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.

that,” he said with everyone laughing. Sure enough, it was alive and well until it ended up on someone’s dinner table that night. If you steal that idea next Christmas, please give old Carl credit.

The man was a master at being an emcee. He was truly an award-winning professional. There was a chamber event that he was asked to do the honors for and he insisted on the chamber getting a spot light to follow the award winners from the audience to the stage. The chamber president at the time, Ken Moore, balked at the expense but it made an incredible difference. In a crowd that was hard to keep quiet, when the spotlight came on the crowd went silent following it up and the person to the stage with music playing. The guy really knew his stuff.

He also was a great singer. Carl was part of several Barbershop Quartet over the years. He would tour and go to national competitions. He even hired on a cruise ship at one point to be part of the entertainment in a Barbershop Quartet. He told me he did not like it much. It was an Italian cruise line and Carl was not a fan of Italian food.

When Carl came by the office in his work clothes, you knew he was headed for yard work. His lawn was always beautiful with plenty of flowers. He came by one day to drop off some orders again. He told me he was going to take out the tree in his front yard that ice had destroyed. Even though he was in better shape than I was, I thought he could use some help.

I called my son, Clark, who was home on winter break. “If you do not have anything planned, could you drop by the Hancuff’s house and give Mr. Hancuff a hand with a tree. Clark showed up with his chain saw and went to work. Neither of the two ever told me what the conversation was but I could tell by the sound in their voices it was a meaningful afternoon for both. Clark’s grandfather had been gone for about a year at that point and he so enjoyed hanging out with a guy like Carl. In Carl’s easy style, I just know he passed on a great amount of wisdom to Clark. Carl made sure he showed up at Clark’s Eagle ceremony later that spring. It was a nice bond between them.

There is absolutely no telling how many people Carl Hancuff had a positive impact on in his lifetime. He never acknowledged it or talked about it. Instead, he just did it. He led by example. My fellow Heritage Hall graduate, Aubrey McClendon coined the phrase, “Onward and Upward.” With all respect to him, Carl wrote the book on that phrase and lived it.

He was such a great member of our team, but he had an incredible life before we got to enjoy him. He was a big supporter of this community. Heck, just a few months before he died Carl was working on the committee to install a Veteran’s Memorial right here in Edmond. He was a husband, a father, a teacher and a mentor to so many. When I needed advice, I would turn to Carl. Even if he did not have the answer, Carl was there and stood shoulder to shoulder with you to help you through any problem.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mitzi and the rest of his family. I can tell you that the last thing Carl would want is for all of us to sit around and be sad. I think you will understand when you read his obituary in this week’s paper.

Our friend Carl Hancuff lives on in so many folks it is a reason for the celebration of a life well lived.

(Ray Hibbard may be reached by email at ray@edmondpaper.com)

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40 years for Edmond Women’s Club

Edmond Women’s Club recently held a ribbon cutting with the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate their 40th Year Anniversary.

Edmond Women’s Club (EWC) is a volunteer organization composed of community-spirited women who have combined their talents to promote the cultural, civic, educational, and community efforts of the City of Edmond. EWC provides unique opportunities for its membership to assist their community in financial and voluntary ways, to expand their abilities to best serve their community, and to experience fellowship with one another.

To learn more about Edmond Women’s Club visit www.ewc.org<http://www.ewc.org>.