WAYNOKA—Dieter Dorner landed in Middle America nearly 30 years ago armed with an idea: to bring a decent restaurant to duners. A tourism expert based out of his native Germany,…
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Garber café brings community together
GARBER—For Toni Kroll, it’s all about community. The hometown baker who grew up in Covington, lived in Billings, and now resides in Garber running the downtown café Wick’s, she wanted…
Hometown flavor: Lola’s is local couple’s dream come true
CHEROKEE—For Alex Garcia and Malissa Jordan, running a restaurant in a small town is dream come true. The couple owns and operates Lola’s—with a tag line of “homemade Mexican cuisine”—in…
Panhandle paradise: Hitching Post Lodge offers window to another world
KENTON—Things have changed a little since Jane and Bob Apple launched the Hitching Post Bed & Breakfast in 1996. The plan was to give people an opportunity to experience an…
Piddle around at the antique shop in Carmen
CARMEN—Travelers driving through Carmen on Oklahoma 45 may not know there are hidden treasures and vintage finds tucked inside the old Baptist church on the north side of town. This…
Carving out community: 4T’s delivers more than meats, produce
HENNESSEY—John Taylor was working for Bill’s IGA in Kingfisher in 1963 when one of the locally owned grocery stores in downtown Hennessey went up for sale. He and his boss…
Celebrations Gift Guide
Shop local and snag the best gifts in Northwest Oklahoma this spring for your mother and/or your graduate! — Kidd Drug and Gift, 104 N. Main (U.S. 60), Fairview; 580-227-4685…
By design: Garber shop creates more than shirts
GARBER—When Jeri Fincher started selling t-shirts out of her home in the Fairmont area, she never dreamed her business would take off like it did. “It started out as a…
The only show in town: El-Co Drive In brings movies to far Northwest Oklahoma
SHATTUCK—In the early 1950s, like many communities across the nation, Shattuck opened a drive-in movie theater downtown. The drive-in was built and opened in the summer of 1952. It was…
Flying high: Pond Creek pilot launched into film stardom
POND CREEK—Pilot Randy Alexander had no idea he’d become a movie star in his 70s. The now-retired aviator, who professionally flew for Deterding Aerial in Pond Creek until three months…