When Oklahoman and American Indian sports hero Jim Thorpe passed away in 1953, the governor of Oklahoma refused to build him a $25,000 memorial. His remains are now in a distant Pennsylvania town renamed Jim Thorpe, Penn. ” a place he had never visited. When Hollywood’s Thorpe biopic starring Burt Lancaster came out, Thorpe […]
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Oklahoma 24-Hour Video Race forces filmmaking on the fly
To make a five-minute film, 24 hours might sound like plenty of time. But anyone who’s attempted it knows it’s a challenge. The annual 24-Hour Video Race to do just that has served as a handy excuse for filmmakers to test their speed and dexterity, based upon a set theme. February’s Race sponsors were Individual Artists […]
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OKC restaurateurs find food, jazz make nice fit
Next to the cuisine, the life of the party when eating out could be the music, and Oklahoma ” with all of its unique talent ” doesn’t disappoint. “The music will vary, and we will be serving an appetizer menu and cocktails while the music plays,” said Ashlin Wilhelm, outlets manager for the Skirvin […]
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Belly dancing offers health benefits, makes OKC comeback
Though in her 60s, Soraya al Musri of Aalim Dance Academy Inc. in Oklahoma City hasn’t stopped belly dancing. “As long as a woman has got the dedication or desire to do this and put her heart and soul into it, she can be beautiful in her own way, because it comes from the […]
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Oklahoma State ecology department has faculty thinking green
A new department at Oklahoma State University will focus its research on conservation and sustainability of Oklahoma’s natural resources. The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management opened its doors in July 2006. “We have had an interest for some time on campus to bring together several disciplines of natural resource management which […]
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Southeast Oklahoma’s Girls Gone Wine lets visitors make their own vino
Three women have opened Girls Gone Wine ” a winery in southeast Oklahoma that features customers making and bottling their own vino. Besides being the name of the winery, “girls gone wine” is also a phrase used by many wine shops and liquor stores across the country. It’s catching on as the moniker for […]
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OKC’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation raises money for child cancer research
Nearly a year after dying of cancer, 11-year-old Fletcher Vines continues to make an impact. Fletcher’s mom, Gail Vines, returned to OU Children’s Physicians on Feb. 9 to help honor his memory. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation had announced giving the University of Oklahoma Foundation a $25,000 grant to be used for research for […]
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Oklahoma senator calls for mandatory HPV vaccination for sixth-grade girls
An Oklahoma state senator has introduced legislation to make vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) mandatory for preteen girls entering sixth grade. HPV is a family of sexually transmitted viruses. A few strains have been linked to cervical cancer. The newly developed, Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine would inoculate young girls against four strains […]
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Oklahoma representative’s 100 Ideas initiative to reveal funding sources
Former state Rep. Thad Balkman said last week that the 100 Ideas initiative will reveal who is giving it money to operate, and how much. That announcement came after Oklahoma Gazette requested records under the state Open Records Act from House Speaker Lance Cargill, R-Harrah, and his staff. DETAILED REPORTS According to […]
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Norman designer transforms yesterday’s clothes into today’s fashions
A Norman woman’s redesigned, vintage clothes have been snatched up by University of Oklahoma coeds. Now that she has connected to an eager market, Jessica Khandros is ready to move forward with a new collection. A former model, the 26-year-old Khandros operates Old News Custom Clothing. YOUTH APPEALAfter earning a bachelor’s degree in fashion marketing […]