"Back in the late '60s, early '70s, the people were worried that this area would be annexed by Noble or Norman, so we formed a town called Slaughterville," Jim said.

Jim served a term as mayor in the early '70s and helped establish the town's fire department while Annette began working on the charitable endeavors that have become so large today.

"They did a lot of the grassroots work. They helped get so many positive things started," Blair said. "And now, 40 years later, we see the incredible benefits."

As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was Slaughterville.

"I don't think any one of us have any regrets about any of it," Annette said.

Eric Dama 366-3527 edama@normantranscript.com