Jason Gorman visits Lions

Lifestyle

December 10, 2021

By Dean Craig

For the second time in three weeks, the program for the Okmulgee Lions Club has been presented by Californians who have migrated to Oklahoma, reversing the saga of “The Grapes of Wrath.” Tuesday’s program was presented by Jason Gorman, owner of J’s Landscape. Gorman told us that he came to Oklahoma around 25 years ago and his only connection to Oklahoma was a sister and a step-brother living here.

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