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Chapter Director                    Asst. Chapter Director

     Curtis Grace is a charter member and half the team of Grace Mountain Outfitters.  He started cooking dutch oven when their boys were in scouts and continues to enjoy it now with his wife, Gaye Ann and friends.  Curtis enjoys the great outdoors by hunting, fishing and camping.  He also is an artist and loves working with all mediums.  Curtis is manager of Two Rivers Cooperative in Newkirk, Oklahoma.  Curtis and Gaye Ann competed in the IDOS World Championship Cook-off in 2008. 

 

 

  Rhonda Cobb with husband, Terry cook together as Bearheart Cookers.  She is retired from a 9 to 5 job but she and Terry own rental property in Ponca City where many hours are spent keeping them  in good condition and collecting the rent.  They love to travel and own not 1 but 2 fifth wheel campers.  One sits on their get away property at Beaver Lake, Arkanasas and the other is a toybox camper to haul dutch oven cooking assessories and sleeping accommodation for dutch oven friends and family.

Chapter Secretary                        Chapter Treasurer

  Dawn Mills is a charter member of the Heartland of the Prairie Dutch Oven Chapter.  She and her husband, Jim make up the team of The Milcrek Cookers.  They enjoy spending time outdoors camping, cooking, and fishing.  Jim & Dawn competed in the IDOS World Cookoff in 2007 and 2008.  Dawn spends her work week as the Principal of Trout Elementary in Ponca City, Oklahoma. 

       Tonya Scott is also a charter member of the Heartland of the Prairie Dutch Oven Chapter.  She spends numerous hours working with the local Newkirk 4-H chapter and Ponca City High School Robotics Team where she is a Science Teacher. She and her husband, Gary are the team of Thorny Creek Cookers.  They have been cooking together for 3 years.