Local News
Taylor picks presenter
Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Steven Taylor, of McAlester, has chosen a presenter to formally induct him into the 2009 Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Taylor has selected Clayton I. Bennett of Oklahoma City to formally present him at the Nov. 12 banquet & induction ceremony. Bennett will introduce Taylor at the ceremony and officially present him with his Oklahoma Hall of Fame medallion.
Justice Taylor and the six other honorees will be formally inducted at the 82nd Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Banquet on Nov. 12 at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center.
A 2007 Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee, Bennett serves as president of Dorchester Capital, a diversified private investment company, and chairman of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. In addition, he is involved in a broad variety of investment activities and serves as an officer and director of numerous business entities.
Highly involved in civic and charitable affairs, Bennett currently serves as chairman of the Oklahoma State Fair and the Oklahoma Industries Authority.
He is a past chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation and the Oklahoma Heritage Association, for which both Bennett and Taylor have served as directors for many years. Bennett serves as a director of the National Football Foundation, the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and Casady School.
In 1990, Bennett received the Dean A. McGee Award, and in 1997, he was presented the Economic Development Citizen Leadership Award by the National Council of Urban Economic Development. In 2008, Bennett was named “Oklahoman of the Year” by Oklahoma Today magazine, the same publication that crowned Taylor one of the “100 Who Shaped Us” during Oklahoma’s Centennial.
Bennett attended Casady School and the University of Oklahoma. He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife Louise; they are the parents of three children.
Additional presenters for the 82nd Oklahoma Hall of Fame are: Robert L. Lynch, Washington, D.C., who will present C. Kendric Fergeson, Altus, for induction; Holdenville native T. Boone Pickens, who will present V. Burns Hargis, Stillwater; Christy Everest, Oklahoma City, who will present Polly Nichols, Oklahoma City; John Massey, Durant, who will present Marlin G. “Ike” Glass, Newkirk, Christopher Dale Selmon, Tampa, Fla., who will present his father Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa, Fla.; and Greg Price, Jones, who will present the late Wayman Lawrence Tisdale, Tulsa.
Tickets and table sponsorships for the 2009 Hall of Fame induction will go on sale in September. For more information about the Oklahoma Hall of Fame or making a nomination to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, contact Millie Craddick, executive administrator of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, at (405) 523-3203 or e-mail her at mc@oklahomaheritage.com.
- Local News
-
-
MPD officer named in assault complaint
Pittsburg County sheriff’s deputies say they are getting closer to wrapping up a probe into an altercation involving two groups of people that occurred on the shores of Lake Eufaula at Bedford Beach, located at Sooner Haven in the Longtown area.
-
More than 1,300 expected for Saturday concert festival
This year Jared Hauff and his family, along with numerous other helpers, have chosen to put on “In the Field” for the second year.
-
Miss McAlester pageant set for Saturday
The ladies of Beta Iota of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International are excited that Miss Oklahoma 2010 Emoly West will be the emcee for the Miss McAlester Pageant.
-
McAlester councilman readies to take city job at Healdton
Ward 6 McAlester City Councilor Louis Smitherman says he’s working out the final details to become the new city manager at Healdton.
-
City pool blamed for damage to home
Summer fun at the Komar wading pool could dry up early if a suspected leak causing damage to a neighborhood residence can’t be fixed without draining the pool, though city officials are reluctant to explore that option, hoping to keep the pool open through the remainder of the summer season.
- Immigration ruling could send message to states
-
Suspect in Dibble deaths appears in court
Prosecutors say they plan to file formal charges within 10 days against a Blanchard man accused in the deaths of a Dibble woman and her two young children.
-
Last park concert of summer set for Thursday
Members of a local band which calls itself Anacrusis may be young — but they couple a love for roots music with modern rock to create their sound.
-
Tearing it down, one brick at a time
Have you ever attempted to tear down a structure with just your bare hands? It’s not easy, to some it is downright impossible; but to Tom Joyce, 73, it’s all in a day’s work.
- MPS offers school supplies
- More Local News Headlines
-
MPD officer named in assault complaint
