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From the EDITOR
For sure, one of the most admired professionals on the planet is the handyman. You probably know one... maybe your dad, your next door neighbor, or perhaps your uncle? They are not only handy with tools, but also with their neverending creative ideas.
We also should recognize the handylady. We’ve known her as well. I recently moved to Cushing with this red cabinet handmade by my late Uncle Lawrence Tracy, I would never have left it behind. Had I done so, my mother in heaven would have shed a tear. Simple things can be, by far, the most valuable and memorable things in your life. I know many are proudly holding on to heirloom furniture made by special relatives. Uncle Lawrence was born and raised in the Happy Valley area just south of Cushing and married Edna Butcher.
by JOE GOOCH
Me, a handyman? Not going to happen! I never hammered a nail that I didn’t smash my finger. However, fortunately there were several handymen in my family. But, oh! I almost forgot to welcome you to the 13th annual Home Improvement Issue. Along with the warmer months on the way come cleaning, fixing, organizing, and, oh yeah... home improvement! You have no excuses for not fixing up your bungalow because every March I give you a list of professionals on page 10 who are ready to help you make all those needed repairs and remodels. I know, I know...The Corridor goes from a pink Love Issue to a brown Home Improvement Issue. However, I’ll never forget a minister standing beside me in a main street storefront as we looked at a beautiful girl walk down the sidewalk. His statement was, “Son, variety is the spice of life.”
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SECOND GENERATION BUILDER –
Skip Blakley Building a lifestyle, creating memories! by ROBBIE McCOMMAS
“Homes are more detailed than they used to be because customers building new homes are more educated than they used to be,” says Skip Blakley with Blakley Lumber. “No two houses are alike, I don’t give prices on square foot. There’s a wide range, kind of like a car with all the bells and whistles, a house is no different. If the people have land, and an idea of a plan, I can sit down with them and modify anything to meet their needs. I have pictures of houses, cabinetry, flooring and exteriors, from plain vanilla to fancy! We are a true custom home builder, and we do everything in our power to provide what the customer wants.” Blakley Lumber, the beginning. If the American dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance, it would be safe to say a former, local builder and businessman achieved it in his lifetime! From Bud Blakley’s 1963 decision to buy a lumber yard in Davenport, Oklahoma to his 1983 commitment to move the business to Chandler by purchasing White Lumber, he was making choices to establish a turn-key company to service central Oklahoma. Having a vision for developing housing additions, he purchased raw land, cut roads and carved out refreshing neighborhoods for families. Then, he finished it off by sitting down with customers to make their dreams come true by providing a Blakley custom built home. To date, there are 2,200 homes that span five counties. Bud was seriously turn-key. He owned dozers and backhoes to clear the land, dig footings and septic systems. He had framers, cabinet builders, electricians, plumbers, and flooring installers employed with an hourly wage. In the late 1980s through the early 1990s the company evolved 6 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / MARCH 2019
to subcontractors. The 2008 housing crisis across the nation affected the industry as a whole. Bud, adjusted to the new regulations and restrictions that slowed everything down, but favored his old fashioned hand shake commitments with lenders and business associates. At his side, Bud’s wife, Sue Blakley, worked as an inside sales clerk and helped customers with color selections beginning in 1963. Together, they attended Oklahoma Lumberman’s Association meetings where they kept up-to-date on building trends and new techniques. She accompanied Bud on educational business trips, made friends in the industry and interacted with dealers and other builders. “The lumber business has been good to us,” says Sue. “The people are super and honest, it’s a joy to be a part of the association.” Today, Sue is still completing tasks within the business. Skip Blakley, Bud’s son, grew up in the family business. From his youth, everyday after school he and his brother, Dickie, played at the lumber yard and completed their homework in the back room. “My first job as a kid I got paid for was emptying trash, filling the pop machine, sweeping floors and carrying shingles up on a roof,” says Skip. After graduation and a stint in college, Skip got married and started a family. He was working for an heat and air electrician and Bud approached him saying, “It’s time for you to get in the business and go to work for me.” “Eventually, I learned “every phase” of the business,” Skip said. “In the early days, I started by keeping the yard clean, the lumber stacked straight, I drove truck
and made deliveries.” Later, Skip was Bud’s right hand man, he wore many hats. He managed the lumber yard and material deliveries to the custom home projects. “I was fortunate enough to have worked with him on many homes before he passed away in 2013. I chose construction as my life’s work because of my father sharing his passion for quality homes.” Today, a team of sub-contractors and craftsmen are employed for the construction of new homes, they’ve been sought out and vetted by the company’s secondgeneration builder. Skip visits each building site regularly to personally inspect the work’s development and quality. Choosing Blakley Lumber means having direct access to the person overseeing the entire project. Skip is with every client from design to final walk-through! “I bring personalized experience to customers,” he says. “They deal directly with me, through the entire process, from start to finish. If needed, Skip is available nights and weekends for meetings at (405) 258-6137 or (405) 258-1108. “Local, hometown businesses are the heartbeat of our community,” said Jeff McCommas. “Blakley Lumber and Blakley Homes have been a part of this county for many years. Not only as a business, but also as a huge supporter for our youth—donating whenever asked. Bud, Sue, and Skip are great friends and mentors. I appreciate their loyalty.” “We have lived in our Bud Blakley home 13 years. In fact, this is our fourth Blakley home!” said Sherri Wright. “The homes have been extremely well built, we’ve never had any problems. We wouldn’t hesitate to purchase another home built by them.” “Our house was built by Bud Blakley in 1977-1978,” said Bruce Miller. “They were still in Davenport at the time. That era was the beginning of building energy efficient homes. Our home has several energy saving features. It was a standard house of the day with a modest square footage, but raised four children out on our farm with room to roam.” “Bud, and Skip Blakley built our home 12 years ago, we have been very pleased with the quality, and construction of our home,” says Carl Martin. My wife, Melinda and I would be more than happy to recommend them again.” “To say that the Blakley Lumber & Construction Company has been an important part of my life is an understatement,” says Skip’s daughter, Heather Gaylord. “I can remember spending many days there as a kid just hanging out in the store. And I always found plenty of cool things to do, from chatting with the customers, to cleaning the store, to hanging out in the yard. However, the part I always enjoyed the most was being able to watch my dad and grandpa in action (plus, they would always take me out for lunch). They were both hard workers and passionate about what they did. I learned a lot about work ethic and management through my observations. My dad has been with Blakleys since he was old enough to work. His loyalty and love for the family
business has continued even after the death of Grandpa Bud. It is hard to believe that this small, family business has built over 2,000 homes for the people of Lincoln County and surrounding areas. When my husband and I decided that it was time to build our own forever home, it only made sense that it be built by Blakleys and be built on the Blakley Farm. We enjoy every moment in our beautiful home.” “There’s nothing like a home town lumber yard and great people,” said Jana Sol. n
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Our Latest Adventure... by MISSY HUSTED
When Joe asked if I could write an article for the March Home Improvement Issue about our latest adventure, my first thought was “which one?” I’ve taken a couple months off from writing for The Corridor Magazine because we sold our house, bought and moved into a future rental, and are in the process of building a new place...and it’s been crazy! So, I’m going to regale you with the tale of our latest adventure and hope it isn’t too boring and that you you enjoy the craziness of our lives right now. And just maybe you can pick up some helpful hints should you decide to sell and/or build a house in the future. In the spring of 2018 my husband and I were given an opportunity to buy a larger parcel of land than we owned at the time. Since it wasn’t up for sale to anyone else, we didn’t have make an immediate decision. So we talked and prayed about it about it and decided we wanted to work toward buying it with the goal of building a house there in the future. We talked with several realtors about our current home and land and decided on an asking price, but decided to wait until the spring of 2019 to list it to give us time to do some repairs. Just for kicks, I put it on Facebook to see what kind of interest it would generate. Within the hour we had a phone call. A seriously interested party wanted to come look at it as soon as possible. Now, mind you, I had only done surface cleaning for realtors visits. No closets had been cleaned, there was a messy pile of garage sale stuff, and the outbuildings were full of 12 years of accumulated junk. They didn’t care. They wanted to see it. So we invited them over. The house wasn’t anything special, just a traditional 3-bedroom ranch style house with 2.5 baths. The kicker? It is situated on the back of 40 acres and is surrounded by trees – a beautiful location with highway frontage and tons of privacy. I think they were sold on the place long before they got out of the car! We made a deal with them, sold the place “as is”, and they proceeded to work on obtaining their financing. They hit some glitches in timing for their financing. We mutually decided it would be best to wait until after the first of the year to do the sale. Fast forward through summer and the spring sale was still a go. I slowly – very slowly – cleaned closets and 14 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / MARCH 2019
buildings. Around the first of November, we received an unexpected text asking if we could go ahead and close by the end of November instead of waiting for spring. Oh my goodness! That meant I really had to get in gear and get the place cleaned up. But wait...We have nowhere to live! We had planned to get a metal building built in the spring and live in that while we built a house. They graciously gave us until the end of December to get completely moved out, so we began to look for houses to buy that we could later turn into rental property. We weren’t having much luck and jokingly, kind of, told the folks who were buying our place that we would just buy their current home if they wanted to sell it. So, the weekend after Thanksgiving, we swapped houses! We are currently in a small, old shotgun house on just over an acre on Highway 18. While it is not our dream home, it is working while we are building and I just keep reminding myself it is better to have a house than live in a travel trailer. I’ve heard some horror stories about that! At one point in this selling/buying/building process we were building on land we did not yet own, living in a house we did not yet own, and storing most of our worldly possessions in a shipping container. We bought a beautiful 113 acres with wide open pastures and a couple of nice ponds that had been owned by a good friend of mine. Before closing on the place, he allowed us to go ahead and have a water well drilled to be sure there was good water for feeding the future house. I highly suggest, if you do not have municipal water available, to drill a well before you build a house. You sure don’t want to build a house and then not be able to live in it because you don’t have water! The well was a success and since we had a place to live temporarily, we took a little time to decide exactly what we wanted to do for a building. We talked to Michael at Oklahoma Building Company on The Corridor about what we wanted and he pencilled us in. Then we changed our minds several times but finally settled on what we wanted to do. We decided on a 30 x 50 metal building. We would build part of it as our living quarters and use the other part for storage with a barn area. Later, as funds allowed, we would build a *real* house. We decided on a pole
barn instead of a metal frame because the cost is significantly cheaper, which was beneficial for a tight budget. We are only going to have one bedroom, as we have no children, and one bathroom, with a open floor plan for the kitchen and living area. Metal building homes are becoming very popular. They go up pretty quickly and the cost is quite a bit less than a traditional home. So, as you know if you live along The Corridor, the weather has been a bit strange, even for Oklahoma standards. Sometime in December it finally dried out enough that we could get dozer work done for the pad of the house and get the long, one-third mile driveway in better shape We chose the path for the driveway that was firm and would not need as much work or gravel. Getting gravel delivered was another ordeal. Building in the middle of nowhere takes time to get things delivered and when purchasing only 400 tons, you are not top priority. I used the bucket on the tractor and spread the gravel and a land leveller to smooth it. The wet weather has made if difficult to make a driveway with all the delivery truck traffic, so now we will need to have a dozer come to smooth it all out for us. The first part of January we were on schedule for getting the building under way. Unfortunately, weather delays and various things brought us to late January before being able to start. It is amazing how quickly the building went up once they were able to work. Within a week, the shell of the building was complete, but being a pole barn, the concrete was not done until the shell was up and the plumbing laid. Finally the plumber was available and now we are again waiting on this crazy Oklahoma weather to give us a break to have the concrete poured. Somewhere along the lines, the electric was installed with seven poles spanning roughly a quarter mile. No, that is not cheap! This was not an easy and I want to give a shout out to the crew at Central Electric Cooperative that did the work. Their trucks got stuck, having to winch them out, and they had to pull line by hand and climb poles to connect the line instead of using the buckets because it was so wet. As always, we appreciate the hard working linemen that keep our electric on in
the worst of conditions! In the middle of all of this craziness, we decided we’d better get started on the septic system. A few phone calls later we learned we would need to have a percolation test, also known as a “perc test”. Basically, this is where a licensed person comes out and digs some holes and pours water in them to see how they drain so they can tell you what kind of septic system you need. There are generally two kinds of septic systems used in these parts: a septic tank with lateral lines or an aerobic system. The aerobic system is used when the perc test shows that the land does not drain according to EPA standards. It is the most expensive of the systems and requires the most upkeep. Unfortunately, that is the system we had to choose. I might add that along with getting a water well drilled before you start building a house, it would also be a good idea to have the perc test done so you know what your septic system needs will be. Then if need be, you can move the location of your building a little bit to get away from the more expensive system that requires more upkeep. I’ve heard that building a house is a strain on a marriage. I can see how that could be very true. There are many decisions to make and as stressors accumulate, strife may occur in your marriage. I’ve chosen to take a back seat to most of the decision-making since I fully trust my husband to do make the right decisions. I make suggestions and then let him decide on the best way. I’m not going to say we haven’t had some intense discussions, but I just try to let things roll off of me without trouble. John knows things that are important to me and is very good to ask for my thoughts on those issues. I’m sure he will have a completely different view on the facets of building and maybe March 2020 I’ll write about how we finished the building and ask him to give you his own helpful hints for your future projects. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy the adventure of living along The Corridor and hope very soon I get to sit on my new front porch and enjoy the view. To follow our progress search for The Husted Farms on Facebook. n
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It was Friday the 13th. Delilah and her friends, Patty, Odie, and Karon were enjoying a spirited evening of poker, when Charlie, the Lincoln County Sheriff was escorted into the dining room by Eli. Charlie stood next to the buffet dressed in blue jeans and a thick, tan sweater. He pointed at the center of the table. “You realize what you’re doing here is illegal,” Charlie said seriously. “What? Playing cards?” Delilah asked sheepishly; her southern accent long and drawn out. “Gambling,” Charlie said. “I want to know more about this guy stalking you,” Eli demanded, as he moved to stand beside Delilah. Delilah barked out a nervous laugh while the others raked in the coins and cards, and tried to hide the evidence of their illicit activities. Ignoring Eli, Delilah focused her attention on Charlie. “What!” Delilah said sardonically. “Are you going to arrest us?” Charlie pulled handcuffs from the left hip pocket of his Levi’s and held them up high for all to see. Then he began laughing. “No,” he said, setting the handcuffs on the buffet, and retrieving a dessert plate. “I want you to deal me in. After I have a piece of this cake.” “What about this stalker?” Eli exclaimed. “You didn’t tell him?” Charlie asked, as he took a seat at the table with his sweet treat. “Well, we’ve sort of been preoccupied with other matters,” Delilah said. “Abigail,” Charlie stated matter-of-factly. “How did you know?” Delilah asked. “News travels fast in law enforcement,” Charlie said with a mouth full of cake. “About a week ago a creepy guy showed up at the front door wanting to use the phone,” Delilah began. “And then he just vanished when I went to get it. The phone.” “After he tried forcing his way in the house,” Charlie added. “Right,” Delilah said. 42 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / MARCH 2019
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“Where was Dooby when all this was going on?” Eli asked. “In Cushing,” Delilah, Karon, and Dooby, who was sitting in the living room, said in unison. “Then the next morning, it appeared someone had been in Dooby’s apartment,” Delilah continued. “You didn’t tell me that,” Charlie said, with a puzzled look on his face. Delilah winced and offered a slight shrug. “And then he practically accosted me on Parkland Road,” Delilah said. “When did THAT happen? Charlie asked. “Same day I was in your office, actually,” Delilah said. “When I was on the way home. Which makes me think he was probably following me. I told the officer that c a m e o u t to g e t th e fin g e r prints.” “He didn’t tell me,” Charlie said slightly irritated. “Charlie,” Delilah said, dealing two cards down to each player. “Not that I don’t thoroughly enjoy your visits, and not that it wouldn’t thrill me beyond measure to take your money, but you didn’t come out here to play poker. Why are you here?” “What are we playing?” Odie asked, looking at her cards and smiling. She had never mastered the art of bluffing. “High-low split,” Delilah said, dealing the next card up. “Ante up, girls. And Charlie.”
“Excuse me,” Eli interrupted. “Can we get back to this stalker business?” The room went quiet and still, and everyone gawked at Eli. “Please,” Eli added. “That’s why I’m here,” Charlie said, pulling his wallet from his right hip pocket. “I’m going to need some change.” Charlie slid two, one-dollar bills toward Karon, who had the largest pile of coins. “You mind, Karon?” Charlie said. “Do you know who it is?” Eli persisted. “Yes,” Charlie said simply. There had always been animosity between Eli and Charlie. It started as a bitter rivalry in high school. The acrimony grew stronger when Eli began dating Charlie’s sister, Brenda, who eventually fell victim to one of Eli’s scorned lovers. Consequently, the relationship between Eli and Brenda ended. Though Brenda forgave Eli, Charlie did not. And Eli resented that. In the ten months since Eli’s return to the Royal Flush Ranch, the best that could be said about the interaction between Eli and Charlie was that they tolerated each other. And now, Charlie was exercising the opportunity to annoy Eli. “You’ve tested my patience long enough, Charlie,” Eli said quietly. Charlie sighed. “It’s Jeff Mooreland, Harrison Mooreland’s younger brother,” he said.
“Harrison Mooreland?” Patty asked with a scowl. “Isn’t he the guy that died in that house fire a few years back, after a confrontation with law enforcement?” “Yeah,” Charlie said, sliding the coins that Karon and changed, closer to him. “And get this, Delilah. Herbert, your old attorney? Was also Harrison’s attorney.” Delilah slammed her hands down on the table. “I knew it!” she shouted. “Didn’t I tell you Herbert had something to do with this?” “Yes, you did,” Charlie conceded. “We speculate that Herbert told Harrison about the valuables in this house. Maybe going so far as coercing, or even blackmailing him into robbing the place. But it’s only speculation. And then Harrison passed that information along to his brother. Probably in one of his drunken stupors.” “What are you going to do about it?’ Eli said. “We’ve talked to him,” Charlie replied slowly. “And he pointed out that he’s done nothing illegal. And unfortunately, he’s right. At least, we can’t prove he’s wrong . . . yet.” Eli’s fury was growing. “Think I’ll have a little chat with him,” he growled. Charlie laughed heartily. “You do that,” he said. “It might be satisfying to lock you up for assault.” “Are we gonna play poker, or not?” Odie said, obviously much too excited about her hand. Eli excused himself and joined Dooby and Joel in the living room, while Gus and an exhausted Marietta went to the trailer.
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“And that’s MY fault?” Delilah said; tone severe, volume low. “I didn’t say that,” Eli said, his volume gradually increasing. “But I do think you could have more . . . maybe be more cognizant of the people you let into your life.” “You obviously have no idea how ridiculous you sound right now,” Delilah said, shaking her head. “I’m ridiculous?” Eli shouted. “Lower your voice,” Delilah said. “You’ll wake up Joel.” “There’s a classic example of what I’m talking about,” Eli said. “Joel.” “Joel’s not crazy,” Delilah defended. “He’s just . . . well, he’s . . . “ Delilah paused. She had to give that some thought. Joel wasn’t crazy. He was . . . odd. Brilliant, possibly a genius. He had shown up on her doorstep after meeting her only once in Arkansas. He had taken a bus, with over $25,000 cash in his pocket, and a brown paper sack filled with one change of clothes and a mismatched set of flannel pajamas. All because Delilah had inherited a horse named Mae’s Thunder that Joel considered his responsibility. Delilah had simply allowed Joel to walk into her home and into her life, and camp out in the extra bedroom for months. But it wasn’t as though she was supporting him. On occasion, he did buy groceries for the entire ranch. And he did tend to the pregnant mare constantly. And speaking of pregnant. Delilah had also “rescued” a
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Deeper with CHASE KERBY Over the past ten or fifteen years Chase Kerby has been a player in the Oklahoma City music scene. Starting off with his former band, Chasing Paris, growing more with OKC rock band The City Lives, performing with Beau Jennings and the Tigers and maturing musically with the ambient rock outfit Defining Times. Kerby’s musicianship and wordsmithing has continued to grow and develop. After finishing school at Putnam City High School Kerby studied Recording Arts/Audio Engineering at the University of Central Oklahoma. His day job is Director of ‘Art Moves’, a program within the Oklahoma City Arts Council. Arts Council Oklahoma City is a non-profit arts organization that focuses on bringing arts to the community. As director of ‘Art Moves’ there, he oversees the program which hosts daily art performances at different locations in the Downtown OKC area. They utilize everyone from singer-songwriters to live painting demonstraations and more. The next big thing on his work agenda is Festival of the Arts, for which he oversees the performing arts aspect. As a musician Kerby released his debut solo EP, Tidal Fricton in 2014 and it was noted in reviews for the songs infused with ‘lush textures and dynamic arrangements’. I am not an educated reviewer but I do know what I like and I love it! In 2015 he also appeared as a contestant on the wildly popular tv show, The Voice. . The musical genre is listed on his Soundcloud account as Ambient/Singer/Songwriter. One definition of ambient music is ’a style of gentle, largely electronic instrumental music with no persistent beat, used to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere’. That description may fit some of his music but it is so 50 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / MARCH 2019
much more. So much more. Most ambient music I’m familiar with places little emphasis on lyrics. But lyrics are a big part of Kerby’s sound. If I were to categorize it I’d just call if mighty fine music and leave it at that. His latest EP, Lines was released in 2017. As with a lot of music, love in it’s various embodiments plays a central theme. These lyrics are an example: From Fountain of Youth (from 2017 EP, Lines) Chase Kerby She’s like heroin Like a fix you can’t escape You can’t handle it She can give and take away the pain ‘She made her home inside your heart She courses through your veins You can’t sweat her out
She’s got you hooked With just a taste Another lyric echoes the sentiment of being fortunate to see the good things at times when may seem most difficult. From Born Lucky (from the 2015 EP Quiet Man) by Chase Kerby
...I could see color in the clouds And promise in the rain Faith inside of doubt And pleasure in the pain….
like Beau Jennings, Colourmusic, Broncho, and Other Lives.” (Area folks may recall ‘Other Live as a Stillwater group who went on to wide praise and international acclaim. Some of us Cushing folks remember that Cushing resident Josh Onstott was part of that band.) Kerby started out like so many of rock musicians, an angsty teen who wanted to be ‘loud and crazy on stage’ he says. But he added, “… over time the writing became much more introspective and self-evaluating. I became more focused on sonic texture and quality of words as time moved forward.’ In the near future he plans to release one full length Chase Kerby album titled Soft Lies, one Chase Kerby and the Villains album titled Hard Truths another EP or two and something from his side project called ExWives. He’s ambitious and hopes to have them all done by years’ end. His next full band show will be at Speakeasy in Oklahoma City on March 29th. From there the band will play at Oklahoma City’s upcoming Festival of the Arts and at Norman Music Festival, which takes places in April. Check those websites for more info. The world of music is far wider and deeper than many of us can imagine. I’d venture to guess that most of us never move too far beyond the shallow end where we’ve gotten more comfortable. I am no exception. Chase Kerby, as musician/songwriter is swimming in another area of the pool where I don’t wade often enough. However, I always enjoy the visits and every time I wade a little further out, my shallow end gets a tiny bit deeper. And it is always a rewarding experience. To find out more about Chase Kerby you can find him on social media- Instagram: chasekerby, Twitter: @ chasekerby, Facebook.com/chasekerbymusic. n
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