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Legislative leaders tackle tough issues during chamber event

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series detailing responses from Oklahoma state legislative leaders during a Greater Oklahoma City Chamber forum.

By Rose Lane Editor

Leaders of the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives gave their input on a variety of topics from reforms to make the state more competitive in

OKC tries beet juice to treat bridges

By Rose Lane Editor

Oklahoma City has initiated a pilot program to see if beet juice and brine can’t be beat as a way to treat bridges and overpasses for snow and ice.

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Manager Mike Love Jr. said the potion is used in such cities as Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Washington, D.C.; and Cincinnati, Ohio. OKC recently performed a test of the beet juice and brine mixtures which he said “exceeded expectations.”

The beet juice is blended with the salt brine as each spray truck is loaded to head to the field, Love said.

“This isn’t a necessi-

education to bringing in new companies during a legislative kick-off hosted by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.

The panelists included Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, Senate Minority Leader Kay Floyd, House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle Hilbert and House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson.

• • • Making Oklahoma more competitive in education

Floyd linked the pandemic to the state’s learning gap, noting that educational experience of most 6- and 7-year-olds have been spent in quarantine.

There are no more snow days, Hilbert said. Parents become teachers when school can’t be in session.

“Things have changed a lot,” he said. “Reforms are necessary, but we’ve got to look at funding.”

In knocking doors during her campaigns, Munson said she heard from a lot of teach-

ers. She met a Bethany teacher of the year who left the classroom because the educator wasn’t being treated like a professional.

“Teachers are trying to keep kids in chairs,” Munson said.

“We have to be careful how we talk about teachers to keep from driving them away.”

Treat said parents should be given more choice in their children’s learning.

“Let’s empower education,” he said.

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How to attract new companies to Oklahoma

“I think we are doing a good job,” Hilbert said. “But, we have to continue to support our existing business.”

Investing in Oklahomans is the first step, Munson said.

“The most important resource,” she said, “is the people doing the work.”

She said hard conversations need to be had at the Capitol about such topics as diversity

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A powerful voice for women, Starling to be speaker for JLLS

A driving force in the STEM industry, Debbie Starling is set to be the speaker for the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma’s 2023 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon.

Organizers said Starling is a powerful voice for women and a leader for the next generation of female engineers.

“Funny, charismatic, compelling, but above all, Sterling is a trailblazer,” they said.

Excluded from the engineering world’s boys club, she gives audiences a glance into her experiences as an outcast.

ty, it can be mixed and stored in a holding tank keeping the beet juice to salt brine ratio fixed,” he said. “We choose to blend it as we load, controlling the salt brine to beet juice ratio, so if we wanted

to increase or decrease the beet juice ratio we can on the fly.”

OKC’s beet juice and salt vendors are based out of Kansas and products are shipped here.

“We make our salt

Human Rights group reconvenes

Oklahoma City’s Human Rights Commission met for the first time in 27 years.

The city’s previous Human Rights Commission convened from 1980 until it was disbanded by the City Council in 1996.

The Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission is responsible for addressing alleged harm to people who have been discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, age, familial status, genetic information, or disability related to employment,

housing, and public accommodations as provided by Oklahoma laws regarding discrimination.

The meeting was led by Chairperson Valerie Couch. The first action item was the nomination and election of Dr. Marsha Herron as the vice chairperson.

The newly formed commission also discussed its strategic priorities for 2023.

“The Human Rights Commission will embody the City’s commitment to human

See COMMISSION, Page 7

brine in house with specialized equipment that also blends the two liquids together as we load our trucks,” Love said.

The spray units are

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Sterling disrupted the toy industry by creating GoldieBlox, a multimedia toy company designed to foster creative exploration, ignite creativity, and develop spatial skills in young

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girls. She believes that creativity is crucial for impressionable female youth, and GoldieBlox exposes them to their fullest potential. Defying claims that girls tend to demonstrate less interest in science, math and engineering, Sterling challenges audiences to look beyond stereotypes to see the potential of what women

See JLLS, Page 3

DEBBIE STARLING

Beet juice and salt brine are blended as spray trucks, above, are loaded. At right: Holding tanks, as well as the spray equipment, which are secured to three-ton flatbeds.

Club enjoys holiday dinner-dance

By Joe Fallin Special to OKC Friday

The annual Seventy-Five Club Christmas Dinner-Dance was a great success with over 200 of the members attending. The club was started many years ago and got it’s name since membership was limited to only 75 couples due to smaller dance floors and rooms. It has long surpassed that original number of members.

A large winter wonderland awaited members and guests as they entered the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Large animatronic white polar bears and snow flocked trees and artificial snow greeted members including a train set up circling through numerous tunnels and gingerbread homes.

The event was held in the

main ballroom of the club. The center focus was a stunning 50foot-tall, decorated Christmas tree in the middle of the dance floor.

One of the most fun and energetic Christmas bands Soul’d Out played to a packed dance floor and the band was donned in Santa costumes and hats with their horns lit up like a small Christmas trees.

The party started with an hour of refreshments and introduction of many first-time guests of members after which the crowd did the usual slow walking to the dining room savoring the last drops of their favorite drink. A gourmet culinary dinner awaited the group which included a pastry domed mushroom soup and a steak and crab cake main course and the finale was a flaming baked Alaska dessert that was parad-

ed around the dining room with trumpet fanfare.

Next the band started to pick up the pace as the dance floor filled up quickly with members who gathered to dance the night away, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” so the song goes as they showed off their new dance moves.

Some band members left the stage and walked out onto the dance floor and played their horns and had microphones to sing along with the band singers to familiar songs like “Sweet Caroline” and other easy to remember song lyrics.

The band closed out the evening complimenting the 75 Club dancers for keeping the dance floor filled up to the very last dance and came off the stage to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Janet and William Cook nosh on a dinner of pastry domed mushroom soup and steak and crab cake main course.

Mandi and Dan Broadfoot, Dr. Lisa Wasemiller and Dr. Joe Fallin during the 75 Club’s Christmas Dinner Dance. When the club first began, membership was limited to 75.

Above Leo Portman and Steve and Linda Slawson are in the holiday spirit. At left: Barbara Lasseter and Tom Tomlinson dance the night away.

- Photos by Fran Kozakowski

The Godiva Girls

Members of the Godiva Girls, from left, Barbara McMullin, Ellena Womack, Cynthia Henderson, Kathy Patterson and Diane King, met for their annual luncheon at the home of Barbara McMullin in OKC. The powerful lord of Mercia, Leofric, had imposed heavy taxes on the people of Coventry, a city in central England. The people had entreated for relief from the oppressive tax. Leofric’s ears were deaf to the people’s cry even though he was weathered and worldly, Leofric was straight-talking, uncomplicated, and thought to be a reasonable man. However, his wife Godiva was very sympathetic to the people. After many requests to Leofric, Godiva asked, “What will it take for you to grant the people's request?" He challenged her knowing the challenge was not possible. "Ride your horse naked before all the people, thru the town market and I will grant your request." She was up for the challenge, She was attended by two knights. She got on her horse, arranged her long hair so that it covered her nude body, rode the length of the marketplace and when she returned home, her astonished husband lifted the tax on his people. The Oklahoma Chapter has 12 members. Barbara McMullin is duchess, president and a descendant of Lady Godiva. Membership is obtained by tracing your lineage by degeneration to the Society Of Descendants of Lady Godiva, the year 1,000.

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calibrated to lay down 40 gallon of material per lane mile. He said that, on average, it takes 13,000 gallons to treat all the bridges on OKC’s routes.

The brine sprayers employ an independently-controlled threebar spray system and 1,000-gallon holding tanks. These are secured to three-ton flatbeds.

While beet juice usually stains surfaces it comes in contact with a bright red color, Love said that unless drivers knew it was used to treat the bridges and over-

JLLS

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and girls can achieve.

“A Girl Scout Alum herself, Sterling is a model of our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place,” the organizers said. “We look for-

passes, they won’t be able to tell.

“The beet juice we use to treat the roadways is actually a dark brown in color, even after diluting it with salt brine it is still brown,” Love said. “I know that most peoples’ experiences with beets or beet juice is as vegetable or a liquid for consumption and through those experiences they have had their cutting board or fingers stained or dyed red for what could seem like a life time.”

Drivers may be worried that the beet juice will stain their car, especially if the vehicle is white.

“I understand why everyone has the concern that the beet juice will ‘stain’ the road or the

ward to hearing her speak in February, and we hope you will join us!”

The 19th Annual Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon is to take place on Feb. 16 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Chaired by Kathy Frankenfield and Brooke Haneborg with Honorary Chair Nedra Funk, this year’s

vehicles, but that isn’t the case here,” Love said. “Salt brine when applied by itself with dry white, it is the most obvious sign that someone has treated a road or bridge, when you add beet juice to the brine it dries brown and blends in with the roadway.”

Love said beet juice helps salt work better.

“Factually salt needs sunlight and temperatures above 15 degrees F to work properly,” he said. “When you add Beet Juice to brine or salt it brings the mixture’s operating temperature down to below 0 degrees and doesn’t need to sunlight to work.”

luncheon is all about “Building Brighter Futures” for girls. For

event information visit gswestok.org/jlls, or call (405) 528-4475.

Sports Weekly

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Irish dominate Harding Prep

McGuinness jumped up to a 3-game winning streak after posting a pair of victories last week.

On Friday, the Fighting Irish (8-10) cruised to an 84-53 win over Fridayland rival Harding Charter Prep. Price Bradley and Marcus James netted 14 points each and Cooper Bradley added 13 points.

They also had three players in double figures on the way to a 70-

63 victory against 5A No. 7 Tulsa-Bishop Kelley.

Price Bradley posted a team-best 19 points, while James contributed 16 points and Jett Schafer dropped in 12 points.

This Friday, McGuinness visits Tulsa-Bishop Kelley and on Tuesday, 5A No. 13 Lawton MacArthur.

Meanwhile, Harding Prep is at Crossings Christian this Friday and hosts Community

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PANTHERS ROUT CHOCTAW

Keyed by three players in double figures, PC North ran its current winning streak to five games after cruising to an 85-45 victory against fifth-ranked Choctaw last week.

Zander Baker and C.J. Smith scored 18 points each and KeJuan Payne chipped in 16 points for the 6A No. 3 Panthers (16-1).

PC North faces a pair of road games this week, starting at Ponca City on Friday and at 6A No. 19 Putnam City on Tuesday.

CYCLONES CLIP GREENHILL

Casady split a pair of SW Preparatory Conference home counters last weekend, including a 73-70 victory against Greenhill and a 79-74 loss to Trinity Valley on Friday.

Kaden Leache led a trio in double figures with 21 points in the win over Greenhill, as

Eli Jones contributed 15 points and Zac Dunn had 13 points.

Leache also grabbed a team-best 22 points, followed by Jones with 14 and Dunn with 12 points in the setback against Trinity Valley.

The Cyclones (9-10) visit Dallas-Cistercian this Friday in a SPC counter and host Putnam Heights Academy on Saturday for Senior Day.

OCS TAKES DOWN KNIGHTS

Facing another top 10 team, Crossings Christian took just its second loss of the season in a 48-33 setback at OCS last Friday.

Cal Furnish paced the 4A No. 1 Knights (15-2) with 16 points and Matthew Hooper chipped in six points.

Crossings is set to host Harding Charter Prep this Friday and visit 4A No. 10 Bethany on Tuesday.

ANTLERS FALL AT NORMAN NORTH

Watching its 3-game

winning streak come to an end, Deer Creek suffered a 52-42 loss at Norman North last Friday night.

Isaiah Wilks paced the 6A No. 13 Antlers (10-7) with 11 points, followed by Mason Smith with eight points and Hudson Linsenmeyer with six points.

Deer Creek visits Stillwater this Friday and 6A No. 11 Mustang on Tuesday. Both games are set to tip off

at 7:30 p.m.

BETHANY TOPS CHARGERS

Heritage Hall endured a pair of close losses in last week’s action.

The Chargers (6-11) fell 64-55 at 4A No. 15 Bethany last Friday, led by Orie Walker with 32 points and Rashaud Smith with 13 points. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.

Royal girls net 3rd place in Metro Athletic Conference

Rebounding from a lost in the semifinals, the Cristo Rey girls basketball team regrouped and pulled off a 29-16 win over the Stillwater Spartans to claim third place at the Metro Athletic Conference tournament last weekend.

Ahtziri Maciel paced the Royals (12-9) with 18 points and Kimberly Marshall chipped in five points.

In the semifinals, Cristo Rey fell behind in the third quarter and couldn’t recover in a 44-40 loss to Liberty Academy.

Maciel led the way with 16 points and Keionna Tubbs had nine points.

The Royals opened with a 34-20 triumph against Sovereign Community, behind 11 points from Tubbs and eight from Maciel.

Tubbs was also named to the AllConference first team and Maciel

Cristo

were named All-Conference.

made the second team.

Meanwhile, the Royal boys (10-10) suffered a 61-47 opening loss to Liberty Academy. Cain Morales scored 15 points and Xavier Reiver had 10.

Both teams host Beth Haven Baptist this Friday for homecoming.

McGuinness’ Price Bradley (11) scored 14 points to help lead the Irish to an 84-53 win over Fridayland rival Harding Charter Prep in last week’s action.

- Photo by Richard Clifton, rtcditigalimages.zenfolio.com

Rey’s Keionna Tubbs, left, and Ahtziri Maciel

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP SWIMMING ROUNDUP

Regional meets held this weekend

Six Fridayland swimming teams embark on their journeys toward a state championship as they compete in regional meets this weekend at Edmond Schools Aquatic Center.

Deer Creek and PC North are scheduled to compete in the 6A championships on Friday. The meet starts at 3 p.m.

Heritage Hall, Mount St. Mary, Harding Charter Prep and McGuinness have been assigned to 5A on Saturday. Competition gets underway at 2 p.m.

The 5A and 6A state championship meets take place Feb. 16-18 at Edmond Aquatic Center. The 6A preliminary rounds kick things off on Thursday at 2 p.m., followed by the 5A preliminaries on Friday at 10 a.m. and the 6A finals at 5:30 p.m.

The 5A finals finish off the weekend at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

ANTLER

With a pair of individual gold medals and two strong showings in the relays, the Deer Creek girls finished third at the COAC meet last weekend at Edmond Aquatic Center.

Ashlyn Bucy led the way with gold medals in two different events.

Bucy captured a 4-second victory in the 100yard backstroke with a winning time of 59.82 seconds and escaped with a 1-1/2 second win in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.87.

Kinley Manuel also grabbed a pair of medals, including a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle and a third-place effort in the 50 freestyle.

Both Bucy and Manuel, along with Skyler Brown and Kendall Arnold, earned silver medals in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays.

Others in the top 10 included Brown, fourth in the 100 butterfly and 10th in the 200 individual medley (IM); Eastyn DeYoung, seventh in the 500 freestyle and 10th in the 200 freestyle; and, Claire Davis, eighth in the 100 backstroke.

Meanwhile, the Deer Creek boys placed fifth at the COAC meet.

WRESTLING ROUNDUP

Antlers finish

6th at Big 4+4 tourney

Keyed by a pair of individual champions and seven others to make the podium, the Deer Creek wrestling team finished sixth at the Big 4+4 tournament in Perry.

Jace Province battled to a 7-1 victory over Westmoore’s Gannon Morales to capture the 132-pound championship.

Cameron Sein paced the Antlers with a silver medal in the 50 freestyle where he finished less than a second off the winning pace in 22.85 seconds and took fifth in the 100 freestyle.

Jason Hull and Jordan O’Hare finished inside the top 10, as Hull claimed sixth in the 100 backstroke as did O’Hare in the 100 breaststroke and placed 10th in the 100 butterfly.

Bronson Walz and Owen McCall also picked up spots in the top 10, with Walz finishing eighth in the 200 IM and Owen McCall claiming ninth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 backstroke.

The Antler boys also finished third in both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays.

PANTHERS TAKE

4TH AT BIG 8

Thanks to a trio of silver medalists, the PC North boys finished third and the girls were fourth at the Big 8 Conference at Edmond Aquatic Center.

Bobby Cunningham led the Panther boys with a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke, Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.

Brady Brewer earned a gold medal at 157 pounds, following an 8-4 triumph against Lawson Lensk of Blanchard.

Nash Neeley captured the consolation championship with a fall against Choctaw’s Bryson Hand for third place at 106 pounds, while Justin Pham picked up fourth place at 138 pounds.

Fifth-=place finishers included Garon Kaiser at 126 pounds, Barrett Weathers at 150 pounds, Malcum Tucker at 190 pounds and Josh

Greenhill too much for Cyclones

The Casady girls basketball team endured a pair of difficult losses in Southwest Preparatory Conference counters last weekend.

On Saturday, the Cyclones (3-14) fell behind early and never recovered in a 61-33 setback at DallasGreenhill at Bennett Athletic Center.

Reagan Prestidge netted a team-best 15 points, while Lili Tran scored six points and Avery Hart chipped in three points.

Tran led the way with 11 points in Casady’s 51-37 defeat at Trinity Valley. Hart contributed eight points, as Prestige and Caroline Currie had five points each.

The Cyclones are scheduled to host the OKC Knights this Saturday for Senior Day.

EAGLES RUN OVER IRISH

Capturing its seventh win in the last eight games, Harding Charter Prep continued its strong season with a 72-38 victory at Friday-

Romero at 285 pounds.

In addition, Junior Youmbi took sixth at 165 pounds for the Antlers.

CHARGER DUO WINS GOLD AT CHICKASHA

Three Heritage Hall wrestlers placed fourth or better, including two individual champions, at the Chickasha Classic last weekend.

Davis Park picked up a 62 victory against Comanche’s Noah Presgrove to

land rival McGuinness last Friday.

The Class 4A No. 8 Eagles (17-3) visit Crossings Christian this Friday and host Community Christian on Tuesday. Both games tip off at 6:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Irish (7-11) escaped with a 4440 win over Tulsa-Bishop Kelley last Tuesday.

They make the return trip to Tulsa Kelley this Friday and visit Lawton MacArthur on Tuesday.

ANTLERS

FALL AT NORMAN NORTH

Deer Creek endured

an 81-44 loss at 6A No. 14 Norman North last Friday. The Antlers (7-10) have a pair of road games this week, starting Friday at Stillwater and Tuesday at 6A No. 12 Mustang.

CHOCTAW TOPS PANTHERS

PC North suffered its fourth loss in six games with a 55-41 setback at 6A No. 8 Choctaw. The Panthers (7-8) visit Ponca City this Friday and Putnam City on Tuesday.

Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Friday, February 3

Casady (boys) at Cistercian, 7:30 p.m.

Harding Prep at Crossings Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Deer Creek at Stillwater, 6 p.m. Woodward at Heritage Hall, 6:30 p.m.

NW Classen at John Marshall, 6 p.m.

McGuinness at Tulsa-Bishop Kelley, 6:30 p.m.

Mount St. Mary at Jones, 6 p.m.

PC North at Ponca City, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 7

Crossings Christian at Bethany, 6:30 p.m.

Deer Creek at Mustang, 6 p.m.

Community Chr. at Harding Prep, 6:30 p.m.

Heritage Hall at Star Spencer, 6 p.m.

McGuinness at Lawton MacArthur, 6:30 p.m.

Mount St. Mary at Tecumseh, 6 p.m.

PC North at Putnam City, 6 p.m.

earn the 137-pound championship.

E.J. Beloncik won by technical fall over Alfredo Zapata from Santa Fe South on the way to the title at 165 pounds.

Peyton Park finished fourth after a loss to Blanchard’s Karsten Hobbs in the consolation match.

McGuinness’ Brock Gowers led the Irish with a fifthplace finish at 132 pounds thanks to a win over Yukon’s Thomas Lydon.

CYCLONES WIN DUAL AGAINST CASHION

Casady evened out their dual record to 2-2 with a 4212 victory against Cashion last week at Montin-London Field House.

Match winners included Liam La Groue, 132 pounds; Lucas Alstatt, 138 pounds; Henry Tebbe, 150 pounds; James Coyle, 157 pounds; Landon Hamilton, 165 pounds; Ryder Walker, 175 pounds; and, Ace Hodges, heavyweight.

Sundance Film Festival

LANGUAGE FAIR

Apr. 3­4 • Language Fair

As the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair celebrates its 20­year anniversary in 2023, organizers have announced that the 2023 event will once again be hosted inperson April 3 and 4 at the Sam Noble Museum. The theme for this year’s fair is “20 Years Carrying Our Languages.” The event is free and open to the public. The Youth Language Fair offers a diverse range of students from various tribes and cultures a platform to share their heritage. Using a variety of traditional and modern mediums, from song and skits to film and media, students compete while giving audiences a rare opportunity to hear over 40 languages spoken in the same space. Each presentation and performance is delivered entirely in an Indigenous language. Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to register for the 2023 ONAYLF online at samnoblemuseum.ou.edu or by calling event staff at (405) 3257588.

FASHION SHOW

Feb. 9 •

Art After 5

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKC­

Friends of the Capitol Gifts • Friends of the Capitol has the BEST unique gifts that will last a lifetime and will make your someone special smile this Valentine’s Day. A Friends of the Capitol membership for a year is that gift. As a member of Friends of the Capitol, you can play an important role in maintaining the Capitol. Since 2003, Friends of the Capitol has helped improved the Capitol. A membership provides ongoing needs at the Oklahoma State Capitol such as waxing statues, installing art, benches, and so much more. Plus, new members will be invited to events throughout the year including a Capitol tour, art show and a Christmas celebration. Engrave your loved one's name on a handsome granite paver on the Centennial Memorial Plaza at the renovated Oklahoma State Capitol. It will last a lifetime and will create a lasting legacy. The individual pavers are 15”x 15” and it is tax­deductible. Visit friendsofthecapitol.com for gifts and other details.

MOA) Store is excited to announce a new collaboration with local artist and designer Nicole Moan and offer a fashion show during the Museum’s weekly Thursday evening program, Art

After 5, on Feb. 9. The

“Nicole Moan Fashion Show: The Ceramic Corset Experience” will showcase baroque, romanticstyle ceramic corsets strutting down a runway in Founder’s Hall, just east of the Museum Lobby. Event­goers will have the opportunity to enjoy a cash bar featuring floralbased cocktails by WanderFolk Spirits, eat pastries by Ganache Patisserie, view all OKCMOA exhibitions on display, meet Art in Bloom 2023 participating

florists, and participate in a special ticket presale to Bubbles & Blooms. Tickets to see the fashion show cost $10 with the Art After 5 admission ticket, or $100 for the VIP Experience, which includes a voucher for an exclusive ceramic corset fitting by Moan during the event or at a later date, complimentary champagne, and chocolates. Get tickets at okcmoa.com.

OKC THUNDER

The2023 Sundance Film Festival wrapped up this week. For the first time since 2020, Sundance returned to theaters across Park City, Utah. More than 100 feature films premiered to thousands of independent film fans, distributors, and sales agents excited to be back in person for America’s most dynamic film festival.

The biggest seller at Sundance was Fair Play, an erotic thriller that sold to Netflix for $20 million. Fair Play tells the story of a young couple who fall in love while working at a hedge fund together. It’s the debut feature from writer/director Chloe Domont, who has primarily directed television series for the past six years, including episodes of Billions, Clarice, Baller, Suits, and Star Trek: Discovery. The film stars Phoebe Dynevor from Bridgerton and Alden Ehrenreich from Solo: A Star Wars Story Apple paid nearly $20 million for the film Flora and Son, a touching drama about a mother and son brought together by music from Irish writer/director John Carney, who also directed the musicals Once, Sing Street, and Begin Again Flora and Son stars Eve Hewson, Oren Kinlan, and Joseph Gordon-

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Paycom Center Events/Shows:

Cirque du Soleil: Corteo ­ Feb. 9­12

Monster Jam ­ Feb. 18­19

Soul II Soul Tour ­ Feb. 24

Winter Jam ­ March 4

Ana Gabriel ­ March 16

Blake Shelton ­ March 17

Harlem Globetrotters ­ March 25

Stevie Nicks ­ March 30

Katt Williams ­ March 31

Kenny Chesney ­ Apr. 1

Walker Hayes ­ Apr. 22

Thomas Rhett ­ Aug. 17

Zoo Amphitheatre:

Matchbox Twenty 2023 ­ June 21 Civic Center Music Hall:

Levitt. Levitt is a former child actor from the television hit comedy 3rd Rock from the Sun that has become an Emmy Award winning producer and a respected adult actor, being Golden Globe nominated for 500 Days of Summer and 50/50.

Theater Camp, a raucous mockumentary about a summer camp in upstate New York, sold to Searchlight Pictures for $8 million. The film, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance, stars Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway star Ben Platt from Dear Evan Hansen and Pitch Perfect. The film is directed by actress and co-star Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, who directed nine music videos for Ben Platt and the short film on which the feature Theater Camp was based.

As always, Sundance attracted a great selection of high-profile documentaries. Pretty baby: Brooke Shields looks back at the wild career of model and actress Brooke Shields, who repre-

OKC Ballet, Cinderella ­ Feb. 10­12

Jesus Christ Superstar ­ Feb. 14­19

Kelli O’Hara ­ Feb. 24­25

The Texas Tenors ­ Mar. 17­18

Frozen ­ Mar. 22­Apr. 2

Amy Grant ­ Mar. 30

Other Events/Shows/Awards: Evening With Patsy Cline ­ Feb. 10­11

sented sexual freedom as an underage model and grew into a woman taking back control of her own image and life. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie recounts the five-time Emmy winning actor’s outstanding film and television career and his very public battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Little Richard: I Am Everything dives into the archives to reveal a complete portrait of the rock and roll legend. Judy Blume Forever chronicles the life and ground breaking work of the renowned children and teen book author. And, the college radio band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, revisit their 40-year musical career in It’s Only Life After All Additional Award winners from Sundance to look out for include Grand Jury Prize narrative feature winner A Thousand and One and documentary feature Going to Mars: the Nikki Giovanni Project; Audience Award narrative feature winner The Persian Version, documentary feature Beyond Utopia, and festival favorite Radical; and Best Director Award for narrative feature Sing J. Lee for The Accidental Getaway Driver and for documentary feature Luke Lorentzen for A Still Small Voice

Dublin Irish Dance ­ Feb. 15 Big River ­ Feb.16­Mar.11

MOVE! honors legacy of dance company, Jo Rowan

Oklahoma City University will premiere MOVE! Dance for the World of Entertainment, the inaugural spring performance of the Star Dance Company from the Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Entertainment. MOVE! will be performed @ 8 pm, March 9, 10, and 11 with a matinee showing @ 2 pm on March 11. All performances take place at the Kirkpatrick Theater in OCU’s Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Building. For tickets, go to okcu.edu/tickets or call 405-208-5227.

Infused with vibrant energy, the Star Dance Company’s MOVE! honors the legacy of the Ann Lacy

School of American Dance & Entertainment while embracing dance for the world of entertainment! Over 120 performers will illuminate the stage with vivid costumes, dynamic movement, and contagious energy. A cheeky glance back to the roaring 20’s, a quick rub of Aladdin’s lamp, a hip hop nod to the weekend, and a joyful tap dance celebration with champagne toasts promise light-hearted fun, while breathtaking lyrical pieces remind us of the colors of the wind and what it feels like to watch the clouds part and have the sun return once again. Jazz hands will abound, toes will be

pointed, sequins will sparkle, and the Starettes kickline will make a glamorous appearance, leaving theater-goers joyfully high-stepping into spring!

OCU’s Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment and the American Spirit Dance Company were founded by recently retired Dance Chair Jo Rowan and Dean John Bedford. The name American Spirit Dance Company is being retired in honor of Jo Rowan, but the Star Dance Company will continue OCU’s tradition of exciting dance productions.

OCU was the first dance program

in America to offer degrees specializing in entertainment dance forms of tap, jazz, and musical theatre dance. Dancers from across the country come to Oklahoma City University every year to hone their craft and go on to incredibly successful careers in show business. Alums can be found performing, managing, choreographing, and teaching all over the world. Look for them in Broadway shows, the Rockettes, television, film, cruise ships, and concerts with musical artists. Oklahoma City University provides dance for the world of entertainment. Don’t miss MOVE!

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and health care.

“When companies look around, they want quality of life for their employees,” Munson said. “We have to take care of our people.”

A strong incentive package is necessary to bring in new business, Treat said.

“But the biggest hurdle we have is work force.”

When prospective businesses look at Oklahoma, they have a lot of questions, Floyd said.

“Education is one of the main things,” she said.

When the state loses out on a

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rights and help build a community that respects human dignity and opportunity for every person,” said Chairperson Valerie Couch. “The process to submit a discrimination complaint is underway and should be ready this spring.”

The Human Rights Commission is authorized to offer a voluntary mediation or conciliation process to resolve disputes.

Other duties include:

• Coordinate with the community, including public and private agencies, to promote human rights.

• Work with law enforcement

new company, Floyd said we should ask more questions as to why. One valuable inquiry would be are there any state policies that drove them away.

• • •

Does the state need more funding for critical occupations

In past sessions, the Legislature has provided additional funding to push engineering, health care and teaching.

In order to elevate jobs, it goes back to education, Munson said. She said she would like to see Oklahoma Promise be expanded to students with disabilities.

Also, Munson said students who have made bad choices and have had run-ins with the law should have a chance to seek

agencies by referring criminal violations or apparent violations of anti-discrimination laws to them.

• Recommend studies or surveys that promote anti-discrimination policies.

• Produce an annual report of the commission’s activities.

• Establish advisory committees to help the commission.

• Participate in at least one educational event annually that promotes human rights.

The Human Rights Commission is made up of nine members. Each of the eight City Council members recommended to the mayor one person to represent their Ward. The mayor appointed one person at large, who will serve as the commission chairman. The ordinance

higher education.

Treat agreed that higher education was lacking.

“We need to educate kids where they can be employed,” he said.

Investments in education are paying off, Floyd said.

“We need to continue the success story for our state,” she said.

The nursing shortage is a big issue, Hilbert said. That was evident during the pandemic.

“People aren’t dying because we don’t have enough business majors,” he said.

• • • Next week: How to spend $3 billion surplus and how to control recreational marijuana if state question is approved in June.

establishing the Commission requires one member to be a lawyer.

The nine Human Rights commissioners are: Valerie Couch, at-large member/chairman; Ralph Crawford, Ward 1; Cindy Nguyen, Ward 2; Councilwoman Barbara Young, Ward 3; Dr. Leslie Shaw VanBuskirk, Ward 4; Brian Wall, Ward 5; Ana “Deisy” Escalera, Ward 6; Dr. Marsha Herron, Ward 7; and Rhonda Hooper, Ward 8.

The commission is staffed by a compliance officer, Brady Watson, who reports to the chief inclusion and diversity officer. An attorney from the Municipal Counselor’s Office serves as legal counsel for the compliance officer and the commission.

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OKLAHOMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LAWS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION

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Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President

By Jonathan Darman

Often people moan that the United Kingdom has Lords, Ladies, Kings and Queens, fascinating accents and the U.S. just has some “almost royalty” like the Roosevelts, the Kennedys, the Hearsts and the Super Bowl Champions. The real people of the U.S., the rich and the poor, the Country Music Singers are more than royalty. They lived through the plantation era, winning foreign wars and coming up with the atom bomb and other war winning strategies and leave the world a better place for being there. Then, there are books and movies to tell the rest of the United States of America.

Jonathan Darman, a former correspondent for Newsweek covering national politics and author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New Beginning has recently published Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President. Written with the same skill and magnetism as always, Darman gives us more than a biography in this book. FDR is a studied and careful plan of the Franklin Roosevelt, born in 1882 who had decided as a young boy to follow in the footsteps of his cousin, Theodore Roo-

sevelt and become an elected president of the United States of America. Think of it. At the age of 38 Franklin was groomed as a charming man but “he is no Teddy Roosevelt.” Married and the father of five active children, he is sticking his toe into the political world by holding the position of Assistant Secretary to the Navy, as he began his life of pursuit of public acceptance. His was a giant size itch to “be someone” other than just a handsome man about town. This is the summer that he was exposed to infantile paralysis and all the plans, hopes and dreams have to take another path to greatness. This book tells it all and there are no fake news stories in its 350 well referenced pages. There is no attempt to glorify either political party or pull the curtain on the foibles of any of the participants in this era of economic despair, also known as The Great Depression, its friendships, intimacies, gains and horrendous botches.

These were hard years with affairs, loyalties, broken promises and all the things we now blame. Some of the reports pale in comparison with what went on in much of the 20th Century and all of those hardships and personal dramas fall into the pattern of making of a man rather than the pity of not becoming great. “A year or so in bed should be prescribed for all or statesmen,” said Louis McHenry Howe, and that time to reflect and learn was

more productive than destructive in FDR’s attitudes and preparations. Eleanor, his steadfast wife agreed and wrote “Every time you meet a crisis and live through it, you make it simpler for the next time.”

Darman reminds readers of many of the famous quotes from FDR’s speeches as he faced the closing of all the banks and helped crawl out of the depression, world wars, with his blueprint to present “a new deal” that would realign the position of the federal government and the populace. The three challenges that mattered most to achieving that greatness boiled down to planning, patience and timing. He proved these were the skills needed, plus he needed to BELIEVE to get where he wanted.

His dramatic feat of turning Warm Springs into a rehabilitative health destination as he grappled with convalescence. Hitler was a bother and a standoff with Germany’s Axis countries was a road block but he planned and proved these were the skills he had, and he taught others to believe and work miracles, too. He bested Hitler and held a standoff with Germany’s Axis powers. He never gave up.

Warm Springs experiment proved that FDR, a Northern governor at one time, was able to build a facility in the South for recouperation and regaining purpose in life to those who fell ill with polio and other debilitating conditions.

He turned such an experience into a posi-

tive for his own career, his country and helping others who were afflicted to become productive citizens. Did it work? He was sworn in as president three consecutive terms and although there were those who loved him and those who hated him, Darman’s telling his story will probably not change their preferences. Any person who has the desire to be the best at what he can be with his God-given gifts and challenges, will benefit from the story of FDR and the life of crises that made him more valuable to his country, devoted to his God, a courageous leader. Higher ground is stronger than being born into royalty.

There are many lessons to be learned in this book. Perhaps the one that will speak to most honest and ambitious leaders is “Out of every crisis, every tribulation, every disaster, mankind rises with some share of greater knowledge, of higher decency of purer purpose…We must abandon false prophets… and return to higher standards.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt believed and made it happen. Thanks to Full Circle Book Store for sharing books with FRIDAY readers.

OU ranks 23rd in the Nation for 2020-2021 study abroad

The University of Oklahoma was ranked 23rd in the nation for the overall number of students studying abroad in 2020-2021 by the IIE Open Doors Report, published in November. OU also ranked 10th in the nation for the number of students studying abroad in short-term programs. The annual IIE Open Doors report is the only long-standing, comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars in the United States and American students studying abroad for academic credit. Open Doors is produced by IIE, a global nonprofit established in 1919 that designs and implements international education strategies and program services.

In the 2020-2021 academic year, the ability to travel was significantly reduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the Office of Education Abroad, housed in OU’s David L. Boren College of International Studies, was still able to send 152 students on safe and impactful study abroad experiences. The majority of these students partici-

pated in short-term, faculty-led programs or studied at the University of Oklahoma’s international study centers, OU in Arezzo, Italy and OU in Puebla, Mexico. Other students chose exchange, affiliate, direct enroll or internship programs. Nearly all of OU’s 152 participants for the year studied abroad in the summer of 2021, after Education Abroad started mandating vaccination for study abroad participants in consultation with the OU Health Sciences Center.

“It is an honor to be recognized among the top institutions sending students abroad on lifechanging international experiences,” said Director of Education Abroad Shanna Vincent. “This recognition is a great example of OU excellence – in our students continuing to pursue global fluency, in our faculty and staff responding to everchanging global conditions to best support students and families, and in our network of global partnerships who prepared to receive our students and care for them through a challenging season.”

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“And

good men do nothing.”

Edmund Burke paraphrase, 1767. If you want it in the paper, it’s advertising. If you don’t want it in the paper, it’s news.”

Ancient Chinese Proverb

“Without, or with, offense to friends or foes, We sketch your world exactly as it goes.”

– Byron, 1818.

“Every violation of truth is a stab at the health of human society.”

“We must always stand – alone if necessary – as the conscience of this community.”

– J. Leland Gourley, 1959.

By Sunny Cearley President and CEO Allied Arts

As I begin my journey as president and CEO of Allied Arts, I’m spending a lot of time looking into our past.

Allied Arts was founded by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber in 1971. The business leaders who were working to move our city forward half a century ago recognized the need to foster arts and culture to attract talent and industry.

We talked about the important role this pivotal decision played in growing our economy a lot when I worked at

the chamber. Now, six months after leaving my seat as senior vice president of membership there, it means

more to me than ever.

As I’ve continued my research on Allied Arts’ history, I’ve discovered something even more fascinating.

The first Allied Arts community fundraising campaign took place in 1972. I found a fantastic article in The Daily Oklahoman, written by Joan Gilmore.

Yes—THAT Joan Gilmore. Our Joan Gilmore. The Joan Gilmore under whose watchful eye I began my career in community work at The Journal Record

The same Joanie who enjoyed so many vacations and other happy times with Vicki

and Leland Gourley.

In 1972, Joan and the community were already jumping in to support Allied Arts.

Joan’s column in May of that year talked about how the “Women’s Division” was on track to exceed its $50,000 goal. (And you know she also told us all the good stuff about who was there, who brought in the most money and who went home with the best silver gifts from the party).

A more generic staff report from June of that year noted the overall campaign missed its goal. The tally doesn’t say what

Dear Wise Elder: During the holidays I noticed Mother was more stooped than usual. Is there anything that can be done or is this just normal aging?

Dear Anything: Yes, it is possible, but you cannot do it for your mother. Actually the body is resilient and will respond to intentional exercise, and proper posture but it takes pain and consistent exercise over months. If your Mom is slouched with shoulders hunched forward, it could be Lordosis, which is too much inward curve in the lower back. It is not caused by age only. It could be caused by wearing something

the overall goal was, or who exactly missed their part, but based on Joan’s column, I’m certain it wasn’t the women!

On the day that I was promoted to oversee the advertising department at The Journal Record, Joan said to me, “Don’t worry, they’ll never stop asking you to bring in more money.” She was right. And that continuous desire to do better propels me forward as I begin the work on my first-ever Allied Arts campaign.

Allied Arts raised $312,490 in 1972. In 2023, it’s our goal to raise $3.6 million.

heavy on one side of the body, placing a telephone receiver between your neck and shoulder, wearing high heel shoes or tight clothing.

Because poor posture happens over time, it is difficult to change. It would be wise to engage the service of a trainer who specializes in mature adult exercise. To find capable trainers, contact a local senior center or retirement community. These professionals are source of valuable, trusted information.

- Courtesy VillagesOKC, www.VillagesOKC.org (405) 990 6637

As we enter February, Allied Arts Month, I ask our entire community to stand with those early leaders in the chamber, with the women of 1972, with Joan and with me to give everything we can in this year’s Allied Arts fundraising effort. If our community continues to fund the arts and cultural organizations that benefit from the Allied Arts campaign, then Oklahoma City will continue to attract the talent and industry that our community’s leadership prioritized when they founded this organization more than five decades ago.

you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 (quoting Jesus). The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that

– Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1878.

urge courtesy in disagreement. We view with favor wise public choices and view with alarm flawed public choices. We give good advice to public officials at federal, state and local levels, and society in general, on what to do right. So, if they don’t take

SUNNY CEARLEY

Retired general newest member of organization’s board

VillagesOKC is excited to announce the addition of retired Brig. Gen. Ben T. Robinson, USAF, to its board of directors.

Robinson retired as Commander, 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base in 2002 and then began a second career with Boeing Aerospace before founding his own consulting company.

As commander, he was responsible for Air Combat Command's fleet of E-3 airborne command and control aircraft and supporting combatant commanders worldwide. The general led approximately 3,600 men and women and managed resources that included 32 aircraft valued at nearly $6 billion.

“The addition of General Robinson to the VillagesOKC Board brings leadership experience

and resources which complement the current board leadership,” said Executive Director Marilyn Olson. “His perspective will help us achieve our goal to empower independence for mature aduls and be the plan to connect a community.”

She said the general’s philosophy aligns perfectly with VillageOKC’s three-fold focus of “Learn. Plan. Serve.”

“I believe seniors want to be active, continue to learn, have quality of life and quality of opportunity and be connected to faith-based organizations,” Robinson said. “I believe Vil-

lagesOKC meets these needs.

“I have 27 years of senior/executive leadership experience; I have been on many high performing and successful boards; I am motivated by servant leadership. I am committed to sharing my experience and dedication to this board.”

Robinson joins the current board of Scott Schaefer, Brian Banks, Kern Creevy, Chris Buckelew and the Honorable Lance Robertson.

Robinson retired in 2002 after nearly 34 years in the US Army and US Air Force. He is a command pilot with

nearly 5,000 flying hours in the B-1, B-2, B-52, CH3, CH-47, E-3, E-8, TC-18 and UH-1.

After retirement from the Air Force, he was a Boeing executive leading the Boeing Aerospace Operations site in Oklahoma City. He led the growth effort of Boeing from 2004-2009 which resulted in Boeing being the largest and fastest growing aerospace company in Oklahoma.

After retirement from Boeing in 2009, he founded and led Sentry One LLC, an aerospace consulting company with clients in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Sentry One closed in 2019. At that time, he was appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt to his cabinet as the secretary of military and Veteran Affairs. He left the cabinet in

Senior LifeSkills Learning offers ‘Rocks: Not in your head’

VillagesOKC’s Senior LifeSkills Learning continues in February with a presentation by retired geologist Herb Magley, who has collected rocks and fossils for more than 60 years.

He uses his impressive collection to provide entertainment and education for seniors in the community. Magley spent 43 years working in the oil industry in various basins in the country, all the while adding to his collection.

Tragedy struck late in his career when after 35 years of marriage, his best friend and wife, Gail, developed Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 54. Magley retired from

the oil industry to care for Gail. The couple went on an 11-year journey with the disease.

After his wife died, Magley decided to dedicate his life to those who were on their journeys with Alzheimer’s.

“In 2019, I decided to see if I could use my rock collection to provide some entertainment and maybe even a little education for our seniors in retirement and assisted living communities,” Magley said.

A member of the board of directors at Alzheimer’s Association Oklahoma Chapter, he has done more than 100 rock and fossil

shows at retirement, assisted living, memory care and senior centers across the state and a few in Ohio and California.

LifeSkills is a monthly series of free sessions led by authorities in their fields. This effort is both learning and hands-on engagement designed to develop a sense of community among the attendees.

“Rocks: Not in Your Head” is set for Feb. 20 at 1-2:30 pm at Our Lord’s Lutheran Church, 2900 W. Hefner Rd. The learning session is free. Registration is required, either online at villagesokc.org or by calling (405) 990-6637.

2021 after 33 months.

He and his wife, Linda, have four children, 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. They are members of Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City. He is a docent at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

BEN T. ROBINSON

Happy Birthday Bob!

Ways to make Feb. 14 a day to remember

Couples have been commemorating their love for one another in February for quite some time. Couples may go about such celebrating in their own unique ways, but it’s not uncommon to focus on a night out on the town.

Valentine’s Day is a busy holiday for many businesses, but especially so at restaurants and other romantic venues. So it’s best to plan ahead to ensure a perfect evening. These tips can help you organize a

Valentine’s experience to remember.

p Reserve early.

The closer to Valentine’s Day, the more likely popular restaurants will be all booked up. If the goal is to dine at a particularly trendy spot or anywhere but the most obscure establishment, be sure to make a reservation well in advance.

pSecure transportation. One way to make the night more romantic is to snuggle in the back seat of a vehicle

and have someone else do the driving. This also is a safer option if you plan to pop a bottle of bubbly or sip some wine while celebrating. Hiring a limousine, luxury car, horse-drawn carriage, or something similar also will require advanced reservations. However, going the extra mile can make the night memorable.

dEmulate a scene from a favorite film. The person you love may adore a romantic movie, whether it’s a

classic or more recent tear-jerker. When planning a romantic evening out, consider reenacting a movie scene with you and your special someone in the starring roles. For example, recall when Tom Hanks met Meg Ryan at the top of the Empire State Building in “Sleepless in Seattle.” Include a visit to the observation deck or roof as part of a whirlwind Valentine’s Day experience.

eAttend a live music performance. Music can touch the heart and soul. That makes an evening watching a band play or enjoying a musical on the stage even more memorable if it occurs on Valentine’s Day. Select an intimate venue to add to the romantic ambiance of the night.

dThink outside tradition. While dinner and a movie are Valentine’s Day favorites, any activity done together can be memorable and romantic. Why not book a couple’s cooking class? Or enjoy a winter sport like skiing or ice skating? Or warm up after window shopping on Main Street by sipping hot cocoa and snuggling on the sofa under a blanket at a nearby B&B?

Above: Brothers Henry and Bob Browne. The Browne family gathered to celebrate Bob’s 80th in the Wine Cellar at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Eighty beautiful roses lined the table. Those attending were Bob’s brother, Henry, and Annie Bohanon, his wife Karen and their adult children and grandchildren, at right, Caroline and Kristine Browne, Charlotte Murphy, Robert Browne, Isobel Murphy and Cori Browne Murphy.