Features
Oklahoma writer to appear at library
Oklahoma author Jim Marion Etter will discuss "People and Their Memories" 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster Ave.
Etter, a retired feature writer for The Oklahoman, is the author of several books that include offbeat stories about Oklahoma's out-of-the-way places.
His titles include "WHAT A DIRTY SHAME!" "100 Unforgettable Place Names of Oklahoma," "Ghost-Town Tales of Oklahoma," and "Between Me -- You -- The Gatepost." All of Etter's works are included in the collections of the hometown public libraries of the Pioneer Library System and are available for check-out.
Etter, a native of Oktaha in Muskogee County, lives in Bethany. He also has lived in Texas and New Mexico, and has been a journalist and translator in Latin America. He is among the authors in several anthologies including "New Trails ? 23 Original Stories of the West," and has written for magazines such as Persimmon Hill, American Cowboy, Western Horseman, True West, Desert Exposure, Route 66, Oklahoma Today and ByLine.
After the presentation, Etter will have copies of his books available for purchase and autographing. The event is offered free to the public through the support of the Friends of the Norman Library.
For more information and online registration for the program, visit the Norman section of the Pioneer Library System Web site at www.justsoyouknow.us.
- Features
-
-
The cutting edge
Information everywhere as technology pushes forward Seemingly from one day to the next, more and more information a person could imagine wanting to know is right there at the touch of a button, almost by just thinking about it.
-
A scientist for the arts
Dr. Kishore Swaminathan’s passion in the business world is matched by the time he has devoted to the arts.
-
Cloak of invisibility
Why do people think they can do or say things which are unacceptable and downright uncouth? Do they assume that whenever they step
-
Over the Back Fence
Baby Hayden Hayden Lee Garner was born 7:48 a.m. Jan. 13 at the Norman Regional HealthPlex to parents Ashley and Jared Garner. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.
-
Best sellers
Local Borders 300 Norman Center Court Fiction 1. “Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks 2. “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave 3. “House Rules” by
-
School Menus
Norman Public Schools Elementary Breakfast Monday — Professional day. No school.
-
Arts Academy scheduling auditions
Auditions are being scheduled in April and May for Oklahoma’s Chickasaw Nation Summer Arts Academy, set for July 19-31. Taking p
-
Local teams place in Botball competition
The girls botball team at Whittier Middle School placed fourth in the Oklahoma Regional Botball Competition March 6 and also was recognized with The KISS Trophy for simple and innovative approach to programming.
-
Online dating: Be real
New to dating online? Or do you need some pointers on how to brush up your skill set? Here are some tips from the experts.
-
Poet perpetuates New Deal style
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, visiting poet and scholar with “World Literature Today” at the University of Oklahoma, will present a writin
- More Features Headlines
-
The cutting edge
