Music, lights, and a hub of activity were all signs of the new Wal-Mart Super Center’s Grand Opening on Wednesday morning.
Veterans presented a flag to the new facility, prayer was given by Reverend John Baumert, and music was provided by the Boyle Brothers – during the day long celebration of Wal-Mart’s relocation to 3100 East Main, as a Super Center.
Wal-Mart commended the following employees with plaques for their years spent with the Wal-Mart family:
Anne Cox – 26 years
Tonya Jauch – 25 years
Carylon Sumpter – 24 years
Wanda Rogers – 24 years
Lydia Lair – 24 years
Lisa Simpson – 23 years
Linda Thomas – 23 years
Earl Greene – 21 years
Dawna Flatt – 19 years
Kristi Nicholas – 19 years
Georgia Frazier – 19 years
Shirley Rafferty – 18 years
Wilma Boyle – 17 years
Heubert Oestmann – 17 years
Jan Clift – 16 years
Connie Lee – 16 years
Becky Fowler – 16 years
JoAnn Bernard – 15 years
Lila Cates – 15 years
Jean Bustamante – 15 years
Verna Ledgerwood – 13 years
Cheryl Hainsey – 12 years
Melinda Hockemeyer – 12 years
Charles Simonson – 12 years
April Ritcheson – 10 years
Terry Howard – 10 years
Wal-Mart Store Manager Yvain Bro also introducted the facility’s Management Team:
Regional Market Manager – Kelvin Lynch
Market Manager – Chad Rhor
Operations/Homelines Assistant Manager – Sissie Kelly
Hardlines Assistant Manager – Scotty Green
Photo Lab/Elect Assistant Manger – Jeremy Porter
Apparel Assistant Manager – Stephanie Loveland
Grocery Assistant Manager – Greg Miller
Fresh Area Assistant Manager – Alicia Stanley
O/N Assistant Managers – Yolanda Conklin and Crystal Baker
Pharmacist – Kerri Claxton and John Lemley
Support Managers – Charles Simonson, Geneva Bodiford, Katherine Kelly and Tonya Jauch
The Grand Opening celebration will continue throughout the day as managers and employees settle into serving the Cushing area and neighboring communities in their new facility.
To see more on Wal-Mart’s Grand Opening, please click on our Lifestyles and School News sections.
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