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Profile

DREW IHRIG

Business

STUMPFF FUNERAL HOME

Passages

FEBRUARY 2016

TECO BUILDING

BSO

BARTLESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Publisher’s Letter

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Out & About: Photos from Around Town

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Business: Stumpff Funeral Home

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Profile: Drew Ihrig

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Home: Divine Escape

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The Arts: Artist Pepper Hume

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Feature: Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra

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Passages: TECO Building

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February Events Calendar

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Last Call: KLIFE

Celebrating 50 Years of service More than art, an education

BSO stands on the cusp of its 60th anniversary

Find out What’s Happening This Month!

Look at a long standing Bartlesville location

Community-wide, nondenominational organization for Bartlesville youth

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Publisher’s Letter

Volume VI Issue II P.O. Box 44 / Bartlesville, OK 74005

February is no exception when it comes to the opportunity that Bartlesville has to offer. This month highlights a few of the special events where you can experience a one of a kind evening with your Valentine.

In addition to our feature story, the calendar section is full of options for the evening and the days leading up to it!

We are again at the beginning of an annual schedule of events that make Bartlesville truly exceptional. Now that most of us are back in the swing of things and thinking about the year ahead, I want you to consider something... For over a decade I lived in Bartlesville and did not attend one event.

Although I love getting dressed up from time to time and having an elaborate meal not made by me , there was no bMonthly and if you weren’t part of a particular circle of information, there was really no way of knowing where to go or when!

I know from my years of non-event-going experience while living here, many of you who read bMonthly have

never attended a black tie fundraiser for one of our local organizations. I want to ask that you consider it, even if it’s just once a year. Stuff some dollars in a piggy bank and when you see the one that speaks to you, do it! We are all part of a small town where every person makes a difference, and those who are long-time supporters also started somewhere.

The environment is welcoming and although everyone looks fancy, so do you! When you’re there, remember the event is full of attendees who also feel strongly about the community service provided by the organization you have chosen. Your presence contributes to supporting Bartlesville’s network of nonprofit community services, but it is also an opportunity to meet and learn about incredible people within our community who are worth looking up to.

The long standing achievement of many organizations not only relies on the volunteers and organizers, but also on the audience.

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Mike Wilt, Katy Holland, Barbara Shoff, Lacy Gittinger, Julie Pranger Thank you to the Bartlesville History Museum for their continuing contribution to our Passages section.

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ABOUT THE COVER: About the cover: Photograph by Tony Lehmer of BSO Conductor, Lauren Green at the Bartlesville Community Center. The BSO’s Valentine presentation of Love on Stage is coming up Saturday, February 13th.

Cover design by PDG+creative

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business

HALF A CENTURY OF DEDICATED SERVICE Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory Celebrates 50 Years

by Barbara Shoff

The Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory was established in 1966 at 1600 SE Washington Boulevard. After Keith Stumpff was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, he and his wife Doris went into partnership with Keith’s brother, Paul Stumpff and his wife Joan. At the time, Paul was a local insurance agent and Washington County Clerk. In 1969 Ed House joined the firm and later became partner in 1975.

Today the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory serves all of Washington County and portions of southeastern Kansas.

Soon after in 1975, Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home was constructed at 620 E. Cherokee in Nowata. It serves all of Nowata County including, South Coffeyville, Lenapah, Wann, Delaware, Childers, Watova, as well as Talala, Oologah, and Chelsea in Rogers County. Later in the early 1980s, StumpffBarnsdall Funeral Home located at 108 S. 7th in Barnsdall began operation. It serves the Osage County area including Wynona, Avant, Pershing and Nealogany areas.

Recognizing a need for locally supervised cremation services, Keith Stumpff and Ed House installed the crematory in 1985. It remains the only locally owned and operated crematory in Washington County. The crematory is licensed and inspected annually and also provides cremation services for other funeral

homes in the surrounding area.

To accommodate growing needs in the community, Stumpff Funeral Home & Creamatory has undergone four major renovations since 1974. The Bartlesville location provides the largest funeral chapel seating capacity in the area, complete with off-street parking. Stumpff also maintains a modern fleet of funeral limousines, hearses and other funeral related vehicles to accommodate family transportation needs.

Today’s professional staff include founding members Keith Stumpff and David Stumpff, Ed House, Richard Kongorski and Keith House; all licensed by the Oklahoma Funeral Board as funeral directors and embalmers. New additions to the team include Manager and Licensed Funeral Director, Scott Holz and Preplanning Specialist, Amber Beffer.

For 50 years, Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory has operated on its promise and empathy to all families it serves: “We will always be compassionate and understanding, never taking advantage of you or your family in these times of loss.”v For more information, including preplanning, call 918-333-4300 or visit www.stumpff.org.

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DIVINE ESCAPE

home

More than Art, an Education

by Julie Pranger Taking something that people commonly overlook and transforming it to something beautiful is a talent that not everyone possesses, but for Kathy Keim it comes naturally.

What started off as a dream in 2007 is now a reality for the proud owner of Divine Escape.

“I had always dreamed of opening a store, but it was put on the backburner for many years,” said Keim, former owner of Classic Pet. The creativity of her work comes from many different places.

“Sometimes my inspiration originates from customers, other times Pinterest and nature,” she said.

As I walked through the store, it reminded me of a treasure chest full of extraordinary things. Everything from hand-crafted candlesticks to vibrant, vintage lamps is available for purchase. Other items include unique jewelry, hand-crafted furniture, purses and scarves.

Keim told me the story about a beautiful, old blue door that serves as a display piece and how it had been overlooked.

“I purchased it from a Habitat for Humanity sale and transformed it into something beautiful.”

After spending the afternoon talking with her, it seemed to me there was more to Keim’s store than meets the eye. What the owner is creating is more than art; she is providing an education. Making something beautiful can be costly, but Divine Escape shows how people can save money and bring joy to their lives.

The store offers painting classes to teach people how to transform their spaces through paint and creativity. Flipping a room can be a very expensive project, but with some plaster paint, TLC and elbow grease, it can be accomplished at a minimal cost.

“People can refinish their kitchen for $200, including countertops and cabinets,” said Keim. “If you can’t afford granite at the time, but you’re tired of looking at the same color, paint is a great option.

“Every single person has a space-changing opportunity,” said Keim. “When people come to the store, I want to provide a place for them to realize what they can do, as well as recognize what they can accomplish when they let themselves be creative.” v

Divine Escape 119 SE Washington Blvd.

Store hours are Monday, 12 to 5 p.m.

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100 SW Frank Phillips Blvd 918-845-631

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All you need is love, but a little chocolate helps.

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BARTLESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LOVE ON STAGE

by MIKE WILT

Toward the end of the year in which Frisbees, Elvis Presley, and Gunsmoke were all the rage, what would become known as the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra was born. Today, the BSO stands on the cusp of its 60th anniversary and is preparing for a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift to the community.

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BARTLESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, FALL 2015

December 10, 1957 was the date of the inaugural concert for The Little Symphony which later became The Phillips Symphony Orchestra. Phillips Petroleum Company historically provided its employees and the community with a variety of athletic and cultural outlets, many of which came under the auspices of the Frank Phillips Men’s Club. It was at this time that several people were looking for a way to expand beyond the Men’s Club band to include players and audiences with a more symphonic bent.

Tulsa viola player and teacher George C. Baum was hired to conduct the young ensemble, and (as folklore has it) would ride the train to Bartlesville for rehearsals.

Baum conducted several concerts over the next year, but in 1958 found it necessary to retire. Succeeding him was Bruce Price, a trained musician who worked for Phillips Petroleum Company as a mathematician. (Now in his nineties, Price remains active, especially in the Monday Rotary club.)

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In the early-1970s, Price dropped his baton, picked up his flute, and joined the musicians he had been leading for so many years. Not long after, the organization was renamed the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra and, for a period of time, went through a number of conductors.

In 1977, the BSO board found itself looking for another conductor. After a brief interview, board members took a leap of faith and hired a long-haired 25-year-old Southern California man named Lauren Green.

“I came to town to teach music at then-Bartlesville Wesleyan College,” Green said. “But I also knew the orchestra was looking for a conductor. I was interested in both positions.”

His teaching position would eventually fade away, but his position as conductor has remained for four decades, a fact that surprises even him.

“Moving to the conservative Midwest was a culture shock,” Green smiled. “I thought I’d stay for a couple

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“ THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVE MUSIC CAN NEVER BE DUPLICATED WITH SPEAKERS OR HEADPHONES”

of years and just see how it went. I’ve been here ever since.”

In Green’s early years, the symphony continued to give three or four Sunday afternoon concerts in the Adams Building, always with free admission and occasionally with the accompaniment of basketballs in the adjoining gymnasium. Orchestra life was good. But it got a lot better in 1982.

“The Bartlesville Community Center opened that year, giving us a wonderful venue in which to perform,” Green noted. “And in five short years, we grew from strictly volunteer local players into a much more professional organization that booked world-class guest artists and soloists. We even charged money for tickets.”

The symphony weathered various storms in the 1980s and 1990s with downturns in the oil business and transfer and loss of players and board members. Recent years have brought about demographic, cultural, and

financial changes.

“But those are not exclusive to Bartlesville,” Green said.

As an arts organization, the BSO is always looking to the future and where its next audience might come from.

“We pay attention to younger audiences because they will be middle-aged someday,” Green chuckled. “We make ourselves relevant to upcoming generations while still entertaining older adults.”

One need look no further than the BSO’s February 13 presentation of “Love on Stage,” a full-length, mostlypops concert featuring a variety of musical styles and selections. It marks a change for the orchestra since it usually performs a strictly classical concert in January.

“We wanted to somehow tie our concert in with Valentine’s Day, but just how was left to me,” Green laughed.

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Music will include something for everyone - pop from decades past, Broadway, opera (minus the singing), and movies all with the common thread of love.

places,” Green said. “Many people from across the country have told me that they’ve heard how we do things here.”

“It promises to be a fun time with the orchestra and romantic at the same time,” Green said.

Green and the BSO are just now starting to talk about the 60th anniversary. But in many respects, it is remarkable the BSO is even here at all.

The event will offer several delectable sweets as well. Elizabeth Montgomery will serve as special guest vocalist. Originally from Vinita, the Nashville singer has been making a name for herself through CDs, concerts, and church appearances. A favorite of local audiences, the BSO’s own principal trumpet player Stephen Goforth will be featured on a few selections. And then the rarely-heard Don Sebesky arrangement of “Send in the Clowns” will showcase solos by harpist Lorelei Barton, concertmaster and violinist David Kazmierzak and Lauren Green on cello. It will mark only the third time Green has shared his cello talents alongside the orchestra.

“The BSO is unique because Bartlesville is unique,” Green said. “We have just the right mix to not only maintain an orchestra, but to have one perform at such a high level and one which people want to hear.” v

Prior to the concert is a BSO Valentine’s Day dinner for 40 people at 5:30 p.m. at the Price Tower. Cost is $75 per person.

Also, the world-renowned Price Tower is offering a hotel room that includes two tour tickets and two BSO concert tickets all for $175.

“The experience of live music can never be duplicated with speakers or headphones,” Green said. “We are always looking for ways to bring the orchestra closer to the audience and our February concert is just one example of that.”

Indeed. The BSO’s programming is unique in the orchestra world – innovative, creative, and beyond the typical.

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DR. SPENCER PRENTISS, CELLIST, MEMBER OF THE PHILLIPS SYMPHONY AND BSO FROM 1957-2005.

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Monday, February 1 9:30 AM

“Hatha” Flow Yoga – Every Monday Hopestone Cancer Support Center Promotes a calm mind, body & spirit through one breath/movement. Improve core strength, flexibility, balance, endurance & stamina. $5/class

about the various programs Elder Care has

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Promotes a calm mind, body & spirit through

cancer patients & their caregiver

one breath/movement. Improve core

5:00 PM

Yoga for Everyone – Every Monday

6:00 PM

strength, flexibility, balance, endurance & stamina. $5/class

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

Tutu Cute

This class integrates movement strength and

Tri County Tech

breath work. Improves balance, flexibility,

In this class, we’ll learn how to make no-sew

flexibility, strength & stamina. $5 fee, free for

tutus for any and all occasions and all ages.

survivors & patients.

Supply list will be given at time of enrollment.

Herb/Nutrition Study Group

Cost $19

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

7:00 PM

Thursday, February 4 1:30 PM

This month’s topic is essential oils. Learn how to use them in food preparation, as

Tuesday Night Trivia

aromatherapy and medicinally. There is no

Painted Horse Bar & Grille

charge for this event

6:00 PM

Tempura Cooking Tri County Tech

6:00 PM

What’s not to love about tempura? It’s quick

Start Your Own Edible Garden

and easy. And FRIED! And DELICIOUS! Join

Tri County Tech

us for this interactive class. Cost $39

Growing your own edibles can be done easily in small or large plots. Discover that

10:00 AM

Phase II of “The Life and Times of Legendary Photographer Frank Griggs” Bartlesville Area History Museum – 401 S Johnstone, 5th floor The exhibit will include photographs taken in Washington County by Photographer Frank N. Griggs, who documented history of the area for over 70 years. Feb.-Dec.

10:00 AM

Open House Elder Care Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Elder Care.

Enjoy coffee and a pastry while learning

you don’t need to have great soil to begin growing your own edibles. Cost $5

7:30 PM

Tri County Tech

Bartlesville Community Concert Assn. presents The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

Learn how to make Indian fry bread which

Bartlesville Community Center

is the main ingredient to any Indian taco.

All four Grammy winners, The John

Cost $39

Jorgenson Bluegrass Band is an exciting

6:00 PM

Indian Tacos

Tuesday, February 2 12:00 PM

Jewelry Making Hopestone Cancer Support Center Make your own necklace, bracelets and/or

group forging new bluegrass territory.

Wednesday, February 3 9:30 AM

“Hatha” Flow Yoga – Every Wednesday

7:30 PM

“Million Dollar Quartet”, Tony award-winning Broadway musical Bartlesville Community Center True story inspired by the famed recording

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session of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash,

without having to sew! Supply list will be

Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Tickets

given at time of enrollment. Cost$19

$65,$55,$37&$29. Call 918.336.2787

Friday, February 5

Tuesday, February 9

Care Giver Support Group

Olli@OSU Prairie Spirit

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

Bartlesville Public Library

10:00PM

4:00 PM

Live Music with The Electric Rag Band

Super K

KLife House – 1815 Hillcrest

Frank & Lola’s

Grade School students 3rd-5th encouraged

Rock, guitar mastery - think White Stripes

to attend.

with a Tulsa groove. ERB’s new record has been gaining rave reviews across the nation,

5:00 PM

come see the live thing here!

Deep Stretch Yoga – Every Friday Hopestone Cancer Support Center Start your weekend off right!! Lengthen & Strengthen the muscles in your hips, low back & pelvis. Improve joint health. $5/class all equipment provided.

11:00 AM

Special Olympics Polar Plunge Brave individuals and groups will jump

Discoveries in the field of genetics are being

into a pool of cold water to help raise

made at a dizzying pace. Join us to learn the

funds for Oklahoma Special Olympics and

latest. Enroll at education.okstate.edu/olli or

Grand Area Special Olympics programs.

call 800 765 8933

bartlesvillepolarplunge.mysook.org/

2:00 PM

fun family musical! Tickets $15. online @ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

Martha’s Task Mardi Gras Bartlesville Community Center Dance Party with Area 51 band and dinner, wine, beer or pop for $60 per person (adults only). Reservations may be made at Martha’s Task or call 918-336-8275.

Saturday, February 6 Church of Christ Adams Blvd.

For additional information, to make a reservation, or purchase tickets you can visit the website www.supportsamaritan.org.

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Arvest Bank – Adams Rd Zentangle, a meditative approach to drawing. You will love it! Enroll at education. okstate.edu/olli or call 800 765 8933

2:00 PM

@ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater

Oil Painting with Kate

Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

6:00 PM

Learn to paint with oils with local artist Kathryn Carroll. Class is $10/person and is

All That Jazz

open to all. Cancer survivors, patients and

Hillcrest Country Club

current caregivers are free

Party with a purpose. Good food, good times & good dance music by Eldredge

6:00PM

Jackson. Benefits the programs at Westside

Meatless Mondays

Community Center. Call 918-336-6760.

Tri County Tech

7:00 PM

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Theater Bartlesville

Learn to prepare meals that are so delicious you won’t even realize you didn’t have meat for dinner! Cost $39

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

Basic Sewing

fun family musical! Tickets $15. online

Tri County Tech

@ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater

New to sewing? Learn how to construct a

Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

simple garment of your choice with Basic Sewing at TCT! Cost $59

9:00 AM

Daughters of Lot Breakfast 2016

Olli@OSU Advanced Zentanle Methods

Theater Bartlesville fun family musical! Tickets $15. online

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

1:00 PM

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

Theater Bartlesville

Olli@OSU Genetic Frontiers Arvest Bank – Adams Rd

information and to register go to https://

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

10:00 AM

Hilton Garden Inn

Registration 10am. Plunge 11am. For more

7:00 PM

Monday, February 8

8:30 PM

Valentine’s Day Table Runner

Live Music with Joe Rentie and Joe Spring

Tri County Tech

Painted Horse Bar & Grille

table runner for your dining room table

Learn how to make a cute Valentine’s Day

Kay Little will share the history of some of our local churches. We will tour one of the oldest. Enroll at education.okstate.edu/olli or call 800 765 8933

11:30 AM

John Maxwell Series – Have You Found Success?

Tri County Tech In this Session, speaker’s Tonya Foreman and Tara Gotwalt, Directors of Business Development, will discuss what success truly is and isn’t. $25

1:00 PM

Olli@OSU Great Decisions 2016 with Kevin Bennett Bartlesville Public Library A Discussion on world affairs developed by the Foreign Policy Assoc. Visit our website for topics covered education.okstate.edu/olli or call 800 765 8933

5:30 PM

Women’s Cancer Support Group Hopestone Cancer Support Center

6:00 PM

Massage for Couples Tri County Tech A great massage is relaxing and brings couples closer together. Enhance your relationship by learning basic massage techniques as a couple. Cost $29

6:30 PM

Gardening 101 Tri County Tech Topics covered include learning the basics of seed starting, timing, choosing the right location, planting, fertilizing, and much more!

Cost $5

7:00 PM

Tuesday Night Trivia Painted Horse Bar & Grille

Wednesday, February 10 10:00 AM

Olli@OSU The Courage of Their Convictions Arvest Bank – Adams Rd

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Hear about sixteen Americans who took their

$20 covers everything. Call 918-876-1709 to

The “Tradition” continues...it is time again

legal struggles all the way to the Supreme

reserve your child’s canvas

for one of our favorite events of the year.

10:00 PM

Court. Enroll at education.okstate.edu/olli or

This year there will be two seatings each

Live Music with John Calvin Abney

call 800 765 8933

night at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Please RSVP

Frank & Lola’s

for this this special evening by calling 918-

A perfect fit for the day before Valentine’s!

336-0307.

JCA brings some bummer core for the lost

1:00 PM

Olli@OSU The Great Secrets of the D-Day Invasion with Tom Cubbage

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lovers and hopeful, sweet, introspective tunes for the rest of us!

Military historian Tom Cubbage is back to

Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra Valentine’s Dinner

share his knowledge of WWII intelligence

Price Tower

and deception. Enroll at education.okstate.

The BSO and Price Tower have partnered

edu/olli or call 800 765 8933

to offer a gourmet treat for those looking

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

to offer an exceptional evening to their

Theater Bartlesville

Valentine. Dinner seating for 40 at Price

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

Tower, cost is $75 per person.

fun family musical! Tickets $15. online

Arvest Bank – Adams Rd

5:00 PM

6:30 PM B

Sunday, February 14 2:00 PM B

Price Tower Tours

“A Taste of Chocolate” presented

by Family Healthcare Clinic

Commemorating Price Tower’s 60th

Hillcrest Country Club

anniversary come enjoy your FREE tour

Individual tickets for “A Taste of Chocolate”

of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic skyscraper

2016 are $75 each. Table sponsorships are

Paint & Pour

located in the heart of downtown. RSVP

still available. For more information and to

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

your tour by calling 918.336.4949

purchase tickets call 918-336-482. Tickets

Step-by-step instructions to recreate a fun

Some Enchanted Evening

are also available for purchase online at

Valentine heart. $40 per person covers all

Dewey Community Center Heritage

www.ticketriver.com/event/18569.

supplies, snacks and drinks. No charge for

Theatre

cancer survivors, patients & caregivers

A gathering of great theatre love scenes

Thursday, February 11

6:00 PM B

@ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

5:00 PM B

5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Red Apple Bowling Center

Theater Bartlesville

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

& Show at 6pm. Located at 306 Don Tyler

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

Theater Bartlesville

Ave. $20.00 includes Dinner and the Show.

fun family musical! Tickets $15. online

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. A

Call 918.440.2393 for tickets.

@ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater

fun family musical! Tickets $15. online

Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

@ theaterbartlesville.com or at Theater

Bowl for Kids Sake – Youth Bowl

6:30 PM

Olli@OSU Movie Night with Charlie Taraboletti Unitarian Universalist Church Charlie will share his wealth of knowledge

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

7:30 PM B

as he shows us science fiction film classics.

Valentines Dinner in the Lodge

Enroll at education.okstate.edu/olli or call

Woolaroc

800 765 8933

The “Tradition” continues...it is time again

7:00 PM B

Bartlesville Mon. – Fri. 11-2 918-336-1900

7:30PM B

directed by Joe Sears. A Valentine Dinner Theatre with the SALTY Seniors Dinner 5pm

6:00 PM B

1st Annual Valentine’s Day Banquet, Beloved Johnstone-Sare Building’s, Room at the Top

for one of our favorite events of the year.

Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra LOVE ON STAGE—A Valentine Soirée

This year there will be two seatings each

Bartlesville Community Center

benefiting Heaven’s Babies. More info. and

night at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Please RSVP

Snuggle up with your favorite music lover for

tickets at EventBrite.com

Wee-Cycle, Kids Consignment Sale

for this this special evening by calling 918-

an evening of romantic favorites—classical,

Dewey Fairgrounds Building

336-0307.

light classics, and favorite popular tunes.

Friday, February 12 8:00 AM

It’s the beginning of a new BSO tradition,

Clothing, baby needs, furniture, books & toys! 8am to 8pm, and FREE admission!

Shop early for best selection! This sale only happens twice a year!

5:30 PM B

Valentines Dinner in the Lodge Woolaroc The “Tradition” continues...it is time again for

Basketball OT after the game for Junior High and High School students

with the added availability of a gourmet

KLife House – 1815 Hillcrest

Saturday, February 13 8:00 AM

Beloved is a Black Tie Event with dinner, desserts, entertainment, and a Silent Auction

Monday, February 15 6:30 PM

Valentine’s Day dinner beforehand. It will

Scholarship Panel

be a fun and familiar musical evening all

Bartlesville High School, Room 108

around!

Individuals who have served on scholarship

7:30PM B

Valentines Dinner in the Lodge

Woolaroc

selection committees will offer their advice on applying for scholarships. Visit bartlesvillecf.org for more info.

Tuesday, February 16

one of our favorite events of the year. We

Wee-Cycle, Kids Consignment Sale

The “Tradition” continues...it is time again

are pleased to extend an early invitation to

Dewey Fairgrounds Building

for one of our favorite events of the year.

our Members of Woolaroc for this special

Clothing, baby needs, furniture, books &

This year there will be two seatings each

evening.

toys! 8am to 8pm, and FREE admission!

night at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Please RSVP

Jewelry Making

Shop early for best selection! This sale only

for this this special evening by calling 918-

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

happens twice a year!

336-0307.

Make your own necklace, bracelets and/or

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Jennifer Spina will lead kids step-by-step

Valentines Dinner in the Lodge

8:00 PM

to recreate a fun picture on 11 x 14 canvas.

Woolaroc

Painted Horse Bar & Grille

6:00 PM

Kids Pizza, Paint & Pop Hopestone Cancer Support Center

Karaoke

12:00 PM

earrings with the beads of your choice. $10/ person covers all supplies. No charge for cancer patients & their caregiver

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7:00 PM

Tuesday Night Trivia Painted Horse Bar & Grille

Saturday, February 20

Tuesday, February 23

Live Music with Ol’ School

Tuesday Night Trivia

8:30 PM

7:00 PM

Painted Horse Bar & Grille

Painted Horse Bar & Grille

10:00 PM

Wednesday, February 24

Live Music with Harumph Frank & Lola’s

11:45 AM

Harumph - an old school jazz slant with Leach’s bone & bass and usually a horn

6 Steps to Help Secure Your Retirement

player or two along for the ride!

Join The Cady-Sewell Wealth

Kate DInsmore’s big awesome voice, David

Management Group in the Garden Room of the Frank Phillips Tower Center for a “Lunch and Learn” about retirement planning and the perils that you may face.

We will help you figure out where you stand

Wednesday, February 17

today toward achieving your retirements goals. A lunch ticket will be provided to each

4:00 PM

attendee.

Children’s Musical Theatre AUDITIONS for BEAUTY & THE BEAST

Thursday, February 25

Central Middle School- (former Madison Middle School) Cafeteria/Auditorium

11:30 AM

1st round Auditions for summer production

Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Governor Mary Fallin.

of BEAUTY & THE BEAST. Youth ages 7-17

by Sept.1,2016 Appt. REQUIRED beginning

Bartlesville Community Center

Jan.18. www.cmtonstage.com 918-336-0558

Tickets available $25/person or $275 for a reserved table of eight.

Thursday, February 18 4:00 PM

Central Middle School- (former Madison

OK Mozart presents Trio Antiqua

beverages and giveaways. No RSVP is

Ambler Hall

required. Entertainment: KilKenny Road

of BEAUTY & THE BEAST. Youth ages 7-17

by Sept.1,2016 Appt. REQUIRED beginning Jan.18. www.cmtonstage.com 918-336-0558

Friday, February 19 4:00 PM

Children’s Musical Theatre AUDITIONS for BEAUTY & THE BEAST Central Middle School- (former Madison Middle School) Cafeteria/Auditorium 1st round Auditions for summer production of BEAUTY & THE BEAST. Youth ages 7-17

by Sept.1,2016 Appt. REQUIRED beginning Jan.18. www.cmtonstage.com 918-336-0558

6:00 PM

Bowl for Kids Sake – Party Days Red Apple Bowling Center

KLife Event Progressive Riot for High School Students Visit http://bartlesville.klife.com for event sign up details.

Price Tower Birthday Party and Twilight Tour $35/guest with RSVP to 918.336.4949

Saturday, February 27 8:30 AM

Central Classic 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run 8th & Delaware Hosted by Central Middle School for the purpose of fundraising for Central Middle School.

6:00 PM

KLIFE Banquet Bartlesville Community Center Annual fundraising banquet to support KLIFE ministry. The banquet will feature dinner by Dink’s and Sugarica, live auction with Roger Skelly, staff and student testimonies, and live music by Jake Hemphill. For banquet details and further information, contact Jesse.Wright@klife. com.

8:30 PM

Live Music with Hi-Fi Hippies Painted Horse Bar & Grille

Golden Hour

Sunday, February 21

1st round Auditions for summer production

8:00 PM

5:30 PM

Children’s Musical Theatre AUDITIONS for BEAUTY & THE BEAST Middle School) Cafeteria/Auditorium

have a chance to win a gift for only 25¢.

Elder Care A free social evening for anyone 60 or

2:00 PM

older. Enjoy live entertainment, food and

Trio Antiqua uses historical baroque instruments and replicas to perform exquisite

6:00 PM

music. Now’s your chance to hear these

Grief Support Group

festival favorites perform in Ambler Hall,

Hopestone Cancer Support Center

Bartlesville’s award-nominated acoustic

Facilitated by Mona Huckaby from The

venue. Tickets are $17.50 and are available

Journey Home. Meet with others facing the

by calling 918-336-9800 or visiting okmozart.

same challenges in the grieving process,

com.

you are not alone. No charge

Monday, February 22

7:00 PM

Bowl for Kids Sake – Party Days Red Apple Bowling Center

AWESOMESAUCE RSVP Deadline – A CMT Friend-Raising Cocktail Party Haskell’s Downtown Loft –

Friday, February 26 6:00 PM

115 Frank Phillips

Bowl for Kids Sake – Party Days

FREE party to be held March 1st. 45

Red Apple Bowling Center

minutes, with a 10 min overview. Light foods by Sterlings. Cash Bar. 40 max.

6:30 PM

awesomesauce-friend-raising-event. This

Paddle Party Fundraiser benefitting Civitan

event is happening March 1

Haskell Event Center

RSVP required. http://cmtonstage.com/

10:00 PM

Live Music with Paul Benjaman Band Frank & Lola’s It’s always special when PBB comes to town, this one promises to be the most special yet as it ends the great run of 7 years of live music on Saturday nights!

Paddle Party is an auction & game of chance. Cost is $5/paddle. With paddle in hand, as items are auctioned, attendees

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price tower olive drop

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He wouldn’t be fooled. Frank Phillips never believed in magic, until the night he hosted a magician named Blackstone.

Challenged by a deck of cards, Phillips dared to prove the magician false. But it was the magician who prevailed—he proved his magic was real and left a lasting mark on the Lodge wall.

Come explore Phillips’ unique ranch home, where he hosted presidents and actors, magicians and Indian chiefs.

Discover the infinite stories that took place between two floors and what life was like in a place called Woolaroc.

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spotlight

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A note from the new executive director of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower...

I have been inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright from an early age. Mr. Wright’s genius was revealed in works throughout his career, but certainly reached its zenith on the plains of Oklahoma in 1956. I am honored to help write the next chapter in Bartlesville’s future through the legacy of our nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Price Tower. As Director of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower, I will lead our team of staff and volunteers to further secure it’s future through earned income and the generous support of our dedicated contributors. We will continue to preserve Mr. Wright’s masterpiece and advance his legacy through experiences that engage and educate our visitors with great architecture and design. I very much look forward to the

ride!

”

- Scott Ambler To commemorate Price Tower’s 60th Anniversary this month, there will be free tower tours on Wednesday, February 10th from 5pm to 7pm. On Friday, February 26th, an official Birthday Party offering heavy hors d’oeuvres with a special twilight tour for $35. Must RSVP for both events, please call 918.336.4949 FEBRUARY 2016 | b Monthly

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DREW IHRIG

by Katy Holland Local company, Musselman Abstract was family owned and operated for over 100 years. That is, until the Musselman family met the family of Drew Ihrig and knew it was meant to be theirs.

Jordan commented how the visit had felt a little like an interview. Ihrig disagreed.

Fourth generation owners, Sherry Musselman Cox and her husband Bill came to know Ihrig upon his move to his wife, Jordan’s hometown of Bartlesville in 2012.

He had taken a new step in his career as an attorney, joining the law firm of Selby, Connor, Maddux and Janer.

“She wanted to really know our whole family before she made a decision,” said Jordan, before they would become what she describes as “an extended family” to whom Sherry would pass the “Musselman legacy.”

His real estate title work at the firm connected him with the Coxes, whose business compiles historical records of land ownership as well as conducts major real estate transactions. A friendship was formed and it wasn’t long before Ihrig began asking Cox about her succession plan for the company.

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However, “Once again, my wife was right,” he laughed.

The next day, Cox called Ihrig to come by her office and there she told him, “You’re the one.” Since taking ownership in April last year, it has been a change of pace for Ihrig who has spent most of his career as an attorney in private practice. Initially earning a degree in Marketing from Oklahoma State University and beginning what was to be a short, unhappy career in sales, he finally “got real serious one night” and decided to go to law school.

“I fought it every step of the way,” he said, hesitant to

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A few years later, their first son, Jack came along, followed by Harrison last year. His experience as a parent, he said, is one he wouldn’t change for the world. Spending sometimes limited time with his family, including their pet labradoodle, Sophie is precious.

Leaving for Disneyworld next week with his family of “Disney nuts”, Ihrig will be taking his first vacation in years. Recently, it hasn’t been uncommon that he’ll be home for dinner and putting the boys to bed before heading back to work.

It’s a life of “relentless restlessness,” Ihrig describes, which drives him, along with a desire to provide the best for his wife and kids. He credits his father for that passion. “I’ve always looked up to my dad, and still do.

He instilled quite a work ethic in me that continues to pay off.”

This work ethic drives his three-fold investment – in his family, his business and his city.

“Anyone who knows Sherry knows she is heavily invested in Bartlesville,” he said of his predecessor.

“It was really important that she find someone [to take ownership of the business] who was just as invested.”

Making the decision to settle here wasn’t a difficult one for Ihrig, with his wife’s family already an established part of the community, including her father, Bob Fraser, CEO of Woolaroc. “Bartlesville just felt like home,” he said, adding with a smile, “I don’t think I’m allowed to move anymore.”

Ihrig and his wife have since engrained themselves in the city of Bartlesville, attending Grace Community Church and serving as board members for Samaritan Counseling and Growth Center and Ray of Hope Advocacy Center, respectively. They both serve on the Woolaroc Cowthieves and Outlaws Planning Committee. He is also active in the Bartlesville Rotary Club, the Bartlesville Community Center Board of Trustees and the Chamber Board of Directors. follow in the exact footsteps of his father and both his two older brothers – all attorneys.

“None of us were very creative. We just did what mom and dad did,” he joked, speaking of their sister following his mom’s career in becoming a teacher.

Earning his law degree from Oklahoma City University in 2006, he returned to his hometown of Blackwell, OK to work alongside his dad. A year later, he began his own practice in Stillwater.

“As much as I hated selling to people, I love working with people,” he said, describing the gratification he gets from helping people in his private practice, which he continues on a limited basis.

It wasn’t long after that he married his wife, Jordan, whom he met at a rodeo bar in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

“We Two-Stepped, then I got her number… to make sure she got home okay,” he smiled, recalling his creative solution to keeping in touch.

It is without a doubt a busy schedule for the Ihrig family. Jordan is co-owner handling all the “background work” of their newly acquired business from home. Jordan also continues to do freelance work in her own career of marketing and public relations, in addition to being a busy mom of two young boys, who Ihrig hopes will take over the business someday. “[Musselman Abstract] has been a family company for 100 years and I would love nothing more than for it to continue to be a family company for the next 100 years,” he said.

Ihrig’s commitment to the business, as well as every facet of his life, is exemplified in his personal philosophy.

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THE ART

BEHIND THE ART

by Barbara Shoff

Pepper Hume is an artist and she has a dream. Like many, she is one of those people adept at turning her dreams into reality. There are artists who specialize in one area and then there are those who, like a finely crafted diamond, are multifaceted, casting their sparkle in many directions.

My first connection with Pepper was when she brought a science fiction mystery short-story she had written to a critique group I attend. The descriptions and depth of her other-worldly characters astounded me. It wasn’t until shortly after the death of her husband, Anthony, when I attended an exhibition in honor of the couple’s artistic careers together, that I discovered the full extent of Pepper’s talents.

Pepper explains, “I have likened creativity to a muscle. It can also be seen as a fluid force originating in a bag within the psyche. Some people can tap this bag with one outlet and pour all that force out in one direction.

Others, like me, seem to punch holes all over the thing and let it dribble out in several directions. I prefer the image of a bag to a tank, as a bag is an amorphous form, capable of expanding or shrinking and holes can be punched wherever you punch hard enough… The bag IS the muscle! A muscle that’s hollow where your creative force builds up with exercise, or dwindles without it.”

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“I have designed costumes and or scenery professionally for

hundreds of plays, musicals, operas and ballets in Chicago, New York, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas, Maine, Rhode Island… Along the way, I was an assistant professor and taught costuming and makeup at several universities.”

Pepper was born Ardith Elaine Webber in a two-story farm house in Independence, Kansas. When she was a toddler her father accepted the position as head maintenance engineer at the Burlingame Hotel and her family moved Bartlesville. They lived behind the hotel on Keeler. Phillips employees walking to work asked the toddler playing out front her name. What she said sounded more like Ardie Pepper, so that’s what they called her. Her grandmother called her by that name for the rest of her life.

During high school her talents were recognized and she received a scholarship to the Midwestern Music and Art summer camp at Kansas University. She was still known as Ardith (but known as Pepper to close friends), when she graduated from Bartlesville College High in 1957.

“I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have a pencil in my hand drawing something, or a book,” says Pepper. She doesn’t only put paint on a brush, she also designs and builds costumes, theatrical sets and makes miniatures. If that’s not enough, she also writes and acts and sculpts “character” dolls, complete with costumes. Her book, Dressing America in the 20th Century, is the quintessential costuming guide for authentic theatrical production in the United States.

When I asked why her art took the direction it did, she explained, “After seeing a play by the Bartlesville Little Theatre Guild when I was fifteen, I won a role in the next one. During rehearsals I found myself fascinated by the development of the scenery. I apprenticed myself to the set designer on the next play and knew that this was where I belonged. Some artists work in clay, some in oil paint. Theatre design was obviously the medium for me.”

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She earned her BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Kansas, and twenty-one years later, a MFA from the University of Oklahoma. Pepper was a costume designer for most of those intervening years in Chicago, accepting her first job after graduation with the New York Costume Company which was located in the Windy City. Back in Oklahoma, she met and married Anthony Hume, an operatic tenor, and a set designer.

Together, they spent several years accepting jobs working as designers and technical directors at various universities and theatres around the country. While they were working in summer stock in Rhode Island, her husband Anthony saw a job posting in NYC with Equity Library Theatre. He made a quick weekend jaunt to the Big Apple leaving Pepper to wind up her costume work. After showing his portfolio, he was hired on the spot. The artistic director told Anthony all the company needed now was one more person in the scene shop.

Anthony then pulled out Pepper’s portfolio and she was hired sans an interview.

For the Sesquicentennial of the State of Illinois, Pepper researched and produced replicas of the inauguration ball gowns of twenty-two governors’ wives spanning 150 years. Her commercial costumes have included a six-foot tall can of Scotchgard, a seven-foot chicken, the first prototype of Ronald McDonald, and the first mascot for the Chicago Bulls.

Besides theatre, she has designed decor for corporate parties in 5th Avenue mansions and on the deck of the aircraft carrier Intrepid. Several trade show designs include shows at the Javits Center and the Piers in NYC. When the Hume’s retired to Bartlesville, Pepper and her husband still shared a dream. Though Anthony died in the fall of 2015, Pepper still plans to make their dream a reality. That dream is to institute an artists’ coop; a studio/gallery/salon for artists. As with everything she creates, she first has a vision in her mind’s eye.

Her hands move in the air as she tells me, “It will be in a store front in Bartlesville or Dewey. The front area of the shop will be a gallery for display and sale of artists’ works. On occasion the gallery will become a salon with seating for the public and there will be readings by authors of their poetry, books or plays. Perhaps we’ll view films and follow with a discussion.

“Midway back in the building will be individual storage cubicles studios with barn doors where artists can lock away their supplies and works in progress. The plan is to provide a place where the artists can work when they want, day or night and they can be viewed through the store front.” Pepper is ready, as are several artists in our community. I can hardly wait.

Her eyes bright, I caught her enthusiasm. I could envision her dream too. I was reminded of Napoleon Hill’s quote, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.” v

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TECO BUILDING Courtesy of The Bartlesville History Museum

Bartlesville has seen rapid development since the early 1900s.

The city began with dirt streets and false-front buildings but it didn’t take long for banks, churches, hotels and schools to spring up to serve the growing community. By 1903, brick buildings were being constructed and the street structure followed suit.

The 400 block of East Third Street. has witnessed its fair share of progress. From 1907 to 1912, the only two businesses on the block were a livery stable and florist. Soon thereafter, a grocery opened, Carl Steinhauser purchased the florist and Dr. D. Ernest Hockett opened his Veterinary Clinic.

By 1914, the stately Washington County Courthouse had been completed with an elaborate court room and a jail to house unruly scoundrels. The building’s external staircase would serve as a grand backdrop for military “Call to Duty” photos taken before local soldiers deployed for World Wars I and II. In 1919, Oris S. McDonald and John L. McDonald opened the McDonald Supply, a café and store selling high grade confections, cigars, tobacco and candies at 417421 E. Third St. Washington County Memorial 32

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Hospital joined the landscape in 1922, prompting the reconfiguration of Second and Third Streets.

Third Street became Frank Phillips Boulevard on September 27, 1951, in tribute to the oilman, a year after his death. A parade and celebration marked the change.

James M. Coykendall established an auto dealership at 413-415 East Third St. and the McDonalds rented the ten apartments above it through 1952, at which point they became known as the Warren Apartments, and later, the Smysor Apartments.

The McDonalds’ grocery became known as Mc & Mc’s Grocery & Courthouse Market and operated under that name for thirty years.

The sign over the front door boldly stated, “Home of Thoro-Bread Flour” and “We Never Sleep.” True to that statement, the McDonalds operated the store 24 hours a day until 1957.

The building became vacant in 1959 until it was briefly occupied by the United Electric Supply Company in 1961.

In 1965, Henry Stahl’s TV and Appliance operated at 419-421 E. Third St. That same year, a technician who had been working at Matthews TV and Appliances

from 1961-1964, Stan Norfleet, began working as Stahl’s Service Technician. He later opened Stan Norfleet TV. Theodore “Ted” Fredrick Schwermer came to Bartlesville in 1964 and worked as Stahl’s Secretary-Treasurer. Still in business today, Steve’s TV, as it’s now called, is operated by Steve Carleton.

Schwermer became quite the entrepreneur, founding TECO Home Appliances (TEd’s COmpany) in 1969. He has also been owner or part-owner of the Tastee-Freez on Frank Phillips Boulevard and Nowata Road, Plaza Bowl, S&S Furniture, Thunderbird Restaurant, Zesto’s, Mr. Swiss on 14th St.b, Airco Heating and Air Conditioning, Ramada Inn, Red Apple Lounge and Sports Center, Bartlesville Electric Company, Koppel’s Ready-to-Wear and many more!

Around 1985, he turned the TECO reins over to his son, Gary Schwermer, who has continued serving Bartlesville’s appliance needs for over thirty years.

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by Lacy Gittinger KLIFE is a community-wide, nondenominational organization for junior high and high school kids to build friendships, grow in their faith, and have a lot of fun in the process.

The “K” in KLIFE comes from Kanakuk Kamps, a Christian summer sports camp which developed KLIFE as a follow-up ministry to provide support for kids all year round.

On a small plot across from Bartlesville High School, KLIFE programs are impacting the lives of more than 300 young people. Having moved from their original downtown facility last year, the new site at 18th St. and Hillcrest Dr. is much more spacious and kid-friendly.

“Our new property is perfect for our needs as a kid ministry,” said Chapter Director Jesse Wright. “It sits on a wooded lot that has a really neat ‘camp feel’ where kids can play Frisbee golf or have bonfires and s’mores after football games.”

Small groups and “Klub” nights take place each week among several different age groups, separated by gender and grade, from 6th-12th. Small groups are the backbone of the KLIFE program and allow kids to come together with their peers for games, songs, skits, and talks on the Bible with relevant life lessons.

For over 28 years, KLIFE has been ministering to students only with the financial support from families and the Bartlesville community.

include tailgating, retreats, Bunny Brawl, Krud Wars, and Night of the Champions.

In March, KLIFE will host Run the ‘Ville, an annual community 10k fundraising race.

At KLIFE, there is lots of fun and games, but even more heart. Authentic relationships are really what these groups are all about.

“The reality is, the majority of kids aren’t going to remember a talk, small group meeting, or someone standing up acting like a crazy person, but they will remember you being there and doing life alongside them,” said Wright. “Being at their games, meets, and performances, encouraging them as they go through junior high and high school… They’ll remember you asking tough questions and truly caring about them. Our job is to be faithful and love people, then it is God who brings the growth, not us.” v

The annual Fundraising Banquet is Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Bartlesville Community Center. Kicking off at 6 p.m., the banquet will feature dinner by Dink’s and Sugarica, live auction with Roger Skelly, testimonies from staff and students, and live music

by Jake Hemphill.

“The banquet is open to anyone interested in learning how God is using KLIFE to impact and transform youth and their families in Bartlesville,” said Wright. “It’s a free event and anyone is welcome to come and bring others who would love to support KLIFE.” Supporters not only contribute to the regular weekly gatherings of Klubs and small groups but also to special events. From mission trips to ski trips, kids get connected in many different ways. Favorite activities 34

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To join, support, volunteer, or learn more, visit Bartlesville.klife.com.

For Run the ‘Ville details, visit runtheville.net.

For banquet details and further information, contact Jesse.Wright@klife.com.

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