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Discover Grand Lake Oklahoma attractions and businesses. Includes specials, coupons, maps, virtual tours, pictures, and more from around Grand Lake.
Discover Grand Lake Oklahoma attractions and businesses. Includes specials, coupons, maps, virtual tours, pictures, and more from around Grand Lake.
Owner: Tammie Pennel Established: 2021 In 2021, Tammie Pennel turned a long-held vision into reality by founding 4 State Searchlight Rentals. After spending 15 years contemplating the purchase of a searchlight for her own business, Tammie recognized the promotional hurdles that many businesses face due to the high costs associated with searchlight advertising. From her previous experiences, Tammie understood the immense advertising potential that a searchlight can offer. The moment she installed a searchlight at her business, the excitement was palpable. Within days, the buzz generated by the dazzling light drew attention, and requests to rent it started pouring in. This immediate response revealed a surprising demand for searchlights in the four-state area, one that far exceeded her initial expectations. Encouraged by the remarkable success of her previous ventures, Tammie seized the opportunity to create 4 State Searchlight Rentals. This new business is dedicated to providing affordable searchlight rentals that can elevate any event, product launch, or business promotion. Whether you are hosting an event, premiering a product, or looking to attract customers, every physical business can harness the attention-grabbing power of a searchlight to shine a spotlight on their offerings. Light Specifications HD-1 Model: Power Consumption: 9.4 Amps @ 120 V (Standard Model) 7.8 Amps @ 208-264V (zArc Model) Weight: 112 lbs. (Stainless Steel) 89 lbs. (Aluminum) Dimensions: 36" h x 22" w x 221" Rotation: 0-20 rpm (Reversible, Fully Adjustable, Variable) Tilt Range: -90º (straight down) to +90º (straight up) Illuminate your business and attract attention today! Call 4 State Searchlight Rentals to learn more about how we can help you shine the light on your next event or promotion. Get noticed and make an impact! [read more]
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Redbuds, Dogwoods, and Bradford Pears are in full bloom, and all the other trees are pushing hard to catch up. Spring has sprung at Grand Lake. Is your boat dewinterized and serviced? Are your golf clubs clean? You’d better get ready! ***** It looked like a few thousand Grand Lake visitors had a fabulous time at the offroad area near Disney last weekend. The Big Meat Run is one of the most popular events for off-roaders to get together, have a great time, and break everything they own! It was a great party, for sure. Those with gentler souls and slower taste dotted the lake in the Grand Lake Sailing Club’s Peanut Regatta. The younger lakers were all over the lake – riding camels at Carlos Montez’ in Langley, and hanging out at the Kids Camp at The Anchor enjoying lots of activities including a petting zoo while bigger kids filled the pickleball courts, basketball courts, & Wiffle ball field. For those who prefer indoor fun, the bars were full of March Madness fans; and Saturday night was another incredible show by the nationally acclaimed “Killer Keyz” dueling piano wizards at Shangri-La. There’s something for everyone every week at Grand Lake! ***** The arrival of Spring also marks the arrival of new scams. I’ve been getting emails threatening me with serious penalties if I don’t get my EZ-Pass tolls paid. I don’t know what EZ-Pass might be (if such a thing even exists), but I traced the email to an IP address in the Philippines! CNBC reports a 900% increase in toll road text scams during the last three months. Scammers have used over 60,000 domain names. Some scams are closer to home, though. An enterprising emailer named Falisa Foster is sending emails, pretending to be a “Business Executive” offering the Grove Chamber membership list for sale. If I was going to initiate a scam hoping to raise big bucks, I think I’d shoot for a target audience a little bigger than potential buyers of the Grove Chamber of Commerce Membership list! ***** I’m sure nobody meant to let U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin’s newsletter go out like it did. It was probably a proofreading oversight but, on the other hand, it might have just been a frustrated Freudian slip. At any rate, here’s the exact quote from his most recent newsletter: “If you need anything, do not threaten to get in touch with my state and D.C. offices.” Maybe it wasn’t a slip-up. Maybe he just doesn’t want to be threatened! ***** We’ve gone too far in the anti-DEI movement. WAY too far. First off, the Department of Defense has removed the page from their website honoring the legendary Native American Code Talkers that contributed significantly to our country winning both the first and second World Wars. There are lots of other examples (including removing legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson from the list of war heroes along with lots of other African Americans) – but the ultimate came at a school in Idaho where a teacher was ordered to remove a sign that had been in her classroom for three years. Here’s what it said: “Everyone is Welcome Here.” I guess the administration disagreed. The frustrated teacher summed it up: “There’s only one alternative message – ‘everyone is NOT welcome here!’” ***** GRAND LAKE BUM SHOUT-OUTS: Happy birthday wishes go out this week to Grand Lakers Todd Kerr, Greg Brasel, Jeff Williams, Kristin McCorkle, Jerry Barnes, Mandy Cousins, Brice Long, Kathi Sikorski, Amanda Pelcher, Mikayla Callison, Bill Lopeman, Jamie Tate, Anna Pickens, Magen Faulconer, Becky Sconyers, and Diana Stephens-Webre. ***** BEST GRAND LAKE EVENTS THIS WEEK: Thursday is “Trivia Night” at both BOOM at The Regatta and Mooney’s Sunset Bar & Grill. Saturday is the awesome Annual GEFFE Gala at Shangri-La Resort (5:30). Saturday night is also “Free Movie Night” in the simulator bay at The Anchor – Captain America: Civil War (6:00). ***** RANDY KREHBIEL’S RANDOM FACTOID OF THE WEEK: Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes is “Marriage.” Title 43a is “Mental Health.” ***** FUN FACT OF THE WEEK: Actor & comedian Chevy Chase is also a musician. He was the drummer in a college band with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker called “The Leather Canary.” After Chase left the band, they changed the name to “Steely Dan.” ***** ODD FACT OF THE WEEK: Sometimes things aren’t always what they appear to be. Foxnews.com selected a photograph of a married couple to promote “traditional marriage.” Oops. The photo was actually of a same sex couple – Lila McArthur and Stephanie Figarelle from Anchorage, Alaska. ***** BEST FACEBOOK POST OF THE WEEK: If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything about something, please let me know. ***** PALINDROME OF THE WEEK: “Ma is as selfless as I am” spelled backwards is still “Ma is as selfless as I am.” ***** BEST SIGN SEEN THIS WEEK: WARNING: Childhood vaccines cause adulthood. ***** BEST BLUESKY POST OF THE WEEK: If someone offers you a “piece of their mind,” just politely decline and insist you can’t take their last piece. ***** PUN OF THE WEEK: My cell phone accidentally took a 10-minute video of my shoes yesterday. It was some pretty good footage. ***** UNANSWERED QUESTION OF THE WEEK: I swear I saw a guy the other day that had no chin and all I could think about was, how does he put on pillow cases? ***** OBSERVATION OF THE WEEK: Don’t worry about getting older. You’re still gonna do dumb stuff…only slower. ***** QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “My coach said I run like a girl, and I said if he ran a little faster, he could, too!” – Mia Hamm ***** FEEL-OLD MOMENTS OF THE WEEK: Two-time World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medal winning boxer George Foreman died last week. He was 76. Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid turned 67 last week. Iconic actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been married for 35 years. ***** BEST WEEKEND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: On Monkey Island Scott Musick performs live Friday night at The Anchor at Shangri-La. DJ Kennedy leads Rockstar Karaoke Friday night at The Monkey Bar. On South Grand Lake, Lil’ Red and Sidepiece will be at the Copper Penny in Ketchum Thursday night. Clint & Frank will be on stage Saturday night at Mooney’s Sunset Bar & Grill. Downbeat will perform Saturday night at The Drunken Rooster. In Grove, Magic J Featuring DJ Joe starts the weekend musical fun at Cherokee Casino Friday night with Tragikly White taking over Saturday night. Bobby D performs Friday night at Grand Lake Casino’s Venue 655 and TJ Scarlett takes over Saturday night. There’s karaoke every Wednesday night and DJ Laidback Larry will provide the musical entertainment Saturday night at R-Bar Dance Hall & Saloon. Tre Twitt and Tayla Lynn bring back the music of their legendary grandparents Conway Twitty and Lorretta Lynn in a sensational “Salute to Conway and Lorretta” show Thursday night at the Coleman Theatre Beautiful in Miami. Wilkie J and Tony T will entertain at Indigo Sky Casino Thursday night, followed by Downbeat Friday and the Sweet Trouble Band Saturday. The Blue Underground will perform Saturday night at Buffalo Run Casino’s Backwoods Bar and Hunter Hayes will perform Saturday night at Buffalo Run’s Peoria Showplace. The Beer & Chicken Band will be on stage Saturday night at Riverbend Casino’s Club 60 West. ***** DINING & DRINKING UPDATE: One Eyed Monkey at Copper Top Plaza at the entrance to Monkey Island, Quarterdeck Café at Tera Miranda, and VIP Pizza at Hammerhead Marina are now open. After being closed for renovations, Doc’s Bar & Grill at Shangri-La’s Resort Hotel will reopen Tuesday, April 1. Blind Swine on Duck Creek will open for the season at Harbors View Marina Friday, April 4. The bar at The Shebang restaurant remains closed, but Big Shots is providing bar service Monday-Thursday from 4:00-10:00 p.m. ***** BUM MUST-SEE TV: The Conners debuts Wednesday night at 7:00 on ABC. An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution will air Monday night at 9:00 on ABC. The Voice airs Monday night at 7:00 on NBC. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip will be available Friday on Disney+. ***** BUM MUST-SEE MOVIES: The Woman in the Yard and A Working Man both open in movie theaters this weekend. ***** SAVE THE DATE: Friday, April 4 – First Friday Wine Share at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Grove (6:00 p.m.). Thursday, April 10 – Wine Dinner at the Summit Restaurant at Shangri-La (6:00-9:00 p.m.). Saturday, April 12 – Que’n at the Lake Rib Cookoff competition at the Ketchum baseball field. Saturday, April 12 – Vinita Aviators Airplane Rides, Sky Divers, and Easter Egg Drop at the Vinita Airport (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.). Sunday, April 20 – Easter Brunch at The Summit Restaurant at Shangri-La (11:00-5:00). Sunday, April 20 – Easter Egg Hunt at The Anchor at Shangri-La (12:00 p.m.). Saturday, May 3 – Cinco de Poker Derby golf cart poker run on Monkey Island benefiting the Toby Keith Foundation’s Kids Korral and the Monkey Island Trail (11:00 a.m.). Saturday, May 3 – Nichols Marine/Shangri-La Marina Customer Appreciation Luau at Eddy’s Lakeside Bar (5:00-8:00 p.m.). Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4 – In-water Boat Show at Shangri-La Marina (10:00-5:00 Saturday, 10:00-4:00 Sunday). Thursday, May 22 – 3rd Annual Modoc Nation Golf Scramble at Shangri-La (9:00 a.m.). ***** College Basketball is at the forefront of the sports scene this week as the NCAA Tournament field narrows to the Sweet 16 in both men’s and women’s competition beginning Thursday. There’s plenty of NBA action this week, too, as the regular season winds down. After wrapping up a tiring road trip out west in Sacramento Tuesday night (9:00), the OKC Thunder return home to host Memphis Thursday night (7:00), Indiana Saturday (7:00), Chicago Monday (7:00), and Detroit next Wednesday (8:30). PGA golfers are in Houston this week for the Texas Children’s Houston Open. Coverage begins at 3:00 Thursday & Friday and noon Saturday & Sunday on the Golf Channel. NBC picks up the final two rounds at 2:30 Saturday and 1:30 Sunday. NASCAR drivers are in Martinsville for the Cookout 400. Coverage begins Sunday afternoon at 2:00 on FS1. ***** It is Spring, after all, so we can expect a periodic shower or two, but otherwise the weather looks great for the weekend ahead – highs in the mid-70s with lows in the upper 50s until a 10-degree drop on Sunday. More seasonal fun spots are opening every week, so get out and enjoy all the things Grand Lake has to offer. Remember, though, wherever you decide to party, be sure to buy a drink for the guy next to you. It could be me! GRAND LAKE BUM If you would like to join the growing list of sponsors of The Grand Lake Bum e-blast and the Bum’s page on both Grand Lake Living and www.360grandlake.com, the cost is only$50 a week and the list of readers continues to grow. E-mail grandlakebum@gmail.com to sign up. The Grand Lake Bum column is also published in The Grand Laker newspaper. Looking for places to go, things to do, services to use or property to buy in the Grand Lake area? Here’s a starter kit listing of “open to the public” fun places to spend time at Grand Lake. Anchor Sports Bar & Activity Park at Shangri-La Big Shots on Monkey Island (Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights) Billy’s Burger Bar & More in Ketchum Blind Swine on Duck Creek at Safe Harbor Harbors View Marina Blind Swine on Monkey Island Blue Bluff Café at Blue Bluff Harbor BOOM in Grove (at The Regatta) Bradford BBQ in Ketchum Buffalo Bar at Shangri-La on Monkey Island Buffalo Run Casino in Miami (smoking) Casa Gutierrez in Grove Cesar’s Place in Vinita Cesar’s Place in Langley Checkered Past in Grove Chickanella’s on Monkey Island Chicken Coop west of Langley Chubby’s Grill at On Target in Grove Clanton’s Café in Vinita Copper Penny Bar in Ketchum Cosby’s Catfish on Highway 28 in Eucha (East of Disney) Cove Club in Langley Doc’s Bar & Grill at Shangri-La Resort Hotel Domino’s in Grove Downstream Casino in Quapaw (smoking) Drake’s Restaurant in Grove Drunken Rooster Bar & Grill E&H Liquor Store at Littlefield Corner, Monkey Island Eddy’s Lakeside Bar at Shangri-La Marina Fire Pit at Wildwood Cove Resort in Drowning Creek Galley at The Anchor, Shangri-La Resort Gambino’s Pizza in Ketchum Goodfella’s Pizza (Cleora and Grove) Grand Getaway Mercantile (north of Grove) Grand Lake Casino, north of Grove on Highway 10 (smoking) Grand Lake Coffee Company in Grove Hero’s Deli in Grove Hero’s Deli in Langley High Winds Casino east of Miami (smoking) Honey Creek BBQ in Grove (south of Honey Creek bridge) Indigo Sky Casino west of Seneca, Mo. (smoking) Island Bar & Grill at The Landings Marina Juan Montez Restaurant & Cantina at Red Arrow Marina Keagan’s Coffee at Littlefield Corner La Casita de Martin in downtown Grove Legacy Eatery in Grove Lighthouse Supper Club in Ketchum Los Garcias in Langley Lupe's Mexican Restaurant in Grove Matt’s Place in Grove Monkey Bar on Monkey Island Monkey Island RV Resort Mooney’s Sunset Bar & Grill in Disney Monkey Grind at Shangri-La Resort Hotel Monkey Island Trail Rides Monkey Island Winery Mosa Hibachi and Sushi in Grove Mulligan’s at Patricia Island Golf Club in Grove Nu Taste Restaurant in Grove One-Eyed Monkey at Littlefield Corner, Monkey Island Pappy’s Bar on Hwy 10 east of Grove Pickles at the Lake in Langley Pier 13 Liquor Store in Langley Pistol Pat’s on Honey Creek in Grove Pit Stop Café in Grove Poppin’ on Grand in Cleora Quarterdeck Cafe at Tera Miranda Harbor R Bar Dance Hall & Saloon in Grove Raggedy’s in Grove Rancho Viejo in Grove Regatta Restaurant & Bar at Sailboat Bridge, Grove Riggs & Company in Langley Rise-N-Dine, Ketchum River Bend Casino in Wyandotte (smoking) Road Hog Saloon at the entrance to Monkey Island Royal Liquor Store in Grove Scissortail Lounge at Scissortail Marina Sharky’s at Hammerhead Marina Speedy’s Chophouse in Grove Stuffn’s Restaurant in Ketchum (Smoking on patio) Sugar Shack at Lee’s Grand Lake Resort Summit Restaurant at Shangri-La on Monkey Island The Artichoke Restaurant in Langley The Grill at Indian Hills Resort & Marina in Bernice The Stables Casino in Miami (smoking) The Shebang on Monkey Island (smoking on patio and Balcony Bar) Ugly’s Grill & Bar, Thunder Bay Marina VIP Pizza at Hammerhead Marina (smoking on deck) Wolf Creek Diner in Grove [read more]
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