MARY BETH BABCOCKMary Beth Babcock is a Bartlesville native and holds a bachelor’s degree in retail merchandising from OSU. She was Oklahoma Today’s 2011 Oklahoman of the Year. She opened Dwelling Spaces in Tulsa’s Blue Dome District in 2006 and opened her second location in Wayne Coyne’s Womb Gallery in November 2012. Dwelling Spaces is […]
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ANNOUNCERS
JEFF GEORGE Jeff George is the Storm Watch chief meteorologist for FOX 25. George recently developed an educational program for local Oklahoma schools called Future Forecasters. His weather team makes soaking up the science of meteorology and breaking down weather safety a blast. Watch George 5-10 p.m. weekdays on FOX 25’s Morning News. WENDY SUARES […]
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It’s a bird, it’s a ‘swinging’ UFO …
We’re not sure if it was an epic party or what, but the craft (literally) hung around all night, apparently, just, you know, blinking its colored lights “and swinging back and forth.” Might it have been hanging from an extra-long cosmic string, like in an Ed Wood movie? Even aliens couldn’t find anything else fun […]
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LIST OF ENTRIES
1. Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department 2. OKC Barons 3. A Mirage Dance Company 4. Arts Council of Oklahoma City 5. Starlite Salon 6. Crossfit 405 7. Oklahoma Atheists 8. Red Dirt Jeeps 9. Cultrix 10. Central Oklahoma Humane Society 11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls OKC 12. Jewel Box Theatre/Forever After Parties 13. Graham’s […]
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WHY ATTEND THE PARADE?
Maybe the location of the ghoul-fest is what draws you in. How many times a year does the city shut down entire blocks for a party? Last year more than 60,000 people were in attendance, so arriving before the droves of monsters, zombies and witches is an excellent plan. Come out and start a tradition […]
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‘A precious gift’
Rusty and Marilyn Yeakley The Yeakleys adopted Maegan in August 2002. Months later, a routine medical checkup revealed that she had hydrocephalus and a rare developmental condition known as schizencephaly, which caused some of her cerebral lobes to deform. A shunt was placed in Maegan’s brain and she began developmental therapy. By November of 2003, […]
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Gazette’s Halloween Parade set for Oct. 27
Gazette’s Halloween Parade began as the Gazette’s Ghouls Gone Wild Parade in 2007, with almost 20,000 spectators and 64 entries. Last year, the parade boasted more than 60,000 in attendance, with 65 entries and more than 2,000 participants and 200 volunteers. Gazette‘s Halloween Parade 2012 emcee Liz Dueweke This year, Gazette’s Halloween Parade will showcase […]
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This year’s Grand Marshall: THE SPYFM.COM
For the fifth annual parade Saturday, our grand marshal — and yours — is thespyfm.com, the Oklahoma City-based radio station so cool, it now can be heard over the entire globe. “The shoes are extremely large to fill, but it is a complete honor and a huge boon for The Spy!” said Ferris O’Brien (pictured), […]
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We’ve got…the Langston University Marching Band!
“We get a lot of invitations, but we don’t accept all of them,” said Larry Birden, now serving his third year as band director. “It doesn’t agree with our schedules or the season.” Lucky for all of us, this parade did, and the 125 Langston University students who comprise the band are as thrilled as […]
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People’s Choice Award
For the first time, parade attendees can vote on their favorite entrants by texting the designated entry number to 839863. (During the parade, each entry will be preceded by a parade marshal holding that entrant’s number.) Users may vote for as many entrants as they like, but only once per entrant. Voters of the People’s […]