2018: The Year in Review
Junior League Sustainers
See what your friends and neighbors like E. Michael Whittington, Lindsay Graham and Ed Barth were doing this year. Pages 10, B2 & B7.
Junior League sustainers know how to party! Shown are Kathy Walker, hostess Linda Slawson and Joan Yoakam. Page B1.
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 52 No. 35 • Two Sections • 16 pages December 28, 2018
www.okcfriday.com facebook.com/okcfriday Serving affluent far north Oklahoma City, Nichols Hills and The Village for 44 years
2018 is a good year for Fridayland
Health care, education top Horn agenda
Compiled by Rose Lane Editor
By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer Oklahoma’s newly elected 5th District U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn says her priorities in the 116th Congress, which convenes next January, will be health care and education. During her successful, 18-month longshot campaign she “spent a lot of time listening” to the residents of the district, she said. “Access to health care and ability to pay off student loans” were the two biggest concerns of the voters she met. Education and health care are two areas where local, state and national issues overlap, Horn said. Adequate funding for public schools, colleges and universities is a responsibility of the state and local governments; for example, education funding consumes approximately half of Oklahoma’s state budget.
January OKC National Memorial and Museum President and CEO Kari Watkins was named OKC FRIDAY’s Cityan of the Year. Tax revenues are on the rise in Nichols Hills and The Village. Nichols Hills’ Grand Boulevard Park project is completed behind schedule, but under budget. The Putnam City Board of Education establishes a feeder pattern that will allow students to remain with their own peer group throughout their school experience.
Congresswoman Kendra Horn talks to voters while on the campaign trail earlier in the fall.
However, student loan debt is a federal matter. The student loan industry needs to be held accountable, Horn contends. “The cost of a college education shouldn’t weigh students down for the rest of their lives,” she said. Student debt “keeps people from buying homes and starting families.” She pledged to “work to reduce interest rates on student loans.”
How she came from behind By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer One week prior to this year’s general election, Sooner Poll predicted that U.S. Rep. Steve Russell had a 12-point lead over challenger Kendra Horn. On Election Day the polling website Featherweight rated Horn’s chances of victory at just 1-in-7, a mere 14.3 percent. Horn is a Democrat who was running in a “red” state that previously had elected just two women to Congress, and she was See ELECTION, Page 9
February The Village City Council decides that bonds the voters approved on Jan. 9 will be sold in two series and the proceeds from the sale will be earmarked for street repairs, traffic signals and park improvements. A project 15 years in the making is dedicated when Quail Creek Elementary School students, staff and patrons celebrate the opening of the school’s new gym. The Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund announces it will honor long-time supporter James (Jim) Vallion with its inaugural namesake award during the organization’s 26th Annual Red Tie Night in March. Fridayland State Senator David Holt is elected Oklahoma City’s new mayor by almost 80 percent of the vote. March Don Betz, Enoch Kelly Haney, Lou Kerr, Steve Prescott, Wade Scaramucci, Dick Sias and B.J. Thomas are named 2018 Creativity See 2018, Page 3
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Ring in 2019 at Opening Night Downtown Oklahoma City’s largest family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration is returning on Monday, 7 p.m. to midnight, in Bicentennial Park. Opening Night is a place for people of all ages to experience music, theatre, comedy, magic, fireworks and more as they ring in the New Year together. The festivities begin with the Sixth Annual Finale 5K at 3 p.m. starting at Colcord Drive in Bicentennial Park. The 5K is open to runners of all abilities and features live entertainment
throughout the course, as well as a warm up before the race by the Thunder Drummers, Storm Chasers, Thunder Girls and Rumble the Bison. All runners receive an Opening Night wristband, a finisher medal and have the opportunity to win prizes including “Most Festively Dressed.” Registration is $35 through race day. First 250 to register receive a limited edition Finale 5K tshirt.
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Dog of the Week Leo is a 4-month old Goldendoodle who loves to meet new people and run in the Oklahoma rain. His name is Leo because he reminds his owner, Chandler Hardy, of a little lion! He loves his raccoon toy more than any other, and enjoys digging in the red dirt. Send Dog of the Week, Cat of the Week and Baby of the Week nominations with complete descriptions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions are used in the order they are received.
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Painted Sky Opera hosts holiday party for sponsors, patrons
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Painted Sky Opera hosted its sponsors and patrons at a holiday dinner party recently in the home of Dick Sias. From left, are Rob Glaubitz, Artistic Director; Barbara DeMaio, Executive Director; Leona Mitchell, lead soprano at the New York City Metropolitan Opera for 18 years; and host Dick Sias.
McClendon celebrates 91st birthday
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Joe McClendon celebrated his 91st birthday at a luncheon hosted by Leonard Sullivan at Hidden Trails Country Club. Among the many celebrities at the event are, from left, former Governor George Nigh, recording star Anita Bryant, Joe McClendon, County Clerk and Grammy nominated soloist David Hooten, Justice Yvonne Kauger and Leonard Sullivan.
NEW YEAR From Page 1 The celebration ramps up after the race with entertainment for the entire family. Live acts will captivate audiences across nine stages including music by The Allie Lauren Project, Edgar Cruz, Orquesta D’Calle and Take Cover. The Civic Center’s Hall of Mirrors hosts the Children’s Area with balloon art and face painting by the Bricktown Clowns, various interactive art projects, a photo booth, and upbeat tunes by Moetowne Alex & The Nightview Band. Attendees can also enjoy interactive comedy by OKC Improv, a Joe Coover Magic show and a Broadway Review by Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. For the first time, Opening Night is helping attendees toast to the New Year by presenting the New Year’s Cheers beverage tent in Bicentennial Park facing the Finale Stage. Adults ages 21 and older can warm up with wine, beer and champagne in a ritzy, heated tent as they make their way from venue to venue.
The Finale Stage in front of the Civic Center Music Hall will come alive at 9 p.m. with the Finale Band: Take Cover. Take Cover is guaranteed to get everyone in the mood to party as they perform yesterday’s classics and today’s top hits before they count the crowd down to midnight, when the Opening Night ball will rise and one of the state’s largest fireworks shows will kick off 2019. An Opening Night wristband grants attendees to all event venues and experiences. Wristbands are $8 in advance and can be purchased at 7-Eleven stores and MidFirst Bank locations across the city, and on Arts Council Oklahoma City’s website. Wristbands will also be available to purchase for $10 on the night of the event at sales locations in the Civic Center Music Hall, the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Opening Night is produced by Arts Council Oklahoma City. The 2019 event co-chairs are event producer Kindt Steven Myers and Lyric Theatre Community Engagement Coordinator Rachael Crawford.
2018: Year in Review
2018 From Page 1 Ambassadors by Creative Oklahoma. Casady School’s varsity field hockey Coach Carla Lane who is a 1991 graduate, is selected as a member of the Over-40 U.S. Women’s Masters Team to represent the United States in the 2018 FIH Masters World Cup. The City of Nichols Hills adopts measures to protect itself from natural disasters and from cyber intruders. Senate Republicans unanimously elect Fridayland Senator Greg Treat to pro temp designate, meaning they intend him to be the next leader of the Senate. Harding Fine Arts Academy will present the John and Joy Reed Belt Award to Christian Keesee. April The Nichols Hills City Council authorizes the sale of $3 million more in bonds from the $22 million general-obligation bond package that voters approved two years prior. Sonny Wilkinson is re-elected to a third consecutive term on The Village City Council by an overwhelming margin. Long-time former city official Stan Alexander is appointed to fill compete another unexpired term on The Village City Council. Less than three months after The Village residents vote to raise their city sales tax rate to 4.5 percent, the Oklahoma Municipal League increases the town’s annual dues by $1,100 or 17.5 percent. May Jonna Kirschner, Billie Rodely, Dawn Anita Plumlee, Edie Roodman, Fran Kozakowski and Jan Henry are named to the Kings Court of Beauties for the 2018 Senior Follies. Sonny Wilkinson is named mayor of The Village. Harding Charter Preparatory High School ranks No. 1 in U.S. World and News Report’s list of the Best High Schools in Oklahoma and No. 150 on the publication’s list of the Best High Schools in the U.S. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is named to the 2018 class of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans by JCI USA. June A project to redesign and “change the face” of the main entrance to Casady School begins. Oklahoma veteran and Retired Rear Admiral Greg Slavonic is named Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 770 candidates throw
their hat in the ring for June 26 primary. It is announced that Oklahoma City Museum of Art supporters Jennifer and Aaron Ketter are the chairmen of the 43rd Annual Renaissance Ball honoring Bette Jo and Frank Hill. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby is named OKC FRIDAY’s Most Powerful Oklahoman. July In a rematch of 2014, incumbent District 40 state Senator Ervin Yen, 63, a Nichols Hills anesthesiologist, is defeated in his bid for a second four-year term by Nichols Hills veterinarian Joe Howell, 71, in the June 26 Republican primary. After 32 years of faithful service to the City of Nichols Hills, Municipal Judge Charles B. Lutz, Jr. announces his retirement from the municipal court bench. The Nichols Hills City Council initiates steps to condemn a vacant house that was heavily damaged in a fire five months prior and was literally boarded up. New OKC Public School Superintendent Sean McDaniel vows to hold the position for “the long term.” August Five Fridaylanders are named the recipients of Visions Awards for their service to the nonprofit sector by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. They are Oklahoma City’s James R. Tolbert, III, Dr. Kay Goebel, Anne Roberts, Beth Shortt and Stacy McDaniel, along with Kevin Evans of Woodward. A Disney grant helps the Lyric Theatre put musicals in the OKC
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Schools. Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business announces it will honor three business and community leaders during the 32nd annual Oklahoma Commerce & Industry Hall of Honor. The 2018 inductees are Sue Ann Arnall, Richard Tanenbaum and Ronnie Irani. The Putnam City Public School District bumps starting pay for teachers to $40,000. The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW) announces it will induct Susan Chambers, Jane Jayroe Gamble, Joan Gilmore, Willa Johnson and Kay Rhoads into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame. September A group of investors purchases and is renovating one of Oklahoma City’s oldest surviving Route 66 motels from the 1930s: Owl Court in Old Britton. After a great run, C. Scott “Bubba” Symes announces that he will step down as the Ward 2 city councilman in The Village next year after 16 years as councilman and four terms as mayor. An ordinance prohibiting the placement of temporary signs of any kind on public property and street rights-of-way in Nichols Hills is approved by the City Council. A grant from the Nichols Hills Crime and Fire Prevention, Inc. pays for sophisticated license plate recognition equipment for the city’s police department. October Crossings Christian School and Bishop McGuinness cheer squads take home state championships.
Jenny and John Meyer are named the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s 2018 Miracle Maker Award honorees. The City of Nichols Hills schedules the sale of another $3 million of tax-exempt bonds next month to finance various capital improvements. The Oklahoma City Public School District conducts an online-survey as the launch of its Pathway to Greatness Project, a collaborative effort to disrupt the status quo by redesigning OKCPS for the future. November A portion of the farm owned by the late Dean A. McGee becomes a part of Oklahoma City’s park system. Martha Burger is installed as the 18th and first female president of Oklahoma City University. Tricia Everest is named OKC FRIDAY’s Most Powerful Woman in OKC. Another $3 million in bonds are sold by the Nichols Hills City Council to underwrite various municipal capital improvements. Drew Neville is
named the king of the Beaux Arts Society Debutante Ball. December The Heritage Hall football team wins the 3A state championship. Municipal officials in The Village devise a $15 million community
development plan for the area near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Hefner Road. The city council considers a tax increment financing (TIF) district on the 9.87-acre site of the former Hertz Reservation Center at 10401 N. Penn.
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Sports Weekly 2018: The Year in Sports
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PC North basketball players and fans celebrate after the Panthers beat Edmond Santa Fe to claim their first-ever Class 6A state championship.
The Heritage Hall boys basketball team pose with their state championship banner after downing Kingfisher to claim the Class 4A title last March at State Fair Arena.
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McGuinness swimmer Hanna Newby broke two of her own state records in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke to win gold medals in both events last spring at the Class 5A championships in Edmond.
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Heritage Hall’s Val Park attempts a takedown against Fort Gibson’s Cade Waltman in their match. Park beat Waltman 2-1 for his second state title at 132 pounds.
Heritage Hall’s Colton Denney, right, battles with Tuttle’s Carson Berryhill in the 170pound title match. Denney won 5-2 to claim a state championship. - Photo by Kimberly Richelle, www.CRPics.com
Heritage Hall’s Carson West goes for position against Catoosa’s Andrew DeArmond in their championship match. West posted a 21 win to claim the 145pound state title. - Photo by Kimberly Richelle, www.CRPics.com
Heritage Hall’s R.J. Mosley, top, goes for position against Blanchard’s Jaxon Stratton during their 152-pound match last spring at State Fair Arena. Mosley beat Stratton, 82, to claim his third state championship. - Photo by Kimberly Richelle, www.CRPics.com
Heritage Hall’s Daphne Matthews turns down the home stretch during her 400-meter race at the Class 4A state championships last spring in Moore. Matthews won the event in 57.23 seconds to claim the state championship. - Photo by Kimberly Richelle, www.CRPics.com
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HORN From Page 1
Education has a direct effect on the economy. “According to the Commerce Department, there
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are more than 85,000 open jobs in Oklahoma because we don’t have a skilled workforce to fill them,” she said. “We need to make college affordable, encourage Oklahomans to attend
CareerTech to learn job skills, and provide potential employers a qualified workforce. The lack of an educated workforce is affecting all sectors of the economy.” Health care is another state/federal overlapping concern. While Medicaid expansion is a decision left to state government, insurance coverage for individuals who have preexisting medical conditions, and limits on lifetime “caps” on coverage for essential health benefits, are matters that Congress can address, Horn noted said. “We need to keep protections for preexisting conditions, ban lifetime caps for insurance coverage, and hold the insur-
On the Northwest OKC Chamber calendar An Evening of Accolades 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 Skirvin Hilton Hotel 1 Park Ave. Oklahoma City Gather with us for this elegant evening celebrating the hard work, voluntary efforts and contributions that Northwest OKC Chamber member businesses made throughout the year. More than 200 political, business and community leaders will be there. We will install 2019 officers, kick-off our 80th anniversary year and present awards to recognize the achievements of our amazing members. Sponsorship opportunities available now. Limited availability. First come, first served. For more information, visit www.nwokc.com.
ance industry – and really the entire health care industry – accountable,” she said. Campaign finance reform is an issue of importance to the congresswomanelect. “There is too much money in politics,” she said. “I refused to accept corporate PAC donations during my campaign because we should be writing laws to benefit citizens, not corporations and special interests.” Horn also intends to emphasize reform of America’s criminal justice system. “We have to end the cycle of incarceration that many families are challenged with,” she said. “To me, that starts with
a strong education system with a pathway to affordable college or work skills and educational opportunities. Next, we have to look at sentencing reform and release programs to put offenders on the right track for employment upon release” from incarceration. Horn also said she supports “common sense gun safety” legislation. “There is no credible movement to take away gun ownership for people who want to legally and responsibly own a firearm for hunting or to protect their household,” Horn said. “The Second Amendment is safe in America and I will fight to keep it that way for law-abiding
citizens.” “But there is also no credible reason why we as a state and nation can’t look into our hearts, acknowledge there are common sense steps we can take to save lives in the U.S., and find a path forward to do so.” She recommends strengthening background checks, allowing the federal Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence “in a meaningful way” and banning bump stocks. “I support the Second Amendment and common sense gun safety laws don’t threaten it,” Horn said. With a Democratic-dominated House of Representatives but a Republicancontrolled Senate and a Republican President, “We have to find ways to work together,” she said. She said she intends to “work across the aisle” with Republicans in Congress because there are many issues on which Democrats and Republicans can “work together and find common ground.” Horn said she expects to be a moderate voice in Congress “because I was elected to represent the entire 5th District.”
Membership hears updates at Annual Meeting
The 2018 board slate was approved and committee updates were presented during the Northwest OKC Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting. Above: A triumvirate of board chairmen — Incoming Chairman Priscilla Cude, Outgoing Chairman Craig Foster and Immediate Past Chairman Debbie Lowery. At left: From left, Lowery, OKC Young Professionals Chairman Terrance Craft and Cude present chamber President and CEO Jill McCartney with a bouquet in recognition of her 10 years of service to the organization.
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Booster Please email your calendar submissions to jennifer@okcfriday.com, at least two weeks prior to event.
CALENDAR EVENTS EXHIBITION
Through Spring • Masterworks of British Painting
The Museum’s collection of British painting is comprised mostly of work from the Georgian era, the reign of kings George I-III from 1714-1837, and the Victorian era, the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837-1901. Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Free with regular museum admission. Call (405) 236-3100 for information.
HOLIDAY
Dec. 31 • Funkfest
Countdown Promotions presents “A New Year’s Eve Funkfest” featuring Confunkshun with special guests Midnight Star & Lakeside, Monday, Dec. 31 at the Criterion (500 E. Sheridan Ave.). Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tickets available online, criterionokc.com or by phone (405)840-5500.
Through Dec. 31 • Winter Break Drop-In Activities at National Cowboy Museum
Load up the family and explore the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum using family friendly Museum Quests to visit the galleries and Prosperity Junction. Find and assemble giant floor puzzles and strike a pose at the Selfie Stations. Create at the Activity Tables for a special make-and-take from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call (405) 478-2250 for information.
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Jeweled Rodeo Belt Buckles Scratch Art Beeswax Candles Cowboy Slim & Sure Shot Annie
Dec. 31 • BIG NYE Bash
Topgolf is ringing in the New Year by throwing one of its biggest parties of the year. Enjoy live entertainment, a chef-inspired menu and an unforgettable midnight celebration. Upgrade to the VIP experience for exclusive access to an all-inclusive Premium NYE Feast with carving station and a bottle of bubbly to share with friends. All New Year's Eve packages include unlimited game play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for up to six Guests, front row seats to a midnight fireworks show and party favors to help celebrate NYE in style. Call (405) 546-3169 or visit the website for details.
Dec. 31 • The Drop at The Jones Dec. 31 • Uptown Get Down Assembly Start 2019 with food, spirits, music and champagne at The Jones Assembly. The evening will consist of a prix fixe dinner and concert by My So Called Band. Concert only tickets are $35 each. Doors for concert goers open at 9:30 p.m. Full bar available. Mezzanine booths (21+) cocktail service begins at 9 p.m. Mezzanine booths do not include dinner service prior to the show and tickets are $75. Call (405) 212-2378 for information.
Citizens Bank of Edmond presents Uptown Get Down at Tower Theatre New Year's Eve with DK The Drummer, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Robinson Bros, and Helen Kelter Skelter. Party starts at 8 p.m. Call (405) 708-6937 for information.
Dec. 31 • NYE Celebration
Make a reservation for the Park Avenue Grill at the Skirvin for New Year’s Eve. A specially created 4-course menu is available from 6 – 11 p.m. Reservations are required ($75/per-
son). Live Entertainment in the Red Piano Lounge from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. For reservations or more information, contact the Holiday Desk at the Skirvin at (405) 702-8444. Credit card required at time of reservation. 72 hour cancellation applies to all holiday events.
THIS WEEKEND
Dec. 29 • Gardens Walking Tour
Myriad Gardens’ Walking Tour’s, “Plants for Color” or “Plants for Water Conservation,” highlight plants in each season around the Gardens. Enjoy guided tours at 10 a.m. the last Saturday of each month or pick up a self-guided tour handout in the south lobby. Call (405) 445-7080 for details.
Through Jan. 1 • Parlor Car Tours
All aboard! Tour Science Museum Oklahoma's 1929 Pullman Parlor Car this holiday season. Normally closed to the public to maintain its preservation, the Pullman Parlor Car is open for tours during regular museum hours. Tours take place daily and are included with general admission. Learn all about the train car, its history and what riding in these cars was like for travelers nearly 90 years ago. Call (405) 602-6664 for details.
deadCenter to honor Hearn and Ely
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eadCenter Film is honoring Brian Hearn and Kevin Ely with the 2019 Film Festival Icon Award. Hearn founded, curated and led the film program at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art for 19 years. Ely directed award winning rock operas before joining the creative team at Life Church. Both served as feature film programmers for the deadCenter Film Festival for more than a decade, attracting high end films and cultivating an audience for independent film here in Oklahoma. Brian Hearn is a Bishop McGuinness graduate with a film and television degree from Syracuse University. After travelling the world for a few years, Hearn returned home to Oklahoma and plugged into the nascent film scene. In 1995, he was hired to help launch a new film program for the Oklahoma City Art Museum, thanks to an endowment from Jeanne Hoffman Smith. Hearn quickly established the museum as the only place in Oklahoma City to see great art house films. From American independents to foreign, documentary and art films, the museum screened all of the films left out of the multiplexes. And,
during Hearn’s 19year tenure, the museum helped encourage and develop a local taste for independent film that fuels the Oklahoma film scene and deadCenter film festival to this day. It is a great tribute to Hearn that the program continues to thrive under the direction of current film curator Lisa Broad. Kevin Ely is a Putnam City North graduate who attended the College of Santa Fe and earned a degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. Ely started his career as a video editor with KWTV News before taking a video producer job at Life Church, where he has worked for the past 17 years. As Creative Director, Ely now manages the massive creative team that provides hundreds of videos for services across the Life Church multi-state network and online. Ely continues to make movies on the side, his biggest being the 2008 rock opera Rainbow Around the Sun, which premiered at
SXSW and won Best Oklahoma film at deadCenter. Both gentlemen are outstanding in their own right. But, the Film Festival Icon Award acknowledges the critical role they played in transforming deadCenter from a screening of local films into an international festival with thousands of submissions from around the world and strong relationships with the distributors that now control access to most independent film content. The awards will be presented on January 19, at the annual Glitter Ball dance party at Tower Theatre. This year’s party features a Moulin Rouge theme with more music, dancing, performances and visual spectacle than ever before. Glitter ball is produced by Kindt Steven Myers, who just launched the new taco and cocktail bar in the Paseo called Oso as a partner with Human Kind Hospitality. Glitter Ball tickets are $100 for general admission at www.deadcenterfilm. org/glitterball. For VIP seated tables and sponsorships available starting at $1,000, email kindt@ deadcenterfilm.org. All proceeds benefit the deadCenter Film Festival.
CASA ends year by swearing in 24 new volunteers CASA of Oklahoma County concluded a successful volunteer recruitment year by swearing in 24 new volunteers in early December. “Our program has experienced incredible expansion over the past year,” said Jennie Hill, CASA of Oklahoma County’s Executive Director. “We are so excited to see a 24% increase in the number of new CASA volunteers in 2018 versus 2017. We are tremendously thankful to the outpouring of community interest in joining CASA this year. We’re excited to be able to facilitate high quality, best interest-focused advocacy for more of the county’s foster youth.”
One of the volunteers sworn in was Cristina Pozadas, who moved to Oklahoma from Bolivia in 2010. “I was shocked to learn that there was just as much to do here in the States as there was in my country,” said Pozadas. “That’s when I realized poverty and hardship wear many masks. After learning about the mission of CASA I was very moved.” CASA of Oklahoma County, Inc. is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides trained volunteers to be champions for the individualized best interests of children in foster care. The program served 28% of the children in foster care in the
Oklahoma County juvenile court system last year with an ambitious growth goal to double the impact over the next three years. In 2017, CASA of Oklahoma County trained 75 new volunteers. That number rose by nearly a quarter in 2018 with 93 total volunteers sworn in as officers of the juvenile court this year. Those same community members have successfully advocated on behalf of 222 additional foster children in 2018. Director of Communications BC Phillips was quick to thank those who made the program’s growth possible. “This expansion is thanks
in large part to funding awarded to us in 2017 by the Arnall Family Foundation. We were able to hire additional supervisory staff as well as implement a new marketing plan. We cast a wide net across the Oklahoma County community to find those individuals who care deeply about the future of kids in foster care.” As of June 30, 2018, CASA of Oklahoma County had 239 volunteers serving 675 foster children. Safe, permanent homes were found for 32% of those children. The program's goal is to grow to serve 1,500 children annually by 2021.
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December 28 Charles Delhotal Tyler Eeds Barbara Knott Lynn Mills John Ragsdale Kailey Richardson Nathan Smith
Christmas tea Chapel Hill United Methodist Women held an afternoon tea to celebrate Christmas and donations were accepted for local missions. Lovely instrumental music was provided for all to enjoy by members of Chapel Hill and First United Methodist Churches. Members also provided sweet and savory treats and warm apple cider for all to enjoy. Above: Phyllis Moore, Roylin Cole and Carol Cooley. At right: Fran Patton and Tami Bayless.
December 29 Emily Button Cache Daneshmand Natalie Gonce Kathy McCracken Caroline Mitchell Phyllis Munsell Scott Pauley Reese Wilmoth Janis Wilson December 30 David Dawkins Allison Floyd Neva Johnson Carrie Kippenberger Glenda Nigh Bill Shapard, Jr. Carl P. Smythe Christy Thompson Nancy Ann Tompkins December 31 Susan Barton
Karen Braver Jim Cowan Susie Ellegard Kelly Hancock Thomas Rhodes Pixton Paula Wade Christine York January 1 Lisa Douglas LaShanda Jones Gayle Mock Etta Pennington Fletcher B. Williams Kraig Willis January 2 Jacque Dean Dana Lopez January 3 Judd Beck Alice Ford J.R. Homsey Paul W. Matthews Christie Miller Sarah Roberts Marilyn Wood January 4 Jenny Baysinger Helen Lankford Melissa Rhodes
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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.
M EMBER OF ON THIS OKC FRIDAY EDITORIAL OPINION PAGE: We urge courtesy in disagreement. We view with favor wise public choices and view with alarm flawed public choices. We give good advice to public officials at federal, state and local levels, and society in general, on what to do right. So, if they don’t take our advice, it’s not our fault. EMAIL YOUR OPINION to: vicki@okcfriday.com
Jane Jayroe writes powerful new book
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hether you know Jane Jayroe Gamble personally, or just as a former Miss America from Laverne, Oklahoma, you know she is an inspirational and strong Christian woman. I bought a copy of her new book at Full Circle Bookstore and opened it to browse that night. The next day I drove back to the bookstore and bought six more copies for friends and family. In Practice: Unleashing the Power
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of Faith, Jane has gathered the personal stories of dozens of Oklahomans, both famous and ordinary. Each tells their own story about times in their lives when they needed strength and found it in their faith in God. Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich is a friend from the Senior Follies. I did not know her sister had died of cancer after she had adopted two foster children. Noma and her husband fought their way through the legal tangles to bring the two little girls to Oklahoma to raise them. Kristin Chenoweth talks about praying as she walks down the street in New York City. Chesapeake CEO Doug Lawler’s wife died after a two-year struggle with brain cancer, leaving him with a three-year-old daughter. Lawler said, “I don’t claim to be the wise man in the scripture who knows to build his house foundation on the rock of faith, but I do know what holds firm when the winds and rain come in life ...a loving and merciful God.” While illness is the thing that brings
many people to test their faith, others like Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby always knew God. He was raised in the Baptist Church by a widowed mother in a small community where faith was strong. “I have learned that, with faith, all is possible, all is bearable, and all is worth being thankful for,” Anoatubby said. Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating writes about what he and his wife, Cathy, learned after the Oklahoma City Bombing and interacting with rescuers, “Out of heartbreak and disbelief, faith and focus can arise. Out of evil, good can come.” Not all of the book’s contributors are famous. You will have heard of many, but several of the people writing about their faith are ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell of their faith. Estella Hernadez was two-years-old in war-torn El Salvador. Her divorced mother left her with family and went to America, believing that was the only hope for her family. Estella’s story brought tears to my eyes, but I had to laugh when she said, “While other kids grew up wanting a car, I wanted only one thing: to become a U.S. citizen.” Jane’s masterful blending and editing of these narratives creates a powerful book. Whether you choose to read a story each day as a devotional, or are unable to put the book down once you start, you will never regret buying this book. I believe many of you will find yourself back at the bookstore buying copies for a friend or family member. As Jane says in her forward, “We can’t always control what happens. We can, however, boost the mind and heart to a higher level of spiritual strength with holy habits.”
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seeking to oust an incumbent who is a retired soldier. Yet Horn received a plurality of the votes cast in a six-way primary election, then breezed through the runoff by a 3-to-1 margin. And on Nov. 6, Horn, DOklahoma City, scored a stunning upset over Russell, R-Choctaw, edging the twoterm congressman by 3,338 votes out of 238,960 ballots counted in that race. It would be difficult to find anyone inside or outside of Oklahoma who expected Horn to win. National Democratic groups virtually ignored her, although late in the campaign she received a contribution from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PAC. “The district historically has been Republican-held,
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but recent history tells a different story,” Horn said. “Four state legislative seats in Congressional District 5 had turned from ‘red’ to ‘blue’ in just three years and a few more changed in this cycle. Although President Trump won the district, it was barely over 50 percent and his vote total was much less than Mitt Romney’s. So you can see the trends there and with Oklahomans’ frustration at all levels of government this wasn’t a good time to be an incumbent. “However, it was a good time to be a first-time candidate who wanted to restore common sense to Washington and change the way things works,” she said. “If you just listened to the people, they wanted elected officials to stop playing games and get to work on fixing health care and education. And that’s what we ran on.” Horn is just the third
woman Oklahomans have sent to Congress. The first was Alice Robertson, elected in 1920 from District 2, and the second was nowGov. Mary Fallin, who represented District 5 for two terms (2007-2010). Horn is the first female Democrat ever elected to Congress from Oklahoma, and is the first Democrat elected to Congress from the 5th District in 44 years, since John Jarman’s reelection in 1974. She will be the only woman in Oklahoma’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., and the first Democrat in the delegation since 2nd District Rep. Dan Boren stepped down in 2012. “It’s good for our state to have different voices,” she said. Horn not only defeated Russell at the ballot box, she also raised more money than he did. A campaign contributions report in October 2017 was a portent
of what lay ahead. Her campaign announced that during the previous three-month period “70 percent of its contributions were $100 or less, nearly 95 percent came from within Oklahoma and 70 percent came from women.” Horn said she attracted more than 500 donors “in the first quarter alone …” In contrast, Russell’s campaign coffers were filled at that time with donations from more than 20 political action committees. Horn, 42, is a fifth-generation Oklahoman from Chickasha. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tulsa University and earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She is well-versed in politics, government and the news media. Horn was the press secretary for former U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, D-OK, for a year. Subsequently she was
the communications director and government affairs manager for the Space Foundation for three and a half years and then worked as the director of marketing and congressional relations for WP Aerospace for a year. She managed Joe Dorman’s successful campaign when he first ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2002, and managed Dorman’s campaign for Governor in 2014. “She was a friend I met through O-I-L [the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature],” said Dorman, a Democrat from Rush Springs. “I trusted her judgment.” Her previous experience also included serving as executive director of Sally’s List and co-founding Women Lead Oklahoma, two non-profits that encourage and train women to get involved in politics and civic life.
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Fridaylanders give back
United Way Annual Campaign Chairman Sean Trauschke announces the organization’s goal of $17 million during a pancake breakfast at the Bricktown Ballpark.
YWCA President and CEO Jan Peery with Purple Sash Co-Chairmen Catherine Armitage and Jonna Kirschner and Special Advisor Mary Pointer. Purple Sash is the YWCA’s largest annual fundraiser.
Jeff Starling, Polly Nichols, artist Christopher Blosson, Larry Nichols and Sally Starling with the painting the Nichols family purchased during the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s Annual Prix de West Art Sale and Exhibition.
Excursions
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Linda Slawson welcomes Junior League sustsainers into her home
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inda Slawson hosted Junior League sustainers for a festive gathering. Some of the many attending were Jean Lea Spitz, Sandy Shapard, Polly Nichols, Candy Ainsworth and Linda Garrett who was the talent behind the theme of Jingle and Mingle and the party favors for this sustainer party. Others admiring the pretty buffet were Kathy Walker, Kay Oliver, Tina Beal, Penny McCaleb, Sandy Meyers and Betsy Berry. • Ellen and Richard Orthwein invited the Allied Arts Circle Club to their vast acreage to celebrate the holidays. When I didn’t see Ellen, I asked where she was. “Oh, she’s in the barn,” answered Richard. Apparently, she checks on and puts to bed her horses each night. A few weeks ago one horsey wasn’t
Circle Club brought out supporters Nathan and Scarlett Cao.
able to get traction to get up in his stall and she called Richard to help. They arranged all those legs and all was well. You gotta’ love a woman like that. Their house is vibrant, spacious, decorated wonderfully – right down to the hunting trophy heads of really big animals lining the walls. Each of those guys was wearing lights in their antlers, a Santa hat or tie, etc. Attending the party were Kathy and Kelly Caviness, Carole and Deal Brown, Judy and Guy Liebman, Terri and Poteet Victory, Valerie Naifeh, Marsha Funk, Suzie and Lee Symcox, Camilla and David Ostrowe, and Linda and Bill Rodgers.
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Above: Enjoying the Junior League Sustainer's party are Carol Taylor, Julie Hall, Penny McCaleb, Marilyn Meade and Glennie Jones. At left: Junior League sustainers know how to party! Shown are Kathy Walker, hostess Linda Slawson, and Joan Yoakam.
At rigtht: All set for the holidays are Circle Club hosts Richard and Ellen Orthwein with Allied Arts guest Valerie Naifeh and Kelly Caviness.
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Fridaylanders support charitable causes in 2018 Assembled and all jingle-bell-ish at the Allied Arts Christmas party are Vicki Howard, Saralyn Hall, Linda Drumm and Carol and Don Kaspereit.
During their annual Holiday Luncheon, the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club 9- and 18-Hole Ladies Golf Association announced new officers. From left: Pam Shdeed, Bette MacKellar and Susan Edwards, 2018 president of 9-Hole group.
Fridaylanders Bill, Wiley and Natalie Hugos read OKC FRIDAY with OKC native and star of the hit TV series “Will & Grace” Megan Mullaly during the filming of an upcoming 2018 Olympic promo in Hollywood, Calif.
New OKC Mayor David Holt addresses supporters during a watch party in the Grand Banking Hall of the First National Center.
Oklahoma City Ballet’s Robert Mills, left, and Attorney Michael Laird both were awarded medallions from Governor Mary Fallin for Community Service to the Arts.
Donors Bob West, left, and Ken Davidson announce plans to help build a new athletic training facility at John Marshall High School. Standing in back are, from left, football players Nigel Brannon, Javier Morales, along with head coach Rashaun Woods.
Somebunnies, Michael and Steve Boudreau, take in the Easter activities at the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club.
Cindi Shelby and Libby Nelson were the 2018 Ballet Ball co-chairman. The event credited Robert Mills with transforming the Oklahoma City Ballet into “nationally recognized ballet company.”
E. Michael Whittington, president and CEO of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, and Ed Barth, chairman of the Board of Trustees, accept a $50,000 check from Lindsay Graham, chairman of the 2018 Beaux Arts.
Oklahoma Lawyers for Children President and CEO Tsinena Bruno-Thompson and her husband John during the organization’s annual Venetian Ball.
Family Album
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‘Illuminations: A Northern Lights Experience in the Crystal Bridge’ There’s a new take on holiday lighting inside the Crystal Bridge Conservatory through January 1. Professional designers using the latest lighting technology are taking the Myriad Gardens’ holiday display to the next level, beyond strings of lights. This show is proudly presented by OGE Energy Corp., with sponsors Devon Energy, Tinker Feder-
al Credit Union and Delta Dental. Lightswitch, was hired to produce “Illuminations: A Northern Lights Experience in the Crystal Bridge” for Oklahoma City’s 30 year-old icon located in the heart of downtown. This light show uses nontraditional lighting techniques with the latest and greatest tools in entertainment technology to create an experi-
ence that can be enjoyed by guests of all ages. The display will evoke and enhance the personality of the Conservatory’s collections. Admission for Gardens members is $5 adults, $3 children. For nonmembers cost is $7 adults, $5 children ages 3-12. Children 2 and under are free. For more information visit myriadgardens.org.
Wedding shower honors Carrie & John A wedding shower honoring Carrie Stevenson and John Toal was hosted in the stunning home of Marion and Craig Story in Nichols Hills in November. Cocktails and dinner provided by Janie Morgan.
Other guests included, Clayton and Marnie Taylor, Peter and Megan Hann, Julie Richardson, John and Marsha Funk, Larry and Cynda Ottaway and Beth and Steve Kerr.
Hostesses of the shower at right: Marion and Craig Story (not pictured) Susan and Mike Turpen (Mike not pictured), Patti & Dr. Mark Mellow, Dr. Georgi Snowden & Porter Berry, Drs. David and Gay Bernitsky and Drs. William and Barbara Miller.
Family of bride and groom above: Katie Yoakam (sister of the bride), Bob & Ginny Stevenson (parents of the bride), Carrie Stevenson (bride), John Toal (groom), Dr. Kyle Toal & Dr. Susan Chambers (parents of the groom), Becky & Clay Taylor (sister and brother-in-law of the bride).
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Fridaylanders help open gardens, exhibits
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From left, Malarie Gotcher from the City of Oklahoma City Water Conservation Program, Dick and Glenna Tanenbaum, Jim Tolbert, Myriad Gardens Foundation Executive Director Maureen Heffernan and Nate Tschaenn during the dedication of the Tanenbaum Reflection Garden.
Above: Bette Jo and Frank Hill are honored during the annual Renaissance Ball benefiting the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
Colin FitzSimons, Casady School Board of Trustees Development Committee chairman, Nathan Sheldon, head of school, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny ("Bishop Ed") and Eric Long, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce research economist, cut the ribbon on Casady School’s new reimagined entrance.
Patsy, J.R., Jackson, Jake and Hayden Homsey with their vintage car during the Nichols Hills Fourth of July Parade.
Jack Baker, Governor George Nigh and Bud Elder cut the ribbon on the “Oklahoma! the 75th Anniversary Exhibit” at the Oklahoma History Center.
OKC Philharmonic Orchestra League President Wendi Wilson, honoree Jose Freede and Lee Allan Smith, who introduced Freede during the Maestro’s Ball.
Xavier Neira, Nancy Cook, Victoria Woods, Valerie Naifeh and Alison and JP Dick during OPUS X benefiting Allied Arts.
Paseo Arts Award winners Robbie Kienzle, Maestro Joel Levine, Kris Kanaly and Kelsey Karper.
Beaux Arts King Drew Neville with pages Ralph Leslie Bolen and Robert Joseph Browne.
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