Edmond Life and Leisure - May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022

Vol. 22, No. 52

In This Issue FOUR SEASONS

Coming up roses

Four Seasons, by Kevin Box, in real life is located in front of the Center for Transformative Learning on the UCO campus, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper.

Email contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

For more information, see page 4.

Edmond principal Receives recognition

See page 11

FRIDAY, May 13

Partly Cloudy High 88° Low 64°

SATURDAY, May 14 PM Thunderstorms High 85° Low 60°

SUNDAY, May 15 Sunny High 82° Low 61°

Edmond’s Rick Dawson owns horse that won Kentucky Derby Editor’s Note: The news release below is from Oklahoma City’s Remington Park and chronicles the remarkable victory of Rich Strike in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The horse is owned by Rick Dawson of Edmond. Only once in 1913 had another Derby winner had greater odds against it.

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of horsemen have held dreams of Kentucky Derby greatness throughout their careers. Only 148 times have breeders, owners, trainers and jockeys been able to have the dreams become reality. On May 7, an Oklahoman was added to the list of dream believers.

Rick Dawson of Edmond, who owns and races horses as Red TR-Racing, scored the biggest win of his brief racing career when Rich Strike, at odds of 80-1, won the 148th Kentucky Derby by three-quarters of a length. Trained by Eric Reed, jockey Sonny Leon put a brilliant ride on the feisty Rich Strike to thread through traffic in the stretch, navigating from the back of the pack, to defeat 19 rivals and win the most prestigious

horse race in North America.

Dawson, a semi-retired oil/gas businessman, was reached in Kentucky, less than 24 hours from winning the derby. He has only been an owner for a few years and counts Rich Strike as his only active horse. He started owning horses while on a fact-finding mission with another prominent breeder and owner from Oklahoma.

“I ran into Everett Dobson at Oak Tree National, where I live in Edmond, and started picking his brain about owning horses. I always liked going to the track, I’ve been doing that for 30-40 years. There is a great thrill in racing. I enjoy the handicapping, the studying, the problem-solving in wagering. I thought it was time to maybe own a horse. Everett invited me to a sale with him in Lexington, Ky., where I was able to shadow him and pick his brain about everything. When I left, I had become a small minority owner in five horses. I went there to observe and came away an owner.

“After a while I realized that if it was worth owning a horse, it was worth owning the horse 100-percent.

I got out of the partnerships I was in and refocused.”

Reed bases his operation at his training center in Lexington and normally races around the Midwest.

How did an Oklahoman get involved with a trainer in another time zone?

“I spent about three years on a job for my business in Kentucky a few years ago and an acquaintance introduced me to Eric. I really liked his smaller operation, which fit my needs better. He is very transparent in the way he does things, he is always willing to talk and continues to teach me about horses. He treats his horses right and puts them first and that’s the way we approach things with Rich Strike.”

Rich Strike became the first horse that was ever claimed out of a race, to then go on and win the Kentucky Derby. Dawson and Reed claimed the colt for $30,000 out of a race at Churchill Downs on Sept. 17, 2021.

“I am a Keen Ice fan. He is still a new stallion but I’ve always liked him and he is the sire of Rich Strike.

I was looking at the Churchill past continued on Page 3

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Cover From Page 1 performances for the Sept. 17 race and noticed he had a lot of great workouts but had a poor turf racing debut at Ellis Park in Kentucky on Aug. 15. I talked with Eric about the horse and he agreed that there was something there we needed to consider so we dropped the $30,000 claim for him, and won a five or sixway shake to get him.”

A “shake” takes place when more than one trainer is trying to claim the same horse out of a race. Each trainer is assigned a number and a draw of numbered pills takes place out of a shaker, to determine the new owner and trainer. The good fortune for the connections of Rich Strike started on the night they claimed the colt.

Rich Strike usually uses a late rally in his races but had only managed to win one of his seven career events before his score in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Dawson credits the superb ride by Leon, in addition to the race setting up perfectly to the horse’s style.

“The race played into his wheelhouse perfectly,” Dawson noted. “It was exactly what we needed. The pace-setters were running early fractions like they were in a six-furlong sprint, not the 1-1/4 miles Kentucky Derby. Sonny put on a super ride.”

The Kentucky Derby field is determined by points accumulated in a long series of races that begins in the fall and continues to the final weeks before the race. One of the races considered by Reed and Dawson for Rich Strike was the Springboard Mile at Remington Park in December 2021. It was in Dawson’s backyard and he looked forward to starting his horse in front of his family and friends but it was not to be.

“He had a cough, not too serious, but significant enough that it wasn’t the right move to ship him from Reed’s training center in Kentucky to Oklahoma City for the Springboard.

So, we skipped the Remington race and went to Fair Grounds in New Orleans later in December. That is where we met Epicenter in the Gun Runner Stakes. He beat us by 14 lengths in that race but we managed to pass him yesterday!”

Epicenter was the final horse Rich Strike passed in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby, forcing the winner of the Louisiana Derby to be second in the race.

Dawson is a regular player at Thunder Roadhouse, Remington Park’s offtrack wagering site in Oklahoma City.

He said his phone blew up after the derby win with his pals from the establishment texting and calling.

“I think they knocked the roof off the place when we won,” Dawson said. “I heard quite a few of them made bets on Rich Strike and have been paid very well.”

As for future plans for Rich Strike, the rest of the Triple Crown awaits.

There is also a race that Dawson has marked on his calendar that might work for the colt later in the year.

“We are hoping Rich Strike continues to be healthy and successful in this Triple Crown run. If he can do that, we will also be thinking about a Breeders’ Cup opportunity later in the year. The Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park in late September falls into a perfect spot on the calendar for us but that is a long way down the road.”

Rich Strike provided Dawson with just his third racing win as a solitary owner. The dream-like Kentucky Derby being one of those three triumphs.

Rich Strike, colt by Keen Ice from the Smart Strike mare Gold Strike is expected to continue on the Triple Crown trail, racing next in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, May 21. Remington Park will feature that event via simulcast.

Tracked by more than 170,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $290 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park will feature the $1,102,440 Heritage Place Futurity and the $250,000 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship on May 28. Simulcast racing is featured daily at Remington Park where the casino is always open.

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From the Publisher

JeepFest coming this weekend Spring is a wonderful time for festivals in Edmond and the surrounding area. Downtown Edmond just enjoyed an incredible arts festival. The level of sales was over the top and set new records. Attendance was outstanding as well. Weather is always a factor at any outdoor event, but the high winds did not limit the turn out for this year’s Ed- Ray Hibbard mond Arts Festival. My understanding is that the OKC Arts Festival was a considerable success as well.

The volunteers for these festivals deserve special recognition. Due to COVID restriction in 2021, many festivals moved from their normal springtime dates to later in the summer or fall.

The Downtown Edmond Arts Festival was held in September last year but in a desire to get it back to a spring date, volunteers had to plan two festivals back-to-back.

The 2022 Midwest JeepFest is another celebration that was held in September last year but is moved back to a spring celebration this year. It is scheduled for this Saturday May 14th, 2022. The event is being held at John Vance Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM, located at 5302 S. Division Street in Guthrie - I-35 exit 153. This is the fourth year Midwest JeepFest has been held in Guthrie.

It is expected to bring thousands of Jeep owners, enthusiasts, and members of the public from Oklahoma and surrounding states. Last year’s JeepFest raised thousands of dollars for Paralyzed Veterans of America, Mid-America Chapter. There is no cost for entry, but attendees who want to drive the off-road course will pay $5 per run or $25 for endless runs during the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other venues at the event such as a kid’s inflatable carnival will require a small fee as well. All proceeds will go to Central Oklahoma Camp/Make Promises Happen. http://www.centralokcamp.org/mph/mph-camper. It is another great cause that the event will raise money for again this year.

Food, there will be food trucks of all kinds available. The food is the best part of any festival in my world.

Make Promises Happen (MPH), a program of Central Oklahoma Camp & Conference Center, has provided outdoor recreational opportunities for individuals with special needs since 1955. The program serves individuals, ages six and older, with any physical or intellectual disability. Through the support of volunteer counselors, campers leave limitations behind and enjoy fishing, boating, arts & crafts, swimming, archery, dances, talent shows and much more during MPH camp events.

MPH events take place throughout the entire year with weekends and week-long camps.

Campers also may be selected to participate in the Make Promises Happens adventure trips program. Trips include skiing at the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colorado, surfing with the Texas Surf Riders Foundation in Port Aransas, Texas, and zip-lining through the rain forest while staying in a self-sustaining tree house community in Finca Bellavista, Costa Rica.

Learn more by visiting: http://www.centralokcamp.org/mph/mph-camper Midwest JeepFest is the creation of the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce, Guthrie Tourism, Red Dirt Jeep Club, Guthrie News Leader, John Vance Auto Group, and City of Guthrie.

Truck and Jeep lovers of all ages will enjoy this event. Attendees of Midwest JeepFest can expect to see hundreds of Jeeps - all ages and models - including many that are modified for extreme offroad use. Jeep accessories and aftermarket accessories will be shown by Vance Upfitters of Guthrie and other venders. Many sponsors and contributors will be present to showcase their products or services, and prizes will be given away. The off-road course has been enhanced to provide drivers more fun and excitement.

There will be plenty for families to enjoy too, like kid’s activities, foods of all kinds, musical. entertainment including the love band Joker’s to the Right, a live D.J., rock climbing provided by the Oklahoma National Guard, and an appearance of OU’s Sooner Schooner wagon, ponies, and personnel.

For more information you can go to www.midwestjeepfest.com 50th Anniversary of LibertyFest We are on the glide path to host the biggest and best 4th of July festival here in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the 50th Anniversary of LibertyFest. We will have much more on this great event closer to the event including their official program to be included in our newspaper and others as well. Here is a list of the events and dates so you can start making plans now.

We also owe a giant thank you to Citizen’s Bank of Edmond for being the Premium sponsor for this big event. “LibertyFest is truly one of the best line-up of celebrations in Oklahoma. For 50 years it has encouraged participation of everyone in our community - from businesses to residents. It shines a light on why Edmond is such a wonderful place to live. Citizens Bank of Edmond is proud to be a headlining sponsor of LibertyFest and we look forward to seeing our friends and neighbors

at the events throughout our community, celebrating our great nation,” said Citizens Bank of Edmond CEO, Jill Castilla.

Flag Retirement is being held June 19th with more details to come Rodeo will be June 24 and 25 at the Carl Benne Arena at 300 N Kelly. All the usual events will begin at 8:00 p.m. and if you are lucky, they will run “slack” after the set events. You real rodeo fans will know what “slack” is.

Car Show is June 25th and will be at Hafer Park from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KiteFest will be June 25 and 26, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids get a free kite to fly. It will be on the west side of Mitch Park.

Concert in the Park is June 30th and starts at 7:30. Free ice cream after the concert. It is located on the UCO Campus adjacent to Mitchells Hall.

ParkFest is July 2nd and will be at Mitch Park north of the baseball fields from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Road Rally is July 3rd and will kick off with registration at 10:00 a.m. at Earl’s Rib Palace on Broadway Liberty Sprint is a new event this year with more information to come.

Parade will be July 4th of course and will kick off at 9:30 with the downtown Edmond route starting at UCO. Fireworks is the big wrap up and will be shot off on July 4th from Hafer Park starting at 9:30 so folks can see from the surrounding areas. Expect a big one this year folks!

Edmond’s July 4th Festival is a non-profit 501(c)3 operation made up of individual volunteers from the Edmond area. Its purpose is to produce a series of family-oriented events around the 4th of July to celebrate the birthday of this great nation and the heritage of Oklahoma. As the host city of LibertyFest, Edmond showcases a series of events that help enhance the quality of life in Edmond, show pride in the community, support for non-profit and civic organizations, and provide educational opportunities.

(Ray Hibbard may be reached by e-mail at ray@edmondpaper.com)

FILE PHOTO/MELINDA INFANTE

One of the entries in last year’s LibertyFest parade.

Check out what’s inside!

---- Police report ..............................................................................Page 6.

---- Weekend calendar of Events ......................................................Page 6.

---- An anniversary of Prime Time Travel ..........................................Page 9.

---- Columnist wonders if patriotism is wrong ..............................Page 10.

---- A top principal from Edmond....................................................Page 11.

---- Smag’s latest recipe ..................................................................Page 12.

---- George Gust latest movie review ............................................Page 14.

---- Crossword puzzle ....................................................................Page 14.

---- Business news ..........................................................................Page 17.

This, and much more, in this week’s edition!

See if you can find ‘Four Seasons’ “Four Seasons” in real life is located in front of the Center for Transformative Learning on the University of Central Oklahoma campus, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper.

Please e-mail contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

Commissioned as a partnership between UCO, the City of Edmond and the Edmond Visual Arts Commission, “Four Seasons” was created by sculptor Kevin Box of New Mexico and was dedicated on the campus on March 24, 2011.

Kevin is a member of the National Sculptor’s Guild. His Box Studio LLC is a strong supporter of the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle concept, using recycled metal as part of the casting process for his sculptures. All of his work is 100 percent recyclable.

For more information on Edmond public art, please visit http://visitedmondok.com/public-art.php.

Publisher Ray Hibbard Jr. ray@edmondpaper.com Partner Christopher T. Hoke Editor Steve Gust news@edmondpaper.com Production Deanne York Advertising Director Business Editor Alexx Harms alexx@edmondpaper.com Contributing Writers Mallery Nagle, Patty Miller, Rose Drebes, and George Gust.

Photographer Melinda Infante

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Festive music at VIBES.

Art, music and fun was offered last week as VIBES was once again held in downtown Edmond. The event is held the first Thursday of the month from April to October. It’s held in the early evening hours.

CORRECTION — In a photograph in last week’s edition of Edmond Life & Leisure, Edmond City Manager, Scot Rigby, was incorrectly identified as Craig Dishman. We regret any inconvenience caused by this error.

Photos by MELINDA INFANTE

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(The following arrest reports are provided by the Edmond Police Department.

Guilt or innocence is determined in a court of law.

Also, CDS is controlled dangerous substance; APC is Actual Physical Control; DUI is driving under the influence.)

April 25 Meisha Dawnelle Warren, 39 of Oklahoma City.

Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Deangelo D’shon Morrow, 25 of Oklahoma City. Transport open container of intoxicating beverage or beer and operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Kristopher W. Mackey. 46 homeless. Public intoxication.

April 26 Antania Divine Vassau, 24 of Edmond. Improper passing on the left, driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked, no proof of insurance, speeding (11 to 14 mph over) and failure to appear.

Audra Lorraine Humphrey 22 of Edmond. Disregarding restricted turn signs and driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked.

Melvyn Douglas Oliger, 58 of Guthrie. Public intoxication.

Laura Alise Booth, 37 of Edmond. Misdemeanor warrant.

Kevin Michael Breggren 22 homeless. Trespassing after being warned.

April 27 Travis Don Horton, 28 of Edmond. (Misdemeanor) domestic abuse assault.

Dakota Dean Cox, 18 of Edmond. Trespassing.

Gene Michael Trice, 35 of Harrah, Malicious injury or destruction of property (Mis. = under $1,000; Felony = Over $1,000) Julius Adams III, 65 of Oklahoma City. Felony warrant.

Anthony Dorien Ranger, 21 of Edmond. Eight counts of failure to appear.

Ryan Allen Brown, 33 of Edmond. Three misdemeanor warrants and a public intoxication charge.

April 28 Caleb Tishria Walton, 37 of Edmond. (Misdemeanor first offense) domestic assault (in the presence of a minor child) and intimidation of a state witness.

Byran Lee Moore, 45 of Oklahoma City. Driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked and disregard signal light.

Christian Brett Martinez, 32 of Edmond. Non-assault resisting officer and public intoxication.

April 29 Derrick Edward Bowling, 35 homeless. Prohibited crossing/pedestrian and public intoxication.

Codi Earl Solomon, 30 of Oklahoma City.

Felony warrant.

Matthew Scott McCleary, 42 of Oklahoma City.

Petty larceny and failure to appear.

Chad Wesley Schwerdtfeger, 50 of Edmond.

Public intoxication.

Joshua Martinez Quezada, 42 of Augustas, Kan. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .15 or above.

James Lovell Holt, 32 of Edmond. Driving without proper/valid driver’s license, two misdemeanor warrants and two counts of failure to appear.

April 30 Jordan Wesley Oliver, 28 of Pierre SD. Misdemeanor warrant, possession of marijuana and driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked.

Ronald Ladale Bennett, 62 of Guthrie. Failure to stop — accidents including damage to vehicle and (misdemeanor) personal injury accident while under the influence.

Brian Allen Coates, 44 of Edmond. Possess drug paraphernalia and possess CDS.

Ayden Blaine Scott Little, 18 of Edmond. Improper lane usage, operating a motor vehicle with no valid driver’s license, false representation to an officer and transporting open container alcoholic beverage.

Elizabeth Ann Hungerford, 33 of Edmond. Public intoxication.

Summer Anne Mosley, 36 of Edmond. No proof of insurance and driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked.

Johnna Marie Nelson, 23 of Edmond. Two counts of failure to appear.

Marshall Alan Hunter, 40 of Guthrie. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .15 or more.

David William Sharp Jr., 35 of Oklahoma City.

Misdemeanor warrant.

May 1 David Allen Lambert, 38 of Norman. Misdemeanor warrant.

Michael Dean Preston Price, 28 of Edmond. Possess drug paraphernalia, possess CDS, carrying a weapon under the influence of alcohol or drugs, public intoxication and (misdemeanor first offense) domestic abuse assault in the presence of a minor child.

Kaison Trazer Edwards, 18 of Edmond. Throw human waste at government employee, resisting arrest and (felony) domestic abuse assault and battery.

Emilee Anne Miller, 36 of Edmond. Possess drug paraphernalia, possess CDS and operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or combination of schedule one chemical or controlled substance.

Lauren Michael Stroh, 34 of Dallas, Texas. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Travis Lane Prichard, 53 homeless. Possession of marijuana and two counts of failure to appear.

Patrick John Jantz, 53 of Edmond. Public intoxication.

Weekend calendar of events, May 12-15 What’s Happening This Weekend May 12-15 ---- Zonly Looman Gallery ---- Farmer’s Market ---- Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road: American Musical Ambassadors ---- Cycle 66 Kickoff Party ---- Cycle 66 Training Ride ---- Django Walker Concert ---- Jupiter for a Day! And Scenes from Montanas ---- Late Night at the Museum: Cowboy Clue ---- Read the West Book Club: Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman ---- Signature Tour ---- Oklahoma Shakespeare presents: As You Like It ---- OKC Broadway presents: Disney’s The Lion King ---- Whiskey Myers in Concert ---- Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy presents: Newsies Jr. ---- LIVE on the Plaza

---- Oklahoma Cross Country Racing Association Round 6 Race ---- Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival ---- Midwest Jeepfest ---- Budweiser’s Custom Car SuperShow Tour 2022 Extra Information Zonly Looman Gallery Location: Edmond Fine Arts Institute Extra Info: Thu, May 5 – Tue, May 31; featuring the art of Zonly Looman; Free; by appointment; edmondfinearts.com Farmer’s Market Location: Festival Market Place Extra Info: Sat, Apr 16 – Wed, Oct 19; 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.; edmondok.gov Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road: Musical Ambassadors Location: Edmond Historical Society & Museum

Genealogy group to meet May 18 Did you have a family member who was a caregiver to a parent or grandparent? Was there a single woman in your ancestral tree who never married and became the caregiver for her parents or a sibling?

As genealogy researchers are interested in health issues affecting their families/ancestors, the probability is 100 percent that they will, at some point, have contact with individuals who are or have been caretakers; genealogy researchers may themselves by caregivers or have family/friends who are.

The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group will host vehoae-Shirl Yancey, Cindy Thomas and Martha McNeese on Wednesday, May 18, as they present a joint presentation on Census Health Tracks & Trends; Support for Family Genealogists. vehoae, retired from a career with USDA’s Rural Development Administration, turned her attention to continuing

research of primary documents as a historian and author. She will discuss health issues in the U.S. Census between 1830 and 2000. Cindy Thomas and Martha McNeese are facilitators for the “Edmond Santa Fe Caregiver Support Group.” This group works to support individuals who are caregivers for family members/friends who suffer from various diseases. Cindy and Martha will present information about support that is available for individuals who serve as caregivers for family and/or friends.

The Genealogy Group will meet at the Oklahoma County Extension office, 2500 NE 63rd St., at 10 a.m. on May 18, and is open to the public. If you, or someone you know, are a caregiver, a genealogist, or both we invite you to attend. More information about our group can be found on our website: ohcegenealogy.com or on Facebook: ohcegenealogy.

Extra Info: Sun, May 1 – Sat, Dec 1; edmondhisory.org

Extra Info: Fri, Apr 29 – Sat, May 14; 8 p.m.; okshakes.org

Cycle 66 Kickoff Party Location: The Patriarch Craft Beer House Extra Info: Sat, May 14; Free; 6 – 7:30 p.m.; cycle66ok.com

OKC Broadway presents: Disney’s The Lion King Location: Civic Center Music Hall Extra Info: Wed, May 11 – Sun, May 29; Tue ---- Thu: 7:30 p.m.; Fri: 8 p.m.; Sat: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sun: 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.; okcbroadway.com

Cycle 66 Training Ride Location: Meet at Littler Lawn, 23 E 1st Street Extra Info: Sat, May 14; 8 a.m.; 20 mile route; https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/ view/4936291933 Django Walker Concert Location: UCO Jazz Lab Extra Info: Sat, May 14; 8 p.m.; $40; One Show Only; 405/641-6380; ucojazzlab.com Jupiter for a Day! And Scenes from Montanas Location: University of Central Oklahoma – Mitchell Hall Theater Extra Info: Sat, May 14 – Sun, May 15; Free; 7 p.m. & 2 p.m.; facebook.com Late Night at the Museum: Cowboy Clue Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: Sat, May 14; 6 ---- 11 p.m.; nationalcowboymuseum.org Read the West Book Club: Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman

Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: Sun, May 15; 1 – 2:15 p.m.; nationalcowboymuseum.org Signature Tour Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: Sat, May 14 & Sun, May 15; 1 ---- 2 p.m.; nationalcowboymuseum.org Oklahoma Shakespeare presents: As You Like It Location: Outdoor Shakespeare Gardens

Whiskey Myers in Concert Location: Zoo Amphitheatre Extra Info: Fri, May 13; doors open 5:30; starts 7 p.m.; thezooamphitheatre.com Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy presents: Newsies Jr. Location: 1725 NW 16th St, OKC Extra Info: Fri, May 13 – Sun, May 15; Fri & Sat: 7 p.m.; Sat & Sun: 2 p.m.; thelmagaylordacademy.com LIVE on the Plaza Location: NW 16th between Classen & Penn Ave, OKC Extra Info: Fri, May 13; 6 – 10 p.m.; plazadistrict.org Oklahoma Cross Country Racing Association Round 6 Race Location: Make Promises Happen, Guthrie, OK Extra Info: Sat, May 14 – Sun May 15; occra.com Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival Location: Oklahoma State Fair Park Extra Info: Sat, May 14; VIP session: 1---- 4 p.m.; General Admission Session: 6 – 9 p.m.; okcraftbeerfestival.com Midwest Jeepfest Location: 5302 S Division St, Guthrie, OK Extra Info: Sat, May 14; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; midwestjeepfest.com Budweiser’s Custom Car SuperShow Tour 2022 Location: Oklahoma State Fair Park, Bennett Event Center Extra Info: Sun, May 15; 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; okcfairgrounds.com

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City marks National Bike Month Events throughout May will focus on the many ways riding your bicycle can make a difference As spring rolls around, it’s a great time to get rolling yourself.

May is National Bike Month, and it’s a great time to take advantage of the bike-friendly trails, routes and roads all around Edmond.

Bicycling is a great way to stay healthy and it has the added benefits of supporting sustainability while cashing in on economic savings.

The City of Edmond embraces the benefits of biking, committing to developing even more ways to safely ride around our community. The hope is by investing in and promoting the idea of providing ways for residents and visitors to bike more often, to bike to more places, and to feel safe while doing will put a spotlight on the benefits of riding a bicycle. Whether for transportation, physical activity or recreational purposes, riding your bike can help us all in terms of staying fit, avoiding traffic delays, saving money, enhancing quality of life and sustainability.

To promote May Bike Month, the Edmond Bicycle Committee and friends of bicycling are organizing numerous events through the month of May, and encourage your support and participation: • May 14 – Cycle 66 Training Ride, 8 a.m., leaving form Littler Lawn, northwest corner of First Street and Littler.

• May 14 – Cycle 66 Spring Kickoff, 7:30 p.m. at The Patriarch, 9 E. Edwards.

• May 17 – Oklahoma Bicycle Society casual ride, 6:15 p.m. leaving from the parking lot west of Target.

• May 18 – Ride of Silence, 6

p.m. leaving from the parking lot west of Target.

• May 19 – Bicycle-Pedestrian Counting, 5 to 7 p.m. at various locations in Edmond.

• May 20 – Bike to Work Day Celebration, starting at 7:30 a.m. at Littler Lawn, northwest corner of Litter and First Street. This celebratory bike ride leaves at 7:45 a.m. and returns at 8:20 a.m. for breakfast refreshments and door prizes.

• May 21 – Bicycle-Pedestrian Counting, 10 a.m. to noon at various locations in Edmond.

• May 21 – Edmond Fine Arts Institute painting class of bicycle picture,12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

• May 22 – Bike to Church Day to encourage riding your bicycle to the church of your choice.

• ALL month – ACOG Bicycle Scavenger Hunt ( ACOGOK.org/bikecentral) Here are tips for bicycling provided by the League of American Bicyclists, which encourages motorists and cyclists to share the road: •Bicycles are vehicles with the same rights, rules and responsibilities of other road users – always ride with the flow of traffic.

•Motorists: Please pass a bicycle only when it’s safe to do so. Oklahoma State Law requires motorists give cyclists 3 feet of passing room.

New laws in Oklahoma require motorist to change lanes when passing a bicyclist on a road that has at least 4 lanes.

• Cyclists should obey all traffic laws, stop signs and traffic lights.

New laws in Oklahoma allow bicyclist to treat stop signs as yield signs and treat traffic lights as stop signs.

UCO mulls budget deficit The University of Central Oklahoma announced last week its plans to address an estimated $15 million budget deficit for the 2023 fiscal year with no loss of currently filled full-time, non-temporary faculty positions.

The monthslong university budget planning process included discussions of potentially eliminating some vacant and filled faculty positions to both permanently address the budget deficit and increase a historically low student-to-faculty ratio resulting from declines in enrollment.

“We knew going into the planning process there would be tough decisions to be made as we worked to address the university’s budget deficit, particularly related to faculty positions at the university,” said UCO President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar.

“Academic Affairs leadership, the college deans and the President’s Cabinet have worked diligently to minimize the loss of jobs while working to erase this deficit. My deepest gratitude is extended to these leaders who courageously led through this process. Thanks to our collaborative efforts, no filled faculty positions will be eliminated from the budget for the 2023 fiscal year.”

To address the projected budget deficit, the university will eliminate 30 vacant faculty positions, change its budgeting practices for carryover funds and request a tuition increase of 3% or $6.82 per credit hour. For a student taking a course load of 12 hours, this means an increase of just over $81 per semester.

This approach was developed with the spirit of transparency, collaboration and engagement introduced during last year’s planning process, including sharing data and information within and across the institution to ensure voices were heard and incorporated into the planning. Examples of this engagement include numerous meetings with Faculty Senate and Staff Senate leadership, presentations at full senate meetings, meetings with UCO Student Association leadership and a campuswide budget forum.

President Neuhold-Ravikumar acknowledged the university will continue to face challenges in the coming fiscal year, but these decisions are positive steps in safeguarding the university for future generations of students.

“This place and our vision are built on the hope that can withstand even the toughest conditions.

Now more than ever, we need to demonstrate a spirit of unity and collaboration within our campus to create an atmosphere that invites others in. Our commitment to each other and our mission gives our students and our community a reason to join us and a dream to share,” said President NeuholdRavikumar.

The university now awaits its final appropriation amount to be determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Expect to see lots of bikes in Edmond this month.

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North’s Roberts wins state golf medalist honors

By Steven Steele Edmond North sophomore Rylee Roberts won medalist honors at the Girl's Class 6A State Championship May 4-5 at Lincoln Park West Golf Course.

Roberts shot rounds of 73-79 in Steele the slop left behind from heavy rains in the second round. She claimed a one shot victory over Mimi Hoang of Westmoore and Lily Stanton of Jenks.

Jenks won the team title by 24

shots over three time defending champion Edmond North. Edmond Memorial was another 5 shots back in third place. The win capped an undefeated season for the Lady Trojans capturing their 10th tournament win this year.

The other girls that helped Jenks claim the State Championship were Gracie Doke, Sophia Lefler, Isabella Suttee and Adrian Piles. Edmond North counted scores from Livia Blevins, Whitney Moore and Aiden Coffelt. Edmond Memorial was led

by Spencer Holleyman, Makenna Tatum and Amber Luttrell. The girls had to wait out heavy rains and the

maintenance crew at Lincoln Park did yeoman's work during the four hour rain delay during the second round to prepare the course so the girls could get the 36 holes of golf in. Edmond girls who qualified to compete as individuals were Edmond Santa Fe's Makani Clark and Riley Jones and Deer Creek's Lauren Hurd.

Central Oklahoma Lady Broncho golfer Susana Olivares fired rounds of 70-75-74-219 to T2 at the NCAA D2 Central Regional at Hot Springs CC in Hot Springs, Arkansas May 2-4.

She will advance to the National Championship being played in Gainesville, GA May 10-14 at Chattahoochee Golf Club. The top three teams advanced to the Nationals.

Henderson State won with a three round total of 882. Central Missouri was second at 906 and Rogers State claimed the final spot at 913.

Arkansas Tech (918) and Central Oklahoma (922) just missed in the nine team field. Northeastern State was sixth (930) and SW Oklahoma State ninth (966).

The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee announced that the Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman will replace Ol' Colony Golf Club in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as one of the six regional sites for the 2022 NCAA DI Men's Golf Championships. The Ol' Colony Golf Club notified the committee it would be unable to host the event due to course conditions. A late freeze, followed by cool temps and above average rainfall prevented the course maintenance crew to prepare the golf course for the event. "The Jimmie" has played host to five regional championships the past 24 years plus the US Amateur Public Links Championship in 2009 and 2012. "While this was a difficult situation for the committee to address in late April, the Jimmie Austin Golf Club is ready to host immediately and has a championship pedi-

gree that will provide a great championship experience for our teams," said Connie Hurlbut, chair of the Division I Men's Golf Committee. "The committee also felt that Oklahoma, as the top ranked team in the country, earned the right to serve as the replacement host."

Oklahoma State received the 1 seed at the Columbus, Ohio regional at a course they have won multiple regionals and three national titles on.

It is a very competitive regional with 2 seed Georgia Tech, 3 seed Arkansas 4 seed Clemson, 5 seed East Tennessee State, 6 seed Ohio State, 7 seed Duke and 9 seed Florida Gulf Coast. In the Norman regional 1 seed Oklahoma has 2 seed Texas, 3 seed Auburn, 4 seed South Carolina, 5 seed Ole Miss, 6 seed Louisville, 7 seed Missouri, 8 seed San Diego State and 11 seed Kansas.

One of the individuals competing is Baylor's Johnny Keefer, so, you Mike McGraw fans will get a chance to walk holes with the former Edmond Memorial, Edmond North and Oklahoma State golf coach.

McGraw is in his eighth year of coaching the Baylor Bear Men's golf team. Other 1 seeds are Vanderbilt at the Palm Beach Gardens, Florida regional. 1 seed Arizona State at the Stockton, California regional. 1 seed Pepperdine at the Bryan, Texas regional where Kansas is a 5 seed.

North Carolina is the 1 seed at the New Haven, Connecticut regional where Big 12 conference 4th place finisher Texas Tech is the 2 seed.

The top 5 teams from each regional will move on the compete in the National Championship at Gray Hawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona May 27-June 1. The six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 16-18. Admission is free and you will get to see future PGA Tour players at the Norman regional at Jimmie Austin Golf Club.

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Among those celebrating is business owner Victor Neal, holding the scissors.

Prime Time Travel celebrates anniversary Prime Time Travel recently held a ribbon cutting with the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate their 42-year anniversary at 18 N. Broadway in Edmond.

Located in downtown Edmond, Prime Time Travel offers decades of combined travel planning experience and specialize in creating personalized trips to destinations worldwide. Their qualified experts have been assisting travelers for 42 years, planning every detail of unforgettable vacations

and seamless business trips to perfection.

Prime Time Travel also has established relationships with the travel industry’s best cruise lines, hotel chains and tour providers, enabling them to provide special offers and amenities that you won’t find anywhere else—even online.

They combine their experience and industry relationships to create unique and exceptional travel experiences for each and every one of their clients.

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Lawmaker wants Disinformation Board challenged Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, has requested that Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor challenge the constitutionality of the Biden Administration's recently announced Disinformation Governance Board.

The board, announced last week by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, was said to have been created to combat online disinformation.

"This is a blatant attempt to silence Americans and control what the citizens of our country see and think," Phillips said. "This massive attack on free speech should terrify every American, regardless of party. My colleagues and I are calling on Attorney General O'Connor to exercise the power

and funding given to him by the Legislature through the passage of House Bill 1236 to challenge this unconstitutional and un-American federal overreach."

House Bill 1236, passed by the Legislature in 2021, establishes a legislative, executive and judicial process to challenge overreaching federal actions.

One of the components of the bill allows the Oklahoma attorney general to challenge federal government actions that he determines may be unconstitutional.

Along with the bill, the attorney general's office received a $10 million funding increase for use in funding cases brought under HB1236.

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Commentary ... We’re on YOUR Side

Is patriotism wrong?

By Steve Gust President Biden has said a bunch of odd things during his term.

Last week he had another one, which is a head scratcher.

He called the MAGA movement Steve Gust the most extreme political organization in recent U.S. history.

I don’t get it. Why is wanting America to be great controversial in the first place?

Now Trump may be something of a lightning rod for some folks. That I understand. But still the MAGA goals appeal to many folks They include: 1) A strong economy. Who doesn’t want that?

2) Energy independence and reasonable fuel prices 3) No inflation.

4) Government accountability 5) Strong borders.

6) Strong military

7) Free enterprise over big government.

8) Empowering parents rights for children in schools.

9) Respect for God and country and respect for law and law enforcement It’s hard to believe the above goals are “extreme” or “dangerous,” as Joe believes. And why is he bothering to criticize anyone, anyway? He needs to try to do his job to correct some of these horrific problems he’s created. The guy’s political instincts must be failing him. Is it really smart to lambaste the politics of tens of millions of people when your approval rating is so low?

—Only in the liberal mind, is an unruly Capitol trespassing incident described as “an insurrection” while the doxing and threatening of Supreme Court justices is an understandable protest. At least that’s the way Biden’s press secretary sees it.

(Steve Gust may be reached at news@edmondpaper.com)

College free speech bill signed by Stitt A bill aimed at protecting First Amendment rights on Oklahoma college campuses was signed into law recently by the governor.

House Bill 3543 by Rep. Chad Caldwell, REnid, creates a Free Speech Committee within the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education that will be responsible for training college deans and other administrators in First Amendment policies as well as reviewing and handling complaints.

"In our current culture, people on either side of an issue say they are afraid to speak freely for fear of recrimination from people with opposite views," Caldwell

said. "This is especially troubling on college campuses, which should be the exact places where young people should be free to express, challenge and debate a variety of ideas and opinions as a way of formulating their own beliefs."

Caldwell said he spoke to several regents and multiple students about the need for the legislation. According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, of 37,000 students surveyed nationwide, less than 1/3 agree their college administration makes free speech policies clear to the student body. Ninety percent of students that describe

themselves as "middle of the road" self-censor to avoid repercussions, compared to 91% of conservative students and 81% of liberal students. Only 12% of students felt comfortable publicly disagreeing with a professor about a controversial topic, and viewpoint diversity among faculty and staff continues to decline.

Oklahoma State University ranked 84 and the University of Oklahoma ranked 110 out of 150 colleges and universities for free speech policies.

Under HB3543, the Regents would select the members of the committee, which would then be responsible for creating or approving First Amendment training for college deans, department heads or individuals responsible for dealing with free speech complaints at universities. The content of the training would be up to the Boards of Regents to approve, but it must be done every two years or upon hire or promotion of the affected administrators. The committee also will be charged with reviewing free speech policies and recommending improvements as well as reviewing any complaints filed with the committee and recommending how the university might address them.

Policies are to be posted on each higher education institution's website and submitted to the governor, the Legislature, and the higher education chancellor by Dec. 31 each year.

Caldwell stressed the committee is to be advisory in nature and not punitive.

Lankford demands answers on open border Senator James Lankford (R-OK) last week demanded answers on Biden’s wide open border from members of his Administration at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled, “Securing and Ensuring Order on the Lankford Southwest Border.” Yesterday, Lankford grilled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about his lack of meaningful work to address the chaos at the border and some of the other things DHS is doing instead of securing our border like creating an Orwellian Ministry of Truth in its “Disinformation Governance Board.” Today, Lankford pushed a panel of Biden Administration border officials

to stop delaying information to his office and to actually answer his questions about what is being done to stop the flow of migrants to our border. Lankford also asked for additional information on the Migrant Protection Protocols program, known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

The panel of witnesses at last week’s hearing included: January Contreras, Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS); Blas Nuñez-Neto, Acting Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans; Maryann Tierney, Senior Coordinating Official for the Southwest Border Coordination Center; Benjamine "Carry" Huffman, Acting Chief Operating Officer for Customs and Border Protection (CBP); and Emily Mendrala, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the

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Department of State.

After the highest year on record for illegal crossings this past year and 221,000 encounters of border crossers last month, Lankford introduced the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19 related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated until a workable plan to replace it is put in place.

Lankford also introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to dissolve a proposed Biden Administration rule that would illegally upend the process by which the US government grants asylum claims to migrants.

Excerpt Lankford: I talked to Secretary Mayorkas recently, and we were talking about his six-point plan that he’s put out, which I have some significant questions on. There’s a section of it— in the six-point plan—that says they’re going to work with countries in Central America for them to be able to enforce their borders as well and to also have asylum-seekers there. I asked him the question of: what leverage are you using on those countries to encourage them to actually enforce their borders? His response to me was, ‘State Department actually is in charge of that,’ so let me ask State Department: what leverage are you using to encourage countries in Central America for them to enforce their borders? What are you doing there for them to stop regular migration that’s just passing through country and heading north?

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Ida Freeman principal wins honor The Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP) is pleased to announce Nicole Marler, Principal at Ida Freeman Elementary School, Edmond Public Schools, as the OAESP Oklahoma Principal of the Year. OAESP also named Heather Holland, Principal at Thackerville Elementary School, Thackerville Public Schools, as the OAESP Principal of Excellence. Dr. Tamara Roberson, Principal of Barnes Elementary School, Mid-Del Public Schools, is the James Burnett Principal of Distinction. The award winners will be recognized during the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference this June.

The OAESP Administrator of the Year Awards promote leadership in elementary education by recognizing individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools through programs that exemplify the highest standards and promote student achievement. Award winners serve as inspirational leaders to OAESP— they embody the core values of serving students and being committed to their school communities.

“Research reflects that strong principals have mastered these domains of skills --instruction, people and the organization,” said Dr. Pam Deering, CCOSA Executive Director. “On behalf of CCOSA, I want to congratulate these principal leaders who demonstrate these skills that effective principals rely on to impact student achievement. We are grateful for their dedication and commitment to the profession, their students, staff, and community.”

Edmond Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Angela Grunewald stated, “Mrs. Marler is the perfect blend of heart and drive. She has a vision for her school and knows how she wants it to perform, but that vision is encompassed by her heart for students, teachers and families. She sees leading Ida Freeman as a way to serve those that she cares so much about which is evident the minute you walk in the door at Ida Freeman Elementary School.”

Nicole Marler is described as someone who is full of peace and a hands-on administrator. She makes all of her staff regardless of their position feel they are part of the team. First grade teacher Sheree Serrano stated, “She’s a great leader because she creates great leaders.”

Under Mrs. Marler’s leadership, the school has developed an on-call system that allows staff to re-

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Edmond Public Schools Executive Director of Elementary Education Cara Jernigan, Superintendent Dr. Angela Grunewald and Glen Abshere from The Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP) surprise Ida Freeman Elementary Principal Nicole Marler with the news that she is the OAESP Oklahoma Principal of the Year.

quest help in any area as needed using a coded system that protects the dignity and confidentiality of every student and every situation. She has also developed Huddle groups that help fifth graders navigate life and learn life skills.

“Mrs. Marler is described as an encouraging leader that maintains a consistent, calm demeanor in all situations,” states OAESP Executive Director

Glen Abshere. “She has developed relationships with neighboring churches and community partners that support the school and her vision for improvement.

We are honored to have Nicole represent OAESP as the Oklahoma Principal of the Year.”

For more information about the OAESP Administrator of the Year Awards, please visit www.ccosa.org.

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Salmon + parchment

By Carol Smaglinski When dining out, oftentimes it’s a delight to experience a dish that we can’t tackle at home in our own kitchen.

I certainly appreciate that degree of difficulty giving chefs a chance to show off their skills.

Why not try fish at home, not hard to catch in the supermarket. Oh, yes, as one big fish wisely said to the other, “Keep your mouth shut, and you will never get caught.” And, here’s a quote from Bill Demmond, COO of Inland Seafood Company: “If it swims, it’s edible.”

A French classic, en papillote (pah pee yoht) means to enclose a portion of fish and some vegetables with seasonings in a packet of parchment paper. It produces fragrant fish and it is not that difficult to make.

The French word papillote is derived from papillon, which translates to butterfly.

Here’s what happens during baking: As the package heats up in the oven and lets off steam, the parchment paper puffs up to the shape of a dome.

When ready in just minutes, it is placed on a dinner plate and the person eating opens it up, but with caution, as steam can get hot.

Surprise, the fish is eaten on top of the paper instead of throwing the parchment into the middle of the table.

The simple fact is that while in the oven, the greaseproof parchment paper holds the juices inside and creates a flavor explosion. Also, the strong paper is resistant to burning up, and impervious to liquids. A bonus is the easy clean up, too.

Parchment paper is constructed by infusing paper pulp with silicone and is heat-resistant.

Some people might want to do this with heavy duty aluminum foil, which certainly gives a tighter seal, but it all depends if you are using a highly acidic ingredient, which could create a chemical reaction with the foil. Waxed paper tears, is weak and the precious juices leak out.

Parchment paper is available in most grocery stores.

To begin the following recipe, on a large piece of folded parchment paper, with a pencil, draw a half heart-shape that is larger than the single piece of salmon. With scissors, cut along the lines of the heart and open up. Place a bit of butter on the bottom of the right side, then place a single piece of fish on top and the vegetables on top of the fish.

Fold the left half of the parchment over the fish to make a “half-heart” and seal edges with egg yolk to make it stick, but be sure to tightly fold over the edges and twist the bottom point. This will make sure that the liquid will not sneak out, as you need the liquid for the steaming process.

Start the recipe by making three more parchment hearts, for a total of four.

Salmon En Papillote (Four servings) Heat the oven to 450 degrees.

Mix 2 Tbsp. olive oil with the vegetables: 1 large onion, sliced thinly 2 carrots, cut into julienne sticks 4 cloves minced garlic 1 large tomato, sliced thinly 1 tsp.rosemary Salt and pepper to taste 4 pieces of salmon Place each paper-covered fish and veggies on a baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes until the papillote is puffed up and brown. Transfer to dinner plates and demonstrate how each diner should carefully open their own with their fingers.

And when someone yells out “Holy Mackerel!”just tell them,“No, it’s salmon.”

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Chamber welcomes business

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Chamber officials and others were on hand to mark the launch of Cindy Kealthy’s realty business.

Cindy Kealthy celebrates grand opening in Edmond Cindy Kealthy recently held a ribbon cutting with the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the launch of her realty services with eXp Realty.

The grand opening was at 2216 NE 164th St. Cindy Kealthy opened Edmond’s

first eXp realty office to service home buyers, sellers, and realtors across the state and region. eXp Edmond provides a new way to real estate, including stock options, retirement planning and more. Learn more or find Cindy’s contact information at okc.exprealty.com

Edmond GOP women’s meeting set for May 16 This month on May 16th, the Edmond Republican Women’s club is happy to welcome a spokesperson from The Petroleum Alliance, which is the newly formed merger of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and the Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association.

They are the only trade association in Oklahoma that represents every segment of the oil and gas industry, allowing the industry to speak with one voice when advocating for the interests of their members, landowner partners, host communities and employees. Their mission is to build a better Oklahoma and to be a destination for capital investment from the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the energy industry.

As the voice of Oklahoma's oil and natural gas industry, the Petroleum Alliance is focused on advocating for policies that promote the development of our state's vast oil and natural gas resources. Their members include both vertical and horizontal drillers and companies from every segment of the industry.

The club will also be hearing from Rep. Brad Boles, Chair of the Oklahoma House Energy Committee.

The club sponsor for the month of May, is State Senator Jake Merrick, District 22.

The club is presently involved in a membership drive. Any member of ERWC who brings a guest or guests to the meeting, has their name go into a hopper for a chance to win a very nice prize. If their guests decide to join our club, their name goes into the hopper again. The names are drawn at the end of each quarter. The meeting begins at approximately 11:15 a.m. when we start gathering, with a delicious buffet lunch being served at 11:30. The cost is $20 for lunch/meeting or $5 for meeting only. The meeting officially begins at 11:45 a.m. If you need a parking pass, one will be provided to you as you enter the visitor parking lot.

For information, e-mail tonyacoffman@cox.net

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Run time hampers new ‘Dr. Strange’ release

By George Gust While the kids still might be in school for a little while longer, it is officially Summertime at the movies. This past week saw the release of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the first blockbuster offering from Marvel this year with (checks notes) 2 more on the way later this year.

Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong (Benedict Wong), and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen).

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” lives at a critical mass of comic book movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it builds on the years and years of movies and now with the added bonus of continuing some character arcs that were fully fleshed out in a Disney + original show (“Wandavision”). And for diehard fans of the Marvel comics/cinematic universe there are easter eggs galore to this movie, but for casual viewers the balance between comic book universe madness and cohesive movie storytelling may feel too close to

being a comic book inside joke. However, the blockbuster visual buffet of the movie helps bridge the gap between comic book action and general audiences and the years of character build up from TV and movies benefits Olsen’s emotional arc and brings more emotional connection to this film than introducing a new character within this film.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” see the return of Director Sam Raimi to the comic book movie fold, and his horror influences are clearly on display. The tone to this film is on the darker spectrum in terms of these big budget Mar-

vel movies with some gruesome imagery and implied carnage. Raimi’s horror aspects are welcome changes to the Marvel movie outline but are fleeting in favor of traversing the zanier aspects of the multiverse.

Overall, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a satisfying entry into the marvel universe, but trends too far into the comic book Easter egg territory, and at a running time over 2 hours the movie ends up feeling bloated. The performances of the usual players are dependably charming and the introduction of Xochitl Gomez as Strange’s new multiverse powered character brings a much-needed shot of energy to the proceedings. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a fun ride for those who have put in the work watching the preceding movies and TV but can sometimes lean too hard on the fan service.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, frightening images and some language.

3.5 out of 5 stars

Benedict Cumberbatch is back in the cape of the magical Dr. Strange in Marvel's ambitious reality bending blockbuster ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.’

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Keeping children safe online In an effort to combat the rising concern of adult content reaching Oklahoma children, Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has worked with local internet service providers (ISPs) to compile a list of resources for parents and guardians.

According to the Family Online Safety Institute, nearly half of all parents are concerned about their children encountering sexually suggestive content, bullying, or other inappropriate behavior online. The concern about this issue usually rises with age as children begin to access more content online.

Oklahoma Cyber Command has tips for keeping children safe online Online Safety and Cybersecurity Tips for K12 Kids, Family, and Friends. The federal government has also put out multiple resources for parents, including the FTC’s OnGuardOnline, and the Department of Justice’s guide to keeping children safe online.

Many third-party applications also exist for blocking content that may be harmful to children and allow the parent to tighten or relax the parameters of the block. Apps like the National Online Safety Mobile App seek to educate parents in a convenient way.

Crossword Puzzle STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: Graduation ACROSS

1. Like a bug on windshield noise 6. G-man 9. Type of race 13. Late actor Ledger 14. Waikiki necklace 15. Group of lions 16. Knight's shiny garb 17. Ensign, for short 18. One to beat 19. *Graduation proof 21. *"School's Out" singer 23. An indigenous person in Laos 24. 6-shooter 25. Founder of People's Republic of China 28. Porous rock 30. *MFA or BA 35. Comrade in arms 37. Be inclined 39. Had in mind 40. Was a passenger 41. Ventricular beater 43. Same as ayah 44. ____ Trick, rock band 46. Nicholas II, e.g.

47. Initiation ceremony, e.g.

48. "Pollock" actor Ed 50. Foolish one 52. Ever, to a poet 53. "House of Gucci" star 55. Masters Tournament peg 57. *Mortarboard attachment 60. *"No more ____, no more books" 64. Fancy boat 65. Mozart's "L'____ del Cairo" 67. Arm bones 68. Orderly arrangement 69. Granola grain 70. Gustatory sensation 71. Lord Byron's composition 72. Dashboard unit 73. Weasel's aquatic cousin

DOWN 1. Herring's cousin 2. "Frasier" actress Gilpin 3. Bulb holder 4. Coral reef island 5. Neck cavity 6. Pestilence pest 7. Even, to a poet 8. "Saturday Night Fever" music genre 9. Type of coffee maker 10. Gauche or Droite in Paris 11. Month of Purim 12. Styling product 15. For the time being, Latin (2 words) 20. Cave opening 22. Like Hemingway's certain man on sea 24. Type of rummy 25. *One in "Pomp and Circumstance" series 26. Hello to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 27. Ahead in years

29. *"You have brains in your head, you have ____ in your shoes" 31. Cleats to soccer player 32. China grass 33. Related on mother's side 34. Olden days anesthetic 36. *School ____, which is about 180 days 38. No-win situation 42. Old-hat 45. Wilbur's home 49. *Famous frat house 51. Adjective in sheet music 54. Low light 56. Enthusiastic approval 57. Tropical edible root 58. Land measure 59. A fake 60. Beaten by walkers 61. Research facil.

62. It's better than never?

63. Tiresias in "Oedipus Rex" 64. Small dog's bark 66. *Gown's companion

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Sports

Emma Andrews

Emma Andrews to coach UCO women’s basketball The University of Central Oklahoma athletic department announced Monday Emma Andrews will be the next head women’s basketball coach.

“We are excited to welcome Emma Andrews to UCO and look forward to the way she will lead our women’s basketball program,” UCO Director of Athletics Stan Wagnon said. “Emma comes highly recommended, having earned the respect of her peers while helping Cameron University to hold its own in a very tough Lone Star Conference. Her experience should prove to be a solid footing as she looks to push the Bronchos to become a championship contender in the always challenging MIAA. Emma plans to bring an energetic, relentless and up-tempo approach to the game, so it should be a fun brand of basketball for our players and fans alike to enjoy.”

“I am so excited,” Andrews said.

“When I got on campus I just couldn’t unsee it. It’s such a great place. The university, the campus, the facilities, everything is so nice. I’m ready.”

A formal meet & greet will be planned for later in May. Andrews comes to UCO from Cameron, where she spent the past

six seasons leading the Aggie women’s program in Lawton, Oklahoma. She led CU to five Lone Star Conference tournament appearances and one NCAA Division II national tournament appearance in 2020-21.

Andrews was an assistant at Cameron for two seasons before being named head coach there in May of 2016.

Prior to her time in Lawton, Andrews was a graduate assistant coach for Fresno State from 2012-14. She was a student assistant in 2011-12.

That span followed her four-year standout playing career for the Bulldogs.

Andrews starred on the basketball court at Fresno from 2007-11. She helped FSU to four straight Western Athletic Conference titles and four straight NCAA national tournament appearances. She earned All-WAC honors as a junior in 2010 and was named to the WAC All-Tournament team as a freshman in 2008.

Andrews is originally from Melbourne, Australia.

She replaces Guy Hardaker, who retired following the 2021-22 season after 16 years leading the Bronchos.

Central Oklahoma is scheduled to open the 2022-23 season in November.

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What once was a successful pairing between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has changed course and their dirty laundry is playing out in real time all over the world. Whether real or as a way to get each back into the limelight and boost their careers, the court case has proven to be entertainment on a level that has at times even had the judge laughing. One thing unfolding is that One of the bedrooms of Depp’s home Amber appears to have her heart set on acquiring French village which was recently on one, if not all, of Johnny’s fabulous the market at $55.5 million. After he L.A. penthouses. split with Vanessa, he married Amber Known for being a somewhat dark, Heard in 2015, but divorced just one idiosyncratic actor, Depp has followed year later. Listed after the $7 million his own instincts in his choice of parts divorce settlement with Heard is since his first role in Nightmare on Depp's unique collection of pentElm Street in 1984. A Florida high houses in downtown Los Angeles. school dropout at age 15, he played Depp acquired the five multi-stoin several garage bands and married ried, side-by-side penthouse units over early. When he and his new wife took a period of years after the building a trip to Los Angeles, in a stroke of had been refurbished in 2007. Decogood luck, he happened to meet rated in his unique style, he never Nicolas Cage who suggested he go joined the units, but instead lived in into acting. This led to his first film them as though going from room to room, or lent to relatives to use. role and quick successes in Edward Whether or not it was a conscious Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and the real estate business decision or a Pirates of the Caribbean series. He happy fluke, it means that the collecthen moved on to more serious parts tion of units can be resold as a whole portraying drug and gangster criminals in Blow, Public Enemies and Black or individually.

The group includes five condo Mass. units: four two-bedrooms and a oneWidely considered one of Hollybedroom, totaling approximately wood's best actors and box office 11,500 square feet. The 13-story Eaststars with Golden Globe and Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, Depp has made ern Columbia Building was designed

by Claud Beelman in 1930, considheadlines from his movies, love life, ered to be one of the city’s best exand his interesting real estate holdamples of Art Deco architecture still ings, which include an island in the standing.

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Johnny Depp’s collection of five At various times engaged to Sheripenthouses in the famous Los Angeles lyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Eastern Columbia building were availRyder and Kate Moss, Depp had a able in 2016 as a group for $12.78 long relationship with French singermillion; they are not currently on the actress Vanessa Paradis. During his market.

Paradis years, he purchased an entire

Short workouts are great

By Brian Attebery Life is busy. We are always on the go trying to figure it out and squeeze in just one more thing. Social media and cell phones dominated our existence it seems.

They are distracAttebery tions for most of us and they sometimes keep us from prioritizing what we need to be doing like taking care of ourselves. We also have work responsibilities, soccer practices and board meetings. I own a fitness center and personal train for a living but even I run out of time to get my workouts done in the way I ideally want to.

The key portion of that phrase is, “ideally the way I WANT to.” We can’t put our fitness in a box of there is only one way to do our routines and that we must go a certain amount of time for it to count. How much do you burn if you do absolutely nothing? Is something better than nothing? How about quality over quantity?

When I first started my personal training career, I would train people for an hour with weights, resistance machines, resistance bands and their body weight. The routines varied but I spent an hour with my average customer. They need to make time for cardiovascular exercise as well. Our heart and lungs need the work and fat burning is much more effective when you combine both types of exercise with a proper nutrition plan.

Within a few short years, I started incorporating 30-minute sessions that would be more fast paced and my clients loved it! I could charge less, get a lot done and make more time for their cardio and/or save time on their weight training. This allowed the customer to get it done and not run out of time in their busy schedules. It was a win-win.

I mentioned the importance of cardiovascular/aerobic training. Those

are things like walking, jogging, biking, elliptical and various cardio classes like spinning and step aerobics to name a few. There are many factors in cardio that can change things up. The duration is how long you do it and the intensity is how hard you perform the cardio. Many people do “steady state” cardio which is an emphasis on moderate intensity with longer duration like walking on the treadmill at 3.5-4.0 mph for 45 minutes. Combine that 45minute routine with your 60 min weight routine, you will be running almost 2 hours and you haven’t considered the drive home and cleaning up and/or eating. These situations are what get people in the mindset of “not having time” to exercise.

What if you raised the intensity up and did interval time training that got it done in 20-30 mins along with the quicker paced weight workouts like I teach? You have now been able to perform weights AND cardio workouts in approximately one hour.

You may think that even the suggestions above are too much. I get it.

You may have days you have to choose between one or the other.

You may have days that you only do 2 sets per body part versus your normal 3 sets. That is okay. While 2 is not as good as 3 sets, it is better to do 2 sets per body part instead of 0 sets because you claim you didn’t have time. Find days you can carve out your workouts. Maybe you need torotate cardio and weight days back and forth during the week and wait until the weekend to combine the two when you have more time to devote. The key is to be consistent and to focus on what you CAN do and not what you can’t. You deserve to make yourself a priority and you will never regret making time for your health and wellness.

(Brian Attebery is a Degreed/Certified Trainer. He owns and operates Results Fitness and Nutrition Center, L.L.C. in Edmond. www.resultsfitnessusa.com)

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Leading economic indicator soars Gross Receipts to the Treasury in April surged to a record high driven by income tax payments, but other indicators point to a cautionary outlook, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced last week.

April gross receipts of $2.04 billion, an all-time high, are up 37 percent from a year ago and mark the first time collections for any month have topped $2 billion. The previous record was $1.58 billion set in April 2019. For the month, combined individual and corporate income tax payments totaled $1.1 billion. April income tax receipts are typically higher than other months due to the annual filing deadline.

Twelve-month receipts of $16.42 billion, also a new record, are up by more than 20 percent com-

pared to the prior period. For the first time, corporate income tax payments contributed over $1 billion to the bottom line during the 12 months.

“Record performance numbers point to the strength of the state economy,” Treasurer McDaniel said. “Even so, there are signs that would urge some caution going forward. Sales and use tax receipts are up by less than the rate of inflation, and gross production and motor vehicle revenues are lower than collections of last April.”

The annual inflation rate hit 8.5 percent in March, up four-tenths of a percentage point from February. It is the highest rate since December of 1981. Gasoline prices are up 48 percent, while the cost of food rose at an annual rate of 10 percent.

Sales and use tax revenue of $584.6 million rose

by $16.6 million, or 2.9 percent, in April. Motor vehicle receipts of $72 million shrank by $6.4 million in April, down by 8.2 percent from the prior year. Gross production collections in April generated $132.1 million and are down by 1.2 percent from a year ago.

Twelve-month collections are up by $2.86 billion, or 21.1 percent, compared to the previous 12 months with all four major revenue streams showing expansion ranging from 111.3 percent in gross production to 9.5 percent in motor vehicle taxes.

Other indicators The Oklahoma unemployment rate in March was reported as 2.7 percent by the U.S. Bureau of

See Economy, Page 18

New hires and an intern at Arledge & Associates Edmond accounting firm Arledge recently announced the addition of three new tax professionals and a tax intern.

Marsela Treska will serve as a senior tax associate, while Cassie Divelbiss and Sarah Heath will fill tax associate roles. Chandler Farris will complete a spring internship.

“As our team continues to grow, we remain committed to providing the essential services our clients count on,” said Josh Mullins, partTreska ner. “Our new tax team members are diligent and talented professionals. Training interns also underscores our commitment to mentoring the next generation of tax pros and contributing to the field through positive learning experiences.”

Treska has worked in corporate finance for more than 10 years, with previous positions at Chesapeake Energy and The Hertz Corporation. She completed a legal studies degree at the University of Tirana, Albania, and holds a certificate in accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma.

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Divelbiss earned degrees in accounting and church ministry at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

Heath holds degrees in accounting and marketing from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Farris is an accounting major at Oklahoma Christian University with an expected graduation date of April 2022.

Arledge is a recognized leader in the accounting industry offering practical solutions in the areas of tax preparation and planning, auditing, consulting, accounting advisory services and client accounting.

Also Arledge recently announced the hire of a new assurance associate and two assurance

Citizens Bank of Edmond now a Women’s Depository Institution management, funding and Citizens Bank of Edmond liquidity and informationrecently received the technology risk manageWomen’s Depository Institument/cybersecurity, and may tion (WDI) designation after be eligible for regular-specific meeting the requirements benefits. set forth by the Federal ReAccording to the Office of serve. the Comptroller of the Cur“The diversity of our rency (OCC), there are only bank’s ownership and manthirteen woman-owned deagement has been a source Castilla pository institutions in the of both stability and innovaUnited States of which two are in tion for our 121 year history,” said the state of Oklahoma. The OCC Jill Castilla, President and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond. “This des- considers women-owned institutions as minority owned, providing access ignation provides our bank resources and access to funds that will to additional partnerships and capital programs. further support our commitment to sustain for another 121 years as an About Citizens Bank independent, community bank while of Edmond making positive generational impact Citizens Bank of Edmond continin all the communities we serve.” ues to operate on the same downTo qualify as a Women’s Depositown Edmond intersection where it tory Institution the following must was founded in April 1901. be met: more than 50 percent of The independent $350-millionthe ownership or control of which is asset institution is a leader in comheld by one or more women; more than 50 percent of the net profit or munity banking, providing commercial and consumer financial loss of which accrues to one or services with a focus on building more women; and a significant percentage of senior management posi- the community using innovative techniques like inventing Cash tions of which are held by women.

Mobs, powering Heard on Hurd, Financial institutions that qualify as a WDI are eligible to take advan- providing co-officing space and tage of a wide range of training and launching an unmanned bank. For more information, visit www.citieducational programs, technical assistance in such areas as compliance zensedmond.com.

Promotion at QCB

Bryan Petty

Fields

Bryan Petty was promoted to Senior Vice President by the bank’s Board of Directors in March 2022. Petty worked as a Credit Analyst at the bank for three years before accepting a position as a Commercial Loan Officer at a nearby bank.

Fortunately, Petty returned to Quail Creek Bank in 2015 as Vice President in Commercial Lending. Since that time, Petty has completed his second year of Graduate School of Banking in Colorado.

interns.

Ryon Fields will serve as an assurance associate, while Lily Bolka and Lateef Ipaye will complete spring internships.

“We are pleased to contribute to job creation in central Oklahoma, with outstanding employees to better serve our clients,” said LaDonna Sinning, partner.

Fields has worked in corporate finance since 2014. Previous roles include sales management at Paycom and budget analysis for the Bellevue School District in Washington. He holds degrees in accounting and finance from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). While at UCO, He was class marshal, signifying the top graduate of the College of Business.

Bolka is an accounting major at Oklahoma State University with an expected graduation date of May 2022. She serves as a mentor with the Mentor Collective to help freshmen transition to college life.

Ipaye holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting at OU’s Steed School of Accounting.

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Economy From Page 17 Labor Statistics. That is up one-tenth of a percentage point from February.

The U.S. jobless rate was listed as 3.6 percent in March, down from 3.8 percent in February.

The monthly Oklahoma Business Conditions Index dropped in April.

The index for the month was set at 65.8, up from 69.7 in March. The outlook remains positive as numbers above 50 indicate expected expansion during the next three to six months.

April collections April 2022 collections compared to gross receipts from April 2021 show: Total monthly gross collections are $2.04 billion, up $552 million, or 37 percent.

Gross income tax collections, a combination of individual and corporate income taxes, generated $1.1 billion, up by $544.2 million, or 98.3 percent. Individual income tax collections are $841.7 million, an increase of $427.6 million, or 103.3 percent.

Corporate collections are $255.9 million, up by $116.6 million, or 83.7 percent.

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Combined sales and use tax collections, including remittances on behalf of cities and counties, total $584.6 million – up by $16.6 million, or 2.9 percent.

Sales tax collections total $493 million, an increase of $11.6 million, or 2.4 percent Use tax receipts, collected on outof-state purchases including internet sales, generated $91.6 million, an increase of $4.9 million, or 5.7 percent.

Gross production taxes on oil and natural gas total $132.1 million, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 1.2 percent.

Motor vehicle taxes produced $72 million, down by $6.4 million, or 8.2 percent.

Other collections composed of some 60 different sources including taxes on fuel, tobacco, medical marijuana, and alcoholic beverages, produced $157.7 million – down by $731,123, or 0.5 percent.

The medical marijuana tax produced $4.7 million, down by $1.6 million, or 24.9 percent from April 2021.

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State looking into Stillwater Schools embezzlement case Cindy Byrd’s investigative audit of Stillwater Public Schools has led to felony embezzlement charges filed against former district employee Stacy Hampton. Hampton is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the school nutrition program over the course of seven years.

“Based on our findings, this employee was literally taking food out of the mouths of children,” Byrd said. “Hampton was an administrative assistant for the school nutrition program and took money specifically earmarked to feed school kids. She was in charge of collecting money from school cafeterias

and making the deposits. Based on work we performed, it appears Hampton embezzled a total of $216,196.67 from fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2019.”

Payne County District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas requested the audit after being alerted by Jericah Dawson, the Stillwater Public Schools CFO. Dawson was conducting an internal investigation and discovered the discrepancy.

The State Auditor & Inspectors Office delivered the audit findings to the Payne County DA’s office in April 2022. Austin Thomas filed felony embezzle-

ment charges against Hampton last Friday.

“This extensive and thorough investigation would not have been possible without the interagency cooperation of the Stillwater Public Schools, the State Auditor's Office, and the Stillwater Police Department, working in concert to present a prosecutable criminal case,” said Laura Austin Thomas. “I am grateful the school brought this criminal activity to light and pursued further investigation.”

The full audit report is available here and posted on the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector’s website at www.sai.ok.gov.

Concert in Arcadia ARCADIA – The Tulsa band “And Then There Were Two” will present the second Elm Tree Concert of the season at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Arcadia Round Barn.

The acoustic Americana and Red Dirt band, harmony-based and lyrically driven, is comprised of Amy Carlin Lee, Austin K. Haworth and Chad Varnell. Raised on multiple styles of music, each member brings a unique flare to the overall sound.

Oklahoma City musician Joe Baxter, who coordinates the music at the barn, said the free outdoor concerts will be presented most Sundays through Sept. 25 beneath the shade of the giant elm tree on the north side of the barn. The Round Barn Rendezvous jam sessions will continue on the second Sunday of every month from noon to 4 p.m.

The Arcadia Round Barn is six miles east of Interstate 35 on Historical Route 66 and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

For more information about music at the Round Barn, call Baxter at 405-833-1350.

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