The Wyandotte Nation’s newest Turtle Stop location in Grove held the official ribbon-cutting with the Grove Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, March 2. The Turtle Stop added a fourth store recently after purchasing the OnCue Convenience Store, located at 1101 E Hwy 10, for its second location in Grove.
“We’re very excited for this day to be here. We thank everybody for coming out,” said Kelly Carpino, Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma (WTOK) CEO. “We are really excited to open our second store in Grove. We have a lot of continued plans for the store.”
Carpino said upcoming plans include updates to the interior of the store and expanding the food service program to include pizza and hot deli items already known Turtle Stop customers. This location will also continue to operate as a Phillips 66 property.
Operational staff from WTOK, Turtle Stop staff and Wyandotte tribal leadership were on hand for the ribbon-cutting, including Board of Directors Second Chief Norman Hildebrand, Vivian Fink, Eric Lofland, and Ramona Reid, who made the official cut to signify the opening.
The newest Turtle Stop was closed for the transition but had a soft opening Monday.
In addition to the two stores in Grove, Turtle Stop currently has locations in Wyandotte, Okla., and in Seneca, Mo., which opened last year. Turtle Stop is a Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma (WTOK) business enterprise. WTOK handles economic development for the Tribe.