The Monkey Island Association wants to take this opportunity to update you on our activities and invite you to participate with us in preserving and promoting our Grand Monkey Island Lifesty le. This has been an exiting year for Monkey Island. The com plet ions of the new Shangri-la Club House and the final touches [...]
Although the actual dates are disputed regarding when Henry ”Big Foot” Wagoner ordered construction of an additional siding on the Katy Railroad in 1872, it is certain that he didn’t realize a community would become his namesake. Nor did the roadmaster when he telegraphed Katy officials that “Wagoner’s switch was ready.” Henry Wagoner’s objective was [...]
We are going to have Grand Lake Day at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on April 25th. We will be carpooling to OKC and we will be leaving from the Grand Lake Visitor Center at 7 am. The visit to the capitol will include lunch with several State Representatives and Senators. They will take [...]
When Deputy United States Marshal Ike Gilstrap accepted the assignment to apprehend the Wickcliffe boys in early March of 1906, he had no idea that he had signed his own death warrant. Now 45 years old, Gilstrap, a large man weighing in around 250 pounds and father of three, spent most of his adult life [...]
On the evening of Sunday, April 8, the Grand River Dam Authority secured a site south of Langley, Oklahoma, where possible prehistoric human remains were discovered earlier in the day by the property manager. Shortly after being notified of the findings, GRDA took control of the site which is on private property but lies within [...]
Miami, Oklahoma – Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – The Fine Arts Department at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO) College has two shows left in its 2011-2012 season. The first is a student-directed show, Night, Mother, written by Marsha Norman, and directed by Jeffery Gilmore, (of Fort Smith, Ark.). The NEO production stars Amber Waller, (of Okmulgee, [...]
The Coleman Theatre in downtown Miami and the Oklahoma Arts Council proudly announces the arrival of America’s favorite cowboys, Riders In The Sky. This Grammy Award winning western music foursome will be performing live on stage at 7:30pm on Friday, April 13th. Since 1977 Riders In The Sky have faithfully tended a musical tradition kindled [...]
We are going to once again have Grand Lake Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. We did this last year and it was a good event as we had over 20 attend and we had a chance to tour the capitol, meet with legislators and pass out our Grand Lake Visitor Guides. This year we [...]
(Photo Caption) BOk Executive Sharawn Rose presents over $3000 to United Way President Doug Drown, other in photo include United Way Board Members(L) Charlotte Howe-City Clerk Jay, OK, Sharawn Rose, /Branch Manager Bank of Oklahoma, Judy Florida-Harbors View Marina, Delaware County Commission Chair Doug Smith, Doug Drown, grandlakebusinessjournal.com, Jean Cooper, CEO Delaware County Community Action [...]
Wesley Disney doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his efforts toward creation of the Pensacola Dam at Langley, even though a post office honoring his name was opened on May 21, 1938. When stories are told about the founding of the town of Disney, its namesake is frequently overshadowed by the activities of C.D. [...]
