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Another one bites the dust! Oops; I meant another year bites the dust. Let me explain. The Corridor magazine turned eleven years old on July 1, and yes, my wife Judy and I were only pregnant with the little rascal for seven months. It takes time coming up with a name for your first child, and a promotional speaker by the name of Jim Whitt from Collinsville, Oklahoma inspired the name. While speaking to Stroud residents about improving and growing a city, Jim said, “This area between Tulsa and Oklahoma City is known as the Cowboy and Indian CORRIDOR.” Judy and I looked at each other and said, “What a great name for our baby! The Corridor!” Our son was only in the womb seven months being developed. But wow! Did that preemie ever come out strong and kicking! As an infant, he was only allowed to ride his trike up and down Route 66 but after we bought him a ten speed, he was cruising in 18 cities! Just look at him now! He’s not only leaving skid marks in 23 cities; the
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My country, ‘tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; Land where my father’s died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring! Samuel Francis Smith graduated from Harvard College (now Harvard University) in 1829 where he had been a classmate of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Subsequently, Smith pursued theological studies at Andover Theological Academy. While he studied at Andover, another friend of Smith’s, Lowell Mason, asked him to translate German lyrics from a German school song book. Instead, Mr. Smith chose to write new lyrics to a tune in Muzio Clementi’s Symphony No. 3 (also known as “The Great National” and which includes the melody for “God Save the Queen” in honor of Clementi’s adopted country). In 1831, Smith wrote his poem called “America” to Clementi’s familiar tune in about 30 minutes, presenting Mason with a hand-written copy of the on a piece of scrap paper. On July 4, 1831 the song was performed in public for the very first time for a Children’s Independence Day celebration at
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the Park Street Church in Boston. Lowell Mason published “America” in a collection of anthems entitled “The Choir” in 1832. During Reverend Smith’s long career, he wrote over 150 songs and church hymns, but none of his other poems garnered the kind of attention as did “America.” For many years, S.F. Smith’s “America” (which became better known as “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”) was performed as an American national anthem. In the years leading up to the American Civil War, Abolutionists wrote other verses to be sung with “America” to express their distaste for the institution of slavery. Late in his career, Samuel Francis Smith wrote a fifth stanza for “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” which was performed at Washington D.C’s centennial celebration held on April 30, 1889: Our joyful hearts today, Their grateful tribute pay, Happy and free, After our toils and fears,
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The powerful impact of the Vietnam war took a boy from Chandler and delivered a man after two years with an experience that timelessly changed his life. Forty-eight years later, Doyle Miller is able to share, but not without feelings, tears and pain. At 19 years old, in August of 1969, Miller was drafted into the United States military to serve as an infantry soldier. “I got a letter, passed a physical and I was gone,” Miller began. “I was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana for basic training, came home for 30 days and then was flown to Vietnam.” Miller explained the 11 month jungle experience. Marked with a nickname, Miller became ‘Cowboy’ within his squad due to a picture his mother had sent over of his mare who had foaled. Assigned to an M60 machine gun, Miller served in A Company or Ace High 2/12 First Cavalry Division. His squad spent two to four weeks in the jungle, then retreated to the Forward Fire Support Base for three days before repeating the rotation. Armed with knowledge of military tactics, hand-to-hand combat, the use of weapons, taught to fight as a team, and indoctrinated in the Army tradition discipline, honor, loyalty and duty, Miller embarked to life in the jungle. This is where the boys quickly became men. The days were filled with uncertainty. They found a way to survive each day, week and month until the Army shipped them home again. Miller said he had a good squad leader, Jim Unruh, who would sit them down, and explain things. “We were scared the whole time,” Miller frankly stated. “You didn’t know if you’re going to engage in contact with North Vi14 THE CORRIDOR / JULY 2017
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etnam and Vietcong, from there your natural instincts took over. We were told not to fire unless we were fired upon.” They ate C Rations, slept under bamboo shelters, carried their 80 pound pack consisting of water, food and supplies, along with their gun and ammunition. “I went in weighing 178 pounds and came home weighing 120,” said Miller. Soldiers carried their heavy packs in the heat of the dense jungle, moving forward was slow going as they had to cut their way through. Clear cut paths or roads were likely armed with ambushes and traps by the enemy. The men knew it as a hellish place. The support fire base wasn’t much better with the heat, powdery red dirt, gun fire that pounded away day and night. Mosquito bites brought Malaria, with that concern, medics administered malaria pills daily to the soldiers. To keep sane in the madness that surrounded them, they relaxed in circles on the firebase, listened to music and shotthe-bull. One soldier, Richard Udden, later penned, “the job of an infantry soldier in Vietnam was the most dangerous job in the world”. “You didn’t know who the enemy was,” Miller explained. “They looked the same, you couldn’t tell a South Vietnam, or friendly, from a Vietcong. They sent women and kids carrying hand grenades. Once we were given bad intelligence, and a friendly village was fired upon.” “We experienced an ambush as we entered Cambodia and our men were killed,” he continued. “Nobody was suppose to know we were coming, I believe it leaked through political
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South Vietnam succumbed to North Vietnam and is a communist country. A picture of Jim Unruh, is displayed in Miller’s house among a memorial wall. Miller has made contact and shared meals with Jim’s family on several occasions. He even gifted Jim’s mother with a dozen roses. The unwelcome homecoming by American civilians caused the soldiers to lock their experiences deep inside for decades. “I know now that I had PTSD,” he said. “Everybody had it. You want to forget, there’s no way you could forget.” Miller went over 40 years before opening up to anyone. The soldiers created a brotherhood; a bonding. “We had each other’s back, I’ve never seen another brotherhood like Vietnam, only a veteran would understand what I’m trying to say.” Reunions of the brotherhood in the last few years has brought healing to the men. Miller said without that, he would never been able to talk about it. How did the experience shape you? “I grew up real quick, Miller said. “Part of me wished it never happened, I lost a lot of good friends over there. I hunted as a kid, no more after I came back. Later, I decided I wasn’t going to let the war take that away from me and I hunt again. I appreciate life more. I have discipline, and respect the military. My grandkids know when the flag goes up the pole—you honor it.”
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people. That’s the only way it could have happened.” From Vietnam, Ace High entered Cambodia with 160 men. They set out to find the weapon and food caches. The game of cat and mouse had stepped up a notch. The Vietcong were serious about defending their stockpiles of goods. Vietcong and North Vietnamese were wounding and killing Americans at a much greater rate. “Ace High came out of Cambodia with 58 men, we had seven killed while I was over there, lots were wounded and sent home,” Miller recounted. “One of our guys lost both legs, he was awake and talking when they loaded him in the helicopter. The medics probably had the worst job of anyone over there. We had real good medics.” “It was May 31, 1970, Jim had set out an automatic ambush the night before, in the morning they went to pick the ambush up and they were ambushed,” Miller informed. “We lost Jim and “Big C”, Calvin Williams. Miller explained that Jim died in the arms of Miller’s assistant gunner, Danny Tharpe, who later committed suicide in 1993. (Tharpe’s brother said he never could get over it.) “We won the war, we found the weapons, ammunition and their food, 260 tons of rice!” Miller broke down. With tears, “We lost all those men. For nothing. It was all for nothing!” 58,220 Americans lost their lives, and 300,000 were wounded of the 540,000 American soldiers who served. In the end,
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AMERICAN PATRIOT, SCOTT HOPPER by MARC GOOCH
The July issue of The Corridor is our annual “Patriotic” issue. To celebrate that, our cover this month features a true American Patriot, Scott Hopper. Scott has dedicated his life to serving American citizens first as an Army war veteran and currently as a Deputy for Payne County. Scott served in the Army as active duty and in the National Guard for a combined 17 years. In those years, Scott was deployed on three separate tours of duty. The first tour was to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. On his second deployment, Hopper fought in Iraq. His third and final deployment was to Afghanistan. It was on this tour of duty that Scott was shot in the arm and severely injured. Due to this injury, Scott was medically retired from the Army in 2014. His career in law enforcement, however, overlaps his time as a soldier. He began working for the Payne County Sheriff’s Office in 2005 when he got a job working in the Cimarron Correctional Facility. Later, in 2008, Hopper moved on to become a full time deputy for Payne County, where he still works today. One thing is for sure, Scott Hopper has devoted his life to serving the American people and has earned the right to be called a hero and a Patriot.
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CHANDLER OPEN RODEO 77 years is a long time for almost anything, and as most things come and go, it’s rare that an event like the Chandler Open Rodeo continues to maintain a high level of inter-est year in and year out. The annual rodeo is held on the last weekend in July and while temperatures are high, there is no stopping the crowds that show up to watch top-notch contestants compete for prize money in the age old tradition that is rodeo. The Chandler rodeo is one of the last few events that provides family entertainment and a fun break from the dog days of summer. And while the cowboys and cowgirls are ex-citing to watch, many come for an event that can only be found in Chandler. “The Baby Bale Sprint is where it’s at!” Said Marty Hall, Chandler Roundup Club member. “It’s a lot of fun to cheer on friends in the community, who try to out race each other pushing a 600 lb hay bale across the finish line.” The Baby Bale Sprint is a race to the finish line with a hay bale. It was created to en-courage local business participation while raising funds for charity and has turned into a main stay for the rodeo. Each team is comprised of three members and sometimes the competition can get a little out of hand as competitors have been known to go “Head over Heels” in the
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hopes of winning first prize. There are men’s and women’s divisions and first place teams earn cash prizes that go to the charity of their choice. The rodeo features traditional events such as Bareback Riding, Ranch Bronc Riding, Tie Down Roping, Barrel Racing, Ladies Breakaway Roping, Team Roping and Bull Riding. “What is unique about the open rodeo is that it gives local cowboys the opportunity to compete against athletes from all over and from different skill levels from beginners to professional.” Said Mike Bendele, Chandler Roundup Club member. The rodeo also provides an opportunity for the youngest of competitors in the Jr. Barrels 15 & Under. Another local favorite is the Queen contest. Every year a Queen (youth 18 years old or younger) and a Princess (youth 12 years old or younger) are selected to represent the Chandler Round Up Club. The royalty selection process is designed to give contestants the opportunity to demonstrate their horsemanship skills, rodeo and horse knowledge, personality and club participation. All Queen contestants are ambassadors for the annual rodeo so be sure to support them as they sell advance tickets for the performance. If unable to find a Rodeo Queen contestant, contact Chandler Roundup Club members Teresa Harkins at First Bank of Chandler or Mike Bendele with United Country Real Estate at 405-258-0408.
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Congratulations, Dr. Robert Melton! ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER! by DONNIE SCHROEDER
The Corridor Magazine and the employees of Drumright Dental Center would like to say thank you and congratulations to Dr. Robert Melton upon his retirement from a successful career in the field of dentistry! A native Oklahoman, Dr. Melton was born and raised in Okemah. He has 42 years of experience in dentistry and holds a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, a distinction held by less than one percent of all dentists. He began his career as a Doctor of Dental Surgery and started his first practice in Drumright, OK. In 1976 Dr. Melton went back to school to specialize in pediatric dentistry. After 13 years as a pediatric dentist in Springfield, Missouri, he returned to Drumright to open Drumright Dental Center and has been there until now. He has had a profound influence in training and mentoring several young, currently successful dentists in Oklahoma and has served on the National Board of Trustees of the American Society of Dentistry for Children. He also served as President of the Oklahoma Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Melton is licensed in Pediatric Conscious Sedation. Along with a surgical staff, he has given dental care to young children and special needs adults under general anesthetic at Cimarron Surgical Care Center. He has also organized and was present on several mission trips providing dental services for impoverished people in third world countries. On a more personal note, one of the Registered Dental Hygienists who has worked for Dr. Melton for almost 25 years, Kerry Brock, had this to say: “I have had the privilege of working with Dr Melton for nearly 25 years. His dedication, discipline and caring spirit has been a tremendous influence on my life. He is such a great role model and mentor.” Another of the Hygienists who has been with him since 1998, Cynthia Bassham spoke about his great emphasis on continuing education for his staff - even to the point of including them in trips all over the US and even Canada for this purpose. Both of the Hygienists say that he will definitely be missed at Drumright Dental Center. Dr. Melton’s retirement party will be held July 9 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church on Highway 33 in Cushing, OK. He will continue with Drumright Dental Center for one week following his retirement party. There is no doubt that Dr. Melton has touched the lives of so many people in a positive way while in the field of dentistry. He and his wife, Kathy, have enjoyed working together, but now they plan to give work a rest and enjoy the next chapter in their lives. The Melton’s have four adult children and are looking forward to traveling extensively and enjoying time with children and grandchildren. Congratulations, Dr. Melton, upon your retirement from a lengthy and very successful career!
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HONORS OUR MILITARY by DONNIE SCHROEDER
On Sunday June 11th, I had an invitation to meet my publisher at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum. His Account Executive, Latresha Evans, is a volunteer at the museum. She planned to work the event, and also knew what a large collection of war memorabilia would be available for showing. This was a weekend event for the Tulsa Air And Space Museum to honor the men and women who have and still do put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. ‘Salute Our Defenders of Freedom’ was a special military weekend which featured this state’s largest display of military memorabilia. TASM’s, ‘Salute Our Defenders of Freedom’ recognized the 100th anniversary of WWI and honored our military veterans by displaying military vehicles, aircraft, and an extensive collection of military memorabilia. The event was free to veterans of our mili30 THE CORRIDOR / JULY 2017
tary, and those who have served in our armed forces were given commemorative dog tags from the Liberty Foundation upon entering the facility. The Planetarium at the museum also honored the military by running a show each hour featuring news reels from WWII. In speaking with Lee Hubby, the Director of Development for TASM, he explained that TASM was excited to have this collection of military vehicles, weapons and other memorabilia to showcase the importance of our military and to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Several groups had representatives at his event including the Young Marines, the Patriot Guard Riders, and the Thunderbird Youth Academy. The Young Marines is a group which works with 8 to 18 year olds by teaching self confidence, academic achievement,
honor, respect, service, and living drug-free. The Young Marines and Thunderbird Youth Academy had groups of young cadets at the event both for service and to take in all the military history the event had to offer. I had the pleasure of visiting with two members of the Patriot Guard Riders. Mike Smith and Butch Giabbai, both veterans of the Vietnam War, are retired members of this non-profit organization who work 15 to 50 missions per year to honor other military veterans. Patriot Guard Riders ensure dignity and respect F-16 Guard 138th Fighter Wing of the National Guard at memorial services honoring fallen heroes, first responders and honorably discharged veterans. To be a Patriot Guard Rider, one doesn’t have to ride a motorcycle, or even be a veteran. The only pre-requisite is respect. Mike Smith was working on coordinating two missions for the following day before we began our conversation. Butch was a mechanic in Vietnam and had recently done some repair work on a couple of military Jeeps from Vietnam to get them ready for Tulsa Air and Space Museum’s Military Weekend. He was quite happy to show off the Jeeps he had worked on and talking to him gave me the feeling that serving the Patriot Guard Riders was a great way for our local veterans to have a community with which to share their experiences. Individual owners and several groups who have military collections displayed their military vehicles, weapons, ammunition, uniforms, medals, supplies and literature. Tulsa Living History Association was one such group that displayed a large collection of memorabilia. The military weekend event at TASM showcased nearly every item that you could think of that was used in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam and possibly even more recent military conflicts. All in all, TASM’s Military Weekend was a success. The weather was perfect, although windy. There was so much history to absorb. Most of all the event did exactly what it was intended to do: to give respect to Many uniforms are on display from WWs 1 and 2. the U.S. Military and its Veterans.
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BRIAN WILLIAMS Taylor Williams says, “My favorite veteran is my father in law, Brian Williams. He has been serving in the Air Force for 35 years now. He has served in Iraq twice, Turkey five times, Qatar, and Afghanistan. He has received countless medals but is so humble that I’m sure I don’t even know about all
of them. Chief Williams has a special place in my heart and I’m so thankful he is home safe. He has put his life on the line for many years and he is so proud to have been able to serve his country. He is a proud American and our family would be lost without him!”
JANUSZ BRATEK Bo Kociuba wanted to share few details about her father, Janusz Bratek, who was just a 10 year old boy when the war started in Poland October 1, 1939. “He is my hero and there are no adequate words to express my gratitude and recognize his sacrifice.” Her father was a child who lost his mother at the age of ten and his father at the age of thirteen. He was a survivor of Majdanek concentration camp and a member of the Polish Underground Army. Janusz fought in the bloody and heroic Warsaw Uprising, the major World War II 63-day battle, where Polish resistance, most of them young teenagers, fought to liberate Warsaw
from German occupation. For his actions he was awarded a Cross of Valor. He was a survivor of German Stalags of Lamsdorf, Muhlberg and Oschatz where prisoners, because of starvation, were forced to hunt for cats and rats. He was one of a youngest POWs in WWII. He served under Gen. Anders in Italy with a rank of Petty Officer. In 1945 he ended up in Manchester, England then returned to Poland in 1947. *While we recognize that Janusz Bratek was not a United States Soldier, we still want to recognize the heroic role he played in the freedom of people like his daughter Bo Kociuba, who is now a US citizen.
ZACH DYKES Pilar Dykes wanted to recognize her husband, Zack Dykes. Zack was active Army from 2010 to 2014 at Ft. Lewis, Tacoma, WA, and served in Afghanistan in 2012 as a gunner on a Striker armored truck. He is currently serving in
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the Army Reserves. Like many other service men and women, Zack has received awards and medals but he is very humble about it and does not share those stories with many folks.
JASON SMALLEY C’Anne Smalley would like to recognize her husband, Jason Smalley. He served six years active duty in the United States Marine Corps. His job was communication, navigation and electronics countermeasure systems. He left the Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant. He deployed to the South Pacific, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Jason was an expert marksman. He received two Navy Achievement Marine Corps Medals (NAM), a Presidential Unit Citation and two Marine Good Conduct Medals along with other medals and ribbons. Pictured on the right with Jason Smalley is Roberto “Bobby” Ruiz.
ssg tyler w. burns Stacy Burns, wife of SSG Tyler W. Burns Army National Guard, B Co 1-179 Deployed 2007-2008 & 20112012, says, “After our second date, I told Tyler I would not date him because I would not fall in love with him because I would not marry him and I would not be an Army Wife. God had other plans. Before the year was over we were married. Three months later I watched him board a bus for deployment that would eventually take him to Afghanistan. That was a scary year for us both. Thankfully, God watched over him and brought him back safely. We now have two beautiful boys who look and act just like their Daddy. I am so proud of my soldier! He is a strong man and someone our boys can look up to every day.”
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Delilah’s Four weeks, and Thanksgiving, had passed since Delilah had received the shocking news that her cousin Abigail was the mysterious Mrs. Wrigley. Initially, Delilah had staunchly rejected the idea. But Eli and Dooby had produced an impressive inventory of evidence. They had a record of Abigail’s travels for the past ten years, which correlated with the known activities and locations of Mrs. Wrigley. They had obtained off shore bank records, and then connected the deposits to times when illegal diamonds, or fire arms were being smuggled into the country. Attempts notwithstanding, the only thing they hadn’t been able to procure was phone records. If the physical proof weren’t enough, Delilah simply could not deny Abigail’s duplicitous nature, and excessive greed. With little or no resistance left, Delilah quickly reversed her doubts. Previously, that summer, when Abigail had shown up unannounced at the ranch, on her broom stick, she had told everyone that she was completely broke. Lie. She said that her father, Gene Beauregard, had financed her trip. Lie. When finally confronted, she confessed that she had been in contact with Herbert Thomas, Delilah’s attorney who was in prison for murdering Murray Rockford, and attempting to murder Delilah. And that she, Abigail, was searching for $250,000.00 in bearer bonds hidden somewhere on the ranch. Big! Fat! Whopper! Apparently, the only truth to cross her lips, was that her husband, Buck, had abandoned her and their three children, and run off with a twenty-two-year-old Vegas showgirl. While Buck had cleaned out their joint bank accounts, Abigail had a substantial cache of cash in several of the off-shore accounts Eli and Dooby h a d discovered. Eli, still suspecting that Abigail had an accomplice who worked in the agency he’d once worked for, had leaked information obtained from Blaize’s computer searches. So far, no one had taken the bait. Dooby was beginning to consider that Abigail had no accomplice within the agency. And they were no closer to finding the person who’d fired the shot that killed Blaize and injured 40 THE CORRIDOR / JULY 2017
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DIANE BROWN Delilah. On the plus side, no other attempts had been made on Delilah’s life. Delilah’s injured shoulder was on the mend. Each day her range of motion increased, and she took advantage of it. With Christmas less than a couple weeks away, her energy and focus had been on decorating the house. Thick, lush garland adorned the staircase banister, the fireplace mantle, and all the doorways. The front window in the living room was filled with a ninefoot Grand Fir Christmas tree with 1900 white lights, and white, and off-white balls, and crystals. It was late afternoon. Delilah and Marietta were upstairs. They had just finished cleaning out the hall closet when they heard the faint sound of the back door open and close. They each picked up a garbage bag full of discarded items, and made their way down the stairs. When they reached the living room they stopped. “What are you doing?” Delilah asked, as Eli quickly placed a package back under the tree. “Nothing,” Eli replied guiltily. “Really, Eli?” Delilah scolded. “How many times have you shaken those gifts? You’ll never guess what they are, so you might as well give it up.” “Maybe, maybe not,” he said, with the crooked, flirtatious smile that always disarmed Delilah. “I swear,” she said. “From now on, I’m not putting names on the packages.” “How will you remember whose gift is whose?” he asked. “Don’t you worry about that,” she said. “I’ll remember.” Delilah and Marietta started down the
hall toward the kitchen. “Seriously, like a little kid,” Delilah said under h er breath. Marietta laughed. “I theenk it’s kinda cute,” she said. Marietta’s English was improving, but her Spanish accent was still heavy. In the kitchen, they discovered Joel pilfering the refrigerator, and Dooby stirring the pot of stew simmering on the stove. “Are we having cornbread with the stew?” Dooby asked. “Si,” Marietta said. “We’ll get started on that now, if you take out these trash.” Thirty minutes later, Delilah, Marietta, Eli, Dooby, Gus, and Joel sat snugly at the kitchen banquette supping. “What’s on the agenda tomorrow?” Joel asked as he crumbled cornbread into his bowl of stew. “Marietta and I are going to Tulsa,” Delilah began. “I have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Mullins, and Marietta has her first appointment with the OB/GYN. We’ll leave right after breakfast, and probably won’t be back in time to fix dinner. So, you’re on your own.” The guys nodded their acknowledgement. Marietta continued to struggle with the decision to tell Billy, (baby’s father, and abusive ex-boyfriend) or not to tell him about the baby. The choice was difficult. While Dooby, father of two, argued that Billy had every right to know about the child, he also questioned the safety of Marietta and her child. Karon was of the opinion that Billy should be made to financially support
the child, but never be allowed visitation, period. Eli voted for a complete and clean break, citing the multitude of single mothers who raise children every day on their own. Delilah and Gus simply continued to reassure Marietta that they would support whatever decision she made, and regardless of the decision, she, and her baby would have a place on the ranch. Delilah reached for the salt shaker. “What have y’all got going tomorrow?” “Same ole, same ole,” Eli replied. “We got the stable plumbed today,” Dooby offered. “And we should have the exterior trimmed out by the first of next week, and then we start building the stalls.” “How soon will we be able to board the horses?” Delilah asked. “Definitely by the first of the year,” Eli said. “It’s supposed to get cold this weekend,” Delilah said, with a hint of anxiety in her voice. “We can put them in the barn for now,” Joel said. “Okay. Will you make sure the stalls in the barn are cleaned tomorrow?” Delilah asked. “And Joel, winterize Pandora’s shed. Please.” “Consider it done,” Joel said. There was a small stretch of silence, while everyone concentrated on their meal. Finally, Delilah broke the silence. “Is it just me and my lack of equine knowledge, or does Mae’s Thunder seem really big?” Delilah asked. “I mean, gestation is around a year, which means she has at least another three to four months to deliver.” “She’s big because she’s carrying two,” Joel said as
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nonchalantly as though he were giving the time of day. The room went quiet. Everyone exchanged dubious looks, except for Joel, who continued to spoon stew into his mouth. Joel had a strange connection to the mare, and a remarkable knowledge of horses that had been proven on more than one occasion. That’s why no one challenged the odd remark. But that didn’t stop everyone from wondering to themselves just how the youngster could know such a thing. “Is that normal?” Delilah asked, looking from Eli to Gus. “No,” Gus said. “It’th incredibly rare for a mare to give birth to twinth.” “And if twins go full term,” Eli offered. “Usually, only one survives.” “Well, we need to call the vet!” Delilah exclaimed. Eli let out a brief bark of a chuckle. “Why?” he asked. Delilah shot him and incredulous glare. “Delilah, Babe,” Eli said. “It’ll be alright. Besides, if there are two, and were not certain about that,” Eli gave Joel a disapproving look. Joel just shrugged. “If there are two,” Eli continued. “There’s nothing the vet can do.” Delilah nodded, knowing that she was being placated, and the conversation was over. At least for the time being. Once supper was eaten, and the kitchen was cleaned, Marietta and Gus went back to his trailer, Dooby went to the garage apartment, Joel went to his
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tious curse,” Eli said. The Beauregard curse went all the way back to 1819, Lizella, Georgia. A young, virtuous woman named Helena Price fell victim to the lascivious charms of Morris Bogart, the county’s richest and most scrupulously deficient citizen. Upon learning that Helena was with child, Morris not only abandoned her, but flatly and cruelly refused to assist her in any way. Outraged and fueled by hatred, Helena sought retaliation through Zylphia, who was considered the local “witch” by the area residents. Now, Zylphia was ancient. She could see very little, and hear even less. When Helena requested a curse be put on the family of Morris Bogart, Zylphia thought she said Maurice Beauregard, Delilah’s grand-father, six generations back. The curse, (never-lasting, fleeting love) was supposed to be on the first born male child. But again, Zylphia, unable to see, plucked the whisker of a female cat instead of a male cat. Unfortunately, the old hag fell over dead before the errors could be corrected. And so it was, that every first-born female of the Beauregard clan suffered unrequited, short-lived, or completely absent love. For Delilah, it was hard to deny the curse, given that she had buried five husbands. And deep down she didn’t want to tempt fate by marrying Eli and making him the sixth one to bury. “Silly, superstitious curse aside,” Delilah said, sitting up. “I don’t want to rush into marriage. Again. Been there, done that. We haven’t even known each other a full year yet.” “I’ve known you since you were eight years old,” Eli
argued, assuming a vertical position as well. “We knew each other as children,” Delilah clarified. “We didn’t know each other the . . . what, twenty . . . eight years between our childhood acquaintance and now.” “I know you well enough,” Eli stated, defensively. “Eli, Darlin’,” Delilah said, taking Eli’s face in her hands. S he kissed him sweetly. “I want to marry you. Eventually. Truth is, if you were to ask me to marry you, you know . . . legitimately, I’d probably say yes. But,” she let out a long sigh. “Now, don’t take this the wrong way. I’m not sure I’d be excited about it.” Eli scowled. “Please, please understand,” she pleaded. “It’s not you, it’s me.” For all intents and purposes, that was true. Before she agreed to marry Eli, she wanted to know him for at least a year. It had been nine months. They had successfully worked through disagreements. They had adjusted and become acclimated to each other’s idiosyncrasies. Their chemistry was undeniably palpable. On paper, curse notwithstanding, it seemed like a perfect match. E xcept for one thing. Eli was a geologist; a well-known, highly sought-after authority on rocks. Twice, since their re-acquaintance, Eli had gone over seas for the USGS, and placed himself in extremely volatile situations. Delilah would never, could never ask him to walk away from his passion, and become a full-time rancher. Even broaching the subject was unthinkable. That meant she would have to come to terms with Eli being in dangerous circumstances from time to time.
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six months. If only Marietta’s appointment had been that simple. It was first determined, after the physical examination that she was considerably further along in her pregnancy than originally thought. Instead of three months along, the doctor estimated that she was at least five months pregnant. When the ultra-sound was done, another surprise. TWINS. Delilah was just as stunned as Marietta, though for a completely different reason. The previous evening’s conversation kept playing over and over in her head. Joel stating that Mae’s Thunder was carrying twins. She marveled at the odds of two sets of twins on the ranch. And now, according to Marietta’s doctor, due about the same time. “Dos,” Marietta kept saying on the drive home. Followed by Spanish words that, based on the tone with which they were said, Delilah concluded were curse words, especially those that preceded or followed the name Billy. “Thees changes everything,” Marietta said, with an emotional quiver in her voice. “No, no. Not really,” Delilah said, trying to comfort her little friend. “It just means we buy two of everything.” Marietta broke into tearful hysterics. “Well, I guess thees means I have to tell Billy,” she sobbed. Will Marietta tell Billy about the babies? Will her friends on the ranch stop her? More answers coming in the August installment of Delilah’s Dilemmas in the Corridor Magazine!
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by RICK REILEY
MORGAN The Band and the Woman
At last month’s BBQ and Blues event in Cushing I heard a refreshing sound of a new voice and a new band that I thought had to be brand new to the area. Admittedly I don’t get around much anymore and as it turns out this band, ‘Morgan’, fronted by Morgan Reynolds, has been together since 2011. (A lifetime in some musical circles!) Morgan sang husky, powerful vocals, played guitar, saxophone and keyboards and was backed by other top notch players. I haven’t seen many female sax players in Payne County or anywhere else for that matter and it provided a distinctive visual accoutrement that not only looked good but sounded great as well. Like a river of unexpected magic rolling off the stage like a high mountain waterfall. Richelle Sigrist, a friend of mine and another performer at the event introduced me to Morgan and I soon found out the reason she seemed so professional. She is a bona fide professional with a degree from OSU. Morgan has over two decades of music performance with a rock background and a degree from OSU in Vocal Performance. She’s booked performances from 46 THE CORRIDOR / JULY 2017
the USA to Mexico to Paris, France and has worked with Grammy Award winners Tom Hemby and Phil Naish, as well as CMA Award winning songwriter Natalie Hemby and drummer Nick D’Virgilio who’s performed with Tears for Fears and Genesis. That’s pretty solid company right there. I don’t know why it continues to amaze me that true professionals can deliver what’s expected, when expected and make you feel good about it. Whether it’s professional musicians, plumbers, dog groomers, mechanics. Some folks think of themselves
as professionals and bill themselves as professionals but sometimes fall short in delivering what’s expected. But I digress.... Morgan Reynolds is originally from Perkins, Oklahoma. She says she comes from a musical family but that she never really ‘connected’ with music in a forceful, magnetic way until she joined the 7th grade school band. She’s been on a steady roll ever since. After high school she decided to attend college to build upon her understanding of the craft and to increase her level of confidence in
her own abilities. (And it apparently worked because she exudes confidence when she performs.) She chose OSU because of its strong musical reputation in musical education, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Performance with concentration in Vocal Performance in 2012. She is backed by these fine professionals: On drums and djembe- Wayne ‘Gretzsky’ BovenschenWayne has been teaching percussion at OSU for over twenty years and has performed with many groups along the way. On lead electric and acoustic guitars- Victor ‘McFly’ DennyVic has been playing since before his pre-teen years and has done session work with Grammy winner Dave Teegarden of Tulsa. On bass and acoustic guitarDave ‘D-Bomb’ GroundsDave has a degree in Musical Performance (Tuba) and has toured the US and Japan with multiple professional groups. Morgan Reynolds can play 20 instruments making her a true multi- instrumentalist’s multi-instrumentalist. The primary tools being, keyboard, guitar, saxophone. She is also quite proficient at the flute, tambourine and guiro. (Giuro- a Latin American percussive instrument.) Morgan has performed at the Oklahoma Arts Festival, Bricktown Brewery, Tapwerks, the Vanguard and Wyld Hawgz in Tulsa as well as G-Fest in Muskogee and other festivals and locations throughout the area. The band regularly appears in Stillwater at the Tap Room and will be at Willie’s on the strip on August 19th. Morgan writes many of the bands’ songs. From straight rock and roll, to country flavored, to blues, to New Orleans flavored rhythms they do it all with professionalism and energy that lets you know they’re in it for all the right reasons. As for inspiration, Morgan tells me that emotions are what drive her
to create. “Emotions; happy or sad they are all something we can relate to.” And we’ve all experienced quite a variety of emotions haven’t we? Sometimes we experience the same emotions in different ways which always leaves them wide open for creative interpretation. I’ve been listening to their EP ‘Light the Match’ all afternoon and it’s slowly infecting my feet with the quiet urge to get up and sway around the room. I can’t dance but I tap my feet and sway from side to side from time to time. And this is one of those times. ‘Light the Match’ can be heard and purchased on iTunes. ‘Dead Man Walking’ is one of my favorites on this EP. It has a certain southern, swampy, gypsy feel to it that would make for great musical theatre. Another ‘Let Yourself Be’ where the flute plays a lighter but mysterious air could also make for some good musical theatre as well. Morgan is known for covering such old standards as ‘House of the Rising Sun’ (her work on the saxophone sets this one apart) and the Gershwin brothers classic ‘Summertime’. She also does ‘What’s Up?’, ‘If I Were A Boy’ and ‘Zombie’ among others.
She says she enjoyed playing jazz and choral music in Paris and had a lot of fun performing on the beach in Mexico where the audience was very receptive. At the time I visited with her she was soon to be on he way back there to perform. As one Facebook fan said, ‘MORGAN is classically trained to rock your freaking socks off!’ I hope to see a whole show of theirs some time soon. Maybe I’ll see you there! Morgan’s upcoming dates are on their website at www.morganband. com. Other contact info: Twitter: @TheMORGANband Instagram: themorganband Facebook: www.facebook.com/ themorganband
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