Recently, Eric Baker shared a conversation with beloved Bristow resident and cheerful, friendly Walmart cashier, Karen Johnson. As they chatted, Eric learned that she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, requiring an expensive necessary treatment. Eric immediately decided that he would organize a benefit dinner to help her get the medical care she needs. On Sunday, April 25, 2021, he and other volunteers prepared and served that meal, a meal further made possible by the generous food donations of community members.

Heading west from Bristow on Route 66, travelers and residents alike will view a newly replaced sign identifying the SFC Donald J. Hurt Memorial Bridge at Catfish Creek. Although the sign is new, the memorialized name of the bridge is not.