Jenks Tribune, Digital Issue 65 - November 6, 2020

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 , 2020

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Sims, Hern, Keith Re-Elected, Presidency Undecided

By Kyle Salomon

Thousands of voters across Oklahoma hit the polls Tuesday to let their voices be heard in several local elections that greatly impact the Jenks community and the headline election for the President of the United States.

In State Representative District 68, incumbent Lonnie Sims (R) defeated challenger Michael Ross (D) 67% to 33%.

“It’s a huge honor,” Sims said. “I just pinch myself to be honest that I get to represent such a great district with great cities in Jenks, Glenpool and west Tulsa. There are so many bright things ahead for this district. There are a lot of infrastructure projects underway, including some major projects in west Tulsa, which will hopefully translate into bringing in new families and building new schools into the area. I am really looking forward to doing what I can to help revitalize west Tulsa and continue the great progress we have had in Jenks and Glenpool. There are so many great things ahead. I don’t take this for granted. I love this area and I love these people.”

Sims will begin his second term as House District 68 Rep. Also affecting the Jenks community was the Tulsa County Commissioner District 2 race between incumbent Karen Keith (D) and challenger Josh Turley (R). Keith defeated Turley 55% to 45%.

In the United States Representative District 1 race, incumbent Kevin Hern (R) won with 64% of the vote. Kojo Asamoah-Caesar (D) was Hern’s biggest challenger with 33% of the vote.

In the race for State Senator District 37, Cody Rogers (R) defeated Allison Ikley-Freeman 67% to 33%.

In the decision of the two state questions, State Question 805 was voted down 61% to 39% and State Question 814 was also voted down 59% to 41%.

In the race for the presidency of the United States, as of Wednesday afternoon, it was too close to call between incumbent Donald Trump (R) and challenger Joe Biden (D).

Jenks Mayor Robert Lee Is Ready To See A Mask Ordinance Approved

By Kyle Salomon

The city of Tulsa issued a mask mandate in mid-July within city limits, but surrounding communities have not followed its direction. That could change for Jenks Nov. 10, as the City Council will vote whether or not to approve a mask mandate within city limits. There are seven votes, so the council would need four votes to approve the mandate.

Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum recently called on surrounding communities to take action to help local hospitals and Jenks mayor Robert Lee is ready to see a mask mandate happen in his city.

“This is a tool that we have had available to use for several months now and as we go into cold and flu season where cases are spiking and as we get into the holidays, I think this right time to utilize this tool,” Lee said. “We are seeing a peak in cases and in hospitalizations, as well as deaths across the board. I feel like this is the time to introduce this to have the best impact. With people going home for Thanksgiving and then coming back into the community, health officials are expecting this to be the worst point in the pandemic.”

As of Wednesday, there were 80 active cases in the city of Jenks. There have been 974 confirmed cases with 894 recoveries and six deaths. In Tulsa County, there are 2,130 active cases. There have been 21,922 confirmed cases with 19,588 recoveries and 204 deaths.

“I realize there are strong opinions on both sides of this issue,” Lee said. “While we don’t have a silver bullet, masks are the best tool we have and cities who have put mask ordinances in place have demonstrated positive results. Tulsa took the leap in July and we have all reaped the benefits on this in the surrounding communities and now it is our turn to step up to the plate and contribute to this effort in a more meaningful way.”

Lee did say that from day one, the city of Jenks has had a stronger response than most of the region and the results have shown that.

“We have police officers and firefighters, who are more exposed to danger right now,” Lee said. “We have hospital staff and teachers who are getting sick and dying in some cases. This is about supporting these front-line workers any way we can. I want to be able to look someone who is a first responder or on the front-lines in the eye and tell them, ‘I am doing everything I can to keep them safe.’”

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BancFirst’s Angel Tree To Bring Joy For 21st Year

By Kyle Salomon

If you walk into the lobby area of the BancFirst in Jenks, you will see a nicely lit Christmas tree with small notes pinned to it.

At first glance, you might just think to yourself, “those are pretty decorations”. However, if you look closer, you will see those small notes are much more than decorations.

They are lists of items that residents of Grace Living Center in Jenks have put together as gifts they would like for the Christmas season.

For the 21st year, BancFirst in Jenks has put up its Angel Tree with 148 angels from Grace Living Center. The age range of the angels this year is 39 to 100.

Residents at Grace Living Center will not be able to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas this year with their families due to precautions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BancFirst staff said they wanted to do the annual Angel Tree, but they are aware of the current economic situation people are facing this year and wanted the gifts to be simple to purchase and in a certain price range. Most of the gifts on the lists this year are necessities, and items easier to purchase.

The Angel Tree is anonymous both ways. The angel does not know who purchased their gifts and the person purchasing the gifts does not know the name of the angel they are shopping for to give them a great holiday season.

The program also got started earlier this year on Monday and will run through Dec. 15 to allow more time for people purchasing items for an angel.

One difference this year due to the pandemic and to limit interaction between people, those who purchase gifts for the angels are asked to check themselves out at a table, which is set up in the lobby of the bank.

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Chamber Launches Programs To Honor, Assist Veterans In Business The Jenks Chamber of Commerce is launching a new program to honor and support veterans who own and work at Jenks businesses. “Saluting Veterans in Business” will include a listing of veteran owned businesses as well as veterans employed at companies located in the Jenks community. The Chamber will also create a list of resources for veterans looking to start or grow a business.

“According to the SBA, veterans are 45% more likely to be self-employed than non-veterans,” said Zach Thomas, the Chamber’s director of economic development. “Additionally, veteran-owned businesses employ 5.8 million people across the country. In Oklahoma, more than 36,000 firms are veteran-owned.”

The Chamber has a dedicated landing page for the program, including the sign-up form, at jenkschamber.com/veterans.

“Veterans play an undeniable role in the success of a community and of a small business,” Jenks Chamber President Josh Driskell said. “We hope this program will allow us to highlight those who have given so much to our country as well as help them with their entrepreneurial dream.”

Driskell noted that both the Small Business Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs have resources available online. He said Chamber staff will include those resources and will work with local groups to ensure local veterans are connected with any tool that can assist them.

“Saluting Veterans in Business” is open for all businesses, not just Chamber members, Driskell said. During the week of Veterans Day, the chamber will also have content highlighting veterans in Jenks businesses. According to a study by the SBA, more than 2.5 million businesses are majority-owned by veterans and those firms have receipts of more than $1.14 trillion. The payroll of veteran-owned firms nationwide is more than $195 billion, according to the study.

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DESPI TE PANDEMIC, JENKS GIVES CITIZENS QUALI TY OF LIFE

By Kyle Salomon As we enter the holiday season, discussion has begun regarding the annual “Lights On” event put on by the Jenks Chamber of Commerce.

The yearly celebration of the Christmas lights being turned on in downtown Jenks will indeed happen in 2020.

Yes, precautions will be taken, and people will be requested to practice safety with social distancing and wearing a mask if they choose, but the event will go on as scheduled Nov. 19.

There will be some people, who will choose to stay home and some people, who might even be upset the event is taking place, but for the most part, there is and will be a lot of excitement surrounding the “Lights On” event.

People are looking for things to do. People want things to do. People want options. People want to get back to some sense of normalcy.

Events like “Lights On” continuing to happen is how you make people feel good and how you give people hope. This is one area the Jenks community has done incredibly well.

Since the beginning of March, annual festivals, programs, and events have been canceled left and right across the Tulsa-area, state, and nation. Many towns in the area have different festivals in the spring and none of those took place. In fact, the annual Herb-n-Plant Festival put on by the Jenks Garden Club was canceled.

Jenks is always a popular spot for fireworks on July 4, but with the pandemic maintaining a grip on the country, the annual firework show was in jeopardy as the summer months arrived.

However, after Tulsa and other surrounding communities decided to cancel their July 4 celebrations, Jenks stepped up and gave not only its residents, but people of other towns a place to come and enjoy some fireworks on the Fourth of July with its BoomFest.

At all those events and at the annual “Lights On” event later this month, people had and will have the chance to get outside in the fresh air and enjoy a fun activity around other people and not just the ones who live in their homes.

Those things are important. I would argue just as important as practicing safety when it comes to the Coronavirus. Those are activities that will help someone’s mental health and we need that desperately right now.

Unfortunately, the annual Christmas Parade will not happen in Jenks this year, but I’d say the Jenks community has done a wonderful job of keeping people safe, but also allowing people to still live their lives and have fun.

Thank you, Jenks for being a leader throughout this pandemic and not a follower.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the Jenks Tribune.

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The annual event was scheduled to take place at the end of April, but it was called off and not rescheduled for this year. The annual Food Truck Festival in Jenks was scheduled for early May, but it was also called, but the Jenks Chamber of Commerce decided to still put it on at the end of August.

The event was a hit and drew hundreds of people into downtown Jenks for some food and fun.

GUEST COLUMN: MASK MANDATE IS NEXT STEP FOR JENKS

By Robert Lee, City of Jenks Mayor As of writing this, we have lost nine Jenks citizens to Covid-19.

There are around 80 active cases in Jenks. Of those, we can expect about eight of those, who are currently in the hospital.

We’re lucky those beds are available to our citizens, but hospital officials are warning those beds will not be available in the near future, while hospital staffing is being pushed to the breaking point.

Next week, the Jenks City Council will vote on a mask ordinance to help prevent the need for these resources. This is something that we’re being urged to do by the vast majority of public health experts at every level.

Of cities that have already issued mask ordinances, the efficacy of these measures has been clear. According to the state of Oklahoma’s data from the last three months, cities with mask ordinances have only seen 21% rise in cases, while cities without have experienced an 88% rise in cases.

This is something hospitals and medical professionals, who are being pushed to the limits, are begging for us to do. This is something our school district is asking for. This will give muchneeded support to our first responders and business community.

We have a friendly community police department that is supportive and wholly capable of enforcing this in a friendly manner.

While masks aren’t 100% effective, and while we can’t expect 100% of everyone to wear them and wear them correctly, just getting a few more people on board could make a difference in an environment where even one hospital bed (not to mention a person to staff it) will be hard to come by in the near future.

Luckily, the majority of Jenks citizens are already observing mask recommendations. Many Jenks businesses require masks.

Jenks is on the right track, and with an ordinance, we can show more support for those businesses and citizens who are already doing the right thing.

It has been said that mask mandates infringe upon individual liberty. I don’t agree with this assessment.

In America, our freedoms are only limited by what harms others. Masks are not harmful; indeed, in places where masks have been mandated, infections and fatalities are much lower than in places where masks are not required. Our lack of a mask mandate is harming people, and it is fully within the bounds of individual liberty to take steps to prevent that harm.

When it comes to keeping our citizens safe, you can always count on me to follow the advice of subject matter experts.

In this case, the consensus is clear. There are of course a few outliers in the medical community who disagree, but they are very few in number and generally lack credibility.

I’m proud to stand with those who are doing the work to meet this historical moment. If you’ve lost a loved one to this virus, if you’re a hospital staffer, a first responder, or an educator, I want to be able to look you in the eye and tell you I’ve done everything I can to protect you and your family.

To everyone who’s on the front lines, and to everyone doing all the right things to keep our community safe, you have my deepest thanks. Your city stands with you.

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Hallowmarine 2020 Comes To A Close

The Oklahoma Aquarium’s annual Halloween celebration, Hallowmarine, came to an end Saturday. The aquarium hosted more Hallowmarine nights in 2020 than ever before with nine total evenings. Photos/Courtesy

Chamber Hosts Successful 2020 Trick-Or-Treat On Main Street

The Jenks Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Trick-or-Treat on Main Street Friday in downtown Jenks. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters came out to take part in the event. Photos/Lane Castleberry, Jenks Chamber of Commerce

Annual Lights On Event Set For Nov. 19 In Downtown Jenks

The Jenks Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Lights On! event in downtown Jenks Nov. 19. The event is free of charge and the public is invited to attend from 6 to 8 p.m.

From First to Third street, attendees can enjoy attractions including traditional carriage rides, a visit to see Santa Claus, live entertainment provided by Anthem Road Academy and the Jenks High School Trojanaires, and a variety of local food trucks. News on 6 Meteorologist Travis Meyer will emcee the evening and will countdown to the ceremonial turning on of the Main Street lights.

The event will also feature free carriage rides courtesy of U Dirty Dawg.

The countdown for Lights On! will begin shortly after 6 p.m.

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Jenks Police Department Incident Reports October 26 through November 1

LARCENY; 400 BLOCK S ELM ST; Suspect stole the victim's wallet along with the contents inside.

LEAVING SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT; 100 S ELM ST; Suspect made an illegal U-turn striking the victim's vehicle. Suspect fled the scene after the collision.

MVA-HIT & RUN -PROPERTY DAMAGE; 136 S RIVERFRONT DR; Suspect struck a parked vehicle and then fled from the scene without leaving contact information or notifying law enforcement.

BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE; 12000 BLOCK S GUM AVE; Unknown Suspect(s) made entry to the victim's home by force, while the victim was away, and removed items belonging to the victim without victim's knowledge or permission, depriving the victims from their property.

BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE; 12000 BLOCK S 14TH CIR; Suspects made entry by busting out the backdoor glass to the victim's home, while the victim was not inside, and took an air compressor from the residence, depriving the victim of her belongings.

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CREDIT CARD; 200 BLOCK FOX RUN CIR; Money was taken from the victim’s cash app.

DUI; 12100 S 33RD W AVE; Motor vehicle collision with injury; slurred speech; red watery eyes; odor commonly associated with alcohol coming from his person; admitted to drinking.

IDENTITY THEFT; 300 BLOCK E 124TH ST; Unknown suspect opened a checking account with the victim's information, without the victim's permission.

LARCENY OF MERCHANDISE FROM RETAILER<$50; 712 S ELM ST; Suspect entered the store, retrieved an item from the display rack, and then exited the store without purchase.

Daniel Wayne Holliday Daniel Wayne Holliday passed from this earth on October 31, 2020 surrounded by family and loved ones in his residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma on July 8. 1935 to parents Daniel W. Holliday and Gaylen Waunema "Sills" Holliday.

Dan and Winona "Nona Gail" Holliday were married in the Jenks First United Methodist Church on January 28, 1956.

They chose to remain in the Jenks area raising their family and serving as members of Jenks First United Methodist Church. Dan was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers and was a heavy equipment operator and welder until his retirement in 2000. Dan loved fishing and family events when his schedule would allow but his free time was limited secondary to his busy work schedule.

He was well loved by many and will dearly missed by all.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Winona "Nona Gail" Holliday; one daughter Gaylen Holliday and husband Michael Cluts of Horatio, Arkansas, three sons, Daniel Wayne Holliday, Jr. and wife Vicki Holliday of Glenpool, OK, William Holliday of Tulsa, OK and Jack Holliday of Tulsa, OK; his four grandchildren, Maggie Nix, Rebecca Haydon and husband Michael, Mary Holliday and husband Rich Goss and Emily Holliday; his great-grandchildren, Virginia Nix, John Wyatt Nix, Jenny Haydon and Theodon Goss; his sister, Lee Heathcoat; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and longtime friends.

A private family graveside service will be held at a later date.

Care has been entrusted to Hargrove-Marker Funeral and Cremation Service, Jenks, OK. Online condolences can be given at www.MarkerFuneralHomes.com.

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Girls Cross Country Places Third In State

By Kyle Salomon

EDMOND – In Oklahoma, high school cross country teams are made up of seven runners per event. For the Jenks girls, they started out with seven runners Wednesday at the 6A State Cross Country Championships but finished with six and still finished in third place.

Deborah Mazzei was disqualified from the competition because the OSSAA officials in charge of the event said the Jenks runner impeded an Owasso runner from finishing the race.

The ruling was made and Mazzei was disqualified even though she would have given Jenks another top-10 placer in the state meet.

The Lady Trojans placed third behind Owasso and Norman North. The top placer for Jenks was Deborah’s sister Avery Mazzei with a third-place finish and a time of 18:56.94. The Lady Trojans’ second-place finisher was Ryann Barber, who took ninth with a time of 19:28.11.

Both Mazzei and Barber earned All-State status with their state placings. Next up for the Lady Trojans was Tarryn Lowry coming in 25th place with a time of 20:34.09. Emily Coffey placed 27th with a time of 20:37.99.

Shelby Kihega took 29th with a time of 20:39.66 and Gabrielle Vargus finished in 55th place with a time of 21:29.42.

Payton Hinkle of Broken Arrow won the individual race with a time of 18:23.64.

The Trojan boys had four qualify individually for the state meet.

Britton Garcia placed 90th with a time of 18:10.68. Ethan Lacey took 91st with a time of 18:12.68.

Tyler Mcdoulette finished 95th with a time of 18:21.11 and Carter Ford placed 105th with a time of 18:48.31.

The winner of the boys’ individual competition was Mustang’s Gabe Simonsen with a time of 15:31.79.

Mustang also won the boys’ team competition.

Jenks Takes Care Of Business In Road Trip To Edmond Memorial

By Kyle Salomon Jenks didn’t waste any time jumping on Edmond Memorial Friday in the Trojans’ 48-6 romping at Bulldog Stadium.

Even though the offense scored 48 points, it was the defense and special teams who caught the eye of the Trojan head coach.

“The defense played well,” Jenks coach Keith Riggs said.

“We gave up a couple of first downs early and then after that, they really locked in and got some three-and-outs.

Our special teams did a great job. The punt return team got a block and another tackle for loss on a bad snap.

Those short fields and quick scores are great for your team to get up and get the momentum rolling.”

No. 2 ranked Jenks took the game’s opening possession and went quickly down the field for a touchdown on a 16yard connection from Stephen Kittleman to Jayden Patrick.

The extra-point attempt was unsuccessful, and the Trojans led 6-0 early.

Edmond Memorial picked up a couple of first downs on its first possession, but Jenks’ defense then forced a punt attempt, which was blown up by a poor snap and gave the Trojans good field position on the Bulldogs’ side of the 50.

Jenks took advantage of the short field and Grant Lohr scored from 11 yards out to cap the quick drive. Max Paskvan was good with the point after attempt and the Trojans led 13-0.

from two yards, and another connection from Kittleman to Patrick, this one from 43 yards. Paskvan was good with all three extra-points and Jenks led 48-0 after three.

Edmond Memorial scored the lone touchdown late in the fourth quarter on a four-yard run but missed the extrapoint to make the final 48-6.

The Trojans finished the game with 371 yards of offense, 190 passing and 181 on the ground. Jenks had 20 first downs and converted on 3 of 8 on third down.

Kittleman had 190 yards passing on 12 of 18 completions with two touchdowns. Lohr finished with 86 yards rushing on 11 carries with three touchdowns and Patrick had 104 yards receiving on five catches with two touchdowns.

The Trojan defense allowed the Bulldogs to total 158 yards with 133 coming on the ground and 25 in the air. Edmond Memorial had 14 first downs and converted 4 of 16 third downs.

Jenks’ Thurber Coleman had 14.5 tackles to lead the way for the defense.

Neither team had a turnover in the game. The win improves the Trojans’ record to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in district play.

Next up for Jenks is another road trip, this time to Westmoore at 7 p.m. Thursday.

It will be the final tune-up for the Trojans, who begin their postseason run Nov. 13.

After a three-and-out from Edmond Memorial, Jenks’ special teams came through again, this time with a blocked punt and recovery giving the Trojan offense another short field.

Another quick drive and touchdown scamper from Lohr, this one from four yards out, from Jenks made the score 20-0 following the Paskvan extra-point.

That would be the score at the end of one quarter.

“The special teams did a really good job,” Riggs said. “It is easy to forget about them sometimes, but special teams can put you in a bind and then on the flipside, like tonight, they can make the difference. They really did tonight from our punt return team, and I thought our kickoff coverage was really good. Those things are going to become important as we head into the playoffs.”

The Trojan offense wasn’t as potent in the second frame, but the defense stayed strong not allowing the Bulldogs on the Jenks’ side of the 50 the entire first half. The Trojans’ one touchdown in the second quarter was a one-yard run from Lohr followed by a Paskvan PAT to give Jenks a halftime lead of 27-0.

The Trojans added 21 points in the third quarter on two Griffin Forbes’ runs, one from four yards and the other

Coleman Thurber, Junior defensive lineman The Jenks Tribune Player of the Week is junior defensive lineman Coleman Thurber. Thurber anchored depleted defensive front last Friday against Edmond Memorial in the Trojans’ 48-6 win on the road. Thurber had 14.5 tackles, which led the team, including 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss

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Jenks Pom Program Shines In Halloween Competition

The Jenks High School pom program competed in the Bartlesville Halloween Dance Invitational Saturday and all four Jenks squads won their categories. The varsity squad also received the award for best choreography. Photos/Courtesy

Jenks Cheer To Compete In Game Day Regional Competition The Jenks High School cheer squad will compete at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the OSSAA 6A Cheer Game Day Regional at Choctaw High School.

Jenks Cheer Coordinator Carrie Loeber said the preparation has been going well.

“The practices have been going well,” Loeber said. “We feel like they are ready. The 2020 quarantine adds a whole new element, so we plugged a new girl in this week, and we are actually getting a girl back Saturday morning, who is going to compete with us on Saturday. She has been practicing at home, so we have really had to have people fill in and learn and reteach, so there have been interesting challenges this year that are not typical, but they will be ready.”

The cheer squad had a choreographer teach their routine in three practices.

“We work two days per week on this and then we switch off with our actual competitive routine,” Jenks cheer captain senior Katelyn Flake. “We have been working on this routine for about a month now. We started in early October. Our energy needs be really high, and the crowd needs to be able to feel our energy as well. We need to be sharp in everything we do and hitting everything with intention.”

This will be the first time this season the defending 6A state champions will get to compete. Tickets to the event are $7.

Loeber said enthusiasm will be key for the Jenks cheer squad to have success Saturday.

“We need everyone just putting a lot of energy on the floor,” Loeber said. “This game day competition is really about being sharp, projecting and being energetic more so than difficulty of skills. We just need to have a lot of energy and project a lot of spirit.”

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