Walters Service Club Honors Veterans at Spring Powwow

On Saturday, March 23, the Walters Service Club held its spring powwow at Watchetaker Hall.

The powwow honored Tim Monetatchi and Kenneth Lookingglass.

Walters Service Club Treasurer Eva Asenap said every year, two veterans are picked for the powwow.

“So, we just go down the list as far as who we selected. This depends on what maybe we have. One year we did do two women veterans,” she said. “So that's how we picked them.”

The organization also recognized John David Wahnee.

“He was from Walters, which is like with the Walter's Service Club, is originally, like I said, one of the oldest Comanche organizations. We were established in 1952,” Asenap said. “The reason our organization was established was because my dad's aunt's son passed away when he came back from the Korean War. And that's how we got started with the Walter's Service Club back in 1952.”

She said Walters Service Club is important for the military community.

“One of the things that we're talking about as far as the Walter's Service Club is people that have, you know, served in the military and have lost their lives,” Asenap said. “And it's a great honor to always, you know, honor these individuals because they, you know, they serve our country, they died for our country, and they protect us so that we can have a good way of life here”

She said it’s a wonderful feeling to have been at the powwow.

“Whenever you walk into the building, it's just a good feeling here. The energy is really, really alive here. People are having a good time tonight,” Asenap said. “I think that we had a wonderful powwow. We had a wonderful meal here. So, we're looking forward to having our next powwow that we're going to have on July the 18th, which is the opening for the Comanche homecoming. And we do that every year.”

The powwow featured six contests and a raffle, which featured some items from vendors around the arena.

“You know, to put on this, it takes a lot of people. A lot of people that in our organization, and people that are not in our organization came together, and they brought food, and they came, and they supported us,” Asenap said. “And that's a lot of things that people don't realize. It's like this all comes together because everyone comes to help. I mean, they don't even think about it. They're going to come here; they're going to help us.”