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With that in mind we’d like to introduce you to six high-school students who, we think, represent the very best of Moore’s future. They’re athletes, but much more than that, they’re the kind of kids anyone would be proud to call their own. We’re also happy to share with you the story of a divine appointment set in motion 20 years ago. Decisions made by the leaders of Emmaus Baptist Church back in 1993 paved the way for them to be able to provide a home for the students and staff of Briarwood Elementary for the coming school year. Moore is on the road to recovery, friends!
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SENIOR MOMENT | 55
A look inside the volunteer organization that arose from the rubble of the May 20 storm and funneled an amazing amount of care into a community desperate for volunteers and resources.
HOMETOWN HEROES | 13
Meet six of Moore’s finest student-athletes and experience the stories behind a drive for excellence that goes far beyond the playing field or court.
A DIVINE APPOINTMENT | 24
They had no idea at the time, but decisions made 20 years ago are what enabled Emmaus Baptist Church to offer Briarwood Elementary students and staff a place to call home for the coming school year.
TINKER FEDERAL REBUILD | 49
One of Moore’s most popular financial institutions takes the first steps on the road back after it was destroyed by the May 20 tornado.
CENTRAL PARKS PLAN | 64
The City of Moore reveals some of the ambitious and exciting plans for the new Central Park, along with a timeline for construction.
A program called the “Respite Voucher Program” can bring much-needed support to caregivers of Alzheimer and dementia patients. And as Kathleen Wilson shows, it can also help grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
SKETCHES | 27-28
“Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,” may be a phrase we associate with the Statue of Liberty, but Moore has also been a “melting pot” for immigrants.
CITIZEN SPOTLIGHT | 53
Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College professor Jody Blackwell shares her “servant’s journey” as she and the local school reached out to tornado survivors, providing help and a safe place to stay.
EVENT SPOTLIGHT | 63 & 66
NASCAR is a big deal, but the annual Big Wheel Nationals just might be the coolest racing event in the country. And there’s also a chance for art fans to get their fix in a big way with the annual Oklahoma City Community College “Arts Festival Oklahoma.”
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This month our team of experts tackle a number of issues including “Things Tornado Survivors Should Do RIGHT NOW to Prepare for Your 2013 Tax Returns.” And you’ll get perspectives on “Why You Should Rebuild” from both a realtor and a builder.
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Our fearless movie critics give you a report card on the summer’s big screen hits and misses along with a look ahead at the upcoming fall movie season.
SHOP & TASTE | 68-69
A new “fast casual” Italian dining option opens its doors to an exciting reception in Moore and we take you inside a 20-year old familyowned nursery that can help you keep your landscaping in tip-top shape.
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Serve Moore Plays Key Role In Storm Recovery By Christiaan Patterson
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erve Moore started when Sean Evans picked up a rake and texted friends the night of May 20. It quickly became the center point for all volunteers pouring in from everywhere to help the city recover. Now, more than two months later, the team in charge took some time to reflect on their own experiences and what it’s been like serving the city of Moore during this disaster. “So we just kind of showed up with everybody from our church, same as these guys that morning. We kind of converged on the community center and met up there. Started helping the Red Cross that morning, too,” said Chris Fox, onsite director for Serve Moore. Evans and his team have been working long hours and are constantly on the go. Every day is a new opportunity to meet new people and hear their stories, even those coming into the area to help. Those stories become a part of each person who hears one and linger for sometimes years to come. Mentally and emotionally having to deal with a disaster can take some time to before the events of the situation are dealt with. For Evans, this has become a great challenge to overcome. 8 | MOORE MONTHLY | SEPTEMBER 2013
“I remember in the first couple of weeks where it just felt like a war zone, and I went home feeling like some of those guys in the military who come out of situations just so different. Everything else feels just so trivial and crazy,” he said. It takes many hours of hard work and dedication to keep the effort going. Thousands upon thousands of volunteers have showed up to give their help to the city and to rebuild. Officially, 33,000 volunteers have registered with Moore. Being kept busy can delay the healing process for those involved. What the team is finding is that though they were not personally affected (i.e., loss of property or a loved one), there is still an element of trauma each person living in Moore has endured. Meeting different people from around the world who have come in to help has been beneficial; however, trying to return to “normal” activities has proven to be challenging. “Something about seeing the hospital outside the context of Serve Moore, work, work orders and sending volunteer teams out, driving on Telephone [Rd.], it just set in that this is my town, and the hospital was wrecked,” said Evans.
Holly Shockly from Edmond has been in Moore almost every day since the tornado helping to coordinate the relief items, agencies and volunteers. Being a school teacher has made dealing with stories of the kids at Plaza Towers and Briarwood Elementary rough. It has been a difficult time to go home and try to get back into a regular routine. “In the beginning,” said Shockly, the group coordinator, “going to public places and living my ‘normal’ life after I left Moore was tough. I felt like, ‘Why should I be given the gift of my home and the grocery stores and everything around me being fine, when all these people are hurting?’” The Serve Moore effort has plans to continue helping the community long after the tornado recovery is complete. The experience of giving to the people of Moore and organizing the immense number of volunteers has been one that has made a permanent mark on the group. If you would like to get involved, visit www. servemoore.com or drop by the Christian Life Assembly at 201 N. Howard in Moore.
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Construction So the dust has settled. Now how should I sell and move or rebuild? Rebuilding is the best option In order to recoup the maximum payout of your policy, rebuilding is the best option. You have to understand that insurance is meant to insure your property WHERE IT WAS. Because of this, you have a larger payout option and additional funds when you rebuild on your lot. Most insurance companies will reduce the payout amount the moment you decide to move. You then will be forced to pay off your mortgage, if there is one, on the home before those funds can be used elsewhere. Since most policies have an additional 20–25% available above the policy amount, you lose that availability if you do not rebuild. I would encourage all to maximize these potential funds and rebuild in Moore. Where do I start? First and foremost, find a local builder. Many builders are coming into the market to “get a piece of the pie.” Although they are here, that doesn’t mean they are here to stay. Would you ever buy a brand new home without a warrantee? Of course not. Then why would you rebuild with an out-of-state company that won’t be around to warrantee and repair the home when needed? How do I know if they are local builders? Screening a builder is crucial. Some builders are becoming very creative to make it appear that they are from the local area market. The number-one advice I can give is to ask to see inside properties they have built. Secondly, check with the local Home Builders Association to see if it is an approved company. Finally, if they are local, they will have documentation such as licenses and insurance. Check the dates of these items to see if they were issued before May 20. If a builder passes these tests, chances are you have a local company rebuilding your home. Can a builder help me with my insurance company or mortgage company? Some have knowledge of working with insurance companies and some do not. Find one that does. As stated earlier, most policies allow for funding above your fullreplacement policy if needed by a contractor. These funds must be requested only by a contractor to receive them. A builder can provide a contract and estimated cost sheet, in order to request these funds for rebuilding a home. In the event a mortgage is on the property, you will need a builder of record to provide information to your mortgage company. This is the only way for your mortgage company to release the funds to rebuild your home. Do I have to build the exact home design that I had? Many have asked me this, and the answer is no. Many couldn’t find the architectural plans to their house even if they wanted to. This is now your chance to customize your home to fit your wants and needs. It’s something to get excited about! As long as the funds allow, you can design the home of your dreams. Can I use other funds if I want a bigger home? Of course you can. If you decide to build back bigger, and your policy does not provide the funds to do this, you can always inject cash into the deal or get a bank loan to offset the difference needed. The dust has settled, it’s time to rebuild this town. Moore Strong!
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SIX STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO REPRESENT THE BEST OF MOORE By Rob Morris
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s the days pass and summer slowly gives way to fall, fans, family, and friends across Oklahoma will gather to watch high-school football, softball, volleyball, and cross country teams compete. For residents of Moore and South Oklahoma City, the games and meets that will unfold during the fall represent a welcome step back toward the “new normal” of life after a tragedy.
So it only seems fitting to take a moment and recognize a few of our own hometown heroes. These six student athletes represent the best characteristics we can hope for in our kids as they grow up: hard-working and willing to serve others in their time of greatest need. Perhaps the best thing about these six is that they didn’t ask to be singled out. They didn’t seek any special recognition. When the time came and help was needed, they simply
responded the only way they knew how. And when it comes to these six, here’s the best news of all: they’re not alone. There are hundreds of stories just like theirs to tell. In fact it would take a year’s worth of Moore Monthly to even begin the task of sharing all of those stories with our readers. So while we’ve chosen these six students to represent them all, we’re proud of all of our hometown heroes.
Tragedy Teaches Miller to Live Well, Laugh Often, and Love Much CALVIN MILLER
• JUNIOR • CROSS COUNTRY • WESTMOORE HIGH SCHOOL It was a friend who first lured Calvin Miller
out to a cross country practice.
“I have to thank Elizabeth DiSalvatore,”
said Miller. “She brought me out to a run as
an eighth-grader and told me, ‘You’d be really
It wasn’t until later that he learned the tragic news: his sister had left
Highland West to go pick up her son, four-month-old Case. As the tornado bore down on Moore, she sought cover in the nearest available place, the 7-11 on the corner of Fourth Street and Telephone Road. Futrell and Case both died when the twister demolished the building.
“I’ll never forget her,” said Miller. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever
gone through. I feel like I’ve come to terms with it in some ways, but there are
days it’s still hard to accept that I’m never going to see her or little Case again.” he says one of the things he clings to about his sister is her philosophy of life.
good at this.’ So I thought, O.K., why not?”
“Now I feel like I have a reason to run, someone to run for.”
But it didn’t take Miller long to realize that he’d found a sport that he could
embrace. It suits his inner desire to always work on improving himself. “You
can slack off if you want, but you’re not going to get any better unless you put the work in,” Miller said. The Westmoore junior says the great Westmoore cross country tradition and his teammates also help keep him motivated.
“I love Coach Clay. She’s probably the greatest coach I’ve ever met,” he said.
“And basically we have a great team made up of the kind of teammates who are always pushing you to get better.”
Hall of Fame head coach Laura Clay has built a strong cross country program
at Westmoore and she relies on runners like Miller to step up into leadership
roles when they lose seniors like Alex Davis and Colin Waldrop to graduation. Miller said, “I know I’m going to have to step up with a few of my teammates
and be a leader, but I don’t want to try and force it. It’ll come over time.” Like many of the Westmoore students and faculty, Miller was in a school
safe room when the EF5 tornado hit Moore. But his thoughts were on his sister, Megan Futrell.
“Megan worked at Highland West and since it wasn’t in the path of the
tornado, I thought she was fine,” said Miller.
“She always had this thing of ‘Live well, laugh often. and love much,’” he
said. “She had posters with that saying all around our house. Live, laugh, love: I’ve taken that to heart.”
In addition to that simple but profound saying, Miller says the tragedy has
also given him a deeper focus as he prepares for the upcoming season.
“I used to run cross country with a push to run that was just this kind of
internal desire to get better,” said Miller.“Now I feel like I have a reason to run, someone to run for. I run for Megan and Case, and it pushes me to improve.”
Miller has helped clean up a few houses in the tornado-damaged areas, but
he admits it’s still difficult for him to go into the area because of what has happened.
“Life is short, and you really have to make the most of it,” he said. “You’ve got
to live, laugh and love, because if you don’t, you’re just wasting your life. Megan did that. She lived life to the fullest. And I looked up to her a lot for that.”
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Tyler Makes Most of Football, Friendships, and Helping Others HOUSTON TYLER • SENIOR • FOOTBALL • SOUTHMOORE HIGH SCHOOL Houston Tyler has spent 13 years roaming football fields in Oklahoma. The game he
loves has given him more than just a place to embrace his highly competitive side.
“I love everything about football,” said Tyler. “But the best part to me is that it’s a team
game where you build bonds. My greatest friends have all come from football.”
Those friendships are mostly at Southmoore, but even players from the other Moore high
schools talk about playing with Tyler when they were little kids. That makes sense, because
in spite of the fact that he’s a ferocious competitor, the offensive lineman always seems to
have the kind of positive attitude toward everyone that makes friendship easy to come by. It’s an attitude that can make all the difference in the heat of a game.
“You’re not really thinking so much about the score of a game, even when it’s close,” said
Tyler. “You’re just thinking about the team, the two guys on either side of you and what you need to do to make the next play work. I have two great guys on either side of me, so it makes my job easier.”
As he begins his last year of high school, this SaberCat says he wants to make the most
of his final go-round at Southmoore.
“When we were finally able to go outside and
make calls, we started hearing about the damage—
and especially about Plaza Towers and Briarwood,” Tyler said. “There were a lot of the guys who had siblings at those schools.”
One of those friends had a sister at Plaza Towers
and no way to get over there, so Tyler loaded him
in his truck, and they headed into the damaged
area. “I was able to take him back up in there until he found his dad,” said Tyler. “I couldn’t believe it
when I saw the school, but it turned out that his
sister was okay.”
On his way back out of the area, he gave
“I think I’m just going to go back in and see how I can help some people out.”
another ride to a former teammate’s father, and then he called his mom to let her know he was going to be busy for a while.
Tyler said, “I just told her, ‘I think I’m
“It feels different, being a senior, and it’s something that I haven’t quite come to grips
with yet,” he said. “We all just have high expectations for ourselves and I’m going to focus on that.”
Tyler and his teammates were watching a film in class when the May 20 tornado swept
into Moore, missing their high school by just half a mile. “We knew it was coming and then we knew that it had hit Moore, but we had no idea of the magnitude of it all,” Tyler said. It didn’t take long for him and his teammates to discover just how bad it was.
going to back in and see how I can help
some people out.’”
After giving people rides on the day of the tornado, Tyler and his grandfather returned
in the days that followed and used a tractor to help wherever they could. It’s something he says he really didn’t have to think about doing.
“I never wanted to be selfish,” said Tyler. “You just treat others how you want to be
treated. You see other people helping and you want to be part of that.”
Lynn Embraces High Expectations JENNA LYNN
• SENIOR • SOFTBALL • MOORE HIGH SCHOOL Facing her last year of high school is a
bittersweet prospect for the Lady Lions’ Jenna Lynn. “It feels good to be a senior and be the top dog at school,” says Lynn. “But it’s weird at the same time, because it all went by so fast.”
“Fast” is the key word for Lynn, who is one of
Oklahoma’s top pitchers in the highly competitive sport of fast pitch softball. Lynn says she knew she wanted to be a pitcher early in life.
Lynn said, “I grew up with my dad coaching my sister, and that’s how I got into it—
watching them every day. It was just a kind of logical step for me.”
The competitiveness of the fast pitch game appeals to Lynn, who relishes the role of
pitcher, where the ball is in her hand for every play that her team is in the field. She also loves the challenge that comes with playing in Moore, recognized by everyone as one of the true hotbeds of softball in the region.
“It makes me feel good, having that responsibility and legacy to live up to,” she said.
“People have these high expectations because you’re from Moore, and you sure want to live up to those expectations.”
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Lynn’s experiences on May 20 are a bit different from most in Moore. Her father is a
storm chaser and was following the deadly EF5 tornado that hit the city on that day. Lynn was at home watching the weather and waiting for a call from her dad.
“He’s chased for a long time so he knows what he’s doing,” said Lynn. “But I’m not going
to lie—I trust that he knows what he’s doing but I was a little worried, because he gets really close some times.”
Lynn finally got the call from her dad telling her to take cover because the tornado was going to come very close to their home.
“I trust that he knows what he’s doing.”
“I freaked out and ran to the cellar with my
dogs, but we were really fortunate in that the tornado missed us,” she said.
It turned out the storm had tracked a path
just a half-mile away from their home. While Lynn was relieved they’d escaped damage, she
was also anxious to do something to help. Having taken the certified nurse aide program at Moore Norman Technology Center, Lynn decided to put her skills to use.
Lynn said, “I went over to the church and helped take vital signs there and I also went
over and helped clean up along Fourth Street.”
That instinct to help will serve Lynn well in the future as she intends to become an
emergency room nurse. The Moore senior also says the May storms taught her an invaluable lesson.
“Don’t take things for granted,” Lynn said. “I thought for a minute our house was gone. It
can all be swept away in an instant, so don’t take anything for granted.”
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Competitive Nature Drives Serowski On and Off the Court AMY SEROWSKI • SENIOR • VOLLEYBALL • SOUTHMOORE HIGH SCHOOL Amy Serowski’s been playing volleyball since she was eight years old. It’s no surprise that she fell in love with the sport, since her mother is a coach. But she remembers having to choose between the family’s favorite sport and gymnastics early on. “I was in gymnastics at the same time as volleyball, and when it came time to choose I just liked the aggressiveness and competitive part of volleyball better,” said Serowski. That competitiveness is just part of her nature, the Southmoore senior says. In fact, she admits that sometimes she may be a little too hungry to win. “It happens even in drills that are supposed to be non-competitive,” she said. “I just can’t stand to lose and I’ll push hard to win, even when winning isn’t the point.” That competitive nature will likely serve her well as she pursues a career as a doctor. Serowski wants to be an orthopedic surgeon and says she’s ready for the years of education it will take to achieve that goal. “We were all excited at school because we only had four days of school left.” Serowski said. She and her classmates weren’t thinking about the weather until around the start of 6th hour, which begins shortly after 2 p.m. She was with team members in the volleyball locker room when the tornado roared into Moore. “You could see the tornado from the back of our school,” she said. “It was so huge
and it was right on top of my neighborhood. I was just praying and hoping it didn’t hit our house, because my mom, my brother, and his baby were there.” Once the twister had passed, Serowski was making her way home when she realized Briarwood Elementary had been hit. That was where her little sister, Megan, went to school. “I was getting all these texts asking if Megan was o.k.,” said Serowski. “Driving home was the scariest part because I didn’t know if she was all right.” But when she arrived at her house, which had been spared by the twister, Megan was standing in the driveway. Serowski said, “She ran up to me and “I was just praying and hoping gave me this huge hug and said, ‘My it didn’t hit our house.” school got hit.’ I just started crying.” The relief she experienced after finding that her family was safe quickly translated into a desire to help. That began with cleaning up her grandmother’s house, which had been demolished in the storm. But Serowski and her Southmoore teammates also found other outlets for their desire to help. “We helped deliver a huge shipment of water that a club volleyball team from El Paso brought to town,” she said. “And a group called Al’s Angels brought a trailerload of bears from Connecticut that we stuffed into backpacks for Briarwood and Plaza Towers kids going back to school and delivered to some other kids.” The competitive volleyball star says the events of May 20 helped drive home an important lesson. “You can’t take anything for granted,” Serowski said. “Your family, your friends, your hometown—you can’t take any of that for granted because it could all be taken away in a second.”
Jaguar “Brothers” Band Together in Storm’s Aftermath TY WATKINS • SENIOR • FOOTBALL • WESTMOORE HIGH SCHOOL Football is a sport of competitive conflict, full of collisions and violent contact. Westmoore senior Ty Watkins says he’s drawn to the sport for many reasons, one of the biggest being the sense of camaraderie it creates with his teammates. “It’s like a ‘Band of Brothers’ kind of thing, especially on the offensive line. There’s this bonding and this brotherhood that’s just hard to find anywhere else,” Watkins said. Watkins has been playing football since he was seven years old. The Jaguar right tackle says he loves being a part of the Westmoore tradition and the sense of being in a fight in the trenches with his fellow linemen. “One play can change the game,” he said. “People want to harp on strength, strength, strength. But the ‘low man’ always wins, and if you’re not good on that technique, you’re done.”
“Nobody asked us. We just knew we needed to help. So we went.” “I was in the safe hall at school so I didn’t have any idea how bad it was outside until later,” said Watkins. In the aftermath of the May 20 tornado, Watkins realized that not only had he and his family dodged a bullet, it looked like most of his teammates had also escaped serious damage. But the storm ended the school year for the Jaguars, who had been preparing for their spring football game. “We got a tweet from Coach Langford saying we were canceling practice and weren’t going to have a spring game,” Watkins said. “There were obviously more important things to worry about than football.” 16 | MOORE MONTHLY | SEPTEMBER 2013
With practice and the game off the calendar, Watkins says his thoughts and those of his “Band of Brothers” turned to the people who had been hit hardest by the storm. Watkins said, “Somebody called and said they’re unloading trucks with clothes, water, food and supplies for tornado victims at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church—so I just headed on over to help unload.” The desire to help didn’t end there. The Jaguar teammates continued to pitch in at various times during the coming weeks. “I could only imagine what some of those families were going through so I felt like I needed to do something to help out,” Watkins said. The crew was still pitching in a few weeks ago as the Moore Public Schools worked to prepare a place for Briarwood and Plaza Towers students to call home for the coming school year. “A bunch of us went over to Emmaus Baptist Church to help unload desks for Briarwood Elementary School,” he said. “Nobody asked us. We just knew we needed to help. So we went.” It was an easy decision to make, says the big competitive lineman. One of the lessons he’s learned playing football with his teammates is to put others first. Watkins said, “It just feels good to go out and help. Who knows what was going through those kids’ minds on May 20, so this was just one way I could help brighten their day.”
Sprayberry Loves Football, Being a Moore Lion EVAN SPRAYBERRY • SENIOR • FOOTBALL • MOORE HIGH SCHOOL There wasn’t a football team for four-yearolds when little Evan Sprayberry wanted to play for the first time, so he just played with the six-year-olds’ team. “I don’t really remember all that much about it, just that it was so much fun running around,” said Sprayberry. “I do remember playing with Houston Tyler when we were five years old, and his dad was the coach.” Sprayberry picked up his love of the game watching Alabama games with his father. He realizes the Crimson Tide isn’t a popular team in these parts, but he since his family is from Alabama, he just naturally grew up as a fan of that team. It was also his family that helped him discover his competitiveness. “My cousin Will and I competed in everything,” he said.“Not just sports, but ‘who could get home faster’ and ‘who could beat who in X-Box and PS-2.’ We both hated to lose.” Playing outside linebacker and receiver for the Lions gives Sprayberry all the chances he needs to express that competitive nature in a healthy way. Sprayberry says, “I don’t care where I play as long as I can be on the field. I love being a Moore Lion and being a part of the great traditions we have. I love being a part of trying to rebuild that tradition.” Sprayberry was a four-year-old when the May 3, 1999, tornado hit Moore. He doesn’t have vivid memories of that day. But the sights and sounds of May 20 will stick with him forever.
“I was kind of in shock,” he said. “I couldn’t believe it. It was hard to wrap my mind around the fact that it had happened again.” Sprayberry and his teammates were in the field house when the first warning sounded. They had heard the weather was going to be bad, but nobody had any idea it was going to hit that early in the day. “It just came on so fast that they told us all to go get our helmets on, and we packed into the coach’s office,” he said. “There were 60-some-odd kids packed under the desks listening to the coverage on the computers.” After the twister had passed, Sprayberry realized that the home of Brandon Eddins, one of his best friends, and who was home on leave from the military, had been hit. “I tried calling him but I couldn’t get through,” he said. “So I ran over there from my house and found the back of his house blown in, but I couldn’t find him, so I had this huge knot in my chest worrying about him.” It turned out that Eddins had gone over to his father’s house to ride out the storm and was okay.
“It was hard to wrap my mind around the fact that it had happened again.” Sprayberry said, “When I finally saw him I grabbed him and gave him a huge hug.” In the days that followed, Sprayberry and his teammates spent time helping Eddins and many others clean up the debris left by the devastating storm. The experience has left the Lion senior with a clear understanding of what’s important in life. “Don’t ever take anything for granted,” said Sprayberry. “You’ve got to be thankful for everything God gives you, because it can all be taken away in a heartbeat.”
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be further used in the spring as green manure or, if you wish, mowed down to space for your spring plants. This is the NO till method of gardening.
While cover crop seeds can be purchased through catalogs, I favor buying
locally at Ellison’s Feed and Seed store in Norman. Seed catalog companies like Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offer a wide variety of cover crop seeds that can be planted either fall or spring.
Alternate fertilizers that enhance the soil are manures such as aged horse
manure. One free source is an area behind the horseshoeing school on south
I 35. This manure is well aged and can be worked into the soil immediately.
And it is free. Other manures worth mentioning are cow, sheep, goat, chicken and rabbit pellets. If it is easier to purchase the manure, you can find forty-pound bags at Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart. Costs vary.
Field experiments are being conducted to determine the value of cover
crops. The USDA experimental farm in Beltsville, MD, is ongoing. The farmers there have found that tomatoes planted among hairy vetch have
been especially productive. My experience with this method has been very
positive. However, the next time, I will mow the crops down in the spring before putting out spring plants.
If you are intent upon having a great vegetable garden, start by improving
the soil. Results will be astounding.
To learn more about successful gardening, plan to attend the Semi-
Annual Seed and Plant Exchange on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10 a.m. at the Norman public library. Free seed packets will be available along with refreshments.
Norm Park, Ed.D., expert gardener normpark@ymail.com
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ANSWERCREW
Question for a
Real Estate Professional Should I rebuild, sell my lot, stay and buy another, or move away? The answer is yes to all four options. Yes, you should rebuild on your existing lot. Yes, you should sell your
Move away: an event like the May storms have afforded many people
lot. Yes, you should stay and buy another, and yes, you should move away.
the opportunity of moving to another area of the metro. Some people have
unique. And your unique situation has a multitude of factors to take into
theirs for a long time, but now are able to speed up the process. Another
The reason these are all very good options is because everyone’s situation is consideration to determine which one is best for you.
Rebuild: for those who are willing and able to rebuild on their existing
lot, the financial benefit is significantly higher than settling with the
insurance company and selling the lot. And emotionally it makes better
purchased homes in the country, something that may have been a dream of
opportunity is for those who want to be closer to family or work on the other side of town. Some people have even moved out of state for these same reasons.
Whether you decide to rebuild, sell your lot, stay and buy another, or move
sense to rebuild. The address will be the same, the area and neighborhood
away, please take your time to consider all your options. The human spirit
to that feeling of community, routines and driving patterns will be familiar.
rebuild, and together we will become Moore Strong.
will feel more familiar, some of the neighbors will be rebuilding, also adding
Plus, it would provide an opportunity to rebuild a brand new home making improvements to previous floor plans and space if necessary.
Sell the lot: for those who simply cannot bear the thought of living in
an area of destruction and devastation, selling the lot may provide closure and offer them the opportunity to move on. The lot may not have been large enough to rebuild a larger home, or they may not have liked the
is remarkably resilient, and when these events occur, we are able to recover,
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neighborhood the lot was in.
Stay and buy another: many people wouldn’t consider living any place
other than within the city limits of Moore or within the Moore school
system. These people have lived in the community for many years; have local
jobs; their children go to a Moore school; and their roots are deeply woven into the fabric of the community. These people have decided to take their
weather precautions, stay weather-aware, and believe the tradeoff is worth
any risk of severe weather. There are plenty of homes available for sale and more hitting the market every day.
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ANSWERCREW Question for a
Question for a
Tax Accountant
Fitness Expert
Question: The May storms have destroyed my home and turned my life upside down. I know there are probably some things I need to be doing right now that will impact my tax returns in April of 2014, but I have no idea what those things are? What’s the most important thing I should know right now?
You survived. All other concerns pale in comparison. Great Question. I must admit you froze me for more than a moment. The Most Important Thing? #1 – You survived. Almost all other concerns pale in comparison to that. My heart goes out to you and the other Oklahomans who were pummeled by tornados this spring. Be nice to yourself and your family. You will be dealing with the consequences of these storms for years to come. If we know what to expect, sometimes (not always), it makes it a little easier to deal with. After this question was posed to me, I started talking to Moore business owners. The first one I talked to kind of stammered, then looked me right in the eye, and said, “I don’t know what I need to know.” I had asked him what would he like to hear from his accountant. He did not expect to talk to his accountant until he took his tax stuff in next year. After talking to several more business owners (they tend to have more complicated tax situations), one theme seemed to emerge. They needed to have an ongoing relationship with their CPA/tax preparer. There are so many complicating factors in dealing tax-wise with the aftermath of a disaster. The person who has the most familiarity with your ongoing situation should be able to deliver targeted advice. The most important thing you need to (do) right now is call your accountant and start talking. We’ll cover more specific details in future issues, but for now, start finding out what your accountant is going to need to help you.
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I’m a woman and I want to be fit, but I don’t want to get bulky muscles. Should I still lift weights?
Yes, absolutely! There are too many benefits to lifting weights to ignore, for women as well as men. If you want to not only look better, but feel better, then lifting weights may be your answer. When most people say they want to get fit, they mean they want to get leaner. Weight lifting will help you reach your fat loss goals in multiple ways. First, you will burn calories during your workout as your body expends energy to lift those weights. Second, weight training actually revs up your metabolism, keeping it elevated for up to 48 hours after a lifting session, whereas cardio only raises your metabolism while you’re performing the exercise. Third, lifting weights will help you build muscle, which will in turn elevate your metabolism on a more permanent basis, since muscle burns more calories than fat does, even at rest. Fourth, with more muscle and a leaner body comes that toned look everyone is striving for—a look cardio alone cannot provide! But weight training won’t just make you look better and leaner; it will help you be more physically capable. Looking better is great, but it doesn’t mean much if your body isn’t also functional. Stronger muscles mean a stronger body with stronger movement, outside of the gym as well as inside. Weight training is also excellent at increasing bone density, which begins to decrease as we age. Lifting a few weights is a small price to pay to stave off osteoporosis and numerous other conditions! Whether your goal is to lose weight, to get more toned, to be more functional, or to protect yourself against diseases like osteoporosis, heart disease, or diabetes, weight training is a crucial tool in your kit. And don’t worry about getting big and bulky. Women don’t naturally produce the amount of testosterone it takes to pack on huge amounts of muscle. Bodybuilders spend countless hours on their workouts, diets, and supplementation with the specific intention to get big, and all their efforts go toward that one goal. It isn’t something that happens quickly or accidentally. So get in the gym and lift without fear!
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Question for a
Business Professional When I start my business, what prices should I charge? Setting the Price The quick and easy answer to the question is “whatever the market will bear or people will pay.” But making that determination can involve lots of research, testing, and even some trial and error. The first determination is the uniqueness of your product. If you are selling the same “widget” that is marketed widely by others—unless you can somehow differentiate your product—the marketplace will dictate that your prices will be essentially the same as your competitors’. Let’s start with an assumption that your product is truly new and unique functionally, characteristics that are rare when viewed objectively. The inventor of such a product or service could register it as intellectual property, thereby gaining official protection of his rights. The tactic that many new business owners take is to apply some “cost plus” formula—say a margin of 50% over fully absorbed costs. But don’t do this as a matter of routine. If your product is truly unique, you need to determine the “value proposition” for it from the customers’ viewpoint. How will customers use it and exactly how will it benefit them? For example, if the new product is a piece of software for industry, the costs the user will save over time may determine what the customer is willing to pay. Never be afraid to charge a price that might seem high but can be justified based on your customers’ and the market’s recognition of its unique nature. In an ideal world where you, the inventor, would have unlimited resources, you could hire research firms to do sophisticated market analyses to determine the ideal customer characteristics and then conduct carefully controlled focus groups of potential customers to get feedback before you start your marketing campaign and develop a product launch strategy. Unfortunately, few of us have unlimited resources, so what can we do instead? Assuming you have properly protected your intellectual property rights, consider the following (depending on whether it is a product or service and whether it has consumer or industrial application). Research, research, research. Understand the market need you are meeting and what the customer really wants. Patience, patience, patience. Be thorough and don’t rush to conclusions. I know there will be pressure to “go to market,” but that depends on the actual uniqueness of your product. If it lacks uniqueness and you don’t have intellectual property protection, the strategy changes completely in developing some perceived (as opposed to real) difference and “speed to market” is critical. Try to do more of an informal focus group (for consumer products) given your prior research on the probable demographic for consumption of the product. Do not use only family and friends—they are not objective. Test market the product to a limited group (based on geography, distribution, etc.). This can be a test of price, presentation, product utility, etc. Convince a probable customer (industrial application) to test the product and give you feedback. This step, of course, depends on networking and your contacts and assumes that you have invented a product based on your intimate knowledge of a specific market.
Especially with industrial software applications, there still may be trial and error and promotion involved in the launch of the product. A startup company with limited ability to test market, no prior substantial market recognition—and the need to generate some cash flow—can expect to promote the product with special introductory pricing and features for a time. The larger market (capitalism) will give you feedback in the form of orders or not. Listen carefully to what customers—both those who buy and those who don’t—say about your product. This process is an evolution. I have had experience with a software developer who is now charging ten times the original price after coming to better understand the economics and real benefits to the users. Have the product certified (if appropriate) by a recognized authority (e.g., UL approved). This provides assurance to the customer and increased perceived value. Secondly, let’s assume that your product is only modestly different from the competition and that you do not have any distinct (patentable) advantages, which is generally true for most retail establishments. Whereas the marketplace and competition in a capitalistic society will determine the price (supply and demand), there are things that encourage the consumer to view your product as having increased value, and therefore to pay more. Location and convenience. Until now, online establishments had built-in price advantages they could offer out-of-state customers by not charging sales tax and relying on the consumer to be honest and file local use taxes in their states. (Be alert to the legislation making its way through the US Congress addressing this subject.) In addition, online retailers do not have the fixed costs associated with a physical facility. Some premium physical locations can command higher prices for the same goods as competitors. Shopping malls, with their “built in” traffic, charge much higher space rentals, which then raises retailers’ break-even points. Image. You “position” your product or service as a premium item as compared with the competition via marketing: packaging, presentation, variety (colors, sizes, etc.), brand/advertising /signage and promotion. This is the real genius part of the pricing equation—perceived value. The category. Take advantage of product types that command higher price points: cosmetics vs. food (beauty vs. need). If you have been creative enough to have your brand recognized as superior and priced it accordingly, you can ignore this section. Most startups do not have that luxury, and unlike the businesses mentioned above (with truly unique products), they must not only adhere to fairly rigid pricing determined by the marketplace but also be able to manage their costs to ensure at least a breakeven point plus some modest long term return to the owner/investor. In this category, pricing at fully absorbed cost plus a markup is normal. But be careful to understand the margins common in your industry. (Any of your local small business assistance groups, including the Business Development Center at Moore Norman Technology, should be able to help you with this.) Quality of personnel and polices of your sales staff. If people consistently have a good experience in procuring your product, they will pay a slight premium. This is a differentiating point of focus often ignored by startups. Yes, I know you have a limited budget, but be fussy about whom you hire. A customer’s negative purchase experience can offset lots of convenience and marketing. Understanding your client demographic. Who is your target market and what are their characteristics? How do they think? The more you know how they think, the better you can anticipate their needs. Get involved in organizations that include your customers’ demographic. Greg Kieson, Coordinator of Business Development, MNTC SEPTEMBER 2013 | MOORE MONTHLY | 23
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A DIVINE APPOINTMENT: DECISIONS MADE IN 1993 SET STAGE FOR BRIARWOOD STUDENTS IN 2013 By Rob Morris
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n May 20 Emmaus Baptist Church sat right on the edge of the path of the deadly EF5 tornado. Pastor Mike Booth and his church family realize just how close they came to losing their buildings.
“We were very fortunate,” said Booth. “We were about a half a mile from the
cell and could’ve sustained a lot more damage but we didn’t.”
In the days and weeks that followed the storm, the leadership at Emmaus
experienced a wide range of emotions. There was relief over being spared along
with grief over the damage done to a community in which they’re deeply involved, especially with Plaza Towers Elementary School.
Booth said, “We’ve done things with for their PTA; we’ve gone over for, like,
four or five years and helped clean up their property; we’d have a big cookout for
people in the community and members of our congregation would cut students’ hair before school opens.”
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In the days after the tornado, the staff of Emmaus told Moore Public school
officials that they were standing by to help. All they had to do was ask. It didn’t
take long for the question to come. Michelle McNear, the director of Elementary Education and Instruction, asked her friend Brook Lehew, the wife of Emmaus
associate pastor Jim Lehew, just how much Emmaus would be willing to help for the coming school year.
“Michelle McNear did come back and ask, ‘Are you serious about helping?’”
Booth said. “And she asked Brook if we’d consider housing one of the elementary schools in your facility.”
The staff and leadership of Emmaus met and gave the request a unanimous
answer: yes. So the superintendent, Dr. Robert Romines, came by to take a look at the facility.
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That area became a new worship center with
Booth said, “Dr. Romines was walking through and
expanded classroom space. And as it turned out, it
about halfway through he just stopped and said, ‘It’s like you built these rooms just for us.’”
From there it was a quick process to a final decision: Briarwood
Elementary would use the Emmaus facility for the coming year—and they would use it free of charge.
“We did not enter into this to try and make money off the Moore
Public Schools,” Booth said. “We want to minister to—not just our community—but, by giving them a place to come, we are just trying to honor God.”
But this is a story that actually began 20 years earlier. Emmaus was
a small church with a plan to grow without entering into debt that would impair its ability to minister to the community.
Booth said, “As we began building projects, it seemed like we were
‘piece-mealing’ it together with this little piece and another little piece, because we had a certain limit we would not borrow above.”
Beginning in 1993 Emmaus slowly added on to their church,
paying each loan off in three or four years instead of fifteen-to-twenty. Finally they came to their last big project.
“We had this piece of land behind what is now our chapel and is
now our worship center,” said Booth. “We thought that if we had that covered with buildings, we could have big rooms and great space for children and youth.”
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was just enough to meet the needs of Briarwood for
the coming school year. Pastor Booth and the Emmaus family often questioned what they were doing over that 20-year period of what seemed to be haphazard planning.
“We kind of piece-mealed it all together almost a like a puzzle,” he
said. “But we would often ask ourselves if what we were doing was really valid, and if this is the best we could’ve built.”
When the puzzle was finally put together, the picture it revealed
was one of a divine appointment, put in place 20 years ago: a building that met the needs of Briarwood Elementary in a way no one could have expected or predicted. Pam Tumblson is one of the teachers from
Briarwood, who was astounded when she walked into the building for the first time.
“It is amazing and wonderful,” said Tumblson. “We laugh and say
this building, this church, is like a campus. It’s so big and roomy it’s like a high school or college campus.”
“Officials from the Moore Public Schools walked in to our facility
and said, ‘We think you built this building just for us,” Booth said.“We
felt this was God’s stamp of approval over 20 years of what we’ve done in being faithful to Him, now working for our community.”
SKETCHES Historical Books Sketches of Moore Books will focus on a series of books written by Moore author Joann Ellen Sisco about the settlement of Oklahoma. The books are fiction, but are based on real history and include details about life in Oklahoma during the settlement period, including the types of people who came here and why.
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In addition to providing a synopsis of each book here in the print edition of the Moore Monthly, we’ll also have an interview with the author on our website, TheMooreDaily.com. The author interviews provide background on each edition of the series, how they relate to Oklahoma history, and some of the real-life circumstances that provided a basis for the novels.
Deep Fork Oklahoma Territory Book Series by Joann Ellen Sisco
Book Five
Boomers and Sooners
Boomers were salesmen who saw an opportunity for gain. They were a breed of promoters such as have occurred in every era and culture known to man. The new, and as yet unassigned, territory of central Oklahoma provided a fertile pallet for their skill, and they descended onto the territory like a flock of buzzards. What did it take to create a town on the prairie but flyer (hurriedly slapped out on a portable press) showing a schematic of the “future” streets (and thus indicating an established newspaper in that dreamedup town)? What else was needed? Boomers, that’s who! There were many land-hungry young men with growing families who wanted to believe what they saw and read. If it was on paper, it must be real, and Boomers were skillful with their words. Their printed flyers received wide circulation.
The Boomers, in fact, helped create the Sooners. So many, after coming to this land and even after seeing that they had been essentially hoodwinked, were determined settlers and would make the best of it…why would they let it go now after the work they had put in? And there were dozens of ways that settlers were innocently trapped by their own ambitions. The amazed and puzzled Green family was among these. Many others tried their own schemes and a lot of them succeeded. This book centers on the Greens. Look for an author interview about Boomers and Sooners in the entertainment section of TheMooreDaily.com.
Book Four: In October Sunshine
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Book Three: Trek Through the Wilderness
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Book Two: Under the Redbuds
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Book One: Gunshot to Homestead
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The Moore Melting Pot by L.T. Hadley
T
hree lines from a poem written in 1883 about the Statue of Liberty say, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Already there were thousands streaming from ports and docks and the doors of Ellis Island to scatter north, west, and south over wide open, free country to find land, water and climate to suite their needs. The newly formed community of Moore reflected a colorful array of names indicating many nationalities, all to become Americans and Oklahomans. The list of homesteaders and settlers includes Muir, Hlavacek, Gilmore, Keck, Patterson, English, Gabriel, Trimble, McBride, Wingo, Juricek, Payne—many nationalities which would gradually all meld together to make up one nation. Oklahoma soil and climate were not always friendly, and some people looked for greener pastures, but many people were content to battle the elements—drought, wind and heat—for the joy and satisfaction of having a place to call their own. Many had to learn a different method of farming from their ways “back home,” but pioneers usually found a way to adapt, to find crops that would be productive and provide a living. One young farming couple emigrated from Prague, Czechoslovakia, eventually settling in Moore in 1914. They first leased a farm, then bought 200 acres of rich soil and later leased another 200 acres. Frank and Josey Janko raised their eleven children on the farm that came to look like a plantation with gardens, orchards, flowerbeds, lawns and a separate bathhouse with running water supplied by a windmill. 28 | MOORE MONTHLY | SEPTEMBER 2013
Another settler who emigrated from Prague in 1902 was John Fendrych. The two families, along with the Sudik family, were to merge with the marriages of their children. Second-generation descendants of Frank and Josey’s family include Erma Peters, Rose Ann Bewley, Andy Janko, Elsie Fendrych, Leroy Sudik, Monty Lowell, and Henry Janko. Some important crops were wheat, corn, cotton and oats. Wheat generally was a money crop, but oats and corn furnished food for livestock. The stacks of oat and wheat straw provided both food supplement and windbreaks for animals from the cold, driving winds. The Juricek family and other settlers raised cotton, picked and carded it and made comforters. Before threshing machines were invented, farmers beat out the grains of wheat and oats with rods. After the invention, most farmers joined the threshing crews that went from field to field, threshing both the wheat and oats. Generally, a chuck wagon accompanied them with a cook who prepared the meals. Since there was no transportation to go to their homes, their nights were spent out under the stars in whatever field they were thrashing. Crews in the ’20s and ’30s were manned by names like Kitchen, Simms, January, Dyer, Montgomery and Platt. Homes, farms, businesses, and the price of freedom to work for a man’s own self were purchased with some money, but more pride, patience, hard work and sacrifices. This is the price of freedom.
Moore Is Ready to Treat You Again Moore Medical center will be back to the Moore coMMunity this fall. the Moore Medical center eMergency departMent will return to the site of Moore Medical center in fall 2013. This special Emergency Department will offer all the same services as the previous Moore Medical Center ER including expert physicians, trained nurses, laboratory services, diagnostic imaging and 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week service. The Moore Medical Center Emergency Room will have a reception area, triage, treatment rooms, procedure areas, and all the usual conveniences of a hospital Emergency Room. The inside will look much like a permanent hospital structure. It will be housed in a temporary, modular building, but the Health System has required a tornado safe-room to be established for use by patients and staff during severe weather. Our physician clinics, outpatient services, physical therapists, and more have re-located to Norman for the time being. Please visit NormanRegional.com to see a complete list of services and locations. Moore Medical and Norman Regional are proud to be a great team! We look forward to once again providing you with award-winning emergency care.
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Walgreens on SW 19th & Santa Fe Reopens in Record Time by Christiaan Patterson In just 50 days after the tornado ripped through the area, Walgreens on SW 19th and Santa Fe re-opened its doors to the City of Moore. On July 19, the store held a grand reopening for the city and its loyal customers who have kept the business going. For employees, this is such a milestone to accomplish in record time. “It feels really good. We are glad to be out of the double wide trailer especially since the May 31 tornadoes were coming through and we weren’t sure if the trailer would still be there,” said Melissa Warde, store manager for the Moore Walgreens. On May 20, the building suffered heavy damage when the roof was literally ripped off and put back down. All the windows were blown out and items in the store were thrown around. Within a few days, a temporary trailer had been set up to refill prescriptions for customers. As far as the structure, the building was salvageable as well as most of the product inside. Before much cleanup could commence, another round of storms on May 31 came through and destroyed what wasn’t on the 20th. Immediately following the last round of storms, the store immediately began assessing the damage and contracting workers to repair the damage. All employees of the store were taken care of by the company during the almost two month closure. Crews worked hard to reconstruct the roof, floors, walls and replenish items for sale inside. The day before the two month anniversary of the first tornado, Walgreens welcomed the community back in with a stronger than ever health fair and lunch. City officials, local heroes and residents were treated to a hot dog lunch, discounts and many other door prizes throughout the day. During the welcome back speeches, many local individuals were honored for their bravery, courage and sacrifice in saving lives when the tornado struck. Walgreens also presented both Briarwood and Plaza Towers $5,000 each. Now the doors are open and everyone is welcome to come and shop. “We are open and better than we were before. All our same employees are here. This just reminds me of what a great company I work for,” said Warde. Walgreens is also participating in the National Photo Rescue where residents can drop off pictures found from the storms. Any photos that are found, no matter how small or the shape found can be dropped off at Walgreens. At the site, pictures will be restored, cataloged and held for victims to locate and be reunited with these precious memories. “We are desperately wanting people to bring out their pictures. We need the photos to come into our drop-off site so we can get them into the restoration process of cleaning and into a database so people can go online and find their pictures,” said Angela Madory, PR director for National Photo Rescue.
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Veterans Memorial Park Voted “America’s Favorite Park”
V
eterans Memorial park won the Coca-Cola “America’s Favorite Park” contest in July with a more than 60,000 vote lead. Coke is taking time
to carefully verify all the votes cast over the summer and is expected
to finalize the vote and announce the official winner in early September. Once the
results of the voting have been verified, the City of Moore Parks and Recreation Department should then receive a $100,000 grant from Coca-Cola.
When the tornado came through Moore on May 20, it jogged south when
headed toward the park and destroyed all but the plaque wall and a statue. Since
the tornado, crews and volunteers have been working to clean up the area and
remove damaged structures. After surveying the damage and figuring out what
had been destroyed, the total amount of damage to the park is about $600,000. With Coke’s grant, this will help offset a good portion of that cost.
“The idea behind the money is that we would replace the playground that was
lost. Right now we are working on scheduling to replace what was lost out at the
park. Then we will do bids for the playground. It won’t just happen overnight.
It’ll be a longer term project that we hope to have done soon,” said Todd Jensen, director of parks and recreation.
The Coke grant will go toward replacing the playground. Other repairs to the park include: -a new pavilion
-restroom facilities
-new walking trails -covered bridge -new flag pole -landscaping
The City of Moore would like to give a huge
thanks to those residents and the thousands
of people from all over the world who voted
during the contest. It seemed that once word got out about the contest, it spread like wild fire and the numbers skyrocketed.
“For those that voted for us and gave us
your time, effort and support, thank you!
Without you we wouldn’t have even been in
the running and to win first place is a great honor,” said Jensen.
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We purchased a completed Home Creations home!
Larry and Linda Horton have purchased an existing Home Creations home in Moore, and moved in last month. They lost their home of 33 years in May. Larry grew up in Moore, and he and Linda raised their four children in the home that was destroyed by the May 20th tornado. Larry says, “We were just looking at homes for ideas, and fell in love with this floor plan and decided not to wait. We bought it and moved in!”
“There are a lot of emotions involved when you are working with these tornado victims,” says Debbie, “Many just need time to process everything before deciding on the best option for their family. I have all the time in the world to help them!”
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We are rebuilding in a Home Creations community!
Home Creations is helping us rebuild on our existing homesite!
Some victims, like Debbie and Robert Guidry, whose home of 31 years was totally destroyed May 20th, are custom building a new home in a Home Creations community in Moore. Debbie and Robert lived 31 years in their former home in Moore. They moved in when they were first married as did many others on their street. Debbie says, “We grew old together.” They love Moore and want to stay in the city.
For some tornado victims, like Jack and Stella Howard, Home Creations is helping them rebuild on their own homesite. Debbie has helped them get their lot dimensions, find a floor plan that will fit, and start the rebuilding process. The Howards son, who lived next door, also lost his home. For Jack and Stella, whose previous home was destroyed by the 1999 tornado, this is the second time they have had to start over. They wanted to stay in their existing neighborhood and rebuild in Moore.
Debbie is the Assistant Sales Director at Home Creations and is handling all the rebuilding contracts. “We are blessed to have someone as caring and knowledgeable as Debbie on our staff,” says Anita Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing. “She understands the emotions people are going through, and has worked long hours walking people through the rebuilding process.”
Home Creations has been conducting rebuilding seminars and providing helpful information for victims of the May 20th tornado.
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GENERAL *MOORE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED. MPD’s offices have moved to 224 S. Chestnut Ave., behind the Library, just north of the Community Center. YMCA Before and After School Care. Moore Community Center; call 378-0420 for participating schools and more information. Big Trash Pick Up. Moore residents will be allowed two FREE big trash pick-ups a year and one free voucher to the City landfill for each physical address in Moore. Call 793-5070 to schedule your trash pick-up. Neighborhood Watch Program. Moore Police Dept. is starting a Neighborhood Watch Program. If interested in helping your neighborhood reduce crime, contact Jeremy Lewis, 793-4448. Adopt A Pet. Call Moore Animal Shelter, 7935190; 3900 S. I-35 Service Rd. Open M–F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
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dry goods available. Must be a resident of Moore. (Please bring an ID). Jennifer Ashford-Roberson Lymphoma Fund. Donations requested to help this lifelong Moore resident battling stage 4 follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for six years. Donations will help fund a bone marrow transplant and can be dropped off at the Bank of Oklahoma location at Crest Foods located in Moore.
Oklahoma Home and Community EducationRobinson Group 11 a.m. 201 W. Indian Hills Rd, Moore. Contact Phyllis Embrey 895-6630.
Dementia/Alzheimers Support Group Village on the Park 1515 Kingsgate OKC 3:00 p.m. Contact Karen Proctor at 692-8700.
American Legion. Every Wednesday of the month. 12-4 p.m. Second and fourth Wednesday’s a VA service officer will be on hand to help with claims. 207 SW 1st Street. For information, call Preston Simms 550-8516.
First Church Moore, 201 W. Main. Every Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. SONderful Wednesdays for Youth (7–12 grades). Free Community Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Family Activities & Church School at 6 p.m.
Merry Heart Guidance Center. Free guidance counseling for those affected by May storms. Open to Adults, Teens and Children. 626 NW 7th St. Moore. Contact center at 703-8451.
Afterschool Matters, an after-school program from FBC Moore that helps students who need academic success. Available for 1st through 6th graders every Tuesday from 3:00-6:00 pm. Contact Director Carissa Taylor at carissa.taylor@ fbcmoore.org to learn more about enrolling your child or to volunteer.
VOLUNTEERS
Fresh Start Community Church Food Pantry 309 Eastern Avenue, West Campus-Family Life Center. Open the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Canned and
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The Hugs Project, nonprofit organization puts together care packages for our troops in Middle East. For more info call 651-8359 or email TheHugsProject@cox.net. Blue Star Mothers of America. Moore City Hall is a donation drop-off for items for our service members overseas. For needs, see www.bsmok6.org or go to City Hall. Help Deliver Meals to Moore homebound residents. Volunteer drivers needed. Call Darlene Carrell, 7939069, Brand Ctr.
Living Faith Church. 825 NW 24th, feeding program called the “Father’s Business.” About 100 families are provided food every Tues. Call Pastor Jimmy Milligan, 794-3161; or email to pastorjimmy@tfb-okc. com
SENIORS Moore Senior Citizen nutrition site. Brand Senior Center, 501 E. Main, 793-9069. Open 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon.–Fri. Meal offered at 11:30. Call by 1 p.m. day before to request a meal. Donation for a meal for seniors 60 & above: $2.25. Required cost for meal for guests under 60: $5.00 P.A.L.S. Program for Seniors. Seniors will be assigned to a buddy who will call every day to check on you. Sign up with Officer Lewis, Moore Police Dept., 793-4448. Moore Council on Aging. Seniors may have transportation anywhere in city of Moore for errands or appointments. 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Mon.– Fri. Call 799-3130 at least one day in advance. New Types of Transportation: *Metro Transit will provide van service for age 60 and older on Tue. and Thu. from the Moore area to OKC medical appointments. Call Jackie at 297-2583. *”Share-A-Fare” Age 60 and over or disabled can purchase a taxi fare at 40% regular rate. Project Return Home For Alzheimer’s patients in Moore. For information about enrolling a loved one, contact Virginia Guild at 793-4478 or Sgt. Jeremy Lewis at 793-4448.
ONGOING CLUBS & CLASSES CLUBS AARP meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Brand Senior Center, 501 East Main St., Moore. Programs are on subjects of interest to persons 50 years and over. Potluck dinner follows the program each month.
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Malcolm Hunter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Moore, OK meets 2nd Wed. of each month at Hillcrest Presbyterian Church, 6600 S. Penn, at 1 p.m. Contact Pat Towns,376-5653. Moore Rotary Club. Wed, at Belmar Golf Club, 1025 E. Indian Hills Road. Civic organization dedicated to contributing and volunteering in our community. The Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization meets at 11am the 3rd Saturday during the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December. Meeting location is the Sunny Lane Family Reception Center, 3900 SE 29th St, Del City. If you need directions call 405-445-7040 . South OKC Rotary Club. Fridays, 12 to 1 p.m. at Southwest Integris Cancer Center, SW 44th & Southwestern. Civic organization dedicated to contributing and volunteering in our community. Moore Horseshoe Club. Every Thursday 6 p.m. at Fairmoore Park. Contact Johnny Vanderburg at 237-1171
WOMEN Zumba avalible just for women at First Baptist Church Moore. Come experience a high energy workout that’s a lot of fun! Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call 405-793-2600 for more information. Southern Hills Baptist Church. Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) are invited to come on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month to have breakfast, listen to speakers, enjoy crafts, mentor moms and have great childcare. SHBC is located at 8601 S. Penn., OKC. Central Okla. Holistic Moms Network Chpt. meets 2nd Monday of month in the atrium area of the Moore Medical Center. For more info call Page Cornelius at 831-4313. South OKC Women’s Connection. This club meets every 3rd Wednesday at noon at Southern Hills
Baptist Church, 8601 S. Penn, OKC. Call Joyce, 6928792, for more information. Nursery provided! Moms Club of Moore meets 2nd Thursday of month at Westmoore Community Church. www. momsclubsofmoore.com
Sooner Sensation Show Chorus, Sweet Adelines. Mon. 7 p.m. at Fresh Start Church. 309 N Eastern. Call 436-5828 for more information. Also FREE voice lessons on Mondays.
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First Baptist Church of Moore. FBC Moore Community Life/Recreation Ctr. Two basketball courts & racquetball courts, fitness center, walking/ running track. Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 735-2527.
Fresh Start Community Church Celebrate Recovery, 12-Step Program will meet on Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. at 309 N Eastern, 7947313.
Tai Chi is avalible at First Baptist Church Moore every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $2 per class. Call 405-793-2600 for more information.
Beth Haven Baptist Church. 12400 S. Western is having an Addiction Recovery Program every Friday at 7 p.m. Call Pastor Rick, 691-6990 for information.
Karate is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday 9:0012:00. The classes are free for anyone ages 8 years old and up with uniforms availble at a discounted rate. Call 405-793-2600 for more information. Brand Senior Center. Senior Exercise at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Moore Community Center Step Aerobics Onehour class will be available every Monday and Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10:15. Cost is $20. Instructor: Angie Ceyler. For more information contact Whitney at 793-5090 or email at wWathen@ cityofmoore.com. Moore Community Center Zumba Classes. Fee is $15 dollars a month per person, Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Instructor: Ritchel Schultz. For more information call 405-793-5090.
The OK Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation, monthly support group meetings, third Tuesday of every month at the Moore Chamber of Commerce (I-35 & Main St.) 6:30 p.m. Call 694-1098 for more information. First Baptist Church Grief Share. Support group for individuals and family members struggling with life events such as death, divorce, disappointments; and learning healthy ways to cope with life. Meets weekly on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 NE 27th Street in Moore. First Baptist Church Celebrate Recovery. Support and help for those struggling with addiction. Meets weekly on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 NE 27th Sreet in Moore.
Body Fit Strength Training Tues. & Thurs. from 9 to 9:50 a.m. at Fresh Start Community Church, 309 N Eastern, 794-7313.
MUSIC/ARTS Southern Hills School of Fine Arts, 8601 S. Penn, OKC 73159. Enrolling children and adults for private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, bass, drums, strings, brass and woodwinds. Call David Allen at 405-5893618 or www.http://myshbc.com/arts.
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Moore Old Town Association meets 4th Tue. of every month at First United Methodist Church. For further information contact Janie Milum at: cjmilum@ sbcglobal.net
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SEPTEMBER 3 • TUESDAY City Council Meeting at Moore City Hall at 6:30 p.m., 301 N. Broadway, 793-5000 SEPTEMBER 4 • WEDNESDAY Free Community Shred Day sponsored by the Moore Chamber of Commerce at Allegiance Credit Union South Branch, 12200 S. Western Avenue from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dispose of sensitive paperwork safely, securely and for FREE! Limited to five boxes per person (and we’re not talking refrigerator-sized boxes, friends!). Free hotdogs and other giveaways. For more information please call Rachel Collins at 405-717-9128. SEPTEMBER 5 • THURSDAY Jazz & Blues Night at Royal Bavaria Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy a night of music in the Royal Bavaria Beer Garden with an outdoor misting system to help keep you cool. For just $17 you’ll also find an all you can eat buffet and plenty of our great handcrafted beer. For more information please call 405799-7666 or please check out the website at www.royal-bavaria.com. SEPTEMBER 6 • FRIDAY Moore War Football at Moore Schools Stadium at 7 p.m. The annual showdown between Moore and Westmoore is one of the state’s preeminent football games each September. Look forward to a packed stadium and plenty of excitement.
SEPTEMBER 9 • MONDAY School Board Meeting starts at 6 p.m. Parks Board Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. At Moore City Hall 301 N. Broadway. SEPTEMBER 12 • THURSDAY Jazz & Blues Night at Royal Bavaria Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy a night of music in the Royal Bavaria Beer Garden with an outdoor misting system to help keep you cool. For just $17 you’ll also find an all you can eat buffet and plenty of our great handcrafted beer. For more information please call 405799-7666 or please check out the website at www.royal-bavaria.com. SEPTEMBER 13 • FRIDAY Southwest Showdown Football at Moore Schools Stadium at 7 p.m. The rivalry between Westmoore and Southmoore is young, but growing in enthusiasm. These two schools will really get after each other in the second leg of the battle for a city championship. SEPTEMBER 14 • SATURDAY Living Proof Live Simulcast with Beth Moore at Emmaus Baptist Church from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Purchase tickets for $10 in the lobby or online at emmausokc.org. Lunch included with price of ticket. SEPTEMBER 16 • MONDAY City Council Meeting at Moore City Hall at 6:30 p.m., 301 N. Broadway, 793-5000 SEPTEMBER 19 • THURSDAY Jazz & Blues Night at Royal Bavaria Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy a night of music in the Royal Bavaria Beer Garden with an outdoor misting system to help keep you cool. For just $17 you’ll also find an all you can eat buffet and plenty of our great handcrafted beer. For more information call 405-799-7666 or please check out the website at www.royalbavaria.com.
SEPTEMBER 20 • FRIDAY Battle of the Big Cats Football at Moore Schools Stadium at 7 p.m. Moore’s oldest high school versus the city’s youngest high school. It’s a battle between established traditions and the new-kid-on-the-block and it’s also the last leg in the battle for a city championship. Join the Singles of FBC Moore for “Friday Night Live for HIM” Friday, September 20th. There’s a dinner for a small charge at 6:30 p.m. in our Atrium, followed by a wonderful time of Praise & Worship with Jami Smith and a message from our special guest speaker, David Edwards. Recreation and table games to follow until 10:00 p.m. Please call 793-2624 for more information and reservations, or please e-mail marji.robison@fbcmoore.org. First Baptist is located at 301 NE 27th St, just off I-35 South in Moore. SEPTEMBER 21 • SATURDAY Big Wheels National at 4:00 p.m., Moore Community Center 301 S. Howard. SEPTEMBER 23 • THURSDAY Jazz & Blues Night at Royal Bavaria Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy a night of music in the Royal Bavaria Beer Garden with an outdoor misting system to help keep you cool. For just $17 you’ll also find an all you can eat buffet and plenty of our great handcrafted beer. For more information please call 405799-7666 or please check out the website at www.royal-bavaria.com.
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SEPTEMBER 2 • MONDAY Arts Festival Oklahoma at Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 South May Avenue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A juried show that showcases original work for sale for every budget, from student to collector. Most artists staff their own booths and welcome the opportunity to talk with you about their work. Parking is $5; admission to the festival is free. For more information call 405-682-7576 or visit www.occc.edu/afo/
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MOORE MONTHLY | SEPT 2013 • LIBRARY EVENTS
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING Tuesday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 3, 4:30 p.m. Tween Scene Tuesday, Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m. Books, Barks and Buddies Wednesday, Sept. 4, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Baby Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m. Tween Scene Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. Books, Barks and Buddies Wednesday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Baby Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m. Tween Scene Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. Books, Barks and Buddies Wednesday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Baby Story Time TEENS AND ADULTS Sun, Sept. 1 & Mon, Sept. 2 Thursday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 9:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.
Closed, Labor Day holiday Zumba Computer Basics Dinner on a Dime Basic Microsoft Word 2010 Zumba Open for Business Book Discussion Intermediate Microsoft Word 2010 Game On! On the Same Page Book Discussion Basic Microsoft Excel Part 1 Zumba Basic Microsoft Excel Part 2 Teen Author Trio Talk Basic Windows 7 Moore Reads Book Discussion Pinterest for Beginners Readers Extravaganza
CHILDREN’S DEPT. Thursday, Sept. 5, 10 and 10:30 a.m. Baby Story Time Thursday, Sept. 5, 4:30 p.m. After School Kids Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. Homework Help 101 Monday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Children’s Story Time Thursday, Sept. 12, 10 and 10:30 a.m. Baby Story Time Thursday, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m. After School Kids Monday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m. Children’s Story Time Thursday, Sept. 19, 10 and 10:30 a.m. Baby Story Time Thursday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m. Make and Take Thursday, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m. After School Kids Monday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. Children’s Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 24, 4:30 p.m. BAM (Book and Movie) for tweens Thursday, Sept. 26, 10 and 10:30 a.m. Baby Story Time Thursday, Sept. 26, 4:30 p.m. After School Kids Monday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. Children’s Story Time
TEEN/ADULT Sun, Sept. 1 & Mon, Sept. 2 Monday, Sept. 9, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.
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Closed, Labor Day holiday Pilates Zumba Teen and Tween Lego Quest Databases for Beginners Penn Ave. Literary Society Pilates Zumba Email for Beginners Cloud Storage Pilates Zumba Teen Author Trio Talk Business Connections Book Discussion Group Teen and Tween Lego Quest Pilates Zumba
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Zumba Fitness at Moore Community Center $15 a month per person. Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m., Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Instructor: Ritchel Schultz For more information call 405-793-5090. Step Aerobics A one-hour fitness class that will include 30 minutes of aerobic conditioning and Reebok step, etc., and 25 minutes of strength training and toning, and a 5-minute cool down. The class will also include an introduction to a free online website that will provide tracking and tips on weight loss and improving fitness levels. Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.- - 6:30 p.m., Saturday 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m., $20 a month.
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BRAND SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITIES For more information on other activities and times, call 793-9069. Sep 3 - 10am Country Music House Singers Sep 5 - 10am Wii Bowling Sep 10 – 10am Last Chance Band Sep 10 – 10am Library Sep 10- 11:45 Carnival provided by Generations Home Care Sep 12 – 9am Visiting Nurses Flu Clinic Sep 12 – 10am Wendell Nye to sing Sep 17 – 10am Country Music House Singers Sep 18 - 11:45am Cobbler provided by Village on the Park Sep 19 - 10:30am Update on Medicare Plans Sep 24 – 10am BINGO with Allegiance Credit Union Sep 24 - 5pm AARP Monthly Meeting & Potluck Dinner Sep 26 - 10:30pm Complete Care on Dehydration Exercise: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10:15 Line Dancing Lessons Wed 12:15 Wood Carving Thurs 9:00-11:00 Oil Painting Thurs 1:00 Dominos, Card games, Jig-Saw puzzles, Pool, Quilting, & Volunteer work to assist the homebound or work is available at the Brand Center Moore Council On Aging Bus Service: 799-3130 Seniors may have transportation anywhere in the city of Moore for errands or appointments 8am to 3pm, Monday through Friday Moore Senior Citizen Nutrition Site Brand Center 501 E. Main Reservations for meals: 793-9069 Donation for a meal for seniors 60 & above: $2.25 Required cost for meal for guests under 60: $5.00
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New Furniture Store Offers Lavish Choices By Christiaan Patterson Despite recovery efforts, businesses are continuing to come into the
community and open its doors to residents of Moore. After many months of building, the city welcomed Hemispheres: A World of Fine Furnishings to the business family on August 5.
“We’re excited to be a part of Moore and be part of the good news. I
think Moore deserves good news. So we are excited to be a part of the rebuilding,” said Malora Spurlock, president of Hemispheres.
Hemispheres is a lavished store that invites those looking for new home
décor or perhaps something just to brighten up a room. There is a wide variety of outdoor living space furniture as well to fit different types of taste. This store has everything you need from new furniture and area
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“Hemispheres is a home furnishings retailer and part of the Hobby
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Stop on by the new location, off the corner of SW 19th St and
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Tinker Federal Moving Quickly to Rebuild Among the businesses and homes destroyed by the May 20 tornado, Tinker Federal Credit Union was one of them. The building, housing employees and a few customers, was shredded to pieces as the winds tore through Moore. Almost immediately following the tornado, TFCU was on site, cleaning up the debris. “We decided very quickly that we were going to rebuild. Why not be right where we were? Our members love us there and we like being there,” said Matt Stratton, senior vice president of marketing for TFCU. Thankfully, no one was killed when the tornado passed through TFCU located on the I-35 Frontage Rd on SW 4th St. Without wasting time, the site was cleared within a few weeks. It didn’t take long for construction crews to begin removing the foundation and preparing the land for a rebuild. “We already had the architectural plans pretty much ready to go because we have a standard branch design, so that helped speed things up,” said Stratton. One reason for the quick turn around and wasting no time to make the decision to come back is due in part to Moore’s strong will on the road to recovery. TFCU wanted to continue the strong comeback of the community. After all, the faster things are rebuilt, the quicker the community heals and moves on with life.
“We certainly want to come back. Moore is so proud of its ability to recover from the these things and we like being apart of that. We’re also excited to be one of the first ones to pour foundation and get started on the rebuild,” said Stratton. Concrete was poured for the foundation around the middle of August. Crews will be working to complete the building in the upcoming months. So long as the weather cooperates, TFCU should be reopening its doors by the beginning of 2014.
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Community Input Will Help Shape New Moore Medical Facility
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re-surgical tests are routinely done before performing any surgical
Room will function the same as any other hospital ER. It will be fully
physically capable of handling the surgery before reaching the
diagnostic imaging and laboratory services.
procedure. These tests are completed to ensure that patients are
operating room. Norman Regional is taking a similar approach as we plan the rebuilding of our new healthcare facility in Moore.
As we begin thinking about the design of the new Moore Medical Center,
it is vitally important we conduct a few pre-building tests of our own. One
such test is to “take the pulse” of a newly formed group known as the Moore Advisory Committee. With the help of Deidre Ebrey, the city of Moore’s director of Economic Development and Marketing, we engaged a small group of community leaders who will provide informed opinions about
critical features and services to be provided in the new Moore Medical Center. In addition, we are conducting multiple focus groups with Moore
staffed with highly trained physicians and staff and will provide extensive
I would like to close this update on a note of gratitude. Norman Regional
and Moore Medical Center employees have been overwhelmed by the amount of support we’ve received from both our community and across the
nation. Hospitals and other non-hospital organizations have sent heartfelt
notes and banners and donated thousands of dollars to our Employee CARE fund, which helps employees affected by the May storms. A Boston
hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, even sent our staff a taste of the east coast with eight gallons of Clam Chowder and 44 Boston Cream Pies! We have been truly humbled by the grace of everyone’s giving and, as
physicians and Moore Medical Center employees. Our goal is to gather
such, words cannot adequately express our gratitude for the overwhelming
we build an exceptionally modern facility that is focused on patients and
a video that can be found on our web site www.NormanRegional.com/
broad input and ideas about the new healthcare facility. We want to ensure meets the healthcare needs of our great community.
Until the permanent, new structure is open, we will be installing modular
Emergency Services on the original hospital site. The temporary Emergency
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kindness and support. We’ve attempted to say THANK YOU by creating ThankYou. I encourage you to watch it. It explains the devastation our
employees faced and also how the donations were used to help them get back on their feet.
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CITIZENSPOTLIGHT by
Emily Jane Matthews
Jody Blackwell Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College
W
ith
school
beginning
again, Jody Blackwell is finally getting back into
the normal swing of things as a professor at Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College. Having spent the two and a half months after the May 20 tornado performing the duties of more of a concierge than a teacher, Blackwell had her work cut out for her this summer. “My role went from teacher to just . . . servant. Working at the school [Hillsdale] is definitely a service on some level because we are such a small school… it was just another way to serve others,” Blackwell said. After the tornado, Hillsdale College opened up its campus to help house and feed survivors of the tornado, as well as any volunteers traveling into the city to help with the aftermath. Blackwell and other faculty members stepped up, and she decided she would spend however long it would take to help those in need, and to help those who had come to help. Her new duties, which never included extra compensation, included administering dorms rooms to those who needed a clean, safe place to stay; cleaning what needed to be cleaned; and generally servicing those relying on Hillsdale. Born and raised in Tecumseh, OK, Blackwell spent ten years in Moore. Now,
Blackwell, among other faculty members, stepped up to help those in need, and to help those who had come to help. again a resident of Tecumseh, she lives with
community atmosphere. I like that I have
six- year-old daughter, Journey, and other
the liberty to discuss God,” she said.
members of her family. She commutes into
The average class size at Hillsdale ranges
Moore for her teaching position at Hillsdale
from 15 to 30 at the most. This allows
most days of the week.
Blackwell to connect with her students on a
Blackwell has spent the last five years
little more of a personal level, making it easier
teaching at Hillsdale Freewill Baptist
for her to encourage their development in her
College. A graduate of both the University
classes and watch them grow as professionals
of Oklahoma and Hillsdale, Blackwell
for the time they’ll leave Hillsdale.
teaches English composition 2, drama,
Whether
it
be
teaching
English
speech, writing and research, and literature.
composition to a new class of students
She is also an adjunct/online professor at
or
Mid-America Christian University.
and volunteers will stay and be fed, Jody
Blackwell enjoys teaching at Hillsdale for a number of reasons. “I like the small
organizing
where
tornado
victims
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SENIORMOMENT Aging Services Inc. Respite Voucher Program Assists Caregivers by Kathleen Wilson Director of Aging Services Inc.
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ging Services Inc. (ASI) has been the recipient of an Older Americans Act grant that has funded homedelivered meals and congregate meals as well as other services for senior adults since 1975. Last fall, ASI added another Older Americans Act-funded service to our array of programs and services to assist senior adults in maintaining their independence. The new service is specifically designed to assist caregivers of senior adults, individuals with Alzheimer’s, or dementia, and grandparents raising grandchildren. After the OASIS program stopped operating in the summer of 2012, Aging Services Inc.’s board of directors decided to pursue this specific grant opportunity. The grant allows us to assist the caregiver for senior adults and grandparents raising grandchildren in the Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, and Oklahoma County area. Aging Services Inc. was awarded this grant initially in October of 2012. Then in the spring of 2013, ASI was awarded a two-year extension of this grant.
To qualify for the Respite Voucher Program, you must live in Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, or Oklahoma County. You must meet one of the following criteria: 1) Be a full-time, live-in caregiver for a person who is at least 60 years of age experiencing trouble with two or more independent activities of daily living (IADLs) each day 2) Be a full-time, live-in caregiver for a person of any age who has Alzheimer’s or dementia 3) Be a grandparent aged 55 and older who is raising a grandchild or grandchildren.
Initially, the ASI staff was very busy figuring out how best to operate and administer this program. Now that we have our procedures and forms in place, we are able to provide this wonderful program to those in our community who need a break from their care-giving responsibilities.
If you live in a county other than Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, or Oklahoma, call the Area Agency on Aging that serves your county to find out who is providing this service in your area, or contact the statewide senior information line at 1-800-211-2116.
There are no income guidelines for this service. Please call ASI at (405) 321-3200 and ask for Terry, who is our respite outreach worker, to find out more about this helpful program. Terry will visit you in your home and conduct an assessment to determine whether you are eligible for this service.
The Respite Voucher Program is a great opportunity for caregivers. The program is designed to aid and assist the caregiver, the person who gives so much time and attention to the person for whom they serve as caregiver. The respite vouchers can be used to cover the cost of respite care for a care receiver while allowing the primary caregiver to take a break. The vouchers are issued in $100 increments for a total of up to $300 per quarter for as long as funds allow. The caregiver can negotiate with a respite provider of their choice for services.
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After the Fall KID BOOK REVIEW
Back to School Tortoise
By Lucy M. George Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Reviewer: Heather Fellenstein, Children’s Services Assistant, Moore Public Library With school starting again in August, I wanted to find a great book to review that would help both parents and children with the transition back into school and ease those dreaded back-to-school nerves. Back to School Tortoise, by Lucy M. George, is a beautifully illustrated picture book about Tortoise and how he learns to be brave and overcome his fears about going to school. Tortoise has many fears that keep him from wanting to go to school that I think many children can identify with: “What if I trip and fall? What if I don’t like my lunch? What if all the kids are mean to me? What if I trip while getting lunch and all the kids are mean to me?” The author uses gentle humor and whimsy to approach a subject that gives many children anxiety. Tortoise is about to give up when he starts to wonder, but what if I love lunch, and maybe I’ll make lots of new friends, and what if school is actually really fun? The book ends with Tortoise confronting his fears and gathering up all of his courage to walk through the front door to his classroom and into new experiences and adventures at school. What really sold me on this particular book is the twist ending. I won’t give too much away since I want you all to read it, but trust me when I say that the ending has a very funny and pleasant surprise. It really presents some possible dialoging opportunities between parent and child about being nervous and finding the courage to be brave, even If you may not always feel that way at the time. For more information on finding a copy of Back to School Tortoise and other great back-to-school themed books, please feel free to visit the Moore Public Library Children’s Desk or call us at 793-4347. 56 | MOORE MONTHLY | SEPTEMBER 2013
By Victoria Roberts Publisher: W.W. Norton Pages: 184 Reviewer: Brenda Johnson, Information Services Manager, Moore Public Library.
ADULT BOOK REVIEW
Here’s a picture book for grown-ups, and it’s not a graphic novel! Victoria Roberts, longtime cartoon contributor to The New Yorker, has written and illustrated a funny and insightful book about a family of New Yorkers who lose their fortune and move to Central Park. Being homeless in this book is nothing like any book you’ve ever read. In fact, when the family, along with their three pugs and two maids are transported with most of their belongings from their apartment to the Park, you can call it Magical Realism instead of a fairy tale. The family is made up of Pops, an inventor who has had some hits and misses, Mother, an elegant Argentinian beauty, Alan, a ten-year-old student at the exclusive Lycee, and Sis, an eight-year-old with ambitions of hosting her own TV talk show. With no food, no walls, no bathrooms, and no ideas on how to get out of their situation, each family member soon stakes out his own area in the Park. Alan continues to leave for school every day although the Lycee will not let him attend for free. He goes to the museums and studies Italian and Japanese by following groups of foreign tourists. Sis does not go back to school but takes the opportunity to launch her Lux de Lux talk show. Mother feeds the family by bringing leftovers from a nearby restaurant. Pops keeps the family safe from the cold by inventing pods for each to sleep in. With charming and hilariously apt illustrations, After the Fall is like an extended New Yorker cartoon. The family makes the best of living in the Park, but when winter comes, things start to fall apart. Mother runs off with Hamid Kohlrabi, who owns a furniture business and looks like a Saudi prince; Pops doubles his girth by using his new invention, the Horn of Plenty, to produce junk food. Alan and Sis just want things to get back to normal. Finally, Christmas comes, and a happy ending comes to rescue the family. After the Fall is available from the Moore Public Library, www.justsoyouknow.us/moore..
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• Stephanie Courtney
Living at the cross-section of life as a governance consultant, wife, OU alum, Thunder fan, mountain-biker and fantasy football player, I can tell you that Pinterest holds my attention like no other website. I love holidays and event traditions, so I have carried on a few of my family’s cooking creations: Easterbunny cake, Christmas Rum cake and dill dip. And this past year, with the help of Pinterest, I created a new family tradition that I’m calling “The World’s Greatest Super Bowl Snackadium.” (Thank you, Pinterest!) Let me tell you, if a “Pinterest Hoarder Club” exists then I’m all in because I have hundreds of printed and pinned recipes that are lined up to be made. One day. My husband may call it hoarding but I call it “Being PinPrepared!”
• Ashley Miller I am the Branch Manager of the Moore Public Library. I have lived in Oklahoma for the past four years, but am originally from San Diego. Although I miss the beach and endless summer weather, moving to Oklahoma and getting in touch with my southern roots has been the best experience of my life! From OU football to red dirt country, I have fallen in love with all things Okie. In my free time I take my dog Bennet for walks, try my hand at cooking, and work on our house. As a self-proclaimed DIY addict, Pinterest has quickly become my go-to place for inspiration. I start by looking at pins to gather ideas then come up with my own take. I’ve done this so much that we now have started calling my weekend projects, which range from making buffalo chicken dip to a Cookie Monster Halloween costume, “Ashley Creations”. There have been lots of successes and many “nailed it’s” too, but that is all part of the fun!
• Angie O’Keefe From 100 things to do with chicken, gardening, crafts and event planning made easy, you’ll find it all on Pinterest. Recently, I was planning a luncheon and needed a centerpiece. I clicked the mouse and VOILA! Pinterest to the rescue. It’s fascinating that the ideas on this site come from all over the world but I’ll warn you; it can be addicting. Alright, I’ll admit it, when it’s two in the morning and you’re still finding new ideas for centerpieces, you’re addicted. I went from luncheon centerpieces to wedding ideas. Next I was into wedding bouquets, boutonnieres and mother corsages. This was definitely pushing the issue as my boys are only 17 and 19, but you get the picture and this is why Pinterest is my new search engine. Whatever the topic, I find the solutions I’m looking for at this invaluable site.
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MOVIE REVIEW By Luke Small
TOP FALL MOVIES OFFER CHANGE OF PACE FROM SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS By Emily Jane Matthews SEPTEMBER TITLE: Riddick DIRECTOR: David Twohy CAST: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff GENRE: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller RELEASE DATE: September 6 Riddick is back. Now up against predators of a foreign breed, on a new planet. No one can deny that Diesel plays the Riddick character well, so if you are already a Riddick fan, this film is likely to entertain you. TITLE: Salinger DIRECTOR: Shane Salerno CAST: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, John Cusack GENRE: Documentary RELEASE DATE: September 6 A documentary about the infamous effects of J.D. Salinger’s writings (The Catcher in the Rye), causing murder, fame, mystery, and ultimately, isolation. Alongside interviews with many reputable names, Salerno paints a vivid picture of Salinger and his unknown story. TITLE: Insidious: Chapter 2 DIRECTOR: James Wan CAST: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins GENRE: Horror, Thriller RELEASE DATE: September 13th A continuation of “Insidious,” this sequel looks like it might actually outdo the first. The same cast comes back to tell the rest of the story as the Lambert family, and they are sure to deliver a hair-raising performance.
TITLE: The Prisoners DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve CAST: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, Terrence Howard GENRE: Crime, Drama, Thriller RELEASE DATE: September 20 Who’s not in this movie? With an award-winning powerhouse cast like this one, this crime drama is sure to draw a broad audience. But it’s appealing far beyond the star-studded cast, with a storyline that plays on the everyday paranoia of kidnapping and a brutal fight to bring forth justice. TITLE: Rush DIRECTOR: Ron Howard CAST: Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer GENRE: Action, Biography, Drama RELEASE DATE: September 27 Ron Howard tells the story of Austrian Formula 1 racers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. This looks like an exciting story full of fast cars, good-looking people, and dangerous conditions. © Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Ent.
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MOVIE REVIEW By Luke Small
GRADING HOLLYWOOD: SUMMER 2013 REPORT CARD By Caleb Masters
A
nother summer gone, another round of superhero movies, explosions, and wildly huge action-driven movies have come and gone. The biggest time of the year in blockbusters is over; but exactly how well did this season perform? School’s back in session, and we’re pulling out all the stops to grade Hollywood’s track record in all the key classes this year. Does summer 2013 ace the test?
QUANTITY
No matter what you’ve got to say about the movies that were released this summer, there’s no argument that there was a plethora of big-budget movies that hit the big screen. In the three months beginning in May and ending in July, there were nine movies reported to cost more than $150 million with another six films that broke the $100 million threshold. Quality aside, this is a pretty sizable number of tent-pole movies that deserves, at the very least, the tip of a hat to the studios for investing so much in so many projects.
Grade: A
QUALITY
The quality this summer has been all over the board. There have been some really standout movies like “Man of Steel,” “Pacific Rim,” “Fast and Furious 6,” “The Wolverine,” and “The Conjuring” that really delivered the exciting summer goods we’ve all grown to love. Sadly for every great blockbuster we saw this summer, there was an equal number of lousy duds with movies, like “Grown Ups 2,” “The Lone Ranger,” “R.I.P.D.,” “The Hangover Part III,” and “After Earth” absolutely sliming audiences and critics alike with a stench that reeks of laziness and studio intervention. Finally there was that group of movies like “Despicable Me 2,” “RED 2,” and “White House Down” that was never bad, but didn’t do anything risky enough to really light audiences on fire. We’re left with a summer that was very hit or miss and run of the mill. There may have been gargantuan-sized movies this summer, but the extra dough didn’t exactly transform itself into high-octane thrills or masterful story telling.
some credit for giving us some really one-of-kind films with exciting new ideas, like “The Conjuring,” “Elysium,” and “Pacific Rim.” I’ll even give props to 20th Century Fox for giving us “The Wolverine,” which despite its flaws felt unlike any other comic book movie we’ve seen in the last few summers. These creative touches were loved, but far fewer than what Hollywood really needs right now. We’ve hit a point where a movie isn’t given a huge budget or push on marketing unless it has a number in front of it, which is a shame.
Grade: D+ FUN
When it’s all said and done, summer trips to the movies are about the fun. Even when movies are absolutely terrible, they’re worth the money if they provide some laughs and some great memories. Lack of creativity aside, there was a number of fun movies that made us giddy like kids in a candy store that were spread nicely throughout the summer. “Iron Man 3” and “Fast and Furious 6” carried May, while movies like “Monsters University”, “White House Down”, “This Is the End”, and “Man of Steel” gave us some hugely entertaining bright spots in June. My personal fan-boy favorite, “Pacific Rim,” was dropped right in the middle of July to deliver one of the most exciting movie-going experiences I’ve had in a long time. We can talk all day about whether or not most of these movies were good or great, but at the end of the summer, we were given a fair number of dumb yet highly entertaining blockbusters that had us either laughing or sweating all the way to the credits.
Grade: A-
Grade: C
CREATIVITY
There’s a good possibility you’ve noticed by now that almost every movie mentioned thus far has been part of an established franchise. Of the fifteen movies that cost more than $100 million, seven of the movies were prequels or sequels; two were based on books; and one was a reboot of the most iconic superhero of all time. That’s a lot of recycled material or reliance on brand. Hollywood is quickly becoming a place that funnels more money into fewer projects, with summer being the dumping ground for expensive movies. Even with the overabundance of recognizable super-faces, summer 2013 deserves
This summer has had a pretty sizable number of movies, but only a handful of them were really impressive. Even fewer out of that number were really pushing what can be done in a summer movies, with “Pacific Rim” and “Elysium” being the real exceptions this year. It’s been a fun summer with plenty to enjoy, but when we look back years down the road, it’s unlikely that this will be a summer like 2008 that bucked the trends and changed the game of what can be shown to summer audiences.
Final Grade: B
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EVENTSPOTLIGHT
ARTS FESTIVAL OKLAHOMA 2013 will mark the 35th anniversary of Arts Festival Oklahoma (AFO). The event is produced by Oklahoma City Community College and is one of the top arts and crafts festivals in the Southwest. Over 25,000 patrons attend AFO every Labor Day Weekend to view and purchase original artwork by 150 artists; experience over 20 live performances; and sample a diverse selection of foods from as many as 14 different vendors. Arts Festival Oklahoma is a juried show that showcases original work for sale to fit every budget, from student to collector. Most artists staff their own booths and welcome the opportunity to talk with you about their work. AFO is truly a community event that provides great access to the arts while highlighting community assets. The event will take place at Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 South May Avenue on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Monday (Labor Day) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is $5; admission to the festival is free. No pets, alcohol, glass containers or unauthorized solicitation is allowed.
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CENTRAL PARK PUBLIC FORUM By Christiaan Patterson
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fter a long-anticipated wait since voters approved a new central park in November, the master plans are in. At a special meeting on Monday night, city council met with TAP architects and the Parks and Recreation board to show the proposed new central park that will be located at SW 4th St. and Broadway in Moore. Here’s a list of some of the amenities to be included in the plans: • new community center • aquatics center • lake • formal garden • amphitheater • covered farmers’ market • two-mile walking trail. “It shows progress, it gives hope and it’s a whole new park unlike what we have in Moore now. So it’s part of the healing process and part of the process to make Moore better, as we call it—a game changer. It’s a piece of the puzzle, it’s not the entire puzzle though, but it’s one giant piece that really gets Moore from where we were on May 20 to a different place—and that’s really important,” said Todd Jensen, director of Parks and Recreation. Starting in the spring of 2014, construction crews will come to prepare the land and begin landscaping. One of the first amenities to be built on site will be the aquatics center. This will consist of an outdoor pool, four or five slides, splash pad, and a lazy river. Due to maintenance costs, there won’t be an indoor pool, but the aquatics center should be open 100 days of the year. The aquatics center should be complete and open by summer of 2015. The new community center will offer a 50,000-square-foot facility to replace the old 19,000-square-foot building. Bigger gyms and a fitness center should be sufficient to serve the residents of Moore and the growing needs of the community. This should be completed and opened by the fall of 2015. When people come to the park, they’ll see a formal garden that sweeps the north face of the area with multiple walkways. In the center, where the lowest point of the property is, a man-made lake will be created to catch rainwater and fulfill the watering needs of the park itself. Plans include a new bridge over the lake in order for people to walk and enjoy the water from a different perspective. Located directly
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adjacent to the lake will be the new amphitheater that should house around 2,000 people, with room to expand. A covered farmers market will also have a separate parking area for easier access and room for growth. More than 370 parking spaces with different points of access will be created to ease the traffic flow and keep pedestrians safer. One other key issue addressed was the railroad track, and how the architects plan to keep it as safe as possible. By using fences and different points of landscaping, the architects hope this will be enough to deter people from getting on the tracks. “It’s not going to be something that you keep everybody in or out or safe from the railroad; you just can’t do that. There are areas of Norman and Moore that you can cross the railroad now. But you screen it, put parking there, and prevent it [unsafe access] as much as possible,” Jensen said.
WARREN MOVIE GUIDE
SEPTEMBER 6 RIDDICK Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. SALINGER An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.
SEPTEMBER 13 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. THE FAMILY The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard. BATTLE OF THE YEAR Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven’t won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.
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SEPTEMBER 20 PRISONERS A Boston man kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young daughter and her best friend.
SEPTEMBER 27 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids. RUSH A biography of Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life. Mere weeks after the accident, he got behind the wheel to challenge his British rival, James Hunt. BAGGAGE CLAIM Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. DON JON A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
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BIG WHEEL NATIONALS Summer is over, kids are back in school and that means it’s time for the annual Big Wheel Nationals in Moore. This is a chance for kids to race on decorated and slicklooking Big Wheel trikes that are sponsored and decorated by local businesses. The event will put kids into a drag-strip style track to see who has the fastest and most eye-catching ride around. “We welcome any and all who want to have fun for a couple hours and watch parents and grandparents have a good time. With what has been going on in our community, this is a great distraction for people who want a unique getaway from it all,” said Todd Jensen, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Moore. Every year for the last four years, kids have been able to fulfill the need for speed at the Moore Community Center. This is not a competitive race, just a fun and unique way for kids to get out and ride some decked-out trikes. Here is what you need to know about this year’s event being held on Saturday, September 21: • Big Wheels rider must be ages 4–8. • Registration is required. • There is no fee to sign up. • No need to bring a Big Wheel; each child will have one provided. • Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in each division. • Check-in begins at 4 p.m. • Race starts at 6 p.m. Moore’s Parks and Recreation is asking that if you do plan to participate to preregister. Once registered, make sure to check in for the race at 4 p.m. on the day of the event. Kids, parents, grandparents, and even those who just want to cheer on Big Wheels will be able to enjoy a cookout for free. Who doesn’t love free food? There will be a fun inflatable for the kids, balloon art, and face painting. If you’re real nice, perhaps the adults could get a butterfly tattoo or a skull on the upper arm to match their kids’! Will the event be canceled if the Oklahoma weather changes, as it often does in ten minutes or less? Nope! If rain does decide to drown out this parade, the Big Wheels Nationals will be moved inside. It may be a little cramped, but like last year, that didn’t stop parents, grandparents, and other spectators from having a great time. “It’s really unique. Parents sometimes get into it more than the kids. The event is a big family event with some kids participating it multiple times throughout the years,” said Jensen. So, bring the kids and enjoy a fun-filled Saturday evening in Moore. The community center is located at 201 S. Howard. For more information or to register, visit www.cityofmoore.com.
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SHOP&TASTE By Luke Small
MARCUM’S NURSERY
2121 SW 119th • Oklahoma City, OK • 691-9100
The Marcums could be forgiven if they decided to take it
get started. No green thumb is required; Marcum’s can help
because they’re just so unique and so fun to be around,”
easy for awhile. But that would be akin to blasphemy for this
make sure your flower or vegetable garden gets off to a
she said.
long-time, business-owning family. Nobody is resting on their
colorful start.
You can find someone with almost any type of specialty
success at Marcum’s Nursery, the 20-year-old business on
and almost any type of specimen at Marcum’s. Trees, for
119th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. As Kelly Marcum knows,
example, are plentiful, thanks in part to the cooler and
if you want to flourish, you have to get your hands dirty.
wetter summer. This may be hard to wrap your mind
“We’ve still got a long way to go to be a staple,” he said,
around, but Marcums said they have around 30,000 trees
“I still think we’re a really young company.”
growing at their two locations, mostly at their Goldsby
Hard to imagine a company with almost 40 years’
location. In case you just blinked, we said 30,000 trees!
experience in horticulture could be considered young, but it’s
“We are blessed to have all the rain. We needed it,”
that young-at-heart attitude that has Kelly and the rest of the
Makowicz said.
Marcum family always looking to, well, grow. And growing is
That isn’t to say every plant and shrub is doing well this
Marcum’s specialty.
year. Some plants simply have become water logged and
If you ever just need to get away from pavement, concrete
are craving some hot, dry weather. But don’t worry about
slabs, and the general city life, take a stroll through one of
“You start with [the customers] from day one, and they
Marcum’s nine greenhouses (soon to be ten). No doubt the
come back each time [they need help],” said Kara Makowicz,
vibrant colors of a crape myrtle or the deep greens of an
greenhouse manager. She has been with Marcum’s for three
The original Marcum’s Nursery opened in Goldsby in
evergreen will help provide relaxation and comfort. Goodness
years and brings her experience of working in the greenhouses
1982, several years after the family started their farm in
knows, Moore and south Oklahoma City need some comfort
at Moore High School. Her particular specialty is trees and
the town of Washington. In 1994, a customer offered the
these days.
shrubs, but she has an affinity for just about anything that
family a lot at 119th St. and Penn Ave. to expand. After
grows. In fact, Makowicz said the staff has a wide knowledge
20 years of business, Marcum’s is still growing with even
on almost any type of plant or tree.
bigger plans for the future. If anyone in south Oklahoma
“It’s great therapy. I can imagine...there’s going to be a lot of therapy needed,” Marcum said. Marcum’s staff can help even the most novice gardener
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“You really got to love working with the people here
researching too much, because Marcum’s staff can help you sort through the differences.
City has the green thumb, it is Marcum’s Nursery.
SHOP&TASTE By Luke Small
OLIVETO
1301 S I-35 Service Rd • Moore, OK 73160 • 735-5553
You can almost taste it, sitting in your office chair and ticking down the seconds until the lunch hour. A delicious, brick-oven pizza or a mouth-watering macaroni and cheese are tickling your mental taste buds, waiting for you to fulfill that Italian food craving. The good thing is Moore’s newest eatery has you covered––and even throws in a few twists to complete your eating experience. “We serve everything from salads, paninis, sauté dishes... some of your traditional Italian food. Everything’s made from scratch in our kitchen,” said Gabriel Vaughn, co-owner of Oliveto Italian Bistro, right on the Service Rd. between 4th and 19th Streets. The scratch-made theme runs throughout your entire meal. Start off with an appetizer of homemade crab cakes or fresh brochette. If you are having difficulty narrowing down the list of delicious entrees, then you might want to try one of Oliveto’s brick-oven pizzas. You can even catch a glimpse of the dough going in the oven, thanks to Oliveto’s inviting and open kitchen. “We designed [the restaurant] to be open, and this is a nonsmoking environment, so it’s friendly to the people around here that don’t enjoy smoking,” Vaughn said. The open floor plan flows right into the dining areas and even the bar, where guests can enjoy a game while avoiding any smoke. “We were pretty lucky for the building to still be here, as close as the tornado came,” said co-owner Mike Sikes. Indeed, but since that time, Vaughn and Sikes have brought a touch of normalcy for many residents affected by the May storms. It is fitting too, since both them are long-time Moore residents. “There were some people who came in and ate that didn’t even have homes. They were just happy they could go somewhere and eat,” Vaughn said. Oliveto is not only casual and modern, but offers options for its guests that you may not find many other places. They have an entire menu devoted to gluten-free products, even pastas and pizzas. Also, customers can receive their food even quicker using the carry-out service. Just describe your car over the phone and Oliveto uses an outside camera to catch when you arrive, so they can give you curbside service. It is just another example of how Oliveto Italian Bistro is going above and beyond. You might say they are offering some exceptional service to their hometown crowd.
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H E A LT H Y M O O R E by Sarah Thomsen, UCO Dietetic Intern
Use Nutritious Treats to Beat the Heat! Hot summer days beg for indulgent, cold treats like ice cream, but those cravings can be met with other treats that will satisfy you while keeping your energy going strong and your calories low. You can enjoy these for breakfast, as a snack, or any time your body needs a refreshing energy boost. Add more liquid to these recipes for a smoothie-like treat, or less for a treat closer to ice cream. If you want a treat with less liquid, a food processor may work better than a blender for the smoothest consistency. Here are some recipes for a healthy and sweet treat! • Strawberry-Banana Power Smoothie—Kale is a dark green, leafy vegetable with only 36 calories per cup, but with 15 percent of your calcium for the day, vital for using all of the Vitamin D that the sunshine can give us for healthy bones! In addition, it contains 200 percent of your Vitamin C requirement and five grams of fiber. Try a strawberry-banana kale smoothie with one cup of your favorite low fat milk, half a cup frozen strawberries, half a frozen banana, one-fourth cup kale, and a tablespoon of honey. • Tropical Tofu Smoothie—Introducing an ingredient that will add a punch of protein, fullness, and creaminess, without even having much taste of tofu! Buy the silken variety, and blend ¼ cup with ¾ cup frozen mango, half a frozen banana, ¼ cup pineapple juice, ¼ cup light coconut milk, and ice. This fruity treat is packed with natural sweetness, zero cholesterol, and tons of potassium, Vitamin C and fiber. • Almond-Antioxidant Breeze—Help to boost your body’s defenses against diseases to keep going strong all year long! Blend ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk with ½ cup frozen berries, ¼ sliced honeydew, and ½ tsp. cinnamon. Sprinkle with pecans, which pack a powerful protective antioxidant punch. • Better Than Gatorade Smoothie—Looking for a way to replace the potassium and magnesium lost through sweating after a long day at the beach? Yogurt, bananas, and spinach are great sources of potassium, while almonds, spinach, and wheat germ are smoothie-friendly sources of magnesium. Blend ½ cup unsweetened nonfat yogurt with half a frozen banana, ½ cup spinach, ¼ cup orange juice, and 2 tbsp. wheat germ. Sprinkle with crushed almonds. • Save Your Skin Smoothie—Keep your skin radiantly healthy for summers to come by focusing on foods with healthy fats such as peanut butter. Blend together 2 tbsp. of creamy or crunchy all-natural peanut butter with half a frozen banana, ¼ cup of light chocolate soymilk, or your favorite milk, and a few ice cubes.
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• Wake Me up Chai Coffee Cream—With a blend of exotic spices, this smoothie will give you a refreshing wake-up call and a touch of caffeine to jump start your day. Brew two chai tea bags, with honey to taste, in ¼ cup water, then cool and blend with 1/2 cup of nonfat vanilla yogurt, a pinch of nutmeg, cardamom, and cinnamon, and enough ice to thicken to desired consistency. Here are a couple of other tips to stay refreshed and hydrated with what you eat and drink: focus on fruits and vegetables that have high water content, and drink plenty of water! If you don’t love the flavor of water plain, try keeping a pitcher of naturally flavored water in your refrigerator. You can flavor it with berries, watermelon, slices of lemon, lime, or orange, and herbs like lavender or mint. Or try some naturally flavored seltzer with a splash of juice, or these same fruits and herbs. Remember, water is more hydrating than beverages like soda, tea and coffee. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Sarah Thomsen, UCO Dietetic Intern For nutritional counseling, Norman Regional Health System offers the guidance of registered dietitians. Those interested can schedule an appointment for an assessment with a referral from their family physician.
PA R T I N G S H O T S
MED CTR CHECK
The Mission Health Network from Asheville, North Carolina presented Norman Regional Health Care with a $25,545 check to help with the local Employee Care Committee fund.
STATE OF THE CITY
Members of the Moore city government joined the Moore Chamber of Commerce for the annual State of the City luncheon at the Yellow Rose Theater.
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PA R T I N G S H O T S
EXTREME ANIMALS
One of the City of Moore’s most popular children’s camps of the summer: the Extreme Animals Camp. This week-long adventure gave kids a chance to get up-close and personal with a variety of exotic animals.
FISHING DERBY
The 2013 City of Moore Fishing Derby took on a very special shine as members of the professional fishing tour were on hand to help young anglers make the most of their fishing skills.
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BOLD PROPERTIES RIBBON CUTTING
Members of the Moore Chamber of Commerce and Moore city government were on hand to welcome Bold Properties to the community.
ZIGGY’S VAPES
It was a big-time celebration for the owners of Ziggy’s Vapes as their grand opening was kicked off with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony.
OKLAHOMA FIDELITY
See, download or order prints of more pictures of events in Moore at www.TheMooreDaily.com
The Moore Chamber of Commerce and members of Moore city government gave a hearty welcome to Oklahoma Fidelity in August.
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SEPTEMBER 2013
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES MOORE
WESTMOORE
SOUTHMOORE
Moore High School
Westmoore High School
Southmoore High School
SOFTBALL Sep 5 Sep 6-7 Sep 10 Sep 13-14 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 19 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 26 Sep 27-28
Putnam City West at Sand Springs Tournament Norman at Carl Albert Tournament at Lawton Ike at Choctaw Mustang at PC North Edmond North Tuttle at Chickasha Tournament
VOLLEYBALL Sep 5 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 12 Sep 13-14 Sep 17 Sep 19 Sep 24 Sep 27-28
Mustang at Broken Arrow Tournament at Norman Westmoore (PINK OUT) at Southmoore Tournament Enid at Tulsa Union Tournament Midwest City at Norman Tournament
VOLLEYBALL Sep 3 Sep 5 Sep 6-7 Sep 10 Sep 12 Sep 17 Sep 19 Sep 24 Sep 27-28
FOOTBALL Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27
at Westmoore at Norman at Southmoore U.S. Grant
CROSS COUNTRY Sep 3 Putnam City Invitational Sep 13 OK Runner Classic (Norman) Sep 20 Edmond Santa Fe Wolf Run Sep 28 OSU Jamboree (Stillwater)
SOFTBALL Sep 3 Sep 5-7 Sep 9 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 26 Sep 27-28
FOOTBALL Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27
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at Stillwater at OU Tournament at Owasso Enid Broken Arrow at Midwest City Southmoore Cache at Broken Arrow Ponca City Stillwater at Chickasha Tournament
at Enid at Yukon Jaguar Invitational II Bartlesville@Southmoore at Moore Midwest City Southmoore Stillwater at Stillwater Tournament
Moore at Southmoore at Norman North Bixby
SOFTBALL Sep 3 Sep 5 Sep 9 Sep 13 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 19 Sep 23 Sep 26 Sep 27-28 Sep 30
Norman at Edmond Santa Fe Lawton U.S. Grant Yukon at Westmoore Norman North at Edmond Memorial Putnam City at Chickasha Tournament at Mustang
VOLLEYBALL Sep 5 Sep 6-7 Sep 10 Sep 12 Sep 13-14 Sep 17 Sep 19 Sep 20-21 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 26 Sep 30
at Christian Heritage at Edmond Santa Fe Tournament Bartlesville at Edmond Memorial Southmoore Tournament Norman North at Westmoore Lincoln Christian Tournament at Shawnee at Bishop McGuinness Midwest City Del City
CROSS COUNTRY Sep 3 Putnam City Invitational Sep 6 Putnam City West Invitational Sep 10 Putnam City North Sep 13 OK Runner Classic (Norman) Sep 20 Edmond Santa Fe Wolf Run (Edmond) FOOTBALL Sep 5 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27
Carl Albert Westmoore Moore Santa Fe (Homecoming)
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