Thunder in The Valley 2010, in-review
Monday, May 3, 2010
The 8th Annual Pauls Valley Rotary Club “Thunder in The Valley” took place Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Pauls Valley’s Wacker Park. The bull riding event featured 36 total riders from throughout Garvin County, Oklahoma, the southern United States, and Brazil, South America. Exclusive interview with Clint Miller, “Thunder in The Valley” 2010 winner (audio) Clint Miller, 16, of Sulphur, Okla., won the contest with a score of 85 points. Points are based upon the combined performance of the rider, and the bull. Miller took home a check for $1,920, and the champion’s belt...
Wildflowers of Garvin County
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation website, Oklahomans have paid over $250,000 to the ODOT Roadside Wildflower Program since its inception in 1990. To date, the program has seen approx. 2,300 acres of wildflowers planted alongside the state’s roadways. Further, the Interstate 35–Garvin County corridor is one such area to have received a number of these plantings. Below is an interactive Google Map featuring several of the wildflowers located in the southern half of the county. Click on each pin to view photos of the flora, and their location. (See more information...
Norma’s means authentic mobile meals
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Norma features El Salvadorian Pupusas on her menu for $1.50, each. Each pupusa is handmade with corn meal, cheese, refried beans, and meat. Ask Norma Lopez, of Norma’s Catering in Pauls Valley, Okla., why she continues to cook for her customers, and her response is heartfelt. “It makes me happy,” she said. Since 2004, Norma has parked her mobile kitchen adjacent businesses in the community, and served food inspired by her country of origin. Although she prepares a variety of dishes, her authentic El Salvadorian Pupusas (pron. puh-pooh-sus) have made her famous with the area’s...
What “Twilight” Taught a Small Town
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
While the story of Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black has made author Stephenie Meyer internationally known, it has also made a small town in upstate Washington, USA, famous. The series, “Twilight”, based upon the interwoven lives of teenagers, vampires, and wolves, has spawned a franchise of themed-movies and merchandise. It has also launched the acting careers of several previously unknown performers, and put the city of Forks, Washington, back on the world map. Nestled among the tall timber of Clallam County, Forks is a three-plus-hour car ride from Seattle via State Highway...
Using social media is like living in a small town
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
If you use social media then you know what it’s like to live in a small town. Granted, you may not have a physical street address, or that one blinking traffic light to slow you down. The population may be in the millions, the thousands, or—if you live in a small, small town—one hundred or less. You have your favorite places, and you know how to find them. You also know when, and why you frequent them. There are locals, and there are those just passing through. You draw your identity from your small town. You’ve grown up here, and might just stay awhile. Using social media...
entertainment
“Noodling”, the film, in photos
Jeff Hersch, right, first-assistant director of "Noodling" the film, looks on between takes on-set in Pauls Valley, Okla., on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. The USC Thesis Film is the product of writer, and director Rebecca Eskreis. Photo by: Josh England Nick Waters (that's me), seated, "live tweets" on-location during the production of "Noodling", the film, in Pauls Valley, Okla., on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. The USC Thesis Film is the product of writer,... Read More
garvin county
Responses to proposed ‘liquor’ election
Garvin County (Okla.) Commissioners approved a “county-wide special election” this afternoon for the sale of “alcoholic beverages by individual drink”.
The election, scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, is said to cost Garvin Co. taxpayers nothing due to its approval taking place during today’s commissioners meeting.
According to Comm. Johhny Mann, if the “liquor by the drink” [...]
sports
Local coach leads team to state championship
Brandon Henry, of Pauls Valley, Okla., recently did the unthinkable with a cast of unlikely characters. The Garvin County-native led a team of supplanted adolescent girls from his community to the Oklahoma 10U Class C State Softball Championship on Sunday, June 20.
Henry took over the 10-and-under “Valley Girls” as the volunteer head coach at the [...]
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