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Here come your champions for 2011!
‘Glory’ in Indian Territory
Black Union soldiers fought for their freedom in the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs.
Pawing at profits
Lawmakers seek to euthanize a state law designed to make it harder for puppy mills to operate.
Herbal remedy
Will legislation that legalizes marijuana usage with a doctor’s recommendation go up in smoke?
Geronimo’s bones
Is the famed Apache warrior still buried at Fort Sill, or were his remains stolen?
Mod-ified
Mid-century modern architecture enthusiasts can’t get enough of its sleek design and creativity around the state.
Potter hater
Millions of people love the books and movies … but not this guy.
Tuesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Features
Eat your greens
Local restaurants are picking fresh veggies from their own gardens to present hyper-local meals.
Features
Vivian Boroff
Any gardener can tell you that there is a great sense of pride and accomplishment when you can pick something fresh from your garden and use it in your own kitchen. Nothing beats the flavor of produce picked at the stage of perfect ripeness, whether it be an heirloom tomato, or the smallest of berries and herbs.
Best Betz
UCO’s new president is no stranger to higher education in Oklahoma.
Features
Emily Summars
Don Betz isn’t the restoring-sailboats-playing-17-rounds-of-golf kind of guy.
Bedroom oasis
Betsy Colton of kS Design, lounges on a bedroom display in the kS Design shop.
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
It turns out I missed my calling. I think I was born to name paint colors.
Art house
Artists and musicians carve out elbow room wherever they can, from spare bedrooms and empty garages to posh studio spaces and art cooperatives.
Features
Charles Martin
Procrastination and distraction are the natural predators of the professional artist. Success in the art world hinges on producing work without the benefits of domineering bosses or highly structured workplaces.
Earth power
Thanks to incentive programs, residential geothermal heat pumps are now viable options for metro homeowners.
Features
Brendan Hoover
When Victoria Caldwell’s home was struck by lightning on Memorial Day weekend 2010, she faced the challenge of replacing her entire HVAC system.
Kid stuff
Carnival games, music, puppets and more engage kids at the “Back Yard Bash” children’s festival in Guthrie.
Features
Alex Ewald
Churches and businesses from all over the Oklahoma City area have joined together to host this year’s children’s festival this weekend in Guthrie to encourage children to learn about the Christian faith with free food, live music and fun activities.
A life of volunteering
A longtime OKC volunteer recently received national recognition for his dedication.
Features
Ryan Querbach
Pendleton Woods has been volunteering for longer than many of us have lived, and he recently received recognition for such dedication.
Beat that heat
You know it’s bad when the national weather people are using your state to illustrate just how hot it is out there.
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
So maybe it was not my best idea to spend a July weekend in western Oklahoma, a place known for sand dunes (hot), salt flats (also hot) and rattlesnakes (hot and deadly).
Okies noodlin'
Teams comprised of perennial champions of the sport have qualified to compete in the Okie Noodling Invitational Championship.
Features
Ryan Querbach
This summer’s final Okie Noodling Invitational Championship will be held Thursday at Rock A Way Tavern, 7802 S. Sooner in Guthrie.
Art festivals
Life’s more fun in the sun, according to organizers of Bricktown Art Festival.
Features
Emily Summars
“Art Your World” at this weekend’s Bricktown Art Festival
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
montagefestivals.com, 596-1687
Free
Book learning
A local father-daughter duo penned a book together. It was a learning experience, but they’re already working on the sequel.
Features
Emily Summars
Book signings, public appearances and sales — not exactly the life of a 12-year-old. That is, unless you’re Anna McKinley, whose days are filled with science camps, catapults and “The Pirate Bride.”
Mud bath
Oklahoma health nuts will get dirty next Saturday during an inaugural mud-running event in Mulhall.
Features
Charles Martin
The Dirty 30
9 a.m. July 30
Canyon Creek Ranch
3905 E. Country Road 66, Mulhall
dirty30race.com
$55 to race, free to watch
ROUTE 66
Lost route
Features
Joshua Boydston
It seems that only on the rarest of occasions could you be separated by such a small distance, yet feel worlds apart.
Garden variety
Gardens aren’t just for the backyard. Companies and organizations are getting their hands in the dirt, too.
Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
Gardening humor is in full-flower in this year’s extended triple-digit dog days of summer.
Board ‘Brawl’
Norman-based VicTim Games has released its first board game, ‘ScrumBrawl.’
Features
Ryan Querbach
Two Oklahoma natives have a new game that will allow you to unleash your inner role-player.
