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Miami Hotel sales are UP…Again reports CVB Director

Miami Hotel sales are UP…Again reports CVB Director

Attached are the most current hotel tax reports from the Miami CVB. You will see that for the calendar year, they hit their goal of $150,000 in hotel tax, ending with $181,000. On the fiscal year report, they are 40% ahead for the 2012/2013 year. Amanda Davis, CVB Director says “We are very busy with [...]

February 2 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS, CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE, GROVE & GROVE POLITICS, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, MARKETING | Read More »

2012 Miss Rodeo Miami Committee seeking Contestants

2012 Miss Rodeo Miami Committee seeking Contestants

The Miss Rodeo Miami Committee is seeking young women interested in representing the community and Rodeo Miami as the 2012 Rodeo Queen & Rodeo Princess. Applications can be picked up at the Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) office at 101 N. Main Street. The Queen will be competing for a trailer, a NEO A&M [...]

February 2 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS, CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

NEO to present Of Ebony Embers

NEO to present Of Ebony Embers

Miami, Oklahoma – Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 – The Core Ensemble will perform the chamber music theatre work, Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Fine Arts auditorium on the campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) in honor of Black History Month. Chamber [...]

February 2 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS, CALENDAR, ENTERTAINMENT/GRAND LAKE COUNTRY, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

Rodeo Miami repeats as ACRA Rodeo of the Year

Rodeo Miami repeats as ACRA Rodeo of the Year

Rodeo Miami sponsors, volunteer staff and committee members are pictured with the award for 2011. From left to right; back row: Ronnie Ross, Mike Furnas, BJ Mooney, Bill Hardage, James Tallman, Tim Jones, Derric Lollar, Kyle Sommer, Ryan Powell From left to right; front row: Joyce Tesreau, Lisa Lewis, Shannon Cunningham, Bobby Carder, NEO President Dr. [...]

January 31 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS, CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

NEO Invites Fans to the 67th Annual NEO High School Basketball Tournament

NEO Invites Fans to the 67th Annual NEO High School Basketball Tournament

Miami, Oklahoma – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 – Next Thursday, January 19th, at noon, NEO will tipoff for the 67th Annual NEO High School Basketball Tournament. There are 48 teams from three states participating in this basketball tradition with thousands of fans attending to cheer on their favorite players and teams.  The Tournament will be [...]

January 11 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS, EDUCATION, GRAND LAKE, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

Miami Chamber Event Calendar for Jan has some exciting events

Miami Chamber Event Calendar for Jan has some exciting events

December 29, 2011 – January 27, 2012 Kimbo-Fights at Buffalo Run Casino & Resort [more info...] December 30, 2011, at 9:00PM Call 918.542.7140 ext. 2200 for more information. NYE2011 Masquerade at Buffalo Run Casino & Resort[more info...] December 31, 2011, at 10:30PM Call 918.542.7140 ext. 2200 for more information. Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting at INTEGRIS Baptist [...]

December 29 2011 | Posted in BUSINESS, CALENDAR, CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT/GRAND LAKE COUNTRY, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, MIAMI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Read More »

CVB Executive Director to represent Miami on State Tourism Board

CVB Executive Director to represent Miami on State Tourism Board

Amanda Davis, Executive Director of the Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was recently re-elected to the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association (OTIA). Founded in 1987, the OTIA was formed primarily to provide tourism education and lobby on behalf of the tourism industry as well as support the efforts of the [...]

December 27 2011 | Posted in BUSINESS, CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

13th Annual Medieval Feaste at NEO this week, Dec 9 and 10th!!

13th Annual Medieval Feaste at NEO this week, Dec 9 and 10th!!

The 13th Annual Medieval Feaste at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College will be a journey back in time as the Department of Communications & Fine Arts host the annual Medieval Feaste on December 9 and 10 at 6:30 p.m. This year, Lord Odin and Lady Freya are remodeling the castle so their annual Christmas Feaste must [...]

December 7 2011 | Posted in CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT/GRAND LAKE COUNTRY, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, MIAMI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Read More »

NEO Welcomes Claudia Little Axe as New Cultural Specialist

NEO Welcomes Claudia Little Axe as New Cultural Specialist

Miami, Oklahoma/ The American Indian Center for Excellence, (AICE) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, (NEO) welcomes Claudia Little Axe, who has been appointed as the Center’s Cultural Specialist.   Little Axe is originally from Tulsa, Okla., where she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. She then attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan. [...]

November 30 2011 | Posted in ..., BUSINESS, EDUCATION, GRAND LAKE PEOPLE, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | Read More »

Miami Fire Department TO RESTORE 1949 Seagrave City fire truck

Miami Fire Department TO RESTORE 1949 Seagrave City fire truck

The Miami Fire Department (MFD) has taken on a labor of love or at least a love of antiques and public education! When Miami Fire Chief Ronnie Cline hired on at the City of Miami in 1989, one of his duties was to wipe down and maintain a 1949 Seagrave City fire truck. The vehicle, [...]

November 29 2011 | Posted in ..., BUSINESS, EDUCATION, MAIMI AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, MIAMI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Read More »