philly0116 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) I've spoke with Robert White, aka Bodark, several times over the last couple months to keep updated on this. The city of Hope, is trying to push Mrs Klipsch out of the train station where she has the Paul W. Klipsch Memorial Museum. The city wants to take over the building to make it an Arts Council building. The city has even gone so far as to lock the doors with chains and locks so that Mrs Klipsch and Bodark can't even get in the building!! Mrs Klipsch has had to retain an attorney to fight the city! The city this past week told her she had to be out of the building by the 31st!! Her attorney said she has rights to the building and they are fighting it. Very sad situation. Mrs. Klipsch is 98 years old and does not need this stress. SHAME ON HOPE, AR! Edited October 26, 2013 by philly0116 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicSeeker Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 That is indeed pretty sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Who owns the building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hope, Arizona birthed William Jefferson Clinton, what do you expect?? Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) What can we do? Edited October 26, 2013 by sanchopanza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hope, ArKansas anyway ;-) Hope, Arizona birthed William Jefferson Clinton, what do you expect?? Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hope, Arizona birthed William Jefferson Clinton, what do you expect?? Roger Well if you can't get that part right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Bodark and Valerie Klipsch have items of their own in the museum. Very strange behavior from the City I wonder what else is at play here? Edited October 26, 2013 by seti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Obviously the city thinks the building can be used by more visitors with another presence. Maybe the items there should be at the site next to the factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Who owns the building? This is the issue and to be honest I do not know who owns the building. Mrs. Klipsch attny says she has rights to the building but the city feels like they do. Its turned into a legal battle and I guess will be decided in a court room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 What can we do? I'm not sure. Maybe put calls into the Hope City Hall and express displeasure with the whole thing? I'm not sure. From what I understand the city is doing everything they can to keep this out of the news and papers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Bodark and Valerie Klipsch have items of their own in the museum. Very strange behavior from the City I wonder what else is at play here? I intend to call the city Monday and see what they say. As a staple in that city for so long I cant believe it has even come to this for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Find out more. This is vague. Although it sounds like a bunch of bully's beating up on a poor little old lady, there has to be more to the story than this. If they own the building and successfully evict the museum, does Mrs. Klipsch have the means to move the artifacts to another location, eg. the Klipsch production facility museum? Would Klipsch Group be willing to facilitate this? Many people loan artifacts to museums for indefinite time periods. If Mrs. Klipsch is the owner of the artifacts, then she and her heirs would still be the owners if the paperwork spelled this out. Edited October 27, 2013 by mustang guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The property, 200 East Division Street, is listed as being occupied by the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Inc. The property is not owned by Ms. Klipsch from what I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The property, 200 East Division Street, is listed as being occupied by the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Inc. The property is not owned by Ms. Klipsch from what I can tell. They went to the building and found their locks didn't work. If this museum shuts down she will likely send what is here to the Museum in New Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 The property, 200 East Division Street, is listed as being occupied by the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Inc. The property is not owned by Ms. Klipsch from what I can tell. This, I believe, is where it gets hairy. For some reason Mrs. Klipsch and her attny feel like she has rights to the building and as to the why they feel like that, I really don't know unfortunately. I will keep up with this and try to get more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly0116 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 The property, 200 East Division Street, is listed as being occupied by the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Inc. The property is not owned by Ms. Klipsch from what I can tell. They went to the building and found their locks didn't work. If this museum shuts down she will likely send what is here to the Museum in New Mexico. That has happened before, her sending the stuff to New Mexico. I hope it doesn't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdeebee Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 This is from the City of Hope website: http://www.hopearkansas.net/pview.aspx?id=6508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 If Mr. Klipsch were alive I think he would tell them to take thier building and shove it. Then build a better building right next to it. Just like he did when the air strip told him he could not use thier air strip. By the way the 2 best things out of Hope were Paul Klipsch and Bill Cliton. Best speaker maker...Best President Rick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 If Mr. Klipsch were alive I think he would tell them to take thier building and shove it. Then build a better building right next to it. Just like he did when the air strip told him he could not use thier air strip. By the way the 2 best things out of Hope were Paul Klipsch and Bill Cliton. Best speaker maker...Best President Rick Paul Klipsch wasn't FROM Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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