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his day destroying my shoes. You may view this painting in person at Robin’s Café in Agra where I and many of my colleagues, friends, and family members love to dine on delicious food. Also, I would be happy to show you my chewed-up and destroyed shoes.
I hope this painting that I have attached with my editorial is considered socially acceptable. I could not resist running it; and no, I do not have a lady with good looking legs like those! However, what I do have is a dog named Gunner that is the spitting image of the dog in the painting. Even more so, if I do not keep my closet door tightly shut, he spends
Welcome to The Corridor Magazine’s February LOVE edition of 2021 called “Valentine Love.” We plan to publish another LOVE issue in June called the “Wedding Planner”, which will hopefully host another bridal fair. The June Bridal Fair issue hinges on our dreaded enemy called Covid. Let us hope and pray for our engaged couples that this anticipated event will be able to take place in June. For after all, LOVE makes the world go around.
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Lincoln County Couple by ALANA OWEN
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Don and Sally Ferrell’s story began when they met in 1952. Don was a reporter for the Daily Oklahoman while working on his degree at Oklahoma State University. Don found himself a few credits short needed to graduate so he took a course in the summer of 1952 at Oklahoma City University. The couple ended up seated next to each other in that class, Psychology 101. Sally was quick to point out that the class started at seven in the morning. Following completion of the class, Sally returned to Christian College in Columbia, Missouri. Don and Sally corresponded regularly over the next year. Sally described each of Don’s letters as, “Opening with a report of the daily weather, which seemed fitting for a newspaper man.” The couple married August 29, 1953. Don described the couple’s purchase of the Lincoln County Newspaper in 1962, recalling the Cuban Missile Crisis and his fears of “being recalled to the National Guard, resulting in Sally relocating to Lincoln County to reside alone”. Don said his fears did not become a reality and the couple sold their home and relocated together in Lincoln County in 1962. The couple went on to raise two children. Sally sadly described how adult daughter Susan lost her life in the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, just arriving at work in the building when the bombing occurred. The couple’s other daughter, Cynthia Ferrell Ashwood, is an Oklahoma district judge for 6 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE /FEBRUARY 2021
Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties. Sally said, “Both of our girls grew up around the Lincoln County paper.” Cynthia had two children, the couple’s two grandchildren, Rachel and Donald. Don and Sally have one great-grandchild, Aiden James Ashwood. Sally took an interest in the preservation of old buildings and has been a driving force with getting numerous buildings in Lincoln County placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The couple relocated to Washington DC for one year in 1980, which piqued their interest in building preservation. When they returned home to Lincoln County in 1981, Sally began working on the preservation of buildings in Lincoln County. Sally was appointed to the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, and
the Advisory Board of National Trust for Historic Preservation. Sally also received the honor of Fellow of the Historians Hall of Fame. Don worked in government as a state senator for eight years, from 1966 to 1974. He was also an editor for the Muskogee County News, and a News Editor for the Henrietta Daily Freelance during the 1950s. The couple ran the Lincoln County Newspaper for 26 years, selling it in 1988. The paper suffered a mysterious fire in 1984. Don said, “We ran it four more years following the fire and it just seemed like it was time to let it go.” Don described how the press operation evolved over time. “When we bought it, it was a flat-bed press which was very primitive,” said Don, “You had to feed sheets into a folder, and it was a horrid process.” Sally and Don described one of their biggest building projects with Sally as the driving force. “We moved a building from 17th Street in Oklahoma City to West 1st Street in Chandler,” said Sally. It is a three-story building built in 1910, and it was relocated to Chandler in 1977 where it still stands. Sally said, “We paid $350 for the building and had 30 days to relocate it.”
When asked what the couple has planned for Valentine’s Day, Sally said the current environment has limited the ability to socialize; however, she openly shared times Don has proved his ability to be romantic. “He surprises me with flowers and can be romantic,” she said. Sally said she also enjoys cooking a nice meal for her husband. When asked about her favorite gift, Sally described a beautiful picnic basket Don bought her one year for Christmas, saying, “It was the sweetest gift he has ever given me, and it had all the sweet things inside of it.” Early in our conversation I mentioned the sad state of the old brick jail in Sparks. At the end of our conversation Sally came full circle, back to the crumbling jail that resides in my town, suggesting we take a stroll together to see it and try to preserve it. Every county in Oklahoma needs a Don and Sally, someone who cares and takes an interest in preserving Oklahoma’s history. I, as well as many other Lincoln County residents, am thankful for the Ferrell’s continued dedication and years of selfless time and effort put into improving and preserving our county and its rich history. n
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When Helen Johnston met Jerry Varner at a Sapulpa Round Up Club, she knew it was love nearly immediately. Helen was running barrels and Jerry was roping, both 15 years of age. They did not date until they were 16 and were later married in their senior year of high school, January 21, 1955, after both sets of parents approved. The Varner family now runs the Mid America Stockyards in Bristow. Helen’s parents (Gilbert and Helen Johnston) originally owned a livestock market in Okmulgee from 1964 until 1970. In 1970 the family sold the business and moved to Bristow. I had the pleasure of spending a Friday afternoon in January meeting with Helen and some of her charming family members while eating lunch at the restaurant inside the livestock market. Helen sat with me while she greeted incoming customers, some who came just to eat lunch and others who stopped in after dropping off cattle. Helen spoke sweetly of her husband Jerry who passed three days after their wedding anniversary in 2017. Helen shared a special 25th wedding anniversary with Jerry, describing it as a “wonderful time taking a train trip to San Francisco.” Fast forward to 2021 and everyone in the family is involved in the business except for one greatgranddaughter who resides out of state. The couple had three boys: Jeff, Sammy, and John. Sammy passed away in May of 2020, but his wife Melody is still involved in the family business processing payroll and writing checks. Sammy and Melody had two children together. Jeff and his wife Cheryl have two children. Jeff is involved in sales and works in the corrals. Cheryl was working in the restaurant when I visited with Helen; she is a friendly familiar face who customers see often. John had three children and he works feeding cattle and at the family feed store. John’s wife Jeani also works at the family feed store a few days a week. Helen recommends that anyone who wants to run a family business must be willing to work hard and be dedicated to their customers and whatever they need.
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Her motto in business is to “be equally dedicated to all customers whether they bring in 3 cows or 100, all customers are treated the same.” Helen described herself as the “mama that tries to hold everything together and make everyone happy.” She said the family collectively makes major decisions in terms of the business and she could not do this without her kids. I could not resist the temptation to ask Helen what the secret is to a great long-lasting relationship. She hesitated, and let us just say her answer was good communication and intimacy – or close enough. For couples just starting the adventure of life together, Helen recommends they “learn to say their peace and then shut up.” She said couples should “listen to each other, be respectful of one another’s views, and just be true to one another.” What simple but wise advice. The Mid America Stockyards are open Fridays for lunch from 11 AM to 1 PM, and Saturdays for breakfast from 6 AM to 10:30 AM and lunch from 10:30 AM to around 2 PM.
The feed store is open Monday through Saturday from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. The monthly horse sale is held the first Monday of each month at 6:30 PM, and the restaurant opens early for this event, at four PM. Cattle are available for drop-off anytime during the week. This friendly family of three sons, seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren have built a family affair of love and success along the corridor. The desserts are all made by Helen and I personally consider them a destination on their own. Five generations have run the business, with the four youngest generations still involved. I have personally been coming to drop off cattle and enjoy a meal for 15 years. I have watched the business con-
tinue to grow and progress. This Valentine’s Day weekend they are not sure what the Friday special will be or what dessert will be served over the weekend. Helen said, “We take it one day at a time, or one week at a time around here.” With that, I finished up my meal of pork chop, potatoes, corn, and broccoli salad, and took a slice of chocolate pecan pie to go. I am already checking my calendar for the next Friday or Saturday I may return. I think that a small steer held over from last year’s crop might need to go to market the weekend of Valentine’s Day. Whatever you do with that special someone this year, remember Helen’s words of advice to listen and be respectful and true. n
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A gentle kiss from a loved one is a beautiful thing... ...a sweet expression of endearment, a symbol of one person’s affection for another. Moviegoers often thrill to see the long-awaited moment when two hearts finally come together through the tender expression of a kiss. In his book Mortal Lessons (Touchstone Books, 1987) physician Richard Selzer described a scene in a hospital room after he had performed surgery to remove a tumor from a young woman’s face: The young woman speaks. “Will my mouth always be like this?” she asks. “Yes,” I say, “it will. It is because the nerve was cut.” She nods and is silent. But the young man smiles. “I like it,” he says, “it’s kind of cute.” All at once I know who he is. I understand, and I lower my gaze. One is not bold in an encounter with the divine. Unmindful, he bends to kiss her crooked mouth, and I am so close I can see how he twists his own lips to accommodate to hers... to show her that their kiss still works.“ As Valentine’s Day approaches, many folks are feeling discouraged that Valentine’s Day cannot be observed as often we have in past years. Very few couples will be venturing out to enjoy romantic dinners in nice restaurants or out to nightclubs for dancing. A night at the movies is more likely to be spent at home with Netflix or Hulu and microwave popcorn. Most couples with children will be planning to spend Valentine’s Day evening with their children because they just do not feel comfortable having a babysitter in their home. But
still, there will be Valentine’s gifts, cards, flowers and candies. We’ll manage to honor our commitment to commerce. (An aside: Did you read about the 2015 study that claims 53% of women in the USA say they would dump their boyfriends if they did not get them a Valentine’s Day gift? The same study estimates that a half billion dollars is spent on Valentine’s gifts for pets.) After finally earning an empty nest, my Valentine and I have a daughter and three grandchildren living with us. This means that I have 6 Valentines to provide for. What can I say? I do love them all! Perhaps I can order take-out from our favorite Chinese restaurant and gift cards? But this is Connee and my 39th Valentine’s Day together. How can I show her that our “kiss still works’? A friend gave me a special idea: 14 days of Valentine’s! Like the 12 days of Christmas, I am planning to gift my wife with a special gift each day beginning February 1st through February 14th. Each of these gifts will come with a homemade car including things like: vouchers for a back rub and housework and a clean car, love letters, poems, breakfast in bed, a coupon for a romantic getaway in a local hotel, and for the rest, you’ll have to check to see whether Connee will be willing to share that information with you. The tender “kisses” we share with people we love do reflect the love which the Holy One expresses to all God’s creatures. May Valentine’s Day and every day be occasions for sharing such love. n
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NOTES ALONG THE
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MUSICAL JOURNEYMEN:
PARKER MILLSAP / MIKE McCLURE A couple of notable Okies spent considerable time writing and recording during ‘the off season’ last year. Mike McClure was one of them. McClure, who lives in Ada, made his inroads into the world of music by leading the Stillwater based red dirt group, The Great Divide, onto the national scene back in the late 90s. He’s one of the most notable Oklahoma Red Dirt musicians to lead the charge into popular Americana culture. Of course people like Bob Childers, Chuck Dunlap, Randy Crouch, Scott Evans, the Red Dirt Rangers and others had been cultivating the red dirt for some time with varying degrees of commercial success when McClure fell into the fold. After the Great Divide, he toured solo as well as with the Mike McClure Band, and, in addition, has been producing records for many others since then. His studio, the Boohatch, is located in his home and has been the scene of legendary musical encounters over the years. B.J. Barham, of the much lauded group, American Aquarium, recently made the statement that McClure is Oklahoma’s best songwriter. He made that statement after spending several hours on stage with him and others on a long Saturday night of song swapping. Barham said, “He blew every other songwriter off stage that night, myself included. Such a force of nature.” American Aquarium’s latest release, ‘Lamentations’ is a fine piece of work as well. Listening to a recent interview on KOSU radio’s podcast, ‘No Cover’, Episode 19, hosted by Matthew Viriyapah, I essentially learned about McClure’s latest work, ‘Looking Up’. https://www.kosu.org/post/mikemcclure-looking-and-looking
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It is a deep dive into the meaning of chaos that he (and many of us) lived through during the past year. Everyone’s story is different with different personal reckonings and consequences. He gave up drinking, halted touring and severely cut back his presence on social media to take a deep breath and concentrate on getting to know himself again, from inside out. The touring musician’s life is hectic with many constant but regular uncertainties. So when it comes to a sudden stop as the pandemic has necessitated, it cre-
ates a void, a vacuum, and leaves many artists looking in the mirror and reassessing their priorities. Some become actively engaged in serious soul searching. Some get busy using their time to create. Some, like McClure, do both. McClure has also ramped up his online songwriting workshops on his website.http://mikemcclureband.com/ boohatch-studio to take up the slack. As a songwriter and producer, McClure has collaborated with many other Red Dirt artists. Cross Canadian Ragweed,. Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Scott Copeland, Whiskey Myers, the Damn Quails, the Turnpike Troubadours, Buffalo Rogers and many others. Many new generation Oklahoma Red Dirt players have been influenced in many ways by McClure. Bristow’s Tom Skinner, a member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame who passed away in 2015, toured with him for years playing bass. The two of those together made deep tracks and beautiful music. McClure produced Skinner’s final solo album. ‘Looking Up’ is McClure’s first album in 5 years. And it’s straight from the heart.. For more info you can follow him on social media or better yet just visit his website: www.mikemcclureband.com Parker Millsap was the other. Originally from Purcell, OK, he began his musical career while in high school playing blues and some rock and roll in his first band, Hotel Love with bass player/high school friend, Michael Rose. After high school and much discussion and soul searching about college, he drove to California for a summer’s internship at a noted recording studio. That internship consisted largely of running errands and fetching coffee, as he put it. He said he realized his place was not in the engineer’s seat at the control board but on the other side of the glass and using that as his cue, decided to concentrate on writing and performing instead. And that’s precisely what he’s done. He returned home to hone his craft for a couple of years. He performed at the Gypsy Cafe in Stillwater, Oil Patch Jamboree in Drumright, the Vanguard in Tulsa, at various Oklahoma City and Norman events, festivals, eventually basing himself out of Guthrie. In those latter high school days he was a frequent guest at our house on Tuesdays for a year or so. Stroud’s Casey Smalley, a mutual friend, directed him our way when the two of them met in Norman. DJ and I felt lucky our paths crossed. He moved to Nashville a few years ago to get right in the middle of the historic mecca of American music. And the move served him well. His recordings include Palisade (2012), Parker Millsap (2014), The Very Last Day (2016), Other Arrangements (2018), and the latest, Be Here Instead, due to be released in April. His songs are full of mischievous, infectious energy.
His voice defies the normal constraints of gravity and his infectious smile is bright like the morning sun. He’s opened for Patty Griffin, Old Crow Medicine Show, Shovels and Rope, Jason Isbell, John Fullbright and Sarah Jarosz. On October 3, 2016, Elton John posted this on Twitter: “Last night in Atlanta I saw one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Parker Millsap and Sarah Jarosz. Both were astonishingly good, and their respective musicians, too. It restored my faith in music. Bravo to you both.” As a result of that meeting, Millsap went on to perform a duet with Elton John in London at the Apple Music Festival in 2018. He’s also performed on Austin City Limits and the Conao O’Brien show. Some of his most notable songs are ‘Truck Stop Gospel’, ‘Heaven Sent’ and ‘Hands Up’. ‘The VIllain’ is my personal favorite. His new album, ‘Be Here Instead’, is scheduled for release on April 9, 2021. A video of a song from that album, ‘The Real Thing’ is being shared now in advance of his new album, The song is a spirited longing for once again feeling some real human touch. A fine piece of work and just in time! For more information follow him here https://www.parkermillsap.com or on social media. Both of these Oklahoma songwriters have used the past year to their best advantage and are anxious to get back out on the road to reconnect with their audience. I urge you to see them when the time comes! n
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by ANDREA BYERS
Romance in February With the day to day routine of life, sometimes we forget that spark that attracted us to our significant other. Planning a date night around Valentine’s Day or throughout the year may help rekindle that spark. Consider how often you set aside time to be with your mate. Do you go out of your way to make a dinner special or consider that they may have had
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The longest day of the year was less than a week away. As early dawn broke over the horizon, Delilah stood, shoulders slumped and head tilted to the left, gazing upon the smoldering remains of the ranch hands mobile home and all its contents. To her right, in a neat, straight line stood Buford Beauregard and Dooby; their heads also tilted to the left. To her left, also in line with heads tilted, was Eli and Joel. Delilah sighed, and with what seemed like practiced synchronicity, all five heads tilted to the right. Delilah gasped. “Oh, my Lord!” she cried. “Joel, was your cash in the trailer?” When Joel had appeared on Delilah’s doorstep nine months earlier, he had only a brown paper bag with one change of clothes and a mis-matched set of flannel pajamas in his possession. Oh! And a little over $25,000.00 in cash, rolled into a wad that could choke an elephant. “Nah,” Joel replied. “Remember? We opened a bank account for me. Most of my money is in the bank. Well, except for about a thousand dollars, and I buried it in a Mason jar next to Pandora’s pen.” Everyone looked at Joel and nodded their approval of such a prosaically archaic plan. “I can’t believe she played us,” Eli whined, scratching the back of his neck. Delilah gave Dooby a scathing glare. Dooby rolled his eyes and shrugged. He was utterly abashed. Even though Delilah had warned Eli, he might be excused for “getting played” because he didn’t have a history with Abigail. But if anyone knew what Abigail was capable of, it was Dooby. And Dooby got played right along with the 32 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2021
DELILAH’S PLACE less knowledgeable but no less gullible Eli. “She couldn’t have gotten that far away,” Joel offered. “Oh, she’s long gone,” Delilah said. “Just like that trailer and everything in it.” “You reckon she had an accomplice?” Buford asked. “Yes,” Eli and Dooby said in unison. “An accomplice on the inside or an accomplice on the outside?” Delilah asked in a panic. “Seriously, the Mrs. Wrigley operation must want her permanently silenced. So, I can’t see her going with them. And if the two of you were able to liberate her from her government captors, then why could the bad guys not do the same?” Eli and Dooby exchanged a furtive glance and both shrugged. “Obviously nothing more we can do now,” Buford said, pointing toward the smoking embers. “Obviously,” Joel said. “Well, might as well have breakfast while we figure out what to do next,” Delilah said. And she took off toward the pickup, parked one hundred feet away. “Good! I’m hungry,” Dooby said, quick on Delilah’s heels. “What happened?” Buford inquired as he, Eli and Joel joined Dooby and Delilah. “She went to one bedroom,” Eli said. “I went to the other.” “I laid down on the couch,” Dooby said. “I guess I nodded off watching television.” “Around one, the smoke detector went off,” Eli explained. “I went to Abigail’s room to get her out, but she was gone. She had started the fire in her room and slipped out the window.” Delilah and Buford got into the cab of the pickup while
Dooby, Eli and Joel jumped in the back. Ten minutes later, four men and a lady were in the kitchen of the big house. “Breakfast quesadillas,” Delilah said, in reply to Eli’s question. “I don’t know what that is,” Joel said. “Cheese, onion, jalapeño and fried pork sausage between two flour tortillas, grilled with a fried egg or eggs on top,” Delilah said, pulling ingredients from the refrigerator. “Mmm, that sounds good,” Buford said. “So, you think she was in cahoots with someone from the Mrs. Wrigley operation, or some government agency?” Delilah asked, completely out of the blue. “Dunno,” Eli said. Dooby stepped out of the room, Joel set the banquette table, Buford tended to the coffee pot, Eli perused his computer, and Delilah cooked. “I called my contacts,” Dooby said, re-entering the room. “I emailed the insurance agent about the fire,” Eli said. Again, Dooby and Eli exchanged a furtive glance, ever so fleeting, but nonetheless there. “I think we should build a cabin instead of buying another mobile home,” Dooby said. “Huh, there’s a thought,” Eli said, thoughtfully.
“Ponderosa Pine,” Dooby announced. “Excuse me,” Eli said. “I’ve always wanted to build a log cabin using Ponderosa Pine logs,” Dooby said. “There’s a place in Wyoming that harvests Ponderosa Pine. You choose a floor plan and they pre-cut interlocking logs, then ship them to the building site where they’re assembled.” Eli chuckled. “So, grown up Lincoln Logs.” Dooby grinned and nodded. “Yeah!” he said. “Exactly.” “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold your horses,” Delilah interjected. “This sounds way out of my price range. I don’t need an adjuster to know that after depreciation and deductible, about the only thing I can afford is a twentyyear old RV that’s missing three wheels and all the interior doors, or maybe a new two-person, portable, pop up tent.” “Hey! Don’t worry about it,” Eli said. “I’ll get the materials; Dooby will build it. Does this mean we need to take a trip to Wisconsin? I’ll have to make arrangements to get the plane back from D. C.” Delilah stared incredulously at the pair. Something was going on. It was as though Abigail had never been in their custody; as though all they had been through to keep her alive was for not. “Okay, what is going on?” Delilah demanded.
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“What do ya mean?” Dooby asked. “How do you want your eggs?” Delilah said with a growl. The response was six eggs over easy, and one over medium. Breakfast was over, the dishes were washed. Buford was in his bedroom, or actually, Eli’s bedroom, packing. Over breakfast he had decided to go home. He had already booked his flight which would be departing from the Tulsa International Airport that afternoon. Eli had booked his flight to Washington D. C., as well, but he wouldn’t be leaving until the next day. Dooby was in the living room, on the computer, checking out the website for the Ponderosa Pine log company, while Eli read the paper. And Joel, exhausted by the night’s events, had gone to the extra bedroom upstairs to nap. “Did you call Karon?” Delilah asked as she stood looking out the front window. “No,” Dooby said, all concentration on the computer screen. “Thought I’d call her later today. Alright, look at these floor plans, Delilah.” “Sure, I’ll do that while you deal with Karon,” Delilah said. Dooby’s head snapped up. “Why would you say that?” he asked.
“Because she’s here,” Delilah said with a smile. “Oh, that can’t be good,” Eli said under his breath, and he rose from the wing back chair and hastened to exit the room at the same time Buford’s foot hit the last step at the bottom of the stairs, and Karon thundered through the back door and down the hall. “Too late,” Delilah said with delight. “What? What?” Karon spluttered upon seeing Eli. And when she turned the corner into the living room, and saw Dooby she exploded, metaphorically speaking, of course. Sort of. “Someone best tell me what’s going on,” she seethed. “You wanna take this one, Delilah?” Dooby asked, frozen in his chair. “What, and deprive you of the honor?” she replied sardonically. “I wouldn’t dream of it.” “Think I’ll just go . . .” Eli began. Karon snapped her finger and pointed at Eli. “You ain’t goin’ nowhere,” Karon commanded. “I might have some questions for you, too.” Eli stopped dead in his tracks and stood stock still in the doorway from the hall to the living room. “Now Karon, there’s a logical explanation,” Dooby said. “I’m sure you think there is,” Karon said. “What you
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