| In the selection as Henryettan of the year, Alsover was recognized for both the Cruise Knight and Yard of the Month in addition to being a member of the chamber board and juggling time as a mother and wife.
The city of Henryetta received awards for the police and fire departments and city as a whole by a special Appreciation Award.
Chamber executive director Roy Madden praised the, "dedication of our city staff to make sure we have a safe place to life, city services, council and mayor working together to make the city better."
He cited fire department for their effort getting a new building. They did most of the work themselves. The police have done wonders with the old fire department. Our maintenance program needs to be honored for their efforts."
Mayor Bill Goodner gave congratulations to chief Norman and detective Jeremy Wade citing their efforts in solving a major crime in two weeks. "The fire department has reduced the city's ISO rating from 5 to 4 through training and work and organization. There are so many people who work night and day." He invited the public to come out some icy night and watch the water department repair water leak. Those repairs have reduced the water loss rate from 40 or 50 percent to less than 10 percent.
"I will put our employees up against those in Tulsa and Oklahoma City," he said.
The impact of Anchor Glass on the Henryetta economy was noted during the evening.
Madden pointed out that some 400 people are employed at Anchor. "They are preparing an $18 million investment in the plant now."
Tommy Childress. plant manager received the Partnership award. "Without them we wouldn't have a Henryetta," Madden said.
Also honored at the start of the dinner was the Henryetta Historical Society. That organization sponsored the Vietnam Travelling Wall in October resulting in a number of people coming to town just to visit it.
The Henryetta golf course was honored for improvements this past year to the course bringing out more people.
"It's always nice when pieces come together,"said Madden. "Our community is all about the pieces."
He reminded the nearly 200 attending the golf course is privately owned but is, "a jewel of Henryetta. They have made major investments and will receive the Memmber of the Year award." Course board member Gale Machetta received a plaque form outgoing president Dykes.
Several humorous skits kept the laughter going through the night.
In keeping with the theme, police chief Steve Norman and Jeremy Johnson portrayed Biff and George McFly going through the time capsule buried at the library. Items discovered included tickets to the Super Bowl game to be played at Cameron Stadium and comments about a swimming pool built on a hillside.
The Super Bowl tie to Henryetta was also brought up in an interview by Bruce Jones with Troy Aikman, portrayed by Keith Estes.
Outgoing board members Jill Francis, Bruce Jones, Keith Estes and Donnie Smith were recognized with plaques.
Outgoing president David Dykes was presented with a plaque by incoming president Lile Stogner.
Other skits included a dance-off between the Hen and Knight mascots with Billie Been and Rusty Cook and a special closing performance showing there is dancing in Henryetta.
Closing out the evening, Stogner said the event was, "brought by a handful of individuals with a passion for life. Just think if everyone came together with the same passion. What could we do.""In the movie, Back to the Future 3, the future is what you make of it, make it a good one."
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