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The Chronicle of Grand Lake
The Voice of the Grand Lake area
Located in Northeastern Oklahoma's Green Country is Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, and the fun place to laugh, love and be merry in Oklahoma! There is always something going on ... places to go, things to see & things to do. Right in the middle of this fantastic area is the "Voice of Grand Lake" which has not only promoted this wonderful area, but is a service to the community as well.
The Chronicle of Grand Lake Keeps You Informed
The Publisher Brian Ruth and His Boss Sue orchestrate this publication, so every Thursday people can pick up their free copy of the Chronicle to find out what has happened during the past week and what is in store for next week. If there is something going on, you will find them there, and it's very possible Bart Montgomery will take your picture. You then could be reported as a fun person. Imagine that! You will see these guys everywhere whether its a Chili Cook Off, a Poker Run, The Grand Lake Rally, The Pelican Festival, The annual 4th of July fireworks display on Duck Creek ... You name it. If it's has to do with Grand Lake, they are there including public meetings with G.R.D.A or interviewing our State Representative Doug Cox. They get involved with fund raisers and Brian was the chairman for the Grand Lake Rally. We sometimes wonder how they manage to get so much done because they stay so busy. It must be a labor of love and the Grand Laker's love their Chronicle!
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History of the Chronicle
Mission Statement (from the First Issue)
The Chronicle of Grand Lake was founded in early 1988 to provide both local area news and recreational-based activities which are the backbone of the Grand Lake economy. The original founders were Lynda & Rusty Fleming and Art & Oleta Corley. The first edition of The Chronicle rolled off the presses on Saint Paddy’s Day, March 17, 1988. In addition to these four principles, the original staff also included Helen Page, who was responsible for ad production, and Teresa Morrow Willcutt, who was the original sales representative for the entire publication.
The mission statement contained on the front page of that first issue was authored by Art Corley, and is still embraced today. The Chronicle was envisioned to be a “Grand Times?publication, which intentionally left the reporting of hard core news to the television and radio entities and the more traditional publications. If there’s a cause to be championed, we’re up to the task; but car wrecks, murders, and rapes have never been our publishing specialty.
The Corleys elected to retire after the initial year of publication. They relocated to Claremore, Oklahoma where they still reside today. The Fleming family became the sole stockholders of The Chronicle, a Sub-Chapter S corporation in the State of Oklahoma.
Since that meager beginning, The Chronicle has steadily grown with the recreational-based economy of Grand Lake. The operation now has 15 employees who bring you our publication 51 weeks of the year. Our staff, with photos and brief biographies are featured on this site.
In September of 1999, an additional office was established in Grove, Oklahoma for the convenience of readers and advertisers alike. This was a continuing step to facilitate our publication’s goal of serving all of Grand Lake.
The Chronicle distribution can be described as far and wide. In addition to covering the Grand Lake area from bank-to-bank, our publication can be found in Vinita, Tulsa, Claremore, Jenks, Owasso and Miami. Outside our state boundaries, the publication is distributed in Joplin, Missouri. and Baxter Springs and Pittsburgh, Kansas.
We’re proud to claim the title “lake paper....that just happens to be nearby some lake side communities....Not a community paper which just happens to be near a lake.?Grand Lake is our passion and promotion of that lake, along with its people and activities, is our game. As our publisher likes to say,
See Ya?Around The Pond!!
Since our beginnings as thirteen British Colonies, we Americans have considered the publication of a newspaper one of our "inalienable rights." Along with that right to publish, thousands of hopeful editors have discovered the "right to fail" when their public failed to rally to their call. So, as this first edition rolls from the press and into your hands, we await your verdict; confident that we have format and content that will appeal to our readers and willing to modify both if they don't.
We hope that this initial issue whets your appetite for more. The GRAND RIVER CHRONICLE is being launched with confidence and faith that we can make that so. In the meantime, we begin with some observations:
We have no crusades or protests planned but, we hope to have the courage to start the parade if it is called for.
We believe we can provide local news that is interesting, advertising that benefits both buyers and sellers, and, from time to time, a little light entertainment.
We will, with your help, cover the lakes area from Bernice to Pensacola on both sides of the river. We're not hung up on fixed boundaries but we want to serve South Grand Lake, Spavinaw and Upper Lake Hudson.
We are interested in national and international events but, we will leave it to the tube and big daily papers to report them.
We believe that our spot in Green Country is a great place to live - and we will work to keep it that way.
We enjoy kittens and puppies, the green of spring, the sparkle of a full moon on the water, sunrise and sunset, young woodchucks playing in the field, a blazing fire in the fireplace in early winter.
We aren't too fond of undisciplined kids and pups, mowing grass, cold breezes from the lake, cloudy days, woodchucks in our apple trees, toting wood to the fireplace.
We know just enough to know that we don't know it all yet - but we are willing to learn.
We are not aware of any chips being carried on our shoulders but, if you see one, please remove it promptly, but gently.
Past Chronicle of Grand Lake Covers (Click on the picture for a larger view)
