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Editors Letter
Bring back the happy days
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Celebrating BPL’s Nifty Fifties events and looking at how the decade shaped our world today
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Event: Charity to a Tee
Benefit golf tournaments abound in April
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Spotlight: Eggs from the Sky
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Music: SHEL and Amici Quartet
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April Calendar
Spirit Church 2014 Easter egg hunt OKM House Concert is a world premiere event
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Spring to it!
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Out & About: Photos from around town
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Business: Long-lasting union
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Sports: Bruins spring forward
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Last Call: Light It Up Blue
Fun events to attend this April This month, Shamrock the Ville, Great American ConferenceTournament, and Nora Jane Struthers House Concert and more! Truity Credit Union celebrates 75 years of growth
April events for tennis, track, softball, golf and baseball
Paths to Indendence 5k benefits new school
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April 2014 Volume 4, Issue 4 206 1/2 SE Frank Phillips Blvd. Bartlesville, OK 74003 918.336.0681
Bring back the happy days I’m thinking I’d like to go back to 1950s Bartlesville if someone can loan me a time machine to get there. Maybe Doc’s DeLorean from “Back to the Future” is available somewhere. I’d like to go back and bask in the optimism of that time – and perhaps right a few community wrongs in the process. I’d enjoy living in a community with so many schools. Imagine how lovely it must have been to attend Southview Elementary where kindergarten through third grade had their own building and had time to plan May Day celebrations and family picnics. There weren’t plagued with the shadow of test results and repercussions. Just ABC, 123 and let’s go play on the playground. Reading through flyers and clippings and photo captions of the time, the community leaders were set on progress, forging ahead with development and convinced that building new houses, schools and stores was necessary not only for the population that lived here at the time, but for those they were sure would be here in the not so distant future. Young families were everywhere in Bartlesville and the community catered to both office moms and homemakers. The YWCA – now sadly gone from our downtown landscape – was a strong institution in the community offering everything from business classes to lessons in playing bridge. The YMCA was going strong, Phillips 66 Splash Club started up and garden clubs were all the rage as young couples worked to landscape all those brand new lawns. It was a time of
drive-in movies, roller skating rinks and diners. Of course there were undercurrents of tension in the community as well. It was the beginning of the civil rights movement both here and nationwide. Librarian Ruth Brown was dismissed for taking a stance. I’d love to go back and have a say in those hearings. And the Douglass Dragons were denied a trip to play for the state championship football game in 1955 because the Bartlesville school administration opted not to pay for African Americans to travel to the event. I’d like to go back and provide the team with first class accommodations to the game, along with the assurance to hang in there for change is on the way in coming years. While I’m back in the 1950s, I’d like to stop by College High School and see my mom teaching on the auditorium stage. Her classes were held there while construction crews worked on the new stadium building where she eventually moved with her students. Her class included some veterans who had returned from war and wanted to finish high school. The U.S. was weary from WWII and Korea and the Cold War threat hung over all, but it seems to me the focus of the 1950s generation was on enjoying life regardless. Plant flowers, build schools, play golf, be happy. We could probably all benefit from adopting their resilient decision to face life with joy.
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About the cover: Our cover photo depicts the fun ‘50s when an “Easter bonnet with all the thrills upon it” was just part of the joyful approach to life.
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Party 1950s Style Photo courtesy of the Bartlesville Area History Museum
Bartlesville Public Library celebrates decade with dance party
The Tuxedo Cafe was a popular hangout and place to grab a great meal during the 1950s.
BY LAURA SUMMERS The Fifties with all their glory of poodle skirts and James Dean, drive-in movies and Doris Day are being celebrated this month in Bartlesville with a bandstand dance, conferences on rock and roll and television and the history near and far that shaped a decade of progress and prosperity. Bartlesville Public Library celebrates in April the lifestyle and culture of the years from 1950 to 1959 in which this community grew and developed perhaps more quickly than any other time in the past or future. The kicks start on April 5 with a 1950s Bandstand Dance Party running from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bartlesville Elks Lodge, 1060 Swan Drive. All the cool cats will find it a gas to dance to the oldies with the ever hip Bop Cats rock and roll band. There will be free dance instruction, along with trophies awarded for best dance couple, best costume, hula hoop finesse and best
Elvis impersonation. Refreshments will be sold at 1950s prices. Come hang out with Mr. Potato Head and Barbie from 2 to 4 p.m. April 5 at a program featuring the most popular Children’s Games and Toys of the 1950s scheduled at Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone Ave. You’ll be in orbit celebrating the era of Play-Doh and Yahtzee in this fun program. Rock and roll was here to stay once it took off in the ‘50s, so the library has scheduled a special videoconference from 2 to 3 p.m. April 8 to talk about how contemporary culture shaped the world of music. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Ohio presents The Big Bang – The Birth of Rock and Roll with vintage performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Little Richard. The Golden Years of Television take the spotlight from 2 to 3 p.m.April 9 in another videoconference at the library. New York City’s Paley Center for Media celebrates
some of the most beloved personalities from those early TV years. Milton Berle, Lucile Ball, George Burns and Gracie Allen will be highlighted in this special day. Take a walk down memory lane in Bartlesville from 2 to 4 p.m. April 27 when the library looks at our community’s role in some of the biggest events of the era. With Joe Todd as emcee and special guest speakers on hand, this program looks at the days when the world’s first telemovie was released with a premiere in Bartlesville, the national civil rights movement battle that took place here with the story of librarian Ruth Brown, the inner workings of Radar Hill and the construction of the Price Tower. The series concludes with a special tribute to soldiers from Washington County who died during the Korean War. Be sure and head out to one or more of these hip events in April.You’ll be digging them. APRIL 2014 | Bartlesville Monthly
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Bartlesville Life in the 1950s with a quickly growing population drawn to the high quality of life. Progress was a word bandied about constantly during the decade in which eight schools were built in nine years, neighborhoods were developed at an unprecedented rate and young couples with children dominated the landscape. Bartlesville in 2014 is still making the list of top places to live for many of the same reasons. Real estate blog Movoto.
Many of the studies conducted today in Bartlesville involve the decisions made in the 1950s when developers and architects designed houses, parks and landmark structures that are so important to the landscape of this generation. We’re jumping on the band wagon with Bartlesville Public Library this month celebrating the happy days of the 1950s, which was a decade of physical and personal development
com applauded the city’s “exceptional” education system,
as construction took off, civil rights triumphed and the baby
low unemployment rate and low tax rate among the factors
boom redefined community needs. Here’s looking at how the
that caused Bartlesville to make the Top 10 rank of places to
nifty fifties shaped our world today and ways the city has
live in Oklahoma this year.
changed.
Home building during the 1950s was at an all time high.
Jane Phillips Elementary School in the 1950s.
Housing Boom
School Pride
Pennington Hills, Oak Park and Woodland Park were among
Imagine living in a time in which the community opted to
the large new neighborhoods constructed in Bartlesville
build eight new public schools and add onto the 10 schools
during the 1950s. New houses went up near the high
already serving the city. From 1950 to 1959, Bartlesville
school and in the southern part of town. East Bartlesville
built Wayside, Hoover, Madison, Wilson, Ranch Heights,
essentially was born in the decade as development outside
Oak Park, Will Rogers and Southview. At the close of the
of downtown was encouraged. Developers had work aplenty
decade, Bartlesville had 15 elementary schools, two junior
as they constructed new apartments, homes and commercial
highs and one high school, along with Douglass School.
developments to serve the city’s growing population.
There were additions built onto all of the older buildings to boost them up alongside the new buildings.
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Photos courtesy of the Bartlesville Area History Museum
Bartlesville of the 1950s was dubbed “America’s Ideal Family Center”
Landmark Construction Price Tower was designed and built in the 1950s leaving a lasting impression on our community. Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece design for H.C. Price Company opened in 1956 as a multi-use office, apartment and retail space, became home to various companies through the years and eventually evolved into the arts center, museum and hotel it is today. Price Tower is part of a 10-building nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The 1950s also brought to Bartlesville housing designs from prominent architects including Wright, who designed the Harold Price home, and Bruce Goff, who during this decade designed several local homes and Redeemer Lutheran Church. Tourists visit our community year-round to check out these architectural wonders.
Price Tower (above), The Phillips Hotel (far left) and several buildings on the Phillips Campus were built over the decade.
Civil Rights Movement
Librarian turned civil rights pioneer Ruth Brown
The color chart that designated separate rights for blacks and whites began dissolving in the 1950s, but the community and the nation underwent some growing pains in the process. Ruth Brown, a 30year librarian in Bartlesville, was fired from her post in 1950 due to her efforts to provide books to all, along with the stance she took in bringing African American friends with her to a local restaurant (where they were refused service) and to church. She was an inspiration for the movie “Storm Center� starring Bette Davis. Changes came to Bartlesville schools as well in the 1950s as the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education led to integration of classes. Students at Douglass School, which had served African Americans since 1907, began to attend classes in other buildings. The stark lines of prejudice that once divided the town began to blur, though even today they are sadly not fully erased.
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Bartlesville Facts! Bartlesville by Air!
You didn’t have to to be “company man” to fly out of the local airport in the 1950s. Continental Airlines and Central Airlines both had flights in and out of Bartlesville.
Population Growth
Bartlesville population grew by 45 percent going from 19,228 in 1950 to 27,892 in 1960. Back then, Bartlesville leaders projected the city would have 64,000 residents in the metropolitan area by 1990.
Channel Surfing
In 1957, Bartlesville was a national test site for pay cable TV. Telemovie debuted with Doris Day’s film “Pajama Party” to an audience of over 300 homes.
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In 1954, Bartlesville-headquartered Phillips Petroleum introduced the first all-season motor oil. Popular Trop-Arctic Motor Oil was designed to adapt to all temperature changes eliminating a need to change grades of oil between winter and summer months
Game Changer
Bartlesville High’s Custer Stadium opened in 1954 moving football games from the municipal field on Tuxedo Avenue to the campus of what was then known as College High. The historic home of gridiron, soccer and track victories now seats 4,300 and was named for C.C. “Lefty” Custer, a longtime coach and athletic director in Bartlesville.
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Charity to the Tee
It’s time to hit the golf course for a good cause this spring as area organizations combine fun in the sun with fundraising. Here’s three great fundraising tournaments happening this month.
BRCC Classic Golf Tournament Feel free to mix business with pleasure at the first annual Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, which begins with lunch at 11 a.m. followed by play starting at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Country Club. With a mission to promote economic and community development in Bartlesville, the Chamber strives to improve the business climate and quality of life enjoyed by all.
Offering insightful forums featuring speakers in a variety of fields, networking opportunities throughout the year and programs designed to educate businesses on the latest trends, the Chamber offers membership benefits for both nonprofit organizations and for-profit ventures. This month’s golf tournament, which organizers hope will become an annual event, includes a four person scramble/ shotgun start. Space is limited to the
first 24 teams who sign up, after which there will be a waiting list to participate. The $500 entry fee includes golf carts, range, drinks, lunch and prizes. The tourney is open to Chamber members as a chance to network or just visit along the way while enjoying time on Hillcrest’s Perry Maxwell-designed course. For more information about the Chamber or the golf tournament, visit www.bartlesville.com.
Indian Summer Golf Tournament It’s not every day you find a bow hunter at a golf tournament. But the new Oklahoma Indian Summer Golf Tournament has a hunter on hand at its 18th hole where golfers can opt to tee off or pay $5 to have an arrow shot for them. The Indian Summer tourney tees off at 1 p.m. April 26 at Adams Municipal Golf Course. A fall favorite in Bartlesville, the
Indian Summer Festival brings to the community a fine arts market, competition pow wow, cultural demonstrations and Indian storytelling. The September festival, which began in 1988, is sponsored by the Cherokee, Delaware and Osage tribes. This year’s golf tournament is a four-person scramble with a $65 entry fee, which includes green fees, cart,
towel, lunch and drinks. Prizes will be awarded in various categories and there is a silent auction of items including an autographed Sam Bradford OU jersey, an autographed Wes Welker Broncos jersey and autographed Anchorman 1 and 2 posters. For more details on the festival or the tournament, visit www. okindiansummer.org.
Green Country Four Ball Championship Get ready for a twist on the golf tournament circuit this year with the new two-day Bartlesville Community Foundation four-ball event. Dubbed the Green Country Four Ball Championship, this unique new foundation tourney benefitting the Legacy Hall of Fame Fund is scheduled May 2 and 3. The community foundation creates endowed funds that work for the good
of Bartlesville. New funds are created by request and several accounts exist already to benefit various nonprofit groups in town, as well as scholarships. The foundation also annually honors philanthropists who are inducted into its Legacy Hall of Fame. This year’s golf event is designed to grow the Legacy fund that provides annual grants to area nonprofits. Designed to attract serious golfers
looking for a challenge, the Green Country Four Ball Championship starts at 8 a.m. May 2 at Hillcrest Country Club and at 8 a.m. May 3 at Adams Golf Course. Many sponsors signed on for three years of support for the event helping to secure its long-term success. To learn more about the foundation or the tournament, visit www.bartlesvillecf. org or call 918-337-2287.
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Eggs from the Sky
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Spirit Church sponsors giant Easter Egg Drop on April 19
The baskets are ready, the kids are poised to begin the race and the time is almost here. But what’s this? The eggs aren’t hidden in the grass or trees this time. The eggs are coming from the sky. Spirit Church has a new twist on the old-fashioned Easter egg hunt. It’s an egg drop of mammoth proportions. Some 40,000 Easter eggs will be dropped from a helicopter on April 19 at Sooner Park where the church has planned a major celebration. Registration and activities begin at 9:30 a.m. with the first egg drop starting at 11 a.m. All children must be registered to participate. Get a jump on the process by registering online at www. egghuntbartlesville.com. The egg drop helicopter will dispense Easter goodies from the sky every 20
minutes from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. with children from birth to 11 years allowed to participate. Time slots will be divided for various age groups. Each child is allowed to gather 10 to 15 eggs, which are filled with candy or small toys. Some of the eggs have slips of paper inside them allowing the winner to receive a prize at a special station set up in the park. Some prizes are large and some are small. Because this is one of the biggest egg hunts of all time, Spirit Church has arranged for shuttle buses to take participants to the park. Parking will be available at MidHigh, Madison and Hoover schools. Admission to the big party is free and there is plenty of entertainment on hand. Kids will enjoy jumping in inflatables, taking pictures with the Easter Bunny, face painting and magician shows. A concession stand will be selling hot dogs and other
goodies with all proceeds from the food sales benefitting the church’s missionaries in other countries. Helicopter rides will be available for $30 each before and after the egg drop from 9:45 to 10 a.m. and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The big event is sponsored by Spirit Church, formerly known as First Assembly of God Church, which is located at 900 S. Dewey Ave. The church will have a prayer tent set up at the park for anyone who would like to visit about spiritual needs. For more information about Spirit Church, visit www.spiritchurch.org or call 918-336-1131.
Easter Egg Drop 2014
9:30am April 19th Sooner Park Register online at www.egghuntbartlesville.com
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music
Four plus Four
SHEL returns to Bartlesville with NY Amici String Quartet
During SHEL’s performance at Frank & Lola’s to close out the 2013 OK Mozart Festival showcase series, an epiphany occurred. While the sister group performed their original tune “Tuscany,” influenced liberally from the quartet’s classical upbringing, OKM Artistic Director Constantine Kitsopoulos realized this act provided a great opportunity to bring chamber music to diverse audiences. “I was intrigued by the originality of SHEL’s music,” Kitsopoulos recalls. “I could hear additional strings weaving in and out of the arrangements of the songs. After a brief conversation with the band, I knew it was something we could explore further.” The vision that has been brewing for 16
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nearly a year reaches fruition at 7 p.m. May 14 with the next installment of the OKM Original Artist Concert Series featuring Amici New York String Quartet and SHEL at the Frank Phillips Club, 206 SE Frank Phillips Blvd. Tickets are $32 and can be purchased at OKM or Bartlesville Community Center box offices or online at www.okmozart.com. The concert will begin with an Amici String Quarter set showcasing selections from the 2014 OK Mozart repertoire, followed by SHEL and concluding with a collaborative set featuring both acts. Kitsopoulos has begun arranging the finale, a time-consuming yet rewarding task. “I’ve listened to SHEL’s albums many, many times to get an idea of how the string quartet can be added,” Kitsopoulos
says. “I’ll think of lines and riffs that go with the lyrics, the other instrumental textures, etc. Then I’ll talk to members of the band and get their ideas. It’s only after that prep work that I’ll sit down and put pencil to paper.” After years of classical training and continuing influences from nearly all genres of music, the ladies of SHEL are thrilled to perform with a string quartet for the first time, especially in a town of which they’ve grown quite fond. “For us, (this concert) is a longstanding dream come true, we’re extremely excited,” says Eva Holbrook, SHEL’s cellist and mandolin player. “Bartlesville is without question one of the most unique and wonderful towns we’ve ever visited and we’re thrilled to be working with OK
Mozart once again to bring a very special concert experience to one of our favorite audiences.” SHEL’s audiences and media exposure have grown rapidly since their first fulllength album release and Bartlesville debut in 2012. Video premieres on USA Today, American Songwriter and CMT, music reviews from every corner of the country and song placement in several network television shows and commercials are all indicative of a band that doesn’t fit into a mainstream mold gaining mainstream popularity. It’s fitting that a group expanding musical boundaries while also solidifying itself with OK Mozart audiences is paired with members of Amici New York Orchestra, the festival’s centerpiece. The Amici String Quartet features orchestra members who have performed in nearly all 29 OKM Festivals to date. Incorporating these musicians into a contemporary performance falls directly in line with the artistic vision of the festival. “Combining contemporary artists with members of Amici NY Orchestra is
a perfect way to enhance the crossover concert experience,” says Kitsopoulos. “Small orchestral ensembles are key as it makes it easier to fit this sort of genre bending into our house concert series. Hopefully it’s a way to lead people into the OK Mozart chamber music scene and then into the larger orchestral concerts.” Holbrook agrees with the notion of genre bending as the sisters list classical, folk, classic rock and various other musical forms as influential. “There is a great deal to be learned and harnessed in any genre,” Holbrook says. “Freedom, expression, emotion, beauty, chaos, refinement, innovation, poetry, musicality – we’re hunting for these things in music perhaps more than we’re methodically studying any particular genre.”
SHEL & Amici String Quartet 7pm, May 14 Kress Building, 206 SE Frank Phillips Blvd. Tickets at BCC Box Office, OKM offices, or okmozart.com
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Tuesday, April 1 Woolaroc Field Trip Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd. 10 AM Join us for a fun filled day at Woolaroc! Call the OLLI office for more information 800.765.8933 or Sally Ashe Barnard at 918.812.3807.
BINGO The American Legion Post 105, 501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Wednesday, April 2 Bartlesville Public School Foundation Teachers Hall of Fame Breakfast Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd 7 AM Fund raiser for the Bartlesville Public School foundation and an opportunity to recognize outstanding BPS teachers
A+ Rewards Washington Park Mall, 2350 SE Washington Blvd 8 AM Wednesday’s are Double Point Days! Make sure to drop your mall receipts at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!
Walk-In Wednesday Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat! Follow us on Facebook for each week’s menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every Wednesday.
in that era. Free.
Tai Chi for Beginners Bartlesville Public Library,
The Fox on the Fairway
600 S Johnstone Ave 2 PM
Theater Bartlesville,
1950’s Bandstand Dance Party
Described as Yoga in motion, Tai Chi has
312 S Dewey Ave 7 PM
Elks Lodge, 1060 Swan Drive 6:30 PM
been Practiced in China for thousands
Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
Join the Bartlesville Public Library and
of years. Research shows it can improve
sing and dance to the oldies with The
Abrams Brothers
Bop Cats. Contests and trophies for Best
Bartlesville Community Center,
Dance Couple, Best Costume, Hula Hoop
Broadway in Bartlesville Presents: “West Side Story”
300 SE Adams Blvd 7:30 PM
finesse, and Best Elvis Impersonator.
Bartlesville Community Center,
variety of music. Their program ranges
The Fox on the Fairway
300 SE Adams Blvd 7:30 PM
from Mr. Tambourine Man to Viva La
Theater Bartlesville,
From the first notes to the final breath,
Vida.
312 S Dewey Ave 7 PM
strength, balance and reduces stress.
This Canadian group of brothers plays a
“West SideStory” is one of the most
Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
memorable musicals and greatest love
Travis Kidd
stories of all time.
NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino,
Travis Kidd
222 Allen Road 9 PM
NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino,
Thursday, April 3
Free live music
222 Allen Road 9 PM
The Fox on the Fairway
Free, Live Music!
Theater Bartlesville,
Angelo’s Tavern,
Free, Live Music!
312 S Dewey Ave 7 PM
130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
Angelo’s Tavern,
Free live music
135 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
BINGO
Saturday, April 5
Greencorn Rebellion
The American Legion Post 105,
Frank & Lola’s Restuarant,
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Bartlesville Public School Art Display
200 SE 2nd St 10 PM
Karaoke
Washington Park Mall,
Swamp grass, dramatic Americana,
Solo Club,
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Bartlesville Elementary Public Schools
a good time when this quintet comes to
will be displaying art work of some very
FnL’s!
Friday, April 4
talanted children. Art work will be on display from April 5 - 21.
Sunday, April 6
First Friday at Sugarica
1950’s Children’s Games and Toys
h’ART of a Child
Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 3 PM
Bartlesville Public Library,
Richard Kane YMCA,
Stop by for a freshly baked treat between
600 S Johnstone 2 PM
101 N Osage Ave 12 PM
3 - 6 pm! Open the First Friday of each
Play with toys and games of the 1950s,
Join Ray of Hope Advocacy Center and
month.
and sample some of the candy available
celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month
You can’t stuff GCR into any genre.
RN to BSN
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with your family at h’ART of a Child, a FREE event for children of all ages. There
Wednesday, April 9
will be a variety of age-appropriate art
FnL’s favorite. Check them out at www.
The Fox on the Fairway
wearetheos.com
Theater Bartlesville,
Sunday, April 13
stations including Monster Rocks, Bottle
1950’s: The Golden Years of Television
312 S Dewey Ave 7 PM
Cap Magnets!
Bartlesville Public Library,
Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
ALT*AFT alternative afternoon
600 S Johnstone 2:00 PM
Here’s to Hollywood Movie Music The Sequel
Video Conference from the Paley Center
Imzadi
Oklahoma Weseleyan University,
for Media in New York City celebrating
NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino,
2201 Silver Lake Rd 2 PM
Bartlesville Community Center,
personalities from the 1950’s early years
222 Allen Road 9 PM
Lemony Snicket has a new adventure.
300 SE Adams Blvd, 2 PM
in television.
Free live music
The Compser is Dead. Meet the orchestra.
of favorite movie tunes in a light-hearted
A+ Rewards
Free, Live Music!
concert.
Washington Park Mall,
Angelo’s Tavern,
2350 SE Washington Blvd 8 AM
131 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
The Fox on the Fairway
Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!
Saturday, April 12
Theater Bartlesville,
Included in the program is Young Artist
Bartlesville Choral Society performance
Monday, April 7
Make sure to drop your mall receipts at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!
Open House
winner Paige Park and Joe Sears.
312 S Dewey Ave 2 PM Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
Cooper Dog Park - FLEA MARKET
Tuesday, April 15
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive 10 AM
Walk-In Wednesday
Cooper Dog Park,
Enjoy a behind-the-scence tour of Elder
Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM
Silverlake Rd & Adams Blvd 9 AM
Care. Learn about our programs while
Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet
Visit BarkParkBuddies.com to download
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enjoying coffee and a pastry.
treat! Follow us on Facebook for each
Event Application & Full Info. Sell in one
The American Legion Post 105,
week’s menu. Open 10 am - 2 pm every
BIG FLEA MARKET EVENT! This is a
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Wednesday.
fundraiser for Cooper Memorial Dog Park.
Wednesday, April 16
Re-enactor Lectures on a Civil War Soldiers Uniform and Equipment
Imzadi NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino,
A+ Rewards
Bartlesville Area History Museum,
222 Allen Road 9 PM
Washington Park Mall,
401 S Johnstone 12 PM
Free live music
2350 SE Washington Blvd 8 AM
Tuesday, April 8 The Big Bang: The Birth of Rock and Roll Live Videoconference from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bartlesville Public Library,
Rich Lyke Confederate re-enactor: noon
600 S Johnstone Ave. 2 PM
until 1 pm. Learn about Civil War soldiers
Spring Traders Encampment
Make sure to drop your mall receipts at the
Learn how contemporary culture shaped
uniforms and equipment.
Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve,
A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!
Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road 10 AM
rock and roll music. Vintage performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis
Tai Chi for Beginners
Experience living history at its best with
Walk-In Wednesday
Presley, and Little Richard.
Bartlesville Public Library,
approx. 125 tents set up as participants
Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM
600 S Johnstone Ave 2 PM
recreate the pioneer life of the 1820’s.
Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet
Washington County Affordable Housing Coalition
Described as Yoga in motion, Tai Chi has been Practiced in China for thousands
The Fox on the Fairway
week’s menu. Open 10 am - 2 pm every
City Hall, 401 S Johnstone 3 PM
of years. Research shows it can improve
Theater Bartlesville,
Wednesday.
Join us to help mobilize community
strength, balance and reduces stress.
312 S Dewey Ave 7 PM
partners to increase access to affordable
Thursday, April 10
Directed by Kevin Mnich & Joe Sears.
housing.
treat! Follow us on Facebook for each
Tai Chi for Beginners Bartlesville Public Library,
Johemian Jazz Syndicate
600 S Johnstone Ave 2 PM
Taste Of Home Cooking School
BINGO
Copper Bar, 510 SE Dewey 8 PM
Described as Yoga in motion, Tai Chi has
Bartlesville Community Center,
The American Legion Post 105,
Second Saturday of every month Jo
been Practiced in China for thousands
300 SE Adams Blvd 5 PM
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Hemian will perform live jazz music in
of years. Research shows it can improve
Copper Bar. Come enjoy live Jazz, a glass
strength, balance and reduces stress.
of wine and a beautiful view.
Thursday, April 17
Come early to browse our vendors booths and register for door prizes. Bring
Karaoke
a canned food item to be donated to
Solo Club, 408 E 2nd Street 9 PM
Mary Martha’s outreach. Dinner may be purchased at the event from Dink’s BBQ
Friday, April 11
or Classic Fair Catering. Tickets may be
Spring Traders Encampment
purchased for $10.
Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve,
Free, Live Music! 136 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
The Friends of the Bartlesville Public Library Annual Membership Meeting
Angelo’s Tavern,
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road 10 AM
The O’s
Bartlesville Public Library 2nd Floor
BINGO
Experience living history at its best with
Frank & Lola’s, 200 SE 2nd St 10 PM
Meeting Room, 600 S Johnstone Ave.
The American Legion Post 105,
approx. 125 tents set up with participants
A triumphant return of The O’s! This Dallas
7 PM
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
recreate the pioneer life of the 1820’s.
duo is engaging, highly energetic and a
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BINGO The American Legion Post 105, 501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Karaoke Solo Club, 408 E 2nd Street 9 PM
Friday, April 18 Honky Tonk Saviors NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino, 222 Allen Road 9 PM Free live music
Free, Live Music! Angelo’s Tavern, 132 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
Sunday, April 20 Easter at the Community Center Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM If you could use fresh life and new color, join us for Easter at the BCC. Embrace the Easter story and watch your life come alive!
Tuesday, April 22 The American Legion Post 105, 501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Wednesday, April 23 SHOP & SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS! HELP YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL EARN A CHANCE TO WIN
Price Tower Egg Drop Eggstravaganza
Wee-Cycle, Kid’s Consignment Sale.
Bartlesville Public Library,
Come find thousands of brand name,
600 S Johnstone Ave 2 PM
high quality items at a fraction of retail
Described as Yoga in motion, Tai Chi has
costs. Clothing, baby needs, furniture
been Practiced in China for thousands
& toys!
of years. Research shows it can improve strength, balance and reduces stress.
Thursday, April 24
ITS SHARE OF $10,000
Light It Up Blue Bartlesville Run For Autism Downtown Bartlesville,
Allied Arts & Humanities Celebration & Awards Banquet
6th & Jennings 8 AM
Hillcrest Country Club,
Independence
All proceeds go to Paths To
1901 Price Rd 6:30 PM AAHC will be celebrating the fulfillment
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Saturday, April 19
Tai Chi for Beginners
of their mission and will be presenting 6
Targets for Tots
Bart awards. Call 918-766-2090 for more
Longshot Ranch, Skiatook,
information. Cost is $60 per ticket.
Hwy 20 and Ranch Road 8:30 AM Farmers Insurance sponsored charity
Friday, April 25
shoot to benefit the March of Dimes. More information: Contact - Nancy 918-
Wee-Cycle Bartlesville
331-9685.
Washington County Fairgrounds, 1109 N Delaware St 8 AM
Siemens Poker Run
Price Tower Arts Center,
Wee-Cycle, Kid’s Consignment Sale.
Siemens Bartlesville,
510 SE Dewey
Come find thousands of brand name,
408 US Highway 60 10 AM
A fun, educational event where kids
high quality items at a fraction of retail
Join Siemens in supporting the Boys &
costs. Clothing, baby needs, furniture
Girls Club. $30 gets you three hands,
& toys!
t-shirt and entry into Harley Party. Visit
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eggs are dropped from upper floors of the tower. Register by calling 918-336-
bgcbville.org for details & registration.
BINGO
4949.
Oklahoma Indian Summer Golf Tournament
The American Legion Post 105,
Easter Egg Drop 2014
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Adams Golf Course,
Sooner Park, 9:30am Spirit Church is sponsoring this giant egg hunt in which 40,000 eggs will be dropped from a helicopter. Register online at www.egghuntbartlesville.com
Honky Tonk Saviors NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino, 222 Allen Road 9 PM Free live music
Free, Live Music! Angelo’s Tavern, 137 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
Paul Benjaman Band Frank & Lola’s, 200 SE 2nd St 10 PM Lord Benjaman in the house, 4:19 and holding. Torchbearer of The New Tulsa Sound, the Titan of Tone, The Groove Guru, a String Contortionist!
A+ Rewards Washington Park Mall, 2350 SE Washington Blvd 8 AM Wednesday’s are Double Point Days! Make sure to drop your mall receipts at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!
Walk-In Wednesday Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat! Follow us on Facebook for each week’s menu. Open 10 am - 2 pm every Wednesday.
International Significance of the Civil War Bartlesville Area History Museum, 401 S Johnstone 11 AM Wesleyan University History Professor, Dr. Dan Wimberly, will lecture on, the International Significance of the Civil War. 11 am-11:30 am.
Jump Suit Love
5801 E. Tuxedo 12 PM
NINE18 Bar, Osage Casino,
Oklahoma Indian Summer Golf
222 Allen Road 9 PM
Tournament fundraiser. For information
Free live music
or to enter a team call Lori Pannell at 918-397-2125.
Karaoke Solo Club, 408 E 2nd Street 9 PM
Free, Live Music! Angelo’s Tavern, 134 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
Saturday, April 26 Operation Clean House Phillips Parking Lot and Washington County Fairgrounds North Lot, 8 AM Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. An opportunity to dispose of those items you know should not be placed in your regular refuse. 8 AM-2 PM.
Wee-Cycle Bartlesville Washington County Fairgrounds,
Daddy Daughter Dance Youth Canteen, 4pm-7pm 3401 Price Road Benefitting the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Admission is $10. Contact Kelli or Blaire 918-338-2255 for tickets!
1109 N Delaware St 8 AM
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4th Annual Harley Party
Arvola’s Dracula 2014
Bartlesville Municipal Airport, Hangar #5, 401 Wiley Post Road 6 PM Join Keller Williams Realty and Pro Mortgage Associates, Inc. in supporting the Boys & Girls Club. Tickets $25. Visit bgcbville.org for tickets and details.
Bartlesville Community Center,
Walk-In Wednesday
Tai Chi for Beginners
300 SE Adams Blvd, 2 PM
Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM
Bartlesville Public Library,
Bartlesville Civic Ballet presents Soili
Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!
600 S Johnstone Ave 2 PM
Arvola’s Dracula featuring Sean Stryker.
Follow us on Facebook for each week’s
Described as Yoga in motion, Tai Chi has
menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every
been Practiced in China for thousands
Wednesday.
of years. Research shows it can improve
Arvola’s Dracula 2014
Monday, April 28
strength, balance and reduces stress.
Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd, 7:30 PM Bartlesville Civic Ballet presents Soili
Bobby Wanzer Master Illusionist
Robert E. Lee: the man in the Uniform
Bartlesville Community Center,
Bartlesville Area History Museum,
Arvola’s Dracula featuring Sean Stryker.
300 SE Adams Blvd 7 PM
401 S Johnstone 12 PM
His shows pack over 10-12 grand
Bartlesville Police Chief, Tom Holland,
illusions and range in length of an hour
will do a presentation on Confederate
Angelo’s Tavern,
to two hours long. His shows come with
General, Robert E. Lee. 12 -1 PM. This is
138 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM
the best in magic and illusion along with
a Brown bag event.
Free, Live Music!
Joe Sundell Frank & Lola’s, 200 SE 2nd St 10 PM Sundell is the banjo third of the now
High end intelligent lighting, Fiber optic backdrop, professional dancers and fun comedic audience ex
Tuesday, April 29
defunct Fire & Flood. He moved to Austin, put a new lineup together and is touring
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on his recently released solo effort.
The American Legion Post 105,
Sunday, April 27
501 NE Washington 7:15 PM
Wednesday, April 30
Tribute to 1950s Bartlesville Bartlesville Public Library,
A+ Rewards
600 S. Johnstone 2 PM
Washington Park Mall,
1950s Bartlesville: Stories of Bartlesville’s
2350 SE Washington Blvd 8 AM
role in Telemovies, library’s Ruth Brown,
Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!
Radar Hill, Price Tower, and personal
Make sure to drop your mall receipts
experiences of the Korean War.
at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!
“Civil War in Indian Territory and Beyond” Exhibit thru July 2014
Photograph by Rich Lyke
The Bartlesville Area History Museum APRIL EVENTS:
Wednesday, April 9, Noon - 1pm Confederate Re-Enactor Rich Lyke
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Wednesday, April 23, 11-11:30am Wesleyan History Professor Dr. Dan Wimberly “International Significace of the Civil War” Wednesday, April 30, Noon - 1pm Police Chief Tom Holland “Robert E. Lee”, the Man inside the Union”
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Price Tower’s
The market opens
Saturday, May 3, 8am
Registration is Free! Call 918.336.4949 to register!
Come find the local, fresh, seasonal, specialty crops you deserve! Frank Phillips Blvd & Keeler
Dont’ miss the April music series in Copper Bar + Restaurant
Visit www.pricetower.org for a full calendar of events!
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PRESENTS
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ARVOLA'S
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SEAN STRYCKER GUEST ARTIST SPONSORED BY KATIE & JOSH MATNEY
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Armstrong Bank Dr. and Mrs. Stan DeFehr Frank & Lola’s Neighborhood Restaurant
McAnaw & Company Realtors KS Adams Foundation Keleher Outdoor Advertising Kennedy Insurance
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Spring to it! There’s plenty to do in the coming weeks in Bartlesville with events to please just about everyone. Here’s a sampling of some of the top options you might want to plan to attend.
Here’s to Hollywood concert
Movies and music are a winning combination for Bartlesville Choral Society, which presents at 2 p.m. April 6 in Bartlesville Community Center its performance of “Here’s to Hollywood – Let’s go to the movies – the Sequel.” Tickets are now on sale at the BCC Box Office for this light-hearted concert of favorite melodies performed by the 70-voice community chorus. For more information visit www. bvillechoralsociety.org.
h’art of a child in Bartlesville
The sixth annual Ray of Hope h’Art of a Child event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. at Richard Kane YMCA, 101 N.E. Osage Ave.This free afternoon of art stations allows children to craft their best unique creations in a fun, family atmosphere. To learn more about Ray of Hope Child Advocacy Center and the h’Art of a Child event, visit www.rayofhopeac.org.
Alt*Aft Concert
“The Composer is Dead” will be presented by Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra in its annual alternative afternoon concert at 2 p.m. April 13 at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Chapel Fine Arts Center. The narrative is written by author Daniel Handler, known more commonly as Lemony Snicket. Theater Bartlesville director Joe Sears will provide narration. Tickets are now on sale at secure.ticketstage.net.
Harley Party
Get your motor running at the 4th annual Harley Party benefitting Bartlesville Boys and Girls Club, which revs up at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Municipal Airport Hanger #5. The $25 ticket price covers dinner and dancing to classic rock and roll music from Tulsa band Infinity. Each ticket sold also gives a chance to win a Harley. This fun evening also includes a live auction, cash bar, raffles and door prizes. For more details visit www.bgcville.org.
Bartlesville Civic Ballet in Arvola’s Dracula
An original ballet version of Dracula created by Bartlesville Civic Ballet’s interim artistic director Soili Arvola takes the stage for performances at 7:30 p.m. April 26 and 2 p.m. April 27 at Bartlesville Community Center. Bartlesville’s own Sean Stryker returns to his hometown stage to perform the role of Dracula. Tickets are now on sale for both performances at the BCC Box Office. For more information visit www.balletbartlesville.com. APRIL 2014 | Bartlesville Monthly
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business
Long-lasting union
Truity Credit Union celebrates 75 years of growth
At left, Mildred Hunt, Jane Phillips Sorority Credit Union treasurer, visits with Phillips Petroleum president Paul Endacott. Above, 66 Federal Credit Union’s early day offices downtown.
BY LAURA SUMMERS Glenn Miller was singing the “Moonlight Serenade,” Dorothy and Toto were looking for the “Wizard of Oz” and the beginnings of World War II were rumbling in Europe in 1939. Closer to home, College High was under construction, Bartlesville Barflies barbershop quartet won an international championship and Truity Credit Union was born. The institution that turns 75-yearsold this month began in April 1939 when 137 members of Jane Phillips Sorority joined together to form a credit union. In those early days, members could join the credit union by putting just 25 cents in a savings account. A quarter – equal to the cost of a loaf of bread and pound of hamburger meat – was enough of an investment to obtain a $50 loan. From those beginning months in a downtown office with sorority member Mildred Hunt at the helm to 2014 when Truity has multiple branch locations in four states, the credit union has maintained a steady interest in both its members and 30
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the community. “We are proud to have been of service to the Bartlesville community since 1939,” says Kelly Diven, president and chief executive officer. Originally established for the sorority of female Phillips Petroleum workers, the credit union was opened to everyone in the company by 1940.Within another year JPS Credit Union became 66 Federal Credit Union – a name held by the organization until 2013 when the name Truity Credit Union was adopted. Much has changed since the first year of the credit union in which sorority members proudly saved $425. These days Truity has 68,000 members worldwide and assets that top $728 million. “When I think of the credit union, it is more than just a financial institution, it has been a major part of my life, my wife and kids’ lives as well as my relatives’ lives,” says Butch Miller, who works in Truity facility and operation services. “The credit union was there for me when I needed money for college, purchasing our first car, buying our house, creating savings accounts for our two kids. Being employed by the
credit union has given me the privilege of working with some amazing individuals, and to be a part of one big family.” Truity has as its mission serving the members’ interests. Credit unions are nonprofit financial institutions in which members are considered owners who have a say in operations. Serving the evolving needs of members through the years has led to a growing array of services offered by Truity. Kelli Blair,Truity senior vice president, is proud of the credit union’s shared services platform, which allows members access to their services from many locations, as well as the way the institution handles home equity lines of credit by allowing members to access funds with a credit card. “I believe that the shared services platform provides all members with access to their credit union no matter where they live or travel,” says Blair. “This network of credit unions working together to serve all members is not something you would see happening in the banking industry. It is another example of people helping people in a cooperative way.” Longtime Truity employees note that
Photo by Andrea Mann Photography
Truity Credit Union serves Bartlesville with two locations. The credit union also has branches in Texas, Arkansas and Kansas.
the way work is done in the financial institution has changed over the years due to changes in technology. Mortgage process coordinator Brenda Davis recalls when she started in the mortgage department in 1992 much of the important information was entered by hand into a big red book kept at the back of the office.These days all those tasks are automated. Kim Barnett, who works in credit reporting, also notes technology has brought about new products and services since the early 1990s. “Who would have thought you can take a picture of a check and consider it deposited into your account,” Barnett says. “We’ve come a long way.” While products and services might have changed through the years, longtime employees say the family atmosphere they enjoy in the office and the dedication to serving members has remained strong across the decades. Many longtime Truity workers fondly recall Halloween costume contests and skits performed through the years. They remember Truity employee Vickie Black hitching a ride into the conference room with the help of members
who carried her in a coffin.They reminisced fondly about hours of choreography practice for special performances. And they recall times through the years – big and small – when the credit union branches pitched in to help others. “My favorite member service story is from a day while still at our Hensley branch when my co-worker and I, in our business suits and me in heels, pushed an elderly member’s dead truck out of our drivethru and then jump started it with battery cables,” says Karen Sack, who works in member services support. “The member came in for cash to buy gasoline, but he didn’t have any money to get. We each gave him maybe $5 and he went on his way.” Such stories give merit to the name the credit union chose for itself last year – one based on trust and integrity. The credit union created to serve Bartlesville by a vote of the women of Jane Phillips Sorority 75 years ago has grown to include locations in Springdale, Ark., Lawrence, Kans. and Houston, in addition to two hometown branches here. No doubt Mildred Hunt and the JPS ladies would be pleased and astonished to see how their
credit union evolved through the years. “The future is bright for Truity Credit Union,” Diven says. “We are growing in membership and asset size, and we anticipate even stronger growth as more people realize they are eligible to join and enjoy the same responsive attention and service that has been our hallmark for 75 years.”
Truity Credit Union
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Let’s go Bruins!
sports
Photo by Kerry Denyer
Busy spring season underway for school athletes in April
Bruin Track team member Ellie Denyer participates in a recent track meet.
BY LAURA SUMMERS Spring has sprung for Bartlesville school athletes. From the golf course to the soccer field and from the track to the tennis courts, Bruins are busy competing all month in hopes of securing spots in state playoffs. Here’s a look at all the sports action happening this month for Bartlesville teams at home and on the road. The Bruin and Lady Bruin soccer teams are on the run this month with home games scheduled April 4 versus Ponca City, April 8 versus Muskogee, April 18 versus Putnam City and April 22 versus Broken Arrow. Away games include Bishop Kelly in April 1,Yukon on April 11, Sand Springs on April 15 and Owasso on April 25. Bartlesville tennis teams hit the road for Stillwater on April Fool’s Day, followed by Bixby on April 4-5. Boys and girls teams host the Bartlesville Invitational on April 7,
than travel again to Ponca City on April 10, Union on April 12, Broken Arrow on April 18-19, Claremore on April 22, Muskogee on April 23 and Union on April 28-29. Bruin and Lady Bruin golf teams are teeing off plenty this month. The boys are home April 28 for the Bruin Invitational, which follows a month on the road at Jenks on April 3, Frontier Valley Conference on April 7, Owasso on April 14, Union on April 21 and Stillwater on April 24. The girls golf team is at home April 9 for the Lady Bruin Invitational. Travel dates include April 7 at Owasso, April 15 at Muskogee, April 22 at Sapulpa and April 29 at Regionals. Bartlesville’s varsity track team, which has been racing through meets since January, is on the road this month traveling to Tahlequah on April 4 and to Tulsa Washington on April 18. Lady Bruin slow pitch softball is on the move this month playing at home on April 1 versus Bixby, April 14 versus Broken
Arrow, April 17 versus Sapulpa and April 22 versus Tulsa Washington. The team travels April 3 to Union, April 7 to the Jenks Festival, April 8 to Barnsdall and April 15 to Jenks. Bartlesville Bruins baseball team plays at home on April 3 versus Tulsa Washington and Cascia Hall, April 7 versus Ponca City, April 15 versus Broken Arrow, April 19 versus Union, April 21 versus Bixby and April 29 versus Enid. Baseball games on the road include Sapulpa on April 5, Ponca City on April 8, Sand Springs tournament on April 10-12, Broken Arrow on April 14, Union on April 18, Bixby on April 22, Tulsa Memorial on April 24 and Enid on April 28. With all of these events gracing the Bartlesville facilities there is plenty of opportunity to be a part of the cheering home crowd in April. Keep up with the team scores and accomplishments at www.bartlesvillebruins.com and make plans to attend our local games. APRIL 2014 | Bartlesville Monthly
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last call
Light It Up Blue April race benefits new Paths to Independence school
BY LACY LONGACRE GITTINGER Only a few short years ago, the notion of having an area school that targets specific needs of kids with autism was just a wishful dream of two Bartlesville women. Today that dream is a reality in the form of Paths to Independence, a school with 21 students ranging from four to 21 years of age that is boasting its very first graduate this spring. Community support for the school is racing forward this month with the first annual Light It Up Blue: Bartlesville 5K and Fun Run slated at 8 a.m. April 26. A fundraiser to raise awareness of not only Paths to Independence, but autism in general, the run aligns with the mission of community partnership and local integration.To register to run or volunteer to help, visit www.pathstoindependence. org. Registration, which includes a t-shirt, is $15 for the fun run and $25 for the 5K. Want to help without breaking a sweat? Register and donate as a sleep walker. All funds raised by the event will be applied to daily expenses of operating the school. The fun run takes off at 8 a.m. from the corner of Sixth Street and Jennings Avenue, while the timed 5K begins at 8:15 a.m. PTI 34
Bartlesville Monthly | APRIL 2014
students will all be present, while runners and supporters are encouraged to come decked out in blue. The nonprofit Paths to Independence came into reality in Fall 2011 when Jean Jensen and Clair Bartley made the decision to establish a school. Bartley was then a teacher at Central Middle School, certainly keen to the ins and outs of school life, and Jensen’s own young son Kiefer would soon become the school’s first full-time student. By the time Summer 2012 arrived, the pilot program for Paths to Independence was in full swing. Eight children completed the two-month summer program. Due to an obvious demand, the state expedited the school’s extensive accreditation process. “After that first summer, we knew it was meant to be that we continue our plan of the school,” beams Jensen, now board president. “The students became such good friends it inspired me even more.” Unique in the fact that children are accepted at any point of the spectrum, regardless of the level of functioning or capabilities, PTI takes great pride in implementing community integration into each facet of the curriculum. Many students hold part-time jobs at local businesses around town, including
car dealerships, vet offices, restaurants, copy shops and the SPCA. Students of all ages take daily community outings, mastering the skills of everyday interaction such as making purchases at stores and eateries. “We continuously focus on developing job skills for each of our students and the community has definitely embraced our mission and our kids,” explains Bartley, who is school director. PTI hosts an autism email support group, which functions as a discussion forum, a platform to consider issues, ask questions, and get advice. The school has also developed an adult social program at which high school and adult age individuals with autism meet weekly. April is Autism Awareness Month, which is represented by the color blue. The universal symbol for autism is the puzzle piece as seen in the school’s logo. It correlates with autism characteristics of mystery and complexity. You can contribute to the organization through run sponsorships, general donations or by providing job shadowing and skill training at local businesses. For more details visit www. pathstoindependence.org.
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