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Jordan von Netzer and Paul Steinke hosted a Jockeys & Juleps Kentucky Derby party at their home in Nichols Hills. Donning pretty dresses and hats to root on their favorite horse are, from left, Bailey Benham, Kendall Cowden, Carly Moratto, Laura Young, Hanieh Pace, Cara Farris and Sarah McCombs.
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Four Fridayland students and one of our schools are finalists for the 2023 Kelli O’Hara Awards.
The winners are to be named on Thursday, May 18, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center Music Hall. The awards are a production of OKC Broadway, A Nederlander and
the Civic Center Foundation.
Our finalists are:
Outstanding Performance by An Actress — Delaney Anderson, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, “Into the Woods”; and Lucia Corredor, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, “Into the Woods.”
Outstanding Performance by An Actor — Evan Hulse, Heritage Hall, “Peter Pan’’;
Nichols Hills Councilman Peter Hoffman, Laura Love, Caroline Ikard, Eli McCarty Ikard, Melia Love, Julia Love, Frank Love, Mayor Sody Clements and City Manager Shane Pate, standing; and Judy Love and Cameron James Ikard, seated, at the grand opening celebration to commemorate the completion of Love Family Park, an 18-month, $1.5 million project that transformed five-acres of property into a beautifully-landscaped park along the north and east sides of Grand Boulevard between Huntington Avenue and Bedford Drive.
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Cupcake is a 5yearold Chihuahua adopted by Dr. Ron Simon during the pandemic.
“Cuppy” loves to go to Lake Texoma. Everybody loves Cuppy and Cuppy loves everbody.
Email Dog, Cat, Pet and Baby of the Week nominations with complete descriptions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions are used in the order they are received.
OKC FRIDAY will publish its annual Class of 2023 edition on May 26. To place a special salute to your favorite graduate, see the form on Page 5.
It’s storm season in Oklahoma and while owning a shelter is a great safety precaution, someone needs to know there could be people trapped inside during the aftermath of severe weather.
That’s why it is important to be sure that all storm shelters are registered with their respective cities.
In Nichols Hills, the Fire Department works to keep its residents safe with a voluntary Storm Shelter Registration Program.
“Our goal is to find new and inventive ways to care for the residents of Nichols Hills,” officials said. “We want to make this city a safe place for your family to live. Registering your storm shelter will help fire fighters rapidly locate and render aid to your family in the event of a weather-related emergency.”
Go to the storm shelter registration form and register online at nicholshills.net or contact NHFD at (405) 843-8526.
and Carter Johansen, Deer Creek High School, “Legally Blonde.”
Performance by an Ensemble — Casady School, “The Music Man.”
The finalists are to perform before a live audience as the awards committee selects the Outstanding Performance by Actor and Actress for the fifth
See O’HARA, Page 5
When permits are issued for storm shelters in The Village through the Code Department, they are then registered, Ken Nelson, planning director, said.
Once permitted, the address and location of the shelter are sent to Fire Marshal Brent Hodges, who keeps and maintains a complete listing of shelters in the city.
“Upon being informed that the shelter has been installed, the city will inspect to verify the permitted location and will confirm that it is operational,”
See SHELTERS, Page 5
Positive Tomorrows has been named as a Cognia School of Distinction for excellence in education.
Cognia selected 96 schools in the United States and Puerto Rico and nine in other countries across the globe as Schools of Distinction.
Positive Tomorrows was picked out of more than 1,500 institutions eligible for the award. This honor is a recognition of schools who are memorable within the Cognia network for outstanding exemplification of the Cognia Performance Standards during the most recent accreditation engagement review.
“We are very proud of the hard-working staff who prepared for our site assessment throughout the year,” said Margaret Creighton, president and CEO at Positive Tomorrows. “Our accreditation is a critical tool that ensures we are delivering a world-class education to our students.”
Accreditation through Cognia is based on a set of rigorous research-based standards and evidence-based criteria that examines the whole institution –its policies, programs, practices, learning conditions, and cultural See SCHOOL, Page 5
Allied Arts’ Artini gala celebrated 20 years with a Roaring 20s theme. OKC’s largest martini tasting was mixed with live entertainment by the Talk of the Town Orchestra, food and an exclusive art auction that raised critical funds for the arts. At left: David and Aimee Harlow. At right: Sarah and Matt Boydstun. Below: Mike and Cindi Shelby join Allied Arts President and CEO Sunny Cearley and her husband Adam Brooks.
During Sunbeam Family Services’ Shine A Light gala, Kelly Gray is presented the Aspire Award from Phyllis Strong, the 2022 award winners. Gray is the CEO and a founding director of the McLaughlin Family Foundation.
commemorated the completion of Love Family Park. The $1.5 million gift from the late Tom Love and his wife Judy is the largest ever given to Nichols Hills since it was incorporated 94 years ago.
United Way of Central Oklahoma invites local 501(c)(3) nonprofits to submit new and innovative approaches to address health and human service needs in central Oklahoma to the fifth annual WayFinder Innovation Grant opportunity.
Successful grant recipients could receive up to $250,000 in one-time funding.
The proposed programs must be new and not yet exist in Oklahoma. Finalists will be invited to pitch their ideas in a ‘Shark Tank’ approach to a panel of community leaders. The panel will select the nonprofit(s) with the most promising and viable ideas to receive one-time funding from United Way of Central Oklahoma. To date, $882,000 has been awarded to 13 WayFinder programs.
“Innovation is at the heart of United Way’s mission, and we are constantly looking for new and inventive ways to support the needs of our community,” said United Way of Central Oklahoma President & CEO Debby Hampton. “The 13 groundbreaking WayFinder programs that have launched since 2019 are already impacting hundreds of Oklahomans and we are proud to continue providing an opportunity for local nonprofits to present the next round of life-changing ideas.”
An informational session for health and social services 501 (c)(3) nonprofits is set for Monday, May 15 from 10-11 a.m. Interested nonprofits should RSVP by emailing wayfinder@unitedwayokc.org by Thursday, May 11.
In 2023, three nonprofits were awarded $232,000 to launch their
new programs.
• Pivot’s Preserves by Pivot will provide first-time jobs to youth to learn important business skills by developing and marketing Pivot Preserves – an artisanal jam product that will be specially made at Pivot.
• The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice Youth Leadership Forum for Community Transformation is a three-day workshop offering an opportunity for high school students from the Oklahoma City Metro area to discuss and learn how to process difficult topics, developing their awareness and skills to lead in a diverse society.
• Calm Waters Center for Children and Families Incarcerated Oklahomans Grief Support Group will establish support group curriculum for detainees at the Oklahoma County Jail to provide an opportunity for them to process their grief and care for their mental well-being.
For more information on the WayFinder Innovation Grant, including award criteria, please visit unitedwayokc.org/wayfindergrant or email wayfinder@unitedwayokc.org.
About United Way of Central Oklahoma:
United Way of Central Oklahoma researches human needs within the communities of central Oklahoma and directs resources to accountable health and human services agencies to meet those needs by improving the health, safety, education and economic well-being of its most vulnerable citizens.
For more information about United Way of Central Oklahoma, visit www.unitedwayokc.org or call (405) 236-8441.
Healthy Living OKC, the first MAPS 3 Senior Wellness Center, is holding its annual Celebrate the Arts Show & Sale this weekend.
Eleven distinguished member artists and teachers are displaying their work for sale during the three-day event that is open to the public. They include: Patrick Riley, Dale George, Cynthia Thomas, Linda Burgett, Ursula Britt, Linda Hiller, Jordan Hutchins, Bob Kaiser, Diane Potter, Cheryl Swanson and Edna Woofter.
Show hours are Friday, May 12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no cost to attend on Friday and Saturday.
Healthy Living OKC is a non-profit dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of those 50 and older.
Through a public-private partnership with the City of Oklahoma City, HLOKC offers a state-of-the-art wellness facility.
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Nelson said. “If and when a storm may occur (which would require a search) the complete listing would be separated out in grid-like fashion and dispersed
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consecutive year. In addition to selecting the Outstanding Actor and Actress, the awards committee is to honor the Outstanding Musical and Ensemble performances and present the Rising Star, selected by their peers and Spotlight Awards, given to an outstanding performer from each school who performed in a non-qualifying role.
“We are proud to recognize all of the phenomenally-talented students from right here in Oklahoma, and the fact that the show is back on the Civic Center stage making these even more special,” said Elizabeth Gray, executive director of OKC
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context – to determine how well the parts work together to carry out the institution’s vision and meet the needs of every learner. Once an institution is accredited, it engages in similar preparation and review every five years to maintain that designation.
“The recognition as a Cognia School of Distinction attests to the phenomenal work this school is doing, ensuring that the culture and leadership provides a strong foundation for engagement and growth,” said Christina McCreary, Southwest Region director at Cognia. “It is with immense pride that Cognia recognizes and honors this stellar Oklahoma school.”
to the various departments to perform searches.”
Storm shelter registration for residents of Oklahoma City is also available online and is a free, voluntary service, a spokesman for the metro said.
In addition to registering a storm shelter, it is also vital that
Broadway.
contact information is up to date.
For these services, go to okc.gov and click the “register my storm shelter” link under the visitor heading at the top of the page. If no internet access is available, call the Action Center at (405) 297-2535.
The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards) in New York occur on Monday, June 26. The Jimmy Awards is a coast-to-coast celebration of outstanding student achievement, recognizing individual artistry in vocal, dance, and acting performance.
“We are thrilled to nominate two of Oklahoma's most talented performers to compete nationally for the Jimmy Awards again this year,” Gray said.
The Outstanding Actress and Actor selected at the Kelli O'Hara Awards win all-expense paid trips to the Jimmy Awards to compete among 96 nominees from 48 regional awards programs.
To learn more about Positive Tomorrows, visit positivetomor-
rows.org. To learn more about Cognia, visit cognia.org.
May 31 • Farmers Market
Scissortail Park will add a monthly, midweek Farmers Market to the Lower Park near the Hill Pavilion. Taking place from 58 pm on the last Wednesday of each month from May through September, the new market will feature more local Oklahoma vendors to complement the weekly Saturday market. Free street parking is available along South Robinson Ave. and South Harvey Ave., as well as a small free parking lot at South Harvey and SW 15th St.
May 1113 • Big 12 Softball USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex will serve as the host facility for the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship. Contact the Big 12 ticket office for more ticket information, Tickets@ big12sports.com. For more information, visit: go.teamusa.org/ 3IEu7tF
May 12 •
KATTFest 2023
Rock 100.5 The Katt Presents KATTFEST 2023 at the Zoo Amphitheatre with Godsmack, I Prevail, Bad Omens, Zero 9:36 and Catch Your Breath. Gates Open at 3:30 pm. No Lawn Chairs.
May 13 •
May 2729 • Paseo Arts Festival
May is finally here, and that means the 46th Annual Paseo Arts Festival is May 2729. Visitors will enjoy almost 100 nationally acclaimed visual artists, more than 50 musicians and live performers on two stages and a food court is sure to please and will feature 20 food and drink vendors with traditional and notsotraditional Festival treats, both savory and sweet.
If you are available throughout Memorial Day weekend on May 27, 28 & 29, please consider signing up as a volunteer. This festival isn't possible without the help of 400 volunteers every year. Go to thepaseo.org/festival for sign ups and event details.
Garden Festival Gardeners, cooking enthusiast, home decorators and other plant lovers are invited to the Myriad Botanical Gardens’ annual free Oklahoma City Flower & Garden Festival, Saturday, May 13, from 9 am 4 pm.
May 13 • ‘90s Tribrute Get ready to MMMBop along with your favorite ‘90s and early 2000s anthems with My So Called Band, returning to the Tower Theatre stage at 8 pm. Snap in your butterfly clips, break out your capris and secure your tickets now at towertheatreokc.com.
May 14 • Mother’s Day Brunch
Treat your Mom, family and friends to a Special Mother's Day Brunch at Omni Oklahoma City Hotel. Enjoy and experience culinary delights from an exclusive menu as well as delectable pastries and desserts. Additionally, listen to live tunes performed from
local artists to keep you entertained throughout your experience. Menu includes a Chilled Seafood Station, Breakfast Offerings, Omelet Station, Carving Station and a Dessert Display. Make your reservations by calling (405) 4386480 or going to OpenTable.
May 14 • Dessert Cruise
Bring mom on a river cruise along the 7mile stretch of the Oklahoma River at Regatta Park Plaza Landing. Enjoy bite sized desserts and mimosas at the cash bar. Each vessel can accommodate up to 35 guests and has an airconditioned cabin. In addition to comfortable seating, cocktail tables and viewing decks, each vessel has onboard restrooms and bar/concessions area. There are two departure times for this cruise, 1 and 4 pm, and boarding time is 15 minutes prior. Tickets are $30 per person and must be purchased in advance.
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Paycom Center Events/Shows:
Thomas Rhett Aug. 17
PBR Freedom Fest Sept. 810
Jelly Roll Sept. 19
Koe Wetzel Sept. 30
ODESZA Oct. 12
Jason Aldean Oct. 13
Nate Bargatze Oct. 22
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Nov. 1819
Zoo Amphitheatre: Kattfest May 12
Weezer June 10
Matchbox Twenty 2023 June 21 Young the Giant June 30 Sam Hunt Aug. 5 Incubus Aug. 20
Oklahoma City’s deadCenter Film Festival has released the slate of movies that will screen at their 23rd annual celebration of film, June 811. Black Barbie, a poignant and hilarious documentary from University of Oklahoma graduate Lagueria Davis, leads the robust and gorgeously diverse collection that also includes films about the Oklahoma City Dolls women’s tackle football team, folk-rock icons the Indigo Girls, black rodeo cowboys, and the making of the 1977 Star Wars Holiday Special deadCenter is Oklahoma’s largest and only Oscar-qualifying film festival. As such, the winners of best live action short and best animated short at deadCenter automatically join the small group of winners from Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, and a few others as finalists for the Academy Awards. The Oscar nominees for those two categories are chosen directly from that select pool.
Now that deadCenter is an Oscar-qualifying festival, the number of filmmakers submitting films from around the world has jumped significantly. Nearly 2,000 films applied to screen at the festival. From those entries, deadCenter selected 12 narrative features, 14 documentary features, and 130 short films.
The narrative feature program includes four outstanding
movies that were filmed in Oklahoma.
Best Oklahoma Film
2016 and 2020 winner
Zach Burns premieres his first feature film as a director, the dark comedy Hell Hath No
Fury. Best Oklahoma
Film 2014 winner Kyle William Roberts returns with the world premiere of his second feature, the inspiring teen drama What Rhymes with Reason
Tenkiller director Kara Choate presents her second feature, an inventive teen romance called The Awkward Stage. And, Reservation Dogs Executive Story Editor Erica Tremblay makes her deadCenter debut with Fancy Dance, the story of a Native American hustler and her kidnapped niece that was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and the Audience Award at SXSW.
Documentary selections include Riding Legacy, a look at Oklahoma’s thriving black cowboy community from director Kian Taylor; We Will Speak, an investigation into the effort to preserve the Cherokee language from Schon Duncan and Michael McDermit; Join or Die, a wake-up call about the need for more civic engagement from
Rick Springfield Aug. 23
All American Rejects Oct. 14
Civic Center Music Hall:
Clara Luper Centennial May 13
Tim Allen May 19
Hamilton May 24 June 4
Madagascar The Musical June 67
La Boheme June 2324
Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis; and It’s Only Life After All, a joyous, sing-along review of the music and activism of the Indigo Girls from Alexandria Bombach Oklahoma City favorite Nick Demos, the former artistic director of Lyric Theatre, returns to deadCenter for the world premiere his new documentary about body image called Body Electric.
The 130 short films vying for Oscar consideration will be screened in 18 shorts programs at Harkins Bricktown Cinema and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The shorts programs are very diverse and well labeled, so you can pick exactly the types of films you want to see, from Comedy Shorts to Family Fest to Awesome Animation. The very popular Okie Shorts program is offered in two volumes and highlights the wonderful range of storytelling from Oklahoma filmmakers. Classen SAS senior and deadCenter alum Ella Janes has two short films in the festival and serves as programmer for the high school shorts program. Make your plans now to attend the 23rd annual deadCenter Film Festival, June 811. The full list of films and programming schedule are available at deadcenterfilm.org, along with information about sponsoring and buying passes. Happy Mother’s Day!
The Sound of Music June 27July 2
The Prom July 1116
Ain’t Misbehavin’ July 2530
Other Events/Shows/Awards:
Walk to Cure Arthritis May 20
Paseo Arts Festival May 2729
Arthritis Foundation calls on local and area residents to support their mission to cure arthritis, and help people battling the disease live a full life, by participating in the 2023 Walk to Cure Arthritis on May 20 at Stars and Stripes Park, Lake Hefner.
Walk to Cure Arthritis, the Arthritis Foundation’s annual flagship fundraising event, celebrates arthritis warriors, their caregivers, and everyone else who’s part of the movement to conquer arthritis. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting research for better treatments and a cure, as well as offering tools and resources to help reduce chron-
ic pain and improve people’s lives.
Funds raised will be used to keep research, resources, and services going strong for those battling arthritis. This year, the community will band together to help support the over 1,000,000 residents living with arthritis in Oklahoma.
“Arthritis is the No.1 cause of disability in the United States, affecting nearly 60 million Americans, including 300,000 children. Together, we can make a difference for these arthritis warriors,” said Shelly Jordan, Executive Director Arthritis Foundation Oklahoma.
“For 75 years, the Arthritis Foundation has been committed to con-
quering this disease through lifechanging research and resources. We couldn’t make the progress that we do if it weren’t for community members coming together to support and raise money for this important cause.”
At this year’s walk, we will be honoring a local girl who battles Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, 14year-old, Stella Gebard. Despite being diagnosed with JIA at age 6, you will find Stella singing, dancing, and performing all over Oklahoma in productions like Lyric Theatre’s, Matilda. When she isn’t perfecting her craft in the studio, you may find her at her family farm or
enjoying her cats, Oreo and Ginny, her dogs, Prada and Merle, and many of her horses! We are so pleased to celebrate Stella’s strength and tenacity at the 2023 Walk to Cure Arthritis OKC.
Other event honorees include: RA Warrior, Jami Cole, and Rheumatologist, Dr. Mary Mamut.
Residents can register and begin fundraising for the Oklahoma City Walk to Cure Arthritis and learn more about the event by visiting walktocurearthritis.org/okc or by contacting Shelly Jordan at sjordan@arthritis.org. To learn more about the fight to cure arthritis, visit walktocurearthritis.org.
The Catholic School of St. Eugene Kindergarten students Penelope Elder (left) and Penelope Marin (right) make signs to promote the diaper and baby wipes drive their class will hold this spring. Kindergarten’s SALT focus is Caring for Mothers and Babies. They also put together toddler snack kits for Infant Crisis Center clients.
The Catholic School of St. Eugene second grade student Kadence Simmons works on a cheerful sidewalk chalk drawing outside the Bethany Children’s Health Center. Second grade’s SALT focus is Caring for the Sick. Students visited Bethany Children’s Health Center to learn more about staying healthy, and to drop off motivational posters they made for display in the halls.
The students, staff, and volunteers from the Catholic School of St. Eugene, located in The Village, went out into the community for their annual SALT Day of Service.
Since 2017, the Catholic School of St. Eugene has integrated service into its curriculum through the
The Catholic School of St. Eugene third grade student Ryder Jea helps sort clothes at Sharing Tree in Moore. Third grade’s SALT focus is Working to End Poverty and Homelessness. The class visited Sharing Tree (a Moore non-profit that provides families in need with a dignified shopping experience) after having partnered with them for a Christmas toy drive.
SALT Program. SALT stands for Serve, Appreciate, Love, Teach. Each class from preschool through eighth grade focuses on one service topic each year, integrated through activities, speakers, and an allschool service day. Each activity is meant to educate, provide an
opportunity for students to take action, or reflect on their topic.
The program aims to strengthen Catholic identity as a school and provide opportunities for all students to embrace Jesus’ call to missionary discipleship as an essential part of who they are.
The Catholic School of St. Eugene fourth grade students Owen Elder (left) and Yocemil Castro (right)\work together to weigh and package linguine noodles at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Fourth grade’s SALT focus is Working to End Hunger. The class organized a food drive in November, collecting more than 4,000 pounds of food.
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Hang the Moon was written by Jeannette Walls, a graduate of Barnard College and a journalist in New York. She combined her talents for historical fiction storytelling with a close look at the mountain people in the state of Virginia in the 1920s and prohibition and family feuding between the Kincaids and the Bonds. Her touch of hillbilly, competitive bootlegging adds a vivid touch of color to these people of Claiborne County, in rural Virginia.
There are many story lines at work in these hills besides the lucrative liquor business, with racial tension, family secrets, dysfunctional families, wild car chases in Model T cars and spiffy Packard limos. The two families involved in the squabbles are the Bonds and the offspring of Duke Kincaid, the richest and most powerful man in town. He has been married three times and interspersed are children who seem to appear about every 15 minutes. With those ingredients, jealousy abounds and Duke sent his relatives in
and out of the family as he pleased. His daughter Sallie was sent to a relative for nine years after offending his second wife.
The list includes Aunt Faye, Baby Grace, Eddie, Georgette, Jane, as well as the friend’s handsome Rawley, and Tom. Sallie Kincaid fights for women’s rights in such a family and marriages, divorces, fallen women and male hucksters appear on almost every page.
With prohibition, killings and strong beliefs in marriage and varying degrees of commitment and lots of lies there would seem to be plenty of conflict, but the Women’s Temperance movement adds more with its stand against making, buying, selling and transporting liquor. There is bound to be trouble within and without friends and neighbors.
In other stories, old conflicts between the fictitious McCoys and the Hatfields from other authors might appear dull and sluggish as compared with these families. Sallie leads the road in staking claims on the Kin-
caid’s own terms as they meet the Feds. Romance is always just around the corner, and these hill people will be romancing, dancing and keeping you interested long after the last page is turned.
Laughs and romance hang around as much as the moon allows. Secrets are not shared, and Sallie Kincaid will never tell. This legend of American Past remains with the “Queen of the Kincaid Rumrunners” undoubtedly is still ruling the factions in Claiborne County, Raleigh and in her own family to continue the wild ride forging her own path.
Thanks to Full Circle Bookstore for sharing these books with FRIDAY readers.
“Well Preserved with Eunice Khoury” is the longest running senior-focused radio program in Oklahoma. This radio program is on News Radio 1000 KTOK with a large and loyal listening audience.
Well Preserved started “Pay Back Saturday” in 2022 to replace the “Tag the Tahoe” contest.
“Pay Back Saturday” honors non-profits that service seniors in our area. Every quarter, a nonprofit will be selected and will receive a check for $1,200. Previous winners are Nana’s Closet providing assistance and resources to Grandparents raising
Grandchildren, The Oklahoma City Fire Department’s Project Life providing smoke detectors and CO2 detectors to seniors and Full Circle in Norman providing adult day care.
It was an honor to deliver the $1,200.00 check to D-Dent. Their program provides free care for the disabled and elderly in need of dental treatment for the entire state. Ken Young, CEO of D-Dent, was a guest on Well Preserved April 1. D-Dent assisted an event at Crossings Community Clinic/ Good Shepard. They were able to provide dental service to 31 veterans with the help of Pay Back Saturday. For a non-profit to qualify, go to wellpreserved.info/ radio and complete application.
D-Dent receives a check for “Pay Back Saturday.” At left, Karen Chadwell from D-Dent, Jennifer Buckles from Apex Home Health, host of Well Preserved Eunice Khoury, Shirley Harris from DDent, Keri Knowles and Patrick Munnerlyn from Well Preserved Advisory Group.
Debbie South RE/MAX Preferred 9520 N. May, Suite 110 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Office: (405) 751-4848 debbiesouth.com
Full Circle Bookstore 1900 NW Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 842-2900 (800) 683-READ
Swiss Cleaners @ Laundry 3737 NW 50th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73112 (405) 946-0629
Junior’s Supper Club 2601 NW Expressway Oil Center Building (405) 848-5597 juniorsokc.com
Boutique One 6478 Avondale Dr. Nichols Hill Plaza (405) 888-9822
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The Learning Tree 7638 N. Western Wilshire Village (405) 848-1415 learningtreeokc.com
Carwin’s Shave Shop 6411 Avondale Dr. Nichols Hills Plaza (405) 607-1197
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Winter House 6411 Avondale Dr. Nichols Hills Plaza (405) 607-1199
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International Wigs 4429 NW 10th St, . Oklahoma City, OK 73107 (405) 943-1233
Nancy Farha’s 9205 N. Pennsylvania Casady Square The Village, OK 73120 (405) 775-0404 nancyfarha.com
Journey Quilt Company T-shirt Quilts 16516 N. Penn Ave. Edmond OK 73012 (405) 340-0444 journeyquilts.com
23rd Street Antiques 3023 NW 23rd. (405) 947-3800 Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Antiques23.com
Concordia Life Plan Community 7707 W. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City, OK 73132 (405) 720-7200 concordiaseniorliving.com
Coyle Law Firm 125 Park Ave. No.100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 583-3909 coylelaw.com
Gulfport Seafood Market 8016 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 (405) 848-3468 Gulfportseafoods.com
Home Care Assistance of Oklahoma 323 S. Blackwelder Ave. Edmond, OK 73034 (405) 277-0035 homecareassistance.com
Moorman's Distinctive Carpets and Area Rugs 3835 NW 63rd St. Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 848-4888 moormanscarpetsoklahomacity.com
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Retirement Investment Advisors
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State Farm Insurance Gary Baccus 16145 N. May Ave. Edmond, Ok 73013 (405) 844-6300 Garybaccus.com
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Buoyed by three individual gold medalists, along with a relay title, the Heritage Hall boys track team captured the Class 3A state championship last weekend in Ardmore.
This marks the fifth title for the Chargers, and the girls team placed third to secure its best finish in program history.
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Andy Bass led the way with a pair of gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters. Bass captured the 100 by just under a tenth-second to set a state record with a winning time of 10.56 seconds and posted 21.74 in the 200 to win by two-tenths second.
6 feet, 8 inches in the high jump and a thirdplace effort in the long jump.
another gold in the 300 hurdles to settle for second in 44.87 seconds.
Two other Chargers boys finished inside the top 5, with Zavier Freeman taking third in the discus and Harris grabbing fifth in the 100 meters.
Meanwhile, the Heritage Hall girls boasted three other athletes in the top 5.
The Crossings Christian girls finished third in the 4-by-200 relay just ahead of Heritage Hall and fourth in the 4-by-400 relay.
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Jackson Fowler outlasted Crossings Christian’s Trey Bishop by just under five seconds to grab a gold medal in the 3200 meters. Fowler finished in 10:14.99 compared to 10:19.43 for Bishop. Fowler also placed fifth in the 1600 meters.
Graham Murphy medaled in two events, continuing his strong season with a goldmedal winning leap of
Bass joined Jerrod Williams, Jordyn Harris and River Faulkner as the Chargers set a state record in the 4-by-100 relay, posting a winning time of 41.96 seconds just fractions of a second faster than their old record of 42.08 set in 2022.
Crossings Christian’s Savanna Meek also earned a gold medal at the 3A state championships, as she won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.72 seconds but came up just fifth-hundredths second short of
Mary Rocco-Phillips led the trio with a third-place finish in the 100 meters and Yohonna Bell in fourth in the 400 meters. Addy Washington finished fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 100 hurdles.
Nate Rouse was the other Crossings athlete in the top 5 after fifthplace finish in the 300 hurdles, while Mount St. Mary’s James Hardesty finished ninth in the 3200 meters for the Rockets.
In addition, the Heritage Hall boys earned two silver medals in the 4-by-200 and 4-by800 relays and the Charger girls were second in the 4-by-100 relay.
After two rounds of the posteason, five Fridayland teams are still standing as the soccer playoffs headed into semifinal action last Tuesday.
The Deer Creek boys were scheduled to face Broken Arrow in the Class 6A semifinals for a spot in the championship game against the winner of Jenks-Northwest Classen this weekend.
The Antlers held off Edmond Memorial for a 2-0 win last Friday inthe quarterfinals.
Results weren’t available at press time, so check at okcfriday.com for championship matchups.
Both McGuinness squads also reached the 5A semifinals, after the Irish boys escaped with a 1-0 victory over Piedmont and the girls rolled to a 6-0 triumph against Elgin.
Both squads from McGuinness and Deer Creek, along with several athletes from John Marshall, compete this weekend in the Class 5A and 6A state championships this Friday and Saturday at Yukon.
The Irish captured a 5A regional title at Moore last Saturday, as six boys earned gold medals.
Tyrell Bruner led the way with a pair of wins in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump.
Garrett Williams captured the 300 hurdles.
The Irish also dominated the field events as Andrew Elder won the high jump, Kellen Fraille claimed the discus and Kazeyn Bird took the shot put. Wilson Eseme added a gold in the 400. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.
On Tuesday, the McGuinness boys visited Tulsa-East Central with Santa Fe South and Tulsa Edison meeting in the other semifinal.
The Irish girls traveled to rival Tulsa-Bishop Kelley with the winner to face Piedmont or Coweta in the championship game.
Both Heritage Hall teams also advanced to the 3A semifinals.
The Charger boys cruised to a 5-0 win against Kingfisher in the quarterfinals, with goals by Caysen Argo, Alex Alspaugh, Carter Counts, Cole Corley and Will Porter. Tucker Austin also collected three assists.
They traveled to Summit Christian for the semis could face the Crooked Oak-Rejoice Christian winner for a state title.
The Heritage Hall girls, beat Christian Heritage and hit the road to Locust Grove. The other semifinal features OCS at Sequoyah-Claremore. Brackets are at ossaa.com.
Heritage Hall’s Tokara Henderson, left, blasts a return during last Saturday’s state championship doubles match. Henderson and her partner Jasmine Crain didn’t lose a set to capture the No. 1 doubles title.
On an unseasonably warm afternoon, Heritage Hall’s Jasmine Craine and Tokara Henderson breezed to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Cascia Hall to claim the No. 1 doubles state championship trophy last Saturday at OKC Tennis Center.
The duo also helped the Chargers to a third-place finish in the Class 5A team standings. They placed seventh or better in the other three divisions.
Ainsley Trice posted a 7-5, 6-2 win against McGuinness’ Olivia LaForge in the No. 1 singles consolation match to finish fifth and LaForge was sixth.
Eva Nelson suffered a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Maureen Sellers from Riverfield in the No. 1 singles consolation match to settle for sixth place.
Thanks to a pair of regional titles, the Deer Creek and Heritage Hall baseball teams earned spots in Class 6A and 3A state tournaments this weekend.
The Antlers opened last Thursday against Owasso in the 6A quarterfinals at Tulsa Union.
With a win, they would advance to the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Friday against the Bixby-Edmond North winner, also at Union.
Jumping out to an early lead, Deer Creek cruised to a 14-3 victory over Edmond Santa Fe last Friday in a 6A regional final .
Six players collected at least two hits for the host Antlers (25-14), led by Logan Hedrick with two doubles, two runs batted in and another two runs scored.
Plating seven runs in the bottom of the first inning, Heritage Hall dominated Metro Christian in a 15-1 victory last Friday in a 3A regional final.
Carson Beam batted 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the host Chargers (28-3) at the plate.
Rowan Dunham and Sofia Tipple rounded out the team with a seventh-place finish in No. 2 doubles.
McGuinness’ No. 1 doubles team of Juli Abbott and Lauren Potter placed seventh as the Irish took ninth in the team standings.
ANTLER DUO GRABS 6A TITLE
Deer Creek’s Sindhya Atturu and Paige Ludlam outlasted Jenks in a 3set thriller, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, to earn the No. 1 doubles state championship last Saturday in the 6A tournament at OKC Tennis Center.
The Antlers claimed third in the team standings, as the No. 2 doubles team of Pieratt/Washington finished third over a team from Bartlesville.
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The championship game is set for noon this Saturday at ONEOK Ballpark in Tulsa.
Meanwhile, Heritage Hall stayed a bit closer to home for its quarterfinal last Thursday against Salina at Seminole State College.
A win puts the Chargers in a semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Friday where they would take on the Victory Christian-Washington winner at Seminole State.
Saturday’s championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in downtown Oklahoma City.
Brackets are available at ossaa.com.
Grady Adamson collected a pair of doubles and three RBIs, while Luke Schimmels had three RBIs and a run scored, Taylor Tomlin and Kellen Frizzell chipped in two RBIs each and Brittain Brewer contributed three runs scored and two RBIs.
Pitcher Kamden Phillips allowed three runs on five hits and struck out six over four innings to earn the victory.
Also in the regional, Deer Creek opened with a 12-0 win against Lawton and pulled off an 8-2 triumph over Santa Fe in the semifinals.
With all five players scoring in the top 40, including an individual champion, the McGuinness girls golf team finished second at the Class 4A state tournament last week.
Abbie Justiz carded a 36-hole total of 151 with rounds of 75 and 76 at Prairie West in
Weatherford to win the individual championship by one shot over teammate Allie Justiz at 152 (75-77).
Abbie Edwards shot a 185 (91-94) to finish in a tie for 26th, while
Grace McDaniel was 32nd at 187 (92-95) and Taylor French tied for 39th at 190 (99-91).
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Thanks to a pair of players in the top 10, the Heritage Hall girls placed third in the 3A state tournament.
Gabrielle Gross and Kali Freymiller fired identical scores of 172 over 36 holes at Lake
Murray in Ardmore to tie for sixth and lead the Chargers.
Gross opened with an 82 in the first round and followed with a 90, while Freymiller shot 87-85 in two rounds.
Two others cracked the top 50. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.
Four others had at least one hit, as Julius Ejike-Charles tripled to drive in three runs and scored two more.
Austin Lemon drove in two runs and scored another, while Isaac Beeson and Zach Fetrow scored two runs each and combined for two RBIs.
Beam also picked up the pitching victory, allowing just a run on two hits and striking out six over four innings.
Heritage Hall opened the regional with an 113 victory against Community Christian and posted a 3-2 triumph over Fridayland rival Crossings Christian in the semifinals.
Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.
Heritage Hall boasted three players in the top 10 and sat just four shots back of the lead last Monday in second place after Day 1 of the Class 4A boys golf tournament.
Ben Lathrop carded a 36-hole total of 137 (69-68) at Prairie West in Weatherford for second place in the individual standings.
In 5A, McGuinness occupies the fourthplace spot as Carson Lee posted a 153 (77-76) at The Territory in Duncan to place sixth with 18 holes left on Tuesday.
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The image of mother, which sticks in my mind because it’s the first story the family tells every time, is her running around the driveway in her nightgown at midnight waving her hands, one of which clutched a fishing net, and shouting “Shoo! Shoo!”
My date pulled in the driveway, looked at my mother and practically shoved me out of the car. The object of mother’s attention was a baby owl, which she rescued after a storm and bottle-fed until she thought it ought to be able to go back to the wild. She attempted to release it that evening, however the owl flew only as far as the garage roof and perched on the basketball goal.
My brother, Mike Graham, called
her ‘the rabbit whisperer’ because she was always bringing cotton-tail bunnies into the house from the backyard. She did not have to trap them. She
would sit quietly for a few minutes every day, inching closer to the rabbit each time, until she could just pick them up. The bunnies loved to eat her lettuce in the garden. After capture, Mother would release the rabbits in a field up the road. Her mother, Carrie Gill, came to Indian Territory to teach school in 1906. She traveled on the train from Marion, Ky., and had to spend the night in Boggy Depot before going on to Wapanucka. The owner of the livery stable met the train with a buggy to take passengers to the hotel. Love at first sight. She married Marcus Alonzo “Lon” Jones. They had two children, the late Virginia Abbott, who taught many of you in sixth grade at Belle Isle Elementary and Mother. The family and their friends, the local doctor and his family rented a railroad car and moved lock, stock, and barrel to Cache,
Dear Wise Elder: My mother has fallen a few times. She refuses to consider using a cane to provide stability. My siblings and I do not live close and my mother lives alone. We’re worried.
Dear Worried: You have valid reasons to be worried. Statistics tell the story. Numbers matter: 95% of hip fractures are caused by falling. Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the number is 800,000+ every year. These are numbers – not opinions –and numbers tell a story. Let’s
Okla. to escape the malaria outbreak. Another story about Mother is her teacher in grade school asking the class to raise their hands if they had head lice. Mother raised her hand because she thought the teacher said “head lights” and her family had a car.
Grandpa had some Choctaw blood and some of their Cache neighbors were full-blood Comanches. Chief Quanah Parker’s 13th, and last wife, Topay, lived across pasture and mother would take us to her house to see some of the Chief’s finery.
Mother’s parents had a little acreage in Cache and that is where she taught us about the bell cow, how smart “Old Watch” the collie was about herding cows and that turkeys were so dumb that they would look up at the rain with their mouths open and drown.
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be honest, the older we get the less “steady” we are on our feet. The exceptions are few. You know the ones who do show up and work out at least 3 days a week with a trainer. I have a friend who took a magnificent fall and decided one was enough. She bought a classy, sophisticated, cane – gave it a name, and introduces it to new people. She doesn’t fall; her children don’t worry (as much), and it breaks the ice.
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Megan Gold has spent nearly a year as Miss Oklahoma, championing the cause of senior adults across the state.
VillagesOKC is proud to applaud this beautiful young professional who has a heart for seniors and wisely recognizes the value of community. It is in a community for every decade of life that “breaking bread together” provides food for the body and nutrition for the soul.
Because of her love for her grandfather, Megan, crowned Miss Oklahoma in June 2022, chose the platform for her social impact initiative to be “America Let's Do Lunch –Ending Senior Hunger.”
After the death of his wife, Megan’s grandfather continued to live independently. But he felt alone, sad and no longer had the motivation to prepare nutritious meals. In fact, he didn’t feel hungry. Megan saw the value of Meals on Wheels which daily provided both a hearty meal
and even more a friend with whom to share a meal.
During this past year’s reign, Megan lived in the senior living community Inverness in Tulsa while continuing as a TV meteorologist at Tulsa’s Channel 6 and carrying on her duties as Miss Oklahoma. She chose living there to further highlight her platform and to get to know more senior adults. The benefits of being in this community went two ways.
“I found that in my busy work life and traveling as Miss Oklahoma, even in all the crowds, I often felt alone,” she said. “The genuine friendships of these adopted grandparents cared for me as a person. They encouraged me.”
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and taffeta to a scandalous bare midriff tops and shorts in the 1940s, mother always looked fabulous. She really did have an 18-inch waist and dressed to show it off.
We moved from Mayfair to The Village, while we were in grade school. Mother finally had her dream home. She furnished every room with brand new furniture from a fancy furniture store and drove a Thunderbird.
She worked hard keeping my Dad’s business going during WWII while he fought in the South Pacific. She and her wonderful, crazy friend Rosemary Reed even ran a watermelon stand on the corner of 65th and May one summer. Each of them weighed about 100 pounds and how they hauled those watermelons out of that big ice bin, I’ll never know. She owned that property until she died.
She loved crazy hats and fashionable makeup. After she lost her sight to macular degeneration, she put on her makeup by feel. On the days when she mixed up her blue eyeliner pencil with her auburn eyebrow pencil, she looked a little strange, but we loved her. She finally gave up the eyeliner and mascara, however, she still put on the rest of her makeup every day.
When teachers wanted chaperones, someone to run a bake sale or the PTA, they called Mother. In high school, she once came up with the cash to bail one of my brother’s friends out of jail. Years later she had to post bond to get my youngest out of the Nichols Hills pokey for shooting his BB gun at a car. “He was in the backyard and didn’t think it would go that far,” she explained in his defense.
Mom met and married our stepfather, Owen “Mac” McKenzie, who was several years younger than her.
“I almost blew it when we were dating,” she said. “He had to go to the doctor about something and I said, ‘Medicare will pay for that.’ He said he wasn’t old enough for Medicare and I just said, ‘Well that is what I heard.’”
I could tell mother stories forever. She adored George W. Bush and Laura. When Laura Bush spoke at Literary Voices, I invited mother to go with me. She could not have been more excited if she were meeting the Queen of England.
She probably sounds just like your mother. We think they are really wacky until we grow up and discover Mother is our best friend.
VillagesOKC will continue to follow Megan’s career and her ongoing initiative reducing isolation and food insecurity among seniors. VillagesOKC will also be encouraging young students and professionals across Oklahoma to value senior adults and consider the wide-open field of gerontology for their life's work.
Megan is the daughter of Mike and Kathy Gold of Edmond and is the proud twin sister to brother Michael. Megan graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in broadcast journalism and meteorology. She has worked as a meteorologist in Texas, Missouri and now in Tulsa.
Under the Big Top was a carnival fundraiser for Calm Waters, which is dedicated to helping children and families in their grief journey after a death, divorce or other significant loss. At very top: Calm Waters Executive Director Erin Engelke and her husband Jason are the emcees of the event which featured carnival food and games, stilt walkers and jugglers, food and much more. Above: Jayma Haney, Calm Waters Founder Charlotte Lankard and Sondra Woodruff. The organization came to be in 1992 when Woodruff called Lankard and said she needed grief support for her son Jason. At left: Cody Tooley and Patty Kaiser ready to play the deck of cards game.
