Cheryl Franklin

Grove Rotary, one of Oklahoma’s largest clubs, is known for impactful fundraising and community service, including distributing over $87,000 to local nonprofits and supporting international projects. Their latest major initiative is partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide free books to children under five in Delaware County, already enrolling over 1,100 kids in its first year. The club’s efforts foster literacy, community support, and a love of reading for local families.

Six friends from Noel, Missouri, who graduated together in 1960, recently reunited 62 years later at Grand Lake, Oklahoma, to reminisce about their shared childhood and successful careers. All born in 1942 and now turning 80, the women maintained their lifelong friendship through cards and letters, with four marrying their high school sweethearts and all achieving executive-level positions in various fields.