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ON T HE GR IL L Ingredients
Grilled Potato Salad • 2 lbs. Yukon Gold Potato • ¼ cup mayo • ¼ yellow mustard • ¼ tsp. paprika • 2 tsp. salt • 2 tsp. pepper
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp • 2 lbs. peeled and deveined shrimp (shell on) • 1 small can of chiptle peppers (use the sauce only) • ¼ cup brown sugar • ¼ cup oil
Grilled Caesar Salad • 2 lbs. romaine hearts • 1 cup of Caesar salad dressing • ½ red onion–shaved thin • 1 cup crutons • 2 tomatoes–sliced into wedges • 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Start by bringing a pot of water to a boil. Slice your potatoes into ½ inch thick slices and drop them into the boiling water for about 5 min or until they are just soft. Place them on a sheet rack and cool them down in the refrigerator. Make sure your grill is nice and hot. Now with a little olive oil brush the potato slices and season them with salt and pepper. Place them on the grill and allow them to cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Once they are done toss them in the bowl with the dressing (mayo, mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper) and allow them to soak up all of the good flavors. For the shrimp, first make sure that the shrimp has been cleaned, take out the vein in the back but leave the shell on the shrimp. Place them in a bowl with chipotle sauce, oil, and brown sugar. Allow the shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes. Now, place the shrimp on the hot grill flipping them every minute or two until they are done. Shrimp will turn slightly black and curl, that’s when you will know they are done. Grill for a maximum of 7 minutes. For the Caesar salad take fresh hearts of romaine and slice them in half to give you a flat surface to grill. Oil the flat part of the lettuce and season with salt and pepper then place on the hot grill only for about 30 seconds, just enough to make the leaves wilt, then place them on a platter and spoon dressing over the hot leaves, dress with croutons, sliced tomato, and shaved red onion and serve.
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“I CAN DO THIS!” Ever y kid, at some point, has a dream. They want to accomplish grand things—whether it’s music, acting , spor ts, or even being an astronaut. Unfortunately, most don’t have the opportunity to actualize their dreams and the dreams just fade away. This is not the case, however, for 8-year-old Carson Simpkins. Carson grew up wanting to ride bulls, and that’s just what he does today. He rode his first bull 90 days ago, but the story starts long before that. Since Carson was two years old, his favorite movie was 8 Seconds. Lane Frost (the main character in the movie) was his idol. Carson wanted to be everything that Lane was when he got older. He wanted to ride bulls. But where is a kid going to find a bu l l? W here ca n t hey f ind t he tra ining to ma ke their dream come true in a safe and realistic manner? Carson’s prayers were answered in the form of a new friend and the friend ’s father. One afternoon, the members of their church group were gathered at Carson’s best friend ’s house. The kids were playing outside and ended up finding the steers and donkeys that had been trained to buck. Carson’s best friend had a professional bull rider for a father and he was happy to let the kids try out his mounts. The kids were giving it a try and after Carson did, he was in love. He ran to his father and told him, “I can do this!” His friend’s father was happy to train him and soon Carson would make his premiere at the Fire and Ice Rodeo at the Ken Lance Three Crosses Arena.
The first time Carson went out, he rode a steer. The kids start out with steers, then progress to a larger steer, then a smaller bull, and finally open class bulls when they turn 18. Carson, his family, and his friends were all excited to see him in his first rodeo. He managed to stay on the steer for about 6.5 seconds, which is much longer than most kids his age. When he fell, he got the air knocked out of him, but he recovered quickly and couldn’t wait to do it again. It scared his parents a bit, but when he recovered so quickly, still with a burning enthusiasm, they were happy to let him pursue what made him happy. All together, Carson has ridden in seven different rodeos with a top time of 7.3 seconds. Of course, he can’t wait to get to that 8-second mark, but it shouldn’t be far away with the rate he’s going. Most kids, after they get beaten up once or twice, are done with the rodeo. But that’s not Carson’s style. His very last ride, his ankle got stepped on and he hurt his shoulder, but he just limped around for a while and was fine. His motto is to, “Just Cowboy Up”, something he learned from his favorite movie, 8 Seconds While many young kids might say something like this, very few are tough enough to live it. Carson has a long life of bull riding ahead of him. He loves it so much that he never wants to quit. For the short term, though, you can see him ride at Ken Lance Three Crosses Arena on Monday nights, starting the first week of April. They hold an open class rodeo where anyone can go out and ride, and you can bet Carson wouldn’t be anywhere else. He’s fortunate that he has had the possibility of realizing his dream and pussuing something he is passionate about. We should all be so lucky.
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The Ada Exchange Program came into existence over 20 years ago with a sister school in Ibaraki, Japan. Randall Voss, a graduate of Ada High School, was teaching English in the Ibaraki school and coordinated with then Ada High School principal Bill Nelson (continued under principal Charles Golightly) to set up a program whereby 15 Japanese students come every year to Ada, and each student stays with a host family for 3 weeks. The students are treated as members of the family and get to hone their English speaking skills, as well as experience real-world American culture, not just the culture they see in movies. Students usually arrive the first week in March and leave 20 days later. (Vicki Creed) Here is a look at the experiences of one of those students. Host parent Kristine Skillern shared, “When we found out that we were hosting Yuka, we were able to get her personal information and we started to contact her through email. We asked her about her family, her likes and dislikes. We found out if she was allergic to anything and what kind of foods she liked. We just started opening up the lines of communication to her so that when she got her she felt like she already knew us. Yuka arrived in Ada and began her journey with Kristine, Jordan and Taylor Skillern. When asked about meeting Yuka for the first time, Kristine told me, “It was really exciting. We were a little nervous at first on whether she would like us or not. My biggest concern was whether we would be able to communicate well with her. We were fortunate that Yuka has had 4 years of English, taught by Mr. Voss, her English Communication teacher. She spoke English quite well, so we hit it off from the start”. Yuka has an outgoing personality so she did not take long to adapt to her new surroundings. She got along great with Jordan and Taylor. They became like best friends almost over night. They broke the ice by playing some of her favorite card games. Yuka is a master of the game Speed. Life was a little different for Yuka here in Ada. “She gets on a train at 6:00am to go to school six days a week. School begins for her at 9:00am and ends at 6:00pm. They have clubs there and if you are in any of them, then you are at school until around 8:00pm. She is in English club and Fencing Club. She also goes to school on Saturday until noon. We learned about the different foods and of course she taught our 12 • www.adahub.com
family some Japenese words and expressions”. It wasn’t all about school and hanging around the house for Yuka and the Skillerns. They took time to do some extra activities that made Yuka’s stay a special one. Kristine talked about some things they did while she was here. “We took a trip to Dallas to go to Six Flags and to the Galleria to shop. We went to the Oklahoma Science museum with some family. We rode horses, go karts, four wheelers and motorcycles. We went skating, bowling and she even learned how to shoot a gun and a bow. The group learned how to square dance and Ken Davis even hosted a pool and volleyball party for the entire group of students. We ate together, rode bikes and also watched a ton of movies.” With so many activities, the three weeks seemed to pass by quickly. Even though the program was for a short time, the bond that was formed was strong and would last for a lifetime. “I don’t know if we will see her again, but Taylor would like to do an exchange program in Japan. We will definitely keep in touch through email, Facebook and Instagram. I plan on sending her care packages to every few months containing some of the goodies that she enjoyed here that she cannot get back in Japan. I will never forget Yuka. She is a part of our family now and she has taken a piece of my heart back to Japan. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Yuka. She is such a smart and sweet girl with dreams to work for Pixar when she finishes school. I am hoping to see her name on the TV screen one of these days in the future.” Some of the exchange students end up back in Oklahoma for college. Vicki Creed says, “A young woman named Haruka, a graduate of Ibarake, is now attending school at ECU”. The host families and students may never meet again, but there is no doubt that both sides are impacted in a unique and special way. Yuka shared a speech on the final evening of her visit to Ada. “I learned a lot of things from you. What do you think it is? American culture? Ada High School? Customs of America? Yes, we learned those. But we learned one thing that we can’t learn from books or studying. It’s love. We are Japanese. You are American. But you treated us as a member of the family. We were glad to feel it while we were with you. All of us think you are our family, too. We will never forget you. Thank you so much.”
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Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing as well as dispensing drugs and medicines. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. Pharmacists are experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients (wikipedia.org). Darrell Brown decided he wanted to pursue this field as a high school student in Cleveland, Oklahoma Darrell completed his training and received his degree from Southwesten Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. After graduating in 1978, he started working for Med-Ex in Tulsa. In 1980, he opened his own pharmacy until he moved to Ada in 1995 to work for Mays Drug Warehouse. Darrell planned to retire at Mays, but when they were planning to shut down, Darrell made new plans to start his own store again. “Everything just seemed to fall into place so easy. The building became available and everything just worked out. It felt like it was meant to be,” Darrell shared. Brown’s Pharmacy and Gifts/Truff les and Swirls opened its doors in January of 2013 at 1800 Arlington. It is far more than a pharmacy. Barbara Brown, Darrell ’s wife, loves to plan events, entertain and she has a passion for serving others. Barbara is always hard at work on the other side of the Pharmacy. The store offers a unique variety of gifts, treats, jewelry and more. After checking out all the children’s clothing and toys you might need to have a seat and enjoy a delicious cappuccino, latte, or tea. They also have Cinnamon Roll Tuesday & Wednesday, followed by fresh baked cupcakes on Thursdays and Fridays. After speaking with Darrell and Barbara, Idiscovered something that sets them apart from many other pharmacies. They are truly about the customers. I don’t think it is even fair to give the label “customer.” To the Brown’s and their wonderful staff, I think a more appropriate term is friend. They value each person that walks through the doors and it is their goal to interact with everyone while striving to improve the overa l l hea lt h of t he communit y. Darrell says, “We want to get people well and keep them healthy.” If you would like to learn more about Brown’s Pharmacy and Gifts, follow them on Facebook and Instagram. They post deals and specials all the time. You can also just walk in and look around from 8:00-6:00 Monday through Friday and 9:00 -12:00 on Sat u rd ays. If you a re look ing for more than a pharmacy, check them out today, and you will find a friendly smile welcoming you very soon. 14 • www.adahub.com
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