Children visiting Nichols Park will be the beneficiaries of a gift to the city.
The Woodrow Stubbs Charitable Trust gave a $129,150.55 check to the town and it will be put to use at the park.
At the Tuesday night meeting, mayor Jennifer Munholland recommended using the money to buy, “a large amount of park equipment and put it in honor of them (W.R. and Hazel Stubbs).”
playgroundW.R. Stubbs, who died in 2003, was an active member of the Henryetta community. He served as mayor for ten years and was a charter member of the Henryetta Industrial Development Corporation that would later become the Henryetta Economic Development Authority. He also served several years as president of the Henryetta hospital and chairman of the board at First National Bank.
His wife, Hazel, died Nov. 14, 2017.
The donation was the latest in several the Trust gave to the community. A similar amount was given to Henryetta high school in December.
“It’s quite an honor for us to have that much money donated to the city,” she said. “We’ve been talking about improving Nichols Park.”
Munholland said the playground equipment could be placed behind the beach house giving those at the lake and children from the baseball fields a place to have fun.
A plaque honoring both W.R. and Hazel would be placed at the site. No date was given when the playground equipment would be bought and set in place. Council members Ronnie Duke, Christie Jeffcoat and Janna Dugan gave approval for the plan.
At the Tuesday night meeting, the city amended an ordinance dealing with possession of marijuana.
The amendment will allow a person holding a medical marijuana license possess up to three ounces on them, own six marijuana plants and six seeding plants, one ounce of concentrated marijuana, 72 ounces of edible marijuana and have up to eight ounces in their home.
“We mimicked the state statute,” said city attorney John Insabella.
Under the ordinance, if a person has marijuana in their possession but cannot provide a license, they can be fined $400.
Munholland said the city has received calls about grow houses and dispensaries, “but no one has followed through,” she added.
There are limits on the location of those dispensaries and grow houses but the ordinance adopted Tuesday does not address it.

A NASA astronaut is going to be coming to Henryetta.
School superintendent Dwayne Noble said the astronaut arrival January 28 is being provided by the Tulsa STEM Alliance. “He will be visiting with students in different grade levels,” Noble said. “What better person to have for STEM?”
At the January 14 board meeting, the superintendent announced the school received a $10,000 STEM grant. “We have had multiple STEM grants and it is nice to get extra money for our program.”
He described a recent visit to the STEM classes by administrators and teachers from the Atoka schools. “It was interesting to hear them talk about how far we have come in the past couple of years. They were impressed with our facilities and curriculum,” he said.
School board member Brandi Brown said there needs to be more information and publicity about the STEM program. Elementary principal Jaymie Matlock said there are plans to do a science fair for fifth graders this year.
The $129,156 donation from the Stubbs trust was officially received. That donation was made prior to the school dismissal for the Christmas holidays.
School officials will be studying uses for the money and have said they want the funds to have a positive effect on as many students as possible for years to come.
Board members also acknowledged receipt of $91,631 in state aid and federal funds. That money will be going to the school’s general fund.
High school principal Kelly Furer said there are plans to hold a college and career day for the students later this year.
“We want to have graduates from last year present to talk to our seniors and tell them what was challenging for their first year.” She explained that would provide information for the seniors to make a decision to continue their education.
The preliminary ACT scores from tests taken by junior and sophomore students have been received and Furer said teaches are trying to help those scores improve. “The scores are coming in at 17.3 average and we want to work toward maintaining a score of 19 across the board.”
She announced Kira Hardgrave was the teacher of the month for the high school.
Elementary principal Jayme Matlock said students participating in the Lions Club canned food drive far outdid expectations. The students had a goal of four cans each but instead provided over 3,000 cans. “The Lions Club is proud of us,” she added.
Elementary students will be competing in the local spelling bee Feb. 1 in the high school auditorium at 9:30 a.m.
Board members approved the resignation of Alissa Pucket from the elementary school effective Dec. 15, 2018. In her letter she said health reasons were the issue.
The board gave approval for middle school special education teacher Tina Berry to be an adjunct math teacher for three hours a day.