Credit: Shannon Cornman Add to the mix a new program for underserved youth and it becomes apparent the public tennis scene in OKC is moving forward. The Oklahoma City Tennis Center, 3400 N. Portland Ave., has long been considered a top-notch facility, but it’s on the cusp of reaching new heights thanks to a $2.88 […]
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Married or bust!
Credit: Brad Gregg Get hitched and get rich. Say “I do” and the money will roll right in. At least that’s the impression one might get from Gov. Mary Fallin and state House Speaker T.W. Shannon, R-Lawton, both of whom trumpeted a recently signed law designed to promote marriage to counter various social ills. House […]
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The Aquabats! Super Show! Season One! 2012
A surf-rock band I recall running across in the mid-1990s, The Aquabats have been reborn as superheroes in these utterly insane adventures, drawing more influence from ’70s-era Asian monster matinees à la Infra-Man than anything else. In each half-hour, our costumed quintet fights some rubber-suited creature (Manant and the Floating Eye of Death among them), […]
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Take shelter
The emergency youth facility is housed in a corner of the Alan Couch Center. Credit: Mark Hancock The county annually has provided a portion of the support for the 12-bed shelter, which opened in 1969 and is believed to have been the state’s first such shelter for at-risk youth. Each of the last two years, […]
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Gunning for freedom
Credit: Brad Gregg Turns out, the thought of a sweet kindergarten teacher suddenly morphing into Kindergarten Cop isn’t such a realistic prospect after all. The decision comes at the recommendation of the Oklahoma Commission on School Safety, a group of law enforcement officers, mental health officials, teachers, parents and first responders. Their opposition, of course, […]
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Dog-gone fun
Credit: Brad Gregg To commemorate the event, Scholastic Books recently held a sweepstakes to award Clifford birthday parties to five lucky winners nationwide, each of whom could invite 50 friends and family members. As it turns out, a Oklahoma City boy was one of those select victors! Well, a 70-year-old Oklahoma City boy. John McKeel, […]
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Chosen ONEs
Two dozen organizations statewide, including eight from the Oklahoma City metro, have been selected as finalists. The state’s top nonprofit — and winner of $10,000 — will be announced at the annual ceremony on April 20. Oklahoma’s nonprofit organizations make a difference in a variety of ways. Whether it be educating children, taking care of […]
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Loving Candy
Photo: Playboy Although born in Kansas in 1956, she moved to Oklahoma at age 3. After graduating from Ponca City High School, she pursued a journalism degree at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. And it was there, at the urging of her then-husband, that Candy Loving became a sex symbol. From class to centerfold […]
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Schools and after-school exercise
However, schools across Oklahoma — fearful of costly lawsuits and damage to property and the potential drain this could have to already strained budgets — have begun to lock their doors and turn out their lights after school ends each day. It’s our schoolchildren and our future that suffer because of this. Nearly 50 percent […]
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Reindeer games
The fourth annual Reindeer Run will benefit NorthCare programs for children. By Shawn S. Lealos Northcare Reindeer Run 9:30 a.m. saturday northcare 4436 nwW. 50th www.northcare.com 858-2831 $20 Dig your wildest socks out of your dresser drawer Saturday morning and head out to run and raise money for Oklahoma children. All proceeds from the fourth […]