The 70-year-old city pool complex will remain closed all summer and beyond as the City Council, administrators and boosters try to come up with a plan – and about $1 million – to replace it.
The City of Olney most likely will move into Phase 2 of its Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan within the next two weeks and at 65 percent will begin drawing water from Lake Kickapoo to fill the reservoir at Lake Cooper as a result of the heat wave and lack of rain, City official said at the City Council meeting June 13.
On June 9, the ladies of the North Texas Inner City Golf Association converged on Olney Country Club to battle it out for bragging rights and cash. Edwana Fikes, member of the Inner City League hosted the ladies and explains the course and rules for the day. The following are the results of the Tourney: Championship Flight; Low/Gross-Kathy Watson, Low Net: a tie between Ruth Ann Long and Vicki Terrel; Low Putts-Ann Jowitt. First Flight: Low Gross-Ann Ferguson, Low Net-Joni Wray, Low Putts-Donna Dodd, Chip In’s: Helen Filghman, Kathy Watson and Ann Jowitt. “We all had lunch at Hometown Coffee & Tea and had a wonderful time together,” Fikes said. Photo by Will Sadler
Attendees at a June 11 lecture at the Olney Heritage Museum got up-close to Civil War-era soldiers’ uniforms and ladies’ garments, as well as a taste of the popular strawberry parties thrown by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. The Fort Belknap Living History Association hosted two back-to-back lectures at the museum to explore the supply chain for uniforms worn by Texas troops that served in the Civil War and subsequent conflicts, as well as the complex life of Mary Todd Lincoln.
The City Council celebrated Olney Police Dispatcher Deena Clark with accolades and a crystal trophy at its June 13 meeting in recognition of her 30 years of service as the person who “the community has come to know, trust and love” as they navigate emergencies.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992