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rdmore Dragway owners and staff extends our gratitude to all our fans, racers, and sponsors for a wonderful 2018 race season.

As the wheels stop turning on our 64th season of drag racing, the momentum has already begun for 2019. Ardmore Dragway is excited to be affiliated with the National Hot Rod Association and the great privileges it brings to our race fans.

In the upcoming race season we will once again be hosting our Friday Night Fun Drags. This is an opportunity for the community to bring their family sedan or pickup and race in a safe, legal environment against their friends.

Ardmore Dragway will also be participating in the NHRA Youth Program, which offers young race enthusiasts the chance to compete in street legal cars and our Junior Drag Racing League Series.

Saturdays, we will once again be running the Summit Bracket Race Series featuring the best sportsman racers in Oklahoma and Texas.

The Spring Swap Meet and Children’s Shelter Car Show will return next year along with The Cowpasture Nationals, Friday Night Nitro, Ardmore Dragway Racers Reunion, and many more specialty events.

Thanks again for your support and we will see you soon in 2019...Ardmore Dragway

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Community Traditions

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Ardmore Heroes!

PUBLISHER: Kim Benedict ADVERTISING: Traci Chronister Becky Matchen TiAna Nelson Katherine Smith LAYOUT/DESIGN: Julie Thomas GRAPHICS/ PRODUCTION: Natalie Garrison Cathy Roberts Julie Thomas STAFF WRITERS: Drew Butler Ari James Rhiannon Saegert Robby Short CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Tony Choate Laura Eastes Akers Dr. Harry Galoob Rev. Dr. B.J. Gensic Kalyn Gensic Dr. Pamela Kimbrough Julie Maher DISTRIBUTION: Charlie Ammons CIRCULATION: Mary Butler BUSINESS OFFICE: Kathy Keeton Kathy Worley Printed and distributed initially on November 2, 2018 © 2018 Gatehouse Media, LLC All rights reserved.

The Ardmoreite Established 1893 117 W. Broadway P.O. Box 1328 Ardmore, OK 73401 (580) 223-2200

Home economics education group continues annual craft and arts event in Carter County

By Ari James Community members make an impact

By Julie Maher

12 Amazing cookie

Contest lives up to its name

By Robby Short

14 Something special

By Kalyn Gensic

16 Vegging out

Vegan, vegetarian options for the holidays

By Rhiannon Saegert

19 Seen on Scene

By Ardmoreite Staff

24 Seasons of change

Many options available to improve quality of life

By Dr. Pamela Kimbrough

26 Chickasaw cookbooks offer taste of culture

By Tony Choate

28 Give the gift of literacy

By Laura Eastes Akers

30 Preparing the way

Advent offers opportunity to appreciate the value found in anticipation

By Rev. Dr. B.J. Gensic

32 Don’t distress, de-stress Tips to make the holidays less stressful

By Drew Butler

35 Building a better you with cosmetic surgery

By Dr. Harry Galoob

37 Events Calendar

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About the cover: Cover photo by Chickasaw Nation

“Festival of Trees” in the Aapisa’ Gallery at the Chickasaw Cultural Center which opens Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 31.

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Celebrating the reasons that make our area a special place From the Publisher

In this edition of Southern Oklahoma Living, husband and wife writers Kaylyn alloween is over and as we pack up Gensic and Rev. BJ Gensic share different the costumes, pumpkins, spooks takes on the many aspects of what makes and goblins that make this holi- the season special for their family. Read their stories on pages 14 and 30. day fun for youngsters and oldAll families have traditions that sters alike, we start pulling out the are shared and passed on through decorations for Thanksgiving and the ages.

Laura Eastes Akers shares Christmas. Once the calendar turns her story (on page 28) about what to October, the holidays just seem inspired and instilled her life-long to tumble over each other. As kids love of reading that she’ll pass to the it seemed like forever from Hallownext generation. een to Christmas and, as adults, the Along with family traditions, time just seems to fly more quickly many communities host annual with each passing year.

Kim Benedict events during the holidays and area Age also changes the focus of Southern Oklahoma towns have the holidays. As young parents, events and activities that range even though we may stress the importance from tree lightings to parades to special of family, charity and the meaning of the church services and more. Ardmore has a season, there’s still joy in watching children long-standing tradition of arts and crafts open gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas shows that kick off the holiday shopping morning. And while the joy of gift giving season and are annual outings for many stays with us, as parents of adult children or area families. Learn the backstory on one as grandparents, the joy moves to a thank- of the longest running on page 5. fulness of having healthy, happy family Food plays a big part in holiday planmembers that are present and accounted ning and this edition features the winner for. And that same thankfulness precedes of Southern Oklahoma Living’s Amazing Christmas as we celebrate Thanksgiving Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest and her with a bountiful meal that includes family recipe (on page 33) for delicious cookies that and friends. start with a chocolate chip cookie base and

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For those that prefer more healthy options, check out Rhiannon Saegert’s story on page 16 for vegetarian and vegan holiday dishes.

Southern Oklahoma Living magazine is a celebration of the people, places and traditions that make our area of the country a special place to live, work and play.

And as you prepare for the holiday season please remember the Southern Oklahoma tradition of giving to those less fortunate.

There are organizations aplenty in Ardmore and the surrounding area that can always use monetary donations as well as food, clothing and other items. The United Way of South Central Oklahoma supports 32 partner organizations and can always provide direction if you want to support a specific cause. And the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign will kick off shortly although they accept donations all year round.

Please also think of our military personnel serving abroad and what they might like to receive from home.

May you and yours enjoy a safe and joyful holiday season and a happy New Year!

— Kim Benedict is the publisher of Southern Oklahoma Living Magazine and the Ardmoreite.

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Home economics education group continues annual craft and arts event in Carter County

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his fall marks the 47th iteration of the annual Carter County Arts and Crafts festival and food fair at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum.

Kaye Seeliger, publicity coordinator of the event, said it all began with a group of homemakers who started making “too many arts and crafts,” and the idea to create a space in which to sell them. “Now it’s the kick off for Christmas shopping,” Seeliger said.

In November 1972, there were 23 spaces in the Coliseum’s south wing, headed up by Clara Kelley, home economist. By 1976, the event had grown so much that all three wings were full — with a waiting list of people who wanted to participate. For the fourteenth festival in 1985, the arena was opened to spaces as well, with capacity being 200-225 spaces for vendors throughout the facility.

Only one space has been “We have there for all 47 years — the founders, the about 65 to 70 Triangle Club of percent of each Home and Comyear’s vendors sign munity Educators.

Seeliger said the up for the following current chairman, year at the end of Barbara Swindell the festival.” and Leasa Chan— Kaye Seeliger, publicity dler, the group’s ficoordinator of nancial secretary and the event others: Phyllis Turner and Judith Schofield on concessions and Angie Rowe and Julie Maher on booth rentals are a mix of those who started the festival and younger ladies who have since stepped up. “It’s been a lot of fun through the years to sponsor this event,” Seeliger said.

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Event-goers look at several pieces of jewelry made from layered paper. The items are carefully hand-crafted using only paper.

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If you go ABOVE: Event-goers check out the multitude of items from various vendors during the festival. FILE PHOTOS/THE ARDMOREITE BELOW: Left to right, Front Row: Phyllis Turner, Kaye Seeliger and Barbara Swindell. Back Row: Leasa Chandler, Julie Maher, Angie Rowe and Judith Schofield. PHOTO SUBMITTED

WHAT: 47th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival WHERE: Hardy Murphy Coliseum, 600 South Lake Murray Drive, Ardmore WHEN: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday Nov 9 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday Nov. 10 INFO: ardmorecraftsfestival.com COST: Admission: free; Parking: $4/car

A FAMILY THAT HAS SERVED LOCAL FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS

Still sponsored by the same group —with a few younger additions — the festival is going strong, and still has a waiting list. “We have about 65 to 70 percent of each year’s vendors sign up for the following year at the end of the festival,” Seeliger said. “Some have been there 20 or more years.”

Like many other community organizations, the Triangle Club has another purpose outside sharing their myriad talents and bringing together the community. “Our group puts the profits toward a community project each year,” Seeliger said. “We’ve had several, but one we’re doing currently is for the Ardmore Village.” Seeliger said the group puts their profits 6 Southern Oklahoma Living u Holiday 2018

toward helping several Village residents in need with utility bills.

Admission to the Festival is free. Parking, however, is $4 — with local 4H kids teaming up to help craft enthusiasts find parking spaces at the jampacked event. Those funds, Seeliger said, help local organizations fund their projects each year.

While there are more than 200 arts and crafts vendors, it wouldn’t be a ‘craft fair’ without food. Seeliger said there will be several food trucks, and Turner and Schofield will be inside the Coliseum with soup and pies.

“We have quite a history,” Seeliger said. “The festival has quite a following.”

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Ardmore Heroes!

On Oct. 13, a group of incredible individuals braved the inclement weather and made a difference in our town. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Community members make an impact that over 51 billion pieces of litter appear on roadways in the U.S. each year? This is why we have to work together he truth is Litter is Everywhere! From the smallest to end littering. Research shows 85 percent of littering communities to the largest cities our world has a behavior is the result of individual attitudes. situation. The Ardmore Beautification Council Let’s change those behaviors and attitudes. Talk with believes that the situation can be cured! The mission of your family, friends and neighbors. Many cities and the Ardmore Beautification Council is to rid the world organizations such as Ardmore Beautification Council of things that are not beautiful. But WHY do we have through Keep Oklahoma Beautiful have educational such a litter problem? Has the trash always been there? initiatives to help prevent littering.

Julie Maher Why haven’t we, as a society and individuals, remedied Plain and simple, littering is wrong. We have trash and this “situation” previously? Well, there are many reasons garbage cans for a reason, so why throw your trash on why we litter… so let’s explore!! the ground when you could throw it away in its intended place?

Litter is defined as waste products that have been disposed of People still litter, largely for the following reasons: improperly, without consent, at an inappropriate location. Litter n Laziness can also mean to drop and leave objects, often man-made, such as n The area is already messy, why bother finding a trash can? aluminum cans, cardboard boxes or plastic bottles on the ground n People don’t realize that with littering, there do come conand leave them there indefinitely or for others to dispose of as sequences opposed to disposing of them properly. n The garbage cans are already overflowing When you see someone throw trash out of a car window, what n The garbage cans have a note stating that they are for specific is your immediate reaction? How do you feel when you see litter trash only in your neighborhood or on your street? n My neighbor litters, so do I! The impact of littering does more than raise your frustration levn What’s your problem? el. It can harm the environment, pets and wildlife. Did you know n Really? It’s just one paper!

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Litter causes severe accidents. A wooden crate in the middle of the road or any other type of littered objects could have the potential of causing a car accident

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half of our littered objects, and they take a grand total of ten years to decompose because of a cellulose acetate, contrary to the popular perception that cigarette butts decompose very quickly in only a matter of days.

In reality, cigarette butts are a serious threat to the environment.

The main causes of littering are: laziness, ignorance, people don’t realize the effects of littering, the bins are dirty and not big enough, there are enough bins and moreover those bins aren’t emptied often enough, poor parenting and education, there is no fine for littering, one person can’t make a difference, no sense of pride, not bothered about effects of littering.

The most common littered objects include the following in descending order: fast food, paper, aluminum, glass, and plastic.

Litter spoils water quality.

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we speak. If you want that to stop, then set an example. Quit littering and encourage others to do the same. People like us CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Litter on the ground degrades natural areas and kills plants and animals. All that it takes is for a cat to get stuck in a bottle or a bird getting caught up in a soda can holder.

A very large majority of Americans have admitted to littering in their lifetimes. The average American only walks a few steps before dumping their trash on the ground without even searching for a garbage can.

Billions of tons of litter are dumped into the oceans each year. When you toss your garbage on the sidewalk, on the street, or on the highway, you are in reality throwing it into the drainage system. This leads to the contamination of storm waters and eventually our waterways and oceans.

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Household waste, industrial waste, construction waste and others, like packaging waste are most common types of sources of litter.

It’s illegal. Though the fines vary by state and by city and county, you will be charged if you are caught littering.

It doesn’t look nice. Places with large amounts of littering are also often riddled with crime, lower property values and are more likely to be the site of fires.

It’s expensive…very expensive. Ever year millions upon millions of dollars are spent cleaning up litter. This money should be going to more productive things, but instead, people don’t realize that something as small as littering done on a mass scale does indeed affect them. Taxpayers’ dollars are being spent on littering as

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n People are starving in Africa! What do you care about littering? n I’m drunk n The garbage can is too far away The list could really go on forever. People come up with countless excuses to throw their piece of trash down on the ground instead of taking the short amount of time to find a garbage can and properly throw it away. But littering does have consequences, including ecological, financial and lawful consequences.

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ventures, if they see a lot of litter around.

Reducing litter is just a threestep process: stop littering, pick up litter and report if you find someone littering illegally.

seeps into soil and can cause ground water pollution.

Litter can be controlled. People need to be educated regardOn Saturday, Oct. 13, a group ing the ill effects of littering. of incredible individuals braved Education plays an important the inclement weather and role here. Children need to be made a difference in our taught at the elementatown. They donned ry level or younger “Every rain gear and wathat littering can ter proof boots single thing you cause environmental imdo matters. You have to head out and collect pact. They been created as one trash in our can also of a kind. You have been r i g h t s - o f teach others they see created in order to make way that seem to be littering and a difference. You have over looked! teach them within you the power to Needless to to dispose of change the world.” say, they are all garbage the HEROS! Local right way.

— Andy Andrews realtors, civic clubs, Litter is smelly church groups, indiand dirty and can be dangerous and unhealthy for viduals and groups of friends our environment. It can have a gave their time and, definitely, EFFORT, to give back to our severe impact on tourism.

Litter when not covered on a community! Over a ton of trash truck bed can blow out without was collected and we are thankful to have these individuals the driver knowing.

Litter can hamper economic in our midst! Take action now development of a community. to keep Ardmore clean, green When new businesses look for and Beautiful. Join the Arda dynamic growing communi- more Beautification Council ty where their businesses can and the Ardmore Clean Team grow, they would hardly be in their efforts to keep Ardmore interested in setting up new Beautiful!

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Amazing cookie

Contest lives up to its name

By Robby Short robby.short@ardmoreite.com

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hocolate chip cookies have long been an American classic and a favorite snack among cookie aficionados.

With the Christmas holiday on the horizon, Southern Oklahoma Living Magazine teamed up with Nance Home Furnishing to recreate the fan favorite and to provide a new twist on the holiday classic (one we hope Santa Claus will enjoy).

With the help of our judges, Chloe Thompson from the United Way, Kim Holland from Ardmore City Schools, JD Spohn from the City of Ardmore and Kim Benedict and Kathy Worley from The Ardmoreite, Southern Oklahoma Living Magazine was able to narrow down the list of submissions to determine the Most Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie.

The winning cookie, the Okie Dokie Chocolate Chip and Chunks cookie included nearly every ingredient, sans the kitchen sink.

The loaded cookie was the brainchild of Mary Shivers.

Shivers, a retired elementary teacher from Latta Schools near Ada, has been cooking and baking most of her life.

“I come from a very large family, grew up on a farm,” Shivers said. “Part of our

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Mary Shivers received a KitchenAid® food processor provided

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by Southern Oklahoma Living magazine and Keith Nance from was housework, I never conNance’s Home Furnishing after winning the Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake Off. ROBBY SHORT/THE ARDMOREITE sidered cooking housework, it was something I enjoyed. So she (Shiver’s mom) encour- The chocolate and nuts are or cheese, that was it. Now it is aged us to go into the kitchen just your preference. So I made unlimited as to what you can and experiment, and I still do.” two versions, and submitted put on a pizza, the same with Shivers cooking experience the one my husband liked the burgers,” Shivers said. “When isn’t limited to cookies, she has most.”

I was a teenager, pineapple on expanded her cook book to inShivers also has an exten- a pizza was unheard of.” clude everything from breads sive cookbook collection, with Shivers said her craziest to barbecue while using her some containing recipes from cookie invention combined a kitchen experiments to en- colonial times. classic combination into a notter amateur cooking contests “I have some really old ones, so-classic finished product. throughout the county. it dates them as to what peo“Apples and cheese are great “I’ve been entering contests ple had available to cook with together, so I thought I would for about 12-15 years,” Shivers and their methods of cook- make a cookie with shredded said. “My mom canned a lot ing,” Shivers said. “A lot of apples and cheese in it,” Shivwhen we were kids, so I cookbooks have them ers said. “It was okay, it wasn’t entered a contest for “I just cooking over open great. It had spices and walcanned goods. My fires or substitut- nuts in it, but it wasn’t anylove to cook, sister entered it ing for sugar thing I would repeat.”

I love to spend too. She kinda back during Shivers said the key to cookstarted it, we time in the kitchen the Great ing is experimenting with rechave won a Depression. ipes and shaping them to your and see what I few things, Some reci- personal taste. can create.” but not as pes call for a Cooking contests have taken — Mary Shivers, winner of many as we box of pow- Shivers as far away as New the Southern Oklahoma wanted to.” dered sugar York and Los Angeles. She has Living Magazine Shivers said or a frosting cooked chili at Dallas Stadium Amazing Chocolate cooking conmix, instead of and once created a barbecue Chip Cookie tests were once a can. So for some sandwich for former San FranContest far more prevalent, of them, if you want sisco 49ers quarterback Joe attributing the advent of to use that recipe you have Montana to judge. online cooking blogs as a lim- to recreate some of the ingreShivers will now add the iting factor in the variety of dients on their own.”

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Shivers said the evolving Magazine Amazing Chocolate “I just love to cook, I love food scene fits closer to her Chip Cookie Contest to her list to spend time in the kitchen personal preference when it of achievements that include a and see what I can create,” comes to cooking.

Pillsbury contest and a contest Shivers said. “For this cookie, I “When I was younger, pizza hosted by celebrity chef Emeril took my general chocolate chip had sausage, pepperoni, ham Lagasse. cookie recipe and I had heard See Mary’s winning recipe on page 33 of people using pudding mix.

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y maiden name is Pierce. The Pierces are a refinement in the San Angelo of the 70s. When my family shaped by a juxtaposition of poverty father and his college buddy dined at the Candlelight and a love of finer things. My father’s mothDining Room, the chef would cut a slab of ham for er slept in a tent and traveled around Texas picking each of them, and then he would spoon a warm, rich cotton to survive the Great Depression. My father’s sauce made entirely of raisins over the meat. My dad father was a carpenter who faced famine nearly every immediately fell in love with this exceptional, decawinter. However, my father was raised to love the arts, dent sauce, and decided he would try to recreate it. painting in oils and playing the piano from a young After several experiments, my father was finally age. The eccentric tendencies of my rural, Southern able to capture the raisin sauce of the fancy chef Kalyn Gensic family are not limited to a love of the arts; no, the with the big white hat. It just so happened my father Pierce family even does holidays strangely. For examwas the son of two adamant non-cooks. Men of my ple, while most American families eagerly anticipate grandfather’s generation were not raised to cook bethe turkey, dressing, or pumpkin pie at their Thanksgiving yond a pot of beans, and my grandmother was too busy being feast, we Pierces are craving raisin sauce. eccentric to learn something as conventional as how to cook.

You may be asking yourself: What is raisin sauce? To answer This meant that if my dad, the great lover of food, was going that question, I must go back to the early 1970s in San Angelo, to have a Thanksgiving feast, he was going to cook it himself; Texas. My father was pursuing a music degree in piano per- starting at the age of 22, my dad began preparing his family’s formance at Angelo State University. He commuted an hour Thanksgiving meal. So naturally, the year he discovered raisin every day to ASU from his small hometown of Menard. The sauce, he added it to the holiday menu. cost of commuting and college left my father with little cash, Over four decades later, the Pierce family still has raisin but a lack of funds never dampened his appetite for a good sauce every Thanksgiving, and it is, hands-down, my favorite meal. In fact, my dad’s love of the arts was surpassed only by part of the meal. However, we no longer confine it to garnishhis love of food. ing ham. As it turns out, raisin sauce makes almost anything Near ASU was a diner called the Candlelight Dining Room. it touches better, especially turkey and dressing. The mere The food at this particular diner was cheap, but it never felt thought of my father’s sage-y cornbread dressing swimming in cheap to my father. Every item was cooked from scratch, a ladle-full of raisin sauce makes me want to head to Menard and the chef wore a striking, white chef ’s hat, a sure sign of today. Thanksgiving cannot arrive too quickly.

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“As strange as this might sound, raisin sauce is more than a holiday condiment to me: it is, in fact, a piece of my family’s story, a story of choosing beauty in the face of poverty.”

In all honesty, I am not completely certain that raisin sauce really is that good. It is possible that when I sit down to raisin sauce on Thanksgiving Day, I am not merely tasting raisins slowly-simmered in brown sugar and butter. It is possible that my perception is being enhanced by the history behind the recipe. For decades, the Pierce family battled poverty.

Despite this, my grandparents raised a son who could paint beautiful pictures and play the piano masterfully. My father grew up the kind of poor that means eating nothing but pinto beans for days on end. But when he tasted something special at a fancy restaurant, he recreated it the best he could for his own family’s table. As strange as this might sound, raisin sauce is more than a

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Eleven years ago at my first Thanksgiving with in-laws, my mother-in-law kindly asked me if there was anything special we could cook that would help me feel more at home. I immediately answered, “Raisin sauce.”

Of course, she had no idea what I was talking about, but after my dad gave recipe-like instructions devoid of any actual measurements, we were able to serve raisin sauce at a Gensic table. I am delighted to report that it is now a traditional part of their Thanksgiving feast.

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egan and vegetarian cooking isn’t exactly synonymous with the holidays, but there’s no reason it can’t be.

Margaret Brown, a vegan chef who’s been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking classes in Davis for years, has built up an arsenal of vegan holiday fare over time. Brown said she’s been a vegetarian her whole life and became vegan as an adult in 2006. She said in that time, the variety and quality of vegan food has come a long way.

“Every year it gets a little easier,” Brown said. “When I was a kid, being a vegetarian was a big deal, and maybe a grilled cheese was all we could find.

But it’s gotten better.”

Brown said it’s easy enough to make most side dishes vegan, but it’s not easy to achieve that ‘I need to take a nap’ feeling with sides alone. As far as meat

substitutes go, frozen Quorn and Tofurkey products are readily available, but making, stuffing, basting and baking a tofu “turkey” at home is an option for hosts who have a larger group to feed.

“Some people laugh at it, but it’s delicious,” Brown said. “A very simple way to deal with it, if it’s only for one person, is to buy tempeh… Just slicing it and marinating it in a mixture of orange juice concentrate, maple syrup and olive oil, maybe a little salt and baking it.”

That could pose a problem for people with food allergies or gluten intolerance, but there are more vegan options than ever.

“With veganism there’s a lot of use of gluten and soy for protein,” Brown said. “There’s also a lot more wisdom about how to use nuts and grains and legumes to make novel things.”

For a centerpiece that can sidestep most dietary restrictions, Brown recommends

roasting a large pumpkin or kabocha squash and filling it with rice pilaf or another stuffing.

“You can make stuffings that aren’t just bread, celery and onion,” Brown said. “You have so many options, whether it’s a bread based stuffing or a quinoa based stuffing. Almost any

grain can be used in a stuffing.”

Just swapping obligatory peas for roasted vegetables can make a big difference.

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“One year I did mashed potatoes and pesto,” Brown said.

“They were a little bit of a funky color, but they tasted awesome.

Mushrooms are also a good substitute for meat because of the texture.”

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I’ve done chunks or diced po- dishes rather than in a deeper tatoes coupled with salad bowl for simplicfresh steamed green ity’s sake. beans and a dill, “A vegan makes “It doesn’t need lemon and olive to be a complicenterpieces out oil dressing.” cated salad, you of things that Salads are just need to generally part other people might think about the of any holiday combinations,” consider sides.” meal, but Brown — Margaret Brown, Brown said. “So local vegan chef said she sees you have contrastthe side as someing colors that make what misunderstood. it pretty and contrastBrown said she prefers ing textures.” serving salads in large, shallow Brown suggested mixing

sweet potatoes with crushed pineapple to sweeten them more. She also uses coconut milk in sweet potato mash from time to time for a creamier texture.

Marshmallows, tragically, aren’t vegetarian.

“A vegan makes centerpieces out of things that other people might consider sides,” Brown said. “We might glorify them a little bit. You know, the plain steamed vegetables don’t work for any of us.”

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Recipes are accompanied by scenes from their lives spent cooking, eating and growing up around foods prepared in Chickasaw kitchens and over outdoor cooking fires.

Their stories reveal the organic connections between food, family and Chickasaw Nation history.

Presenting traditional recipes as well as recipes inspired by Chickasaw culture, they describe and celebrate the roles of these dishes in the feasts of Chickasaw culture.

Stories by Native speakers and stunning photos help bring the recipes to life.

Ilimpa’chi’ includes a glossary of Chickasaw cooking terms and phrases. It also features excerpts of poems and prayers about food and family traditions written

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Ilittiibaaimpa’, the second cookbook published by the Chickasaw Press, brings together recipes and slices of life from the kitchens of five modern Chickasaw Nation families as they share favorite dishes for those special times when gathering to enjoy good food and good times.

Author JoAnn Ellis is a fluent speaker of the Chickasaw language and works

as specialist in the Chickasaw Language department. She is an instructor for its Master and Apprentice programs. She also works as an adjunct professor for Chickasaw language studies at East Central University in Ada, Okla.

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She holds a master’s degree in education from East Central University and spent 25 years in education before joining the Chickasaw Nation.

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Give the gift of literacy my family practiced during the holidays. hen I was a It was as meaninglittle girl and ful as decorating the Christmas Christmas tree, bakwas drawing near, my ing cookies for Santa mother would ask my or attending candlesister and me to go to light Christmas Eve our bookshelves and services. Now, my Laura find our holiday books. childhood Christmas We stacked children’s Eastes Akers memories are passbooks such as “’Twas ing down to another the Night Before Christgeneration. In fact, my mother mas,” “How the Grinch Stole recently re-gifted several of my Christmas,” “The Polar Ex- books to read to my son who is press,” “Madeline’s Christmas,” celebrating his first Christmas and a children’s story of the this year. birth of Jesus, among many Those of us who have ever others. When bedtime came, read to a child know the immy sister and I carefully se- portance of early literacy. Over lected a book from the pile the years, numerous studies — which grew throughout the have correlated story time to month of December thanks to a child’s success later in life. the addition of library books. After all, reading aloud to chilSnuggled up in our beds, my dren enhances their verbal and parents read aloud stories cap- communication skills. It is the tivating our imaginations and first step in their development preparing us for the holiday of learning how to read. season.

This holiday season, I enAs I look back on my child- courage you to read a holiday hood, I can’t help but recall story to the child or children that Christmas bedtime stories in your life. The story is not were one of the many traditions limited to Christmas, of course.

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There are many wonderful Hanukkah and Kwanzaa children’s books, as well as others written about various religious traditions and celebrations that occur before and during the end of the year. Let’s not forget about all the children’s books sharing tales of the winter season. Just as vividly as I remember my mother reading “The Bernstein Bears’ Christmas Tree,” I too can recall following along to “The Jacket I Wear in the Snow,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and “The Mitten” during our Christmas bedtime stories.

If you want to take the holiday bedtime story ritual to the next level, consider the tradition practiced by David McCullough’s family. McCullough, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award who is best known for his books “Truman” and “John Adams,” once told a reporter that every Christmas morning during his childhood, he and his siblings awoke to the gift of a wrapped book on their beds. The night before, as they slept, Santa Claus delivered the books. For the McCullough children, including David, Santa’s gift of a book far outlasted any toy under the tree. Those of us who are readers will surely agree.

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available at the Ardmore Public Library.

1. “Santa Is Coming to Oklahoma” by Steve Smallman When Santa Claus makes his way into Oklahoma, his reindeers make sure to go by all the sights, like a Route 66 sign, the Oklahoma State Capitol, and much more, as they deliver presents to the state’s children.

2. “A Great Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story” by Karla Kuskin When a Christian boy sleeps over at his Jewish friend’s house on the first night of Chanukah, he hears about the Jewish peoples’ fight for religious liberty.

3. “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg A boy boards a magical train on Christmas Eve that takes him to the North Pole where he receives a special gift from Santa Claus. This tale never grows old and is worth revisiting each holiday.

4. “The Christmas Wish” by Lori Evert A young Nordic girl who dreams of becoming one of Santa’s elves makes friends with animals that guide her on a journey to the North Pole to meet Santa.

— Laura Eastes Akers is the executive director of Ardmore Literacy Leadership.

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Preparing the way Advent offers opportunity to appreciate the value found in anticipation

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t’s cliché to say Don’t get me wrong. anymore, but I’m not trying to chanChristmas sure nel my inner Ebenezer does come early. Part Scrooge, but I can’t of that is by necessity. help but think someMy immediate family thing gets lost when now having six memwe rush to Christmas. bers, not to mention Within the Christian numerous, extended calendar, there is a Rev. Dr. family living all over season that helps us B.J. Gensic the country, if Kalyn remember this, that and I don’t get a head helps us pace and prestart on Christmas shopping, pare ourselves for what is comDecember turns into a financial ing. I’m talking about Advent. and package-shipping nightAdvent is the four weeks mare. That having been said, leading up to Christmas. It is it’s somewhat sad to me that a time of hopeful expectation, you know Halloween is over a pregnant pause before the because area stores put out birth. Though still about Jesus, the Christmas decorations. It’s it focuses on Jesus’s cousin, October!

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the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord.”

Granted, without the baby in a manger, you don’t have Advent, but without Advent, you may not appreciate how much of a gift that baby is. Advent, then, is a season for longing.

Advent gives us permission to acknowledge that life isn’t always the way it should be, that it is, in fact, far from what we wish it was. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, every bargain bin (virtual or tangible), they’re appreciated, but they don’t take away the heaviness of a hospital room, the absence of a loved one, the gnawing pain of illness, or the disappointment of yet another job opportunity pass-

ing us by. Jumping to Christmas may whitewash such pain.

Jumping to Christmas may give us a reprieve, but isn’t it better to be able to honor our disappointments, to give voice to our loss and longing, and to let them carry the significance they truly deserve? Pain and longing certainly aren’t as flashy a gift as gold, frankincense, myrrh, but isn’t it good to know that those parts of our lives are welcome at the manger too?

Advent, quietly coming before Christmas, says “Yes, every part of your life is welcome here.”

It’s easy to forget that a common refrain among God’s people is, “How long, O Lord, how long?”

But God is a god who hears and responds. God heard the Israelites in Egypt and freed them.

God heard the hungry in the wilderness and fed them. God heard the weeping of Lazarus’ family and raised him. Christmas does come. God does act, but not on a timetable that makes sense to us.

There’s a lot of meaning packed into the four weeks

of Advent. The presents and meals and Christmas carols are all good things, but they’re a thin soup without Advent. And I wonder, if we participated in Advent, would that practice allow us to enter into painful situations with others so that they were not alone in their own waiting? With Advent, would we be less tempted to proclaim Christmas as an emo-

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Don’t distress, de-stress Tips to make the holidays less stressful Stress can also be managed through physical activity. The Mayo Clinic explains that exerith Halloween be- cise helps boost the production hind us, it’s officially of endorphins, the “feel-good” the holiday season. neurotransmitters of the brain.

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Dr Harry Galoob MD has been in the practice of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery for more than 30 years. He is board certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery. Most procedures are performed in a private AAAHC certified facility. He also has hospital privileges at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore. All procedures include the use of platelet rich plasma. Adipose derived stem cell therapy is available.

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he weather is changing. Warm balmy days have given way to chilly, windy, rainy and soon snow and ice. This is a good time to consider some body remodeling for next year’s summer season. Less sun exposure and heavier clothing means you can more easily cover up the recovery.

Breast augmentation, breast lifting, liposuction, tummy tuck, face lifting, eyelid plasty and skin texture improvement are commonly performed during the cooler “off “season. Hair growth can be stimulated using platelet rich plasma (scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes).

Since many procedures require some recovery, fall and winter is the “best” time for face and body remodeling. n Breast augmentation: placement of an implant to fill out and enlarge the breast. n Breast lifting: Molding and shaping the native breast tissue to make it perkier and higher on the chest. n Breast reduction: The large uncomfortable breast can be made smaller to dramatically improve discomfort while making the body look slimmer and fit. Special attention to the side breast tissue causes a thinner look. n Liposuction: Excess fatty tissue is sculpted with a small SEE BETTER, PAGE 36

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suction device. Recovery is rapid. n Tummy tuck: Excess skin on the stomach is removed, the belly button is reshaped and the stomach muscles are tightened. n Facelift: Facial and neck skin is smoothed and tightened.

(Facelift-in-a-Chair® allows this to be done without deep anesthesia). Eyelid and brow rejuvenation can be performed at the same time. n Skin rejuvenation procedures include chemical peels, lasers and platelet rich plasma.

Plasma peels (using platelet rich plasma) require minimum time, offer quick recovery and have improved outcomes. n Fat grafting: Fat is harvested from the stomach using a special liposuction procedure (yes, you also get a little liposuction included). The body’s healing materials are added to the fat to enhance growth (platelet rich plasma, stem cells

extracted from fat). New Micro fat and Nano fat procedures can provide remarkable skin rejuvenation to the face and body (contour improvement, scar reduction, stretch marks).

Many of these procedures are performed in our private AAAHC accredited surgical facility using special local anesthesia techniques and sedatives.

Platelet rich plasma is used to enhance healing, reduce recovery time and improve the final result. Insurance coverage is available in some cases (Breast reduction, Tummy Tuck). n Finances: Most cosmetic surgeons accept some financing through third party payers (Visa, MasterCard, American express, Care Credit). n Plan for recovery: Plan for at least two weeks of reduced activity (a little longer for some of the larger body procedures). Many patients have much less down time.

IMPORTANT POINTS

n Set aside preconceived notions and stories of com-

plications. Find out the facts yourself. n Get your questions answered. Make an appointment for a consultation with a physician who is trained and experienced in cosmetic surgery. n Ask to see photos of other patients, and if possible, speak with other patients who have been treated. n Speak with the doctor personally. If most of your visit is with an assistant, the post operative care may occur in the same manner. n Check with your state medical society about the physician’s qualifications and certifications. Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure (405) 848-6841 www.osbmls.

state.ok.us/ If your physician is board certified, make sure they are board certified in an appropriate specialty, (ie. Cosmetic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, etc.) n Verify that the facility you will be treated in is approved by a national certifying organization. n Be wary of non surgical procedures performed in a spa.

There are various machines that claim to change body contour and skin using heat, cold, microwave and various kinds of lasers. These procedures are unproven (but well advertised), expensive and in some cases are potentially harmful.

Resources for information: — Oklahoma Board of Medical licensure (405) 962-1400, www.okmedicalboard.org — Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health, (847) 853-6060, www.aaahc.org — Facility Standards- Guidelines for Office Based Surgery - Oklahoma Medical Board, www.okmedicalboard.org/ download/306/Office+Based+Surgery.htm — American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, (708) 474-7200, www.americanboardcosmeticsurgery.org

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOV. Nov. 3: n Pasture Golf with the Hilltop Equine and Texhoma Autism and Intervention School n 2 Hip Chicks Roadshow at Ardmore Convention Center n Walk to end Alzheimer’s at Regional Park n Movie in the Park “Despicable Me 3” at Regional Park n Multi-Tribal Day – Join Native American tribes from across the country to celebrate culture at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur n Ardmore Market Place Auction at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum

Nov. 4: n Daylight saving time ends

Nov. 6: n Election Day

Nov. 7: n Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

Nov. 8: n Opening night for Ardmore Little Theater’s “Almost, Maine” performance n Elders’ Appreciation Day at the Chickasaw Council House Museum in Tishomingo

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n Fall Festival at Ardmore Convention Center begins n Annual Carter County Arts and Crafts Festival and Food Fair at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum

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Nov. 16: n Christmas in the Barn in Marietta

Nov. 17: n For His Glory Drama Ministry fundraiser at the Goddard Center n 22nd Annual Chigger Chase at Regional Park n Festival of Lights Drive-Thru at Regional Park begins

Nov. 22: n Thanksgiving Day n World Jr. Team Roping at Hardy Murphy Coliseum begins

Nov. 24: n Thanksgiving Celebration at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur begins n Christmas in Sulphur Opening Night

Nov. 27: n Parade of Lights at Downtown Ardmore n Christmas Tree Lighting at Central Park

Nov. 30: n Weimaraner Dog Show at Hardy Murphy Coliseum n Santa’s Workshop at Regional Park begins

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n Gene Autry Fire Department Benefit Rodeo at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum n 41st Annual Toys for Tots Parade, at Downtown Ardmore n Christmas Progressive Dinner at the Chickasaw Council House in Tishomingo

Dec. 3: n Hanukkah

Dec. 4: n Children’s Christmas Celebrations at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center in Ardmore and the Chickasaw Nation Community Center in Tishomingo

Dec. 7: n Sherman Symphony Orchestra at The Goddard Center

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n Johnston County Christmas Parade in Tishomingo n Christmas Celebration and Arts Market at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur

Dec. 23: n The Bolshoi Ballet presents The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky performed live at The Goddard Center

Dec. 24: n Christmas Eve

Dec. 25: n Christmas Day

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Harry Galoob, M.D. Quality Cosmetic Surgery for over 30 Years

Cosmetic Surgery can enhance your appearance and boost your self confidence.

Dr. Galoob performs a variety of procedures to contour your body, reduce the signs of aging, and help you regain an overall sense of well being. Our use of the patient’s own Platelet Rich Plasma and Cellular Growth factors during surgery improves results and dramatically reduces healing and recovery time in the majority of cases.

• Fat Grafting • Breast Augmentation • Breast Reduction • Breast Lifting • “New Age” Tummy Tuck • Face Lift - Neck Lift - Eye Lift • Plasma Hair Growth Stimulation • Skin Rejuvenation - Plasma Peels • Liposuction • Cosmetic Laser Procedures Most procedures are performed in our AAAHC certified office surgical suite.

Combination procedures are available.

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