Grand Lake elevation was 749.48 feet. Daily target elevation for April 26 is 742 feet. Spillway Gates At the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, eleven (11) floodgates were open at Pensacola Dam, discharging 57,312 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. Six (6) units were online at the Pensacola Dam powerhouse, [...]
The Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce has an excellent luncheon planned for this week. We are excited that Lisa Ford-Clark and Ray Murphy of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Rural Development Specialist, NE Oklahoma will be speaking on the services available through the department and a synopsis of our area and data. Lisa Clark [...]
In Oklahoma, we have major federal and state elections every two years. All 101 seats in the State House of Representatives are up for election every two years. In the Senate, where terms are four years, half the seats are up for election every two years. These elections all occur on even-numbered calendar years, with [...]
During the 1800’s northeastern Oklahoma was host to a long line of celebrated individuals who made their mark on American history. Indian Territory, created by the Indian Removal Act of 1830, was a natural magnet for soldiers assigned to the military as well as for soldiers of fortune. Among the latter was one Sam Houston, [...]
Do not wait another minute to get your ticket to the 2011 Fur Ball Benefit on Saturday, April 30–a benefit to help the animals of the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake. To purchase tickets, you can: Go to the website www.humanesocietyofgrove.com, call the shelter at 918-786-7630, Email hsgrove@att.net, or stop by the Humane Society’s newly located Thrift [...]
LOCAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: If you want some ideas or help on your tournament, contact me and I will send you a very thorough GOLF TOURNAMENT PLANNING GUIDE at no charge. APRIL 29th: The date has been set for a golf tournament at Shangri-La benefiting the Local American Red Cross: Friday, April 29 – After-lunch [...]
As our website, www.grandlakefun.com continues to move up the search engine rankings, we want to continue to improve on opportunities to tell visitors the story of Grand Lake and the four county regions. We are going to be working with Northeast Career Tech to create videos for our members, which will be placed on YouTube [...]
The first of the baby boomer generation turned 65 in 2010. In Oklahoma, that translates to one in eight individuals now at age 65 or older. We have all talked about the future when pension plans would be stressed, social security system would have negative cash flow, and demands on the health care system would [...]
Felonies Asher, Jimmy Lee Cheyenne – Second degree burglary Barrett, John Sparks – Eluding/attempting to elude police officer after former felony conviction Davis, Falon – Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Gregory, Stan Lee – Possession of CDS, Diazepam, second and subsequent Gutierrez, Alexander – Falsely personate another to create liability after former felony [...]
JAY – In response to requests from some of our readers, the Grand Lake Business Journal has compiled the following weekly real estate transaction records from April 19 to April 25. There were two Deeds filed during this period. Deed recorded 04/25/2011 Grantor – InvestTrust Trustee and Thomas C. Howard III Managed IRA Grantee – [...]
