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“They’re [Dale] a new team and they’re really young,” says Adult Sponsor Tara McKinney. These teams also get to do tobacco prevention with the younger grade levels.

“People might say we’re fighting an uphill battle but if we can just reach one first grader, then when they get it—they really get it!” says Gordon and Dunn. “Swat is making a change by exposing these things to kids and then allowing them to share that information with their peers.”

Gateway offers many free services to the public. “A lot of people aren’t aware of everything that we can do for them,” says Dunn, “whether you’re a school, mom and pop ran company or a large corporation we have many free services to help meet your individual needs.” With help like this put in place it will be interesting to see how they impact our future. With the next generation more informed than ever, Shawnee will likely be a stronger and healthier community. So as your kids are heading back to school this month, parents keep in mind that you’re not alone in this fight. You’ve got a SWAT team to back you up!

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Of the 14 school districts in our area, about half of them have a SWAT team in place. Currently there are teams in Dale, Earlsboro, McLoud, Tecumseh, Pleasant Grove, Shawnee Middle School and Shawnee High School.

These teams are on a mission: to unite and empower other teens to make a difference. “It’s taught in schools [for kids] to be safe and healthy, why not back that up with actions?” says Dunn. SWAT is backed by Gateway to Prevention and Recovery of Shawnee. Each team is independently run by a student body and an adult leader. The teams each have an individual mission throughout the school year to make their school a 24/7 School. When the school adopts a 24/7 policy, they are committed to being a tobacco free campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

With the help of SWAT, several districts have adopted the policy, more recently St. Greg’s University went smoke free August 1st. Although it may not seem like a big deal to a lot of people, parents who have children with asthma will tell you clean air is a huge deal. “Most smokers are really respectful of posted policy,” says Gateway Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Holly Gordon. “Sometimes it’s not well posted,” added Dunn. “Just recently we had athletes complain who, when leaving summer ball camp, had to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke outside the gym to get to their parents. This is where the 24/7 policy comes in.” Gateway also helps provide proper posting for all tobacco free areas by offering nicely sized, professional signs free of charge.

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As a new school year dawns, I begin to think about the never ending hustle and bustle of shuttling kids to and from events, school programs and making good grades.

But as parents there are other issues we face as we dive into a new school year. We realize now more than ever our kids are faced with tougher decisions. With teen drug and alcohol abuse and suicide rates on the rise, some schools are taking steps to help our children win this fight. These are known as 24/7 Schools and we are fortunate to have them here in our own community.

There are standard policies for our schools set by state and local districts and if you’re like me, you assume these are intact but you never really know what those policies entail. A 24/7 School is unique in that it has adopted a tobacco free policy at the request of their own students who want to see change in their community and school.

These students are known as S.W.A.T. teams and they are out to make a difference.

SWAT teams, Students Working Against Tobacco, aren’t out to upset tobacco users; instead they have a much different goal. They realize that tobacco companies are targeting the younger generations so their mission is “bring light to the marketing ploys that are meant to deceive our younger kids,” explains Amy Dunn of Gateway Tobacco Prevention Center. According to Dunn about 25 percent of the population uses tobacco and 75 percent of those users want to quit. The tobacco companies realize that 25 percent isn’t carrying over to the next generation, so they have begun marketing directly to our kids in an attempt to gain another generation of tobacco users. Marketing their products to look like candy, they also have tobacco products with fruit and mint flavors. Even adults can’t immediately tell the difference between some tobacco product packaging and the candy nearby. This is just one of several deceitful practices that SWAT works to expose.

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Last night a friend of mine asked me- “I’ve been reading your articles. Is there any season you don’t like?

You’re always talking about how you love this time of year, that time of year, blah blah blah….”. OK, here it is: I don’t like this time of year. Summertime in Oklahoma is not my favorite. And I’ve grown to like it less the older I’ve gotten. Now before you go accusing me of being a cranky old curmudgeon, let me explain why. It’s hot.

Stinkin hot. I will say that right now, mid-July, isn’t too bad, because we’ve had a break in the weather. But it’s still hot. I’d rather be cold than hot- perhaps that has something to do with my cold heart??? Also, I am not a pool or beach person. Several years ago I had a few skin-cancerous spots removed from my already prodigious forehead. It was nothing major, but it makes me a little leery of sitting and roasting in the sun. And, this is a vast wasteland in the world of sports- unless you are a baseball fan, which I am not.

So is there anything good about summer? I guess if I was pressed, I would say that I have had some memorable summer vacations over the years. Just about a week ago my family and I just got back from a road trip, where we visited some good friends in Georgia, and my older brother (the older, less handsome and intelligent Bartley boy) and his family in Tennessee. We had a really nice time, although I’m not fond of being confined in a car for several hours on end. It made me think about some of the vacations that my family went on when I was a kid. The majority of these trips were also road trips, but they are quite a bit different when you’re a kid and you have no driving or navigating responsibilities whatsoever. We usually drove around the

southern part of the USA, visiting various family members that we could crash with. My dad would typically drive most of the way. Most of our meals on the road were at greasy truck stops, because my father insisted that these were home to the best food for a traveler.

Maybe what he really meant was the best food to instigate a heart attack. We also stopped at many Stuckeys over the years, which at the time, dotted the southern landscape with numerous locations. I’m not sure how many pecan logs I’ve ingested over the years, but I’m pretty sure it’s not a healthy number.

The other thing that I remember from these trips is the method in which I, specifically, traveled. Frankly, I can’t believe I’m alive today, typing these words for you to enjoy. There were no car seats for me in those days- at least not that I recall. And seat belts? Seat belts shmeat belts- we didn’t need no stinking seat belts.

This was back in the seventies, when the seat belt laws were much more relaxed. So my mode for traveling was this: we had a big blue station wagon. The entire back area of the wagon was mine to share with the luggage.

My parents would create a makeshift bed for me back there, and an abundance of toys and games to entertain me for hours. It was kinda my own little station wagon world back there. The best toys that I had back there were my Star Wars action figures, most of which are gone now, thanks to my nephew Alan. Most people don’t realize that in the Star Wars universe, you have the planets Tatooine, Hoth, Dagobah, and Bartley Station Wagon. I’m pretty sure epic battles took place back there, as I rolled around, probably munching on some lead based paint from the vehicle or the toys.

There were also a few summers that I accompanied my sister and her family on their annual Florida getaways. These were especially fun because I was not alone in my station wagon world- I was joined by my nieces, Shannon and Shelly, who were about my age. I remember one year, I believe the summer of 78, that the entire trip to and from Florida we sang every song from the “Grease” soundtrack, which played endlessly on eight track. Don’t ask me why 10 year old kids were singing about “Summer Lovin”- we just knew the songs were catchy and fun. It may have been the same year that we got to go to Disneyworld. I remember a few years ago looking at the pictures from that trip, seeing myself as a young chubby lad with fantastically huge glasses, and even more fantastically short shorts. I still think that shorts that tight and short should have been outlawed, but hey, the seventies were some crazy fashion times. I just hope that those pictures are destroyed before I become famous. Shannon and Shelly, if you’re reading, I will pay you to make sure those pictures are never released.

Now I’m the dad driving the car. I try really hard not to say “Don’t make me stop this car!!!”, but sometimes I come close. As we have driven around the country in the past few years, I’m thankful for one technological advancement- DVD players in cars. My girls are old enough to watch, and to use the glorious headphones! So there are actually several hours of quiet driving, broken up occasionally by shouts of “I’m bored! She’s touching me!

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If you think hiring a fashion and wardrobe consultant means spending thousands of dollars on a shopping spree, think again. According to Lenaye Bolanos, a former professional model from New York City, looking your best isn’t about the latest trends either. “When people hear the term fashion consultant, it makes them think of some high fashion setting, expensive clothes and the latest trends. Everyone’s needs are different. We’re not all fashion chasers, we just want to be confident that we put ourselves together in a reasonable way and to feel that we look good. I shop the sales racks all the time and believe me,” smiled Bolanos, “I know where they are and when they go on sale!”

The summer after she graduated form Prague High School, Bolanos modeled in New York City before walking on the runways of Europe. “I started working in Milan and fell in love with city and the Italians. I lived there for four years and then returned to New York where I worked in the fashion and cosmetic industry for twenty years.”

Bolanos also modeled in Switzerland, Germany, and Paris while in Europe.

Her experiences in Europe broadened her view of fashion and working in premier stores in New York City also enhanced her love of the industry. “That’s the wonderful thing about New York. People come from all around the world and everybody thinks and dresses differently and it comes out in the way they project themselves, the way they carry themselves. To have the experience of living there and seeing how all these fashions and backgrounds come together really gives me a rich awareness of diverse tastes.”

While clients can expect to get an education about fashion, she also says that she listens to a client’s likes and dislikes and finds out what their lifestyles are like to determine their wardrobe needs. “I want to know if my

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The first job is to check out a client’s closet. Streamlining a closet means tossing out clothes that don’t fit or are out of date and putting outfits together you might not have considered, enhancing what you already have. “A lot of people do a lot of shopping but don’t know what to do with the clothes they buy. When I streamline their closet often they don’t even have to go shopping.”

Bolanos works with clients with health conditions that keep them from shopping or those with busy schedules. “I have women who don’t try on clothing in stores and often have to return things that don’t work. I can save them time and money by shopping for them and returning things they decide not to keep.” Special occasions like weddings and award banquets also keep Bolanos busy. “We don’t just find the dress, but the jewelry, shoes, and handbag for the entire ensemble. I also do cosmetic consultations as well if necessary.”

Bolanos donated two hours of consultation time to the recent winners of Shawnee’s Weightloss Challenge. “It’s the perfect gift for someone who has lost weight and has to shop for a whole new wardrobe. I was so inspired by their efforts that I wanted to help.”

Lenaye Bolanos finds her work both exciting and meaningful. “I think all of us have a need to help people, to make a positive impact on the world and this is my way of doing that, to help women and men feel better about themselves. When you feel confident that you look good, you present yourself differently to the world and everything you do is cast into a different light.”

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Young officiates football games at the high school, college and professional level, often traveling all over the state and nation for games. Officials are required to attend training clinics at the collegiate and professional levels to maintain their education, allowing them to compare notes about trends in their profession. In 17 years of officiating, he has watched good sportsmanship deteriorate from a broad view.

A basketball game in Tulsa was almost called off due to fans of both teams uttering violent threats.

With gang activity reported as part of the uprising, the gates were closed to parents and fans, with only the players, coaches and officials allowed in the game. Young also reported a league in Moore, Oklahoma where fans and parents are not allowed in the stands. With parents yelling their advice from the

stands and distracting the players, the league decided to allow only student and athlete attendance.

The lack of respect towards officials is also a problem. With many officials retiring and an increase in threats and abuse from fans, Young says they can’t keep new officials on the field. “There are more officials leaving the game than coming in,” said Young.

One display of poor sportsmanship Young remembers was in Konawa, Oklahoma. “The visiting team won 38 to 16 and their fans came to our locker room, yelling and screaming at us. They won the game by 22 points and to this day I don’t know what they were complaining about,” said Young.

“What we as officials are facing today is mainly not enough respect from typical fans and coaches. I hold a full time position as a school administrator; I’m a father, son, an uncle and a dog owner. I’m just like everyone else and I relate to the fans but the difference is I’m on the field and they’re not. I study my rules, I look at videos of previous games. They don’t study my rules; they don’t know where I’m supposed to be where and what I’m supposed to look at,” said Young, “but the offer their advice through strong words towards officials, causing a snowball effect on the crowd.”

Not even professional players seem to know the rules. “I was in Amarillo Texas a few weeks ago for an Arena game and when the game starts I give the ball to the kicker. I move over and start the clock to wind.

You have 25 seconds to put your foot on that ball and kick it. The clock runs out and I throw my flag before the game ever starts because he didn’t touch it. I let my referee know what I have; he gives the signal and decided to put more time on the clock. The guy behind me said, ‘Must be a rookie, and doesn’t know the rules.’ In all honesty it wasn’t me who didn’t know the rules, it was the kicker but it didn’t hurt anybody that he didn’t kick the ball. What they don’t know is that I’m graded on every single play by a person who looks at the video. He looks at every single play and every flag, everything that we do and I will be graded for not throwing that flag.”

Although Young admits that officials make mistakes on the field, he asserts that everyone mistakes on their job. “Fans don’t see us as professionals; they see us as the enemy. When we walk out with our stripes on and they boo us, I’m thinking ‘why are they booing us? Without us there would be no game?’

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In addition to maintaining their education with required state and local trainings, officials have to stay in shape since they run 3 to 4 miles during a game.

They are also responsible for more than people guess.

“We make sure the game starts on time and make sure the equipment is proper. Although our jurisdiction on the field is thirty minutes before the game, we arrive even earlier to make sure the pads are on the goal post, the tie lines and field markers are where they’re supposed to be and the coaches are where they need to be. We also get between the players to make sure they don’t have that jaw jacking going on. We monitor to see if the kickers are right footed or left footed, if the quarter backs are right handed or left handed because they play differently. We make sure that we’ve taken the right position on the field. We walk the field to check for problems. These are the things we do before the ball game and no one has a clue.”

In spite of the abuse Young says he’s learned to be thick skinned and that it’s his love of the game, the camaraderie among fellow officials, and the kids that keep him on the field. “When a player gets injured on the field and you see a group gather around and hold hands and pray…coaches don’t have anything to do with that. Those are athletes and students who are leaders, praying for the opposing team.

Players who encourage one another on the field saying, ‘we’ll get beat but we won’t get beat that badly tonight. Play your best,’ or help up a player off the field and say, ‘good play’…it keeps you going.”

There are also coaches and players who still display good sportsmanship as well. Among several, Young mentioned coaches Gary Rose from Carl Albert and Rafe Watkins from Guthrie whose players show respect.

“Gary will go down the sidelines and huff and puff but all he wants is an explanation. Rafe is the same way

and their kids don’t say a word to me no matter what happens in a play. If they feel cheated they don’t talk to us.”

Young hopes to help fix the problem with a summit for coaches, players and fans to educate them on the importance of good sportsmanship. “When fans are encouraged by the host team to show good sportsmanship, then we see that happening.” His plans for improvement also include video simulations for new officials to train them as quickly as possible.

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“We went out to have a lion cub encounter and we didn’t know what we were getting into.”

When representatives from International Student Volunteers showed up at OSU offering students a chance to embark on a journey to South Africa, Monika Burchette jumped at the opportunity. “I’ve dreamed of going to Africa since I was a little girl. I was elated,” said Burchette, a Meeker native.

International Student Volunteers is a 25 year old non for profit organization that conducts volunteer, educational, cultural and adventure programs in ten countries on six continents. After two weeks of volunteering with conservation and community projects, students embark on an adventure for the remaining two weeks. “Conservation projects usually have something to do with saving an animal species and they also do community projects like building playgrounds for children,” said Burchette.

She teamed up with 23 other volunteers who worked in the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Center in South Africa. The conservation facility houses cheetahs on 160 acres for breeding and educational purposes. The group’s responsibilities included assisting with feeding runs, cleaning, land clearing and other needed chores while observing and interacting with the cheetahs.

Burchette always loved animals and dreamed of Africa but her interests in conservation increased as she began working with African pacaderms at the OKC Zoo and began reading up on environmental studies.

“If an animal dies out, you can’t bring it back.

Once a species is gone, they’re gone forever. Everything is linked together and I don’t think people realize that,” said Burchette. “If the entire honeybee population dies out it’s been said that the human population will follow four years later. We have a lot of things we depend on for animals and don’t even know it.”

While people argue about the importance of people verses animals, Burchette says that both are important. “A lot of people have different concerns especially when it comes to a third world country.

When I think of a third world country I’m thinking about the animals and someone else is thinking about people going without water. Both are extremely important but it takes both to make the world go around.”

Close encounters with farmers and disease pose the most significant threats to cheetahs. “They’re extremely endangered. Farmers find them to be a pest to their livestock and they shoot them. The other problem is that cheetahs have very fragile immune systems as well. They’re a very frail animal. Other animals also get diseases introduced through the Americas and Europe. A lot of them are dying from tuberculosis.”

The facility had ostriches, wild cats, impalas, wild dogs and other animals. One important animal Burchette says they raise is a mountain dog. “They

breed a kind of alpine mountain dog that looks like a golden retriever. They’re very loyal and very protective of a farmer’s herd. These dogs won’t even let one herd join theirs. They’ll kick that herd out and keep the ones that belong to it. De Wildt raises the dogs and gives them to the farmers so they’ll be less likely to shoot the cheetahs. Cheetahs usually don’t want to mess with the dog. They’re more of a flight than fight creature.”

Burchette kept a field journal to record the things she learned about cheetah life stages and their habits.

She interacted with two ambassador cheetahs that travel to schools for educational purposes and are available for close viewing by tourists. She got close to the wild ones as well and admits there were some tense moments.

“They have really wild cheetahs that they’ve rescued and vaccinated and those will hiss and spit and claw at the fence. There are small boxed enclosures where you can go and if you went in there they would jump onto the fence, it was really intense.”

Working with the semi-tame ambassador cheetahs didn’t guarantee safety either. “If you thought these cheetahs were tame then, yeah you weren’t well informed and you had a right to be scared. I went in there knowing that these were wild animals. They were trained but you can only get so much of that wildness out of them. If they thought they were threatened or that I posed a threat, I would have been in danger. >

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You have to respect them and let them know you are a person and not food. One girl put her hat behind her back and that’s something they do to train them which tells them you have a treat behind your back.

Bryson, the ambassador cheetah, thought she had a treat. He laid down and stretched his claws out and since their claws don’t retract, he tore a hole in her pants. He wasn’t being mean or malicious; he just thought she was trying to give him a treat.�

In addition to assisting with daily chores, the group also cleared an overgrown path for the blind and disabled at the center. “We cleared it out, giving it proper headway so they could have interaction. The vegetation is important because they would want to smell and feel the aloes and different plants, even the grass around them‌things we take for granted.â€?

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around the country. They went horseback riding on the beach, toured places like Cape Town, went zip lining, rappelling, and made it to Kruger National Park. As to the famous beauty of Africa, Burchette remembers the sky most vividly. “Imagine the sky three times more intense blue, it was almost a fierce blue. The landscape was amazing. You look around and see something new every day. It was breathtaking.�

During their travels Burchette saw how tourism poses harm to animals in other centers. “We went out to have a lion cub encounter and we didn’t know what we were getting into.� The cubs were constantly kept awake and the children viewing the babies were not informed about how to play with them. Worse, they also discovered that the animals were not properly bred or cared for. “They have white lions and they’re so inbred that they’re having seizures and dying by the time they’re one. We

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Some rich guy sees it and says, ‘yeah that’s my trophy lion over there.’ He goes to the enclosure and the lion comes up to him thinking he has food and the guy shoots him. He was raised around humans; he’s played with humans since he was a baby. He never knew he wasn’t supposed to trust him.�

Burchette encouraged people to investigate before sponsoring or visiting a facility. “Find out what they do with their animals after they’re grown. If you get three different answers every time then you know something bad is happening to those animals.

If they are a well researched facility, they will advertise that.�

Burchette hopes to return to Africa and to see more awareness about the many needs Africa faces. “Everything in Africa needs us. I’m not saying its America’s responsibility to do that but if you feel a tug at your heart I would suggest helping by adopting a child or sending a little money or food. It does help, no matter what tiny amount you think you’re sending and even if it’s just helping one person, it really does help. We’re just a tiny pebble in the scheme of things but pebbles make a pathway.�

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“I jotted down highlights of each of our conversations, travels, activities and events over that period of time to share in the hometown newspaper. The memories added up to boxes and baggies of photographs and history.” Wilson Oklahoma proudly claimed Chuck Norris as one of their own and kept up with the news from Pickens’ articles.

When Wilma discovered she had breast cancer, she insisted to Chuck on Correna Pickens looking after her.

The two women talked about three times a week and would pray together. “She told Carlos Ray (Chuck), ‘there’s not anyone here I’d rather have than Correna.’” With a nursing degree and having survived breast cancer herself, Pickens gladly accepted. She went back and forth from Wilson to Sun City, however because she was overseeing her late husband’s care in a nursing

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Wilma survived and decided she wanted Correna to tell her life story, which Chuck and Aaron both heartily approved. “It’s the most objective book ever written on the life and family roots of Mrs. Norris Knight and her sons,” said Pickens. “When I became ill the second time with cancer my daughter Farah Bazzrea picked up the manuscript, did more research and completed it.”

The book illustrates the struggles and triumphs of Wilma’s family in the 1920’s and the Norris family, including Chuck’s famous career as a champion martial arts expert, writer, and actor. Wilma nearly died at 8 years old, almost went blind just after her

first marriage, lost a son in war and battled breast cancer among other illnesses. More than anything, Pickens says the book shows how their faith sustained them through the storms of life and gives an in depth look at the lives of early Oklahomans.

In those days when everyone was poor, starting over and moving on were a way of life. It took a lot of faith, courage and optimism to survive the tough times of the Great Depression and World War II. Perhaps in many ways, it’s a story that mirrors Pickens’ own life as one from that time. “My mother was a very positive type of person who saw the glass half full, never half empty. If someone came to her house and all she had was a few biscuits, water gravy, and a few potatoes, then she made it a meal. A devout Christian, she was a very happy person and you never heard her say ‘I can’t’.

She never gave up.”

Those same values have carried Pickens through her own stormy seasons in life. Maybe someday she’ll write her own story of tragedy and triumph. In the meantime, Sheltered in His Arms is available for sale online at www.amazon.com or to www.shelteredinhisarms.com for either a signed soft-back or hard cover copy. You can contact Correna Wilson Pickens at 405-275-1640 or 580-6681067.

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