Oklahoma City’s Lee Elementary scheduled a recent tree planting and burying of a time capsule to celebrate A New Beginning, 100 Years Later. Each of the grade levels at the school put something in the time capsule. Students also decorated an area of the school and dressed up according to a certain decade. Children planned […]
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To save and conserve
The goal of the program is to change people’s behaviors until they understand frugality. The free workshop will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is put on by A Nurtured World, a nonprofit based in Texas. “People really roll up their sleeves, get to work and look at how they can save money […]
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‘Nam, ‘Nam, ‘Nam
A traveling exhibit now at the Gaylord- Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum pays homage to veterans of the Vietnam War. “Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam” gives visitors an in-depth look at the thoughts and emotions felt by American soldiers while in Vietnam, and the families they left behind. The exhibit is centered on canvas sleeping bunks […]
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Storytime, kids!
Starting Sunday, Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake allows kids to come face-to-face with their favorite storybook characters, instead of a machete-wielding murderer in a haunted house. An alternative to potentially frightening pre-Halloween activities, Storybook Forest features Hansel and Gretel, Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog, among others. Children may wear costumes, as long […]
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Ghoul school
Warning, Normanites: One University of Oklahoma instructor will be revealing all of the ghosts on campus, and they’re nowhere near as friendly as Casper. For the third year in a row, Jeff Provine (pictured), founder and leader of “OU’s Mysterious and Macabre Norman,” will lead a walking tour of the college’s spirits. More than seven […]
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Wooly bullies
For the premiere episode of “Hairy Bikers,” the two food fiends will be stopping at three different locations in the Sooner State to find out the secrets of making wheat beer. “They’ve been bikers and good friends together for 20 years, and for them, that’s the way to get out and explore America,” said Dawn […]
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Well and good
Wellness Now was allocated a little more than $3.5 million during the next five years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Community Transformation Grants, said Vicki Monks, Oklahoma City-County Health Department public information officer. As one of the 61 regions awarded the grant, Oklahoma County will use the money to decrease chronic […]
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Pedal power
Frans van der Merwe is about 6 feet 4 inches tall, and traveled across the country in a nearly 9-by-3 pod on wheels. This makeshift tricycle is called a velomobile, meaning bicycle car. “The attention is great. I don’t think a Ferrari or any kind of sports car could get me that,” van der Merwe […]
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Get in ze choppah!
Four men will turn unwanted materials into art while competing for the title of manliest artist in MANifesto’s Upcycled Macho Movie Art Walk, on display Saturday and Sunday at downtown’s historic Film Row district at W. Sheridan and N. Lee avenues. Contestants will use materials provided by the sponsors to create works of art based […]
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‘Mind’ mapped
These were just two of the 16 groups of students competing in KSBI’s “Mind Games” game show, similar to “Jeopardy!”’s college tournament, but without all the smarty-pants Ivy Leaguers. Winners receive scholarships funded by the Chickasaw Nation. KSBI will give a portion of $200,000 in scholarships to all participants in the fall and spring tournaments. […]