business services. His background includes retail store management, retail staff accountant and tax preparer with Volunteer Income Assistance Program. A graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University Enid, Schlecht holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting.

Magee is the Enid office receptionist and a client service coordinator. She attended Emporia State Univer-sity, Emporia, Kan. She brings a varied client service background to the position, having worked as executive director of Cherryvale Main Street Program, Cherryvale, Kan., and owner of Liberty Cheer of Enid.

Wymer Brownlee Tax and Financial Management offices can be reached at 237-0060 in Enid and (580) 227-4709 in Fairview.







Free seminar to detail identity theft problem



Wymer Brownlee Tax and Financial Management is sponsoring a free seminar on identity theft Tuesday in Enid and Wednesday in Fairview.

Guest speaker, Ashley Ander-son, of Dallas, will talk about how to protect yourself from identity theft. The seminar will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Enid First Nazarene Church fellowship hall, 324 N. Cleveland. The seminar in Fairview will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the training room of the city offices, 203 E. Central.

The seminar will address identity theft prevention and recovery.

“The well-being our clients financial life is always our number one priority,” said Enid tax director Sharon Hume.

“Of-fering a seminar on this important topic allows us to better serve clients and share important information with the public,” said Fairview tax director Melissa Mainord.

Wymer Brownlee Tax and Financial Management may be reached by calling 237-0060 in Enid or 227-4709 in Fairview. Sharon Hume, Tax Director Enid, Melissa Mainord, Tax Director Fairview.







Crissup places in top 10 in auctioneering contests



Jeff Crissup, auctioneer with Wiggins Auctioneers LLC, placed in the top 10 in the bid calling contests, and Vicki Wiggins Brown, auctioneer, placed third in the ringman contest held in conjunction with the annual Oklahoma Auctioneers Association convention recently in Oklahoma City.

Crissup also was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors.

In the advertising contest, Wiggins received top honors for best Web site, best multi-volor auction brochure and best presentation folder and company stationary.

Chad Nech, Web site technician, and Bekah Lambrecht, advertising executive, designed the winning brochure. Other members of the Wiggins Auctioneer team attending the convention were Gary Robison, auctioneer; Dianah Robison, sales associate; and Beverly and Perry Wiggins. The group attended seminars on bid calling, history of auctions, auto auctions, ethics and ring work. More than 100 auctioneers and their families from across the state attended the convention.







Evans to manage Custom Land Management office



Cara Jane Evans, formerly of The Flintco Companies Inc. of Tulsa, will direct all marketing and project management activities in addition to managing the Enid office of Custom Land Manage-ment.

She is a graduate of Okla-homa State Univer-sity, where she studied real estate development, construction management and marketing. She serves on the statewide steering committee of Construction Leadership Council, formerly known the Young Constructors Forum, which is part of Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma; is education director for Oklahoma Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services; and has been awarded for her efforts within the architecture, engineering and construction industries.

Evans has an interest in sustainable building design and construction and is pursuing certification through the U.S. Green Building Council to become a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional.

“I am excited to be here,” she said. “CLM will fill a niche for many individuals, companies and organizations. I look forward to serving the community of Enid and becoming a part of northwest Oklahoma's future success.”

Custom Land Management is an Oklahoma limited liability company providing management, consulting, analytical and valuation services for commercial, residential and agricultural projects and real estate developments.

It is a subsidiary of Encompass Financial Services Inc.







Greater Enid Young Professionals is forming



The new Greater Enid Young Professionals group will have its first meeting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Panevino, 124 W. Randolph.

“I think it’s going to be a great thing for Enid,” said Cara Jane Evans, manager of the Enid office of Custom Land Management.

There is no age limit. Membership is free.

“It’s really about a fresh approach to economic and community development,” Evans said. “There is not a certain type of industry ... in other communities you’ll find an engineer next to a tattoo artist next to a news anchor who is sitting by a financial analyst. The main criteria is that they possess a progressive and entrepreneurial spirit.”

For information, call Evans at (580) 748-2088 or Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce at 237-2494.







Members are elected to osteopathic board



Several board members were elected to terms of office during a recent Northwest Oklahoma Osteopathic Foundation meeting.

Board members elected to serve three-year terms are Kirk Depriest, DO, Stuart Meulpolder and Garrett Rank, DO.

Other members of the board Edna Mae Holden, Jeffrey Jones, DO, Michael Ogle, DO, James Parish, Larry Roye and Chris Shearer, DO.

Bill Andrew, Pat Donehue and John Goulart, DO, also serve as advisory board members.

Ogle was voted as a lifetime member of the foundation.







Dive shop moves to new location



Ron Strickland, with Northwest Oklahoma Scuba LLC, has moved his dive shop to 424 S. Grand.

Hours are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday. For information or class schedules, call Strickland at (580) 278-4022.







KJ Productions receives national YMCA honor



North American YMCA Development Organization (NAYDO) has awarded KJ Productions its top award for the capital campaign video produced for the Kingsport (Tenn.) Family YMCA.

Kingsport Family YMCA is in the middle of a major capital campaign to raise $8 million to build a new building.

KJ productions has produced more than 20 capital campaign videos for YMCAs in 10 states over the past nine years. This is KJ’s second NAYDO award.

This award will be presented Friday at the 2008 NAYDO conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.