"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

Newly-sharpened pencils

One of my favorite lines from the movie, “You’ve Got Mail” by Nora Ephron was sent in an email by the character Joe Fox played by Tom Hanks to Kathleen Kelly performed by actress Meg Ryan. If you’re not familiar with the 1998 movie, the pair met in a chatroom and fell in love via the Internet. Joe wrote to Kathleen, “Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” If anyone should ever tell you that there is no power in the written word, they’ve never been touched by a song, prose, a moving eulogy, rousing political speech, sermon, book or newspaper column. If you’ve ever received a love note, then you know the thrill that writing can bring to a lovesick heart.

OG&E crews compete in 33rd annual Linemen's Expo

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) line crews competed in the 33rd annual Linemen's Expo, an annual company event in which line crews compete in timed competition and families and co-workers show their appreciation for the crews who help deliver reliable and dependable electric service to Oklahomans and Arkansans regardless of the weather. The expo opened with a sunrise American flag raising, followed by a series of competitions where line crews demonstrated their technical prowess and commitment to safety in timed events like speed pole climb, transformer change out, simulated rescue of an injured worker, and more.