Lifestyle

By DEAN CRAIG

Okmulgee Lions

Tuesday's Lions Club meeting was another outstanding program with a local flair by Dr. Bill Path, OSUIT's fourth President, with an update on the progress of the downtown loft apartments, soon to house 75 students.  In fact, Nov. 28 will be an open house celebration, and the public is invited to attend and tour the facilities.  I know you will absolutely be amazed at the resurrection of the three "crumble-down" buildings on 5th Street between Grand and Central, which is destined to become a showpiece of Downtown Okmulgee.  The project is referred to as "GOPO", or Grand Old Post Office, and not because it is located at 5th and Grand, but because it was built in 1918 to house the Post Office until 1932.  Since then, it has housed the Capitol Hotel, a John Deere dealership, Cloon Plumbing, and various other businesses.  But I'm getting ahead of my story.

By DEAN CRAIG

Okmulgee Lions

Tuesday's Lions Club meeting was a slight departure from our regular programs, and was only advertised as the Oklahoma Dental Foundation, presented by John Wilguess from Oklahoma City.  Of course, this elicited "nice" grumblings from the gathering Lions, such as: "does he (meaning me as the program scheduler) think all we old folks need to learn about how to brush our dentures"; and, "I was prepared to endure what I thought would be a boring program, but I really enjoyed this program"--this is what I was told by a fellow Lion after the program, which proves that old adage--you can't always tell a book by its' cover.

Treats for your Tricksters

Spotlight

YMCA SPIN- ATHON – The Okmulgee YMCA recently held a Spinathon event to raise money to help offset the cost of the new stationary bikes that were recently purchased. Through the hard work of the riders and the generosity of their sponsors, approximately $4,000 was raised during the two day event.

ANNOUNCMENTS

Youth Basketball Registration – Sept 25th-Nov 5th

New Dance Classes- call for more info or check our website

New Cardio Dance Group Fitness Class- call for more information       

 WELLNESS TIP   

While not everyone may enjoy yoga, its many benefits are so profound that we should all at least give it a shot. Don’t let yoga intimidate you if it seems out of reach or strange. It’s actually just a fluid way of moving your body, stretching everything out, and being kinder to your body through movement.

DID YOU KNOW?

Delectable Desserts

Fall is just around the corner and the days will soon be cooling down.  People walking by the windows of our downtown office will go from shorts and tank tops to long sleeves and jeans.  Doors and windows will be thrown open to let in fresh cool air. (I through my windows open Wednesday evening and thoroughly enjoyed it)  The colors will start to change as the bright greens and blues of summer switch over to the deeper reds, yellows, and oranges of autumn.  The smells become earthy as plants go into hibernation for the cold of winter, not that we always see much of that around here.  

By DEAN CRAIG

Okmulgee Lions Club

Tuesday's Lions Club meeting was another outstanding program of local interest provided by Rev. Dr. Lion Christian Tiews, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, regarding a recent tour of Germany, conducted by him and his wife, Lula.  The tour was in June and consisted of 42 people from six different states, and was centered around the 500 year celebration of the Reformation, beginning on October 31, 1517.  Since Pastor Tiews was born in Munich, Germany, it was kind of like a "homecoming" to him.

John McConnel was the guest speaker at Rotary last week, shown with Rotarian of the Day Lori Jones and President Darryl Raley.  Although not originally from Okmulgee, McConnel spoke to the Club about his background and how he came to be a resident of our city.  He is a great resource of local history and the Rotary Club looks forward to having him  return to tell the “rest of the story” about how he came to purchase the Orpheum and his on-going renovation of the historic theater.                         (Photo provided by Page Hayden)

By DEAN CRAIG

Okmulgee Lions

(With excerpts from the Tulsa World and Wildlife Department pamphlets)

Tuesday's Lions Club program was originally scheduled to be Jeff Tibbits, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, but he was on a two-day assignment to the Oklahoma Panhandle area so was replaced by Kasie Joyner, a young bundle of energy.  Joyner introduced herself as being from the Coweta-Broken Arrow area and grew up being a cowgirl, earning a rodeo scholarship to Connor's State Junior College, Warner, as a team roper and barrel racer.  Then on to OSU, where she graduated, and worked for Bass Pro a short time before being hired by ODWC.  She has been with the Wildlife Department for the past year and a half.

Felonies 

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State of Oklahoma vs. Gilpatrick, Dean Alan, Bail Jumping

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State of Oklahoma vs. Brixey, Derek Jon, Possession of Firearms after Former Felony Conviction

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State of Oklahoma vs. Holsey, Stephen Dwight, Unauthorized use of a Vehicle

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State of Oklahoma vs. Holsey, Stephen Dwight, Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon

Misdemeanors

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State of Oklahoma vs. Jacome, Emily Rose, Driving under Revocation

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State of Oklahoma vs. Lopez-Arias, Shayna Stephanie, Driving under Suspension

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State of Oklahoma vs. Poole, Earl J. Jr , Driving under Suspension

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State of Oklahoma vs. Kidwell, Douglas Carl, Driving under Suspension

Aug. 31

8:14 a.m.-Smoke Investigation-Inglish and Randolph. Engine 1, Engine 2 and Rescue 1

6:11 p.m.-EMS Assist-100 block of N. Griffin. Rescue 1

Sept. 2

2:40 p.m.-Police Assist- North Mission. Rescue 1

Sept. 3

4:30 p.m.-Medical Assist-100 block of N. Sherman. Engine 1 and Rescue 1

8 p.m.-Motor Vehicle Accident-Okmulgee Lake. Rescue boat and Squad 2

Sept. 6

10:51 a.m.-False Alarm-1200 block of Falcon. Engine 1, Engine 2 and Rescue 1

Sept. 8

9:57 a.m.-Lift Assist-800 block of N. Central . Rescue 1 and Engine 1

6:45 p.m.-Police Assist-900 block of N. Sherman. Rescue 1

Sept. 9

11:30 p.m.-Extraction-1200 block  of East 4th. Engine 1 and Rescue 1

Sept. 11

12:08 p.m.-Rubbish Fire-700 block of N. Griffin. Engine 1