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In a perfect world, Danny Wohl is pretty certain who would have won this past weekend’s annual Frank Wohl Memorial Bass Tournament. “My dad would have said, ‘Good tournament, guys,’ but he would have won it,” Danny Wohl said, laughing. “He didn’t just fish. He would’ve won.” But Wohl’s father, Frank, a Clinton businessman and […]

Anglers can cast their lines at Foss Lake this weekend in search of two prize catches: the heaviest fish and progress in the fight against cancer. Proceeds from Sunday’s Frank Wohl Memorial Bass Tournament will benefit cancer research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The fishing tournament began 20 years ago in memory of Wohl, […]

In 1957, Jordan Tang drove his beat-up, crimson Ford from Stillwater to Oklahoma City. When it was cold, Tang had to pour gasoline into the carburetor to get it to start, but on this particular day the car ran well. This was fortunate, because the young scientist had a job interview at the Oklahoma Medical […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 5, 2006 – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation employees ate ice cream sundaes, bought personalized bricks and placed bids in online auctions to help raise money to support medical research. And their efforts paid off—to the tune of $122,000 in donations to support research and education programs at OMRF. Of OMRF’s 568 employees, […]

Ask DeeAnn Simpson about the charity bike ride she started in 2001, and a smile brightens her face. She may tell you about the many riders who’ve joined the fight against multiple sclerosis. Or perhaps she’ll elaborate on the homemade baked goods—including her mother’s cinnamon rolls—awaiting bikers at rest stops. The annual Star Bike ride […]