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Dedicated Daughter Writes Letter to the Editor Remembering Father

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New Name, Same Care at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee

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Can’t Miss Events in June and July

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Grand Casino, Outsider Productions Help Oklahoma Musicians ‘Play It Loud’

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Know When to Hold ’Em There are often so many items and companies eagerly seeking our dollars that it can be a struggle – especially if you’re a spender like I can be at times – to hold on to what you’ve got. The obvious truth, though, is the best way to save money is to not spend money. Here are some strategies to consider: • Don’t fall for the “sale” – Retailers will use any excuse for a sale, knowing that sales get shoppers through the door. “Flash” sales – lasting for only one day or even just a few hours – are designed to trigger a panic reflex, afraid you’ll miss out. Something to remember, though, is that most items are on what’s called a sale cycle. If you miss today’s sale, you’ll see that price again. It may be in six months, and it may even be next year, but it will be on sale again. If you don’t need the item now or before it will be on sale again, don’t fall for it. When you’re ready to buy, subscribe to the retailer’s mailing list or start browsing deal sites so you’ll know when your item is discounted.

• Don’t go shopping. Again, it seems obvious, but if your budget doesn’t have room for an unexpected purchase, don’t go somewhere you’ll be tempted to spend.

Stores exist to sell us things. If we can’t afford to be sold to, we shouldn’t be in the store or on the website.

• Keep track of the money not spent. A fun exercise is every time you’re tempted to spend money but make the decision to save, write it down. After a month, add up all the money saved by simply choosing not to spend. You might be surprised and motivated to keep up the good habits.

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Moving with Arthritis Can Help Chase Away the Pain I personally don’t suffer from arthritis, but I have many family members who do. One of the hardest things for them to start doing is exercising because of the pain, but after the routine of exercise has started, it is easy to notice a change. Getting in and out of cars becomes easier. Daily work activities, cleaning and walking all become easier.

It is extremely hard to push pass that pain to exercise. The key is to just start. Whether it be a yoga class, a walk, gardening or lifting light weights, starting could be what you need. Exercise reduces joint pain and stiffness and increases flexibility, muscle strength, cardiac fitness and endurance. Also, the more weight you lose – if needed – the more weight you are taking off your joints.

Once you start a routine, you will need to stick with it in order to keep the pain away. When you start skipping weeks or months at a time, that’s when you will start noticing the pain come back.

Make sure to include stretching in your routine. Stretching helps joint movement, relieves stiffness and maintains flexibility. Some type of strength training that includes either your own body weight or exercise weights helps to increase muscle strength, supporting and protecting joints affected by arthritis.

If you have pain in your knees, try to keep from a pounding motion. You can start in a pool, put an incline on the treadmill or get on a bike for cardio.

Group classes are a great place to start because the instructor can show you modified workouts to help prevent injuries. The goal is to just move.

Sauteed Mushrooms What do mushrooms not go on? I love sautéed mushrooms on a nice grilled steak, baked chicken breast or on top of an omelet or just as a side dish. They don’t take very long to make, so it is an easy dish to add to almost any meal. Mushrooms would be good added to the grill this summer by cooking them whole or adding them to a kabob.

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Dedicated Daughter Writes Letter to the Editor Remembering Father Shawnee resident Nadine Tucker has nothing but fond memories of her dad, Thomas Edward Tucker I. He was born in Michigan and was always interested in serving and helping others, Nadine said in an interview after writing a letter to the editor about her dad.

“There’s evidence … that he tried to enlist in the Navy as early as age 10,” she said.

He did later serve in that branch when he came of age.

Thomas and his wife Sandy lived in various parts of the country throughout their marriage, and he had several different careers. They opened a restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but it only remained in business for about nine months.

“My parents grew up not having enough to eat and always being hungry,” Nadine said. “Because of that they gave away a lot of food – too much –

and that caused them to have to close their restaurant.”

Thomas later owned two gas stations, a wrecker service, worked at a foundry and as a maintenance employee. He was also a licensed gun dealer who taught firearms training classes for women and even met Charlton Heston. Sandy and he belonged to the Racine Yacht Club in Wisconsin and stayed busy raising their daughters.

Later, they owned a large ranch with horses and a riding stable. The cold northern winters, where the Tuckers often had trouble keeping the horses’ water unfrozen, led them to move to Oklahoma in 1978.

“My dad helped build the GM plant (in Oklahoma City),” Nadine said. “He was one of the first 100 employees hired when it opened.

“He was a guy who ‘made the tools that made the tools.’ He was a millwright and maintenance employee.”

The Tuckers lived in Tecumseh until the late 1980s and then moved to Shawnee, where they resided until 1994. Sandy’s health precipitated a move to Phoenix, Arizona, where the Tuckers opened a cattery that sold exotic breeds.

Thomas passed away there in 2008.

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When asked what three words described her father, Nadine couldn’t limit it to that number.

“Loving, caring, generous, hilarious, genius,” she said. “He loved animals and children and was a good caretaker.”

That’s a nice way to be remembered.

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New Name, Same Care at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee The signs outside the recently renamed SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee might be different, but the people who work there and their mission to serve their neighbors remains unchanged.

“It’s the same doctors you’ve always known,” President Chuck Skillings said. “It’s the same nurses and technicians and therapists that you go to school with, you go to church with, that you shop with. It’s still the same people that have taken care of you, and we will continue to be there.

“The name change for us is just a reflection of who we are really a part of.”

For years, St. Anthony has been the face of SSM Health in Oklahoma from its downtown Oklahoma City complex to the Shawnee campus to its satellite clinics in surrounding communities. SSM Health – which owns the various St. Anthony entities – has a network spanning 24 hospitals, more than 300 physician and outpatient offices, 10 post-acute facilities, home care and hospice services, pharmacy benefit company, insurance company, technology company and Accountable Care Organization. The system employs 40,000 people with 10,000 health care providers in Oklahoma, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri – where its St. Louis headquarters is.

SSM Health a few years ago began tying together its services through an initiative that identified its presence in each facet through name changes and rebranding efforts, Skillings said.

With the construction of the new west building of the hospital, establishment of new clinics and providers in the area and other ventures, the name change came a little later to Shawnee than other parts of the organization.

“We want to help the community understand that not only are we part of something bigger when you draw that connection with St. Anthony in Oklahoma City, but we’re part of a $7 billion health system,” Skillings said.

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In April, officials revealed the new name of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee, acknowledging its place in a family of hospitals and clinics across four states that make up part of SSM Health’s $7 billion health care network.

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at the local hospital or physician clinics will not necessarily feel the impact of the system’s expansive resources, Skillings said, but those working within it can draw from an array of knowledge and tools that a standalone community hospital would not be able to easily access on its own.

One of these tools is the electronic medical record used by the SSM Health system that connects physicians and the hospital locally and beyond, Skillings said. This technology also gives patients the opportunity to participate more fully in their own health care through a program called MyChart, which gives patients access to results of tests conducted at SSM Health facilities, can send reminders to patients about upcoming appointments and allows direct communication between providers and their staff along with other features.

The new name is not the only addition made to SSM Health St. Anthony – Shawnee since the system took over the area facilities six years ago, Skillings said. Several specialists and primary care providers have started practicing here, giving residents more access to care without having to make treks to Oklahoma City or Tulsa for specialized care. Physician recruit-

ment efforts will continue to establish more local providers soon – such as aiming this year to bring the first endocrinologist to the Shawnee area, which could be a big help for diabetic patients among others that providers are currently treating.

“Shawnee is a pretty easy community to recruit to for a variety of reasons,” Skillings said. “A lot of physicians like the small-town environment.

“At the same time, we are close enough to Oklahoma City that it’s easy to find things 35 miles away that we might not have here to fill in the gaps … but we don’t have some of the

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hassles you have when you live in a metropolitan market.”

With the changes in the national health care landscape, Skillings said having access to the kinds of resources available through a system the size of SSM Health helps residents in the communities it serves to receive the best care they can at a local level.

“Being part of something much bigger makes it easier to weather the storms of change,” Skillings said.

“You’re literally on the forefront of not just technology but also best practices. We get the benefit of an expertise and knowledge base that as a small, community-based hospital it’s hard to come up with.

“I can ask questions inside the system for just about anything I need.”

The one constant in the health care system is that it will change, and that change will come rapidly, said Skillings, who has worked with the Shawnee-based hospital in its various forms for more than 20 years. Being a part of a system like SSM Health keeps local providers and facilities more stable and able to adjust with less disruption.

“I hope what (the name change) means is that patients see the connection between us and something much bigger,” Skillings said. “The quality of care and the patient experience that they had in April will still be here in July. None of that is going to change.”

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PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT God’s glory is always seen in His keeping His promises.

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Now this spring 2000 years later, we live in the time of God restoring His city of Jerusalem as He promised He would. America and other nations will benefit from recognizing what God has promised and kept.

He promised Abraham to make a great nation of Abraham. One that would bring His promised Messiah to save His people from their sins. That nation He delivered from slavery as He had promised Abraham. To make that promised nation great, He CHURCH LET US BE BUSY PROCLAIMING THE GLORY OF gave His law filled with His promises on Mount Sinai.

GOD AND THAT HE KEEPS HIS PROMISES. 1500 years later on the same day of the year He had given His law, He made His Holy Spirit to fall upon those of that nation and What promises He keeps! - What grace He gives!

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International Youth Finals Rodeo

This year marks the 26th time Shawnee has welcomed the International Youth Finals Rodeo. This international event brings 800-1,000 high school contestants and their families into Shawnee each year and is known as the world’s richest youth rodeo.

The IFYR runs July 8-13 at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center. Contestants compete in 10 events, which happen simultaneously across three arenas. They compete once in each of the long go rounds. The top 15 averages in each event will compete for half the prize purse in the short go.

Each day features a morning and evening performance and tickets can be purchased online at IFYR.com or at the gate. Prices are $12 for adults, $6 for ages 3-11 and $10 for ages 65+.

Don’t miss the excitement as these youth contestants showcase their best skills while competing for more than $200,000 worth of prize money

One of the IFYR’s most popular performances is the annual Spur for the Cure Pink Night, which raises money for the Relay for Life and American Cancer Society. Held on Tuesday, July 11, the first 500 people through the gates will receive a free Spur for the Cure t-shirt, and many of the contestants will also wear pink to support the event.

The IFYR brings thousands of visitors into Shawnee, and you’ll notice the big trucks in parking lots around town and the contestants in local restaurants wearing their bib numbers. The event is estimated to have an economic impact of more than $4.5 million over the five days the event is held.

Trail Days One of Shawnee’s annual summer events is getting a makeover this year.

Trail Days, which takes place the third weekend in June, has traditionally featured gunfighters, square dancers, live demonstrations and more. Trail Days

will continue to have all the regular activities with just a couple of changes this year. In addition to the usual schedule of events, live music and entertainment, vendors and food trucks, there will be an art and wine walk. Regional artists will have the opportunity to showcase and sell their work to visitors.

Trail Days 2018 will run June 15-16. Friday hours are 6-9 p.m. and

Saturday hours are from 11a.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free to attend. Friday night’s entertainment will include Stumble East and Blackwater Smoke on stage at Main and Broadway. Entertainment starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning and goes on throughout the day. Trail Days will conclude Saturday night with a laser light show instead of fireworks at the intersection of Main and Broadway.

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Grand Casino, Outsider Productions Help Oklahoma Musicians ‘Play It Loud’

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The Grand Casino is putting music acts from around the state on a bigger stage both figuratively and literally through its new series, “Play It Loud.”

“I wanted to find a way to differentiate our brand in a very competitive casino market,” marketing director Chad Mathews said. “Live music is already a big part of our entertainment offering, but we typically feature national touring acts much the same as our competition. I felt if we could find a way to tap into the local music to create a content centered brand strategy we could set ourselves apart. I also felt that it was an opportunity for the Grand to be more involved in the art and music community at large.”

The casino has teamed with Shawnee-based Outsider Productions to create the first season of “Play It Loud” and make it available via the Grand Casino’s website. Each monthly episode spotlights a different Oklahoma artist and explores their process, inspiration and drive to create original music.

The first episode posted in April with another activating in late May. Two more season one episodes will go live on June 25 and July 25, but Mathews said the path from idea to the viewers’ screens took longer than just a few clicks of the mouse.

“We produced a demo a couple of years ago actually,” he said. “It took a while to work out the details of production.”

Though filmmaker Adam Hampton and the Outsider Productions team have wrapped season one, they are currently seeking new acts to feature in season two, Mathews said. The goal for the series is to complete at least four seasons. They have been reaching out to area artists to help build the slate for next season. There is also a form on the website for artists to get in touch with the “Play It Loud” producers about their interest in appearing in the series.

“We really only have a couple of criteria,” Mathews said. “We want artists that are producing original mate14

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rial and actively (pursuing) their music career. That’s it really. We just want to support these musicians and their craft.”

Meanwhile, viewers can take their interest from the screen to the real world as producers are arranging a live benefit concert featuring the four artists highlighted in season one on Aug. 25 at the Grand Casino. The final details were still in the planning as of this writing, but once available tickets will be $10 with proceeds aiding the Red Dirt Relief Fund.

Though only a couple months old, Mathews said the response to “Play It Loud” has been great. His team is continuing to spread the word about the series, and as more people learn about it, “it has the potential to really take off.”

The biggest challenge so far in producing the series has been coordinating all the schedules of the artists involved, Mathews said, but the results have become a rewarding experience for the producers.

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“I’ve played guitar for over 20 years, and it still amazes me to see four or five people come together and craft a performance.

“We believe that this will become an important connection to the community. It supports our goal of being a premier entertainment destination at the same time as supporting the arts community in Oklahoma. As the state grows culturally, we want to do our part to reinforce the efforts to cultivate unique and outstanding talent in our state.”

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Shawnee Trail Days Celebrates History, Art Historic downtown Shawnee will take a step back in time for the Shawnee Trail Days on June 15 and 16.

The family-friendly event celebrates Shawnee’s pioneer and Native American history while allowing participants to enjoy a modern day art and wine show.

This is the fifth year for Shawnee Trail Days, which is sponsored by Safe Events for Families.

“Shawnee Trail Days is a historic celebration of the Shawnee trail where cattle were driven from Texas to Kansas slaughterhouses,” SEFF community coordinator Ed Bolt said.

Favorite historic performers returning to this year’s celebration include the Guthrie Gunfighters, the Square 8’s square dance company, Dancing Eagles Native American dancers, the Medicine Man old west show and the Oklahoma Kid Wild West Show. These performances will take place at the corner of Broadway and Main streets.

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by SEFF, there will be several activities that are fun for all ages like a free MonsterMural coloring event for children of all ages.

“The MonsterMural is a six-foottall by 20-foot-wide mural that is like a giant coloring book,” Bolt said.

“People of all ages are welcome to join together to complete the mural during the two-day event.”

There will also be food trucks, pop-up shop vendors and a free sidewalk chalk art event.

While this year’s festival continues the previous Trail Days traditions and Western entertainment, there

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will be a new focus this year of integrating an art and wine festival into the event.

“We had several requests from the community for an art and wine show in Shawnee and decided that Shawnee Trail Days would be a good time to do this,” Bolt said. “The weather is conducive in June for this type of festival, and we wanted to distinguish the Shawnee Trail Days from other Western homecoming events in the area.”

Local Shawnee artists who will be showing art at the event include Susan Beth Wilhelm, Cody Deem, Ed Combs, Amber Duboise, students of Paul Jones and Glen Thomas and art-

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A change that SEFF is excited about is the new trailer/stage that they have obtained for music performances, Bolt said.

“We can take it to all of our events both in Shawnee and in surrounding areas,” Bolt said. “It not only serves a functional purpose, but we will also be painting the Shawnee logo on it so that others know about our community as it travels to other cities.”

The event takes place in conjunction with the monthly Downtown Block pARTy that happens on the third Friday of each month. On Friday evening, downtown businesses and art galleries remain open until 9 p.m. along with additional shopping and entertainment options. A new feature of these monthly block parties will be a Farmer’s Market offered by the Blue Zones Project in Celebration of Life Park at 301 E. Main Street at the Philadelphia Ave intersection.

Past years have brought in 8,000– 10,000 people for the Shawnee Trail Days, and this year’s event promises to reach or exceed past years’ attendance, Bolt said. Traditionally the Shawnee Trail Days has ended with a huge fireworks show.

“This year’s ending is still in the planning stages, but it is promising to be the most exciting one that we have offered to date,” he said.

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Art Talents Took Cartoonist to National Heights Cartoonist Terrell Zachary “Zack” Mosley was born Dec. 12, 1906 in Murray County, Oklahoma, one of five children. His family moved to Pottawatomie County in 1922 and settled in Shawnee where his father ran a shoe store.

At Shawnee High School, he went by his first name and was well-known for his artistic talent. He graduated in 1925, and the school yearbook, the “Caldron,” features several of his cartoons.

After he finished school, the family moved to Oklahoma City where he went to work in a drug store. His heart, however, was in his art, and he remembered SHS teacher, Marjorie Dodge Tapp, encouraging him to attend art schools in Chicago. He earned enough money for the trip and tuition while also taking correspondence classes. In Chicago, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute.

Mosley’s other love was aviation.

He had been fascinated with the new adventure when he was seven years old and witnessed a plane crash near the family home. During the years, he made a study of the structure of planes and built models. Later, he not only earned his pilot’s license but eventually piled up over 1,500 hours in the sky and owned nine airplanes.

He was also instrumental in developing the Civil Air Patrol.

His career as a professional cartoonist began as an assistant on the “Buck Rogers” comic strip. During

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art school, he was friends with fellow Oklahoman, Chester Gould, creator of “Dick Tracy.” Gould told Mosley that the editor of the New York Daily News, well-known for boosting new cartoon strips, was afraid of flying but also determined to learn to be a pilot. Mosley, admitting he was also afraid, forged ahead with flying lessons so he could develop a cartoon strip about the fears and excitement of aviation.

The editor liked Mosley’s “lively” ideas and through the process of a contest among other hopefuls, “Smilin’ Jack” was born. Mosley had origi-

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nally named his hero Mac but was told the editor liked Jack better. His strip debuted with other new ones on Oct. 1, 1933, and would continue for 40 years.

“Smilin’ Jack” was popular through the 1930s with the aviation adventures of his pals and adversaries, winning air races and rescuing beautiful girls. With the coming of World War II, Jack joined the Army Air Corps and his adventures became more serious.

During those years, Mosley’s comic strip was one of the most popular in the country, and readers appreciated the authenticity of the stories and drawings. Besides the strip in the newspaper, Mosley had comic books and “little books” published about his flying hero.

He ended the strip in 1973, and Mosley became a public speaker on aeronautical safety. He also did il-

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lustrations for special occasions and some freelance art work. Mosley was back in Shawnee a few times to catch up with old friends, including returning in 1951 for a special high school assembly after bad flying weather caused him to miss a homecoming he had promised to attend.

In July 1993, when he was 87 years old, the first Pottawatomie County Historical Society bestowed on him its first-ever Heritage Achievement Award. Unable to attend personally, he was represented by his daughter Jill and nephew, Ben, a minister at an Oklahoma City church.

Zack Mosley died five months later, Dec. 21, 1993, in Stuart, Florida. He left behind his wife, Betty and daughter plus thousands of fans.

Although he lived much of his life in New York and Florida, he usually referred to Shawnee as “home” and where he got his start.

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Benton’s Café Founder Served Good Food, Values to His Children Shawnee has had some wellknown citizens who are part of the area’s charm and having someone that everybody knows – or feel like they do – helps the city maintain its smalltown feel.

One such man was Bob Benton – father to five and familiar face to thousands – who owned and operated Benton’s Café with his wife for decades. Facing this first Father’s Day without him, one of Benton’s daughters reflected on her dad and his personal Shawnee legacy.

“Dad taught us how to work,” daughter Beth Hatley said. “No matter what we ended up doing after high school, we all had a good work ethic.”

Robert “Bob” Benton was born in Lexington to a farming family. He had to learn the value of hard work at an early age, and though he’d completed his formal education by the time he was a freshman in high school, he was wise in innumerable ways. His first job off the farm was as a dishwasher at a café in Norman in the early 1940s, and it laid the foundation for the remainder of his working life.

Benton joined the U.S. Army in 1945, during World War II, and became well-known for his cooking abilities. This led him to serve as a cook for the officers until he completed his service and moved to Shawnee in 1947.

He came upon another local legend, Troy Smith – who went on to found the Sonic Corporation in the 1950s.

Smith helped Benton obtain restaurant jobs locally. He worked at the Grand Café and Shawnee Country Club, where he met Thelma Nichols.

After marrying, Benton and Thelma opened their first restaurant, The Hamburger Castle, in 1949.

Their second venture, Benton’s Café, opened in the 1960s and is still in operation today, now managed by their granddaughter Sherry. Benton’s has always been a family enterprise, and countless relatives have worked there through the years, serving up the chicken fried steak, meatloaf and 22

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homemade pies the establishment is known for.

“Dad was Benton’s Café,” Beth said. “He and Mom were at the café early every morning preparing for lunch. He would stay in the kitchen all through lunch, and Mom would go out front to wait tables. They would take a couple of hours’ break in the afternoon and be back for supper. In the evenings, he would take cash, because the rest of us were back from school to take care of the kitchen.”

Benton and Thelma’s daughters continue to call Shawnee home. Besides Nancy at the café, you might find Diane Hogue at Tinker Federal Credit Union, Linda White teaching first grade at Jefferson Elementary or now-retired Grove School teacher Beth in The Arts at 317 downtown.

Daughter Kristine Drummond is deceased. All told, the Benton girls gave their parents 13 grandchildren and now 25 great-grandchildren.

Benton was a fixture in the café, even during the latter years of his life. He’d be ready at the cash register to dispense change, several pieces of candy or gum and the news of the day.

You also never knew whom you might see grabbing a bite to eat. When juries from the nearby county courthouse were sequestered, they could be seen following a bailiff to and from the back room of the café to have a meal during a trial.

In Bob’s semi-retirement years, he enjoyed working on his own farm, feeding cattle and driving his tractor.

However, he was never far from the café and its customers, and he continued working there until his health prevented it.

Beth isn’t sure if her dad had a favorite meal at Benton’s. She said he just liked to eat.

“He always said that people eat with their eyes,” Beth said. “If the food doesn’t look good on the plate, the customer wouldn’t want to eat it.”

Benton and Thelma did take a break now and then and closed the

café for two or three weeks in the summer for vacation.

“We’d load up the car and go,” Beth said. “We traveled all over the country on those trips. During my senior year of high school, my cousin, Chris, lived with us while her parents were overseas. She was from California, and we were going to take her back at the end of the school year, but she’d never been to Florida before. We left Shawnee, drove to Florida to go to Disney World, then drove to California to take her home. Dad said she’d worked at the café all year and deserved to go somewhere before we took her back.”

Benton and Thelma loved to go on cruises as well, one of which they were late getting back to the ship from an excursion. The boat left port

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“Dad paid someone on shore to take them to another boat that took them out to their ship,” Beth said.

“The ship wasn’t stopping for them though, so they had to climb the ladder on the back of the cruise ship to get on it. That would never happen today, but it was a story they both got a kick out of telling for years afterward.”

Stories like that will be on the minds of Benton’s daughters this month as Father’s Day comes.

“Looking back, I miss Dad’s smile most of all, followed by his laugh,” Beth said. “Being around family in his later years was probably the thing he loved most. He wanted to make sure we were all going to be okay and taken care of when he was gone.”

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Senior Center Set to Swing with Family-Friendly Music, Dancing Event Senior center set to swing with family-friendly music, dancing event June 30 The Shawnee Senior Center will be break out its boogie shoes as it hosts its second annual Swing Tunes in June event from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 30 at the Municipal Auditorium at 400 N. Bell.

The 17-piece Shawnee Grey Wolves jazz band ensemble will take attendees back to the 1930s and 1940s playing favorites from the likes of Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey for the listening and dancing pleasure of attendees of the fundraiser event.

Swing Tunes in June is one of several events hosted by Shawnee Senior Center throughout the year to help maintain its wide variety of programs offered to residents ages 50 and older at no charge.

“We’ve grown quite a bit over the last 10 years,” said Kate Joyce, executive/cruise director at the senior center. “We needed to find a way to fund some of our programming.”

A glance at the center’s monthly calendar shows no shortage of offerings for seniors in the area from the crucial to the fun.

Its fitness program – now in its eighth year – continues to grow with a special emphasis on preventing falls among its participants. Joyce said falls are the leading initial injury leading to death among older populations.

Two classes specifically focus on maintaining the physical attributes necessary to reduce the risk of falling events. A tai chi class focuses on exercises that improve balance while the zero-impact enhanced fitness aerobics class helps with strengthening and toning muscles in the core, arms and legs, programs coordinator Valorie Martin said. The program has also recently added a chair yoga class that helps participants work on their flexibility from a comfortable position.

The Shawnee Senior Center also offers breakfast and lunch every weekday. Walmart had been funding this program, but a change in that company’s structure at the end of this year will focus on community-wide efforts rather than individual pro-

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The Shawnee Grey Wolves jazz ensemble will play standards from the 1930s and 1940s at the Swing Tunes in June fundraiser benefiting the Shawnee Senior Center.

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grams, Joyce said. The senior center is looking at other avenues to keep that program running as well. Shawnee Milling Company also partners with the senior center on this program by offering in-kind anything from their stock.

The calendar is full of recreational activities like regular card games and tournaments taking place throughout the month. There are also ample arts and craft programs along with the opportunity to continue adding to the senior center’s greenhouse project.

The senior center also works with individuals and groups in Shawnee to offer classes, workshops and other events to help enrich or improve the lives of those who come to the senior center – referred to by some staff members as their “peeps,” Martin said. The subjects of these events can range from serious elements of life like psychology and legal advice to a variety of entertainment options that encourage attendees to get in on the fun, such as gospel singing and country and Western music and dancing.

Those coming to the Shawnee Senior Center come from all backgrounds and experiences. Some of their folks are regulars who have been coming for years just to see what’s happening. Some started coming when they were new to town after moving to Shawnee to be near family. Others are people who have lost someone recently and are looking for an activity or connection to help them through what is happening in their lives.

“They come in to do an exercise or a craft or crochet or music or shoot pool,” Martin said. “They sit down and eat a meal or have a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal. By talking to another human being and having human contact … maybe a little laughter, it starts the healing process. Each day they keep coming, they get a little stronger.”

Though meals are provided at the center, the chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones is more important to some of the people at the senior center than what is on the plate that day, Joyce said. They can share experiences, memories and stories that help connect them to each other and the community.

Hosting fundraisers like Swing Tunes in June – along with partnering with local sponsors – is crucial for the Shawnee Senior Center to continue its programs and the impact they have on the seniors in the community, Joyce said. The center also looks and applies for grants to ensure these services remain available at no charge to the participants.

The Shawnee Senior Center has also begun pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities like offering fingerprinting and identity-related products through its affiliation with IdentoGO, Joyce said. Providing services like this can add new sources of revenue for the center and can also provide value to the community as well.

The goal of the center’s fundraisers include not only supporting its financial needs but also to offer some

family-friendly fun to residents of all ages to enjoy, Joyce said. That’s why their events have themes like this month’s Swing Tunes in June, Back to the ‘50s dance in August and Movin’ to Motown in October.

The center’s largest fundraiser – the Blue Jeans Ball held in January – lines up partners that make a big impact on the operations of the Shawnee Senior Center during the next 12 months. Those that sign on as a sponsor at that event are automatically included as sponsors for others throughout the rest of the year and receive special recognition on the senior center website’s partners page.

One common mix-up the Shawnee Senior Center faces comes from those who think it serves a kind of nursing home or retirement community, Martin said. The goal of the programs offered there are not to provide care for the infirmed but to give seniors chances to stay vibrant during their retirement.

“The people who stay active throughout their life are the kind of people who come here, because they are out doing,” Joyce said. “The ones that say they aren’t old enough to come to the senior center are the ones who are at home not doing anything.”

Tickets for Swing Tunes in June are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. Call (405) 878-1528 for more information.

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Personality disorders? Do you mean multiple personalities or schizophrenia? This is the usual response I get when I am speaking about personality disorders to my clients or people not in the mental health care field.

Neither schizophrenia nor dissociative identity disorder – today’s diagnoses for multiple personality disorder – are considered personality disorders, as these are neurological conditions.

Personality disorders are defense mechanisms, learned behaviors by individuals to get their needs met. These defense mechanisms, however, are unhealthy and can lead to dysfunctional relationships.

It’s important to make it known that everyone has personality disorder characteristics.

When speaking, I begin with a disclaimer that some of these characteristics exist within audience members and their loved ones. I think it’s interesting that if given all the disorders and their characteristics, one could take them to Christmas dinner and easily point out, “Uncle Joey has narcissistic features.

Cousin Shelby? Oh yeah, she obviously has borderline, maybe even a hint of histrionic characteristics.”

What gives someone the disorder versus simply showing characteristics is how maladaptive and rigid these behaviors have become in someone’s life to get their needs met. For example, cousin Shelby showing up to grandmother’s funeral in a black, skintight, lace jumpsuit with six-inch heels and crying the loudest. When grandmother is talked about, she quickly turns the conversation to herself, leading to attention being mainly focused on herself and not allowing others around her to experience the grief or celebration of grandmother’s passing.

There are 10 different personality disorders, and they are separated into three different clusters in the following way: A) paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal; B) histrionic, borderline, antisocial and narcissistic; and C) obsessive-compulsive, avoidant and dependent. They are clustered by similar characteristics.

Cluster A personality disorders are known

to have odd, eccentric behaviors, they see themselves as outsiders to society, not needing relationships and struggle within relationships due to odd thought patterns.

Cluster B personality disorders are known to exhibit in erratic, emotional and dramatic behaviors.

These diagnoses are my favorite, because I tested high in Cluster B characteristics. We struggle within relationships because we strive to have all control, usually in very chaotic, unhealthy ways. Our behaviors usually leave many loved ones, friends and employers to question our erratic behaviors, such as a client once telling me, “You are the greatest therapist. You have helped me to understand so much and taught me so much about myself. Can I go on a pass this weekend?”

Once I gave the answer our therapeutic team reached she immediately began to belittle and devalue me, all within two to three minutes. Emotions are very difficult to express and explore so they behave in a manner of destructive behaviors.

Cluster C personality disorders are known to have fearful and anxious behaviors, tread lightly in relationships and their validation comes from those around them and not from within.

Personality disorders are widely misunderstood. Just like addiction and mental illness, they have a stigma – one that I hope to decrease not only within our field but also within our society. Yes, the learned behaviors can be difficult to work and live with, but to have a better understanding of them increases our ability to work with our loved ones.

I recommend watching a YouTube video of Brene Brown speaking with Oprah Winfrey on “Super Soul Sunday.” It’s about Joy and how it’s terrifying. The main piece of information conveyed is the emotional reckoning. I believe that if we all as individuals with addiction, mental illness, trauma and personality disorders and as a society learned to explore our own reckoning we could decrease our own personality characteristics. It’s truly something I work on daily to decrease my own personality characteristics.

Ashley Spears is Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor with the Mental Health Component. She has been working in the field since early 2013.

She moved to Gateway to Prevention and Recovery in Stillwater in August 2015 and within the last year transitioned to Gateway in Chandler to become the liaison to Lincoln County Drug Court. She also provides services to Lincoln County DHS clients, ADSAC/DUI clients, probation and parole clients. She spends time presenting at conferences and other facilities about trauma and personality disorders. Those with questions, comments or concerns can contact ashleyjs@hawaii.edu, aspears@ gatewaytoprevention.org or (405) 240-5333.

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Heart, Science Key Ingredients to Perfect Pizza at Amber’s Pizzeria Just like with a great pizza, the ingredients for the establishment of Amber’s Pizzeria came together at just the right time.

Amber Odneal and her husband Chris had worked in restaurants for years in a variety of formats since they were teenagers. Chris had his first experience working in pizza restaurants when he was 11 years old, and he had opened two restaurants previously.

The Odneals were friends with the Shawnee Mall manager, and he called in November about an opportunity in the location of the former Sbarro near the movie theater. Having bounced around the idea of having their own place for a few years, they decided to meet with the owner to discuss taking over the space and opening their own pizza restaurant.

“We kind of went in with skepticism and walked out with a restaurant,” Amber said. “It was really exciting.”

That excitement immediately collided with urgency as they began eyeing an opening prior to the Black Friday shopping event following Thanksgiving – which was only 10 days from the time they met to discuss opening Amber’s Pizzeria. Chris already owned and ran his own business – Go Consulting Services focusing on IT solutions for businesses – so his experience helped in tackling all of the logistical components of starting the business, such as securing the necessary licenses and tax requirements.

Once Amber – along with co-owner Clem Hall – decided to move forward with Amber’s Pizzeria, she began to fully focus on finalizing a menu that they had been contemplating for about three years.

“We wanted to make a pizza that is different than what everybody else has here,” Amber said. “Our favorite pizza is pizza we had in Brooklyn when traveling in New York City. Let’s be honest.

That’s where the modern pizza we eat was invented.”

Many pizza establishments – especially those with a national presence – use similar processes when making their dough and selecting their ingredients, Amber said. This leads to a very recognizable product, but it does not

Chris Odneal tosses dough for one of the Brooklyn-style artisan pizzas at Amber’s Pizzeria, which offers made-from-scratch selections that include pizzas, subs, wraps and sandwiches at its location at the Shawnee Mall in the former Sbarro near the movie theater. Call (405) 395-4561 for more information.

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make it unique.

Having worked in pizza restaurants, the Odneals knew the importance of creating the right dough. They sifted through an array of flours and ingredients to use in their crust.

“It’s the foundation of a pizza,” Amber said. “Most people think flour is flour … but that is not the case. Flour has a chemistry to it; so does the water. The temperature of the water, the yeast and all of the other components that goes into making the dough are crucial.”

Days spent in their own kitchen at home crafting their crust and experimenting with sauces resulted in a thin, foldable and crispy slice just like the pizza they had in Brooklyn. They also made sure to utilize 100 percent mozzarella cheese on each of their pizzas and not the cheese blends commonly used on pizzas.

Amber’s Pizzeria offers pizza-bythe-slice along with baking up whole pizzas for customers to take home to enjoy with family. They built the rest of the menu around the pizza, including their selection of subs served on French baguettes and sourdough. They also offer whole wheat and flax seed wraps for their dietetic-minded customers. All of these can receive the same brick-oven treatment that their pizzas do.

The Odneals created a menu based around a few selections of high quality ingredients rather than focusing on offering a wide variety of dishes made with an inventory of many average elements. This ensures that each pizza and sandwich that comes out of the oven at Amber’s Pizzeria delivers the same level of quality and consistency.

The limited number of ingredients, however, does not limit the menu options that customers can select.

“You might think fewer items means you have fewer choices, and that’s just not the case,” said Amber, highlighting numerous sandwich and pizza options listed. “Quality really makes the difference.”

Prior to the phone call from mall management, the Odneals had discussed opening their own pizza restaurant the way other couples discuss going on a great vacation, Amber said. In some ways, it seemed like just a dream, but there was a real desire to find a way to make it happen.

With the menu set, the hard work of starting the business began. Amid the rush of the holiday shopping season at the mall, they began making the space their own by remodeling a few things, establishing processes for how they would prepare and operate each day and forfeited copious amounts of

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sleep to get Amber’s Pizzeria off the ground.

They have since settled into a routine and have begun enjoying the flexibility that comes with business ownership. Amber and Chris can now structure their schedules to spend more time together while seeing the benefits of the work they did to get things cooking at their new pizza place.

Yet, they haven’t fully completed their efforts to build Amber’s Pizzeria.

Chris has told Amber that he would like to see them put another location downtown in the future to be able to offer their Brooklyn-style product in a traditional restaurant setting. One of the things they have heard from customers so far is surprise that they can get artisan-style pizza from the mall, which is not a typical venue for that type of fare.

“We want to take all the successes we’ve experienced here and do it in a sit-down environment,” Amber said.

Feedback from customers has included tips of the hat from local residents who grew up or lived for a long time in the Northeast and were happy to find a style of pizza that reminds them of home, Amber said. Others who have lived locally all of their lives have told the Odneals that they’ve never had a pizza like those served at Amber’s Pizzeria. Among the mall employees, the Italian sourdough sandwich seems to have become a big hit.

Their passion for quality has translated to the people who work at Amber’s Pizzeria. Training for every new employee goes beyond the particulars of customer service and operating the equipment. The Odneals stress the importance of the science and attention to detail that goes into making all of their menu items.

“These ingredients have to work together properly, or you just don’t have the right pizza,” Amber said. “Your flair doesn’t come out well in the product. It is a science.”

For more information, call Amber’s Pizzeria at (405) 395-4561 or connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Specials and event announcements are available at facebook.com/amberspizzeria. www.shawneeoutlook.com

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June Arts Events Shawnee and Tecumseh Public Libraries will be hosting several events for both children and adults during the month of June. Check out their website for a complete schedule that includes movies, art, theater, story times, and of course reading. Information: pioneer.libnet.info/events.

Children ages 5-13 can enjoy Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s Creative Arts Camps throughout the summer.

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Join BancFirst for “Frenzy on Federal” 6 p.m.-9 p.m. on June 9. There will be food trucks, live music, games, a car show, children’s activities and much more. Information: www.facebook.com/events/168602020520312.

Ken Hada will be reading his works at the Poetry Night on Thursday, June 14th. The poetry group meets at the Lunch Box on Main Street at 7 p.m.

Preview the poetry at www.kenhada. org.

Safe Events for Families and Blue Zone Project are hosting a Northside Neighborhood Farmer’s Market from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m on June 14 and June 28 at the Shawnee Mall. Enjoy local foods and entertainment. Information: www.facebook.com/SEFFShawnee.

Arts at 317 will celebrate its third anniversary with Edgar Cruz entertaining on June 15. They will also have a Canadian winery and a local craft brewer on the premises for the event.

Join the fun at Shawnee’s Trail Days June 15-16. Shop selections from local artists and craftsmen and

enjoy local entertainment. The event will end with a spectacular light show.

Information: www.seffshawnee.org/ shawnee-trail-days.html.

Need some indoor summer fun?

Check out Hornbeck Theater’s Kids Movie Camp every Monday and Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Entry includes movie, popcorn and a drink.

Information: (405) 275-7512.

Check out the Mathematical, Metaphysical, Mirthful and Musical Paintings of Gregory Horndeski through the month of June at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art. This is an exhibit that you do not want to miss. Information: www.mgmoa.org/ exhibitions&a=view&article_id=102.

“American Idol” participant and “Dancing with the Stars” champion, Kelli Pickler, will perform at 7 p.m. on June 23 at the Grand Casino. Tickets: www.grandboxoffice.com.

Sign up your children for fall music lessons through Oklahoma Baptist University’s Preparatory Department.

Online enrollment and payment: www. okbu.edu/fine-arts/music/preparatory-department/index.html.

Take the family to visit the newly renovated Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center at 1899 S. Gordon Cooper Drive this summer.

The center leads visitors on a journey through tribal, state and national history beginning with pre-European contact and continuing to present day.

Information: www.potawatomiheritage.com/exhibits.

Homeschool parents can enroll their children in homeschool band or strings for the 2018-2019 academic year. Enroll: www.okhomeschoolbands.com.

Thresa Swadley is a freelance cellist/teacher who has been active in the Shawnee Arts Community for 20 years. She is a member of the OBU/Shawnee Community Orchestra. Contact her if you know of an upcoming arts event. Email: tswadley@sbcglobal.net.

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