Gary and Rhonda had a dream of finding an old two story building in a small rural town where they could have an antique store in the downstairs while living upstairs. Gary is originally from Fullerton, California and Rhonda was raised in Turpin, Oklahoma.   Gary is in management for an oil field related pump company where he manages manufacturing.  His job took him to Tulsa where he met Rhonda who worked for a company in the import-export field coordinating transportation of manufactured goods overseas and importing purchased materials such as interior and structures of aircraft and off road mining equipment from overseas for the oil field industry.

They have had a few trials during their first year in business: an adventure trapping a few skunks that tunneled their way in under the building when it got cold and dealing with the enormous spring rains and a hurricane and the cancellation of the Cheese Festival; but I hope we can all make the Olson’s feel as comfortable in Watonga as they make their customers feel in their new store.