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In 1983 Sean Marsee had everything going for him. It was his senior year at Talihina High School, and he was a track star, winner of 28 medals in the sport. He looked forward to the state-level track competition and planned to join the U.S. Army after graduation. Then one day, he opened his mouth and discovered a small...

1. Gaze at the fireworks over ONEOK Field and downtown after the Tulsa Drillers’ Friday night games. 2. Cheer for contestants in the dance competition at the annual Red Earth Festival June 5-7 in Oklahoma City. 3. Gnosh on goodies from the food trucks on Wednesdays at Guthrie Green in the Brady Arts District. 4. Camp at Osage Hills State Park. Enjoy...

Oklahoma native Jim Thorpe left a lasting legacy in the sports world. Recognized for winning gold medals for the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe also played football, basketball and baseball professionally. To honor one of Oklahoma’s most famous native sons –a member of the Sac and Fox Nation – the third annual Jim Thorpe Games will be...

When you design an interior, it doesn’t have to be decorated,” says Kent Oellien, president of Oellien Design Inc. An example of his philosophy is evident in the sophisticated simplicity and exquisite detailing of this midtown Tulsa home. Inspired by a house the owners saw in the Highland Park area of Dallas, architect and builder Mike Dankbar and Oellien worked...

In 1918, a group of Oklahomans living in Washington, D.C., including Thomas Gore, Oklahoma’s first senator, decided to found an organization that would, according to its constitution, “promote goodwill and amicable social relations among Oklahomans in the District of Columbia and vicinity, to foster a wholesome state pride and a sympathetic understanding of Oklahoma institutions; and to promote, insofar...

Even in Oklahoma, a state noted for its large American Indian population, few are familiar with the term “Red Power.” This often-overshadowed movement of the 1960s Civil Rights era was characterized by the push to reclaim tribal lands from the federal government, social protest in the face of poverty and poor education systems and a revival of native culture and...

For a sparsely populated area in the mountainous region of southeastern Oklahoma, Atoka County has produced a pretty nice batch of notables, including 1930s mystery novelist Todd Downing, former Kansas City Royals shortstop U.L. Washington, 2009-10 Oklahoma Poet Laureate Jim Barnes and one-time WNBA star Crystal Robinson. And then, there are a couple of others, who met for the first...

Kevin Durant’s actions on and off the court have earned him a special place in Oklahomans’ hearts.

  Carson and Marsha See live in a home that was born with a pedigree. Located in an historic area near downtown Oklahoma City, the couple’s Georgian-style home gives the impression of Old World tradition. Among the home’s claims to fame is it was built by designers of the Oklahoma State Capitol, Layton-Smith-Forsyth Architects. Ascend the cast stone porch, open the...