The Bartlesville Community Foundation and the Young Professionals of Bartlesville joined forces to provide a fun-filled evening fundraiser on Saturday, January 21.  The Hilton Garden Inn was filled with activity and laughter as teams competed to win the most points for their teams.

Competitors play basketball.  The Guy Sutherland team won first place!

Adam and Rachel Nash, Allie, and Jacob Atkinson, and Emily and Kevin Hieb play blackjack as John Pannell deals the cards.

Title sponsor Brad Doenges of Doenges Toyota and Ford poses with Bob Pomeroy, Bartlesville Community Foundation Chairman of the Board.

Dan Gilliam and Charlie and Corky Bowerman

Wii dancing competitors get plenty of exercise!

Christy Wareham, Earl Sears, Marilyn and David King, and Bruce and Jeannette Peabody take a break from games.

Sandy Kent and Mary and Thad Friedman competed on the "Fairview Flames" team.

Emcee Heath Osborn and Bartlesville Community Foundation President Joe Haney.

The "money machine" was a popular attraction.

Auctioneer Roger Skelly

We are so pleased to offer congratulations and kudos to the fine people who educate the children of Bartlesville!  A recent article in the Bartlesville newspaper reported that Bartlesville Public School District ranked first in its peer group for students scoring advanced on assessment tests.  Schools used in the comparison are Owasso, Stillwater, Jenks, Yukon, Sand Springs, Broken Arrow, Mustang, Enid, Union, and Ponca City.

The Academic Performance Index is how the Oklahoma State Department of Education measures school performance.  They rate test scores, graduation rates, and attendance rates, but they do NOT give extra points for students who score advanced.  Bartlesville had the most students scoring advanced in third, fifth, seventh, and eighth grades in a variety of subjects.  Bartlesville Public Schools administrators give credit to teacher dedication and high level of instruction.

Bartlesville is definitely the place to live for families looking for quality education for their children!  Shop and compare! 

The McAnaw and Company Team is pleased with what we did in 2011. Although the year was nearly identical with 2010 as far as number of listings, sales, and months of inventory, our company was able to increase our market share to approximately 34% of the dollar volume. Our nearest competitor is around 27%.

More importantly, the McAnaw team is working hard to increase value for our customers, trying to leave no stone unturned as far as providing “over the top” service and assistance. Do you have any suggestions? I’d love to hear from you – really!

Here are the Absorption Rates for the entire year for 2011 and 2010. As you can see, they are very similar.

2011 Absorption Rate for Bartlesville, Dewey, Copan Schools

2010 Absorption Rate for Bartlesville, Dewey, Copan Schools

We are looking forward to another good year in 2011. Once the ConocoPhillips company split is settled, we are expecting to be busy with buyers and sellers who have been waiting until their future is certain before making any moves. We are also expecting to see some new hires.

May you have a happy and blessed 2012!