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Spring has sprung and it’s filled with color

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t has sprung: The change of the season which brings the entire spectrum of hues and tints of color to the landscape. Daffodils are the early risers followed by the crocus. Those rows and beds of lilies shoot upward bringing their shades of purple forth.

Spring’s arrival is a blessed event following our endurance of back to back snow storms. Twenty inches and another 12 inches piled high are now but distant reminders of getting stuck and the painless chores of shoveling.

As these buds filled with new life emerge, our demeanor and outlook gains a fresh perspective on life. Newness of a season has begun to dot the canvas with buds on trees, flowers along the roadside and we even welcome the weeds that are regaining life in our yards. All a small price to pay to witness and experience the change of seasons from winter to spring.

Gardners of Rogers County have been patiently awaiting spring’s emergence. With this fresh canvas may we refresh RANDY COWLING our spirit and enjoy the moments that come our way. ***** In this issue of Surrey our writers bring to you stories about people enjoying fresh starts, new sounds and success.

Zack Stoycoff gives us a close up look at Douglass Wittman, a Rogers State University student who is about to embark on a new life following graduation.

We profile a pair of sisters, Nicole and Jordan Flippo, who have represented Rogers County across the state and nation in pageant competitions. Jordan is the reigning National American Miss Jr. Pre-Teen while her sister Nicole placed in the Top 10 in the National American Mis Jr. Teen competition.

A new musical group has found its way in the metro area. Jill Wiebe and Jeff Cowen are Appassionata Duo. Combining their musical abilities on the harp and viola they have introduced a new sound mixing classical and popular music.

Pat Dewey of Champion Windows tells about how more and more people are finding a remodel of their home helps them become more energy efficient. Dewey tells about replacement windows and patio rooms which are becoming very popular. ***** Take a look around you and breath in smell of Spring. It is time to experience the change of the season. Enjoy it.

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PUBLISHER Bailey Dabney EDITOR/DESIGN Randy Cowling CONTRIBUTORS Zack Stoycoff Randy Cowling ADVERTISING Misti Grannemann Kim McCool Duffy Hoagland Melissa Ring Cinda Vaughan SPRING 2011 Surrey©2011 All rights reserved.

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O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down rough the clear windows of the morning, turn ine angel eyes upon our western isle, Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring!

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Graduation looming, RSU student chases unfettered life

By ZACK STOYCOFF

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ouglas Wittman goes where the currents take him. at’s how he likes it. For some, that lifestyle is a way to save money in a sour economy. For Wittman, a 24-year-old Rogers State University senior, it’s a life goal: Tethered only to an RV, whatever job he’s got at the moment and his neverending road trip across the country.

He’s not quite there yet, but he’s working on it. Renovating a 1966 Airstream International travel trailer — the aluminum Twinkie, he calls it — fits into his post-graduation plans in a big way. “e randomness is really what defines me,” he said. “I don’t have one plan. I have like five sub-plans.”

Some of his randomness: He’s a photographer, a skateboarder, an operator at RSU Public Television and is making a black-and-white crime film for a project in school.

Somewhere along the line, he plans to marry his girlfriend, move into his travel trailer and see the world. Bet-

ter wait to get tied down, he says.

“I’m a spur the moment kind of person. When I decide to do something I’ll have the option without being tied to something,” he said. “I don’t want to wait till I’m 62 to go see the world.”

He admits there are those who don’t understand, who expect college graduates to settle down, start a career and raise a family. At least his family isn’t among them.

“Most of my family really is up for it. ey know I’m 24; I’m nowhere near over the hill yet,” he said. “e people who don’t get it, they don’t like change and they don’t like to move around so they don’t know why someone would want to do that.” e goal for now is to pick up talents along the way.

Renovating an Airstream has required he pick up many — carpentry and designing among them. He’s gutting the interior, erecting new walls and painting, just to start.

“I’ve always been infatuated with the Airstream,” he said. “e thing I like is if you want to move, you don’t have to pack your bags. You can just unhitch it and move.”

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He bought the 232 square-foot, silver-paned travel trailer from a dealer in Claremore for $2,000 on a spur-of-the-moment whim. He says he can rent a parking space for less than $350 a month, which includes sewer, electricity and water. at is, until he decides to leave.

As for his girlfriend, he’s fairly sure she’ll just come along for the ride. ey plan to live together.

“I don’t know where I’m going to be in 10 years. I might be here; I might be in Canada.

Who knows,” he said. “A lot of retirees do the RV thing, but I don’t want to wait till I’m 52 or 62 to see the world.”

But college graduation comes first, and as a senior project required for graduation with his Radio-Television degree, Wittman is filming a 15-minute “Dick Tracy-type” film noir crime drama.

He said he loves the contrasts of shadows in black-and-white films and the typical anti-hero protagonist in 1940s crime dramas. e antihero is severely flawed despite being the “good guy.”

Whitman said he began learning how to film movies just two years ago and plans to continue filmmaking after college — another spur-ofthe-moment hobby that ended up costing nearly $1,000 for the proper equipment.

It’s perhaps related to his love of photography, which stems from his desire to show the world his unique perspective. It’s been his hobby as long as he can remember.

“You’re forcing the world to look at the world through your eyes,” he said. “It’s showing people your point of view.”

In other words, he said, a photographer might be able to make a decrepit building look beautiful or interesting.

It’s a hobby that can go with him on a whim.

But he’s staying put at least for now. He’s got to pay off his tuition, for one.

For another, he’s happy with the job at RSU Public Television and his official title of “master control operator,” which he admits sounds rather lofty.

“It’s one of those jobs where it sounds cooler than it is,” he said.

“You don’t leave a job like that right away.”

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At the core of Champion’s business is energy efficient replacement windows.

Dewey knows this is because of the total customer experience from start to finish.

Customers know when they purchase windows, siding, a front door or remodel by adding a patio room every piece of the puzzle originates with Champion.

Champion owns its own factories, one in Cincinatti and another in Denver, where every component is built to specifications.

If there are any problems the product is warrantied and customers know they can count on Dewey and his 35 staff members to make things right.

“We have single-source accountability,” Dewey said. “We manufacture, install, warrant and service the product. It’s factory direct.”

It allows Champion to provide cutomers with a higher-end, higher quality product at a middle of the road price, he said.

While Champion’s primary business is windows, it also does siding and patio rooms. Unlike other regions of the country, Champion has a large amount of its business in Oklahoma from patio homes. ese are additions that provide homeowners with a three- or four-season room that is energy efficient and extends living and entertaining areas of a home.

Dewey said his installers can normally install 10-12 windows in one day. As for a patio room it may take 10 days to two weeks, depending on the size of the building. Champion has the expertise to pour concrete slabs, attach the patio room to the house, run electricity and install air and heating to the room.

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Champion Windows is at 5899 S. Garnett in Tulsa. ey can be reached at (918) 622-1953.

Champion’s factory-direct service helps customers, who save on average 30 percent in utility bills after installing Champion’s windows.

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“I was looking for a university where I would be more than a face in the crowd. At Rogers State University, I’m a member of the Honors Program and the varsity cheerleading squad, all while pursuing my degree in medical/molecular biology. I don’t know for sure where I’ll be ten years from now but I do know I’ll be working in the medical field and my education will have prepared me to be successful. RSU has given me so many opportunities that I would not have gotten at other schools.

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inning at pageants runs in the family for Nicole and Jordan Flippo of Claremore. e two Rogers County girls held the same National American Miss Jr. Pre-Teen and Teen title for Oklahoma in the same year in different age divisions.

Jordan went on to win the National American Miss Jr. PreTeen crown while her sister, Nicole, placed in the Top 10 in the Miss Jr. Teen pageant. eir vibrant personalities and beaming smiles aren’t just seen on the runway for judges. ey come natural for the young women, who began competing in pageants in 2006. Jordan was entered and Nicole joined her.

“We just showed up and walked on the stage,” Nicole said.

“It just spiraled from there.”

Nicole’s piano teacher had encouraged her to compete because her talent. Her musical ability has caught local talent officials’ eyes as well. She won the 2010 Best and Brightest Competition, which is sponsored by the Claremore Daily Progress.

At 15 Nicole has excelled. A freshman at Cascia Hall High School in Tulsa. Jordan, 11, she is a fifth grader at the University School fo Gifted Children at the University of Tulsa. e sisters caught much attention this year in the world of pageants as in June of 2010 they both won the Miss Oklahoma title for their respective age divisions.

Jordan won the Junior Pre Teen Division and Nicole won the Jr. Teen division.

It is believed by the Miss America and National American Miss Systems that this is only the second time on record that two sisters have held a state title at the

same time. î &#x201C;e girls won their titles competing against approximately 100 other young ladies in each of their respective divisions.

At the state level each of the girls won not only their state titles, but took more pre-

liminary awards in each of their divisions than any other contestant competing in the year 2010.

At the national event the competed against participants from 49 state winners from across the U.S.

Jordan and Nicole Flippo are enjoying life as students as well as winning pageant competitions.

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Mixing classical and popular music brings new sound

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t first glance Jeff Cowen and Jill Wiebe look like typical members of the Tulsa Symphony. Dressed in all black.

Jeff in a tuxedo and Jill in a smart black dress. One with a viola in hand and the other standing alongside a massive harp.

First impressions can be very deceiving when it comes to Appassionata Duo. e two have found a musical niche that has taken the Tulsa-metro scene like a prairie fire.

It all began quite by chance, Wiebe recalls. e two knew each other from playing in the orchestra and the Tulsa Symphony. ey decided to read through some various styles of music.

Wiebe, who has played on cruise ships, had a portfolio that included popular music as well as classical pieces. Jeff was more into the classical venue, but when they sat down, tune their in22 Spring 2011 Surrey

struments and began playing, they liked what they heard. So have many others who now follow them from bars, restaurants, and even the Harwlden Mansion in Tulsa, where they have performed twice to a packed house.

While playing at a downtown Tulsa restaurant, customers would turn their heads trying to come up with the name of the song they were playing.

“Is that what I thought they are playing? No it can’t be,” some say. But to their surprise it is “riller” by Michael Jackson or better yet, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.

Wiebe and Cowen play many popular covers from artists including Guns N Roses, e Beatles, Journey, Pink Floyd and Elton John, but they haven’t left their classical roots far behind. ey include several pieces from Claude Debussy and JeanMichel Damase.

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APPASSIONATA DUO e duo recently recorded a CD of some of their favorite pieces. e $15 CD is available at their website www.appassionataduo.com Appassionata Duo is a regular at e Chalkboard, Bodeans and e Green Onion.

With the help of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa and a variety of donors they have launched a Candlelight Concert Series at the Harwelden Mansion, 2210 S. Main St. in Tulsa. ese will be romantic evenings of music illuminated by the warm glow of candlelight.

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of classics by composers such as Debussy, Faure and Ravel, some sultry mambos, rhumbas or tangos, and even a few pop and rock hits. e concerts are centered around holidays of the year. At each event there will be a wine and cheese reception following the concert.

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Tender is the Night Oct. 18, 2011 e Spirit of Christmas Past Dec. 13, 2011 Love Poems Feb. 14, 2012 Viva Espana!

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Jeff Cowen, 46 Classical Violist

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To Spring William Blake

ou with dewy locks, who lookest down rough the clear windows of the morning, turn ine angel eyes upon our western isle, Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring! e hills tell one another, and the listening Valleys hear; all our longing eyes are turn'd Up to thy bright pavilions: issue forth And let thy holy feet visit our clime!

Come o'er the eastern hills, and let our winds Kiss thy perfumèd garments; let us taste y morn and evening breath; scatter thy pearls Upon our lovesick land that mourns for thee.

O deck her forth with thy fair fingers; pour y soft kisses on her bosom; and put y golden crown upon her languish'd head, Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.

SWEETS

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