Trail Days Rides Again In Owasso

Once again, the Owasso Chamber of Commerce is presenting Trail Days, a celebration of Owasso’s rich heritage. The event will be held May 7-10. The Trail Days carnival will begin Thursday night, May 7 and will run through Sunday, May 10. On Friday and Saturday nights, the IPRA World Championship Rodeo, presented by the Owasso Roundup Club, will be held at 8 p.m. at McCarty Park. Friday is also Bingo Night at the Bailey Education Center starting at 6:30pm.

TU Rowing Lawless Cup Champs

The University of Tulsa women’s rowing team is very good. Head coach Kevin Harris says, “this is one of best groups of women we have seen come through TU on the whole and they are determined to make an impression.”

Tulsa Tough Rides Again

Tulsa Tough Ride & Race organizers opened registration today for the Tough Kids Challenge. As part of the fourth annual Tulsa Tough Ride & Race, set for May 29-31, 225 third – fifth-graders can compete in the Tough Kids Challenge and earn a free Trek bike, presented by The Children’s Hospital at St. Francis, upon successful completion of the program.

Reynolds Graduates ARNG Basic

Air National Guard Airman James R. Reynolds has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations.

Owasso’s Buxton Receives ORU Scholarship

Devin W. Buxton of Owasso, Okla. has been selected to receive an Oral Roberts University Whole Person Scholarship.

These scholarships reward new students-freshmen and transfers-who already exhibit four of the five characteristics embedded in the ORU mission statement: spiritually alive, intellectually alert, physically disciplined, and socially adept. The fifth, professionally competent, is to be acquired during a student’s ORU tenure.
Funding for the scholarships is being provided by a number of donors including the Green family, ORU benefactors.

Interdistrict Transfers Included In TPS Interest-Based Education

Tulsa Public Schools is offering innovation along with education in this age of specialization.

Students in the district and in other districts are being given choices.

Area Rugby League Growing, Action Packed

2009 has been a year to remember in Oklahoma high school rugby. The league’s official name, Green Country High School Rugby, has been outgrown with member teams in Norman, Edmond and Mustang fielding very strong clubs, and other potential clubs popping up in Bartlesville and even Canton, Okla. But the heart of the competition has remained in Tulsa. Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, and The Brethren (a combined team of players from many schools in the Tulsa area) have shown loads of rugby talent thus far in the season, and Union is battling to remain a viable club.

OHS Basketball Looks Ahead

RAM TOUGH: The Owasso Rams Basketball season was an overall success. The post-season win over East Central is one for the books.

With seven juniors returning and seven sophomores moving up the ranks, this team will be a mature force to be reckoned with next fall. Congratulations seniors. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions over your high school career.

Scholarships Educate High-School Students About Health, Poverty

Neighbor for Neighbor recently announced it is accepting applications and sponsorships for four $1,000 scholarships to help local high school students attend college.