The PowerSports ATV Tour hits Stillwater’s Cooperland Raceway, Friday through Sunday. “The PowerSports ATV Tour is a nationally touring, televised ATV racing series,” said Justin Anderson, director of communications for PowerSports Entertainment. Featuring such pro riders as Doug Gust and Dustin Wimmer, the Southwestern National competition will consist of three categories: ” QuadMX Pro 450, […]
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OKC school system earns another clean audit
The Oklahoma City Public Schools district garnered a clean audit for the fourth year in a row, district officials announced Tuesday. The report refers to the 2005-2006 school year. According to the audit, performed by public accounting firm Cole & Reed, revenues for the school year were about $255 million, and the fund balance […]
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Cargill’s 100 Ideas to disclose donor list
A privately funded organization to be used to lobby for new laws will disclose its list of donors early in June, its executive director said last week. Former Republican state Rep. Thad Balkman, executive director for Republican House Speaker Lance Cargill’s 100 Ideas initiative, said the disclosure would put aside any ethical doubts about the […]
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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 […]
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Yukon boy among national geography bee finalists
A Yukon eighth-grader joined the ranks of geography gurus this week, making it among the top 10 finalists in the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. Lakeview Middle School student Tyler Bowen, 14, advanced to Wednesday’s final round of the annual bee after acing a preliminary contest Tuesday against 54 other state- and territory-level […]
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Drag boat races zooming into downtown
On July 13-16, start your engines or pick a good spot on the banks of the Oklahoma River because one of the largest drag boat races in the United States is headed here for the third year in a row. Ozarka Bricktown Nationals is the largest motor event in downtown OKC and brought out about […]
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Roth’s new job marks a state first
When Gov. Brad Henry appointed Jim Roth to fill in the vacant Oklahoma Corporation Commission board seat, both the governor and Roth were making history. For the first time in state history, an openly gay public official is in charge of a statewide office. However, Roth feels that aspect to his appointment is insignificant. “I […]
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Lindsay establishing city skate park
With skate parks popping up around the metro, the city of Lindsay is establishing one of its own. “The idea started one Sunday when there weren’t many people in my Sunday school class,” Lisa Burch said. “We didn’t have a lesson, so we were just drinking coffee and talking. I’d asked if they’d seen the […]
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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 […]
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Norman boathouse teaches sailing to kids
Norman’s Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse quietly passed its fifth year last month. With the help of many partners, the nonprofit provides programs ranging from an annual fishing derby for disabled children to first-aid certification and a regatta for kids. But, perhaps most visibly, programming has taken the form of sailing classes, including those for children. “(We) […]