Four women have been chosen to represent Oklahoma in Poland this spring as part of The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange ” or GSE ” for Oklahoma’s District 5750:” Megan Elliott,” Sheri Guyse, ” Laura Ballard and ” team leader Danna Szymanski. Although Elliott’s a bit nervous to be leaving her job and family for […]
Jenny Coon Peterson
Investigators say ghosts, spirits haunt several Oklahoma locales
The Oklahoma Paranormal Union is an alliance of investigative teams that work together to document the unexplained. They love the thrill of experiencing the paranormal, and Oklahoma is their haunted playground. One team is the Oklahoma City Ghost Club, whose founder Logan Corelli has accumulated quite the list of spooky spots throughout Oklahoma. STONE LION […]
Kansas City offers lots to do for weekend getaway
At an easy half-day drive from Oklahoma City, Kansas City is a perfect fall weekend destination. “The best thing is the fountains,” said Kansas City resident Kathryn Young. “We are known as the ‘City of Fountains,’ and no matter where you walk in the spring, summer or fall, you can hear the sound of running water.” […]
Firm guides grads on dressing for success
Matthew Clark’s college wardrobe regimen consisted of jeans and a T-shirt, shaving once a week and a baseball cap ” “always a baseball cap,” he said. Today, he’s a dapper young professional, donning suits and shaving daily. He has done what so many recent grads fail miserably at: seamlessly evolving from student to professional. Clark, […]
Wineries booming across state
With almost 50 vineyards and wineries across the state, you can turn a few glasses of your favorite Merlot into a wine-soaked weekend of full-bellied fun. While out-of-state wine snobs may pooh-pooh Oklahoma’s fledgling wine industry, Don Neal, co-owner of StableRidge Vineyards in Stroud, said this still-tiny business was once more full-bodied (with a rich […]
McAlester rodeo features prisoners
Founded in 1940, the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo is the only one of its kind in the world. Annually, it gives more than 13,000 spectators a peek behind prison walls and a chance to see convict cowboys battle bulls, and each other, for the top prize, according to Helen Wheeler, executive director of the McAlester […]
