. . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . .. . . ..		Special news from Don Woods: .............. The GUSTY® booklet, "How to Have a Happy Forever", is available to order or print a personal copy from this site. more info GUSTY® on Display: ............ ..... ... .... ...... . Watch for updates about our next community event. Contact us to make arrangements to come to your business or be a part of an event. See where we've been... more events Add a unique touch with the GUSTY® artform. Contact us by... e-mail us GUSTY GOALS™ events: . ....... .............. We're winners in Christmas float contests! Thank you for everyone's warm welcome to their community. We had a blast! Current Contests:.. .............. ... ... Contest information to be announced later. Follow link to go to the activity page and artsheet. click here for contest information Past Art Contest Winners:.............. ... ... "GUSTY® the Bass Pro Sportsman" pics ..... .... ... "Dress GUSTY® in Historic Period Clothing" pics "GUSTY® Loves Krispy Kreme Doughnuts" pics "GUSTY® in my Favorite Season " pics .. "GUSTY's® 50 and Still Kickin' " pics Special Congratulations to Don: .... Oklahoma Senate bill 464 signed by Governor Henry makes GUSTY® the official state cartoon symbol! see more President George Bush and Mrs Bush send their greetings to Don. click to see letter Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune proclaims: "GUSTY®, Tulsa's Official Centennial Cartoon." Bartlesville Mayor Ted Lockin proclaims: "GUSTY®, Bartlesville Cartoon Character of the Century" Muskogee's Mayor Herschel McBride announces: September 18th as GUSTY® Day! Click here for more past events

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Special news about Don Woods:

Watch for future updates to meet and greet Don at a community event.

Recently Don was at Mardel Christian Bookstore at 71st and Mingo in Tulsa to share his story and discuss his booklet, "How to have a Happy Forever". To print your own personal copy: click here

To request larger quantities contact us: click to send an email.

GUSTY GOALS™ events:

At the entry of INDIGO Spa & Salon, GUSTY^® enjoyed watching the Special Olympics Oklahoma annual St. Patrick Run in March. Thank you for letting us - "park in front of your store for the morning". ..... INDIGO Spa & Salon ... 4329 South Peoria, Tulsa, OK. 918.749.8553

Check out the cool GUSTY^® and Borden delivery sedan photo. They passed were handing out OJ.

See more photos and information about Special Olympics Oklahoma. click here

The miniatureGUSTY^® was with Merrill Lynch during the Home and Garden Show. They handed out special limit edition prints of Oklahoma's cartoon symbol: GUSTY^®! go to Merrill Lynch site

Congratulations Don for 50 years of Oklahoma History with GUSTY!^®

April 6, 2005: Governor Henry signs into law SB464 making GUSTY^® the official state cartoon symbol for Oklahoma.

February 7, 2005: Senator Scott Pruitt and Senator Jim Williamson introduce SB464 to induct GUSTY^® as an official state symbol for Oklahoma. House Representative Pam Peterson co authors for the House.

December 13, 2004: President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush send congratulations and greetings to Don. click here to see letter

September 28, 2004: 4pm, in the Tulsa City Hall, reception courtesy MERRITTS BAKERY with official GUSTY^® cookies. Special Citations and congratulations from:

• U.S. Senator Inhofe
• U.S. Senator Nickles
• Governor Brad Henry, Senator Pruitt, and Senator Williamson.
• Tulsa Mayor LaFortune proclamation: GUSTY^®, Tulsa's Official Centennial Cartoon

September 21, 2004: McAlester Mayor Covington welcomes Don and GUSTY^® at the Heavenly Delights Bakery recognizing 50 years of community service. Reception courtesy of Heavenly Delights Bakery with official GUSTY^® decorations on the cake. Their strawberry cake is the best Don has ever had! Highly recommends it! (918) 420-2253

September 20, 2004: Bartlesville Mayor Ted Lockin recognizes Don Woods and proclaims: "GUSTY^®, Bartlesville Cartoon Character of the Century"

September 16, 2004: Muskogee Mayor McBride welcomes Don back to Muskogee where GUSTY^® had his beginning in Oklahoma. Mayor McBride proclaims: September 18th as GUSTY^® Day!

Past Events:

St Patrick Run: INDIGO Spa & Salon entry during the event. Teamed up with Borden for a special photo opportunity check it out!

Mardel Christian Bookstore: Mardel Christian Book store Jan 28th , 1pm

Christmas Parades: Jenks, Sand Springs, Broken Arrow , Sapulpa , Owasso, and Tulsa

A special thank you to our sponsors: A-1 Trucking, Color Graph Imaging, Lowes, and the students from the South Tulsa Children's Ballet!

November 18th, 2005: RiverWalks welcomed us to be a part of their 2005 Lights On Ceremony. We gave away special one-of-a-kind prints of GUSTY^® as a Nutcracker for the 2005 Lights on Ceremony courtesy of RiverWalks and Don Woods.

November 17th, 2005: Market Treasures welcomed us to be in front of their store for the Jenks Downtown Lights On Ceremony. We gave away special prints of GUSTY^® artwork for that evening courtesy of Don Woods.

October 26th - 27th: Tulsa Business and Technology Showcase with Merrill Lynch Convention Center, Tulsa, OK.

October 20 - 23rd, 2005: Come see the newest Bass Pro Shops in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma! The 3D GUSTY artform is on display by the aquarium on the first level. Available FREE limited edition GUSTY^® prints made special for the Bass Pro Shops grand opening. Meet Don Woods and get a signed autograph and GUSTY^® print courtesy of Bill Haynes on Sunday, October 23rd from 3 -5 pm.

September 12 - 16th, 2005: The GUSTY^® artform on site at the Arkansas Valley State Bank in Broken Arrow, OK. "Dress GUSTY^® in Historic Period Clothing" was the theme for the art contest.

August 26 - September 2, 2005: The GUSTY^® artform on site at the Krispy Kreme in Tulsa. Krispy Kreme hosted a special art contest.

August 2, 2005: The GUSTY^®artform is on site for opening ceremonies of the new Indian Health Clinic located at 1628 S. Main in downtown Tulsa. Don drew personal GUSTY's^® and a special mural for the wall.

August 20, 2005: Don and GUSTY^® artform is on site for the Broken Arrow Business Expo at the Broken Arrow Community Center. Don will draw personal GUSTY's^® from noon till 2pm.

July 27 - Aug 8, 2005: The GUSTY^® artform can be seen touring at the Tulsa City Plex Towers in the main lobby.

July 26, 2005: Drums of Summer at Broken Arrow High School Stadium.

June 30 - July 5 , 2005: East Tulsa Dodge displays the GUSTY^® artform. Thank you!

June 24 - 29, 2005: Lowes in Owasso Oklahoma displays the GUSTY^® artform. Lowes is a big supporter for the Owasso Community Playground. Thank you Lowes!

June 16 - 22, 2005: GUSTY^® artform on display at Mobile Cardiac Imaging.

May 24, 2005: Don is back on the air for a 50 year celebration with KTUL, channel 8. Watch the 10pm news and see Don forecast the weather and draw GUSTY^®!

May 21, 2005: Stilwell, Oklahoma. Come have dinner with Don. This event is a fundraiser for the Salvation Army. Dinner with Don Woods and GUSTY^® .

May 11 - 13, 2005: Special Olympics Oklahoma in Stillwater, Oklahoma

May 14, 2005: Stilwell Oklahoma's Strawberry Festival

May 4, 2005: Promise Keepers at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center (UMAC), Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2005: Owasso Community Resource Fundraiser. A time to support the community of Owasso, meet Don, and see GUSTY^®.

April 6, 2005: Governor Henry signs into law SB 464 making GUSTY^® an official state symbol for Oklahoma! Thank you!

March 30, 2005:AT the state capital to meet with House and Senate. House voted and approved SB464. Now SB464 goes to Governor Henry for approval. The people of Oklahoma have made GUSTY^® the cartoon symbol for Oklahoma! Thank you!

November 21st: American Lung Association of Oklahoma, Beaujolais Nouveau, an elegant evening at the Summit in Tulsa, OK. For more information (918)747-3441.

Monday, November 15th: Don Woods and the 6' GUSTY^® Artform join Travis Meyer of KTUL channel 8 for live broadcasts at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 pm at the Hardesty Library. 8316 E. 93rd St., Tulsa. See the GUSTY's^® 50 and Still Kickin'! art sheets in the children's dept.

November 4th - 7th: See the GUSTY^® artform at Kids' World, The Children's International Festival. GUSTY's^® costume provided by: Variedades Vicki, (918) 585-1575

November 6th: Miss Tulsa State Fair, Megan Downs and GUSTY^® joins Special Olympics Oklahoma at the Regional Basketball Tournament.

November 4th: Hardesty Library, Tulsa, Ok 6:30pm - 7:15pm. Join Don in a special presentation of Woods Weather Proverbs for children ages 7 - 12 years. The children treated to a MERRITTS BAKERY custom GUSTY^® cookie.

September 28, 2004: Tulsa Downtown Lions Club Luncheon 11:30am. Fox 23 covered the event. Thank you!

September 21, 2004: Watch "Six in the Morning" on KOTV channel 6

September 19, 2004: Listen to KVOO 98.5FM "Sunday Evening At The Memories" with Billy Parker 8:00pm-10:00pm

September 18, 2004: Listen to Big Country 99.5FM with Billy Parker 8:00am-10:00am

September 17, 2004: Watch "Good Morning Oklahoma" on KTUL channel 8. Remember 50 years of TV History.