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By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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ildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation was an obvious choice for Tiffany Lane.

Lane grew up on the edge of a 50,000 acre game refuge near Lake Thunderbird.

By the time she could walk, she was exposed to many different species of animals and developed an intense respect for all wildlife. She was interested in conservation and the importance of the ecosystem as a whole. So, when it was time for her to choose her path in life, she became an expert in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

She is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in the State of Oklahoma and is also on her way to receiving her federal permit that will also allow her to rescue and rehabilitate migratory birds, raptors, and passerines, which are a type of songbird.

Lane along with her colleagues – fellow rehabber Marissa Clark and Pontotoc County game warden Ty Runyan – fulfill many roles in the community. When someone reports a wild animal in town or acting strangely, Lane or one of her colleagues goes out to catch or rescue the animal.

After they obtain the animal, they examine it and take it to a veterinary clinic to have it examined further. In some cases, the animal is too sick or injured to be rehabilitated. In those cases, the animal is put down humanely. If it is possible, they rehabilitate the animal so that it can be released into the wild once again.

This is one of the tasks that is not easy, not simple and should be left for the professionals, Lane said. For example, most people are not aware of the dietary habits of wild animals. A young fawn may only need to eat four to five times a day, but a starling must be fed once every fifteen minutes. Baby cottontails also have to be on a very specific feeding schedule. If someone with little to no experience, no matter how well intentioned they are, tries to nurse a wild animal back to health, the odds are that they will not be successful.

In addition to the lack of knowledge that most people possess, there is also a very real danger to those trying to help these animals, Lane said. Raccoons, for instance, can be vicious animals. They can also carry dysentery, which is highly contagious.

If someone tries to bring a raccoon into their home in order to rescue it, there is a chance that all other pets and animals pres-

Despite good intentions by some people, animal rescue and rehabilitation is too complicated or dangerous to attempt. Those with concerns about a wild animal they encounter can contact Pontotoc County Wildlife Care at (580) 221-3585.

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ent could catch dysentery as well. Some diseases can spread between animals and humans, which means the rescuer and his or her family could risk dysentery too.

There are also people who feel bad for the turtles that are trying to cross the road and decide to stop their car to move them to the side safely. Some of these people end up getting hit by other cars. Even if they do make it out of the road safely, turtles and many other reptiles carry salmonella, which can be dangerous and even deadly for humans.

“There are lots of things that people don’t know, and we wouldn’t expect them to know,” Lane said.

For instance, great horned owls have 3,000 pounds per square inch of strength behind their claws. That is more than the hand strength of five humans. If someone is trying to help one of the side of the road, and the owl lashes out because they are scared, this could easily kill someone. This is enough strength to go through bone and connective tissue, let alone arteries.

In addition to rescue and rehabilitation,

Lane and her colleagues serve an important role as educators. They hold special training sessions to help make the public aware of wildlife and how to best interact with it.

In the middle of June, they did a class for the public on snake identification so that people would know which snakes are harmful and which are helpful. This is something Lane said she is particularly passionate about, growing up outside the game refuge where she regularly played with a family of rat snakes.

Pontotoc County Wildlife Care officials regularly posts updates on the organization’s Facebook page about upcoming classes and other information that is important for the public with regards to wildlife.

The most important thing that Lane said she wants people to know is that they are there, and they want to help.

If anyone sees any wild animals in town or acting strangely, they can call Pontotoc County Wildlife Care at (580) 221-3585 or call Lane at (580) 235-2407, Clark at (580) 221-3585 and Runyan at (580) 399-9289. www.adahub.com • 5

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Kiwanis Rides Rumble Along Again at Wintersmith Park

By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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or the past 60 years, Ada’s Kiwanis clubs have provided one of the summertime staples of the Ada community with rides and activities at Wintersmith Park.

Each summer, they spent a couple weeks clearing the train tracks, repairing them, preparing everything for inspection and then opening to the public. They provide the train, the carousel, the miniature golf course and concession stands with popcorn, sodas and shaved ice. Everything is only $1 except for miniature golf, which is $2. This is one of the few things that has not become more expensive over the years. The goal of the Kiwanis clubs is not to make money with these rides, but to bring people to the park for family fun.

When the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ada first decided to engage in this endeavor, that section of Wintersmith Park was grown over with weeds, club treasurer Bob Vavricka said. The city had not done much with the park. There was a lake there, but it was nowhere near the park it is today.

The members began constructing the train themselves. Then they laid the track.

Eventually they added the carousel, miniature golf and concession stands. Their club helped make Wintersmith Park the place it is today.

There are actually three different Kiwanis clubs in Ada that now all work together to help run the rides. The Kiwanis Club of Ada and the Diamond K Kiwanis Club of Ada had different projects than the park project belonging to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ada. People would choose which Kiwanis Club they wanted to join based on the projects and the different meeting times. The Kiwanis Club of Ada focused on running the Little League games and the Diamond K Club hosted an annual fish fry and other community related events.

However, as membership has dropped, many of the individual projects had to be passed on to other organizations or dropped altogether. The three clubs have since been able to band together to continue to run the rides at Wintersmith Park.

Despite the fact that all three clubs have come together, they still are in need of volunteers. Historically, the rides were

Families can enjoy rides and fun 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays in Wintersmith Park this summer thanks to efforts by Ada’s three Kiwanis clubs.

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open seven days a week during the summertime from 6-9 p.m. This summer they have had to drop to five days a week, closing on Sundays and Mondays. Many of the members are older and retired, and some of them don’t have the health or energy to help as much as they would like, Vavricka said. This is an even larger problem when they are getting things ready at the beginning of the summer. Vavricka’s first choice would be to have more people involved in the Kiwanis Clubs, becoming official members. However, they can also use non-Kiwanis volunteers to help keep things running. If they get enough, they may be able to open back up seven days a week. If membership keeps dropping, they may have to cut hours further for future summers.

The best way to join the Kiwanis, or to volunteer, would be to come to the park from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and talk to the volunteers at the concession stand.

They can give those interested the contact info and application details so they can be-

come members. The dues for membership are $128 dollars per year, which includes membership in the TX-OK District of Kiwanis as well as Kiwanis International.

The more members they have, the more they can do for the community, such as the Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Wintersmith Park.

Many might not realize that the fireworks are actually provided by the Kiwanis and not the City of Ada, though the City of Ada does provide some of the funding along with local businesses and individuals, Vavricka said. The fireworks celebration was originally started by the Proud Young Americans for Truth. About 10 years ago, however, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ada took over the operation. They want people to come out to the park on the Fourth of July for family fun and a celebration of freedom. In the past they would spend around $8,500 on the fireworks. This year, however, they have raised $10,000 for the best fireworks celebration to date. www.adahub.com • 7

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Two local musicians strike up artistic collective downtown

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hen Casey Howard and Austin Fisher first met seven years ago, they had no idea the paths that their friendship would

take.

They both had an obvious interest in music; in fact, they met when Fisher was auditioning as a drummer for Howard’s band, Our Mother’s Martyr. Now several projects in and after lots of discussions, shows, traveling, camping and late nights, they decided that their music was leading them to provide a place to encourage and inspire other musicians, and thus Sessions was born.

Both of them grew up around music, though in different ways.

For Howard, it was his uncle and grandfather who initially inspired him. They were both singer-songwriters working in the country and Western, folk music and fingerpicking tradition. He thought it was really cool, and this was his first real exposure to music. He loved it.

Then he heard Metallica.

Howard said Metallica rocked him to his core, and he started searching out music that was harder and darker. When he was 16, he got his first guitar and decided that he wanted to be in a rock band. He started out by learning all standard riffs. He was just figuring out the instrument. Before he graduated high school, he had his own band and never looked back. Now he plays guitar, keyboards and sings.

As for Fisher, he was surrounded by all different types of music practically from birth. He had older siblings in their school band, so a lot of his life was dominated by different band concerts, musicals and hearing them practice. Music was simply a way of life in his household.

As soon as he entered sixth grade, Fisher joined band. He played the clarinet all the way through high school. This is where he was introduced to the intricacies of learning and playing music himself.

In eighth grade, he got his first drum set and has been playing it ever since. It was an upgrade from the pots and pans he would bang on as a child. Now, Fisher plays pretty much everything except for brass instruments and violin – drums, guitar, piano, clarinet and saxophone among others.

Howard and Fisher are currently two of the members of Our Mother’s Martyr, but they also contribute to other projects as well.

Fisher has a solo project on top of playing with Mandala Faulkner, The In-Between and other bands who need his help. Howard also plays with many rock bands but has been focusing more on solo work lately. He has gone back to his folk roots but contrasts the music with heavy metal lyrics. Both have started recording with Bill Kelly at Ghost Writer Records.

When Howard was younger, he had ambitions beyond being a musician. He really wanted to open up a music venue – a place where music was the most important thing. As he grew closer with Fisher, they realized that they shared this dream, but they thought it was only that. One day, however, Howard noticed a business space for rent while he was driving down Main Street. He made inquiries, but then got busy making music and forgot about it. A year later, he saw that 231-C on East Main Street was still for rent. He made further inquiries and found out that the price had dropped from the previous year. He immediately woke up Fisher and said, “Dude. This is it. We are doing this.”

Casey Howard and Austin Fisher started Sessions at 231-C Main Street as a place for musicians, writers and artists to share ideas and get inspired.

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This is how two musicians also became entrepreneurs. Due to extended waits with the state to acquire their liquor license, Sessions Live Music and Alehouse has not fully and officially opened, but they said it doesn’t matter. They are still having bands play there to great crowds, having a Monday night game night and several art parties where dozens of local artists come together to paint the walls and giant canvases that adorn the walls.

“The response has been incredible,” Howard said. “Even though we are getting our liquor license, it hasn’t been necessary. People are coming to hear the music, not to drink. People have donated their time and money to make this collective vision a reality.”

For Howard and Fisher, it isn’t as much a business as it is an artistic collective where artists, writers and musicians can gather to share their talents.

Sessions was born out of the passion that both Howard and Fisher have for music. They wanted some place to play their own music and to inspire other musicians, and it is working.

“We have some people who are practicing more because they want to play here and other people are starting bands just so they can take part and do their own shows,” Fisher said. www.adahub.com • 9

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ver since the summer of 2014 – when the East Central University theater department did a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare in the Wintersmith Park Amphitheater – Ada residents have been able to see Shakespeare in the Park.

Ada Shakespeare Company was formed after that original production, and since have performed “The Tempest,” “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Julius Caesar.” This summer, the group will be performing “Twelfth Night.”

There are many firsts associated with this production. For the first time ever, ASC has brought in an outside director to provide a fresh perspective for their production.

“After deciding on an outside director, the choice was clear,” ASC board member Kimberly Wren said. “It was a unanimous decision to bring aboard Margie Beck after the success of her senior project, ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ as well as her previous involvement with our productions of ‘The Tempest’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’”

Beck was not always comfortable with Shakespeare, she said.

Though she had served as the assistant stage manager for “The Tempest,” Shakespeare always intimidated her. After she took on the role of the nurse in ECU’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” though, her perspective changed as she grappled with the language. Her appreciation for Shakespeare grew, and her fear dissipated. Now she brings her newfound confidence with Shakespeare to the Wintersmith Amphitheater and Ada’s theater community.

Because of her own previous discomfort with Shakespeare, Beck is taking great pains to make sure that the play is accessible to everyone who comes to see it, whether or not they are wellversed in Elizabethan parlance. While some might see Shakespeare as high brow intellectual fare, it was actually the popular culture of the time, complete with ridiculous situations and bawdy jokes. One of the challenges as a director is making sure that the actors are being expressive enough, making sure that the audience can understand what they are saying through their body language, intonation and facial expressions so they can enjoy the show even if they don’t understand the language.

Another first associated with this project is the inclusion of musical director Alan Marshall, who is a local music professor and composer. Live music was historically an important component of theater in Shakespeare’s time, Marshall said. Since theater was the primary form of entertainment, and it was for everyone rich or poor. It was important to keep the audience entertained.

Theater companies would have bands of traveling musicians that would accompany them, sometimes doubling as actors in the productions. For “Twelfth Night,” the ASC players are doing just that.

They will feature a group of actors who will double as musicians, playing instruments like the guitar, fiddle, ukulele and drums during scene changes, before the show begins and during intermission. One of the best things about having a composer on board as musical director is also the ability to have original compositions as

Actors rehearse for Ada Shakespeare Company’s production of “Twelfth Night,” which takes the stage at 7 p.m. June 21-23 at the Wintersmith Park Amphitheater. Shows are free to the public and will feature live music before, during and after the production.

PHOTO BY NICHOLAS GEISLER

a part of the show. In the script for “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare wrote lyrics to three songs that are supposed to be sung in the production. Marshall composed original music in order to perform these for the audience, accompanied by their own band of traveling musicians.

Even though the show is being kept in Shakespeare’s original verse, with traditional Elizabethan costumes, the music is going to be more modern with influences by music from the 1970s and 1980s. This is to keep the music more relatable and enjoyable for the audience, Marshall said. They will also be performing other popular songs from the same era, including them in the show because they fit well with the themes of “Twelfth Night.”

Another challenge that the show presents is costuming. ASC has a very small budget, so they have to keep the cost down while also keeping the costumes appropriate for the time period and summer weather in Oklahoma. Miranda Carrizales, an experienced costumer and owner of McNoodles Craft Emporium, said she is up to the challenge. While she has helped out with costumes on almost every ECU production, this will be her third to costume completely. She previously did all the costumes for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and “Noises Off.” This will be her first time costuming a Shakespearean production, but she is excited for the opportunity.

ASC’s production of “Twelfth Night” will take the stage at 7 p.m. June 21-23 at the Wintersmith Amphitheater. Shows are free to the public, though donations are greatly appreciated to help fund future productions. www.adahub.com • 11

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