One funeral, a wedding, and noodling
Yesterday ended one of the more personally memorable weekends for me in recent years. I celebrated the life of a colleague at his funeral; witnessed the marriage of another friend; missed my parents wedding anniversary by one day (not proud of that); and was on-set for the production finale of “Noodling”. Saturday, August 7, began with the funeral of Pauls Valley Police Chief Scott Robbins in Wynnewood, Okla. Saturday then ended with the wedding of Ryan Willis, and... Read More
Thunder in The Valley 2010, in-review
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... Read More
A Week of Giving: Wynnewood Book Drive
Day One _ Day Two _ Day Three _ Day Four _ Day Five “Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books,” American author Bell Hooks once said. Perhaps that is the idea that best explains a book drive being led by one Wynnewood, Okla., resident. Mike Dyson, a children’s author and therapist, resides in the same Garvin County community in which he’s striving to make a difference. And he intends to do it with books. “Reading a book is... Read More
'Eat 'n' Tweet' set for Thursday, Nov. 5
In an attempt to bring together Garvin County Twitterers, a county-wide “tweetup” has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5. The event is set to take place at the Trail’s End BBQ & Grill in Wynnewood, Okla., and is open to the area’s twittering public. “It will be a relaxed atmosphere,” said David Bracher, the event’s planner. “(There will be people there) wanting to connect offline.” According to Bracher, this “Garvin... Read More
Looking Back On a Night Looking Forward (pt. 2)
This is part two of a two-part series; click here for part one. Participants at the Garvin County Social Media/Technology Gathering experienced a different type of event on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Area residents came together to both hear from, and be heard by, their peers. Those in attendance tweeted, twitpiced, and video chatted throughout the two hour occasion, posting their personal comments and highlights in “real time” online for others to see. Communities represented... Read More
Looking Back On a Night Looking Forward (pt. 1)
If Julius Caesar, the Roman political leader, were to capture Tuesday night’s Garvin County Social Media/Technology Gathering in one sentiment it might have read like this… “I came, I saw, I connected.” Modern media, its advancements, and its use in small towns was the focus of the two hour occasion that featured five speakers from two Garvin County (Okla.) communities. The topics of discussion varied from faith, to family, to public education. Captured... Read More
Garvin County Twitter Tribe (Twibe) Launches
Friday, May 15, marked the official launch of Garvin County’s first Twitter Tribe. Also known as a “twibe“, this online gathering serves a two-fold purpose for Twitter users in the rural Oklahoma county. First, the twibe functions as a digital directory for those persons interested in knowing—and being known—among other Twitter users in the state’s south central area. Secondly, the group serves as a communal platform for Garvin County Tweets... Read More
