The permanent Chickasha Leg Lamp opened in November of 2022 and the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce has statistics that have occurred as a result of its opening.
The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 20 at 8 am. Angela Spicer called the meeting to order.
The Chickasha Economic Development Council was recognized recently at the Redbud Awards for their tourism initiatives in 2022. The EDC was nominated for five awards: Outstanding Event for Festival of
The Oklahoma Travel Industry Association presented RedBud Awards this week in recognition of groups and communities that promote travel and tourism in the state.
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Today I learned that the infamous leg lamp that we all know and love from A Christmas Story was invented in Oklahoma. Apparently a man by the name of Nolan James designed the iconic lamp. He actually built it at the OU School of Visual Arts when he was a teacher there and kept it in his office. One of his students would go onto be on the production team for A Christmas Story and said his teacher s lamp was the reference for the movie.
This was all mentioned in Nolan s obituary when he passed away in 2020. Small world, Nolan actually lived in Wichita Falls for a period of time, so we have a little connection to the legend. Nolan s hometown of Chickasha, Oklahoma showed him some love this past Christmas by having a massive leg lamp in the town square. The leg lamp brought many people to town and it received several awards.