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Oklahoma Contemporary Founder and Board President Christian Keesee presents an award to Board Vice President Todd Edmonds during a donor appreciation gala. Page B1.
• Nichols Hills and Community Magazine featuring the latest trends in Spring Home and Garden. • Help beat the boredom — our Easter Coloring Contest is on Page 7.
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BEATING THE BOREDOM Fridaylanders getting creative during Coronavirus quarantines By Rose Lane Editor After a while, staying at home and staring at the same four walls — and the same people — can get a little, well, boring. Fridaylanders, however, are coming up with creative ways to keep the boredom from being anything but boring in these times of quarantine during the Coronavirus scare. In Nichols Hills, residents have taken to placing stuffed Teddy Bears in their windows. This is so young folks can go “bear hunting”
At left: Leora Hecksher, 7, and her sister Effie Hecksher, 5, enjoy a scooter ride at Grand Boulevard Park with their mother, Lucja Hecksher.
when they are out for walks. “Needless to say it makes the boredom a bit more ‘bearable,’” Steve Slawson said. Carrie Leonard said she, her four children and husband Ryan are doing their best. “All four of the kids are starting the home school/online learning experience,” Carrie said. “They miss their teachers and friends so much. I think that is the hardest part for us.” They are taking walks, playing in the back yard, reading, watching - Photo by Ron Vavak
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United Way seeks donations to COVID-19 Response Fund United Way of Central Oklahoma has established the COVID-19 Response Fund dedicated to increasing resilience among our most vulnerable individuals and families. This fund will support Partner Agencies of United Way of Central Oklahoma, United Way of Logan County and United Way of Canadian County. It will be used to address the needs of those individuals who
are experiencing COVID19 related hardship primarily due to temporary unemployment, lost income or unexpected expenses related and due to COVID19. “As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our community, we know that we must come together to protect the most vulnerable among us,” United Way of Central Oklahoma President and CEO Debby Hampton said.
“While all of our daily lives have been disrupted, many people face critical challenges of lost wages, finding food and shelter and other health and human service needs. We have created this fund to ensure that our Partner Agencies are able to help those throughout our communities who need it most during this crisis.” For 97 years, United Way of Central Oklahoma
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has played a key role in responding to community emergency situations. The organization has enacted disaster relief funds to meet needs following the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the tornadoes on May 3, 1999, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and other disasters. In each circumstance, United Way has effectively and efficiently distributed donors’ dollars to serve as
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Cancer patient strives to stay positive during virus scare By Mark Beutler Special to OKC FRIDAY It’s a different world today for Mark Singer. The Oklahoma City resident still puts on a suit and tie every day and goes to work at one of the few stores remaining open at Penn Square Mall. But his workday is far from normal. “One day we had 12 people in the store,” he said. “That included associates, managers, customers and shoplifters.”
Singer tries to maintain his sense of humor in these Coronavirus-laden times. It’s something he learned two years ago when he found out he had cancer. “I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018,” he said. “I also kept having pain in my hips when I walked, and the cancer had spread to my left hip bone.” “So, I began a series of radiation treatments for 10 days, for See CANCER, Page 3
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Linda Slawson prepares to go for her own bear-hunting walk as her 26year-old Teddy Bear peers out from her Nichols Hills home. Residents of the community have taken to putting bears in their windows to give people — especially young folk — something to look for as they are outside.
BOREDOM From Page 1 some great movies like the “Princess Bride” and “Top Gun” and FaceTiming friends. The kids all are rearranging their rooms. “Ryan is cooking great dinners (he is a really good cook, thankfully) and I am cleaning non-stop — need to implement a better chore schedule,” she said. “We are definitely doing everything we can to help flatten the curve and want to do our part so life as we know it can return to normal.” OKCPHIL Director of Marketing and Public Relations Susan Webb said she and her husband Nate are confined with their daughter who is a student at OSU. “I have converted a former kids room into an office (surrounded with kids books, DVDs and, yes, VHS tapes, yikes) and it is now a second office,” Susan said. “Nate is also working remotely, so he had first dibs on the home office. Today I worked on renewal letters for our 20-21 season, finding what I hope is the right language during this unprecedented time, hoping to keep our patrons engaged .... also pulling photos and editing.” Philharmonic leaders are hoping to stay on a positive renewal schedule. “But knowing our staff is rotating to comply with CDC recommendations, makes me wonder how it will all come together,” Susan said. “It may be at my house with my family stuffing envelopes.” “We all do what we can to keep the OKCPHIL moving forward.” Susan has also been busy prescreening the videos musicians are sending in as they go from packed playing and teaching schedules to this new reality. “I am in touch with friends in San Fransisco, New York and
Florida, some on lock down, some painfully confined after testing positive with Covid-19 and some staying home and self distancing, like us.” Mike McAuliffe, founder of the Will Rogers Comedy Tour and other events, said he is working on his real estate license while staying home. He said he has wanted to do it for six months. “Now, I have the time,” Mike said. “I am also rescheduling my events planned for March and April.” He is helping a local restaurant work with another company provide curbside food services. “I also reached out to Joe Hodges and offered to volunteer at St. Anthony’s Hospital if they needed volunteer help,” Mike said. Eddington Communications, owned by Christine Eddington, is keeping regular business hours, but is doing locally-streamed online yoga every day at lunch. “We've also instituted a 5:30 p.m. mandatory happy hour at our house, which means my husband, stepson and I all get together for a cocktail and conversation before dinner,” she said. “We move it to different rooms in the house just to keep everyone on their toes. It's amazing how important these little rituals become. We all look forward to ending our day together now, in the same room.” Fridayland native and actor James Austin Kerr now lives in Los Angeles, Calif. He said it is a ghost town there, too. “Everything is closed, but supermarkets and essentials places,” he said. “Every major studio and project has stopped. Each day, the ‘lockdown’ is becoming more and more strict.” “Traffic is very light and the air is clearer than I’ve ever seen it here. It’s very eerie.” See more stories in the April 3 edition of OKC FRIDAY. Send your story to rose@okcfriday.com.
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Big Cat was a source of unconditional love and bravery Jimmy Dean Williams, famously known as Big Cat, put his big black Caddy on cruise control, cranked up the Beach Boys, exhausted what seemed to be a fair share more than his allotted nine lives and jived to the middle of the Lord’s dance floor on March 15, 2020. Big Cat’s story began March 3, 1949, when Jimmy burst onto the scene in Pauls Valley, Okla., to the great delight of his adoring parents, Earl and Bette Jo Williams. The family soon decided that “PVine” couldn’t contain them, so they moved to McAlester, Okla. In Big Mac, Jimmy discovered girls and Isle of Capri’s Italian cuisine, which shaped his formative years and resulted in a voracious lifelong appetite for food, drink and making memories. Jimmy graduated a proud Buffalo from McAlester High School, but not before wreaking havoc on the football field, baseball diamond, golf course,
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and most often, school halls. He ultimately took his football talents to Southeastern Oklahoma University, where he discovered his actual superpowers were off the gridiron. Specifically, Jimmy carried the extraordinary ability to harness his personality to make friends no matter the situation, make hard work look effortless, and to persuade anyone he met. Jimmy’s exceptional gifts became unmistakable after taking a summer job at an automobile dealership. It was on a single fateful day in July that he sold more than a dozen cars and
CANCER From Page 1 10 minutes each day. The first treatment was very painful while they were setting the radiation beams to the right spot. But by the end of the treatment, the pain in my hips was gone.” Today Singer continues fighting cancer but is unsure how the Coronavirus pandemic will affect his treatments, and ultimately, his health. “I take a daily chemo pill and get a shot every month in my oncologist’s office,” he said. “I walk better and feel better, so I know the treatments are working. But right now, the Coronavirus has stopped all my treatments.” Unfortunately, Singer’s story is not unusual. The American Cancer Society continues to field calls from patient’s who are struggling amid a global pandemic. “These are unprecedented times,” said Lesa Foster, Executive Director for American Cancer Society of Oklahoma. “I have been with ACS for 25 years, first as a volunteer then as a staff member. I know I am not the only one struggling for answers these days.” Foster works remotely with her staff in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle to find ways of shuffling events and postponing fundraisers, all while coordinating efforts with ACS leadership. “Cancer doesn’t stop and neither do
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we,” she said. “The life-saving research we do every day must continue, even as we try to find new funding sources. We are also working on solutions to help cancer patients who depend on our services. “None of this is easy, but cancer patients are fighters and so is the American Cancer Society. We have been around for more than 100 years and have made such a difference in people’s lives in the fight against cancer. I know we will get through this new crisis together and come out stronger.” The American Cancer Society directs those with questions to the website at Cancer.org, or the Helpline at 1-800227-2345. “We have a lot of great information about COVID-19 on our website,” Foster said. “We also just launched a ‘Support Us’ page that highlights ways to help continue the fight against cancer even while we are fighting the Coronavirus.” Meanwhile, cancer patients like Singer try to remain optimistic. “I’m still working in the retail business, even though our hours have been sig-
academia lost a scholar to that ornery muse called the car business. However, before pursuing his entrepreneurial dreams, Jimmy first served his country as an active Army serviceman deployed in Germany, an experience that further bolstered his love of America and wiener schnitzel. Upon arriving home, Jimmy wasted no time launching his career in the auto business. His mastery of the spotlight and knack for creating clever, auspicious publicity stunts and television commercials catapulted him from a small “tote the note” used car lot owner to a marquee new car dealer on the Magnificent Mile of Cars. For the last five decades, Jimmy reveled in owning a fleet of dealerships and trading everything from general stores, bowling alleys and restaurants to horses, coffee shops and an awful lot of wisecracks. Jimmy was passion-
nificantly reduced,” he said. “I have a simple cancer, and there are so many cancers that are worse than mine. “I continue to support the American Cancer Society, because their research and services are so important to people like me.” The bottom line, Singer adds, is to remain positive whether you’re fighting cancer or COVID19. “Do not let this get you down,” he said. “Yes, we may feel like giving up, but we can’t do that. During radiation treatments I went to work and never missed a day. “Keep your head up and fight. I’m not sure what will happen with my cancer treatments, but I am not giving up. My advice to others, even during these times of social distancing, is to enjoy life and live it to the fullest. This is just a moment in time and we will survive.”
ate about the Oklahoma Sooners, his son’s music and Hawaii. He especially loved taking his family and friends to Maui, where he could always be trusted to find the freshest ahi tuna, biggest Hula Pie and best boat drinks. Make sure to raise a toast to Big Cat the next time you visit Lahaina Grill! Among Jimmy’s greatest sources of pride was raising his grandson, Reid. Thanks to Reid, Big Cat transformed into “Pops” and found a miniaturized version of himself which kindled a vitality and dedication that inspired everyone who witnessed them prowling the streets of Oak Tree. Most of all, Jimmy was a committed follower of Jesus who put Christ first in his
life. He joyfully shared his love whenever the opportunity presented itself. He is survived by his devoted wife, Marty, children BJ and Creede, daughterin-law Lori, and three grandchildren, Reid (13), Creede Hudson (12), and Charlotte (9). Also survived by nephew Shawn Williams; niece Blake Hunter; the mother of his children, Cindy Speake-Williams; aunt Bobbie Lanz and husband Bob. Jimmy was preceded in death by his grandson, Jimmy
Liam; brother, Denny; and parents Bette Jo and Earl Williams. Big Cat leaves a legacy of kindness, generosity, and mammoth laughter. His family and friends remember him as a fearless, fun-loving, light on his feet, sing at the top of his lungs, gentle giant and an endless source of unconditional love and bravery. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date under the direction of Matthews Funeral Home.
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Sports Weekly PCN stars top All-FRIDAY hoop lineup Tyree, Shaunte Players of the Year; Irish’s Durham, DC’s Tucker top Coaches By Gordon Walker Sports Editor A pair of Putnam City North seniors head the 2005 AllFRIDAY Basketball Teams, announced this week. Panthers Tyree Scott and Shaunte Smith were named Players of the Year, while Bishop McGuinness’ Tondrell Durham and Deer Creek’s Mike Tucker were named FRIDAY Coaches of the Year.
FROM THE FRIDAY ARCHIVES With the 2019-20 school year on hold until at least April 6, and possibly longer, OKC FRIDAY is reaching back into our archives to remember what made news in years past. This week, we’re focusing on 2005.
The All-FRIDAY lineup highlights a marvelous basketball season, when six of our team neared the mountain top on the prep hardwood.
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Panther basketball fans had a special treat every game night, with MVPs Scott and Smith. Scott was among the top scorers in Class 6A, pouring in 20 points per game while adding a teambest 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals. He led PC North to the state tournament for the second straight season as the Panthers climbed to No. 4 in 6A after a shaky start. Smith was the second-leading scorer in 6A, with 21.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. She also led the Panthers with 2.8 steals and 2.1 assists per game. She had a career-high 40 points on PCN’s Senior Night as she played her last
TYREE SCOTT Putnam City North Player of the Year • Boys
home game before heading off to play at OSU next season. The All-FRIDAY boys team also included PCN junior Sam Bradford, John Marshall sophomore Eric Frederick, Casady senior Thomas Lan and McGuinness sophomore Michael Sosanya. The second team included John Marshall senior Brandon Durham, Casady senior Michael Hill, Heritage Hall senior Revan McQueen, McGuinness senior Andrew Prince and PC North senior Ray Hilliard. Coach Durham led the McGuinness boys
SHAUNTE SMITH Putnam City North Player of the Year • Girls
to the 4A state semifinals, a year after the Irish finished just 1112. In 2004-05, Durham’s bunch won 13 straight before being knocked out just short of the championship game. The All-FRIDAY girls team also included John Marshall senior Meme Heard, Casady senior Jolie Britt, and the Deer Creek duo of senior Jeni Hobbs and junior Breezy Martin. The second team included John Marshall junior Jenissa Harris, Deer Creek junior Nicole Shanbour, John Marshall senior Lameka Oakes,
McGuinness freshman Mary Beth Renz and Casady sophomore Emily Stapleton. Coach Tucker’s Lady Antlers finished their season 23-4 before a heart-breaking loss to Anadarko in the Class 4A semifinals. Even better news for Deer Creek fans is that Tucker will return four starters in 2005-06. In all, five of our teams reached the state tournament – PC North’s boys, McGuinness’ boys, Deer Creek’s girls and both John Marshall teams. Casady’s girls reached the SPC Championship game.
2005 All-FRIDAY Basketball Team
Jolie Britt
Meme Heard
Casady
John Marshall
Sam Bradford
Eric Frederick
PC North
John Marshall
Jeni Hobbs
Breezy Martin
Shaunte Smith
Deer Creek
Deer Creek
PC North
Thomas Lane
Tyree Scott
Casady
PC North
Michael Sosanya McGuinness
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OKC Orchestra League hosts annual Music Competitions The OKC Orchestra League and the OKCPHIL held its annual Music Competitions at the Wanda Bass School of Music on the Oklahoma City University campus. The League began sponsoring Music Competitions in 1958 and over the years have evolved into six competitions: Buttram Strings, for students 9th-12th grade; Carver — brass, harp, percussion and woodwind — for students ninth12th grade; Gilliam Piano, for students grade 8 and under; Haire Classical Guitar, for students ninth-12th grade; Keith Strings, for students grade 8 and under; and Meinder's Piano, for students ninth-12th grade. All the competitions are open to public, private and home schooled children in the state of Oklahoma. This year, the league hosted 121 entrants from all over the state with the help of 56 volunteers. Some of the winners, from every competition, performed at a free concert in the Petree Auditorium in the Wanda Bass School of Music at OCU. Participants in the competitions have gone on to musical careers including becoming members of orchestras including the OKCPHIL.
Meinder's Piano competition winners: Kayla Cao, first place, Tulsa, and Julia Janknecht, second place, OKC Casady student.
Our students named to Sharing Tree board With a 38-year tradition of being an organization for the community, by the community, Sharing Tree recently formed a Junior Board of Directors in order to increase its engagement and impact. At the beginning of the current school year, Sharing Tree welcomed its inaugural Junior Board made up of eight high school students, from throughout central Oklahoma, including three from Fridayland. The Junior Board was created to not only support the overall mission and programs of Sharing Tree, but to also help area
high school students develop leadership skills, provide them an opportunity for community service, and engage a youthful perspective in board development, fundraising, and community outreach efforts. “We know that investing in our community’s youth now will help to develop compassionate, socially affluent leaders who will care about and for their neighbors,” said Erin Logan, past chairman of Sharing Tree’s Board of Directors and current Junior Board advisor. “Our Junior Board will gain experience working with a nonprofit
and its board of directors, engage in community outreach, fundraise, and become ambassadors for Sharing Tree and its mission.” Fridayland members of the inaugural class of Sharing Tree’s Junior Board of Directors are: John Anthony Claybon, Heritage Hall; Clare Jordan, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School; and Joseph Panozzo, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. Sharing Tree is a 501c3 organization with a mission to serve families in need by providing a dignified shopping experi-
Zesiger on National Academic Squad The DePauw University field hockey team had seven student-athletes, including junior Cathy Zesiger, of Oklahoma City, recognized as members of the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/ NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad. This year 1,943 student-athletes from 157 Division III institutions earned this honor. This distinction highlights studentathletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or higher through the first semester of the 2019-20 academic year. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 10-9 and 5-3 in the NCAC granting them entrance into the NCAC Tournament Semifinal.
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ence at no cost. To learn more or to get involved, please visit SharingTreeOK.org or call us at 634-2006.
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As part of the new restrictions, Gov. Stitt has ordered that all non-essential businesses located in the counties affected by COVID-19 to close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 until April 14. ✅ Gov. Stitt’s ‘safer-at-home’ order, asks all vulnerable populations across the state to stay at home and only go out in public for the essentials until April 30. ✅ Stitt is also issuing a 14-day suspension of all elective surgeries, minor medical procedures, and non-emergency dental procedures in order to protect the state’s supply of personal protective equipment for medical workers. Visitation is also being suspended at all long-term care facilities until further notice. ✅ The Utilities Department has a simple plea for residents using disinfecting wipes: don’t flush them down the toilet.
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OKC Zoo - Digital Series Online Daily at 2 p.m. � online fun! Take a safari from the comfort of home with caretaker chats, wellness exams, behind-the-scenes animal encounters and unexpected adventures from the Zoo. Episodes are posted on the Zoo’s social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) and at okczoo.org/okc-zooat-two.
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Chesapeake Events/Shows:
Michael Buble- postponed,TBA Pearl Jam – postponed,TBA Baby Shark Live! – postponed,TBA JoJo Siwa – June 5 Jeff Dunham – June 12 Tool – June 17 Journey – June 19 Cody Johnson –June 26 Elton John – July 5 Impractical Jokers – July 31 Maroon 5 – Aug. 4 Backstreet Boys – Aug. 22 Cher – Sept. 18 MercyMe – Oct. 3 Jimmy Buffett – Oct. 15 Foo Fighters – Dec. 1
CLOSINGS - CANCELLATIONS OKC Ballet Ball - Cancelled Tatas & Tinis OKC - Sept. 24 YWCA Casino Night - postponed Paseo First Friday Gallery Walk Chesapeake Energy Arena Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Civic Center Music Hall OKC Parks facilities South Lakes Soccer Complex North OKC Soccer Complex MAPS3 Senior Health/Wellness Centers Riversport Adventures Cox Convention Center Oklahoma City Zoo & Amphitheatre Scissortail Park Myriad Botanical Gardens Metropolitan Library System locations OKC National Memorial/Museum Oklahoma Contemporary Science Museum Oklahoma National Cowboy & Western Museum **Redbud Classic postponed until fall **Memorial Marathon is now Oct. 4 **Paseo Arts Festival is now Sept. 5-7 **(e)motion(s): A Triple Bill - Sept. 25-27 **As You Like It – moved to Sept.
till quarantined and looking for something different? The awesome short films below screened at the deadCenter Film Festival and are now available for free online. A Brief History of John Balessari (6 minutes) is a great place to start, whether you are new to short films or a seasoned connoisseur. This fast paced, light hearted film about the life and extraordinary career of conceptual artist John Baldessari offers great insight into what it takes and means to be an artist. Best Short Film 2012. Watch here: vimeo.com/50493471. Glen Keane: Step into the Page (6 min) is another great portrait of an artist in transition. Glen Keane is a Disney animator that created some of the greatest characters of all time, including Aerial from The Little Mermaid and Beast from Beauty and the Beast. This 2015 short film explores Keane’s unique upbringing and how his love of technology is leading him into the future. Watch here: vimeo.com/ 138790270. Dig It If You Can (19 min) is an exciting look at Steven Paul Judd, a fun, fascinating Oklahoma artist working to reclaim pop art for Native Americans and include Native images
in art movements where they were once excluded. This 2018 short documentary is directed by Kyle Bell, an award-winning Oklahoma filmmaker who was recently accepted into the Sundance Native Filmmakers Lab. Watch here: vimeo com/265766082. Course of Food (17 min) looks at the art of raising organic livestock through the story of Andy Bowen, a former small-town organic farmer and mayor that is now the manager of the restaurant Ludivine in Oklahoma City. This beautiful film won Best Oklahoma Short in 2015 for director Christopher Hunt and Producer David Tester. Watch here: linktv. org/food/course-offood-soo-ee. Hunt and Tester won Best Oklahoma Short again in 2017 for Butch: Legend of Langston (19 min), their colorful portrait of the most recognized and beloved character at Langston University for the past 50 years. The film offers an enjoyable inside look at the students and
traditions of Oklahoma’s historically black university. Watch here: vimeo. com/197959004. The Glove (6 min) is a quirky but interesting animated documentary about a glove that was lost during a spacewalk. Animator and director Alexa Haas noticed the glove floating away in a NASA documentary and decided to create this hand painted animation story about the life of the glove. It proves that you can make a fairly interesting film about anything. Watch here: alexalimhaas.com/ glove. As far as narrative short films go, The Voyage of Sherman and Pacifico (12 min) is one of my favorites. This lovely film about a nerdy homebody and a jellyfish is scored by Flaming Lip’s musician Steven Drozd, narrated by Academy Award winner Javier Bardem, and directed by former Jenks High School student Daniel Tarr, who worked as Bardem’s driver on the Terrence Malick film To the Wonder, filmed in Bartlesville. Watch here: vimeo.com/ 82253007. For more film suggestions throughout the week, please follow deadCenter Film’s social media outlets and website. Stay safe!
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Send Cookies for Courage to health care workers fighting COVID-19 First Lady Sarah Stitt, Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma (GSWESTOK), and the Oklahoma State Medical Association have launched Cookies for Courage, a program that allows Oklahomans to purchase a box of Girl Scout Cookies for medical professionals fighting COVID-19. “Cookies for Courage is a great way for Oklahomans to let our health care workers know we are thinking of them during this very difficult time,” Stitt said. “Oklahomans always pull together in tough times
and this is a very sweet, very simple way to support our medical community as they work to protect us all.” Cookies can be purchased online for $5 per box or $60 for a case at gswestok.org/cookiesforcourage. The cookies will be distributed to health care workers and others on the frontline. Proceeds from the program will support leadership opportunities for young girls through the Girl Scouts. “Oklahoma’s physicians, nurses and other providers are working extended hours to
keep our community safe during this health crisis. We are grateful to the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma and its members for providing this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to those on the front lines of patient care,” said Oklahoma State Medical Association President Larry Bookman, M.D. Girl Scout cookie season was set to run through March 22, but due to COVID-19, in-person sales have been paused. Individual Girl Scout troops have the option of returning
their unsold cookies to GSWESTOK or continuing sales online through their individual Digital Cookie websites. “Oklahomans always set the standard for how we care for our people,” said Shannon Evers, CEO of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma. “Cookie season was cut short this year because of coronavirus, and while that’s disappointing for our girls, they recognize that there’s an opportunity here to show love for people who are fighting this pandemic on the front lines.”
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ove’s Travel Stops & Country Stores announced the company will make a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund. The donation will be directed to United Way’s partner agencies that serve youth in central Oklahoma to address the needs of children that may arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as food insecurity. “We are so grateful for the dependable generosity of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores,” United Way of Central Oklahoma President and CEO Debby Hampton said. “The philanthropic leadership of the Love family is a true gift for our community during this time of crisis.” The United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund is dedicated to increasing resilience among our most vulnerable individuals and families. The fund will support partner agencies of United Way of Central Oklahoma, United Way of Logan County and United Way of Canadian County. It will be
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used to address the needs of those individuals who are experiencing COVID-19related hardship primarily due to temporary unemployment, lost income or unexpected expenses related and due to COVID19. “During these unprecedented times we appreciate organizations that step up to help our community like the United Way,” said Jenny Love Meyer, executive vice president and chief culture officer of Love’s. “We know that this time is especially trying for the youth in our community who depend on school resources daily. We want them to know that they are not alone, and their community is here to support them.” Donations to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund may be made online at www.unitedwayokc.org or by mail to United
Morales joins 1st Liberty First Liberty Bank welcomed Carlos Morales as vice president, information security officer. “I’m looking forward to continuing to enhance and improve a very well-established information security program at First Liberty,” said Carlos. He earned his BBA in international business in 2010 from West Texas A&M University and has degrees in psychology and AS nursing. “Our goal at First Liberty Bank is always to provide the most secure banking environment for our clients and I know that Carlos is a perfect fit to continue our goal,” said Joey Root, bank president. Carlos and his wife, Megan, have a six-year-old daughter, Maisy. They recently purchased a home and will reside in Edmond. Carlos serves as president of the Jack
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Henry Silverlake Southwest User Group and is a member of Graduate of Generations for non-profits. He was a board member of the Bush Tennis Center for years before his move to Oklahoma City. First Liberty Bank is a locally owned, full-service community bank offering a wide range of high-quality bank products and solutions.
Doctor is named panel chair A physician-scientist with The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine has been elected chair of a federal panel that helps to guide research in neurofibromatosis, one of the more common genetic conditions. Fridaylander Sanjay Bidichandani,
MBBS, Ph.D., has assumed leadership of a U.S. Department of Defense review panel that determines the trajectory and funding of research into neurofibromatosis, a condition that predisposes people to cancer. The panel is part of the DoD’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in Neurofibromatosis. DoD-funded research is typically associated with military-related injuries, such as traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, the DoD has a separate arm for research into many diseases and conditions. It awards about $15 million annually for neurofibromatosis. “Because neurofibromatosis is a genetic condition and knowing that people can develop malignant tumors because of it, we want to develop effective screening, imaging and surgical techniques, better genetic diagnostic methods, and specific therapies to help people with the condition,” said Bidichandani, chief of the section of Genetics and Children’s Hospital Foundation Claire Gordon Duncan Chair
in Genetics in the OU College of Medicine. Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant condition – inheriting an abnormal gene from either parent can cause the condition in a child. There are two main types of neurofibromatosis, NF1 and NF2. People with NF1 typically have bumps all over the body called neurofibromas. The bumps themselves are benign, but over time, they carry a risk of malignant transformation – becoming a fairly aggressive cancer. In NF2, the tumors are usually inside the brain, where they affect the nerves that conduct hearing, or can press against other parts of the brain. While there is no average age of diagnosis for NF, it is often discovered in children who have an aggressive form of the condition. Only then do parents realize they have bumps that represent the condition, though usually a less serious form. The cause for the wide variability in clinical severity, even among members of the same family, remains largely unexplained, Bidichandani said.
A message from our chairman: These are troubling times. Rarely do we have something that is so large it affects both our personal and business lives. When it does happen around here, it’s a tornado and while horrible, is pretty limited in it's duration. COVID-19 is different and we are all still figuring out how our lives are changing. Often the line between business and personal, especially for our small business members, is often blurred and issues like COVID-19 make it hard to find a place where the worry and stress can't find us. What we can do as a chamber is continue to support you by providing infor-
mation that's helpful to our membership. Because this is so fast moving we'll be keeping most of our updates on our social media platforms but here are some links to useful information we hope you find useful right now. Many of us are already building and figuring out new ways to run our business. Please feel free to use the Chamber Member Share on Facebook to let all of us know what you are doing and how we might be able to help. On a personal note, I urge all of us to remember that while we cannot control the outcome of all this we can, with effort, control how we feel and what we do. So
while masks and test kits are in short supply, human kindness and compassion don’t need to be. Practice patience with each person you meet, they are likely as stressed and worried as you are. A little kindness goes a long way. Lawrence A. Ross 2020 Chairman During this time, the chamber is embracing technology and holding meetings, training sessions and providing resources digitally. New options are developing daily, so people should check the website at nwokc.com or NWOKC Facebook page for updates.
RESOURCES Our goal is to minimize the impact on our community by looking to our public health experts for guidance related to COVID-19. Here are some additional resources for your reference.
officials are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Small businesses are encouraged to do their part to keep their employees, customers, and themselves healthy.
Oklahoma City - County Health Department The Oklahoma City County Health Department is a resource to all citizens that live within it's jurisdiction. Visit occhd.org/COVID19 to access that information.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act — It's Now the Law. What Does that Mean for Your Workplace? Our thanks to Matt Tipton for pointing us in the direction of this article and how this fast moving law will affect us. We'll be hearing more from Matt and other chamber HR folks in the coming days.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources Health and government
Religion
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All you need is the Holy Spirit and a Bible By Walker Moore The Baptist Messenger Author’s Note: As I was going through my stuff trying to reduce the clutter, I came across something I wrote many years ago. It made my heart laugh not once but twice. So I thought I would share it again. ••• We slept in mosquito net-covered hammocks, cooked our meals in a big iron pot over three logs that had been pushed together and walked from village to village presenting the Gospel. If you’ve never been to Panama, let me tell you that country’s two outstanding characteristics. It is hot with a capital H, and it is humid, which should also be spelled with a capital H. Spring, winter, fall or summer, Panama is always H & H. It is one of the few places in the world where your sweat sweats. You sweat in the shower; you sweat lying down; you sweat standing up, and you sweat sleeping. Because of the H & H, it’s easy to get a heat rash. I was encouraging our students to apply some baby powder to help with that problem. Students don’t listen much to what anyone, even a seasoned missionary, tells them. But I’ve been at this long enough that I know how to get them to do as I say without blinking an eye. Call the powder by a fancy name, and they’ll fall over one another wanting to use it. Don’t believe me? Starbucks learned this long ago with their la-di-da crema, mocha, Frappuccino, chinchilla drinks. So while I was in the jungle, I
renamed the powder “Anti-EvilSpirit Powder” with the slogan, “Don’t go into the jungle without it.” Next thing I knew, every student wanted some of that AntiEvil-Spirit Powder. And never once was it called baby powder again. Anytime someone got tired, another student would ask, “Did you put on your AntiEvil-Spirit Powder?” I applied the name game to hammock life, too. If you’ve spent many nights in a hammock, you know it can be somewhat stifling — especially in a place like Panama where, as you know, the H & H are intense. You can lie there forever waiting for a breeze, but if you’re smart, you’ll get a string and tie it to the side of the hut. With a gentle tug of your wrist, your hammock will swing back and forth, sending a slight breeze across your body. I do this every time I go to the jungles of Panama. Instead of calling it a string, I have renamed my apparatus the “Walker Rocker: Patent Pending.” I go into a whole spiel with the students about how it can be used for the whole family and comes in all colors, sizes and shapes. I tell them, “If you pick up your phone and call within the next 10 minutes, you will receive not one but two ‘Walker Rockers: Patent Pending.’ Operators are standing by, and if you give them the secret code, ‘H & H,’ we’ll include a bottle of AntiEvil-Spirit Powder absolutely free!” I add in a whisper, “Shipping and handling not included.” For the next four days, the students will keep talking to me about the “Walker Rocker:
Patent Pending.” (We are currently in development, testing the next generation of Walker Rockers.) My friends, it is just a string, but which would you rather have: a string, or the brand-new and improved “Walker Rocker: Patent Pending”? All this explains why I lead students to do “Jesus ministry.” Every day, without fail, some student will come up and ask me, “What are we doing today?” I have only one answer: “Jesus ministry.” We are not doing mission work, First Church of something work or Baptist work; we are simply doing Jesus ministry. Most of us have to go somewhere to do mission work or be a part of a program for First Church work. And even though I am proud to be a Baptist, I am not sure what Baptist work is. All I know is that one day I read in the Scriptures, “Then He said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). If Jesus is doing ministry, then I am doing it alongside Him. I can do His ministry any time, any place, anywhere, whether it be in the jungles of Panama or in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You only need three things, let’s make that four, to do Jesus ministry: An obedient heart, a Bible, Anti-Evil-Spirit Powder and the Walker Rocker: Patent Pending. That’s true if you are going to live in the jungle; otherwise, you will only need the first two. And if you act now, the Holy Spirit is standing by to show you Jesus’ ministry — with or without H & H.
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Editorial Page
OPINION OUR STAND “And 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 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.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1878. “We must always stand – alone if necessary – as the conscience of this community.” – J. Leland Gourley, 1959.
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UT WHEN? That is the question, and it is killing our lives, our restaurants, our local businesses. The phrase “this too shall pass” actually comes from Persian poets’ writings, not the Bible, as many would have guessed. Our world came to a standstill on March 11. Everything was glorious as donors assembled at Oklahoma Contemporary for a lavish party on March 10. By the this Wednesday evening, our world was turning upside down with everyone from the Governor to the Mayor shutting down all nonessential businesses. Is there life after the coronavirus. Not for most locally-owned businesses The oil companies can’t save us this time. They have there own problems. ••• Fridaylanders wanted to help others. Some tweeted, “order your food from locally-owned
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restaurants”; others started calling neighbors and offering to go shopping for them. Chad Richison at PayCom donated $2 million to the Food Bank. It was a stunning stroke of generosity from a leading OKC entreprenuer. There are countless more anonymous donors helping. Don’t even think about looking at your retirement accounts until this is over. Just remember all the people in this city that don’t even have one.
Dr. Sandy Sanbar recruiting retired licensed physicians In an effort to relieve the burden of jammed phone lines in doctors’ offices and hospitals, Dr. Sandy Sandbar is recruiting licensed/retired doctors to volunteer and provide telemedicine or telehealth medical services to Oklahoma patients free of charge. “During this unprecedented and unpredictable time coping with the Coronavirus, every person should do his/her share to alleviate the suffering. We are all in this together,” Sanbar said. All physicians interested may contact Dr. Sanbar at 405-229-7895. He will explain how the project would work and the retired physicians responsibilities.
Jo Rowan’s ‘Broadway Revue’ at OCU is incredible performance By Vicki Clark Gourley Sky blue dresses, bright yellow umbrellas, against a ski blue back drop, “Singing in the Rain.” Once again the American Spirit Dance Company, directed by Jo Rowan thrilled the audience with its spring show. The first in the world and number one school in the nation, Jo Rowan and her husband, Dean John Bedford, created the Ameri-
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can Musical Theater Tap and Jazz school and degree. It is now named the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment at Oklahoma City University. Hundreds of current students danced jazz, tap, and ballet to 25 stunning numbers from classic to pop. There is no better show in New York City than the annual OCU American Spirit Dance Company’s Broadway Revue.
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Club hosts Ladies Night of magic and comedy
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Bill Price, magician Mac King and Mary Price during the Men’s Dinner Club’s "Bringing Las Vegas to Oklahoma City — A Night of Magic and Comedy.” Mac King is an American magician who has performed on television specials, often as a co-host. He has his own family-friendly show, “The Mac King Comedy Magic Show,” at Harrah's Las Vegas in the Clint Holmes Theater.
David Mayfield, Jim and Dixie Stengle, Bekah Berry and Brent Skarky.
David Daugherty and Ann and Dick Porter enjoy the Men’s Dinner Club event at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Don and Louise Miller enjoy an evening out at the Men’s Dinner Club event.
Judy and Guy Liebmann, Melanie and Dr. Mark Hanstein, Mac King, Gov. Mary Fallin and Wade Christensen.
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Oklahoma Contemporary
Oklahoma Contemporary, the spectacular new arts center at NW 11th and Broadway. The 54,000 square foot building, home to a main gallery, classroom studios, performance spaces, community lounge, café and outdoor spaces ensure there will always be something new to see and experience.
Capital Campaign donors aglow at appreciation gala Oklahoma Contemporary welcomed Capital Campaign leadership donors and important stakeholders as the first guests in their new home at NW 11th and Broadway on March 10, the day before Mayor David Holt with wife, Rachel Canueverything began to be cancelled. The donor so Holt and Oklahoma Contemporary evening is the only opening event held so far Executive Director Eddie Walker, right. Founder and Board President by the organization, which decided to postpone Christian Keesee presents an all other opening celebrations in reaction to the award to Board Vice PresiCOVID-19 crisis. The building remains temporarily dent Todd Edmonds. closed to the public. During the first-look event’s - Photos By Todd Scott cocktail hour, attendees were given the opportunity to Photography explore Oklahoma Contemporary’s new building, including education spaces, the Creative Lounge, Oklahoma Gallery exhibition Shadow on the Glare and the new retail space. Performers from UCO and RACE Dance Company activated spaces throughout the building, including the Ceremonial Stair and Dance Studio. In the Te Ata Theater, tables were set with silver and pink Marvin Quinn and decorations and floral pieces of lush clouds of pink flowers adding whimsy Oklahoma Contemto the atmosphere. Guests enjoyed meals prepared by Chef Kurt porary Advisory Board Trustee and Fleischfresser. A procession of waiters in white gloves served daube of beef Kirkpatrick Family provencal, chicken confit and jackfruit crab cake. The meal ended with Fund Executive Donors Renata and decadent chocolate cake. Oklahoma Contemporary founder and board president Director Liz Chuck Wiggins. Christian Keesee addressed donors and shareholders. He congratulated them Eickman. on the achievement of their goal, raising funds to launch Oklahoma Contemporary’s new home. See CONTEMPORARY, Page B2
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CONTEMPORARY From Page B1 He thanked opening year chairs Judy Love and Mike Turpen, opening celebration committee chairs Joan Maguire and Amy Bankhead and the evening’s emcee, Jane Jayroe Gamble, as well as Kirkpatrick Family Fund Executive Director Liz Eickman, building committee co-chair
Todd Edmonds and the gathered leadership donors. For the grand finale, Executive Director Eddie Walker and Artistic Director Jeremiah Matthew Davis announced a champagne toast as guests were showered from above with rose petals. Following dinner, the main gallery was
open for guests to tour the inaugural exhibition Bright Golden Haze. The exhibition is presented by Annie Bohanon and the Oklahoma City Community Foundation in memory of Marilyn Myers. Artist Leo Villareal was on hand, discussing his Star Ceiling installation. As attendees parted, the building was alight with full-scale projections designed by New York production company Iron Bloom.
Bright Golden Haze presenting sponsor Annie Bohanon with Oklahoma Contemporary Founder and Board President Christian Keesee and building architect Rand Elliott.
Leadership donors Bob and Nancy Anthony. Above: Oklahoma Contemporary opening year campaign co-chair Judy Love with daughter-in-law, Lisa Love. Below: Bill Johnstone with wife, Capital Campaign-co-chair Ann Johnstone.
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Donors Nancy Payne Ellis and Lori and Bond Payne.
Oklahoma Contemporary Advisory Board Trustee Tricia Everest and Capital Campaign co-chair James Pickel.
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102 From left: Saundra Farha (granddaughter), Adeeba Samara, center, holding Sarah Maria Homsey (great-great granddaughter), Jennifer Homsey in front, (great-granddaughter), and Nadia Shadid (daughter). A beautiful family spanning 7 months to 102 years and many many in between.
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RESOLUTION NO. 1371 CITY OF NICHOLS HILLS, OKLAHOMA AN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NICHOLS HILLS, OKLAHOMA, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS DISEASE WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 301-314 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes (the “Oklahoma Open Meeting Act”), municipalities in Oklahoma are authorized to conduct Emergency Meetings in a “situation involving injury to persons or injury and damage to public or personal property or immediate financial loss when the time requirements for public notice of a special meeting would make such procedure impractical and increase the likelihood of injury or immediate financial loss;” WHEREAS, on December, 2019, a novel (new) coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 (the “Virus”) has caused global spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 (the “Disease”); WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Virus Disease to be a pandemic; WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 the President of the United States declared a National Emergency due to the Virus pandemic; WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the Governor of the State of Oklahoma declared an emergency for all seventy-seven (77) Oklahoma Counties caused by the impending thread of the Disease; WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced the first COVID-19 presumptive positive test result for a resident of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and poses a risk of injury to persons or injury and damage to public or personal property or immediate financial loss; WHEREAS, this City Council has determined it necessary to conduct an emergency meeting because the time requirements for public notice of a special meeting would make such procedure impractical and increase the likelihood of injury or immediate financial loss; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22-120 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, municipalities are authorized to make regulations to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality and may enforce quarantine laws; and WHEREAS; pursuant to Section 18-23 of the Nichols Hills City Code, “in the event of an enemy-caused emergency or emergencies resulting from natural causes, the director of emergency management, after due authorization as provided in section 18-26 of this article, shall have the power and authority to enforce all rules and regulations relating to civil emergencies and, if necessary, take control of transportation, communications, stocks of fuel, food, clothing, medicine and public utilities for the purpose of protecting the civilian population;” WHEREAS, as of date of the adoption of this Resolution the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) has advised the cancellation or postponement of in-person events throughout the U.S. that consist of fifty (50) people or more will help mitigate the risks of the spread of the Virus; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma pursuant to the authority vested in the Council under Section 18-26 of the Nichols Hills City Code and applicable state law, hereby declares an emergency in the City; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma pursuant to the authority vested in the Council under Section 18-26 of the Nichols Hills City Code and applicable state law, hereby declares an emergency in the City and further takes the following actions: 1. Revocation of the City’s approval of all special events permits and revocable permits issued for events on City and/or City beneficiary Public Trust property or requiring the closure of public right-of-way for events to take place between March 16, 2020 and April 12, 2020. 2. Private businesses and religious institutions are strongly encouraged to follow CDC recommendations, including but not limited to, cancellation or postponement of in-person events of fifty (50) people and social distancing by which at least six feet of space is maintained between persons. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City’s Director of Emergency Management, the City of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma Fire Chief, shall have the power and authority to enforce all rules and regulations relating to civil emergencies and, if necessary, take control of transportation, communications, stocks of fuel, food, clothing, medicine and public utilities for the purpose of protecting the civilian population; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Office of City Manager is authorized to make such emergency purchases as are necessary to address difficulties caused by the Virus; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this declaration of emergency and the regulations and restrictions imposed by this Resolution shall remain in effect until terminated by law or by future action of the Council. PASSED by the Council of the City of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, on the 16th day of March 2020. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, on the 16th day of March, 2020.
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->Ì°Ê >ÀV ÊÓnÊUÊ£ä\ää> 954 W. Tesio Way, Mustang, OK 1210 sqft 3 bed, 2 bath home. Currently rented. Mustang school. Brick home with 2-car garage. 2019 taxes $1,050. Tesio Way is just north of 152 on Czech Hall Rd. See www.KenCarpenterAuction.com for more info.
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