From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, the museum features the last tourism country for the summer: Frontier Country, which is located in Central Oklahoma.
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Citizen wane
Those two findings were part of the 2012 Oklahoma Civic Health Index, which was developed by a team of faculty and student researchers at the University of Central Oklahoma in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship. The research team presented its report Dec. 4 to Oklahoma Secretary of State Glenn Coffee. According to the […]
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One race, one day
The third annual 24 the Hard Way takes off Oct. 22 and will end at 9 a.m. the following day. Race director and founder Chisolm Deupree, who has participated in more than 50 races ranging from 24 to 72 hours in length, said the goal of this particular run was to “present a championship event […]
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Making an impact
Such is the annual scene for Impact Oklahoma, the nonprofit organization comprised of communityminded women who donate $1,000 a year to impact the quality of life in Central Oklahoma in five focus areas: family, culture, health and wellness, environment and education. Then they gather to listen to five nonprofit finalists’ pitches, and decide who will […]
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United we stand
The Oklahoma Worker Cooperative Network plans to host several “incubator meetings” throughout Central Oklahoma between Sept. 29 and Oct. 25. Worker cooperatives are businesses owned and operated by the employees, said Robert Waldrop, the network’s general manager and one of the founders of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative. The organization formed this year. Waldrop said the […]
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Moz’ def
Great news, guys! The Carolina Chocolate Drops are bringing their “Genuine Negro Jig” to Oklahoma as part of OK Mozart! Wait, what? “It’s more important than ever to remain culturally relevant and financially stable. We’re expanding to other genres and art forms,” said Shane Jewell, executive director of the annual OK Mozart International Music Festival. […]