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Chocolate Affaire postponed until Feb. 4

Chocolate Affaire postponed until Feb. 4

The 6th Annual United Way Chocolate Affaire will be postponed until Thursday, Feb. 4. It will still be held at Stonebrook Inn from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Arvest Bank, Grand Savings Bank and Grand River Abstract & Title Company. This year’s “chocolatiers” [...]

January 27 2010 | Posted in BUSINESS, CALENDAR, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE | Read More »

Harlem Ambassadors Delayed till March 26th

Harlem Ambassadors Delayed till March 26th

This week has been a real test of how Grand Lakers can stay connected.  With the inspection of the Dam by ODOT those of us how wanted to get from Langley to Disney and beyond have had to think twice about the trip.  For those how get up very early in the AM there have [...]

January 27 2010 | Posted in ..., BUSINESS, CALENDAR, ENTERTAINMENT/GRAND LAKE COUNTRY, GRAND LAKE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE | Read More »

Hole in One – Instead of the golf ball going in to the cup, it was Ben that went in to the pond.

Hole in One – Instead of the golf ball going in to the cup, it was Ben that went in to the pond.

HOLE IN ONE (Sort of) Patricia Island resident and avid golfer Ben Lancaster got a hole in one this past week. The hole was the pond in front of hole number 5, and instead of the golf ball going in to the cup, it was Ben that went in to the pond. Thus, I consider [...]

January 25 2010 | Posted in GRAND LAKE PEOPLE | Read More »

Obituary – George Lewis Overton, 82

Obituary – George Lewis Overton, 82

George Lewis Overton, 82, died peacefully at his home on Monkey Island, Grand Lake, Oklahoma January 17, 2010, surrounded by friends and family. He was born April 19, 1927 to Lewis & Kitty Overton and lived a life with dramatic impact on the broadcasting, entertainment, hotel and resort management industries, as well as Oklahoma politics [...]

January 25 2010 | Posted in BUSINESS, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE | Read More »

Planning & Zoning PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Feb 10th by Albrey Wheatley

Planning & Zoning PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Feb 10th by Albrey Wheatley

Planning and Zoning will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 3:00 PM and the Mayor and the City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 6:00 PM in the Grove Community Center- Room # 5, 104 West Third Street, Grove Oklahoma 74344 to take public comments [...]

January 22 2010 | Posted in GROVE & GROVE POLITICS | Read More »

Delaware County Commission Agenda for 1/25/10

Delaware County Commission Agenda for 1/25/10

DELAWARE COUNTY COMMISSION TYPE OF MEETING: REGULAR MEETING ( X) 1/25/10 9:00 A.M COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, JAY, OKLAHOMA AGENDA: ROLL CALL CALL TO ORDER 01. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA AS POSTED 02. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING DATED 01/19/10 AS READ 03. MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF ALL CLAIMS AS PRESENTED TO BOARD BY COUNTY [...]

January 22 2010 | Posted in BUSINESS, DELAWARE COUNTY | Read More »

Wyrick Says “Last Thursday, January 14, marked the deadline for filing legislation

Wyrick Says “Last Thursday, January 14, marked the deadline for filing legislation

Last Thursday, January 14, marked the deadline for filing legislation that may be considered in the 2010 legislative session, which is now just a matter of days away. By the end of our deadline, 1082 bills and 28 joint resolutions had been filed. In addition, we still have 860 Senate Bills and 38 Senate Joint [...]

January 20 2010 | Posted in GRAND LAKE PEOPLE | Read More »

Rotary Club Survey on future Civic Center

Rotary Club Survey on future Civic Center

The following 12 minute video was presented to Grove City Council on what Rotarians current feelings are concering the Grove Civic Center. City Manager Bruce Johnson asked Rotairians for input on ideas for the center, since that club raised substantial funds for the purchase of the existing property from WalMart. The video is narrated by [...]

January 20 2010 | Posted in BUSINESS, GROVE & GROVE POLITICS, GROVE CITY COUNCIL VIDEO'S, AGENDA'S | Read More »

Miami Events – Whisky Myers LIVE at Club Kix inside Buffalo Run Casino

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College High School Basketball Tournament January 21-23, 2010 Make plans to attend this 3-day tournament featuring some of the top teams across Oklahoma. Multiple brackets are played in up to 5 gyms in the Miamiarea. For more information about the tournament, please contact Coach Grover at 918.542.8441. Boots in High Heels Tour LIVE at Club Kix inside Buffalo [...]

January 20 2010 | Posted in ..., CALENDAR, ENTERTAINMENT/GRAND LAKE COUNTRY | Read More »

Bernice Mayor Bill Raven Named to Jail Trust

Bernice Mayor Bill Raven Named to Jail Trust

JAY – Bernice Mayor Bill Raven has been named to the Delaware County Public Facilities Authority (Jail Trust) board of trustees. Raven has served as the mayor at Bernice for the past seven years; prior to that he served as the town’s fire chief for 20 years, retiring in 2007. He and his wife, Erma, [...]

January 20 2010 | Posted in BUSINESS, DELAWARE COUNTY | Read More »