Endless Green Country offers year round Oklahoma tourism
Oklahoma's Green Country draws visitors with water based recreation, fishing and scenic beauty. Grand Lake O the Cherokees dominates the region with 59,200 acres of water and 1,300 miles of shoreline, while nearby Lake Hudson holds 12,000 acres and 200 miles of shoreline. Spavinaw and Eucha lakes supply Tulsa water and host top bass fishing. The area features resorts on Grand Lake and Lake Hudson, Memorial parks, and varied recreation facilities.
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Oklahoma
Grand River
Grand
Fort Gibson
Grand Lake
Pensacola
Mi‘ami
Langley
Disney
Grand River Dam Authority
GRDA
Robert S. Kerr
Markham Ferry
Lake Hudson
Saline Creek
Chimney Rock
Hudson
Tennessee Valley Authority
Spayinaw Hills
Tulsa
Spavinaw
Eucha
Green Country
Mayes County
Istermen
Monkey Island
Oklahoma Lakes
Spavinaw Dam
Pensacola Dam
Oklahoma Park Department
Little Blue
Spavinaw Lake
Park Department
Eucha Lakes
Will Rogers Turnpike
Vinita
Pilgrim House
Salina
Thomas
Pryor
Colonial Inn
Spavinay
Wildlife Department
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Jesse Green visited Paula Anderson in Ada Sunday and attended Church at the First Baptist in Ada Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Eddie Smith of Pauls Valley, Anna Lee Smith of Norman, and Julia Thomas had dinner with Beulah Mae Smith Monday.
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Jesse Green
Paula Anderson
Ada
First Baptist
Eddie Smith
Pauls Valley
Anna Lee Smith
Norman
Julia Thomas
Buelah Mae Smith
Istanbul Pirates Tap Free Power Water And Gas
In Ok meydani and surrounding districts slum dwellers siphon electricity water and gas from municipal lines. Cables loom to main lines with dangerous, sometimes fatal results while authorities levy fines or jail terms. Water theft affects about 10 percent of Istanbul's supply via meter fiddling and pipe connections. Gas theft is common where residents simply plug into meters, bypassing the system for months.
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Istanbul
Sufer
Okmeydani
Electricity Board
Islands Home For Sika Deer
In James Island Maryland a small herd of Sika deer thrives on desolate Chesapeake Bay isles amid bayberry and loblolly pines. Introduced 50 years ago by Clement Henry the tiny deer, not true deer but elk relatives, jump, whistle, and trumpet despite the harsh aquatic environment on the island with a single fresh water pond.
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James Islands
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Clement Henry
From Tusks To Toothpicks In Paris Ivory Workshop
Paris report details Pierre Heckmann and family transforming two tons of ivory yearly into curios and items from models to a 40 cent toothpick. The shop houses tusks aged from youth to extinction, with ivory pieces ranging from shells to figurines and comical champagne stirrers.
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Heckmann
Paris
Dieppe
New Laboratory Checks On Water Quality In Pontotoc
DON COOK reports a Pontotoc County Health Department water quality laboratory, six months old, operated by Denver Flowers and Kim Anderson. They monitor twenty stations testing surface and ground waters for bacteria solids dissolved oxygen and phosphates, aiming to locate pollution, aid health, and build national data trends. They encourage public sample submission, offer a free test, and note nitrate concerns and the Reeves Packing Plant recycling effort as a local checkpoint.
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Don Cook
Pontotoc County
Denver Flowers
Kim Anderson
Flowers
Health Department
Anderson
East Central
Robert 5. Kerr Water Research Center
Kerr
Social Services Center
Reeves
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Charles M. Cooper
Pryor Daily
Oklahoma Tourism and Information Division
Oklahoma Press Association
Kentucky
Lina
Grand River Valley
St. Louis
Maj
Jean Pierre Chouteau
Chouteau
Glass House
Span
Denver
Islands
Nixon
Pierre Heckmann
U.S
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