Veterinary Corner

10/10/2026

When dinner is 3 minutes late and the cat activates dragon mode. 😂🐱🔥

10/08/2026

10/01/2026

😅 Ask for directions in a small Oklahoma town and you will not get street names. You will get landmarks, and half of them are not there anymore.

Turn where the old gas station used to be. Go past the lot where the Sonic burned down. If you reach the grain elevator, you have gone too far. Somehow it always works.

What is the "it used to be there" landmark everybody in your town still gives directions by?

09/28/2026

👀 Join us for our Family Nature Hike next Saturday, Oct. 3rd, at 9:30am, and enjoy a guided walk through the trails, get some hands-on nature exploration, and plenty of opportunities to spot wildlife along the way. It’s a great chance for families to unplug, laugh together, and make some meaningful memories in the fresh air. All ages and experience levels are welcome! 🌳 Register here: https://oklahomacity.perfectmind.com/25654/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=6c36e1dd-6884-407d-8210-f189d3c2a619&singleCalendarWidget=True&redirectedFromEmbededMode=False&courseId=1b3d036f-b79d-4eb6-9520-396d13d331a6

09/28/2026

Do you want to be in a living window this year?

Guthrie Territorial Christmas Celebrations does not facilitate volunteers for windows. Why you may ask? Because we cannot tell a private business what to do with their window.

So if you want to be in a window this year, here's what we recommend.

1. Go talk to the store owner directly, ask if they have someone to fill their window and if they would be willing to let you(and a couple friends) sit in there window? Quick tip: Most windows only hold three people comfortably.

2. Ask if they have items to decorate with or if they want you to decorate it?

3. Come with a plan for what scene you would like to setup in the window. Examples include, historical crafts such as knitting, embroidery and leatherwork.

4. Choose your costume for the event. We have some helpful tips and rental websites available at https://www.guthriesterritorialchristmas.org/ make sure you know what decade your portraying and tailor your outfit to fit your activity. For example a ballgown is for dancing not embroidery.

And quick tip: Most business owners also want the promise of good behavior, no cell phones during the event, and ages of the window participants.

We are so excited for this season's events!

09/26/2026

The fire truck that comes when you call in Oklahoma is more than likely being driven by somebody who was asleep in their own bed just minutes ago. 🚒❤️

Most of our fire departments in Oklahoma are volunteer. Not paid. Not sitting at the station waiting for that phone to ring. They’re welders, teachers, nurses, farmers, mechanics, business owners, moms, dads, and folks just trying to make a livin’ and take care of their families.

But when that pager goes off, everything stops.

It might be in the middle of a shower, supper with the family, a birthday party, church, or two o’clock in the mornin’. They get up, pull on their gear, head to the station, jump on a truck, and go. No hesitation. No paycheck waiting on the other end. Just a heart that says, “Somebody needs us.”

And around here, we make do with what we’ve got. Trucks aren’t always new. Equipment costs more than most folks realize. Sometimes a department is trying to keep an old truck runnin’ just a little longer while raising money with fish fries, plate sales, raffles, donations, and the generosity of neighbors.

And those calls ain’t always fires.

They’re wrecks on dark country roads. 🚗💥
Grass fires runnin’ with the Oklahoma wind. 🔥
Medical calls. 🚑
Rescues.
Storms.
And those moments when every second matters and your closest help may still be a long ways down the road.

But the hardest part—the part folks outside a small community may never truly understand—is that around here… we know the address before we ever get there.

We know whose house it is.

We know whose mama lives there.
We know whose kids are inside.
We know the family standing in the driveway.

And we go anyway.

We do our job. We help our neighbors. We load back up, head home, and when morning comes, we still gotta get up and go to work like it was just another night.

That’s what being a volunteer firefighter in a small Oklahoma community means.

It ain’t about the spotlight.
It ain’t about the recognition.
It’s about your neighbor callin’ for help and knowin’ you’re gonna answer.

So tonight, hug your volunteer firefighter a little tighter. ❤️

And if you see that fire truck headed down the road, remember there’s a good chance the person behind that wheel left their own family, their own bed, and their own life for a little while…

just to come help yours.

Red Rock, Oklahoma, we’re blessed with folks who answer the call. 🚒🙏🇺🇸

09/25/2026