TulsaPeople January 2013

Barry Friedman’s

Fourth annual Bad Penny Awards

Q&A: Jake Henry Jr.

Meet the new Tulsa Regional Chamber chairman January 2013

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TULSAN OF THE YEAR

PHIL LAKIN Jr.

Leader’s love affair with city fuels his passion for progress

Lives Well Lived

New Year, New You

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Reflections on 20 Tulsans we lost in 2012

Theatre Tulsa Celebrates 90 Years

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You bought the safest car, pre-owned. You shopped around for preschools.

You started a fund for college the day he started kindergarten. You’re fiscally fit and proud of it, planning for the future while living in the moment.

Here’s to those who live life to the fullest.

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of stress tests.

Dick showed no symptoms of a heart problem. A casual question from his primary care physician led Dick to a routine stress test. What that test showed was not so routine – a 99% blockage in a main artery that led to immediate bypass surgery at Oklahoma Heart Institute. His praise for the entire medical team throughout his surgery and recovery could not be stronger. Neither could his encouragement to anyone 40 or older to have a stress test done. It could save their life, just like it saved his.

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If you found a NEW friend under your tree … ...we want to see! Bring the new furry member of your family to see us during January and we’ll say “thank you” with a free tasting bag of healthy treats for your pup. And while you’re here, check-out our free all-natural food samples, our Pupcakes, and January Clearance merchandise for dogs and cats.

If you are looking to adopt a NEW special friend in 2013…

In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog.

Area Pet Adoption Resources Note 4 the Hounds Bassett Rescue, Inc. www.4thehounds.org

Lab Rescue Ok, Inc. 902-3800, www.labrescue.net

Animal Aid of Tulsa 3307 E. 15th St., 744-8280, www.animalaid.org

Oklahoma Airedale Rescue 836-5508, www.okairedales.com

Animal Rescue Foundation 622-5962, www.arftulsa.org

Oklahoma Aussie Rescue www.okaussies.org

Animal Rescue Foundation of Bartlesville 127 N.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville 918-766-0991, www.arfok.org

Partnering for Pets, Inc. 376-2525, www.PartneringforPets.org

Because of You Chihuahua Rescue 405-216-3994, www.becauseofyourescue.org Bonhaven Scottish Terrier Rescue bonhaven@cox.net, www.bonhaven.org Cat Adoption Center 486-7727, www.catadopttulsa.org City of Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter 3031 N. Erie Ave., 669-6280 www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/animal-welfare.aspx German Shepherd Rescue of Tulsa 291-2703, www.gsrtulsa.com Golden Retriever Rescue 816-228-1458, www.goldenrecovery.org

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Halfway Home Greyhound Adoption 224-5359, www.halfwayhomegreyhounds.com Homeward Bound Pug Rescue 405-706-1492, www.homewardboundpugs.com Humane Society of Tulsa 6232 E. 60th St., 495-3647, www.tulsapets.com

Pet Adoption League 365-8725, www.pet-adopt.org Poodle Club of Tulsa 346-7121, www.poodlecluboftulsa.org Small Paws Rescue www.smallpawsrescue.org Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue 405-749-5700, www.sgrr.org Spay Oklahoma 501 E. 36th St. N., 728-3144, www.spayok.com Streetcats, Inc. 6520 E. 60th St., 298-0104, www.streetcatstulsa.org Tulsa Boxer Rescue 860-2697, www.tulsaboxerrescue.net Tulsa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2910 Mohawk Blvd., 428-7722, www.tulsaspca.org Whippet Rescue and Placement 284-4512, www.whippet-rescue.com

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Features JANUARY

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Tulsan of the Year Phil Lakin Jr.

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TulsaPeople Q&A

TulsaPeople sits down with Jake Henry Jr., president and CEO of Saint Francis Heath System and the Tulsa Regional Chamber 2013 chairman.

by SCOTT WIGTON

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Cue: Tulsa’s community theater

Despite setbacks, Theatre Tulsa has entertained our city for the past 90 years.

by BOB HARING

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Lives well lived

Friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to Tulsans who passed away in 2012 but whose contributions helped better the city.

by MISSY KRUSE

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Tulsan of the Year

Tulsan of the Year Phil Lakin Jr. epitomizes the philanthropic spirit of our city.

by JIM MYERS MORGAN

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2013 Charitable Events Registry

Mark your calendars with this list of the year’s fundraisers and fun happenings.

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The place to be

Make party and corporate event planning a breeze in 2013 with our annual guide to local venues.

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CityBeat 13 In the long run A new YWCA Tulsa program is helping young girls be healthy while increasing their self-esteem.

16 Odd jobs JJ Pearl, downtown Tulsa’s public safety ambassador, shares how he helps keep downtown safe. 18 Desktop A look at the offices of Stacy Suvino and Rachel Everett, Miss Jackson’s visual director and art director/community relations coordinator.

20 What it’s like Tulsa native Tracy Trost is best known for his inspirational films and books. 22 The way we were A September blaze destroyed Barnard Elementary, but its rich history won’t be forgotten. 24 Storefront Tulsa’s own national production studio, Little Mountain Productions, designs props, sets and special effects. 26 Postgame Former University of Tulsa football star and former 6

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NFL player Roy Stuart 28 On the verge New Year, new vision? 30 At Large The fourth annual At Large Bad Penny Awards

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110 Health TulsaPeople reviews a few of the latest fitness trends for beginners or workout pros.

The Good Life

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95 ‘Home Alone’ sweet home 96 Home Inspired by traditional charm and architecture, one Tulsa woman’s home-building adventure includes luck, love and a little design magic.

102 My Top 10 Nikki Warren and Kim Grayson, owners of MOCHA Butterfly Boutique 104 Dining out Tulsa’s selection of restaurants and markets serving nutritious meals appears strong for 2013. 106 Table Talk Restorative broths, Oklahoma bloggers and new restaurant openings 108 Wine Jammy wines pair with rich desserts and temper hearty and spicy entrees.

135 20-second spotlight Living Arts of Tulsa hosts its third PechaKucha Night, a series of presentations shared at lightning speed. 138 Out & about See and be seen.

142 Artist in residence Visual artist Libby Williams incorporates color and landscape into her evolving style. 144 Tulsa sound Luthier Seth Lee Jones 146 The culturist Signature Symphony at TCC brings Tulsa a classical treasure. 148 Get the picture A look at “GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” 152 The last word Connie Cronley becomes a subject for the “Faces of Tulsa” art project.

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An eighth-grade class wrote heartfelt letters to the five Tulsans featured in TulsaPeople’s November profiles on the Greatest Generation.

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orld War II may have produced the Greatest Generation, but today’s teenagers are pretty awesome, too — and just as resilient.

Many are dealing with problems at home, compounded by friends who turn their backs on them and physical problems that make them the target of bullies. All the while, they’re trying to keep up their grades in school, decide on a career and are generally wondering what will become of their lives.

Amanda Buntin’s eighth-grade leadership class at Clyde Boyd Middle School in Sand Springs recently took on a project of writing letters to the participants of the Greatest Generation profiles published in the November issue of TulsaPeople.

Students chose the person who most resonat-

ed with them and wrote that person a letter of gratitude. They also were instructed to let the person know what problems they are struggling with and how they had gained strength from reading about the individual’s life. Buntin then paper-clipped the letters into five neat stacks and mailed them to TulsaPeople.

A huge thank-you goes to the Life Instruction for Teens class for putting their feelings onto paper. All of the letters have been delivered to the individuals to whom they were addressed, and we hope that all of you can continue the dialogue with the Greatest Generation.

Here are a few anonymous excerpts from the class’ letters:

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Dear Ginny Howland: “I’m writing to tell you how grateful I am for your service.

You have paved the way for so many young women to be confident and strong. … Your strength inspires me to be a strong woman.”

Dear Paul Andert: “Something that really stood out to me was that you were bullied in the Army. … Getting bullied is something I go through. …

Your strength inspires me to be as strong as I can and to love the freedom you helped give me.”

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Nick Guagliardo

Dear Robert Powell: “I have a lack of self-confidence.

Your story inspires me to keep going. Your story made me realize that my life could be worse and that I need to keep trying.

Your story taught me that my life could change before I know it, so I need to be thankful.”

Dear Nick Guagliardo: “I hope you take it to heart how amazed and thankful I am for you and your actions and your strength. I am writing to inform you (about) how important you are to us. Your sacrifice and

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Dear Richard Lohmann: “In your story it shocked me that they wouldn’t let you join the military because (you were) too small. I was told that in basketball once, so I know the feeling.

No one’s too small or too big to do anything.”

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From the publisher

by JIM LANGDON

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he January issue of TulsaPeople is one of my favorites because it spotlights so many Tulsa people — true to our magazine’s name — from our Tulsan of the Year to a group of distinctive Tulsans spotlighted in our annual Lives Well Lived feature.

For the past 13 years it has been our practice to name a Tulsan of the Year. We choose a person we believe has made a singularly positive difference in our city during the past year. The selection — made by our editorial team — is never an easy task. Each and every year there are many Tulsans who are making extraordinary contributions toward creating a better Tulsa. The challenge is to select just one. And then keep the identity a secret — even to the honoree — until the issue is published.

I remember the first time I met Phil Lakin Jr. It was in 1999 while enjoying lunch at Rick’s Café with two notably good Tulsans, friends Scott Sanditen and his father, Wilfred. Lakin arrived for a business lunch and happened to sit at the next table. I recognized him from a recent photo and story in the newspaper, and whispered to the Sanditens that we were sitting next to the newly hired leader of the just-established Tulsa Community Foundation.

As we left the restaurant, each of us felt the urge to introduce ourselves to Lakin and wish him well in the new Tulsa endeavor. Little did we know then that within just a few years under his leadership, TCF would become the largest community foundation in the United States. Or that the youthful-looking Lakin would become a true dynamo for progress in our city.

As you will read in writer Jim Myers Morgan’s excellent cover story beginning on p. 46, Lakin has seemingly taken it as his personal mission to do anything and everything he can for the city he calls his “first love.” He does much, always setting a lofty bar for himself in every endeavor. He is the first and only CEO of TCF, chairs the board of the difference-making George Kaiser Family Foundation, spearheaded the successful reorganization of the management structure of the troubled Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, and got himself elected to the Tulsa City Council a year ago to do his part in fixing the frustrating and embarrassing dysfunction that had existed in that powerful body.

The unique nature of Lakin’s love of Tulsa and his strong sense of duty to make our city better is summed up in this quote in the story: “Tulsa is not a thing to me.

It is a part of me. It’s in me, so it’s hard to get rid of it, so I don’t. I try to make it better.” Mix those genuine feelings with high intellect, boundless energy, a passion for good ideas and the courage to stand behind his convictions, and you have that dynamo.

On many of the good things happening in Tulsa today, one will find the fingerprints of Phil Lakin.

Our Lives Well Lived feature, beginning on p. 42, is a final tribute to 20 distinctive Tulsans we lost during 2012. Thank you to Editor Emeritus Missy Kruse, a proud Tulsan herself, for her good work compiling, researching and writing this exclusive TulsaPeople feature. tþ Publisher

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The story behind the story On writing about one Tulsan’s dream home — Anne Brockman Each time I write a home story in TulsaPeople, the featured house ends up being my favorite. I come back telling tales of how I loved this or that.

The next month, the same thing happens again. I’ll think I found my favorite until the next fantastic home knocks my socks off. It happened when I met the designers of this month’s home, too. Undoubtedly it will happen again.

When I toured Ashley and Daniel Bray’s new home this fall, there was no question I loved this house.

With its impeccable details and sheer space — there’s a whole section of the house we didn’t photograph — what’s not to love?

While this job takes me to some of the most luxurious homes in Tulsa, it’s usually the small details I see in each house that stand

out to me. I guess I’m big on tile this month as it’s the beveled marble subway tile in the kitchen and the trefoil design in the master bath that are elements I hope to recreate in my home someday. Mind you, this will be a part of my rustic yet elegant, contemporary but traditional, colonial cabin in the woods that has yet to break ground. You can picture it, right?

But what struck me the most when writing this story was that the homeowners wanted nothing more than for their home to exude warmth and be a place to raise a family. I love that. After all, I think a dream home is any house built with love that can be the backdrop to a family’s future and a lifetime of memories.

On Tulsan of the Year Phil Lakin Jr. — Jim Myers Morgan My daughter, Lowery, is a fan of Phil Lakin Jr. Not that she realizes it, at least not yet. She’s only 18 months old. Still, I know she’s a Lakin fan because that girl is animal obsessed — her first word was an emphatic “dog!”

— and there is nothing she loves more in this world than going to the Tulsa Zoo. Seriously, her mother and I rank well below the elephants and giraffes on her list of favorite things.

And don’t even mention the carousel within her earshot if you are not willing to ride it at least a half dozen times. Given the key role Lakin played in forging the public-private partnership that helped keep the zoo open, I am fairly confident my daughter is one of his biggest fans.

And she’s not alone. As I began researching the Tulsan of the Year feature, I was reminded how important the causes championed

by Lakin and the foundations he represents are to so many Tulsans.

Now that I am a parent, a number of those causes — early childhood education, the safety and beauty of our streets, the longterm economic viability of the region — are also increasingly important to me. After all, the city we are collectively shaping now will be the city my daughter’s generation inherits.

Fortunately, Lowery and her friends can sleep soundly knowing that Tulsa is benefiting from the efforts of dedicated individuals such as Lakin. Of course, my daughter is not worried about anything nearly as esoteric as long-term economic viability. Her main concern is that the carousel keeps spinning.

And that’s as it should be.

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In the long run

Esthrasia Jones, Oceanna Lary, Danae Kuehn, Breanna Chatman, Bayleigh Castillo and Chyna Benton are students at Gilcrease Elementary.

They will participate in YWCA Tulsa’s Girls on the Run program for 8- to 12-year-old girls beginning Jan. 28.

A new YWCA Tulsa program is helping young girls be healthy while increasing their self-esteem.

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n any given day, a young girl encounters countless images on TV and billboards, in movies and magazines, and on and on — images that present an unrealistic standard for beauty, and images many girls will needlessly try to emulate.

According to the Social Issues Research Center, the current media ideal of thinness for women is achievable by less than 5 percent of the female population.

So, what is healthy, yet attainable, and how does a girl learn to decipher reality from the clutter of media exposure? Moreover, how can she overcome the odds of being one of the almost 30 percent of Oklahoma children who are overweight or obese?

This month, YWCA Tulsa will begin hosting a nationally recognized program designed to help young girls answer these questions.

Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization begun in 1996 by Molly Barker in North Carolina with the mission of educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. The YWCA Tulsa program utilizes a threepronged social, physical and mental health approach, offering a selfesteem curriculum that creatively integrates running.

YWCA Tulsa was selected to offer Girls on the Run to 8- to 12-year-old girls, beginning this month with a group at Gilcrease Elementary and a group at Union Public Schools.

“There really isn’t another program like this in Tulsa,” says Melissa Baker, Girls on the Run council director. “We found a lot of girls are in sports when they are young, but it falls off after sixth grade, so we want to promote staying active.”

Girls on the Run is a 10- to 12-week mentoring and fitness after-school program for girls in grades 3-8. It follows a 24-session curriculum through which participants will make new friends, build confidence and practice habits that lead to a lifetime of health and fitness. At the end of the program, the girls participate in a 5K event — and they can finish the 5K any way they wish, from walking to skipping to running.

Program registration is $150 per season and is payable month to month. A limited number of scholarships is available, and participants do

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not have to be YWCA members.

Marlene Livaudais, director of sponsorships for the Tulsa Shock and YWCA board member, will serve as one of the first volunteer coaches for Girls on the Run in Tulsa.

“I’m most looking forward to meeting young women who are anxious to be healthy and helping them grow confidence and their overall wellness,” Livaudais says. “I hope we can inspire each girl to keep running and keep physically fit and feel a sense of accomplishment.”

That is exactly what Lakia Risby, community school coordinator for Gilcrease Elementary, hopes Girls on the Run will offer her students.

“Having lived, worked and worshipped in north Tulsa, I know a program like this is not something you would typically see,” Risby says.

“It will help students have a healthy sense of worth and self-value that is not tied to what the media or television depict.

“It’s a holistic program, and it’s opening the conversation that explores who they really are and the things about themselves that make each one unique.”

Risby says she has two other reasons for signing on to be one of the first schools in Tulsa to offer Girls on the Run. “I would like to see the relationships built between the girls and (the development of) healthy support of one another,” she says, adding, “I want them to see any sport or any activity and know they can be a part of it, and that they can accomplish it.” tþ

Get involved • Become a volunteer coach or running buddy.

• Become a Girls on the Run site.

• Donate to provide a scholarship.

• Sign up on first-come, first-served basis (ages 8-12) at participating sites.

The Girls on the Run spring season is Jan. 28-April 27.

The fall season begins in September.

For more information, visit www.ywcatulsa.org.

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Participatory produce

by AMY LECZA

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fter a season of holiday feasts and cookie platters, it can be difficult to work one’s five-a-day back in come Jan. 1.

The volunteer-led, nonprofit food co-op Bountiful Baskets takes advantage of locally grown produce and small local vendors to provide citizens with affordable “baskets” comprised of inseason, high-quality fruits and vegetables.

Baskets must be pre-ordered online and include different food items each week. Ingredients are chosen based on surveys given to participants, according to the organization’s website. Along with produce, Bountiful Baskets occasionally sells bread products, ethnic and specialty food packs, pantry items such as nut butters, granola and oils, and homemade desserts and produce by the case.

Tulsa resident Kellie Miller has participated at both the Broken Arrow and South Sheridan Road locations for six months.

“We love Bountiful Baskets,” Miller says. “We have a new baby and money is tight. We contribute our $15, and we receive a huge amount of fruits and vegetables.

It’s very economical.”

Miller and her family also have used the basket ingredients to

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Cost of 100 percent certified organic

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foster more culinary creativity.

“We have lots of fun preparing new and interesting recipes using some of the more non-traditional items,” she says.

Basket recipients are asked to give back to the program by periodically volunteering on food pick-up days. Volunteers simply arrive early to their pick-up site.

Visit www.bountifulbaskets. org for instructions on how to participate in the co-op.

Tulsa-area pick-up sites and times Thomas Jefferson Elementary School 8418 S. 107th E. Ave.; 7:45 a.m., Saturday Tulsa Platt College 3801 S. Sheridan Road; 10:45 a.m., Saturday Wings to Go 1232 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow; 7 a.m., Saturday Anytime Fitness 12912 E. 86th St. N., Owasso; 10:30 a.m., Saturday

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Fruits and vegetables (six of each) included in each basket.

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Safety patrol JJ Pearl, downtown Tulsa’s public safety ambassador

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glad to know Pearl is just a phone call away.

“I feel safer doing business downtown,” Meshek says. “It’s nice to know he’s around, but he can’t do it by himself.”

Baker and Pearl agree, and in the coming months, they hope to have funding approved to hire a second public safety ambassador. In the meantime, Pearl will continue encouraging Tulsans to venture into the heart of the city.

“Come downtown,” he says. “It’s growing and it’s perfectly safe.” tþ

JJ Pearl became downtown Tulsa’s public safety ambassador in August. The Downtown Coordinating Council funds Pearl’s position to help combat a public perception that downtown is unsafe.

What makes JJ Pearl successful: 1. Good communication.

“Communication is what being a PSA is all about,” whether it’s with a homeless person, business owner, downtown visitor or resident, Pearl says.

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business managers and citizens downtown,” he explains. “My job is talking to people, giving directions” and making the appropriate departments aware of issues such as vandalism or broken streetlights, he says.

Often, business managers call Pearl to intercept a person causing a disturbance.

The public safety ambassador position is one phase of the DCC’s strategy to keep downtown growing.

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hen JJ Pearl grew up in Tulsa, nothing happened downtown, he says. How times have changed.

“Now, there are people here every night,” Pearl says. “My job has come about because of that.”

He is downtown’s public safety ambassador, a post funded by the Downtown Coordinating Council (DCC) through the Tulsa Stadium Improvement Trust, a tax on downtown businesses.

“Our challenge is that people have a perception that downtown is unsafe,” says Tom Baker, manager of the DCC. “But if you look at data from Tulsa law enforcement, downtown is actually one of the safest places in the city in terms of criminal acts.

There isn’t a problem downtown, but for whatever reason, there is the perception of a problem.”

Enter Pearl, who has been on the job since August. Before that, he worked in security for six years, most recently at City Hall.

Pearl introduces himself to downtown business owners, managers and employees, liberally passing out his business card and cell phone number.

“I try to be as available as possible,” he says.

His schedule is flexible but limited to 40 hours a week. He reviews the downtown event calendar weekly and creates his schedule based on the amount of people likely to be downtown.

Although he wears a uniform, is armed with a .40 caliber semiautomatic pistol, handcuffs and pepper spray, and his hybrid SUV is labeled “City of Tulsa Security,” Pearl says his job is as much about hospitality as it is about security.

“The No. 1 focus of my job is to communicate with property owners,

“We believe that the streetscaping and lighting, as well as the Public Safety Ambassador Program, are all elements of helping people feel safe and have confidence in downtown,” Baker says. “It’s a challenge to open a new business in an area that’s redeveloping. Our role is to ensure that people who have chosen to invest their future in downtown have every opportunity to be successful.”

Audrey Meshek, general manager at Eloté Café and Catering, says she’s

2. Patience. “Patience is part of communication when you’re dealing with language barriers or mental illness,” he says. “I also have to be patient about the results of my reporting (vandalism, panhandling, homeless camps, etc.). Some things get taken care of very quickly and some things take days or weeks.”

3. Persistence. “Often, I’ll report an issue, it gets resolved, then months later the issue returns,” Pearl says.

“Most of the issues we deal with are persistent; therefore, a PSA must be persistent, also.”

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Stacy Suvino and Rachel Everett Visual director and art director/community relations coordinator, Miss Jackson’s

by RACHEL WEAVER

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he workspace of creative minds is never boring. The offices of Stacy Suvino and Rachel Everett, two artistic employees of Miss Jackson’s in Utica Square, are as one would expect: eclectic and busy.

Suvino, the store’s visual director, is responsible for conceptualizing window displays and in-store installations, setting up merchandise and prop styling for photo shoots.

After moving to New York City for a professional dance scholarship, Suvino graduated with a degree in visual presentation and exhibition design from The Fashion Institute of Technology. While in school, Suvino interned and later worked for Bergdorf Goodman, where she learned the “old-school way of windows.” The position at Miss Jackson’s brought her to Tulsa four years ago.

Like Suvino, Everett wears many

Both women appreciate the creative freedom and quirky environment that Miss Jackson’s offers.

Suvino travels among three states hunting for props, many of which find a home in her office. Everett describes her workspace as “organized chaos.”

“It’s definitely a little bit crazy here, but as long as I still remember where everything is, I’m OK,” Everett says. tþ

hats. An employee of Miss Jackson’s for the past seven years, she works with window installations, for which she paints murals, builds and constructs sets and helps with concept development. She also does art direction for the store’s marketing materials and serves as the community relations coordinator.

“It has been such a fun and interesting part of my career that I didn’t think I would have,” Everett says.

A wall is filled with pictures of fashion editorials, of which Suvino is a big fan. Her biggest influence is photographer Tim Walker, who she considers “pretty much the photographer of this century.”

One of Everett’s jobs is to keep archives.

“We have some really well-kept books from the ’60s and ’70s with different ads,” she says. “It’s an incredible time capsule of what the store looked like.”

When they have plans for an elaborate window, Everett sketches the concept and sometimes keeps the drawings.

Rachel Everett and Stacy Suvino

Two pink chairs in Everett’s office used to have a home on the sales floor. “People thought they were uncomfortable,” she says. “I actually love them, so I just put them in here.”

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Suvino’s wall showcases a white wreath of doll furniture from the store’s 2011 holiday display “(I kept them) because I think they’re funny,” she says.

A statue of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, stands in the corner of Suvino’s office.

Hebe also was part of a 2011 holiday window display.

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Suvino enjoys incorporating animals, such as this zebra, into window displays.

“This was a one-ninth scale model of something we did on one of the back walls — it’s actually a portrait of Nelle Shields Jackson (founder of Miss Jackson’s),” Everett says. “If you stand really far away, it’s a pretty clear portrait.”

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WHAT IT’S LIKE

First-person experiences

Fulfilled filmmaker

Tulsan Tracy Trost is best known for his inspirational films and books.

by ART HADDAWAY

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How he got his start in filmmaking: I have always been intrigued with film. From a young age, I knew I wanted to direct. It wasn’t until I was challenged by my employees and my wife that I took the leap and directed

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Director Tracy Trost on the set of “The Lamp” with actors Louis Gossett Jr. and L. Scott Caldwell

impact on this world and people in this world is the ultimate payoff for me. Because of the work that we’ve done, they want to change their lives in a positive way.

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or Tulsan Tracy Trost, making movies isn’t just a career; it’s a calling.

He owns Trost Moving Pictures, a local independent film studio where he writes, directs and produces a variety of inspirational films as well as TV shows, podcasts and live events.

An acclaimed TV producer of more than 20 years, he began Trost Moving Pictures in 2008. With his wide experience and unique storytelling style, he has arguably become one of the industry’s most influential independent film directors.

The talented 48-year-old filmmaker has written and directed three award-winning movies, “Find Me,” “A Christmas Snow” and “The Lamp” — all filmed in Tulsa — and has authored two best-selling books and co-authored two others based on the films. In November 2011, he turned “A Christmas Snow” into a play that is performed annually in Branson, Mo. Through his success, Trost has traveled to 49 countries and has reached thousands of people with his live productions, including his podcast, “The Successful Life Mindset.” He also founded Trost Consulting, a direct-mail marketing company, and is launching a website, www.inspiredharbor.com, this month that will host podcasts and articles on home, health, personal development and family.

Here, Trost shares his experiences in filmmaking and what he has planned for the future.

His message behind the movies: The overall theme I think would be forgiveness. I think that one of the biggest things that we run into in life is carrying baggage from our past. I want to influence others through my films to maybe think a little differently or possibly consider something they might not have in the past.

my first film. I knew the moment I started the process that it was what I was born to do.

What filmmaking means to him: There’s that thing that you do because it’s who you are; that’s what filmmaking is to me. At home, I’m fulfilled as a father and a husband, but in the work world, making movies is just who I am. It becomes natural to me. I flow in it.

His biggest inspiration: What inspired me to make movies is seeing the impact it has on people’s lives.

To do something that has a positive

His favorite part of the job: The thing I like the most about it is pulling all these people together from all different backgrounds, all different

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Trost guides actors Cameron Ten Napel and Anthony Tyler Quinn on the set of “A Christmas Snow.” processes … you get them all going in the same direction, and you create this product, this film, this experience, and when it’s all said and done, they are better people because of it.

How he measures his success: I measure success by the love that I have for my family and friends and the love that I receive from my family and friends. I don’t measure it by how a film does or how much money I’ve made or what possessions I own. At the end of the day, the most important thing to me is those people.

His goals for the future: My goal is to build a name as a director where when people hear that name, they say, “I know it’s going to be quality, I know it’s going to be a good story, I know it’s going to be family friendly.

I want to see this film, and I want to buy this film.” tþ

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THE WAY WE WERE

A peek into Tulsa’s past

History in flames A September blaze destroyed Barnard Elementary, but its rich past won’t be forgotten.

by LANE CLEGG The school site after a Sept. 5 fire destroyed the historic building. Tulsa Public Schools has not yet determined plans for the property.

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Photo courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection

Barnard Elementary in the 1930s

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idtown’s Barnard Elementary School had just found a new purpose when a massive blaze in September destroyed the historic building.

Constructed in 1925, the school was closed following the 2010-2011 school year as a part of Tulsa Public Schools’ Project Schoolhouse. The building remained vacant for a year but never fell out of favor with the neighborhood.

The rich history of the school building and its surrounding residential area played a large part in the final decision to lease the building to the Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences for the 2012-2013 school year, according to TPS Superintendent Dr. Keith Ballard.

“Barnard is one of the oldest schools in Tulsa,” Ballard said at the time. “I consider it to be a very romantic building, and I always felt that we should find the right purpose for it.”

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TSAS Director Eric Doss felt similarly about the building. His grandmother attended Barnard Elementary in the 1930s.

TPS began remodeling the school in July, and the band room and chemistry lab were the last few projects remaining when classes began, according to Doss.

“Barnard was a very classic building, but it was quirky,” Doss says. “It … had been kept up in a nice way. When we moved into the building, it was a building that we loved … We had planned on making (Barnard) our home for as long as it could be.”

However, on Wednesday, Sept.

5, a tremendous fire destroyed the school.

The fire apparently began overnight, burning small and slow.

By early morning the fire had spread, and when Doss arrived at the school building, he says it became clear it would be destroyed.

Ballard was on the scene that morning, as well. When it became clear the structure was not salvageable, Ballard and Doss began looking for a new building to house TSAS students and teachers for the remainder of the school year.

Their quick response made it possible for TSAS students and teachers to find their new home at Sequoyah Elementary the following day.

While no students or staff were in the building at the time of the fire, eight Tulsa firefighters were injured during the Barnard blaze in a series of backdrafts, according to a Tulsa Fire Department press release.

Upon investigation, the TFD deemed the fire accidental, resulting from construction related to an exhaust vent installation in the lab area. The Barnard site was equipped with three monitored smoke detectors, but the nature of the fire and its location were not sufficient to activate those alarms, according to the release.

The school remains were demolished Oct. 11, and TPS is still deciding what to do with the site. The district could elect to find another purpose for the land and rebuild, or TPS could sell it, according to Ballard. Regardless, Ballard has made it clear the community will be included in the decision, which he believes may come in early 2013.

“I’ve always wanted to be a good neighbor,” he says. “We care what (the Barnard-area residents) think, and we won’t do anything without consulting them.”

If there is one bright note, Barnard’s history won’t be forgotten.

Before closing in 2011, the school donated more than 700 photographs and artifacts to the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum.

Shortly after the fire, THS displayed various school artifacts — items it will maintain in its archives for future Tulsans to enjoy. tþ

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Movie magic Tulsa’s own national production studio designs props, sets and special effects.

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Little Mountain Productions has a special emphasis in designing areas for churches. Pictured are Brandon Sensinstaffar, graphic designer; Chase Carver, vice president of design; Richard Carver, owner and senior designer; and Shannon Eddington, project manager and business administrator.

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o one would suspect Tulsa as home to a national production studio, but since 1984 Little Mountain Productions has provided special effects, set design and props for clients ranging from businesses to churches.

Owner Richard Carver grew up in Tulsa and has more than 35 years of experience as a senior art director.

After attending the University of Oklahoma, Carver worked his way through advertising agencies as a production manager and creative art director until a call from a friend led him to produce a commercial. From there he transitioned from paper to film, and Little Mountain Productions was born.

“For the past 20 years, God has built this business into something very unique,” Carver says.

He chose to keep his company in Tulsa because of its central location, a necessity when it comes to travel. Little Mountain Productions is situated at 3500 E. Apache St., in the Osage Hills near Gilcrease Museum.

“I love Tulsa, and 95 percent of our clients are out of state, so we have to travel in all directions from Oklahoma,” he explains.

Carver has designed props, sets and special effects for more than 500 national, regional and local TV spots and corporate films. His clients range from Mazzio’s to the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board to the History Channel.

Shannon Eddington, project manager and business administrator, says her job and the company are one of a kind.

“I remember watching Mazzio’s and OERB commercials that Little Mountain Productions produced before I worked here, not knowing at the time who made them, and that

was a cool realization,” she says.

While commercials and film have a glamorous appeal, the real passion for Carver and his team lies in their work with places of worship.

“We are drawn to work with churches,” Carver says. “I believe it’s the servant’s heart that God has given me that has really made this into more of a ministry.”

Little Mountain Productions has had a creative hand in hundreds of churches across the country, turning children’s spaces into cities and jungles — and transforming other church areas — through its stage design, graphic illustrations, art panels and strategic use of space.

The team has completed projects in Alaska, Texas and Florida, including well-known churches such as Christ Fellowship in West Palm Beach

and many Lifechurch.tv campuses.

Local projects include the First Baptist churches of Tulsa, Jenks and Sapulpa, as well as downtown Tulsa’s First United Methodist Church. Many clients find the company through word-of-mouth referrals, and most turn into lifelong friends, Carver says.

Brandon Sensinstaffar has worked with Carver for more than a decade, serving as the production company’s primary graphic designer.

His passion lies in the virtual computer world, including 3-D rendering and animation.

“My passion is to solve problems, and this job has a lot of that,” Sensinstaffar says. “I love to come up with new and exciting ideas with every job we get to work on.”

The team has pushed the creative limit with its concepts and

has devised inventions such as the iPodium, a podium for tablets; Power Puppets, which are digital, interactive teaching puppets; and creations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, such as life-size Star Wars characters.

“Several of our products have emerged from just seeing a need to serve people,” Carver says. “The camaraderie or ‘family’ that exists (in the film industry) is really not like any other business. We are all after a common goal to only make the best product for our clients and have a great time doing just that.” tþ

For more information on Little Mountain Productions, visit www.littlemountainproductions.com.

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POSTGAME

Getting to know Tulsa’s top athletes

Roy Stuart Jr. Early stalwart of Golden Hurricane football

by DOUG EATON

Evan Taylor / Inset photo courtesy of Don Tomkalski, TU Athletic Department

But we had it much better at TU with better football facilities, better dorms and better food. (Stuart reapplied at TU the next season.) After a little bit of time at OU, I was ready to come back to TU and finished playing there.

Stuart in the 1941 TU football program

After years playing college and professional football, University of Tulsa Hall of Famer Roy Stuart Jr. resides in Tulsa and still follows the teams for which he played.

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orn in Shawnee, Okla., in 1920, Roy Stuart Jr. is still going strong at age 92.

The former University of Tulsa football star, former NFL player, World War II veteran and successful businessman has many stories to share.

Although too modest to acknowledge his many accomplishments, a plaque in the TU Hall of Fame — to which he was named in 1993 — summarizes his contributions to Golden Hurricane football: “Roy Stuart — Was an outstanding guard who played both offense and defense for the Golden Hurricane.

Had the speed, quickness and agility to make him a tremendous player. A three-year varsity member and twoyear starter, he played on Tulsa’s first

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bowl team (at the 1941 Sun Bowl) and was voted the game’s Most Outstanding Lineman. Was selected to TU’s All-50 Year Golden Hurricane football team in 1945.”

TulsaPeople recently visited with Stuart about his storied athletic career.

After playing high school football at Shawnee, how did you end up playing at TU? I actually wanted to go to OU to play football, but they didn’t select me at that time. So, I went to TU and my sophomore year, I missed lettering by one minute, and I was really upset. So, I called a friend at OU and he told me to come on down and work out for OU during spring practice.

You played in TU’s first bowl game, the 1941 Sun Bowl in El Paso, your senior season and were named the Most Outstanding Lineman in the game. That’s a nice way to top off your senior year. Yes, but I remember that Arkansas beat us 6-0 in the last regular season game my senior year, right before we went to the Sun Bowl. That game broke our hearts.

You went on to play professional football. What was that like? In 1942, I went to play for the Cleveland Rams (later to become the Los Angeles Rams and now the St. Louis Rams) ... I played guard on the offensive line and middle linebacker on defense.

Believe it or not, I could catch a pass pretty well. The coach made me a tight end on certain plays, but the quarterback we had wouldn’t throw me the ball.

I played for the Detroit Lions in 1943 and then the Buffalo Bison (now the Buffalo Bills) in 1946 when I got out of the service.

This was during World War II. What was your branch of service? I enlisted in the Navy. I am real lucky to be here today because I was on an aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Bunker Hill.

In 1945, two Japanese suicide planes hit our ship and nearly blew us out of the water.

The carrier was damaged so badly at first we thought they were going to have to just go ahead and sink the ship, but they decided to send us back to the States for repairs ... When you go to bed at night and there’s water hitting your bunk, it’s tough.

We were lucky to make it all the way.*

What was your personal highlight playing pro football? I guess playing with Buffalo after the war. Just to be able to come back and play again after the war was great. My first year with Cleveland, I made $150 per game and my second year with the Lions, I made $175 per game. My last year with Buffalo, I made $3,300. That was real good money back then.

Your brother, Bobby Jack Stuart, was a pretty good player in his own right. Were you competitive in your younger days? Actually, he was six years younger than me. He played Army football with Heisman Trophy winners Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis.

One time (Bobby Jack) challenged me to a footrace. We went out to the driveway and I told him, “I’m going to kick sand in your face.” But it was just the opposite — he beat me. He was a triple-threat player and had a great career playing tailback at Army.

To what do you attribute your athletic abilities? Our mother was very athletic. Once at the state fair, she ran the 50-yard dash and won. I think our speed came from her.

What did you do after your football career? I worked for W.K. Warren selling propane and butane.

I traveled a lot and lived in about five different places.

Do you still follow football? I still follow TU football. I don’t go to the games, but I follow them on television. I’m a strong TU fan and booster.

I follow the NFL teams I played for, especially Buffalo. tþ

*EDITOR’S NOTE: During the 1945 Japanese kamikaze attack on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill, 346 sailors and airmen were killed, 43 went missing in action and 264 were wounded.

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ON THE VERGE

A fresh look at developments, news and issues facing Tulsa

New year, new vision?

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Arkansas River development was one of several quality-of-life improvements promised by Vision2, which was defeated in November.

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n November, Tulsa County voters roundly rejected the sales tax initiative known as “Vision2.”

Split into two parts totaling $748.8 million, the tax would have covered projects from 2017-2029, four years past “Vision 2025,” the 13-year, onepenny sales tax increase approved in September 2003.

Opponents of the measure focused on an inherent feeling of redundancy, believing it was too soon for another major package.

In a moment such as this, when our city is poised to reach a new level of national exposure, it is this columnist’s opinion that we made the wrong decision.

Taxation was one of the hot topics — if not the hottest — in the 2012 presidential race. With every county in Oklahoma going big for Republican Mitt Romney, the presence of a presidential election was an unfortunate bit of timing for Vision2.

The anti-tax sentiment was, and remains, at fever pitch in our red state. In 2003, though not an easy-topass initiative by any means, Vision 2025 had no such competition. Years from now, we will look back on this decision and realize that national politics got in the way of local progress.

The pro-Vision2 forces, though unsuccessful, were a formidable group. On Election Day, it seemed to be anybody’s game.

Throughout the city, dedicated (or at least well-paid) individuals donned animal costumes and signs, advocating for the Tulsa Zoo, which had $20 million for upgrades and improvements hanging in the balance. Their efforts weren’t enough, and now the zoo will likely remain trapped in a 1970s aesthetic.

The Tulsa City-County Library stood to gain $10 million for the

upcoming and much-needed renovation of downtown’s Central Library.

Not living in a competitive political swing state, we were spared the onslaught of political ads for the most part, but Vision2-related spots were in heavy rotation up to the bitter end.

But the one argument I never heard comes straight from the Ronald Reagan playbook and would have been hard to refute.

In a 1980 presidential debate, Reagan asked the American people, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”

With this one line, as people reflected on the problems of the Jimmy Carter administration, the election was already over.

But there is a flip side to that question. What if you really are better off? It would be hard to argue, even with the recession, that Tulsa isn’t a better, more productive city than we

were four, six or even 10 years ago when Vision 2025 was approved.

Those living in Tulsa can’t deny the changes to the look, the feel, and most importantly, the civic confidence of the city. We are better off. No doubt about it.

Though the defeated will rise again, plan a new course of action and eventually succeed, the responsibility falls to us, to you.

The progress promised by the funds of Vision2 is inevitable. The Arkansas River will be developed. The library will be upgraded. Library CEO Gary Shaffer calls the failure of Vision2 “crippling but not defeating” for the Central Library’s renovation.

“The project will continue, however perhaps not at quite the hoped-for scale,” he says, pushing the library to pursue alternative funding sources.

Likewise, the Tulsa Zoo will enter the 21st century. The questions are how, when and who will step up to the plate?

By not working together as a community to push the city forward, the philanthropic leaders and foundations are stretched even further.

We have some amazingly generous individuals in our city; some have had and will continue to have a transformative impact. But what the wealthy individual can do with a checkbook, we the people can achieve in the ballot box.

This time we failed; next time we won’t. To willfully impede civic progress isn’t the product of differing vision, it’s an admission of cultural blindness. tþ

Jeff Martin is an author and the founder of BookSmart Tulsa.

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2013 Predictions

One man’s opinion

• An undercover investigation will reveal 28 percent of blue carts are being filled with non-recyclable items. A half-eaten Sonoma Veggie Wrap from Camille’s and a cracked iPhone will be splayed out at the press conference.

Fourth annual At Large Bad Penny Awards

• State House Republicans will approve a measure that states, “Life begins when the Chardonnay is gone and the blouse is off.”

by BARRY FRIEDMAN

“A bad penny always returns.” — Grandma Sylvia

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ust once. We’d like to have a year in Oklahoma where there are fewer guns and more access to medical care; one 12-month period where district and federal courts don’t have to smack constitutionally dull legislators around like errant 5-year-olds; one full calendar year where the state isn’t at the bottom of every good national category (i.e., 48th in overall health) and at the top of every bad one (i.e., a 226 percent rise in state residents with diabetes in 15 years).

By comparison, Tulsa is the one inkblot on the state Rorschach test that won’t give you a migraine; still, if another local car dealership trumpets its close relationship with the Almighty, we’re going to start exfoliating with a Japanese brush hook.

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And there aren’t that many surreys, either. Gov. Mary Fallin … for insisting Oklahoma was built and settled by pioneers seeking better lives. Oh, sure, she glossed over the Native Americans who were already here and subsequently displaced and/or killed, not to mention that “better lives” stuff would have been impossible without the federal government and the Morrill, Homestead and railroad acts, but why quibble? It’s a great musical.

We should have been nicer to you.

The At Large political staff (yes, we’re giving ourselves one) … for our

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treatment of former First District Congressman John Sullivan. We’re still not buying his memoirs, mind you, but compared to new First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine, Sullivan is Cicero doing shots at Arnie’s.

And then, meeting Beelzebub, the senator said, “It’s cooler here than I thought.” Returning champion Sen. Jim Inhofe … for his rare triple play in the areas of science, landing Cessnas and political prognostication. (“I’m convinced we’re going to win the presidency by a substantial margin and … the Republicans will take over the United States Senate.”)

The Chris Isaak “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing” Award Ex-University of Tulsa President Geoffrey Orsak, or as he’s known around campus after his less-than-glorious 74-day reign, “The Visitor.”

The Great Plains Memorial Award American Airlines Is that a Glock on your belt, or are you just a paranoid freak who likes scaring kids at Chuck E. Cheese’s? Passage of SB 1733, the open carry bill.

“Thou shalt smite him for misspelling.” — Deuteronomy 7:2 For all the snide remarks about the errors on the Ten Commandments monument in front of the state Capitol (Sabbeth and maidseruant), the stonemason did spell inequity and shewing correctly, for which he got no credit.

P.S. — The monument has since been fixed, so can we now put it on Craigslist?

What’s next, mandatory bar mitzvah lessons? Oklahoma District Judge Mike Norman, for offering convicted felons reduced sentences if they attend church.

Drum roll please …

The Bad Penny Grand Prize: Welcome to Oklahomastan Those Oklahomans who signed petitions requesting the state secede from the union. The Founding Fathers aren’t just spinning in their graves, they’re moshing.

Goodbyes • Vic Vreeland, friend of the column, who recently resigned as Jenks mayor.

His humor, wisdom and inability to string two sentences together without cursing will be sorely missed.

• Tulsa Hostess and Wonder Bread Bakery. It’s too tough to talk about.

• Phil Stone. How you “do” radio.

• Otis Clark, the oldest survivor of Tulsa’s 1921 Race Riot, at 109. Rest in peace, sir. You deserve it.

• TU Coach Bill Blankenship will accept a new job at a school that will particularly chafe fans 18 hours after denying he was contacted, 72 hours before he’s burned in effigy and 256 hours before Steve Kragthorpe is re-hired.

• The state will be referenced 37 times on “The Daily Show” in 2013, causing 47,984 Oklahomans to simultaneously smack their own heads with open palms.

• Attorney General Scott Pruitt will once again spend millions of dollars on lawsuits he won’t win and then spend millions more re-filing them.

• “Free Patricia Spottedcrow” and Vision2 “Keep Tulsa Going” T-shirts will be 75 percent off.

• Sen. Tom Coburn, protesting government gridlock, will refuse to go to work one week in May. • Those trying to access the City of Tulsa website will inexplicably be redirected to a Lithuanian online pharmacy.

• Mullin Plumbing will have a huge year.

Free Gunda. Gunda, an Asian elephant who came to the Tulsa Zoo at age 4, turned 62 last month.

• TU will hire a new headhunter who specializes in spotting addictive personalities before they’re hired.

Rule 1: In Oklahoma, there’s no shame in the indiscriminate use of ranch dressing. tþ

• The Tulsa Shock … eh, never mind.

Barry Friedman is a national touring comedian, the author of “Road Comic” and “Funny You Should Mention It,” and doesn’t trust anyone who refers to him or herself in the third person.

• Dewey Bartlett will win a second term. (Bonus prediction: your new mayor in 2017 — Blake Ewing.)

• Weather: On July 9, after it reaches 123 degrees, it will rain frogs in Ponca City.

• Garth Brooks will appear at the BOK Center.

• Jesus will appear at the BOK. (We’re kidding about Brooks.)

There’s a reason why NatureWorks is the second largest art show & sale of its kind in America.

Actually, there are over 1,000 reasons.

Over 50 nationally-renowned artists will bring more than 1,000 pieces of amazing nature and western art to Tulsa for the 31st rendition of NatureWorks, the spectacular two-day event held annually at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center!

Benefitting local, regional and national wildlife education and conservation projects, NatureWorks has donated well over $1 million since its beginning.

Priced from around $10 to the thousands, there’s a personal treasure at NatureWorks for virtually everyone because the artistic talent is just that remarkable.

Save the date now. Saturday and Sunday, March 2 & 3.

Tickets only $5 at the door.

Featured Artist: Matthew Higginbotham

Encore Artist: Jerry Ricketson

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Guest Artist: Jeff Ham

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Saint Francis marks construction milestone

Saint Francis leaders attending the “topping out” ceremony for Saint Francis Health System’s new Trauma Emergency Center and Bed Tower were Jake Henry Jr., president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System; William K. Warren Jr., trustee of Saint Francis Health System; and JohnKelly Warren, president and CEO of the William K. Warren Foundation and board chairman of Saint Francis Health System; with the most Rev. Edward J. Slattery, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa.

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ith the laying of a final pink beam, Saint Francis Health System celebrated the hospital’s “topping out” for its Trauma Emergency Center and Bed Tower in December, marking a milestone in its current $206 million expansion project. This is the largest project of its kind undertaken by the system, located at South Yale Avenue and East 61st Street. The project adds more than 450,000 square feet to the hospital’s complex.

“Construction of the new Trauma Emergency Center and Bed Tower signals a new time in Saint

Representing Manhattan Construction Co., general contractor of the construction project, at the “topping out” event were Bob Jack, senior vice president; Fred Campbell, superintendent; Steve Ludwig, operations manager; and Jason Martin, project manager.

Francis’ history,” says Jake Henry Jr., president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System. “It marks an important milestone in Saint Francis’ quest to prepare and thrive within the new order of health care delivery now emerging. When complete, this tower, together with the system’s plans to expand patient access through focused physician recruitment, will be strategies that will continue to hold northeastern Oklahoma in good stead.”

When completed in 2014, the hospital’s new Trauma Emergency Center will accommodate 120,000 patient visits annually with a number of

new clinical stations and a pediatric emergency center. The new patient Bed Tower will have 60 ICU beds and 90 private rooms that are adaptable to various patient needs, therefore minimizing patient transfers. The rooms are designed for maximum visibility with plenty of natural light.

The new support areas and main hospital lobby will provide easier access for visitors, patients and hospital personnel. A new chapel will provide seating for 180 worshippers, and a 14-room convent also is in the construction phase.

Randa Warren opens south Tulsa wine and spirits shop T

ulsaPeople Wine Randa Warren Columnist Randa Warren opened Warren Wine & Spirits, her first retail venture, in November in south Tulsa.

The new shop features a wide inventory of wine, spirits and beer while providing a knowledgeable staff to assist customers in their selections.

Opening a retail shop was a natural transition, according to Warren, who is a Master Sommelier, a Certified Wine Educator, an Associate Member of the

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Institute of Wines and Spirits, and a Certified Specialist of Spirits.

“I couldn’t be any happier being in the retail liquor and wine business,” Warren says.

“The study of wine has been my passion for a long time, and now I can truly share my expertise with a savvy market like Tulsa. It’s a total thrill for me.”

Warren Wine & Spirits is located at 8058 S. Yale Ave., just west of South Yale Avenue. The store is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Saturday.

TulsaPeople Wine Columnist Randa Warren opened her first retail venture, Warren Wine & Spirits, in November.

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BARBECUE Elmer’s BBQ 4130 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK 74105 Elmer’s BBQ has been a top destination for “real hickory-smoked goodness” in Tulsa from the day the joint was opened in 1982 by Elmer and George Ella Thompson. Today, the popular restaurant is owned and operated by Keith and Rebecca Marks Jimerson, a relative of the late Elmer Thompson.

Elmer’s BBQ specializes in “famous sandwiches,” dinners, bulk hickory-smoked meat and full-service catering. Two of the most popular menu items are the famous “Badwich” and the “Nelson TasteA-Plate,” each featuring a sampling of ribs, beef, smoked bologna, hot links and smoked sausage and a choice of homemade sides. The restaurant’s motto says it all: “It Be Bad,” as in awesomely good!

Call 918-742-6702.

COSMETIC SURGERY Plastic Surgery Center of Tulsa 2107 E. 15th St., Tulsa, OK 74104, www.pscoftulsa.com Dr. Greg Ratliff and his staff offer an array of services to meet individual needs, including breast enhancement procedures, tummy tucks, liposuction, facial procedures, and more. Dr. Ratliff’s experience in breast augmentation surgery — and the number of women he has successfully treated — places him among the leading specialists in this important field. Dr. Ratliff is a board-certified plastic surgeon, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and a teacher of other plastic surgeons. Dr. Ratliff founded the Plastic Surgery Center of Tulsa and serves as its medical director. The center is located in a former private home on historic Cherry Street in midtown.

Call 918-712-0888.

CREDIT UNION Tulsa Federal Credit Union Multiple locations, www.tfecu.org Since 1943, Tulsa Federal Credit Union has served the financial needs of its members. Starting with just 12 members and $240 in assets, the credit union has grown to include more than 54,000 members and assets of $615 million. With 11 Tulsa area offices, the full service credit union offers all types of loans, as well as checking account programs, money market accounts, plus certificates and IRA plans. With a philosophy of self-help, self-support and promotion of thrift within the membership has made the credit union successful.

By joining the credit union you become a member, not just a customer. Call 918-610-0200.

GOLF COURSE Forest Ridge Golf Club 7501 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow, OK 74014 www.forestridgegolf.com Forest Ridge Golf Club opened in 1989 as the area’s first upscale public golf facility and is part of a master planned community. Forest Ridge is a country club for the day where one can experience the amenities of a private facility on a daily fee basis.

The club provides amenities typically available only

to private club members — a beautiful clubhouse, well-maintained course and exceptional service.

After a round, Café Savannah’s offers a wide variety of dining delights overlooking the fairways. Tee time specials are offered throughout the day and vary throughout the week. Memberships are available as well. Call 918-357-2282.

HANDS-ON ART STUDIO Purple Glaze 3303 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa; 6528 E. 91st St., Tulsa www.purpleglazestudio.com Purple Glaze Studio is a locally owned and operated pottery painting and mosaic making ceramic art studio. With hundreds of unfinished mosaic and ceramic items to choose from, everyone can select their favorite piece to customize with tesserae, paint and glaze. Birthday parties? Girls’ night? Date night? For almost 20 years, Purple Glaze Studio has been the perfect place for gatherings on any occasion. Purple Glaze Studio provides all the materials, requiring guests to only bring their imaginations.

Needing the perfect gift? Create a one-of-a-kind creation at one of Purple Glaze’s two Tulsa studios; the friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist in creating a ceramic masterpiece and appointments are not required! Call 918-592-6900 (Brookside location) or 918-491-6900 (South Tulsa location).

HOME The Market at Walnut Creek 8281 S. Harvard Ave., Tulsa, OK 74137 www.facebook.com/themarketatwalnutcreek Specializing in home interiors, furniture, art, gifts and fashion, The Market at Walnut Creek provides one-stop shopping for decorating the home.

Local designers and business owners provide a variety of different styles — from traditional and contemporary to French country and western — in the Market’s 122 showrooms. Customers can take a break from shopping and dine at The Ripe Tomato, a small bistro located inside the Market offering a variety of delicious options. This shopper’s paradise has served customers for more than 12 years and is open seven days a week. Call 918-492-3500.

HOME: PEST CONTROL Guaranty Exterminating Company 5455 S. 101st E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74146 www.guarantyexterminating.com Guaranty Exterminating is known for its outstanding pest control service. Founded in 1961, the company has been owned and operated by Larry J. Tate since 1971. Guaranty, staffed with certified technicians, provides services for residential, commercial and real estate customers throughout the Tulsa metropolitan area. Pest control treatments performed by the company are thorough and neat. The crew’s objective is to provide a finished product that is effective and provides total customer satisfaction. For over 50 years, Guaranty Exterminating Company has been a stable and reliable source for pest control services. Call 918665-2129.

LIQUOR STORE Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits 3324A E. 31st St., Tulsa, OK 74135 Great customer service, a great staff, and placing a high value on community involvement and social responsibility have made Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits a favorite in Green Country. With a wide assortment of domestic and international wines, liquors and beer, one can find the perfect pairing for a celebration, dinner or event. The staff is knowledgeable and skilled in planning events and matching menus with the appropriate type of beverage. Ranch Acres strives to provide products that have a good price-to-quality ratio for its customers. For more than 50 years, Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits — popularly known as the “Wine Capital of Oklahoma” — has provided Tulsans with broad selections of libations for every occasion. Call 918747-1171.

MEN’S CLOTHING Travers Mahan 8146 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74137 www.traversmahanapparel.com Travers Mahan is a family-owned business offering high quality apparel for any occasion with uncompromising service and expertise. The store offers a full range of men’s apparel from casual wear to formal attire. The store features a variety of lines including Tommy Bahama, Robert Graham, Robert Talbott, Nat Nast, Vineyard Vines, Southern Tide, Psycho Bunny, Ike Behar and Samuelsohn.

Many of these are exclusive in the market area. The store’s knowledgeable sales staff sees that every customer’s shopping experience exceeds expectations. Travers Mahan, in the Plaza Shopping Center, is open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 918-296-4100.

TANNING Bahama Sun Tanning Salon 3732 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK 74105 www.BahamaSunTanandSpray.com Along with four levels of tanning, Bahama Sun offers airbrushing and sunless tanning at its Brookside location. The new sunless booth, The Revolutionary, provides another option for those seeking a sun-kissed look. Customers can shop for bathing suits, cover-ups and costume jewelry at the salon, as well as find Designer Skin, Devoted Creations, Supre, Australian Gold and Norvell tanning and sunless tanning products. The store, which has been at its location for 10 years, offers corporate and student rates and is known for its cleanliness and recent renovations. Bahama Sun was recently named a Top 250 salon nationally. Call 918-748-9971.

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Jake Henry Jr.

Jake Henry Jr. joined

Saint Francis Health System more than a decade ago. Previously, he served as the head of various hospitals and health systems in Texas and California. This year, he takes over leadership of the Tulsa Regional Chamber Board of Directors.

TulsaPeople caught up with Henry at Saint Francis Hospital, where he shared thoughts on his focus as chamber board chairman, including the opportunities and challenges facing Tulsa’s business community.

What will be your focus as chamber chairman? I think continuing the strategies and initiatives that we have already begun that are designed to promote regional economic growth. I’ll also work on garnering greater public support for those elements such as river development and quality-of-life projects.

We need to emphasize those aspects of Tulsa that are the positives, and one is … the river. How can we make it better, and also how do we better publicize the low cost of living and the educational attainment of this community, which is quite high? Being an advocate and lead spokesman for this business community is extraordinarily important.

What about Tulsa encouraged you to take this position? I see a much more progressive sense of moving ahead in this community notwithstanding what occurred in the last election.

I think about Tulsa’s generosity, all the amenities that are offered here in

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by SCOTT WIGTON ture is there, and you make the hard decisions that you’ve got to make, and you don’t sugarcoat things.

I think you’ve got to lead by example. If you’re not the real thing, you might fool some people for a while, but there will come a time when you won’t be able to.

We all have to give account as leaders for things that we promulgate, those things that we nurture and for those things that we bring off the stove. There’s a biblical verse that says, “By their works you shall know them,” and I believe that to be true.

Jake Henry Jr.

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President and CEO, Saint Francis Health System; 2013 chairman, Tulsa Regional Chamber

terms of culture, the can-do attitude of the business community and the pretty straightforward dialogue that occurs.

I think you can do whatever you’re big enough to do in this town. So, if you have a vision as to what something can be and you’re willing to work, there are very few entrenched interests in this town that will keep you from doing it.

How do you see your role as Tulsa Regional Chamber chairman? Well, I’m very direct and I do business that way. I’m a big believer in planning and I’m a big believer in longterm focus. I don’t like doing things for a quick shot. You’ve got to take the long view and don’t go with things that result in instant gratification. You do things that have strong underpinnings where the infrastruc-

What is your take on Tulsa’s business environment? How would you like to see it improve?

No. 1, I would say generally our business environment is better than most. We’ve got a low unemployment rate, but there are a number of issues out there on the horizon that have the potential of slowing things down, not the least of which is the fiscal cliff and the impact these discussions may have on taxes, job retention and job growth.

There’s the issue of the American Airlines bankruptcy proceedings and how those might influence the company’s plans with respect to the maintenance operation that’s here.

That’s a huge economic impact and I can’t really speculate on what might occur, but it’s a significant issue that is going to have a dramatic impact on our economic trajectory. So, from my perspective, it’s unfortunate that we didn’t fix that in the election.

No. 2, I think the mantra that we need to embrace is that growth locally contributes to growth regionally. So, what’s good for Jenks is good for Broken Arrow, is good for Owasso and has the potential of benefiting the entire region. Achievement of these goals means we need

to nurture and promote efforts that underpin our economic development as a region.

With President Obama’s re-election, what impact do you think the Affordable Care Act will have on the health care industry and the business climate in general? I think the law will stand. It’s a big document, and I’ve not read the whole thing, but I certainly understand those parts that apply to organizations like Saint Francis, and there are many organizations that are impacted that are not hospitals.

I do think the Affordable Care Act is correct in that we can take lots of waste out of the system, and if we take the waste out maybe we can really impede and even stop the growth of costs that are associated with the American health care system.

Health care reform has been so divisive in our country and it’s unfortunate to me that health care, which is a good thing, has become that way.

People understand that we are going to have to do some things because we can’t continue on the trajectory we’re on. Health care costs continue to outpace workers’ earnings at a rate of about 3-to1; it’s about 18 percent of the GDP, and those are trends that can’t be ignored.

What are you passionate about when it comes to civic engagement? I just like learning things.

It’s fun. The United Way was a great board to serve on and really taught me about the giving spirit of this city.

The chamber is teaching me a lot about politics, and that’s not something I’ve ever been terribly involved in except as it relates to health care, so understanding the inner workings of state politics is a heck of an education.

You always want to take things to the next level and not be satisfied with the status quo.

How do you spend your spare time? I’m an awful golfer. I’ve never shot below 100. As a matter of fact, I’m not much of a jock, period. I always kind of wished I was, but I was from a poor family and I had to go to work the summer after sixth grade, and most of what I’ve done in my life is work.

But I got lucky. I’ve been married for 43 years to my one and only wife. I have a daughter in Dallas and two grandchildren, and I love to spend time with them. I’m also a big, big reader. I’ve got about 15 mysteries going simultaneously, and I probably have everything John le Carré ever wrote. The truth is I don’t have a lot of spare time, but I’ve gotten to be in the profession I’ve wanted to be in for 37 years, and I’ve actually been a part of making very positive change in almost every situation I’ve been in … that is enormously gratifying. tþ

You probably think of Hall Estill as Oklahoma’s leading business law firm.

Would it surprise you that we’re also Tulsa’s biggest family law firm?

It’s that same old axiom, trite as it might seem: the resources of a big firm, but with the feel and personal attention of a small one.

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Tulsa’s community theater

Despite setbacks, Theatre Tulsa has entertained our city for the past 90 years.

by BOB HARING

Photos courtesy of Theatre Tulsa

Clockwise from left: The Theatre Tulsa casts of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” March 1950; “Forever Plaid,” July 1995; “Dracula,” October 1994; “Charley’s Aunt,” February 1994; and “The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” March 2000.

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Hope Holway and Bonnie Reed decided Tulsa needed a theater group.

Ninety years later, that decision is thriving as Theatre Tulsa. It has survived moves, the Great Depression, wars and name changes. It became the oldest continually running community theater west of the Mississippi and the seventh oldest in the nation.

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another resurrection, with some active new members and new leadership.

The group had $45 in the bank and was $18,000 in debt when Sara Phoenix became president in May. Now, she says, it has the money to repay the debt and is rebuilding with donors and volunteers, “who have rallied because they see the value of Theatre Tulsa.”

The goal, Phoenix says, is “to get (Theatre Tulsa) on track to become Tulsa’s flagship community theater.”

Last fall, Theatre Tulsa produced “The Odd

Couple” and, in partnership with the Odeum Theatre Company, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

The season continues Jan. 10-13 with “Tuesdays with Morrie,” a play about a writer reconnecting with his college professor. It presents its annual musical, this year “Oliver!”

March 15-23; and closes the season May 10-13 with “Boeing-Boeing,” about a Parisian trying to juggle three love affairs.

Phoenix calls the season “a solid set of shows that will remind Tulsa why we’ve been around for so long.”

Phoenix rising The new president of Theatre Tulsa, Sara Phoenix, is an actress, director and choreographer.

She is married to an internal medicine physician and is the mother of 2-year-old twins. She grew up going to theater productions and as a teenSara Phoenix ager acted and danced in Theatre Tulsa and other art groups’ productions, calling acting “definitely part of my childhood.”

The Sapulpa native, who attended Tulsa’s Monte Cassino and Cascia Hall schools, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Oklahoma. She directed, choreographed and taught theater professionally for var-

The new board began aggressive fundraising and a campaign to revive subscription sales, both of which had declined.

“Within the first few months, we had enough assets to fund all of our productions for the season and begin paying down the debt,” Kopp says. “We’re very proud of that accomplishment.”

Looking ahead, the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum will open an exhibit on Theatre Tulsa in early 2013 (see box on p. 41), and the theater is embarking on some new ventures of its own.

Phoenix says it hopes to add another musical this summer and include two in its next season. Theatre Tulsa also is partnering with the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa to coproduce a New Drama League to teach poetry and drama to local youth.

Award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin will direct and facilitate students’ work as they create one-act plays to premiere at the Hardesty Arts Center on Feb. 14. Theatre Tulsa also plans a Broadway musical theater class for area youth.

“The organization is revamping and growing immensely,” Phoenix says. “We have our eye on the future and are intent on reinvigorating the theater so that Theatre Tulsa is thriving as a multifaceted, cultural gem at its centennial.” tþ

ious theaters and schools in Oklahoma City while her husband was in school there before returning to Tulsa.

Phoenix won a national directing and choreography award in 2009 for her direction of “John and Jen” for the Poteet Theatre in Oklahoma City. She also teaches musical theater performance classes for Theatre Tulsa and Odeum Theatre Company.

She says she became involved with Theatre Tulsa’s leadership because of her experience with The American Association of Community Theatres, a national community theater group, and because she recognized the Tulsa organization was in “a rebuilding process.”

A tent temporarily housed the Tulsa Little Theatre in the early 1930s.

Photo courtesy of Theatre Tulsa

It is a fresh infusion of involvement

by Phoenix and others that has Theatre Tulsa looking forward, rather than to its past.

“I’m very optimistic for the future,” says Sally Barnes, the volunteer office manager since 2009, who became involved with Theatre Tulsa 20 years ago as a performer and stage manager.

Barnes sparked this recent change by involving Phoenix, whom she knew from another organization. The theater lost a big grant in 2009, which contributed to financial problems.

“It’s pretty miraculous it kept going because we had no money at all,” Barnes says.

Phoenix involved Jarrod Kopp, a public relations specialist and sometime performer, and they put together a new group of board members and assembled some small donors to help quell the financial crisis.

Now, Barnes says, for the first time in her 20 years, “we have group of young people who know how to reach out.”

Kopp says Phoenix “took the lead in reaching out to professionals who had the skills that the organization needed, such as accounting, legal counsel, grant writing and volunteer coordination.”

Many had no background in theater, but shared a passion for making Theatre Tulsa a success, he says.

A short history of Theatre Tulsa The Tulsa Little Theater Players was incorporated Dec. 10, 1922, a few months after Bonnie Reed and Hope Holway decided Tulsa was in need of a community theater.

The two women had both attended Radcliffe, a women’s college in Cambridge, Mass., and were active in the Tulsa Chapter of American Association of University Women. They recruited some associates and got the AAUW to sponsor a production in Tulsa.

The group began workshops and rehearsals in a storage room at the Palace Clothiers at East Fourth Street and North Main Street, and in spring 1923 produced three one-act plays staged in the Central High School auditorium. The theater’s 75-person membership doubled the next year.

Membership increased gradually, and the company produced one-act plays in public forums and for civic clubs, often rehearsing in members’ homes when facilities were limited.

In 1925, the players staged a membership drive, sold 300 memberships and rented the Alhambra Theater at East 15th Street and South Peoria Avenue. Volunteers renovated the theater and made benches for seating. The first production at the Alhambra, “Belinda,” kicked off a four-year run of successful plays.

However, in 1929 the Alhambra was leased as a movie theater, and the Tulsa Little Theater was without a home. It performed plays in the Municipal Theater (now known as the Brady Theater) and in other facilities around town.

For a time, home was a tent at East 15th Street and South Delaware Avenue, while funds were raised to build a permanent home. Despite the Depression, the group managed to raise money to build a theater on the site. The new facility included the original benches from the Alhambra. The new theater was christened with a performance of “The Cradle Song” in February 1932. Two years later, the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre.

Struggling through the next few years, the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in, and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage. During World War II, it produced shows for military camps and veterans’ hospitals.

The Little Theatre prospered, and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country. In 1964, its membership was 8,000 strong. By 1972 it had the largest

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community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years.

The group’s name was changed unofficially in 1973 to Theater Tulsa, and in 1985 the incorporation was formally altered to Theatre Tulsa Inc. The company abandoned the South Delaware Avenue theater after a final performance June 12, 1988, and the next year moved its productions to a small theater in the downtown Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Its first PAC production was “The Nerd.” An emergency fund drive raised $85,000 to finance production costs for the summer stage show.

In its 90 years, Theatre Tulsa has produced more than 600 shows with well over 155,000 performances using 6,000 volunteer actors, technicians and helpers.

It has had many firsts. It was the first community theater in the country to premiere “Our Town” (1939) and “All My Sons” (1947); the musical “Brownstone” (1985); “Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Adaptation” (a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa); “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (2003); and the first American production of “Pitmen Painters” (2011).

Its production of “Forever Plaid” sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996.

Some noted performers, including Jeanne Tripplehorn, received their first stage experience with the company. So did performers such as Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris.

Bette Davis had friends in Tulsa who were patrons and encouraged her to become involved in the theater group. She was given an honorary life membership and was listed in every program from 1940 until her death in 1989.

Among the volunteers who have given countless hours to the theater are people such as Sally Barnes, Donovan Hamilton and Priscilla Mayfield.

Hamilton is a retired teacher who found seven boxes of material in the old theater and “became enchanted.” He worked from 1993-1999 to file

Sally Barnes has served as Theatre Tulsa’s volunteer office manager since 2009. She became involved with the company 20 years ago as a performer and stage manager.

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records of each Theatre Tulsa production in chronological order.

“It was enjoyable work because I love history,” he says. “I had a lot of fun doing it.”

Mayfield succeeded Hamilton as theater historian and has compiled a sort of year-by-year history, which she calls “a work in progress.” However, it lists all of the group’s notable actions in the past 90 years.

About the founders Bonnie Reed and Hope Holway both came to Tulsa because of marriage.

Bonnie Frances Taylor grew up in Brockway, Penn., and attended Smith College until she met Paul Reed, a recent Harvard graduate then working in Cambridge, Mass., where she soon enrolled at Radcliffe.

Hope Kerr met W.R. Holway when she took some time off from Radcliffe to teach in Sandwich, Mass.

Bonnie and Paul married during World War I. He was a pilot and was discharged at Fort Sill. During a long train stop in Tulsa on his way back to Pennsylvania, he met a couple who toured him around and convinced him it was the place to be. He brought Bonnie back from Pennsylvania to a city where she knew no one.

Hope married W.R. in 1916 when he was a young engineer. They moved to Tulsa in 1918 when he took over the city’s budding water system and subsequently built the Spavinaw water line, which ensured Tulsa’s growth.

Both women were active writers and also worked — Bonnie with an oil company; Hope in her husband’s engineering company.

Hope left Tulsa briefly in the late 1920s when her husband consulted from New Jersey, but they returned to stay in 1930.

Paul worked in the oil business until he joined the Oil and Gas Journal and eventually became a senior editor, while W.R. remained active in engineering, overseeing construction of Tulsa water supply dams and the Pensacola Dam that formed Grand Lake.

After forming the Tulsa Little Theater, both women remained active in the theater and other civic endeavors.

Bonnie acted in one play, the first production of Lynn Riggs’ “Green Grow the Lilacs,” which was later transformed into the well-loved “Oklahoma!”

“Theatre Tulsa: 90 Years in the Spotlight” opens in early 2013 at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, 2445 S. Peoria Ave. The exhibit will tell the organization’s 90-year-old story through costumes, props, photos, programs and more.

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Margery Mayo Feagin Bird

Philanthropist and community volunteer Sept. 28, 1916-Aug. 29, 2012

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n inductee into the Tulsa Hall of Fame, Margery Bird served on the boards of Tulsa’s most respected arts and social services organizations.

She endowed a chair in the humanities at The University of Tulsa and contributed generously to its other needs, including the Mayo Village student apartments.

“Margery exuded elegance and the air of being always at home in the world. Her natural charm and generosity of spirit made her a friend to many and a true stateswoman of our community. In particular, her love of the arts did much to uphold Tulsa’s cultural heritage. Here at TU, we continue to benefit from Margery’s endowment gifts to our music and humanities programs and from other generous gifts that she and Jim had made over the years. She touched TU in many important and lasting ways, both through her material generosity and through her genuine friendship.”

— Steadman Upham, TU president

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Otis Clark

Race Riot survivor and longtime minister Feb. 13, 1903-May 21, 2012

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t age 18, Otis Clark was among those north Tulsans whose homes and dreams were shattered by the Tulsa Race Riot, but he did not let it define his life. After a short career in Hollywood, where he worked as a butler for Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin and others, he became a minister and spent 85 years preaching, evangelizing and serving others. In 2008, he joined other riot survivors for the premiere of the documentary “Before They Die,” which tells the story of their struggle for reparations. Having been through the worst, he nevertheless remained optimistic about race relations. A humble man, he focused on giving others hope.

“He was such a wonderful person. He just had a heart. Anybody who needed help — he didn’t care who you were, what color you were, where you were from — if you needed help, he was there. He was the kindest man I ever met in my life.”

— Eddie Faye Gates, longtime friend

Each year, TulsaPeople remembers some of its most distinctive citizens, special people who gave of themselves to make Tulsa a better place.

Here are a few of these remarkable individuals as described by their colleagues, friends and family.

Lauren “Lo” Detrich Cystic fibrosis spokeswoman June 30, 1984-Aug. 11, 2012

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iagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant, Lo Detrich took a life-threatening illness and made it her life’s cause. She survived two doublelung transplants and a kidney transplant, and in spite of a continuous regimen of medical care, considered herself lucky.

“Lo was a very gracious, giving and grateful person. I have never met anyone quite like her, and she was my inspiration to work for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She was always uplifting to be with and never complained about having cystic fibrosis. She was a dynamic fundraiser for CF, which she began at age 7, raising funds for the Great Strides walk. As a teenager she not only chaired the event twice, but also headed the top fundraising team for 20 years. She was our goodwill ambassador and helped so many other CF patients across the country cope with the disease.”

— Jo Ann N. Winn, executive director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation/Sooner Chapter

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Business leader and philanthropist Jan. 23, 1923-Jan 10, 2012

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he president of his family oil business, Helmerich & Payne, and owner of Utica Square shopping center, Walter Helmerich was not only a businessman, but also one of Tulsa’s most prominent philanthropists. Along with his wife, Peggy, he created the Helmerich Foundation, was a longtime advocate of the Tulsa Parks System and former chairman of the Tulsa Park and Recreation Board, as well as trustee for several arts, health and social service organizations. The Helmerich name graces numerous Tulsa-area charitable institutions.

“Walt Helmerich was a committed believer in Tulsa and the parks system. His actions underscored the seriousness of his support. He lived his life with an eye to nature. He spent his career working the earth for energy but never failed each step of the way to give his energy back to the earth. That’s why you don’t have to look far in Tulsa to see Walt Helmerich’s mark on a park.”

— Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett

Clydella Hentschel Community volunteer Feb. 13, 1936-June 19, 2012

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lydella Hentschel embodied the consummate volunteer. In 1992, she was the first woman to co-chair Tulsa’s United Way campaign, then co-chair the board the following year.

She was a former president of the Saint Francis Auxiliary, president and board chairwoman for Children’s Medical Center, and a board member of the Hillcrest Medical Foundation, Hillcrest HealthCare System and the Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Care Center. For some 35 years, she helped run the CMC gift shop and served on various boards of the American Diabetes Association. Among her recent interests was Hospitality House of Tulsa.

“Clydella had great compassion for the oppressed and poor. She was my friend and mentor. The lessons I cherished the most were her lessons on faith, family and friendships. She was an amazing wife, devoted mother, proud grandmother and a friend to so many people. When you became friends with Clydella, you became lifelong friends. But it was her relationship with Christ that shined. She loved our Lord with all her being, in thought, in word and in deed. I’ll never forget her.”

— Toni Moore, president and CEO, Hospitality House of Tulsa

Tulsa’s first anchorman and “Waiting Child” founder Dec. 20, 1924-Sept. 22, 2012

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lthough Bob Hower will go down in Tulsa’s media history as the city’s first anchorman, his greatest legacy will be the weekly series he began in 1980 for KTUL, “Waiting Child.” The awardwinning segment focuses on children hoping for adoption.

Through it, thousands of children have found homes. The longtime broadcaster began his career in 1949 as a newscaster at KOTV. After serving in the Korean War, he then spent 14 years in California and came to KTUL in 1969, retiring in 1986. Tulsans named him the Tulsa Centennial Homecoming King in 1997.

“He was the king of broadcast journalism and the newsroom in our community; the epitome of a handsome, diplomatic gentleman; a kind-spirited man with a wonderful voice. His voice had a tenderness you could feel when he spoke. He would carry that over when he lost his voice. People loved him so much they could overlook it because he was Bob Hower.”

— Beth Rengel, friend and former KTUL co-anchor

C.C. “Charlie” Ingram Chairman emeritus of the ONEOK Board of Directors Dec. 10, 1916-Nov. 27, 2012

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harlie Ingram was a grocer’s son who loved sports, and during the Great Depression a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma made possible his degree in petroleum engineering. He began his career as a laborer for Oklahoma Natural Gas, a sheepskin in one hand and a shovel in the other, he would recall. After serving in World War II, he returned to ONG, where to his surprise a job was waiting in the engineering department.

Eventually he became the company’s chairman and CEO. He even coined the new company name, ONEOK. “Charlie led by example, and his legacy remains.

Under his watch, the company experienced many firsts, from the creation of the name ONEOK to the appointments of the first female and AfricanAmerican officers of the company to the election of ONEOK’s first female board member. Charlie was committed to diversity and inclusion, and that commitment continues at ONEOK today.”

— John W. Gibson, ONEOK chairman and CEO

Moscelyne Larkin Co-founder of Tulsa Ballet Jan. 14, 1925-April 25, 2012

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oscelyne Larkin danced with one of the world’s most famous companies, the Ballet Russes, became known as one of Oklahoma’s five American Indian ballerinas and endeared herself to Tulsans by co-founding and running what has become the internationally acclaimed Tulsa Ballet. She and her husband, Roman Jasinski, were recognized for bringing classical and contemporary ballet to middle America. Their superior foundation and vision put Tulsa on the map of respected arts centers.

“When I came to Tulsa, I had clear ideas of what I wanted to achieve with the company. Yet, I was oblivious to the process and the tools needed to transform my ideas and vision into actions and reality. Ms. Larkin was my guide each step of the way. Her principles and artistic beliefs will continue to guide this organization in the journey to make Tulsa Ballet the company that both Ms. Larkin and Mr. Jasinski envisioned 56 years ago.”

— Marcello Angelini, artistic director, Tulsa Ballet

Don Marlar

Civic leader and foundation trustee Jan. 15, 1944-Sept. 12, 2012

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longtime Tulsa attorney, Don Marlar gave his time to numerous charitable organizations. A trustee with the Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation, he served on the Child Abuse Network, Tulsa Community College and Tulsa Historical Society boards of directors. He was past president of the Gilcrease Museum Association and the Tulsa Ballet. He took a particular interest in the latter, helping the organization acquire both a location for new headquarters and funding to refurbish it.

“Tulsa lost a first-rate legal mind, and Tulsa civic and charitable organizations lost a great friend.

Many organizations, but in particular Gilcrease, Tulsa Ballet and the Tulsa Historical Society, benefited from his leadership, counsel and passion.”

— Sharon S. Terry, former executive director, Tulsa Historical Society

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Lilah Belle Marshall Former chairwoman of The Bama Companies March 22, 1916-Oct. 24, 2012

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ie making brought together Lilah Marshall and her husband, Paul, who met at his sister’s pie plant in Oklahoma City. They opened Bama’s Tulsa location in 1937 and turned it into one of the world’s most successful baking companies. After Paul’s death in 1994, Lilah and daughter Paula continued the business together.

“She was the ultimate supermom. She always made sure we had clean clothes, took care of our health and (made sure we) had the best educations she and my dad could afford. In addition, she insisted that my brothers and I had manners, and that we treated each person we met with respect and dignity; then she went to work … Today, The Bama Companies, Beijing Bama and Bama Europa stand as some of Lilah Marshall’s greatest legacies. Her companies are now, and will forever be, successful, global and private, (providing) jobs for thousands of people all over the world.”

— Daughter Paula Marshall, CEO of The Bama Companies

Sid Patterson

Former street commissioner, civic leader and Up With Trees founder Jan. 1, 1921-April 27, 2012

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s executive director of the Tulsa County Medical Society for 44 years, Jack Spears guided the organization from a time the city offered good to great medical care and from a small group of 100 physicians to 1,000 by the time he retired in 1985. He helped the society become an involved force in the city, urging the society’s involvement in professional and community projects from mass polio immunizations to the establishment of the University of OklahomaTulsa medical school. He also was a well-known film historian who wrote two books on classic cinema, providing him the opportunity to talk to some of the industry’s great stars.

“Jack Spears put Tulsa County Medical Society on the map through his innovative initiatives. Other medical society leaders from across the country visited TCMS to learn more about our progressive organization. Jack was very dedicated to the work of the medical society and the physicians it represented.”

— Dr. Rollie Rhodes, longtime member, Tulsa County Medical Society

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Phillip “Phil Stone” Riddle

Founder of Mazzio’s Corp.

May 12, 1936-May 12, 2012

Philanthropist and community volunteer June 15, 1941-July 20, 2012 fter her mastectomy in the 1970s Jean McGill became a lifelong advocate for cancer prevention. She began as a local American Cancer Society volunteer. Over the next decades, she spoke internationally about cancer prevention and became a national ACS board member and treasurer. She received its lifetime achievement award in 2008. A 2012 Tulsa Historical Society Hall of Fame inductee, she was a member of the Tulsa Community Foundation board, and had chaired the Hillcrest HealthCare System and Morningside Foundation boards.

“Jean loved people, and people loved Jean. Always happy and confident, Jean made people feel good about themselves. Jean also deeply loved this community and passionately sought a cure for cancer.

The executive boards of Tulsa Community Foundation and American Cancer Society benefited from her leadership and drive. Jean was not known by all, but all will be affected by her good works and genuine happiness.”

— Phil Lakin Jr., CEO, Tulsa Community Foundation

Former executive director of Tulsa County Medical Society Dec. 23, 1919-July 16, 2012

id Patterson’s name is synonymous with the city. At 28, he became Tulsa’s youngest street commissioner. He chaired the Mayor’s Committee to develop the Civic Center, worked to improve Tulsa’s expressway system, stormwater management and building codes, and to develop the River Parks and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. During his second term as street commissioner in 1976, he led the founding of Up With Trees.

“He was an incomparable gentleman in the truest sense of the word. Without ever being pushy, he convinced Tulsans from all walks of life — from high school students to bank presidents — to donate money or pick up a shovel to help make Tulsa a more beautiful and healthier place by planting trees. He left an incredible legacy in Tulsa — not just the tens of thousands of trees he is responsible for, but the thousands of people who love and support trees because of him.

I have never known someone who was so universally respected and well liked.”

— Anna America, executive director, Up With Trees

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en Selby was one of Tulsa’s greatest entrepreneurial success stories. In 1961 he opened Pizza Parlor across from TU. By 1965 one location grew into two, donned a new name, Ken’s Pizza, and eventually grew into hundreds of locations under Mazzio’s Corp. Selby also served on several civic, social service and health-related boards.

“Ken Selby was my science teacher in sixth and seventh grade at Lowell Junior High … He was not only an amazing schoolteacher but also an extraordinary teacher of life. When Ken transitioned from his teaching career to being a pioneer in the pizza business, he continued his life’s work of setting examples for those around him. Ken’s zest for life lives as an inspiration to all who knew him. The important lessons that he taught us will remain ingrained in our hearts forever.”

— Mike Barkley, longtime friend

Longtime radio personality July 30, 1955-Nov. 21, 2012

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ost Tulsa-area radio listeners knew Phil Stone as one-half of the popular “Phil and Brent” KMOD morning show. It was there he and broadcast partner Brent Douglas birthed the Roy D. Mercer character, who epitomized the raucous chronic complainer. The prank call segments, voiced

by Douglas as Roy D., eventually turned into 17 albums. Stone and Douglas then earned honors as 2006 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters’ Personalities of the Year and were honored in 2007 as Tulsa Press Club Media Icons. But along with all the fun, Stone, whose legal name was Riddle, also had a kind side. In particular, he was instrumental in ensuring the success of the CAN Radiothon, a fundraiser for the Child Abuse Network begun by Clear Channel Radio.

“Phil Stone was an unsung hero for abused children, a champion for these kids, someone who advocated behind the scenes for a cause that was near and dear to his heart.”

— Barbara Findeiss, executive director, Child Abuse Network

Ken Trickey

Former Oral Roberts University basketball coach Aug. 30, 1933-Dec. 4, 2012

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s two-time coach of Oral Roberts University’s basketball team, Ken Trickey had a run-and-gun playing style that brought national attention to the small Tulsa school in the early 1970s, when the team came within one win of a Final Four slot.

“He was so supportive of me and my time here.

When you talk about the history of ORU athletics, the first person you think of is Ken Trickey and what he meant, not only to the men’s basketball program, but the athletics department in general. His success in such a short period of time was remarkable. To take a team that is less than 10 years in existence and take them to within a game of the Final Four is amazing.”

— Scott Sutton, ORU men’s basketball coach

Jack Wing

Director of the Tulsa Run Jan. 27, 1951-Sept. 11, 2012

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any run, but few embraced the race as fervently as Jack Wing. He and his wife, Sharon, even met and fell in love while training together. Moving to Tulsa to work for American Airlines, the all-around athlete became an icon not only to his fellow runners but also to Tulsans who only followed the sport from the sidelines. For 16 years, his distinctive Boston accent could be heard at the Tulsa Run, nine of which he directed, as well as Route 66 Marathon and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

“Jack Wing became the voice of the Tulsa Run and a lot of other runs. We all laughed, ‘Don’t give him a megaphone because you can’t get him off.’ But the thing we loved most: he’d been here 30 years and never lost his Boston accent. Those were the things that made Jack unique. ... He promoted running and he promoted good health. You knew Jack was going to be there at the start and at the end to encourage people to have a good run.”

— Sue Neil, longtime friend and fellow runner

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Grace Tucker

KTUL meteorologist and creator of “Gusty” Feb. 5, 1928-June 12, 2012

Founder of Mother Tucker Ministries Jan. 4, 1919-Aug. 27, 2012

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he was one of Tulsa’s unique givers. “Mother” Grace Tucker fought for the homeless, the poor and the lost, providing food, shelter and guidance to thousands through a ministry that lasted 50 years. During it all she and her husband raised 16 children.

It was never easy. Challenges included fires and financial problems, and even her own homelessness until friends came to her aid. But all the while, she worked to meet others’ needs. For her selflessness, she received numerous awards and honors, including an honorary doctorate from ORU and the dedication of eight blocks of Main Street as “Mother Tucker Boulevard.”

“Mother Grace Tucker was a pillar of kindness and hope in the Tulsa community. Her ministry to the poor and homeless changed lives and brought countless people to the Lord. Mother Tucker’s faith and support for the less fortunate, even during times of personal hardship, serve as a reminder that there is hope for everyone through God.” — Dr. Mark Rutland, ORU president

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hough he was a pro-fessional meteorologist, Don Woods could take a lighthearted look at the weather. He and his cartoon pal “Gusty” made sure KTUL viewers knew what to expect. It’s one reason his weather broadcasts became memorable. During his reports, Woods drew a quick sketch with Gusty acting out the current weather conditions. People loved it. A gentle man, that was only part of Woods’ charm. He attracted friends and colleagues for his willingness to listen, care and offer guidance.

“It’s hard to put into words what Don Woods meant to me. I love him for who he was as a boss, a peer, a family man and, most importantly, a Christian …

Don had such a humorous side, very quick-witted and yet such an approachable, loveable side that just showed on his face and in his voice and in his message … It was inspiring — and is to this day — for me to recount the many lessons I learned from him.”

— Travis Meyer, KOTV meteorologist, KTUL colleague and friend

Philanthropist and business and civic leader July 11, 1925-Feb. 2, 2012

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uiet, unassuming and kind, Jack Zarrow made the most of the good fortune his family’s business brought him by becoming one of Tulsa’s most beloved philanthropists.

Co-founder with his wife of The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, his charitable interests ranged from arts, children and higher education to Jewish concerns and mental health.

Among others, he served on the TU Board of Directors and chaired the Gilcrease Museum board.

“Jack Zarrow will always be carried in my mind and heart as one of my true heroes in life — kind, gentle and always interested in you, your family and their well-being. There is not a life touched or affected by mental illness by anyone living in Tulsa that has not been helped by Jack Zarrow and his generosity in some way. His love for his family and community will always be something I will strive to emulate as his legacy as a man who truly cared for others lives on.”

— Michael Brose, executive director, Mental Health Association in Tulsa

TulsaPeople also remembers Waldo Bales Former longtime city attorney Sept. 2, 1922-April 16, 2012 Dorothy DeWitty Civic leader and educator Dec. 30, 1926-Dec. 7, 2012 Milly Finley Longtime leader and volunteer for Tulsa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals July 12, 1933-Aug. 15, 2012 Vivian Goodwin Community volunteer June 19, 1940-Sept. 18, 2012 Linda Loughridge Community volunteer April 24, 1940-Aug. 16, 2012 Clark Millspaugh Founder of Westside Harvest Market June 13, 1953-Oct. 7, 2012 Edward Purrington Longtime director of Tulsa Opera Dec. 6, 1929-April 14, 2012 Kathy “K.D.” Wentworth Award-winning science fiction author Jan. 27, 1951-April 18, 2012 TulsaPeople.com

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TULSAN OF THE YEAR

“Tulsa is not a thing to me. It is a part of me. It’s in me, so it’s hard to get rid of it, so I don’t. I try to make it better.”

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Lakin climbing California’s Mount Russell in 2008 as part of the Tulsa Zoo’s “One Wild Challenge.”

He also climbed the nearby Mount Whitney and Mount Muir on the same trip. An avid hiker and climber, Lakin has scaled all of the more than 50 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado.

Generosity personified Tulsan of the Year Phil Lakin Jr. epitomizes the philanthropic spirit of our city.

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magine, if you will, the city of Tulsa without an accredited zoological park. Without a functional city council willing to work with the mayor. Without an appreciation of the importance of early childhood education.

And without a desire to build new parks, beautify its streets or expand its economic and entertainment horizons. Sounds pretty dismal, doesn’t it?

Were it not for the efforts of the 2013 Tulsan of the Year — Phil Lakin Jr. — city residents might actually be facing such a nightmare scenario. An incorrigible multi-tasker who seemingly never sleeps yet is still boyish at 45, Lakin has taken it as his personal raison d’être to do anything and everything he can for the city he calls his first love.

“I love the institutions in Tulsa,” he says with a grin. “I love the look of downtown. I love the growth opportunities, and the potential, and the people, and the family settings, the values and the character our city has. It’s easy for me to do what I do because I fell in love with the city very early in life.”

By anyone’s estimation, Lakin does plenty.

As the first and only CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, he oversees a collection of more than 1,000 charitable funds totaling

by JIM MYERS MORGAN approximately $3.5 billion, making the foundation the largest of its kind in the nation. A year ago, Tulsa even obtained the legal rights to call itself “America’s Most Generous City,” a trademarked moniker Lakin himself coined.

As a private citizen, Lakin spearheaded the successful effort to privatize the cash-strapped Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, a step that many feel ensured its long-term survival. As a first-term member of the city council, he has been instrumental in repairing council relations with the mayor’s office even as he has championed initiatives to make Tulsa both safer and more beautiful. And as a dedicated husband and father, he makes it a priority to model the type of philanthropic generosity he hopes his three sons will inherit.

“Tulsa is not a thing to me,” Lakin says. “It is a part of me. It’s in me, so it’s hard to get rid of it, so I don’t. I try to make it better.”

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Given the depth of Lakin’s devotion to Tulsa, it might seem logical to assume he was born here, but he was actually born in California. Father Phil Sr. is a geophysicist in the oil and natural gas business, so the family (including mother Jan, a nurse, and sister Tracey)

spent time in El Paso and Amarillo before arriving in Tulsa as Phil Jr. was ready to start the fifth grade.

“My first memory of moving to Tulsa was walking outside and hearing this constant buzzing,” Lakin recalls. “It was super hot, and a different kind of hot than I was used to. I had lived in the desert my first 10 years. I asked one of my parents why the bugs would not stop making that noise. Then, I found out they were locusts.”

Fortunately for Tulsa, Lakin attributed no plague-like significance to the episode. On the contrary, he came to embrace the East 75th Street and South Harvard Avenue neighborhood in which he grew up. He eventually attended Jenks High School, where he served as student body treasurer and as a student council representative. Along the way, he became friends with fellow Troop 10 Boy Scout Jeff Stava, who now serves as chief operating officer for TCF. “Phil has always been very concerned about what other people are thinking, what they care about and what they need,” Stava says.

“He has this uncanny ability to see that and to understand it, and then be able to take care of those needs. I think that is what has made him TulsaPeople.com

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PASSIONATE ADVOCATE

In response to what he saw as a need for Tulsa to have a permanent resource to fund future progress, businessman and philanthropist George Kaiser — along with a host of likeminded business and political leaders — had formed TCF in 1998. Kaiser and a TCF selection committee hired Lakin to become the foundation’s CEO. Of many candidates, the committee deemed that “Phil had the strongest combination of commitment, energy level, relationship skills and creative ideas,” Kaiser says.

As Lakin recalls it, his first year on the job was both educational and humbling.

“When I first got here, George took me to a whole bunch of different sites to meet with the executive directors at major nonprofit organizations,” Lakin says. “I liked that so much that I visited more than 150 different agencies in my first year here. I came in believing that I knew plenty about nonprofits since I had worked at a university. But I didn’t have the slightest clue. I didn’t know 48

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anything about what these people had to deal with on a daily or weekly basis. I saw that there was plenty for me to do.”

The single largest source of support for TCF is the George Kaiser Family Foundation, which focuses its resources in areas such as early childhood education and civic enhancement. In addition to his role at TCF, Lakin serves as chairman and trustee for GKFF. In that capacity, he has offered strategic direction on a number of high-impact projects, most notably Tulsa’s Educare community centers, which provide educational and family engagement opportunities to more than 500 low-income children and their parents.

“Phil has been active in our early childhood work from the very outset,” says Ken Levit, GKFF executive director. “He helped devise the strategy that led to the operation of three Educare sites in Tulsa and our support of dozens of other early childhood centers.

“He has been a passionate advocate at the foundation for increasing or continuing our investments in early childhood education because of the data that shows it is a highly effective strategy for intervening in the cycle of poverty, and for giving young children the best possible odds for success in their lives.”

Never one to limit his activities to one area, however, Lakin also has been instrumental in guiding GKFF contributions in the area of civic enhancement and beautification, according to the foundation’s namesake.

“Phil has personally driven the efforts of the Tulsa Beautification Fund, which our foundation funds,” Kaiser says. “That program has worked to landscape and otherwise beautify numerous public spaces around the city, especially the area around the airport and highway bridges, such as the new I-44 overpasses.”

A plaque on the wall in his TCF office near East 71st Street and South Yale Avenue seems to encapsulate Lakin’s approach to his work. It is the philosophy of the Baylor Chamber of Commerce, and an attitude Lakin clearly took to heart. It reads, “There is no limit to what a man can accomplish if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.”

A devoted Baylor University alumnus, Lakin wore green and yellow tennis shoes to a June Rotary Club of Tulsa meeting at which Baylor President Kenneth Starr spoke.

Lakin leads a December committee meeting of the Tulsa City Council. He was elected in November 2011 to represent District 8.

Photo courtesy of the Tulsa Community Foundation

a successful leader in all the phases of his life that I have witnessed.”

After graduating from Jenks, both Lakin and Stava attended Baylor University, where both were members of a service fraternity — the Baylor Chamber of Commerce — that organized, among other things, what is believed to be the largest homecoming celebration in the country. Lakin credits that organization with helping shape his approach to public service. “‘Anything for Baylor’ was our motto,” he says. “We were to do everything in humility, so that nobody would see us working. If we were going to paint something, we’d paint at night. If we were going to scrub the sidewalks, we’d do it at night. And we weren’t supposed to tell anybody what we did. It was all about service without recognition.”

As busy as he was in service, Lakin still found time for his studies at Baylor, earning a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance. He even managed development efforts for Baylor for a time before earning a Master of Business Administration there in 1999, the year he returned to Tulsa to lead TCF.

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Lakin announces TCF’s Tulsa Beautification Foundation efforts at a news conference alongside former Mayor Kathy Taylor.

“My objective in life is to make people happy. When I have to vote in a situation like that, I just made about half the people mad. So, I don’t like being put in that position. And you don’t evaluate that aspect of it when you run for office, or at least I didn’t.”

PATHFINDER AND DIPLOMAT

Photo courtesy of Phil Lakin

Lakin’s role at TCF also enabled him to assist with the recent successful effort to privatize the Tulsa Zoo, an idea that had been discussed for years but never fully pursued. As public funding continued to shrink and it became clear that LOYAL FAMILY MAN the more than 80-year-old facility was in Though he is a dedicated champion danger of losing its accreditation, Lakin of a variety of causes, Lakin is careful secured funding for an official governance to make sure he does not forsake family and privatization study for the zoo. That time. He and his wife, Adriane, attend study outlined the feasibility of forming Southern Hills Baptist Church along a public-private partnership to fund the with their three sons — Brooks, 14; zoo going forward. But Lakin did not Alex, 11; and Cooper, 7. Lakin recently stop there. devised a unique way to drive home “Phil brought together a group of to them the importance and impact of community leaders to do an initial tour charitable giving. of the zoo,” says Terrie Correll, CEO “Last year we decided that, as a famof the zoo’s governing body, Tulsa Zoo ily, we were going to give $10,000 away,” Management Inc. “Getting community he says.

“So, I went to the bank and got leaders out here to support the zoo in this $10,000 worth of twenties. I dumped endeavor was key, and I think that what them out on the table. You can say was missing before was not having a clear $10,000 to kids, but it’s an abstract conpath of how to do it. Phil was instrumencept. I wanted them to see what it looks tal in assuring that we did have a clear like. It was a mesmerizing moment for path to privatization.” them, and for me. We went through the With the path cleared, zoo privatizaprocess of divvying up the funds, breaktion took effect in January 2011. With ing it out to DVIS or Child Abuse Netstable management in place and sustain- Lakin and sons Cooper, Alex and Brooks, and wife Adriane stand in front of the Maroon Bells in the Rocky Mountains near Aspen, Colo. Lakin has stood atop work, or whatever.” able funding secured, the zoo received its both peaks.

Lakin says Baylor and the family’s five-year accreditation from the Associachurch received the most support, folcils since 1990 have not done.

Easy, simple tion of Zoos and Aquariums in Septemlowed by several service agencies, including 19 things like setting goals with the mayor. We ber 2012. nonprofits such as the Community Food Bank set about 20 goals at a retreat, where we talked Having served as the president of Tulsa Zoo of Eastern Oklahoma, Iron Gate, the Tulsa about the issues and how we are going to solve Management Inc., Lakin would likely still be Zoo and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. them.” in that role had his November 2011 election to “I wrote down all of the allocations, took the City Council Chairman (and District 9 represent District 8 on the Tulsa City Council money back to the bank, and the next day the Councilor) G.T. Bynum has known Lakin not necessitated his resignation. Lakin is not checks were in the mail,” he says. casually for a number of years and has worked shy about sharing what drove him to seek When he’s not at home or in the office, with him professionally since Lakin joined public office.

Lakin can often be found thousands of feet in the council.

Bynum admires Lakin’s low-key “I was just frustrated,” he says with a sigh. the air. An avid hiker and mountain climber, approach to conflict resolution.

“I’ve spoken about it as the three legs on a stool. he has scaled each and every one of the more “He does a lot of back-channel diplomacy,” The philanthropic sector has been working than 50 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado — and Bynum says. “If there is an issue that needs to really well for a long time. The corporate sector he’s only the 1,434th person in the world to be addressed, rather than automatically bringdefinitely works well. But the public sector was have done so, according to a listing from the ing people before the council, he often goes and the weak leg of the stool. Our city was going Colorado Mountain Club. Never one to rest on quietly meets with the involved parties to try wayward because there were elected officials his laurels, Lakin now has his sights set on the to address whatever it is, so it may never come who weren’t paying attention or who were Matterhorn between Switzerland and Italy, and up in a public forum. He is more focused on focused on minor issues rather than on a grand on Aconcagua in Argentina. getting things done than on playing political vision of what our city could be.”

“Climbing mountains is my release,” he says. publicity games.”

Though he failed to win a council seat on his “And I don’t know why or how I decided to Despite favorable reviews of his tenure thus first attempt in 2009, Lakin feels fortunate to climb mountains, but I did. That’s the source far, Lakin says he has no plans to use the city now be serving alongside seven new councilors of many of my really good friendships, and the council as a stepping-stone to other public with a similar desire to move the city out of source for my wife’s friendships, as well. offices. gridlock.

“We all go up as families sometimes. You “It’s probably kind of silly,” he says, “but “We are all focused on the same things: put a lot of trust in your partner when you are when somebody has a trash problem, and I get creating a vision for our city and not letting climbing.

They are literally holding the other their trash picked up, I feel really good that incivility continue to rule the day,” Lakin says. end of the rope, and that rope is tied around day.

I like that a ton better than some of these “That has really made all of the difference in your waist. So, there’s a lot of faith and trust really tough votes we have to take where I am the world. inherent in the process.”

51 percent this way and 49 percent that way.

“Plus, we have done things that other counContinued on p. 50 TulsaPeople.com

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TULSAN OF THE YEAR

In praise of Phil Everywhere we turn, someone is singing the praises of Phil Lakin Jr. “Phil is a guy who gets up every day and thinks about what he can do for the city of Tulsa. From the minute his feet hit the ground in the morning to the time he puts his head on the pillow at night, he is constantly thinking of ways to improve, things to fix, people to connect, in order to make our community a better place.

And he lives it, eats it and breathes it every single day, and every moment of every day. He’s truly a 24-7-365 kind of guy.”

— Jeff Stava, chief operating officer, Tulsa Community Foundation

“Phil is a civic leader in all of its senses, as a business leader of the foundation, as a family member with an active family in the community, and lastly as a councilor. He gives an enormous amount of himself in the spirit of working in the public good. I think Phil as much as anyone in city government represents all of the values we would want in city leadership: professionalism, integrity, civility, good management. So, he’s a breath of fresh air, and really pivotal. I appreciate that the city can still attract people like Phil Lakin to city government. It’s a thankless task, and I’m grateful that Phil does it.”

— Ken Levit, executive director, George Kaiser Family Foundation

“I have the utmost respect for Phil Lakin. He has served this community as the CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, which is at a level of generosity unmatched anywhere in this country. Phil is currently a city councilor and, as with his devotion to the city, whether it is the Tulsa Zoo or any number of community functions he has chaired, he is there for all the right reasons. He serves exclusively for the love of Tulsa. I am deeply proud of Phil’s service and hold his friendship to me at the highest level.”

— Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett

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“Phil is bright, analytical, personable, persistent, articulate and a good listener — a combination of characteristics that don’t often reside in the same body. He gains friendship and respect from colleagues and is therefore able to secure cooperation in moving plans from concept to reality.”

— George Kaiser, founder of the Tulsa Community Foundation; donor to the George Kaiser Family Foundation

“Phil’s drive, his focus and his tenacity are what stand out to me. He is an avid mountain climber and a fitness enthusiast, activities that require intense focus and commitment to training. He brings these same powerful skills to his many professional and volunteer roles. I admire his motivation, determination and work ethic in everything he does. In addition to being a successful community leader, Phil is a dedicated family man and does a great job at striking a balance between his home life and his work in the community.”

— Mike Neal, Tulsa Regional Chamber president and CEO

“Phil Lakin excels in each endeavor he undertakes. His passion for making a difference in our community is evident through his work on the city council, Downtown Tulsa Rotary, the Tulsa Community Foundation and even his dedication to the Tulsa Zoo through the ‘One Wild Challenge’ Grand Teton climb. All the while, Phil carefully balances his roles as father and husband. We are lucky to have Phil as an engaged member of the Tulsa community.”

— Kathy Taylor, former Tulsa mayor and Lobeck-Taylor Foundation co-founder

“I think of myself as good at time management, but Phil operates on a different level.

He does a lot, and he does it well. He’s a good dad, a good husband and a diligent councilor. We on the council call him ‘StuCo Phil’ because it’s like he’s still in student council.

He’s so thorough, and he reads all of the backup material, even in committee meetings.

I’m impressed by how thorough he is, given all the other demands on his time. Honestly, the only negative thing about Phil is that, because he accomplishes so much, he makes you feel worse about yourself.”

— G.T. Bynum, District 9 city councilor

“Phil Lakin, winner of a 2012 Star Award from Leadership Tulsa for his work on the privatization of the Tulsa Zoo, has been an exemplary community leader. Although his work at the Tulsa Community Foundation and on the City Council afford him many positive opportunities to make an impact, he always goes above and beyond official roles for the betterment of our community. He has a strategic mind and is always looking for ways to build partnerships that are good for all involved.”

— Wendy Thomas, executive director of Leadership Tulsa

“Phil works on behalf of Tulsa and the whole community. He loves Tulsa and he wants to see it thrive, and for the community to live up to its full potential in the same way that he could see that for the zoo. Everything he touches he would like to see become the best that it can for the citizens and the community. The zoo is just one example of his work and his involvement in the community to make Tulsa a great place.”

— Terrie Correll, CEO of Tulsa Zoo Management Inc.

Continued from p. 49 Given all he has done for Tulsa, the prospect of the city without Phil Lakin Jr. is hard to contemplate. As he sees it, the city he loves above all others has given him far more than he will ever be able to give back.

“I think I would find my loyalty somewhere,” he says. “But I always wanted to get back here, back to my first love. I would find a place to invest myself, but it still would not be the same kind of relationship. I would get by and be happy. But if you look back at what I gained before I could invest anything whatsoever, it is immeasurable what Tulsa gave me or built into me to cause me to be the person I am. Without that, I would not be Phil, that is for darn sure.” tþ

Lakin joins an elite group of TulsaPeople Tulsans of the Year, including these honorees from the past 10 years: 2003 — Kathleen Coan, for her inspiring leadership in making the Tulsa Area United Way one of the most successful in the nation.

2004 — Tulsa voters, more than 75,000 strong, whose votes enabled passage of the historic $535 million Vision 2025 tax package to fund myriad city improvements.

2005 — Beryl Ford, for his single-handed dedication to preserving Tulsa history by collecting Tulsa memorabilia for more than 60 years.

2006 — Ginny Creveling, for her pivotal leadership in saving the Tulsa chapter of the National Conference for Community and Justice.

2007 — Tom Kivisto, for his uncommon leadership in support of the arts and charitable giving.

2008 — Tom McKeon, for creating the groundbreaking Tulsa Achieves scholarship program at Tulsa Community College.

2009 — Gerry Clancy, for his visionary leadership to initiate positive change in the accessibility of health care for the underserved.

2010 — Kathy Taylor, for her forging of public-private partnerships that resulted in key economic development for Tulsa.

2011 — Mike Neal, for helping the Tulsa Metro Chamber maintain its reputation as one of the top chamber organizations in the nation.

2012 — Keith Ballard, for realigning Tulsa Public Schools through Project Schoolhouse to decrease cost and waste and restore academic equity.

Tulsa Community Foundation 2012 Annual Report

In 1998, charitably-minded leaders joined together to establish Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF). TCF is a taxexempt nonprofit organization that assists nonprofit agencies, corporations, individuals and families with flexible charitable giving solutions.

Serve Our Donors TCF manages 598 donor advised or donor designated funds, 39 scholarship funds, 249 charitable agency reserve funds, and 11 supporting organizations.

Develop Community Awareness At the advice of its donors, TCF makes grants to a wide variety of causes and nonprofit agencies locally, nationally and internationally. In 2011, donors advised over $73 million in grants.

Support Local Charitable Organizations TCF supports local agencies, like the Family Safety Center and Tulsa School for Arts and Sciences, by providing leadership and community connections during times of need.

Broaden Charitable Giving In 2011 and 2012, TCF promoted charitable giving through matching programs like the Planned Giving and

Community Food Bank Challenges.

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2012 at a Glance

Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers Fund

Serve Our Donors

It’s funny how little things lead to big things. That’s certainly the case with Bob Sanborn and the Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers. Bob and some other buddies didn’t realize that remodeling the church choir room in 1992 would lead to the construction of 42 homes through Tulsa Habitat for Humanity.

Today, they are 35 people strong and, with the establishment of a charitable fund at TCF, their legacy will endure.

“Philanthropy is an active effort to promote human welfare.

We are involved in our church, Habitat, Meals on Wheels and Assistance League, and all of our children are involved in serving others in their communities. I hope we will be remembered as a group who lived their faith by example through giving their resources, time, talent and effort to make their community a better place to live,” explained Bob.

Paul Kent (ED, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity), Roger Bey, Jimmy Swindeer, Kent Powers and Bob Sanborn (Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers)

Tulsa is a better place because of the Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers, where big things happen every Tuesday!

Cox Connects Foundation Funds Funded by Cox Oklahoma employees, the Cox Connects Foundation (CCF) supports programs that impact Oklahomans in the areas of education, technology, health and the arts. To date, Cox employees have pledged nearly $3.8 million to support schools, nonprofit organizations, college students and co-workers in the Tulsa area. Since 2005, TCF has managed CCF’s charitable funds and provided administrative support for their programs.

Cox Connects Foundation Programs at TCF: Innovation in Education: providing grants to public and private schools (grades Pre-K - 12) to fund classroom projects that encourage and promote ingenuity and imagination.

Cox Cares Employee Relief: providing short-term financial assistance to Cox Oklahoma employees facing financial difficulties for reasons beyond their control.

Community Investments: providing grants to support nonprofit organizations in the Cox Oklahoma service area.

Community IMPACT Grant: started in 2012, this program awards one $50,000 grant annually to an educational initiative that enriches the overall educational experience and social well-being of students, grades Pre-K - 12, or students in early childhood education programs.

Left: Tuesday Morning Miracle Workers build a home for a family in Tulsa. Right: Cox Connects Foundation awards the first Community IMPACT Grant to A New Leaf at the annual Cox Connects Champions Club Luncheon.

Broaden Charitable Giving

Community Food Bank Challenge

George Kaiser Family Foundation, a supporting organization of TCF, awarded a $100,000 challenge grant to Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma to help respond to the agency’s reported food shortage and to support the Food for Kids backpack program.

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The match attracted just over $380,000 from new and lapsed donors, as well as current donors who increased their usual donations. Altogether, the challenge raised $480,000 and provided 2,404,560 meals.

Planned Giving Challenge Early in 2012, TCF announced a Planned Giving Challenge that will award nearly $1 million in general operations grants to more than 40 nonprofit entities. The Planned Giving Challenge is a competitive, matching program designed to encourage area agencies to build their agencies’ future through planned giving agreements such as wills, charitable trusts and charitable annuities.

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For every $100,000 in planned gifts raised by selected agencies, TCF will award those agencies with grants of $20,000 to use for their current, daily operations.

Left: TCF’s Planned Giving Partnership agencies gather for quarterly meeting.

Middle: FSC Master Teacher cares for a client’s baby. Right: CFBEO volunteers sort fresh produce.

Support Local Charitable Organizations

Tulsa School for Arts and Sciences

TCF administered a $93,750 matching program from an anonymous donor benefitting Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences (TSAS) after a devastating fire destroyed Barnard Elementary School.

The donor was able to give anonymously while still providing a matching incentive to motivate the community. In total, over $197,000 was raised to support TSAS.

Family Safety Center The Ann Patterson Dooley Family Safety Center (FSC) was in danger of closing its doors after a grant that had been the sole source of program and operating funds was not re-awarded. With the support and leadership provided by TCF and the local philanthropic community, the FSC achieved success and is now more sustainable than ever. The FSC evolved from operating as a program of Domestic Violence Intervention Services, with a single source of support, to a standalone public charity with multiple funding streams. TCF provided advice, community connections and resources to help secure a positive future for this agency.

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Since 2006, FSC has provided services to more than 12,000 survivors of intimate partner and family violence, sexual assault, stalking and teen dating violence.

TCF CEO, Phil Lakin, announces TSAS matching program at a press conference in 2012.

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Financial Summaries TCF in the Community

Develop Community Awareness

Through TCF, donors give to a number of different causes, such as education and human services. In 2011, TCF received over $89 million in contributions and, at the advice of its donors, granted over $73 million to a wide variety of charitable causes and agencies.

Below are examples of programs and agencies in the Tulsa area supported by TCF’s donors.

TOTAL GRANTS MADE 2011 - $73,715,000 - $38,839,000 53% EDUCATION Supporting educational programs like Partnership for the Availability of School Supplies -

providing a free year’s worth of school supplies to every student in every TPS and UPS elementary school where 75% or more of the students are on the Free or Reduced Lunch program.

19%

HUMAN SERVICES - $14,340,000

Supporting non-profit agencies providing human services like Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless providing a safe, healthy environment for people who are homeless; providing opportunities and encouragement for achieving self-sufficiency.

- $4,948,000 7% RELIGIOUS Supporting organizations with a religious mission like Catholic Charities - assisting those in need regardless of their faith or creed with basic human services and programs geared toward selfreliance, with the support of Catholics and many other caring people.

- $4,635,000 6% ENVIRONMENT Supporting agencies focusing on the environment like River Parks Foundation - striving to be

the region’s premier park, recreation, and entertainment destination by maintaining, preserving, developing, and promoting the Arkansas River and adjacent land areas.

- $3,747,000 5% HEALTH Supporting non-profit agencies providing health services like Mental Health Association in Tulsa promoting mental health, preventing mental disorders and achieving victory over mental illness through advocacy, education, research, service and housing.

& CULTURE - $3,253,000 4% ARTS Supporting non-profit agencies focusing on the arts like Tulsa Children’s Museum - creating a

place for children to experience imaginative and interactive play; to bring the community together through entertaining and educational programming; and to provide creative learning experiences for children in need.

- $1,820,000 2% SCHOLARSHIPS Supporting educational scholarship programs like the Folds of Honor Foundation Scholarship

Program - providing educational scholarships for spouses and children of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation.

& SOCIETY - $1,817,000 2% PUBLIC Supporting agencies addressing public and societal issues like the Crime Commission - improving

the safety and security of the residents of Greater Tulsa through crime prevention education, antiviolence programs, and public involvement.

ASSISTANCE - $254,000 1% EMERGENCY Supporting corporate employee disaster and relief funds like the Turner Roofing Employee

Assistance Fund - providing short-term financial assistance to employees facing financial hardships due to unexpected and unavoidable emergency situations.

- $62,000 1% ANIMAL Supporting agencies assisting animals like Tulsa SPCA - promoting a quality of life for domestic animals through rescue, rehabilitation, education, advocacy and community service.

Board of Trustees

Hans Helmerich

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (Chairperson of the Board)

Steadman Upham University of Tulsa (Vice Chairperson)

James Adelson

Statement of Financial Position

Nadel and Gussman, LLC (Secretary/Treasurer)

(As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, in thousands)

Mayor Dewey Bartlett

ASSETS Cash and investments

FY 2011

FY 2010

$3,724,832

$4,066,386

103,432

54,252

$3,828,264

$4,120,638

Receivables and other assets TOTAL ASSETS

City of Tulsa

Sharon Bell

Rogers and Bell

James Bender WPX Energy, Inc.

Chet Cadieux

QuikTrip Corporation

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities

$308,487

$242,635

3,518,904

3,876,699

873

1,304

3,519,777

3,878,003

$3,828,264

$4,120,638

Net Assets Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Joseph Craft, III

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

Barry Davis

Davis, Tuttle Venture Partners

Steven Dow

Community Action Project

Dan Ellinor

Bank of Oklahoma

Robyn Ewing

The Williams Companies

Statement of Activities

Becky Frank

Schnake Turnbo Frank, Inc.

(For Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, in thousands) REVENUES

FY 2011

FY 2010

Contributions

$89,713

$91,908

Investment gains (losses)

(328,480)

(357,112)

TOTAL REVENUES

(238,767)

(265,204)

Phil Frohlich

Prescott Capital Management

Jerry Goodwin

Goodwin & Grant, Inc.

Mark Graham

Tulsa Area United Way

Dan Harrison

EXPENSES

ONEOK, Inc.

Grant services

72,039

93,524

Investment services and other

37,837

23,112

9,444

10,079

139

98

119,459

126,813

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

(358,226)

(392,017)

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

3,878,003

4,270,020

$3,519,777

$3,878,003

General and administrative Fundraising TOTAL EXPENSES

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

Michael Johnson J & A Group LLC

Ken Levit

George Kaiser Family Foundation

Chip McElroy II

McElroy Manufacturing

Jean McGill

In memory of her generous service on the TCF Board.

Charles Monroe

Charles S. Monroe, CPA PC

Molly Pellegrini

Lobeck-Taylor Foundation

Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations

Rose Cellino Reynolds

Reynolds Pastoral Care Foundation

Eric Richards

Zarrow Family Office, L.L.C.

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Scott Thompson

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

Steve Walton

Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers

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January Jan. 7-March 4 — Camp Fire Candy Sale Benefits Camp Fire USA. Visit www.tulsacampfire.org/candy.

Jan. 9 — Annual Soup/Salad Luncheon Benefits Northeast Active Timers. Visit www.neacco.org.

Jan. 10-12 — Special Olympics Winter Games Benefits Special Olympics Oklahoma. Visit www.sook.org.

Jan. 12 — Sweet! 2013 Toyland Ball Benefits Parent Child Center of Tulsa. Visit www.toylandball.org.

Jan. 17 — Portraits of a Garden Opening Reception Benefits Tulsa Garden Center. Visit www.tulsagardencenter.com.

Jan. 19 — Below Zero Benefits LIFE Senior Services. Visit www.lifeseniorservices.org.

Jan. 26 — A Taste of Tulsa Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma.

Visit www.atasteoftulsa.org.

February Feb. 1 — Western Neighbors’ Annual Benefit Chili Dinner, Silent Auction and “Watch Party” for the Groundhog Benefits Western Neighbors Family Assistance. Call David Breed or Melissa Niles, 918-445-8840; or email melissa. wntulsa@yahoo.com.

Feb. 2 — Heart Ball Benefits American Heart Association. Visit www.heart.org/tulsa.

Feb. 4 — Flash Back to Move Forward Annual Dinner Benefits Metropolitan Urban League. Visit www.mtul.org.

Feb. 6 — ­ Bowl for Kids’ Sake Kickoff Party Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Visit www.bbbsok.org.

Feb. 10 — My Furry Valentine Benefits StreetCats Inc. Call Linda Holland, 918-492-8887; or email scoutholland@cox.net.

Feb. 12 — Mardi Gras Celebration Benefits Quota International of Tulsa. Visit www.quotatulsa.com.

Feb. 12 — TAUW Annual Meeting Benefits Tulsa Area United Way. Visit www.tauw.org/annualmeeting.

Feb. 14 — Love by the Numbers Benefits 211 Helpline. Visit www.211tulsa.org.

Feb. 15-April 5 — Half a Hundred for Hospitality Benefits Hospitality House of Tulsa. Visit www.hhtulsa.org.

Feb. 17 — The Dog Bowl 2013 Benefits Forrest and Jenny’s Place Animal Rescue. Visit www.forrestandjennysplace.org.

Feb. 23 — 12th annual Polar Plunge Tulsa Benefits Special Olympics Oklahoma. Visit www.sook.org.

Feb. 28 — Puttin’ on the Dog with LIFE Senior Services Benefits LIFE Senior Services. Visit www.lifeseniorservices.org.

March March TBA — Tulsa Children’s Museum Gala Benefits Tulsa Children’s Museum. Visit www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org.

March 1 — Bunco for Breast Cancer Benefits Breast Cancer Assistance Program Fund. Visit www.bcapfund.org.

March 1 — CASA Casino Win for Kids! Benefits Tulsa CASA Inc. Visit www.tulsacasa.org.

March 1-2 — Sip for Sight Benefits Prevent Blindness Oklahoma. Visit www.preventblindnessok.org.

Feb. 9 — Cooking Up Compassion Benefits Catholic Charities. Visit www.cctulsa.org.

March 1-2 — Wine, Women & Shoes Benefits YWCA Tulsa. Visit www.ywcatulsa.org.

Feb. 9 — Heart of Henry Benefits Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless.

Visit www.tulsadaycenter.org/ news.php.

March 3 — Souper Sunday Benefits Total Source for Hearing-loss and Access. Visit www.tsha.cc.

Feb. 10 — Lunar New Year Dinner and Auction Benefits Dillon International Inc. Visit www.dillonadopt.com.

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March 7 — Memory Gala Benefits the Alzheimer’s Association, Oklahoma and Arkansas Chapter.

Visit www.memorygala.org.

March 9 — Red Ribbon Gala Benefits Tulsa Cares. Visit www.redribbongala.org.

March 13 — Annual Spud Luncheon Benefits Northeast Active Timers. Visit www.neacco.org.

March 14 — Red Cross Rescue Gala Benefits American Red Cross Eastern Oklahoma Chapter. Call Devone Chezem, 918-831-1207; or email devone.chezem@redcross.org.

March 14 — Quinn’s sixth annual Meals on Wheels “Keeping ’em in the Green”: An Event Full of Irish Spirit Benefits Meals on Wheels Metro Tulsa. Visit http://mowinthegreen.org.

March 16 — St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run Benefits Special Olympics Oklahoma. Visit www.sook.org.

March 21 — Absolutely Incredible Kid Day Benefits Camp Fire USA. Visit www.campfire.org/aikd.

March 28-29 — Abersons and Friends Warehouse Sale Benefits Family & Children’s Services. Visit www.fcsok.org.

March 30 — Carnivale 2013, “Forbidden Garden” Benefits Mental Health Association in Tulsa. Visit www.bestpartyintown.org.

Various dates — Bowl for Kids’ Sake Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Visit www.bbbsok.org.

April April-September — 10th annual Knock Out Violence Benefits Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS/Call Rape). Call 918508-2705, or visit www.dvis.org.

April 4 — Oysters & Ale Benefits Hospice of Green Country. Call 918-388-1327, or email sgarcia@ hospiceofgreencountry.org.

April 5 — Foundation for Tulsa Schools Showcase Dinner Benefits Foundation for Tulsa Schools. Visit www.foundationfortulsaschools.org.

April 5 — The Monarch Ball Benefits Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS/Call Rape). Call 918-508-2705, or visit www.dvis.org.

April 6 — Aquarium Run Benefits Oklahoma Aquarium. Visit www.okaquarium.org.

April 6 — A Time to Dance with Our Stars Gala Benefits Hospitality House of Tulsa. Visit www.hhtulsa.org/events.

April 6 — Peace, Love and Camp Benefits Camp Loughridge. Visit www.camploughridge.org.

April 9 — Green and Gold Gala Benefits Oklahoma Baptist University. Visit www.okbu.edu/gala.

April 11 — Blank Canvas Benefits Youth Services of Tulsa. Visit www.yst.org.

April 13 — Madonna House Tea Benefits Catholic Charities. Visit www.cctulsa.org.

April 13 — Walk MS Tulsa Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. Visit www.nationalmssociety.org/ok.

April 17 — Women Impacting Tulsa Celebration Luncheon Benefits Women Impacting Tulsa of Tulsa Community Foundation.

Visit www.facebook.com/ womenimpactingtulsa.

April 18 — Are You Smarter Than a KIPPster? Benefits KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory. Visit www.kipptulsa.org.

April 18 — William Booth Society Dinner Benefits Tulsa Salvation Army. Call Nancy Lloyd, 918-5877801, ext. 131; or email nancy_ lloyd@uss.salvationarmy.org.

April 19 — Gold Medal Night Benefits Aim High Academy gymnastics program. Visit www.aimhighgym.org.

April 20 — Dance of the Two Moons Benefits Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa Inc. Visit www.ihcrc.org.

April 20 — The Garden Party Benefits The Little Light House. Visit www.littlelighthouse.org.

April 20 — Sixth annual ONE Awards Benefits Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. Visit www.oklahomacenterfor nonprofits.org.

April 20 — Tulsa Charity Grand Prix Benefits Child Abuse Network.

Call Kelsey Baker, 918-740-1451.

April 21-May 12 — 2013 Designer Showcase Benefits Foundation for Tulsa Schools. Visit www.tulsadesignershowcase.com.

April 26 — CANdlelight Ball Benefits Child Abuse Network.

Visit www.childabusenetwork.org.

April 26 — 40th annual Street Party Benefits Street School.

Visit www.streetschool.org.

April 27 — A License to Change Benefits Volunteer Tulsa. Visit www.volunteertulsa.org.

April 27 — Face the Flame Benefits Camp Fire USA. Visit www.facetheflame.org.

April 27 — Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium’s Aviator Ball Benefits Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium. Visit www.tulsaairandspace museum.org.

April 30 — Empty Bowls Benefits Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Visit www.cfbeo.org.

Various dates — Bowl for Kids’ Sake Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Visit www.bbbsok.org.

May May TBA — Harwelden Awards & Gala Benefits Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa.

Visit www.ahct.org.

May TBA — Rhinestone Cowboy Benefits Volunteers of America of Oklahoma.

Visit www.voaok.org.

May 3 — Fashion and Talent Showcase Benefits Mental Health Association in Tulsa. Visit www.mhat.org.

May 4 — OKEQ Equality Gala Benefits Oklahomans for Equality. Visit www.okeq.org.

May 4-5 — Spring in the Garden, 63rd annual Garden Tour Benefits Tulsa Garden Club and Tulsa Community College horticulture students.

Visit www.tulsagardenclub.org.

May 7 — Goodwill annual Awards Luncheon Benefits Goodwill Industries of Tulsa.

Visit www.goodwilltulsa.org.

May 8-10 — Special Olympics Oklahoma 44th annual Summer Games Benefits Special Olympics Oklahoma.

Visit www.sook.org.

May 11 — Children’s Garden Picnic and Party Benefits Children’s Garden at Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden.

Visit www.ocbg.org.

May 16-19 — Tulsa International Mayfest Benefits Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa. Visit www.tulsamayfest.org.

May 18 — Center Polo Classic Benefits The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges. Visit www.tulsacenter.org.

May 18 — Full Moon Run Benefits Tulsa River Parks. Visit www.fullmoonrun.com.

May 18 — Sixth annual March of Dimes Wine Dinner Benefits March of Dimes. Visit www. wineanddineforbabies.com.

May 18-June 23 — St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway Benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Visit www.stjude.org/dhtulsa.

May 20 — Pink on the Green Golf Tournament Benefits Breast Cancer Assistance Program Fund. Visit www.bcapfund.org.

May 20 — Tulsa Sports Charities Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament Benefits KIPP and TSC Scholarships. Visit www.tulsasportscharities.org.

Various dates — Bowl for Kids’ Sake Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Visit www.bbbsok.org.

June June TBA — Friends of Oklahoma Chautauqua Benefits Oklahoma Chautauqua.

Visit www.okchautauqua.org.

June 1 — Brainiac Ball Benefits Family & Children’s Services.

Visit www.fcsok.org.

June 1 — Just Plane Fun Benefits Camp Fire USA. Visit www.tulsacampfire.org/jpf.

June 3 — Annual Golf Classic Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Visit www.bbbsok.org.

June 3 — Links for Little Ones Golf Tournament Benefits The Little Light House. Visit www.littlelighthouse.org.

June 6 — Brookside Rumble & Roll Street Party Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation. Visit www.rumbleandroll.com.

June 7 — Vintage Tulsa: Oil Barons Ball Benefits Tulsa Historical Society and Museum.

Visit www.tulsahistory.org.

June 8 — Light Up the Night, St. John Street Party 2013 Benefits In His Image Family Medicine Residency training program. Call 918-744-2186.

June 12 — Annual Book Review, Luncheon and Fashion Show Benefits Northeast Active Timers. Visit www.neacco.org.

June 13 — A Night of Hospitality Benefits Hospitality House of Tulsa. Visit www.hhtulsa.org.

Central Park Hall 43,000 square feet of outstanding event space. Ideal for galas and fundraising events.

Located at Expo Square, THE place for exceptional entertainment.

June 13 — Top of the Town Benefits Child Care Resource Center. Visit www.ccrctulsa.org.

June 21 — WALTZ on the Wild Side Benefits Tulsa Zoo. Visit www.tulsazoo.org.

June 28 — Relay for Life Benefits American Cancer Society. Visit www.relayforlife.org.

July July 14 — Annual benefit concert, “Celebrating Freedom, Hope and Centenarians” Benefits Northeast Active Timers.

Visit www.neacco.org.

July 22 — 14th annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Tulsa Golf Tournament Benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Tulsa (Salvation Army). Call Carrie Salce, 918-587-7801, ext.

121; or email carrie_salce@uss. salvationarmy.org.

For more information and to book your next event call (918) 744-1113.

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August TBA — Harwelden Murder Mystery Dinner Benefits Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa. Email pr@ahct.org.

August TBA — Second annual Rooftop Rendezvous Benefits Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS/Call Rape). Call 918-508-2705, or visit www.dvis.org.

August TBA — Sock Market Campaign Benefits Assistance League of Tulsa’s Operation School Bell. Visit www.altulsa.org.

Aug. 1 — Uncorking the Cure for MS Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. Visit www.nationalmssociety.org/ok.

Aug. 15 — 34th annual Close/ MS Regatta Launch Party Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. Visit www.nationalmssociety.org/ok.

NEEDED Project Manager For Military History Museum

The Military History Museum in Tulsa will be moving in early 2013 to a new building in downtown Broken Arrow. In advance of the move, the Museum is in need of a part-time project manager to assist with the endeavor.

The ideal candidate is a person who is retired military or one with experience in project management.

The Military History Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, "promotes patriotism through the preservation of military history" and has over 2,000 military artifacts.

If interested in this opportunity, please email jim@langdonpublishing.com for additional details.

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Aug. 17 — Survivors’ Brunch, Fall Fashion Show and Pink Carpet Event Benefits Breast Cancer Assistance Program Fund. Visit www.bcapfund.org.

Aug. 24 — Memory Walk Benefits the Alzheimer’s Association, Oklahoma and Arkansas Chapter. Visit www.tulsamemorywalk.com.

Aug. 24 — Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off Benefits Trinity Episcopal Church. Visit www.oksteakcookoff.com.

September Sept. TBA — Laps for Little Ones Fun Run Benefits The Little Light House. Visit www.littlelighthouse.org.

Sept. TBA — Meals on Wheels: Keep ’em Rolling Benefits Meals on Wheels Metro Tulsa. Visit http://keepemrolling.org.

Sept. TBA — Mini-Laps Benefits The Little Light House.

Visit www.littlelighthouse.org.

Sept. 6 — Day of Caring Kickoff Benefits Tulsa Area United Way. Visit www.tauw.org/dayofcaring.

Sept. 6 — Chapters: A Casual Evening of Books, Bards and Bites Benefits The Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service.

Visit www.tulsalibrarytrust.org.

Sept. 7 — Celebrate, Rattle & Roll Dinner Dance Benefits Emergency Infant Services. Visit www.eistulsa.org.

Sept. 7 — 34th annual Close/MS Regatta Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. Visit www.nationalmssociety.org/ok.

Sept. 9 — Restore Hope Golf Tournament Benefits Restore Hope Ministries programming.

Visit www.restorehope.org.

Sept. 17 — Annual Circle Dinner Benefits Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden.

Visit www.ocbg.org.

Sept. 20 — Cattle Baron’s Ball Benefits American Cancer Society. Visit www.cancer.org.

Sept. 20-21 — 16th annual Back Alley Blues & BBQ Art of BBQ Benefits Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa.

Email pr@ahct.org.

Sept. 21-22 — 28th annual Bike MS Oklahoma Ride Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. Visit www.nationalmssociety.org/ok.

Sept. 23 — FTS Cup Benefits Foundation for Tulsa Schools. Visit www. foundationfortulsaschools.org.

Sept. 26-27 — 19th annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium Benefits Mental Health Association in Tulsa. Visit www.fromhousingtorecovery. org.

Sept. 28 — 17th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tulsa. Visit www.komentulsa.org.

October October TBA — Care Card Week Benefits Family & Children’s Services. Visit www.fcsok.org.

October TBA — Champions of Health Gala Benefits Oklahoma Caring Foundation. Visit www.championsofhealth.org.

October TBA — Noche de Gala Benefits Hispanic American Foundation. Visit www.haftulsa.org.

Oct. 3 — Raisin’ Cain: A Ballroom Bash Benefits Clarehouse. Visit www.clarehouse.org.

Oct. 5 — ZOORUN Benefits Tulsa Zoo. Visit www.tulsazoo.org.

Oct. 11-13 — Brush Creek Bazaar Benefits Teen Challenge, Brush Creek Youth Ranch and New Life House. Visit www.brushcreekbazaar.org.

Oct. 14 — 24th annual American Airlines Charity Golf Tournament Benefits Special Olympics Oklahoma.

Visit www.sook.org.

Oct. 18-19 — NEATs Annual Garage Sale Benefits Northeast Active Timers. Visit www.neacco.org.

Oct. 27-31 — HallowMarine Benefits Oklahoma Aquarium.

Visit www.okaquarium.org.

Oct. 27-31 — HallowZOOeen Benefits Tulsa Zoo. Visit www.tulsazoo.org.

November November TBA — Ihloff Fall Show Benefits Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa.

Email pr@ahct.org.

Nov. 14 — Unite! 2013 Benefits Tulsa Area United Way. Visit www.tauw.org/unite.

Nov. 15 — America Recycles Day Awards Banquet 2013 Benefits Friends of the Metropolitan Environmental Trust Inc. Visit www.metrecycle.com.

December Dec. 6 — The Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award Benefits Tulsa Library Trust. Visit www.tulsalibrary.org.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The above listings were received

by TulsaPeople’s January 2013 issue deadline of Nov. 15, 2012.

2013 VENUE GUIDE

THE PLACE TO BE

This handy guide to local venues will make planning your next event a snap. compiled by STACY SMITH and EMILIE SOUTHERN

Planning an event can be stressful for anyone. From finding a space — small or large — with presentation capabilities, someone to help set up and clean up, and choosing catering options, the to-do list can be overwhelming. Use this guide to event and conference centers around Tulsa as your aid.

ANDY B’S FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER 8711 S. Lewis Ave. 918-299-9494 www.andybtulsa.com Event rental contact: Chuck West Capacity: 20-500

BOK CENTER 200 S. Denver Ave. 918-894-4200 www.bokcenter.com Event rental contact: 918-894-4200 Capacity: 20,000

THE CAMPBELL HOTEL 2636 E. 11th St. 918-744-5500 www.thecampbellhotel.com Event rental contact: Diane Gawey-Riley Capacity: 200-250

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT TULSA DOWNTOWN

(ATLAS LIFE BUILDING) 415 S. Boston Ave. • 918-508-7400 www.marriott.com Event rental contact: Sara Linn Capacity: 35-50

CROWNE PLAZA TULSA SOUTHERN HILLS 7902 S. Lewis Ave. 918-492-5000 www.crowneplaza.com/tulsa Event rental contact: Melanie Nance Capacity: Up to 400

DOUBLETREE HOTEL TULSA DOWNTOWN 616 W. Seventh St. 918-587-8000 www.tulsadowntown.doubletree.com Event rental contact: Kecia Holloway Capacity: Up to 1,100

DOUBLETREE HOTEL TULSA AT WARREN PLACE 6110 S. Yale Ave. 918-495-1000 www.tulsaatwarrenplace.doubletree.com Event rental contact: Catering manager Capacity: Up to 1,100

DRESSER MANSION 235 W. 18th St. 918-585-5157 www.dressermansion.com Event rental contact: Erin Goodrich Capacity: 200

DUST BOWL LOUNGE & LANES 211 N. Elgin Ave. 918-430-3901 www.dustbowltulsa.com Event rental contact: Erika Estes Capacity: 16-176

EMBASSY SUITES TULSA — INTERSTATE 44 3332 S. 79th E. Ave. 918-622-4000 http://embassysuites.hilton.com Event rental contact: Mindy Layon, ext. 7108 Capacity: 20-400

EMERALD FALLS 30510 E. 63rd St. S., Broken Arrow 918-266-2600 www.emeraldfalls.com Event rental contact: Lucia Carballo Capacity: 330

EXPO SQUARE 4145 E. 21st St. 918-744-1113 www.exposquare.com Event rental contact: Sarah Thompson Capacity: Multiple facilities available

FIVE OAKS LODGE 528 E. 121st St., Jenks 918-298-6405 www.fiveoakslodge.com Event rental contact: Nicole Graber Capacity: 400

FOREST RIDGE GOLF CLUB 7501 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-357-2282 www.forestridge.com Event rental contact: Stephen Williams Capacity: Up to 16 in various locations

GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TULSA 1429 Terrace Drive 918-744-6997 www.gastulsa.org Event rental contact: Bev Bordner Capacity: 200-250 (Continued on p. 62) TulsaPeople.com

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GILCREASE MUSEUM

INTERNATIONAL CENTER

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road 918-596-2771 www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu Event rental contact: Kathy Thompson Capacity: 60-400 in various locations

1350 S. Boulder Ave. 918-496-1246 www.theinternationalcenter.com Event rental contact: Jackie Bliss Capacity: 402

RESTAURANT AT GILCREASE MUSEUM

KENNEDY MANSION BED AND BREAKFAST

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road 918-596-2751 www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu Event rental contact: Facility manager Capacity: 60 (evening rentals only)

506 W. Fairview St. 918-712-8065 www.kennedymansion.com Event rental contact: Francoise and Darell Christopher Capacity: 50

GIROUARD WINERY

LIVING ARTS GALLERY

817 E. Third St. 918-231-4592 www.tulsawine.com Event rental contact: Jan Girouard Capacity: 50-150

307 E. Brady St. 918-585-1234 www.livingarts.org Event rental contact: Steve Liggett Capacity: 260

GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER 322 N. Greenwood Ave. 918-596-1020 www.greenwoodculturalcenter.com Event rental contact: Frances Jordan-Rakestraw Capacity: 750-1,000

HARDESTY ARTS CENTER (AHHA) 101 E. Archer St. 918-504-4496 www.ahhatulsa.org Event rental contact: Facilities manager Capacity: 200

HARWELDEN MANSION 2210 S. Main St. 918-504-4496 www.ahct.org Event rental contact: Facilities manager Capacity: Up to 150 indoors and outdoors

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES AT BASS PRO 2201 N. Stone Wood Circle, Broken Arrow 918-355-3200 www.hiexpress.com Event rental contact: Kate Buster Capacity: 25

HOLIDAY INN TULSA — CITY CENTER 17 W. Seventh St. 918-585-5898 www.holidayinn.com/tulsa-cc Event rental contact: Sales department, ext. 151 Capacity: 250

HOTEL AMBASSADOR TULSA 1324 S. Main St. 918-382-6022 www.hotelambassador-tulsa.com Event rental contact: Joshua Ozaras Capacity: 70

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LUDGER’S CATERING & PRIVATE DINING 6120-A E. 32nd Place 918-744-9988, ext. 2 www.ludgers.com Event rental contact: Megan Sherrill Capacity: 80

THE MAYO HOTEL 115 W. Fifth St. 918-582-6296 www.themayohotel.com Event rental contact: Director of sales Capacity: 300

OKLAHOMA AQUARIUM 300 Aquarium Drive, Jenks 918-296-3474 www.okaquarium.org Event rental contact: Keeley Mead, Kevin Drain or Kara Lovell Capacity: Up to 1,000+

OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME 111 E. First St. 918-281-8600 www.okjazz.org Event rental contact: 918-281-8605 Capacity: 500

ONEOK FIELD EVENTS (ONEOK FIELD) 201 N. Elgin Ave. 918-574-8324 www.ONEOKFieldEvents.com Event rental contact: Kevin Butcher Capacity: 20-350

OSAGE EVENT CENTER 951 W. 36th St. N. 918-699-7777 www.osagecasinos.com Event rental contact: Group sales specialist Capacity: 400-1,300 (Continued on p. 64)

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Paint. Drink. Have Fun. 1621 East 15th Street www.PinotsPalette.com

Date Night • Girls Night Out • Corporate Events Holiday Parties • Birthday Parties • Club Parties Family Reunions • Moms’ Night Out • Bachelorette Parties

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PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART

THE TRISTESSE GRIEF CENTER

2727 S. Rockford Road 918-748-5399 www.philbrook.org Event rental contact: Diane Shen Capacity: 15-1,000

3930 E. 31st St. 918-587-1200 www.thegriefcenter.org Event rental contact: Sam Shreder Capacity: 25

PINOT’S PALETTE 1621 E. 15th St. 918-794-7333 www.pinotspalette.com/cherrystreet Event rental contact: Studio manager Capacity: 44

POLO GRILL

TULSA CONVENTION CENTER

2038 Utica Square 918-744-4280 www.pologrill.com Event rental contact: Patricia Rogers Capacity: 60

100 Civic Center 918-894-4350 www.tulsaconvention.com Event rental contact: Kathy Tinker, 918-894-4260 Capacity: 30-8,900

RENAISSANCE TULSA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 6808 S. 107th E. Ave. • 918-307-2600 www.renaissancetulsa.com Event rental contact: Sales and catering Capacity: 3,500

THE SILO CENTER

TULSA EVENT CENTER 2625 S. Memorial Dr. 918-402-9016 www.tulsaeventcenter.com Event rental contact: Sam Stokely Capacity: Up to 1,300

SPIRITBANK EVENT CENTER

TULSA GARDEN CENTER/ TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM 2435 S. Peoria Ave./2445 S. Peoria Ave. • 918-746-5125 www.tulsagardencenter.com, www.tulsahistory.org Event rental contact: Janet Gaither, 918-746-5133 Capacity: 175-200

STOKELY EVENT CENTER

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

10111 E. 45th Place 918-402-9016 www.stokelyeventcenter.com Event rental contact: Sam Stokely Capacity: 250

110 E. Second St. 918-596-7122 www.tulsapac.com Event rental contact: Steven Fendt, 918-596-7124 Capacity: 100-2,365

THE SUMMIT

TULSA ZOO AND LIVING MUSEUM

15 W. Sixth St. • 918-582-5243 • www.summittulsa.com Event rental contact: Jessica Wiist, 918-582-3821 Capacity: 250+ Editor’s note: The Summit is a private club. For membership information, contact Susan Devonshire at 918-382-0460.

6421 E. 36th St. 918-669-6634 www.tulsazoo.org Event rental contact: Amy Arehart Capacity: 100-600, indoor; 4,000, outdoor

TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT BROKEN ARROW 2251 N. Stone Wood Circle, Broken Arrow 918-355-9600 www.marriott.com Event rental contact: Facilities manager Capacity: 25

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TULSA COUNTRY CLUB 701 N. Union Ave. • 918-585-8151 • www.tulsacountryclub.com Event rental contact: Jerry Civis Capacity: 350 Editor’s note: Tulsa Country Club is a private club. For membership information, please call 918-585-8151.

4501 W. 41st St. 918-447-2724 www.thesilotulsa.com Event rental contact: Rachel Lindley-Keeley Capacity: 200

10441 S. Regal Blvd.

918-369-9360 or 918-364-3156 www.spiritbankeventcenter.com Event rental contact: Event sales Capacity: 45,000

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TULSA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM 3624 N. 74th E. Ave. 918-834-9900 www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.org Event rental contact: Stevie Wallace Capacity: 300

ATTENTION, VENUES! If you would like to be added to this guide next year, please email your facility information and a photo to Kendall Barrow, kendall@langdonpublishing.com.

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Holland Hall

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Solid, locally owned businesses contribute to a vital economic foundation in any city. In this special section, TulsaPeople spotlights 36 longstanding companies and organizations which have become anchors in our business community. The sponsored editorial section features only businesses and organizations with 50 or more years of local history and service.

5666 East 81st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 (918) 481-1111 www.hollandhall.org

In 1922, 10 Tulsa men concerned about their children’s educational preparation for admission into eastern colleges, organized a private school, recruited Winnifred Schureman as headmistress and named it “Holland Hall” in tribute to her Dutch ancestry.

Holland Hall evolved as coed in younger grades, and a girls’ school at the Upper School level. In 1959 the school affiliated with the Episcopal Church and began recruiting

SINCE 1951

LaMode Quality Cleaners

for boy’s athletics, making the school coed throughout.

Chartered in 1930 with 60 students and eight teachers, Holland Hall now has more than 990 students. Holland Hall continues to provide a challenging, comprehensive educational experience grounded in a rigorous liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum promoting critical thinking and life-long learning.

7025 East 41st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 (918) 622-5225 www.lamodecleaners.com

Owners Dan Hiatt and Jim Light

The Lily May Roberts family opened LaMode Quality Cleaners in 1951 and has since been known for its dry cleaning and laundry services as well as wedding gown cleaning and preservation, alterations, curtain and drapery cleaning, leather and suede service, and shoe shining. Today, it also offers convenient home pickup and delivery to those in the metro area.

“LaMode’s history makes it a place Tulsans turn to for quality dry cleaning and

A scene inside LaMode's plant facility during the 1960's

unparalleled customer service,” says owners Jim Light and Dan Hiatt.

LaMode contributes to several community projects, including Volunteers of America of Oklahoma’s Share the Warmth, which provides new or gently used blankets.

In 2012, LaMode merged with Park Plaza Cleaners creating a bigger, better company and now has 10 convenient locations in the Tulsa area.

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Kathryn C. Brown, M.D.

since 1959

Jane T. Purser, M.D.

James T. Love, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Lodie G. Naimeh, M.D.

Timothy J. Nickel, M.D.

Rumali S. Medagoda, M.D.

Karen E. Arnold, APRN, CNP

Todd A. Coleman, APRN, CPNP

Katrina M. Sims, PA-C

Allergy clinic of Tulsa

(918) 307-1613 www.allergyclinicoftulsa.com

In1959 Dr. Leon Horowitz, the first board certified allergist in Oklahoma, founded Allergy Clinic of Tulsa. After 16 years, Dr. David Hurewitz joined the practice. In 1978, they opened the south Utica location. In 2001, a clinic on south Mingo opened, followed by an Olympia clinic (west Tulsa) in 2008. Dr. Horowitz retired in 1993, and since then the clinic has continued to add physicians to accommodate Tulsa’s growing demand for allergy and asthma care.

Over the years, Allergy Clinic of Tulsa has thrived by providing high quality care to the people of Green Country, not only at their offices but also at free medical clinics around Tulsa. Six board certified physicians in allergy, asthma and immunology and three licensed advanced practitioners staff the clinic. The physicians work as a team with primary care doctors to ensure the patient’s best health. The staff prides itself in the associations made over the years with local schools, community organizations and places of worship.

The clinic is a world leader in research and treatment of the swelling disorder “hereditary

9311 South Mingo Road Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 1727 South Utica Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

6802 South Olympia Avenue Suite 150 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132

angioedema.” It is the only allergy clinic to educate OU, OSU and In His Image medical residents, as well as students in the field of allergy, asthma, and immunology.

This full-service allergy clinic cares for patients with allergies, asthma, primary immune deficiencies and certain skin conditions, offering all approved methods of allergy diagnosis (allergy skin testing, blood testing and patch testing), diagnostic asthma testing, chest and sinus radiology, and immune system screening. Services offered include allergy shots (immunotherapy), asthma therapy, intravenous and subcutaneous gammaglobulin replacement, and oral immunotherapy for certain types of food allergies.

The friendly, caring staff and physicians have made Allergy Clinic of Tulsa a place where patients have turned for medical care for more than 50 years. Several staff members have worked at the clinic for decades. The clinic is patient focused and brings the latest innovations and research to its care, and accepts most insurance plans.

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Margo’s Gift Shop

2058 Utica Square Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 (918) 747-8780 www.themargoshop.com

An early day photo of Margo Kirberger in the store located in the Philcade Building

Legendary oilman Waite Phillips encouraged Margo Kirberger to open her gift shop in the Philcade Building’s lobby in 1935. It was another oilman, Walt Helmerich, who encouraged the store owner to move to the Helmerich & Payne owned Utica Square in 1964.

Today, Margo’s Gift Shop — in its 78th year of operation — remains located in Utica Square. The store is still family-owned; for many years managed by Margo Kirberger’s daughter, Ann Nelson, and now operated by the founder’s

SINCE 1946

Nielsens Exclusive Gifts

8138 South Lewis Avenue Suite A Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 (918) 298-9700

granddaughter, Margo Nelson.

The store offers a large selection of unique gift items and is known for its selection of Christopher Radko ornaments.

“We have over 1,500 different Radko ornaments in the store,” says Margo. “The ornaments are custom-designed for a wide variety of professions, passions, themes, special occasions and, of course, all the major holidays.”

Margo’s is annually one of the nation’s leading sellers of Radko-designed ornaments.

3515 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 (918) 747-4141 www.NielsensGifts.com

George Verheyden and Arthur Nielsen

It all started with a $200 loan, a dream and a prayer for Dorothy and Arthur Nielsen who came to Tulsa from Wisconsin to set up a gift store. That dream became a legacy for the family who has operated the Tulsa store for more than 66 years.

Nielsens Exclusive Gifts began in 1946 in a small Brookside home where the couple opened the shop originally selling their own wedding presents.

“The store was established in two rooms and the enclosed porch,” says Andrea Nielsen Bartlett, daughter of Dorothy and Arthur and current owner of Nielsens. “Our family lived in an attractive apartment in the rest of the house.” In 2011, Nielsens

SINCE 1945

Petty’s Fine Foods

returned to its original location on Brookside and continues to operate its south Tulsa location in the Plaza Shopping Center.

Andrea has continued her parents’ tradition of offering luxury gifts and one-of-akind treasures to customers from around the world. Nielsens carries more than 500 product lines and customers have come to depend on the store’s customer service, bridal registry, world-wide shipping, free gift-wrapping and delivery in the Tulsa area.

Waterford, Lladro, Julia Knight, Lalique, Juliska and Arthur Court are just some of the lines customers can choose from the two Tulsa stores, as well as online.

1964 Utica Square Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 www.pettysfinefoods.com

The original Rowan & Petty Food Market was located at 1829 East 21st Street until the store moved to Utica Square in 1972

When Robert D. Petty and L.G. Rowan pooled their assets and experience to open a grocery in 1945, they couldn’t have imagined the legacy they were creating.

In 1957, Robert J. Petty became Rowan’s partner and was an industry leader for almost 30 years.

In 1972, Petty’s moved across the street to its present Utica Square location and son

Scott joined the company. In 1985, Scott acquired ownership and became President.

Scott’s wife, Maureen, added a successful catering business in the 1990s.

Today, Scott and Maureen are continuing Petty’s 68-year legacy of providing quality culinary products and outstanding customer service.

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Back row: Mike Fulps, Bud Fulps, Scott Johnson Front row: Lynna Pearson, Lea Fulps, Linda Johnson and Roger Graham

since 1952

Arrow exterminators inc.

A pest-free foundation for longevity was laid when J.W. ‘Bud’ and Wanda ‘Lea’ Fulps opened Arrow Exterminators in June 1952. The company started with only one employee servicing homes in the Broken Arrow community. Determined to provide the best service with honesty, integrity and sound business practices, the company’s growth is reflected in the more than 50 employees and a second location in Oklahoma City.

“My dad placed a sign in our lobby many years ago that has truly emulated our business model and practices,” says Michael Fulps, president of Arrow Exterminators. “It says, ‘A good business reputation does not spring up overnight, but grows slowly and soundly because it is rooted in the solid ground of customer satisfaction.”

Fulps says this is why Arrow is known throughout the area as a leader in the industry.

The company is a full-service pest control company specializing in termite protection utilizing the Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System by Dow AgroSciences and the elimination of bed bugs using Thermal Remediation® by Tempair.

801 South Main Street Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 (918) 258-9669 www.nomorebugs.com

Arrow was one of the first companies to provide technological advancements in termite protection with the Sentricon® system, which has dramatically impacted termite populations within the community. Some of the state’s most historic and significant sites rely on Arrow’s expertise in pest control.

The company is active in several local, state and national organizations. General Manager Roger Graham is Arrow’s on-site entomologist and a member of the Entomological Society of America.

Even though their son now runs the company, Bud and Lea are still actively involved in Arrow as the 83- and 85-year-olds drive in several days a week from their home on Fort Gibson lake to ensure the company’s main objective of servicing the customer continues to be met.

“They have been the foundation upon which this business has been built and we take pride each day in the many accomplishments that we have realized as a family,” says son, Michael.

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Southern Hills Veterinary Hospital

2242 East 56th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 (918) 747-1331 www.southernhillsvet.com

Dr. Rodney M. Robards, DVM

The staff at Southern Hills Veterinary Hospital contributes its decades in business to its dedication to providing excellent patient care.

The hospital, started in 1956 by Glen Harbert, D.V.M., provides small animal veterinary services and an indoor/outdoor boarding facility for its patients. The veterinary staff strives to maintain a hometown feel for those it serves, creating a family-like atmosphere for all.

Since 1945

Sweet Adelines international

“We try to go over and above to take care of our clients and their pets,” says Rodney Robards, D.V.M, owner of the practice since 1991. “It has become generational, too, as we are now seeing the pets of those who we first met as children when we first bought the practice.”

9110 South Toledo Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 (918) 622-1444 www.sweetadelineintl.org

2012-2013 International Board of Directors

Edna Mae Anderson established Sweet Adelines International in 1945. Her aim was to teach and train its members in music and to promote barbershop harmony.

Today, Sweet Adelines International is a highly respected organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education, competition and performance. This nonprofit music education association is one of the world’s largest singing organizations for women.

SINCE 1914

YWCA Tulsa

Membership of 23,000+ extends over five continents and belongs to more than 500 choruses and 1,200 quartets.

Locally, Sweet Adelines has performed for 67 years and continues to be a thriving force within Tulsa’s arts community. Visit www.sweetadelineintl.org for information on local chapters and how to join.

1503 South Denver Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 (918) 588-9393 www.ywcatulsa.org From the Huglahoma Series by Evan Taylor

Since YWCA Tulsa’s founding in 1914, it has continually adapted to the challenges of an evolving society and continued to serve the needs of women, their families and the community of Tulsa.

Its programs have changed over the years — from providing housing, food and job training to young African American women affected by the Tulsa Race Riot to helping women and their families survive the Great Depression — the organization has remained committed to its local mission of advocating for all Tulsans to succeed through wellness, wealth and education.

“In more recent years, the YWCA has guided women through times of crisis, helped

newcomers to America find their way in a bewildering new culture, and provided a variety of opportunities to help the young, old and the physically disadvantaged reach their full potential,” says CEO Felicia Collins Correia. This year, the YWCA Tulsa will serve more than 18,000 Tulsans through its four programs: health and wellness, immigrant and refugee services, racial justice, and women’s empowerment.

Throughout the year, the organization, which will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2014, is able to serve the community through special events and programs, including Wine, Women & Shoes and the Race Against Racism. A new program, Girls on the Run®, begins this spring with students from Gilcrease and Cedar Ridge elementary schools.

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Front row left to right: Jerry Ranson, Tim Lewis, Cris Finley, Carol Robinson, Lon Canada Back row left to right: Michael McChesney, Linda Grant, Ron Banks, Brett Dalman, Todd Nelson

since 1947

The canada company What began in 1947 with H.W. Arduser as the Arduser & Company continues to serve the oil and gas industry with the priority being serving its customers. In 1967, Lon Canada joined the company and bought it in 1974. Two years later the company’s name changed to the Canada Company. Steve Curley and Carol Robinson bought the company in 2000, but after Curley suffered a life-altering accident in 2001, Robinson has since been the sole owner.

The Canada Company prides itself on customer service, says Robinson. “We are the ‘small guy’ that interfaces between the customer and the ‘large corporation,’” she says. “We provide that close, hands-on relationship to the customer on our manufacturer’s behalf.”

The Canada Company is the manufacturers’ representative and distributor selling process control instrumentation such as vibration monitoring, pressure/temperature/differential pressure transmitters, flow meters, tank gauging, and flame and gas detection industry, as well as general industry. The company is committed to quality processes and services, and continuously works to improve procedures. Its current area of sales responsibility includes

4141 South 87th East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 (918) 622-5400 www.canadaco.com

the Oklahoma, Kansas, southern Nebraska, the Texas panhandle and western Arkansas.

Throughout the decades, the company has committed itself to the community by donating to several area nonprofits as well as dedicating itself to providing quality products for the community.

When Mr. Canada bought the company there were four employees. With the advent of the oil shale plays in Oklahoma and Texas, it grew to nine employees, including an office in the Oklahoma City area. In 2008, CanServ LLC formed as a ‘sister’ company providing service and support for Canada Company products.

The business model hasn’t changed much since the founding of the company and even relationships that were forged by Arduser remain intact.

“We believe customer service and quality products are still the No. 1 goal,” Robinson adds.

“With our lives so entangled in electronics, a real body and voice is most important.”

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Since 1960

Armstrong Hearing Aid center

6130 East 71st Street Suite 18 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 (918) 492-6087 www.armstronghearing.com

Front Row: Suzy Armstrong, Shohn Armstrong Back Row: Shelley Havig, Traci O’Brien

After serving in World War II and suffering from hearing loss as a result, James Armstrong returned home to Tulsa to find a need for hearing aid specialists.

It was that need that prompted him to open Armstrong Hearing Aid Center in 1960. James’ son Larry followed in his father’s footsteps and today, third-generation owner Shohn Armstrong, Larry’s son, runs the business with his wife, Suzy.

While the hearing aid industry has changed dramatically since James first opened his business near the intersection of East 21st Street and South Sheridan Road, Shohn says it is the relationships that form that has kept Armstrong Hearing Aid Center going for more than 50 years.

“We believe our success lies in the fact our customers are comfortable doing business with us,” he says. “Our customers don’t just walk in and buy hearing aids. It’s a relationship that will last for many years through dedicated service.”

Armstrong, today located at East 71st Street and South Sheridan Road, offers Audibel hearing instruments that are made in America through a division of Starkey Laboratories. Starkey is the largest manufacturer of hearing aids in the world and has the resources to stay at the leading edge of the hearing industry and what the consumer wants and needs.

Since 1955

coral Swimming Pool Supply co.

2315 East 69th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 (918) 494-0393 www.coralswimmingpoolsupplies.com

Robert Price, Delana Roughley, Steve Haas, Barbara Mulanax and Ty Wilson

Abiding by the Golden Rule proves to be a wise business decision for the owner of Coral Swimming Pool Supply Co. “My father firmly believed that if you treat people the way you want to be treated, you will earn a customer for life,” says owner Steve Haas, son of founder Russell Haas.

“People unfortunately no longer expect good service or personal attention. When they encounter good service, they are shocked.

“We will continue to ‘shock’ our customers for a long time.”

In 1955, Coral began as one of the first pool supply stores in Tulsa. Over the years, it has grown with the market and provides a wide variety of services to homeowners

and commercial accounts — from pool supplies to a service department that will open and close pools, install equipment and make necessary equipment repairs.

The goal of the company is a satisfied customer every time. Haas says that is achieved with a very experienced staff and the ability to go out of the way to solve people’s pool problems.

Haas employs 12 people at the store and is a member of Southside Rotary Club as a way to “give back to a community that has been so good to us.”

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Michelle Bruns, Paula Osko, Mike Samara and Nick Samara

since 1963

celebrity Restaurant For 50 years, Celebrity Restaurant Owner Mike Samara has greeted customers as they entered his fine dining restaurant. It’s that kind of personal attention that diners have come to expect. The Celebrity Restaurant is known for its steaks, lobster, shrimp, fried chicken, and Caesar salad made fresh tableside. From famous Tulsans to world-famous celebrities, each are treated with Celebrity Restaurant’s signature service.

While Mike is still there every day to greet guests, today Nick Samara and Paula Osko, Mike’s children, lead the restaurant with help from Mike’s other daughter Michelle Bruns. The family continues the legacy that generations of Tulsans have come to expect.

“Our warm hospitality and top quality menu reminds me of my favorite restaurants

3109 South Yale Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 (918) 743-1800 www.celebritytulsa.com

in New York,” Mike says. “Thankfully, it all adds up to making our restaurant a favorite in Tulsa.” Engagements, birthdays, business deals and a quiet dinner for two are just some of the special occasions customers celebrate at the restaurant. Many of the customers that have dined at the restaurant become close with the Samaras and the rest of the Celebrity staff. The restaurant is known for its very lavish and elegant Christmas decorations that provide a festive holiday dining experience.

And of course, plenty of celebrities have dined at the Tulsa establishment, including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., Ben Stiller, Bob Hope, Waymon Tisdale, Barry Switzer, and Tim Conway.

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Since 1916

Lyon’s indian Store

111 South Detroit Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 (918) 582-9178

Janie and Larry Lyon

In 1916 Morrie Simons opened Tulsa Novelty, a small store near the Tulsa Train Depot that included authentic Native American crafts made by local craftsmen.

The store developed a reputation as the place to buy Native American items. After a name change and a move to a larger location on Main Street, The Indian Store flourished. During the 1940s, Navajo silversmiths made Indian jewelry in the store while customers watched. During this time the Lyon family was a partner with

Since 1963

Mary Murray’s Flowers

Pawnee Bill and the Trading Post in Pawnee supplied war bonnets, drums and other items to The Indian Store in Tulsa. The Lyon family purchased the Tulsa store in 1951 and it became Lyon’s Indian Store. Now located in the Blue Dome District, the store continues a 95 year tradition featuring Pendleton blankets, Minnetonka moccasins, turquoise jewelry, locally made Native American crafts and Oklahoma souvenirs.

3333 East 31st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 (918) 743-6145 www.marymurraysflowers.com

Mary Murray

In 1963 Mary realized her dream when Mary Murray’s Flowers opened in a stately residence on East 15th Street. She sought to distinguish herself with fresh product, stylishly designed and presented. As her clientele migrated south, Mary moved her operation to London Square, and later a second location in Utica Square. In 1988 she had the opportunity to expand and design a new facility from the ground up at East 31st Street and South Harvard Avenue. It was perfect timing.

This eventually enabled her to once again have all her talent under one roof.

Mary’s daughter, Gaylyn Murray Wattman, AIFD, OCF, came on board in 1976.

They agreed that if business interfered with their personal relationship the work

would have to go. They worked together beautifully for decades enjoying and respecting each other’s talents.

Mary’s design accomplishments and contributions to the industry were recognized in 2012 with an induction into the Oklahoma State Florists’ Association Hall of Fame.

Be it the event of the season, a wedding, a sympathy order or a single rose for a first date, MM’s designers treat each occasion with equal care and attention to detail. Quality, elegance, style and service were the cornerstones of Mary’s business. They remain so today.

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Pictured is the Cowen team in their corporate offices in the Utica Place building, a project completed by Cowen in 2008 Foreground: David Carder. Second row, left to right: Rob Wright, Becky Manasco, Lesli Pitts and John Cowen. Third row: Ryan Rhuems, Brian Hart, Link Cowen and Adam Turner. Fourth row: Phil Hamburger and Adam Hall.

since 1896

cowen construction Working as a stonemason building depots along the newly constructed railroad line, Nathan Cowen’s talents became known throughout Indian Territory in the late 1890s.

Because of those skills, he was asked to build several buildings in his town of Shawnee, where he began Cowen Construction in 1896.

Over the past 116 years, the company’s original qualities of skill, responsibility and integrity have been passed down through four generations of Cowens who have taken the company into the 21st century.

“Cowen Construction has endured the transformation from Indian Territory to statehood, two world wars, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl years,” says John Cowen, company president and Nathan Cowen’s grandson. “We’ve built our company on the tenets of adaptability, quality and surpassing our client’s expectations. Construction is about more than brick and mortar, it’s about relationships.”

It’s those relationships that made Cowen one of the most respected construction companies in the state. As a full-service construction manager, Cowen serves the institutional,

2200 South Utica Place Suite 100 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 (918) 582-2220 www.cowenresidential.com

manufacturing, health care, religious and private sectors. Core services include design-build, general contracting, construction management and client representation. Two sister companies, Cowen Residential and Integra Concrete, bring the full resources of the Cowen team to the residential construction and concrete subcontracting sectors of the industry.

Cowen’s staff of nearly 100 provides a variety of in-house services that creates a unique team-based approach to manage every aspect of a project from start to finish.

While Cowen’s impact on Tulsa can be seen in the structures it builds, some of its most notable achievements go unseen. Cowen built the first LEED registered project in the state and recently finished the first LEED certified health care facility in Tulsa. Also, each of the management team members is green advantage certified.

Cowen has also garnered a number of local, regional and national awards during its operation, including numerous Build Oklahoma Awards and the Builder of the Year award from the Associated General Contractors of America and the Army-Navy “E” award for excellence.

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Since 1944

Moody’s Jewelry

Seven store locations in Tulsa and Broken Arrow (918) 834-3771 www.moodysjewelry.com

Ernest Moody III

A broken clock led to the founding of Moody’s Jewelry. Young Ernest Moody Jr. took the clock to a watchmaker neighbor. The neighbor showed him how to fix it, and he was so fascinated that he became a watchmaker.

In 1944, he opened a shop in Whittier Square, where he had grown up, then opened a small shop at East 12th Street and South Harvard Avenue. Moody then moved the business across the street to a bigger building (shared for a time with Steve’s Sundry) and opened a jewelry store.

Company President Ernest Moody III trained as a gemologist and joined his dad in 1979. There were three Moody’s stores then. Now with seven locations throughout

Tulsa, Moody’s is what Ernest III calls “truly a family business” — his wife, brother and three sisters all work for the company.

Today, the Moody’s stores are located at 1137 S. Harvard Ave.; 7015 S. Lewis Ave.; 5045 S. Sheridan Road; 8140 E. 68th St.; 1812 Utica Square; 10031 E. 71st St.; and 2013 W. Kenosha Ave., Broken Arrow.

Moody’s is known for its customer service and high-quality brands including Tacori, Lagos, Honora, Pandora, Breitling, Omega, Simon G. and Rolex. Rolex watches are sold exclusively at the 71st and Lewis store.

2570 South Harvard Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 1403 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 1908 South Memorial Drive Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112

Since 1932

Moore Funeral Homes

9350 East 51st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 116 North Main Street Owasso, Oklahoma 74055 (918) 744-1202 www.moorefuneral.com Fitzgerald’s locations: 1402 South Boulder Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74118 3612 East 91st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137

William Herbert Moore traveled by train to Oklahoma, Indian Territory, in the early 1900s. When he first saw Cora Musgrove, it was love at first sight. Her family had entered a partnership with the Merritt Family in Claremore, doing business as Musgrove Merritt Funeral Home. After their marriage, Cora and Herb started their family and moved to Tulsa and bought the ailing Gordon Barnes Funeral Home at East 14th Street and South Peoria Avenue. They raised seven children and ran a funeral home and ambulance service. In the early years they accepted chickens and eggs in return for funeral services.

Now with seven locations, Moore Funeral Homes continues its tradition of

Bottom row, L-R: Lynne Moore, John Wilson and Elaine Moore Top Row, L-R: Ronald Snow, Terry Hamm, David Dopp and Glenn Burnett

strength and care for Tulsa-area families with compassion, courage and commitment.

Over its 80-year history, Moore’s has grown with Tulsa, expanding services, locations and level of care. Moore’s is proud to be a locally-owned, family-run business. Dr. Joseph Moore and his wife Lynne, a licensed funeral director, oversee company operations and Elaine Moore-Jones is the managing funeral director at Moore’s Southlawn Chapel. Moore’s mission is to ensure that families have someone they can count on at one of life’s most difficult times: the passing of a loved one. The Moore’s family of funeral homes now includes Fitzgerald Funeral Service’s Ivy Chapel and Southwood Colonial Chapel.

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Nathan Nelson and Bob Richison

since 1955

empire Fence company Things are solid as a fence post at Empire Fence Company. Bob Richison, who established the business in 1958, continues to lead Empire as president with grandson Nathan Nelson as vice president. Together, along with a team of loyal employees, the company achieved a record-breaking sales year in 2012.

“Our business is still located at the corner of Admiral and Garnett where we offer all types of fencing from wood to chain link to ranch rail,” says Richison. “Our focus is on residential fencing so privacy fencing is our most popular product, but we also sell commercial fencing.”

The longtime owner believes the company has achieved over a half-century in business because of the way Empire does business. “We chose to build and operate our fence company on a foundation of integrity,” Richison says, “offering customers quality products and excellent service at a good price, and striving to be helpful and fair with each and every customer. I learned long ago the importance of doing business the old-fashioned way because we are not the only fence company in town.”

Nathan says advertising — in the form of the small, yellow-and-black Empire signs affixed

22 North Garnett Road Tulsa, Oklahoma 74116 (918) 437-1671 www.empirefence.net

to each installed fence — works well for the company. “When you’ve been selling and building fences in Tulsa for nearly 60 years, people see our fence signs on our product all around town,” says Nathan. “It’s a great advantage to be able to place our company’s name on products in so many different locations.”

Nathan, age 32, muses that he has 20 years experience because “I began hanging around the business at age 12.” Bob Richison has guided Empire Fence Company to and through the half-century mark, and hopes his grandson enjoys an equally long run. “I know Nathan will operate the business in the same good way and, with the continued blessing of good health, will be around to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary in 2058. I am filled with gratitude that we’ve enjoyed 58 years in business serving so many valued customers and friends.”

Empire Fence Company is a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa, Tulsa Executives Association, and the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Oklahoma.

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The Oklahoma Eagle

624 East Archer Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 (918) 582-7124 www.theoklahomaeagle.net

The Oklahoma Eagle has been the voice of the African-American community in northeastern Oklahoma for nearly 100 years.

The Oklahoma Eagle, founded in 1918, is Oklahoma’s oldest African-American family-owned newspaper. Purchased by Edward L. Goodwin Sr. in 1936, The Oklahoma Eagle is a weekly newspaper serving residents in northeastern Oklahoma, with circulation extending throughout the United States to former Tulsa residents who still desire to receive and read their hometown paper.

James O. Goodwin Sr. and his brother Edward L. Goodwin Jr. are currently the co-publishers of the newspaper. James Goodwin’s youngest daughter, Jeanne, serves as assistant to the publishers and is responsible for the day-to-day operations.

With business offices located in the historic Greenwood business district, the

newspaper is the only family-owned business still operating in the Greenwood District that dates its origins back to the early 1900s.

Today, the newspaper’s archives chronicle the longest and most continuous history of African-Americans in the state of Oklahoma. Also, the bricks used to construct the newspaper building’s north and east facades are from many destroyed buildings that were once a part of the historic “Black Wall Street” era in Greenwood.

E. L. Goodwin Sr. best described his desire to be a voice for Tulsa’s African-American community when he established the paper’s corporate motto: “We make America better, when we aid our own people.”

Since 1959

Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits

3324 East 31st Street Suite A Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 (918) 747-1171

The first store as it looked from 31st Street in 1959

Ever since prohibition was repealed in Oklahoma in 1959, Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits has been in continuous operation in the Ranch Acres Shopping Center.

Owned today by Mary Stewart, Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits has come to be known for its customer service, knowledgeable staff and the variety of wines, beers and liquors the store offers. The store has expanded over the years and continues to meet

Former Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits owner Ralph Benson, left, as a college student working to fill the shelves of the store two days after prohibition in Oklahoma was repealed by voters on September 1, 1959

the needs of its customers with new products, brands and varieties.

“We specialize in matching wines and helping put together dinners, parties and celebrations,” says Stewart. Throughout the year the store hosts special events, such as Beer & Brats, as well as promoting Oklahoma brewers and vintners.

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David Keglovits, chairman of the board, and Sid Swinson, president

since 1944

GableGotwals What started as a firm with three attorneys and one office has grown into a full-service business law firm employing 146 people, 80 of those attorneys, and locations in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

GableGotwals began in 1944 with founders Ellis Gable and Charlie Gotwals. Today, the firm is known for legal services in the fields of oil and gas, securities, litigation and banking.

The experienced litigators and transactional attorneys that make up GableGotwals promote the firm’s beliefs in community involvement, professionalism and respect for clients, firms and each other.

“We’ve worked to promote a family environment within our firm and have fostered this ideal over time,” says Sid Swinson, president of GableGotwals. “This has maintained a longevity in our attorneys and professional staff that I, as well as our board of directors, are very proud to share.”

While the firm has made a local name for itself, dozens of its lawyers have been recognized by respected publications. Best Lawyers in America® has named GableGotwals a Best Law

100 West 5th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 595-4800 www.gablelaw.com

Firm and in 2012 added 32 of the firm’s attorneys to its list, naming nine Lawyers of the Year. Nine of the firm’s attorneys also have been recognized by Chambers USA, a leading international law firm- and attorney-ranking guide. Thirty-eight GableGotwals lawyers are 2012 Oklahoma Super Lawyers and 10 have been named 2012 Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters.

“More than anything, we are here to provide counsel to our clients and are dedicated to helping our clients solve problems and maximize opportunities,” says David Keglovits, chairman of the board. “Over the years, GableGotwals has done this with professionalism and the utmost respect for our clients and their goals.”

When the GableGotwals staff is not hard at work in the courtroom or the boardroom they dedicate themselves to community service, holding a number of leadership positions in civic and nonprofit organizations. The firm and its members also financially support the United Way and other charities in addition to providing pro bono work through Legal Aid.

Guaranty Abstract Company’s corporate headquarters is located at 320 South Boulder

John C. “Jack” Kirkpatrick

since 1928

Guaranty Abstract company Three generations of Kirkpatricks have owned and managed Guaranty Abstract Company.

J.F. Kirkpatrick founded the company in 1928 and passed it on to sons Glade and Clay.

For the past 52 years, Glade’s son, John C. “Jack” Kirkpatrick, has been involved in the family business and is now chairman/CEO and sole owner.

In addition to being Tulsa’s largest privately owned title company, Guaranty Abstract is the only company with a complete and independent set of Tulsa County land records.

One of only five licensed, bonded abstractors in Tulsa County, Guaranty has built a stellar reputation for expedient, efficient and effective service in handling real estate abstracting, title insurance, closings and 1031 Exchange services.

Jack Kirkpatrick is justifiably proud that his company has handled the title work and closings for the majority of Tulsa’s major transactions, including the BOK Tower, Woodland

Corporate Office 320 South Boulder Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 587-6621

South Tulsa Office 5992 South Yale Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 (918) 496-9090

Midtown Tulsa Office 2705 East 21st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 (918) 749-2200

www.guarantyabstract.com

Hills Mall, One Technology Center and Sun Refinery among others.

Guaranty has evolved with technology and stays on the leading edge of industry innovations. For example, Guaranty’s employees are provided with the industry’s premier software and hardware products and brands to handle business efficiently and professionally.

Through Guaranty’s website www.guarantyabstract.com the companies clients — realtors, buyers, and sellers — always have 24/7 access to the various tools available such as the Smart GFE Calculator. The website also provides online forms, brief explanations of services (including graphic depictions of the abstracting and closing processes), company contact information and driving directions to any of the company’s three Tulsa locations. In staying abreast of Tulsa County’s demographics, Guaranty has offices in downtown, south and midtown Tulsa.

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Roland Rice in the new Kohler Premier Showroom at Heatwave

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since 1961

Heatwave supply company As Roland Rice assumed responsibility of the day-to-day operations of Heatwave Supply in the 1980s, he was taking charge of a company that his father-in-law, George Foster, called the “house of friendly service.”

Heatwave began in 1961 as Foster, a young businessman at the time, mortgaged his home to help finance the purchase of a small wholesale plumbing company. Foster would see the business through years of growth and expansion, which Rice built on with the addition of stores in Ponca City and Bartlesville. Today, Heatwave Supply boasts the largest physical plant and inventory of any plumbing wholesaler in the state.

The 51-year-old Tulsa firm is a plumbing and fixture company that offers residential and commercial customers materials from many of the most well-known and respected brands in the industry, including Kohler, Moen, Delta, Brizo, BainUltra, Blanco and Elkay. Earlier this year, the company opened its new Heatwave Showroom For The Kitchen & Bath, a 6,000 square foot facility located next door to the company’s headquarters building. The Kohler Premier showroom offers customers bathroom vignettes, static displays, a live kitchen, working whirlpool airjet tubs, and steam and shower areas to enable customers to see and

Live kitchen area

6529 East 14th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112 (918) 838-9841 www.heatwavesupply.com

experience the company’s top products. The showroom also features Alys-Edwards Tile and Stone.

“The expansion has allowed us to do some things we’ve been dreaming about for a number of years, providing a state-of-the-art showroom Tulsa can be proud to have in its own backyard,” Rice says. “All too often people think they have to travel to Dallas to see the latest in styles and trends, but not anymore.”

But while offering top quality products is important, Rice believes it is Heatwave’s people and the service that make the difference and are major reasons the company has achieved more than five decades of operation.

“Our company’s 40-plus employees truly do stand out with more than 450 years of combined experience in the industry,” the company president says. “Anyone can build a building and fill it with inventory. I’m most proud of our employees and the excellent service they provide to our customers.

Still, after 51 years, Heatwave Supply continues to be a “house of friendly service.”

Pictured are the owners and division heads of JD Young left to right; Monte Sloan, Steve Williams, Shanna Wilson, Walt Faber, Patricia Stuart, Bob Stuart Jr., Bob Stuart Sr., Doug Stuart, Ed Daman, David Short, and Mike Milburn

since 1949

JD Young

116 West 3rd Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 582-9955 www.jdyoung.com

The company may not be young in years, but the futuristic business technologies that it provides to eastern Oklahoma keep them a step ahead of the ‘new kids on the block’. JD Young’s philosophy started with Joe Young himself, provide ‘technology backed by tradition.’

JD Young is celebrating its 64th year in business and though everyone knows the name, most would have a difficult time telling you everything JD Young has to offer.

“JD Young strives to be ‘the business solutions people,’” says CEO Bob Stuart Jr. “We provide cutting edge technologies to help businesses thrive by increasing their productivity and efficiencies. We don’t select the products and services we offer, our clients and their challenges do. We are here to help organizations be more productive and grow.”

Doug Stuart, company president, echoes his brother’s sentiments and adds, “We are fortunate to be part of a business community that continues to look at JD Young as a

7666 East 61st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 (918) 582-9955 www.jdyoung.com

company they want to partner with. In our eyes, no business is too large or too small to deserve our focused, personal attention.”

JD Young’s current staff of more than 200 employees provides many business services that include document/print management, office automation hardware and software, marketing solutions, and even purified drinking water systems.

Additionally, the company is excited to introduce its newest division, recently referred to as “the best keep secret in the marketing world,” one2one Marketing by JD Young. Some consider this might be the biggest idea JD Young has introduced since bringing the first copiers to Tulsa. Simply stated, one2one marketing can help you create relevant, personalized marketing campaigns across different channels that can be tracked and measured. Learn more at www.learnaboutone2one.com.

“From everyone at JD Young, thank you for your continued support,” says Bob Stuart Jr. “We hope your businesses grow old and your ideas remain YOUNG.”

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since 1919

Joe West company Joe West opened his insurance agency in the Orpheum Theater Building in booming downtown Tulsa in 1919. The young agent was soon joined by friend Ford Bell and the twosome began building their business providing insurance services to accounts such as T.D. Williamson, Seismograph Services and Nadel and Gussman. Over the early years, the agency achieved continual growth thanks to the insurance expertise of associates Bob McMasters, Bob O’Dell, Del Cooper, Bill Jackson and, later, sons David Bell and Ross Cooper.

In 1986, the agency was acquired by Tim Driskill, a Vinita native who grew-up learning the insurance business from his father, George, at the George Driskill Agency. Joe West Company is now the flagship of a group of 16 insurance agencies including three partner agencies: the Lon T. Jackson Agency and McMasters Insurance Counselors in Sapulpa, and the Keystone Insurance Agency in Sand Springs.

Today, Joe West Company is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the country.

406 South Boulder Avenue Suite 600 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (800) 479-1461 www.joewestcompany.com

“We provide complete insurance services to a broad range of clients,” says Driskill, “and are known for our specialized knowledge and experience in the categories of aviation, professional liability, oil and gas, manufacturing, financial institutions, and public school insurance.” The successful Oklahoma School Insurance Group, handled at the Keystone Insurance Agency, provides insurance coverage for approximately 400 public schools in Oklahoma.

The team of skilled insurance professionals at the company include Driskill, Barry Tims, Bill Johnson, Jeff Cleveland, Cindy Griggs, Guy Griggs, Robert Wonn, Greg Pugmire, Mike Kennedy, Andy Soares, Bonnie Pace, Bob Turner, Betty Box, Bob Williams, Mike Robinson and Chad Ferguson.

Joe West Company is located at 406 S. Boulder in the historic Beacon Building. The Lon T. Jackson Agency and McMasters Insurance Counselors are located at 26 S. Park in Sapulpa, and the Keystone Insurance Agency offices are at 11 E. Broadway in Sand Springs.

Jim Stewart, president, and Paul Slauter, CFO

since 1963

L&M Office Furniture L&M Office Furniture is celebrating its 50th year in business in 2013. This feat comes from the dedication that Lou Miller put forth when he first opened the doors to the office furniture showroom in 1963.

Today, L&M is led by owner and operator Jim Stewart, who continues Miller’s legacy of honesty, hard work and good products paired with good value.

“L&M provides interior solutions that meet our customers’ needs,” says Stewart. “Our experienced sales, service, production and delivery staff is dedicated to making sure our customers leave happy, so when they think office solutions, they think L&M.” With showrooms in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, L&M provides quality products, services and solutions to businesses, health care facilities, schools and other types of industry across the state. L&M is known for its services such as project management, design, delivery, installation and relocation.

L&M purchases from many quality furniture vendors, including well-known brands like

4444 South 91st East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 (918) 664-1010 www.l-mofficefurn.com

Allsteel, Hon, La-Z-Boy, National and Paoli. We are also the Distribution Partner for DIRTT Environmental Solutions. DIRTT stands for Doing It Right This Time. We give you the customization of conventional interior build-outs but with the quality, speed and certainty of prefab. DIRTT’s award-winning environmental sustainability means waste, space and pollution are reduced now and in the future, thanks to the efficiency and agility of this intelligent, elegant interior construction.

But what if a customer is looking to just redesign their existing furniture? L&M can relocate or reconfigure existing product for a client. The company also offers lease purchase/ financing options as well as existing product buy-back.

Stewart and the staff at L&M are committed to the community that has been so good to them. Throughout the year, the company dedicates itself to service and community involvement. After the Joplin, Mo. tornado of 2011, L&M sent one of its trucks to the weatherravaged city with supplies and donations collected at the store.

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McGraw Realtors The continuing success of McGraw Realtors is firmly anchored in the company’s 75 year history in Tulsa.

The business was founded in Tulsa in 1938 by Dan Davisson Jr., who followed his father into the real estate business, and Kennth Crouch, son of Tulsa pioneers. Lee Mulhall, who came to Tulsa in 1936 as a contractor and homebuilder, joined the company after World War II. For many years the company was known as Crouch Davisson Mulhall and later became Crouch Davisson Stewart.

Tulsa native Joe McGraw Jr., the son of noted local oilman Joe McGraw, entered the Tulsa real estate scene in 1961 when he joined Crouch Davisson Mulhall Realtors, later branching

918-592-6000 www.mcgrawrealtors.com

out on his own in the business. After being elected to the state House of Representatives in 1964 and then serving six years in the state Senate, McGraw returned to his fulltime job as a realtor in Tulsa. He merged his company into Crouch Davisson Stewart in 1986 to form McGraw Davisson Stewart.

“I have to give credit to Dan Davisson and Kenneth Crouch for my business philosophy,” notes McGraw. “They each espoused utmost professionalism and believed the success of a company comes from attracting the best people then providing the right atmosphere and elements to enable each person to be successful.”

Today, Joe McGraw serves as chairman of the board of McGraw Realtors, still active

The late Dan Davisson with Joe McGraw in 1988 during a special presentation of a framed illustration of the first house sold by Davisson in 1938. The home, pictured here, is located at 1717 S. Cheyenne, and is now the Council Oak Center.

in his 52nd year in the real estate business. For the past 10 years, McGraw’s day-to-day operations have been lead by Company President John Woolman who skillfully guided the business through the four-year economic downturn in the real estate and financial service industries. “We realized in 2008 that our business environment was changing rapidly,” Woolman says, “so it became our goal to maximize technology and development of our affiliated businesses to become a more efficient real estate company.” In 2012, McGraw Realtors celebrated its best business year since the beginning of the downturn in 2007. The company remains the largest independent real estate business in Oklahoma with 480 associates in seven offices.

McGraw is a partner in two real estate-related businesses: First Title and Oklahoma Mortgage Lenders. “Our goal is to give our clients more control and efficiency in the real estate buying or selling process,” says Luke Strawn, senior vice president. “Our being active in the title and mortgage lending businesses enables McGraw to offer our clients a one-stop-shop option.”

Today, over 92 percent of all homebuyers start their search online. Hence, McGraw has made the utilization of technology a major focus. In addition to providing home buyers and sellers with the local real estate information they desire via online products, McGraw has created joint ventures with other independent real estate companies outside the

Tulsa metro area. “The concept is to provide these companies with the same digital tools and services our McGraw real estate associates utilize,” says Woolman. “We believe that by having multiple companies using our technology, we will continue to enhance and improve the way we do business to benefit our associates and the customers they serve.”

McGraw Realtors’ residential and lake home inventory currently includes over 1,500 listings and all can be viewed at www.mcgrawok.com.

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OneOK

100 West 5th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 588-7000 www.oneok.com

(pronounced one-oak)

For more than 100 years, ONEOK has delivered quality products and services to its customers. You probably know ONEOK for the warmth delivered to your home every winter.

Rightly so – its largest natural gas distribution company, Oklahoma Natural Gas, brings clean-burning natural gas to hundreds of thousands of residents around the state. What you might not know is that the blue flame burning reliably in your furnace is really just the tip of ONEOK’s business. ONEOK gathers, processes, stores, transports, markets and distributes natural gas, natural gas liquids and other commodities. The company operates in more than a dozen states, owns three natural gas utilities, is engaged in natural gas marketing through its energy services business and is general partner and 43.4 percent owner of

ONEOK Partners, one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships in the country, which owns natural gas and natural gas liquids assets. With corporate headquarters located in Oklahoma for more than a century, the company has a long-standing commitment to Tulsa and Oklahoma. ONEOK employees take pride in contributing their time and money to their communities and have volunteered thousands of hours on projects ranging from the Special Olympics to building houses with Habitat for Humanity. As ONEOK has grown from a single natural gas distributor in Oklahoma to a Fortune 500 industry leader, it has remained committed to creating value for its employees, customers, shareholders and communities.

ONEOK is proud to say, it’s the ONE in energy.

PLW’s owner Lance Parkhill with father Fred, who founded the store in 1963

since 1963

PLW Warehouse Liquors & Wine ParkhiLL’s Liquors & Wine PLW Warehouse Liquors and Wine will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2013.

Founded by Fred Parkhill in 1963, this iconic store, also known as “Fikes” by many Tulsans because of its location in the Fikes Shopping Center at East 51st Street and South Lewis Avenue, has grown to be Tulsa’s premier liquor store, and one of the largest in the state.

“Our focus is on giving each customer what they are looking for at the best prices,” says Lance Parkhill, son of the founder who purchased the business in 2007. “We pride ourselves in making sure that we have the best selection of beers, wines, and liquors in the Tulsa area”.

The store’s wine department presents over 3,500 hand-selected bottles, with knowledgeable associates available to guide customers toward the perfect selection.

5111 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 (918) 724-4187 www.parkhillsliquor.com

“Our imported beer selection features over 500 brands of beers from every corner of the world,” says Parkhill. “We offer an unbeatable selection and pricing on beers whether a customer desires a six pack, case or keg.”

The store boasts a wide selection of spirits, including quality imported rums, numerous small batch bourbons, premium Mexican tequilas, imported and micro-distilled gins and a complete line of brandy, cognacs and cordials.

PLW recently established Club Parkhill to offer customers an opportunity to receive updated information and reviews, and participate in special tastings and wine and food pairing classes. Information about Club Parkhill is available at www.parkhillsliquor.com.

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PPI owner Mike Chamberlain with father Floyd “Jerry” Chamberlain, the past owner of the business

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Many commercial printing companies have come and gone over the last 80 years in Tulsa. One that continues its successful ways over that span is Printed Products, Inc. (PPI). The company will celebrate its 80th anniversary in March.

PPI began in Tulsa in 1933 under the name Maneke Houser Printing Company and later evolved into Maneke Kinzie Printing Company. In 1966, Floyd Chamberlain became president of the company and changed the corporate name to Printed Products a year later. In 2004, Chamberlain retired and sold the company to his son, Mike, who continues to lead the operation.

“In the early days, printing was printing and we did it all,” says Mike Chamberlain. “Our product focus shifted to the printing of business forms in the 1960s until that segment began a decline with the development of laser printers. As our customer needs changed, we shifted our offerings to process color printing and utilizing advanced technology in digital printing.”

1144 East Haskell Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106 (918) 295-9950 www.ppi-tulsa.com

Today, Printed Products utlizes a Heidelberg Speedmaster and smaller Ryobi offset presses to print magazines, trade manuals and color publications for customers. A Xerox digital press is used for customers desiring quick printing and short-run options.

“We uphold the timeless tradition of taking great pride in the craftsmanship of printing while striving to keep up with our industry’s innovation and technology advances,” said Chamberlain. “We have a great team of people at Printed Products from our press operators to prepress professionals to our sales personnel. We believe in getting to know our customers and their needs, providing high-quality printing, and earning trust that leads to loyalty.”

Chamberlain recently announced the purchase of a new eight-color Heidelberg press he hopes to have installed and ready at PPI in March. “This press has many automatic features that will make our pressmen’s job much easier and enable us to produce jobs faster and more efficiently,” the owner says, “and, above all, produce work that makes our customers smile.”

Back row left to right: Clint Swanson, Shannon Lucas, Lori Klein, Matthew Farris, Melissa McFall and Erik Chillingworth. Front row left to right: Gregory Gray, Sharon Bell and Robert Farris

since 1913

Rogers and Bell, PLLc When Sharon J. Bell joined Rogers and Bell, PLLC, in 1985, she began a career with a law firm deeply rooted in Tulsa’s philanthropic, civic and legal landscape. Today, Sharon follows in the footsteps of her father, William, leading the storied firm into the next generation.

The firm began in Holdenville, Okla., in 1908 when Harry H. Rogers was hired as counsel for Holdenville Oil & Gas by Robert McFarlin and J.A. Chapman. After moving to Tulsa a few years later, the firm took shape with a strong connection to the newly formed McMan Oil & Gas Co., also owned by McFarlin and Chapman.

John Rogers joined the firm, and when his brother Harry retired in 1920, it was renamed John Rogers and Associates. In 1954, John Rogers hired William H. Bell, who was named partner in the firm that became known as Rogers and Bell in 1966. The strong relationship between the firm and the Chapman family laid the groundwork for generations of service.

320 South Boston Building Suite 801 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 582-5201 www.rogersandbell.com

Since 1949, the firm has managed the Chapman Charitable Trusts. Beneficiaries of these trusts include the leading health care, educational, social service and religious organizations in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. At $1.4 billion, the Chapman Charitable Trusts are the second largest grant makers in Oklahoma.

Attorneys Sharon J. Bell, Gregory Allen Gray, Robert S. Farris, Clint T. Swanson and Matthew S. Farris today comprise Rogers and Bell. The firm specializes in wealth management; estate planning and administration; family and trust services; tax planning; charitable organizations; probate; guardianship; mental health law; and related trial practice and appeals. The attorneys of Rogers and Bell are involved in philanthropic and civic endeavors throughout the city and surrounding states, continuing the tradition set more than 100 years ago.

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Public service company of Oklahoma Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) celebrates its Centennial this year as a provider of electricity and partner in the growth and development of Tulsa and all of Oklahoma. The Tulsa-based utility delivers excellent value, with some of the nation’s lowest electricity prices and electric service that ranks among the nation’s most reliable.

The company’s origins pre-date Oklahoma statehood, starting with the 1889 chartering of the Vinita Electric Light & Power Company… just 10 years after the incandescent light bulb was perfected.

PSO was incorporated May 29, 1913, merging the Vinita utility with small power companies serving Tulsa and McAlester.

Today, PSO provides electric service to 535,000 customers in 232 communities across

212 East 6th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 1-888-216-3523 www.PSOklahoma.com

30,000 square miles of eastern and southwestern Oklahoma. PSO is an operating unit of American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio.

PSO is a major consumer of Oklahoma-produced natural gas in the manufacture of electricity and is a leader in supporting Oklahoma’s wind energy industry. Today, wind power comprises approximately 14% of PSO’s energy supplies.

PSO and its employees are committed partners in the community, supporting hundreds of organizations that contribute to community well-being and vitality. PSO is also a leading supporter of childhood education, with contributions statewide totaling nearly $2 million over the past 10 years.

As PSO moves into its second century, the pioneering spirit of PSO’s early years carries on as the company continues to be a force for Oklahoma’s growth and development.

Maxine and Jim Dempster, residents, visiting with Nurse Manager Gina Sides

since 1960

saint simeon’s Tulsa’s Saint Simeon’s offers 24-hour nursing attention and seven distinct levels of care; including the region’s highly respected Memory Center.

The Dotson Family Assisted Living Center offers 60 beautifully appointed apartments. The recently renovated Memory Center continues Saint Simeon’s advancement in the care of individuals experiencing memory loss.

All Residents are encouraged to take part in the programs and activities offered at the Wellness Center led by Dr. Mary Nole, Ph.D., as well as community wide life enrichment programs, an onsite chapel and full-time chaplain, fine dining bistro, and active volunteerism

3701 Martin Luther King Boulevard Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106 (918) 794-1900 www.saintsimeons.org

in the Resident-led gardening and landscaping committee.

Only four miles from downtown Tulsa, Saint Simeon’s is nestled on 50 acres in the Osage Hills. The park-like wooded setting with beautiful courtyards is home to numerous peacocks and our therapy dog, Simone, a golden retriever. Comfortable one to two bedroom cottages, new apartments, and patio access rooms are available with no buy in fees.

As a not-for-profit retirement community, Saint Simeon’s has been a pioneer in senior care since 1960. Saint Simeon’s Foundation’s fundraiser, Western Days, now in its 17th year, provides annual support for capital improvements.

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Tulsa Regional chamber Tulsa was just a few years old when a group of business owners gathered to formalize a cooperative approach to growing the city. For the handful of business owners who formed the Tulsa Commercial Club in January 1903, the agenda was simple: build infrastructure, bring visitors to Tulsa, attract new businesses and establish a school system. In the decades following the formation of the Tulsa Commercial Club, Tulsa became one of America’s fastest growing cities — a testament to the vision and determination of the club’s members.

And although its name has changed, the group’s members continue that same vision and determination today.

The Tulsa Regional Chamber has become one of the nation’s largest and leading chambers of commerce, growing to almost 3,100 members representing more than 150,000 employees. A five-star accredited chamber, the Tulsa Regional Chamber serves

1 West 3rd Street Suite 100 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 (918) 585-1201 www.tulsachamber.com

its members and positively impacts the region’s communities through a comprehensive range of programs, including economic development and job growth, workforce attraction, legislative advocacy, visitor and conventions attraction, education and small business.

In 2012, the Chamber changed its name to the Tulsa Regional Chamber to better reflect its commitment to the success of all communities in Northeast Oklahoma. The organization’s mission remains the same: the principal business-driven leadership organization improving the quality of community life through the development of regional economic prosperity.

Everything the Tulsa Regional Chamber does — every service, program and initiative — it will continue to do in partnership with and for its 3,100 members and the continued growth and economic prosperity of the Tulsa region.

Front row: Alice Wegley, Matt King

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World Travel In the increasingly complex and changing travel industry, experience and resources are the true difference-makers for clients seeking ease and cost savings. Tulsa’s World Travel has the experience — over 50 years in business — and the resources to offer both personal service and superior online travel booking technology for the do-ityourself business traveler. It is Oklahoma’s largest travel management company.

“We provide experienced travel agents to deliver a high-touch, VIP level customer service experience for both vacation and business travel planning,” says President Alex Eaton. “And perhaps most important, and beyond the actual travel booking process, our other proprietary services help customers save time and money.”

Simply, travelers report World Travel’s tools are user-friendly, make travel easier, and the company’s programs can save companies 20 percent to 30 percent annually in business-related travel costs.

Founded in Tulsa in 1959 by Arthur Johnson Sr., World Travel specialized in vacation

Back row: Alex Eaton, Debbie Taylor

7645 East 63rd Street Suite 101 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 (918) 743-8856 www.worldtraveltoday.com

travel services before later expanding its services to include corporate travel booking.

In 1998, the business was sold to a partnership between the Leonard J. Eaton Jr. family and the Raymond H. Siegfried Family Limited Partnership. Alex Eaton became president of World Travel Service, LLC in 2004.

“Over the past decade, we have committed ourselves to offering truly innovative and strategic travel solutions to our business and vacation clients,” says Eaton. “It is a commitment that has driven us to evolve from a traditional travel agency into a sophisticated travel consultancy and travel management company that provides clients with cost-saving and value-added solutions for all their travel needs.”

World Travel is affiliated with two of the country’s premier travel organizations: BCD Travel, the world’s third largest corporate travel management company; and Virtuoso Travel Network, the travel industry’s leading luxury vacation travel network.

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An eat-in dining space connects to the adjacent kitchen and living and hearth rooms in this custom-built home. Designer Melissa Bean worked with the homeowner to plan the home’s 8,400 square feet down to the most minute detail, creating the family’s perfect environment.

One homeowner’s dream becomes a custom-built reality — inspired by traditional design, family-friendly conveniences and an early ’90s movie set.

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After living in Bixby for several years in a home she helped design, Bray felt it was time for a change. She wanted a warm, kid-friendly dwelling where she could raise a family and potentially live for the rest of her life. In 2008, the opportunity arose to purchase land in south 96

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Tulsa, and Bray decided the moment was right to build her perfect dream home.

Single at the time, Bray decided to build with herself in mind. She was inspired by the classic looks of the “Home Alone” house.

“It was always my favorite house,” Bray says of the 1920s Georgian-style home featured in the 1990 Chris Columbus film. “I just love that classic look because they just don’t really build it anymore.”

perfect With the famous set in mind, Bray set out to build her house with the help of Duvall Architects. Architect John Duvall worked with Bray to achieve the desired look on the outside while Melissa Bean worked to complete the interior. (Bean has since opened her own design firm, Austin Bean Design Studio, with partner Bailey Austin).

Bray pored over house plans, gathering elements from classic, Georgian and colonial

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styles. Bean then transferred onto paper the specific design elements from her ideas and inspirations, all consistent with Georgian style.

Bray wanted a paradise just for her — a home that included a family-centered living space, a dream kitchen, unique features, plenty of outdoor living space and a master suite that any woman would love to call her own.

As the planning progressed, it was finally time to begin construction with BMI Properties.

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Two polished silver and beaded glass chandeliers light the kitchen, which is decked with Calcutta marble countertops and beveled subway tile to complement the white cabinetry and coffered ceiling. The kitchen and living room are tied together with quartersawn oak floors, planked in varying widths and sizes. The kitchen ceiling inspired the rest of the space’s design.

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The home’s 12-foot ceilings grow taller in the hearth room, where a stone fireplace centers the space.

These custom armoires were designed to balance the living room’s oversized fireplace and scale of 12-foot ceilings and 8-foot doors. Chateau Designs built the armoires while Antiques Warehouse created the custom “antiqued” mirrors that were used. The drapes were chosen to soften the space and complement the fabrics in adjacent rooms.

Influences from Daniel Bray’s love of flying are present throughout the house, including the items on the entryway table.

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The building process took almost two years, partly because of the time involved in prepping the undeveloped, wooded home site.

Around the same time Bray was breaking ground on her dream home, she began dating Daniel, who would become her husband in October 2010. Their son was born when the home was nearing completion.

“During construction I was miserably pregnant,” Bray says. “Mel took the reins, and she did what I needed her to do.”

As the saying goes, life waits for no one.

With plans already in place, the couple moved forward to create Bray’s dream.

Attention to detail is evident throughout the 8,400-square-foot home.

“We did a lot of things in here the right way, not the easy way,” Bean says.

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The goal of the master bedroom design was to create an informal space that was sunny, yet cozy. The linen-upholstered bed and drapes add to the casual feel.

Continued from p. 98 The master bathroom’s trefoil-patterned tile provides a soothing color palette for the entire room.

After drawing inspiration from a magazine, the designer and homeowner worked to create a dream closet complete with washer and dryer, purse and shoe storage, plenty of space for hanging clothes and three full-length mirrors.

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stairs living space that includes the kitchen, informal dining area, hearth room and living room.

The four spaces also are a reflection of Bray’s goal to make the home an inviting retreat. Each of the spaces has characteristics of its own, from the brick floor and commanding stone fireplace in the hearth room, to the custom armoires in the living room, to the handcrafted cabinetry and beveled marble subway tile in the kitchen.

All of these elements contribute to the overall cohesiveness and the updated, traditional aesthetics of the home.

Details abound as well in the master suite, which includes the master bedroom, bathroom, exercise space and closets.

“The master bedroom, other than the kitchen, is pretty much where we live, so it had to be cozy and informal,” Bray says. “I just wanted (it) sunny and bright and light.”

With blackout curtains, Bray was able to have her bright bedroom while making the space adaptable to Saturday morning sleep-ins.

Bean also designed the space to be beautiful, yet casual, with several textures, including using linen for the drapes and headboard.

During the home’s design phase, Bean and Bray happened to be in different Ann Sacks Tile stores in different states on the same day.

Bean called the homeowner to say she had just found the perfect tile for the master bath. By chance, Bray was looking at the same sample.

Was it fate? Perhaps. But more importantly, it set the palette for what would become a dream bathroom.

The trefoil design made of honed Ming green, blue celeste and white thassos marble paves the floor with a complementary trim, floor and shower design. Five windows fill the bathroom with natural light that reflects off the silver chandelier, chrome fixtures and flickering candles.

Not to be outdone is Bray’s closet. While Bray doesn’t consider herself a fashionista, the closet is one even Carrie Bradshaw could envy.

Inspired by a picture from a magazine, the space is complete with windows, a washer and dryer, three full-length mirrors, shoe and purse storage, four hanging clothes sections and a sitting area.

“We wanted this to be her space,” Bean says.

Daniel’s closet pales in comparison — a hazard of falling in love and getting married during home construction already in progress.

“It was one of those things that was an afterthought, and we couldn’t really do anything about it,” Bray says. “We would have preferred to have our closet together. In the tiny rent house (we lived in while this house was being built) we shared a closet and bathroom space, so when we moved we kind of missed each other.”

While the overall process took two years, the family can’t imagine life anywhere else. That’s why the detailed processes were important and why Bray designed the home the way she did.

“I wanted this to be the last house that we live in,” Bray says. “We are going to stay here, hopefully, for a long time, so it was really important to get it right.” tþ

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Live in: Tulsa Occupations: Andrea is an assistant district attorney; Brad is an associate attorney at Jones, Gotcher & Bogan, PC. Number of people who attended: 352 Favorite date: Tucci’s What she loves most about him: Andrea loves Brad’s sense of loyalty and his kind heart. What he loves most about her: Brad loves Andrea’s heart, her passion for life and making her smile. Colors: Moss green, eggplant and Tiffany blue Favorite details: The couple carried a St. Patrick’s Day theme throughout the day.

Groomsmen and ushers wore green argyle socks, and the wedding party was announced at the reception wearing lighted, shamrockshaped sunglasses. A full bar was complete with Guinness beer, leprechaun props were added to the photo booth — the bride’s garter was even decorated with shamrocks.

Music is very important to Andrea, so guests enjoyed various performances during the ceremony, including a string quartet and the Metropolitan Baptist Church Tulsa (MET) Sanctuary Choir. The organist played “The Prince of Denmark’s March,” accompanied by a trumpeter as Andrea walked down the aisle. Guests were welcomed to the reception by a jazz combo, and The Stars played late into the night. What made it special: Brad and Andrea were elated that so many family members were able to share their wedding day. Relatives came from all over the country, and the couple still are without the words to describe their joy. What was unique: The MET Sanctuary Choir sang a breathtaking gospel version of “Song of Thanksgiving.” The wedding was black tie, and since it was St. Patrick’s Day, the couple’s mothers and grandmothers wore green dresses. Andrea’s stepfather, “DewDad” (Mayor Dewey Bartlett), and stepbrother (Dewey Bartlett III) joined the band for “Mustang Sally.” The Mayor played harmonica, with his son on the drums.

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Favors: Each reception table was assigned a book title rather than a number, and a copy of the book accompanied each table. Andrea designed the table markers with her or Brad’s favorite quote from each book. A silver, heart-shaped bookmark was attached to each guest’s place card as a favor.

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Nikki Warren and Kim Grayson Co-owners, MOCHA Butterfly Boutique

by KENDALL BARROW Shea Moisture: It is the best line out right now. It’s all natural and for everyone. Nikki’s favorites are the body products, and Kim’s favorites are the hair products for curly hair.

Fuzzy slippers: Nikki loves unique slippers.

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From the time Kim Grayson and

Nikki Warren were little girls, they have had a passion for fashion and design with dreams of opening a boutique. In June they finally saw their dream manifested when they opened the MOCHA Butterfly Boutique in downtown Tulsa’s Brady Arts District.

But these entrepreneurs did not want to own just any boutique; they wanted their business to help others’ dreams come true, as well.

MOCHA is an acronym for Manifesting Our Creative Hidden Abilities.

“We do this by supporting independent designers,” Grayson says.

The store sells products made in the U.S., with 95 percent of its inventory coming from artists in Tulsa.

“It’s enjoyable to know that I can work in a creative outlet that not only fulfills my niche as a designer but also assists other creative individuals with theirs,” Warren says.

In addition to carrying local designers’ wares, the pair helps designers with all aspects of their businesses, from logo design to pricing garments.

“We help them have a voice in the retail community,” Warren says. tþ

Italian food: We both love Italian food. Kim believes that many world problems can be solved over a great bowl of pasta. Our favorite restaurant is Villa Ravenna at The Farm.

Coffee: Kim loves Starbucks.

She starts her day with a tall caramel macchiato with a half shot of espresso or a Cinnamon Dolce Latte.

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Interior design: Interior design is one of Kim’s passions. She loves giving old furniture a new life.

“Chicagolicious” TV show: It is a guilty pleasure we love to watch. It’s our “1980s Dynasty” of today. We act out the parts in the store (no one is present, of course).

Classic Cigars in the Brady Arts District: It’s a great place where Nikki and her husband hang out and unwind.

Autism advocacy: Autism is Kim’s biggest passion in life.

She has a son with autism and pours a lot of her time into educating families about autism. She is in the process of making a documentary called “Answers for Asher.”

“Basic Black” by Cathie Black: It’s a book about getting ahead in the workplace. Kim has used it in her entrepreneurial and personal life.

Real Simple: We love magazines that have a variety of topics. This magazine has simple solutions to everyday problems.

Kim likes the section in the magazine that gives alternative uses for everyday items, such as using magnetic spice containers to organize your office supplies.

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Here’s to health

Tulsa’s selection of restaurants and markets serving nutritious meals appears strong for 2013.

by JUDY ALLEN

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Resolution, shmesolution.

The Muscle Maker Grill at Tulsa Hills offers an entire menu devoted to healthy eating.

If I had a dollar for every New Year’s resolution I have made (and not kept) I would have, well, a lot of dollars. Weight loss and eating healthy are almost always at the top of the list, but quite frankly, I am getting tired of giving them top billing only to be disappointed come February.

This year, I simply plan to follow in the footsteps of food literature pioneer Michael Pollan: “Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.” Sounds manageable, right?

For those who want to start off 2013 on a healthier note, there are a couple of recently opened spots in town that specialize in healthy dishes and will, I suspect, be packed with healthy eaters come January.

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he Muscle Maker Grill was founded in 1995 by fitness enthusiast Rod Silva after he recognized a void in the marketplace for tasty, healthy meal options. His goal for the shop was to offer a nutritious alternative to fast-food restaurants. While running a smoothie store he owned in Colonia, N.J., Silva would bring in dishes he prepared for lunch and dinner. Customers asked about the food and Silva began cooking for them. His menu is focused on low-carbohydrate, high-protein dishes.

I have to admit that when I first heard of this place all I could think of was protein shakes.

Located in Tulsa Hills, the Muscle Maker Grill does offer Silva’s shakes and smoothies, but it also features an entire menu devoted to nutritious eating, including healthier versions of cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets, chili and loaded baked potatoes, in addition to salads and vegetarian items.

Other menu items include lean, proteinbased wraps, pastas and entrees. The calorie count for each dish is listed on the menu, and fliers are available for diners who want more nutritional information.

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n 2006 former U.S. Marine and personal trainer Mario Mendias began cooking meals for his Houston clients who were too timecrunched to shop for and prepare healthy meals. He soon outgrew his apartment kitchen, and after partnering with a local restaurant pioneer, Anthony Milton, opened My Fit Foods to a legion of Houstonians looking for affordable meals with an emphasis on lean protein, low glycemic carbohydrates and heart-healthy fats. My Fit Foods now has more than 50 locations in five states (Texas, Arizona, California, Idaho and now, Oklahoma).

Whether you are in need of a snack on the go or an opportunity to stock your fridge for the week with healthy meals, My Fit Foods has options. Tulsa store manager Jack Jones says the store features more than 60 meals, ranging from breakfast to dinner as well as snack time.

Popular dishes include migas and breakfast tacos, egg salad, and chicken and shrimp gumbo for lunch, and chicken enchiladas and salmon stir-fry for dinner. Menu items are

The Muscle Maker Grill’s “Godfather” includes grilled chicken, portabella mushrooms, roasted red peppers, reduced-fat mozzarella, gluten- and fat-free balsalmic vinaigrette for just 335 calories.

made fresh daily, without any artificial ingredients or preservatives. Many of the meals are soy and gluten free.

My Fit Foods boasts free access to a meal coach at every location, as well as a 21-day program for weight loss. Stop in to make a purchase or visit the website to order online for pickup. There is no minimum order, but the company says most customers shop for two to three days of food at a time.

My Fit Foods: 1601 E. 15th St., 918-592-1620, www.myfitfoods.com

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few of our local markets also boast a hearty lineup of prepared foods ideal for a dinner shortcut or to simply stand in as the star of your meal.

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ack in 1980, Whole Foods Market started with one small store in Austin, Texas.

Today, it is the world leader in natural and organic foods, with more than 310 stores in North America and the U.K. A second, larger Tulsa store will open in the next few months at East 91st Street and South Yale Avenue.

Whole Foods has been ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed third on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Top 25 Green Power Partners.

You are most likely aware that Whole Foods specializes in organic produce, but make sure to check out its selection of prepared foods the next time you shop. The enormous case is stocked to the rim with freshly made dishes ranging from soups, salads and sandwiches to

My Fit Foods offers a variety of meals made fresh daily with no artificial ingredients or preservatives.

organic rotisserie chicken, savory pasta and grain dishes, and grilled meats and seafood.

The salad bar at Whole Foods is an ideal spot to stock up on ready-made ingredients to toss together for a big dinner salad, or even to add to your own pasta creation, and the bakery features locally made Farrell Family Bread.

Whole Foods Market: 1401 E. 41st St., 918-712-7555, www.wholefoodsmarket.com

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resh Market started in 1982 in Greensboro, N.C., when its founders, Ray and Beverly Berry, hoped to develop a grocery store that brought back the feeling of open EuropeanSalmon is one lean protein incorporated into some of My Fit Foods’ prepared entrees.

style markets. The chain (now with more than 100 locations) features an old-style butcher shop, fish market and bakery in addition to a wide selection of produce and deli items.

There is a large cheese selection and a wraparound case containing many prepared items — think pizza, pasta, soups and salads, in addition to some Asian dishes (potstickers, dumplings and sushi).

Stop by the olive bar for a wide selection of nibbles or load up a healthy plate at the generous salad bar featuring nearly four dozen items.

There is a minimal selection of other groceries, consisting mostly of higher-end items not available at most supermarkets. Fresh Market also boasts a large bulk coffee and candy section.

Grab a copy of the in-store magazine, “Inspirations,” for all of the store specials as well as cooking tips and recipes.

Fresh Market: 8015 S. Yale Ave., 918-477-7838, www.thefreshmarket.com

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reen Acres, a small grocery chain (there are currently only three locations in Wichita, Kansas City and Jenks), carefully selects its products, ensuring they are made with no artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, chemical preservatives, antibiotics or growth hormones.

If it’s bleached, hydrogenated, fumigated or irradiated, it’s not on their shelves.

In the only Tulsa-area store, located right across the river in Jenks, you will find everything from cereals and juices to salad dressing, pasta, yogurt and other dairy products, and meats. Green Acres features many items that work with restricted diets — gluten free, diabetic friendly, vegan and more. You also will find natural household cleaning supplies, natural pet food selections and a bulk food section.

The market features fresh produce that is grown and processed, when available, without the use of herbicides, synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. The market also is committed to local growers. It carries their seasonal products in the store and hosts a local farmers’ market in the spring featuring local, independent farms and purveyors.

Fresh juice, fermented foods, raw cheeses and organic dairy alternatives make the store’s bounty complete.

The freezer case holds a variety of options such as prepared meals, frozen fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood and specialty breads.

Green Acres’ prepared foods counter offers fresh pastries and desserts, an array of salads, soups and sandwiches, and a nice selection of entrees (crab cakes and pot pies are popular choices). tþ

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TABLE TALK

The buzz on Tulsa’s tastiest products, restaurants and events.

by JUDY ALLEN

Restorative broths This invigorating soup is perfect for the New Year. It makes use of leftover roast duck from the holidays (a good reason to always save your poultry bones) and satisfies with a hearty, yet light and flavorful, broth.

Vietnamese Duck Soup Serves 6-8 Pho (pronounced FUH) is a traditional Vietnamese specialty, laden with super fresh and flavorful ingredients. This version takes advantage of savory roast holiday duck but also can be made with leftover turkey, chicken, beef, pork or even seafood.

8 cups chicken or turkey stock (recipe follows), or reducedsodium canned chicken stock 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 8 whole cloves 4 whole star anise 1 3-inch piece fresh ginger, coarsely chopped 3 cups white and dark duck meat, cooked and shredded 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1 hot red chili, thinly sliced 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for serving 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil, plus more for serving 1 1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts, plus more for serving 4 ounces wide rice stick noodles or rice vermicelli Lime wedges, sliced jalapeño, sliced red onion and hot chili sauce (such as sriracha) for serving 1. In a large stockpot, combine stock, fish sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, cloves, star anise and ginger (add the carcass from your bird if you still have it) and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook 30 minutes. Strain stock through a fine sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids. Return to stockpot and bring to a simmer. Stir in duck meat, onions, chili, cilantro, basil and bean sprouts.

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2. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package instructions; set aside. Divide noodles among 6 serving bowls and ladle turkey broth mixture over them. Serve garnished with cilantro, basil, sprouts, lime, jalapeño and hot sauce.

Chicken, Turkey or Duck Stock Makes about 3 quarts By all means, don’t let those bones get away from you. Perhaps the best thing you can make from your holiday bird is a rich, meaty stock — one that can be pulled from the freezer throughout the winter to bring to life hearty soups and stews. If you brined your turkey, be sure to taste the final dish before adding any additional salt to your recipes.

1 turkey carcass, from a 12- to 15-pound turkey, cut into manageable pieces (or 2 chicken or duck carcasses) 2 carrots, scrubbed and cut into thirds 2 stalks celery, cut into thirds 1 large onion, cut into sixths 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 3 to 4 quarts water In a large stockpot, combine all ingredients and cover with water by at least 1 inch. Bring to a boil; reduce to a gentle simmer and cook, skimming foam as needed, for 2 hours.

Strain, discarding all solids. Cool completely. Stock can be kept refrigerated for 4 days and frozen for up to 4 months.

Oklahoma bloggers When cold weather drives us indoors, I enjoy settling down to some of my favorite food blogs. Here are a few of my local picks: Chef Tiffany Poe wears many hats besides her chef’s toque. The wife, mommy, food truck entrepreneur, food stylist and former biology major began her blog, “Gastronomy Mommy,” to share a glimpse into her world where science, art, food, family and fun come together. Poe, a native Oklahoman, trained at the Culinary

Institute of America and worked in the Hudson Valley of New York and the famed Biltmore Estate in Ashville, N.C.

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Sasha Martin writes the nationally recognized blog “Global Table Adventure,” in which she tells the world’s story through food. She has less than a year to go on a 195week adventure. She focuses on recipes “that moms make all around the world with toddlers hanging on their shirts — not super weird, but always interesting.” She photographs the food and includes images of the country of origin. It’s almost a scratch-and-sniff geography lesson.

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While you’re at it, I would love if you would check out my own cooking blog, www.homemadeoklahoma.com. I started it as an outlet for posting recipes for dishes that I actually make at home.

Owner-chef Chris Dodge proclaims Fat Guy’s Burger Bar to be “the home of the fat and juicy.”

Dodge and manager J.C. Kline finally brought their popular Greenwood burger bar out south, to a space formerly occupied by two Mexican restaurants.

Burgers and fresh-cut fries pair nicely with one of the 16 unique dipping sauces — I love the malt vinegar aioli and sriracha ketchup.

Fat Guy’s Burger Bar: 7945 S. Memorial Drive, 918-893-2232, www.fatguysburgers.com Great Harvest Bread Co. is back and better than ever. Stillwater couple Joel and Terri Roark recently reopened the bakery after the original owners closed it a few years ago.

The bakery handcrafts its breads daily using pure and simple ingredients — whole wheat is milled each morning and blended with wholesome ingredients such as yeast, salt and honey. The Dakota loaf gets an added punch from sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds and millet.

Great Harvest Bread Co.: 5203 S. Sheridan Road, Farm Shopping Center; 918-8787878; www.tulsaok.greatharvestbread.com

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New and notable Chef Justin Thompson has opened PRHYME Downtown Steakhouse in the thriving Brady Arts District. PRHYME is a play on words with prime, the most high-quality selection of beef, and thyme, Thompson’s favorite herb.

The upscale, modern steakhouse features regional beef (both corn and grass fed) in an elegant environment.

The handsome space also boasts a caviar service and a 400-bottle wine list. Don’t expect typical steakhouse fare, for Thompson plans innovative dishes to be served with his steaks.

PRHYME Downtown Steakhouse: 111 N. Main St., 918-794-7700

Have a question, recipe or tip you would like to share?

Know of a great home cook in Tulsa? Had a great meal somewhere that you want to tell everyone about? I would love to hear from you. Send me an email: contactus@tulsapeople.com.

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January’s juicy fruit Jammy wines pair with rich desserts and temper hearty and spicy entrees.

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by RANDA WARREN, MS, CWE, AIWS, CSS*

Port, Malbec

and a white blend called Conundrum are three of my favorite winter wines to warm up with this cold January. Other excellent cold weather wines are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Merlot, Meritage wines*, Nebbiolo (Barolo and Barbaresco), Super Tuscan reds, red Zinfandel and Syrah.

Port wines are sweet red dessert wines from the Oporto area of Portugal that explode with fruit flavors. Jammy, rich notes of blackberries, black currants, black cherries, prunes, raisins and dates fill one’s palate. With 20 percent alcohol in this wine, get ready to relax.

Port is a fortified wine. It begins as a red wine, but halfway through the fermentation process, aguardente or brandy is added to stop the fermentation. What remains is a lot of unfermented sugar in the wine, creating Port. It is sometimes matured in oak and comes in various styles such as Vintage (year declaration) or late-bottled Vintage. As its name suggests, late-bottled Vintage is bottled later, remaining in wood between four and six years, whereas Vintage Port is only kept in wood 20 months or so.

Other styles include Colheita or Tawny, and even white Port.

Port is generally served with chocolate-laced desserts, but it also goes well with pecan pie, blackberry and cherry pie, and many other confections.

Malbec is an Argentinean wine, although it also is produced in southern France. It’s a wonderfully smooth red wine, with smoky blueberry and blackberry flavors and medium tannins. In blind tastings, I still mistake Malbec for Syrah or Shiraz, so there is a similarity among these varietals.

Argentinean Malbec is best grown at high altitudes (the highest vineyard in the world is in Argentina at 10,000 feet above sea level). At high altitudes, the grapes receive better solar intensity and therefore have brighter and more intense flavors, as well as increased color. Malbec is a terrific food wine, pairing well with everything from barbecue to beef and pork tenderloin to pizza and burgers.

Conundrum is a luscious, rich style of white wine with a hint of sweetness (called off-dry). The Conundrum by Caymus is a California dream all the way. It’s a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Muscat.

Because it does have a little sweetness, Conundrum is phenomenal with foods that pack some heat. Think of pairing a wine like this with spicy Kung Pao chicken or a tuna roll with wasabi sauce.

When you have a spicy meal, you need an off-dry or slightly sweet wine to temper the heat. The result is amazing. tþ *Meritage wines are a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec.

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SIPS AT HOME PUZZLING BLEND Caymus Conundrum, California — $17.49 This is one of my all-time favorite “slightly sweet” white blends. It’s loaded with pineapple, baked apple, juicy pear and Meyer lemon flavors.

It’s juicy fruit in a glass!

BALANCED BOTTLE Decero Malbec, Argentina — $17.99 When you need a blockbuster of a Malbec, grab a bottle of Decero. This is a fruit bomb yet nicely balanced between acids and alcohol. Fire up the grill before pouring a glass of this scrumptious Malbec.

MORE THE MERRIER Graham’s “Six Grapes” Port, Portugal — $23.99/750 ml It’s not every day we can afford Vintage Port or even late-bottled Port, so consider Six Grapes Port made from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Cao. The more grapes, the merrier in this juicy red dessert wine.

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NAPLES FLATBREAD AND WINE BAR Manager Sheahadin Jeffers is selling a ton of the juicy Duckpond Cabernet from Washington at $9 a glass and $33 a bottle.

“It just explodes out of the glass with juicy blackberry fruit,” he says. “It’s perfect and very warming when the wind is howling outside in January.”

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MAHOGANY PRIME STEAKHOUSE Manager Eben Shillingford thinks winter in Oklahoma is all about juicy red wine, and one of his favorites at the restaurant is the Merryvale Starmont Cabernet Sauvignon selling for $18 a glass and $70 a bottle.

“Prime steak and juicy Cabernet in January — what could be better?” he asks. 6823 S. Yale. Ave, 918-494-4043

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New Year, new workout

Our “New Year, new you” feature reviews a few of the hottest fitness trends for 2013 and beyond.

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by ASHLEY ANTLE

Is your workout routine so 2012? Are

you tired of the monotony of the treadmill or stair-stepper? Do you long for a challenge that will take you and your body from blah to better than ever?

The New Year is the perfect time for a new beginning if you are one of the many resolving to improve their health. To help you rev your workout engine — whether you’re a beginner or fitness pro — TulsaPeople went looking for the latest fitness trends and learned there is room in any workout routine to mix things up a little.

Sculpt your way to wellness

If your idea of a perfect physique is long, lean and sculpted like a ballerina, there’s a new fitness studio in Tulsa designed just for you.

Sculpt Tulsa opened its doors in October and is the only dedicated studio for the fitness frenzy known as barre. “(With barre) you can achieve the body you didn’t think you could get at any age,” says Marlene Martindale, owner of Sculpt Tulsa at 4329 S. Peoria Ave. “You get long, lean, sculpted muscles. You walk with grace and feel strong. You stand up tall and are protected from injuries.”

The barre method uses one’s body weight as resistance in a combination of movements with origins in yoga, Pilates and ballet. Using a very small range of repetitive and isolated muscle movement, participants work specific muscle groups to near failure. Special attention is paid to the legs, seat and abs. After each exercise, stretching sequences lengthen the muscles to create a long, lean body shape.

Martindale discovered barre following a string of running injuries that left her in constant pain during her workouts. After talking to her chiropractor, who suggested weak glutes might be the culprit, she began to research how to strengthen her seat and happened upon barre.

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Barre classes help create long, lean muscles.

thons. I’ve never done anything that changed my body like this.”

Barre is an exercise suitable for everyone — men, women, young, old, fit or not, according to Martindale.

“Nobody should Marlene Martindale, be intimidated to owner of Sculpt Tulsa come here,” she says. “We’re not judgmental. There (are) a lot of fit people that come here because the benefits are so amazing, but when you’re doing this, you’re so engaged in your own work that nobody’s looking around. Everybody should feel comfortable to walk through the door.”

Good vibrations

During the 1960s, Russian Cosmonauts were the first to employ the concept of coupling exercise with vibration to keep their muscles from wasting away while in space.

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Wellness, 3130 S. Winston Ave., and a Power Plate personal trainer.

Compare that to a traditional hour-long workout where as little as 40 percent or less of the body’s muscle fibers are activated and it’s easy to see why this fitness craze is all the rage for jet-set celebrities and busy moms alike.

“In just 20 to 30 minutes on the Power Plate, your workout is equal to or more than what you get in the gym in an hour and a half,” Fey says. “It cuts down on people’s time. People who are very active or busy, or who don’t like to go to the gym, love it for that reason.”

Fey has been training clients on the Power Plate since 2008. Her belief in the technology and its results came when she lost 70 stubborn pounds using the machine following the birth of her second child.

Power Plate workouts look similar to traditional weight and toning sessions, except that they are performed on a vibrating plate that accelerates the body’s response to exercise.

Everything from hamstring stretches to squats to planks to bicep curls can be done on the Power Plate. The results include improvement in blood circulation and increased muscle strength, power, flexibility, range of motion, bone density, balance, weight loss, cellulite reduction and hormonal balance, according to www.powerplate.com.

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Troy Wynn trains Michon Tucker on the progression fitness system he developed.

muscular workouts, so the body has a quicker post-workout recovery and less soreness and pain than what is often experienced after traditional weightlifting sessions, according to Fey. The cool-down is the best part of every workout, but the Power Plate cool-down is the envy of all cool-downs. Once you’re finished vibrating your way to a totally toned body, the plate can be used for leg, back and upper body massage.

Got 20 minutes?

Troy Wynn believes in measuring progress and building on success. He has built a successful training program with this belief and a workout method called high-intensity continuous training — meaning no rest for the weary, in layman’s terms — and, it’s all done in 20 minutes or less.

How is this possible, you ask?

“With us, 20 minutes is a long workout,”

says Wynn, whose gym is located at 624 S. Boston Ave. “Because there is no prescribed rest time, we achieve a high volume of work that taxes muscle strength and endurance as well as cardiorespiratory endur- Troy Wynn, trainer and owner ance. Your body of Progression Fitness System adapts to the work and intensity by getting stronger.”

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Continued from p. 112 performed to its full potential. There are 34 unique workouts to master as participants build their strength and endurance during their highintensity continuous training sessions. Some of the exercises include the use of the pro-scaler — a proprietary piece of equipment Wynn invented to scale exercises to different levels of difficulty.

Frequency is important to the success of the program, and participants need to train at least four days a week to gain the most benefits. Clients track their success in a personal workbook that shows their scores and progressions.

“The proof that the system works lies in comparing scores and advancement through the progressions, which are recorded in each client’s workbook,” Wynn says. “The only way to move to a more difficult progression, produce more work or work faster is by improving your physical fitness.”

Nutrition plays a major role in the progression fitness system.

“Our recommended nutrition is scientifically based and will gear your body to burn fat for fuel and build muscle,” Wynn says. “And, just as important, it’s proven to be very healthy.”

Based on the research and practices of Dr. Stephen Phinney, Jeff Voleck and Dr. Eric Westman, Wynn’s nutrition plan, in its simplest terms, rids participants’ kitchens of sugar, starch, margarine, beer and industrial oils such as soybean, corn and sunflower. Fruit is an occasional treat depending on one’s sugar sensitivity. All of the aforementioned foods raise blood sugar, which raises insulin and causes the body to store fat rather than using it for energy, according to Wynn. Instead, he recommends a diet high in protein, vegetables, nuts and berries.

The progression fitness system works with all fitness levels and weight issues, according to Wynn. No previous exercise experience is necessary.

“People will see improvement in all areas of their physical fitness,” he says. “They generally feel better both psychologically and physically and, with proper nutrition, they will see improved body composition. More importantly, people recognize how well they move and how much easier their daily activities have become.

“I hear reports of better strength, reflexes and stamina while doing daily activities. I also hear reports about better athletic performance.”

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Stephanie Flynn, owner of Tulsa Fit Body Boot Camp

Battle the bulge at boot camp

Don’t let the name intimidate you. The high-intensity workout known as boot camp is for all ages and fitness levels.

“Anyone can do it,” says Stephanie Flynn, owner of Tulsa Fit Body Boot Camp, a women-only, indoor boot camp training center at 3131 S. Yale Ave. “Most of the workout programs are timed, so a new person can go slow during a particular set, while a more advanced person may go faster, making the program customized to each person,” she adds.

Fit Body Boot Camp is a group personal training method that uses the “triple-stack principle” of combining cardiovascular exercise with resistance training and intensity into a 30-minute workout that helps boot campers burn the most fat in the least amount of time.

The group setting gives participants the benefit of the encouragement, motivation and competition that typically happens among friends.

“You get great results without having to spend much time working out,” Flynn says.

“You also get to make new friends with all of the other members in a fun and challenging atmosphere.”

After transforming her own life and health using health guru and New York Times bestselling author Bill Phillips’ program, Flynn became passionate about helping other women get in shape and empowering them to maintain their fitness even after they leave the program.

“Fit Body Boot Camp is much more than just a workout,” she says. “We offer encouragement, motivation, nutritional guidance, grocery

store tours and everything it takes to develop a true life transformation.”

There are a number of other boot camp programs in Tulsa, including Bootcamp Tulsa and Tulsa Adventure Boot Camp for Women.

Several area gyms also offer boot camp workouts.

CrossFit culture

Over the past few decades, CrossFit has exploded in popularity. It has grown from the desire of one man, CrossFit creator Greg Glassman, to build an exercise program focused on overall fitness and proficiency across many physical domains rather than the mastery of only one.

“I believe that there is a physical capacity that would lend itself generally well to any endeavor,” Glassman said in a speech to the National War College in 2009. It’s his belief that CrossFit prepares individuals for any physical contingency, both unknown and unknowable, such as what is often experienced in combat.

Today, CrossFit has become a fitness culture all its own, boasting a worldwide following and more than 4,000 affiliates.

The core of the CrossFit concept is building a body with the ability to do many different things at a high level of intensity. It’s the specialty of not specializing, according to www.crossfit.com.

The workouts are designed to improve performance in 10 general physical skills, including cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, agility,

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balance, coordination, power and accuracy.

The method uses exercise techniques associated with gymnastics, weight training, plyometrics and cardiovascular exercise.

CrossFit focuses on the pursuit of physical function rather than form, and the measurement of physical performance over the look of one’s anatomy, according to its website.

“I like to describe it as, you are going to get into the shape you were genetically made to be in,” says Breck Berry, owner of CrossFit Jenks. “You’re not going to look like some big body builder.

You are going to be lean and muscular, (which is) what your body is designed to look like.”

You won’t see any treadmills or stair-steppers in the typical CrossFit gym. At CrossFit Jenks, 511 N. Elm St., gymnast rings hang from the ceiling in a building that looks more like a warehouse than a highly styled gym. Free weights and pull-up bars line the walls and a giant tire sits just outside ready for CrossFitters to perform tire flips.

Tulsan Megan Williams has participated in CrossFit since 2009.

“This was something that reminded me more of my sportsplaying days because this was agility, running, conditioning and lifting,” Williams says. “It combined everything I knew all in one with the exception of gymnastics, which is still a struggle. It (brought back) my competitiveness.”

Williams cites the camaraderie and community aspect of CrossFit and its emerging culture as other draws to the fitness routine.

And, for her, the results speak for themselves.

“I’m stronger than I’ve ever been,” she says. “I weigh less than I’ve weighed since my freshman year of high school. I’m all around more fit than I’ve ever been. There are things I can do that I never dreamt I could ever do.” tþ

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New Year, new gear There’s nothing new or trendy about the sport of running, but there is new gear that runners can use to amp up their game in the New Year. Lori Dreiling, co-owner of Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa, recommends these: • Compression garments have become an essential piece of gear for runners and walkers participating in everything from a 5K to a marathon.

Wearing compression tights or socks during a run helps increase the oxygen and blood flow to the muscles, supports the joints and significantly decreases muscle fatigue.

• Technology has made it easier for individuals to track their workouts. Heart rate monitors, iPhone apps and GPS watches are all the rage as runners track their workout for their own motivation and share their data on social networking sites to show off their progress and to motivate others.

• Trigger Point Performance Therapy’s new techniques for self-massage are helping runners increase performance.

Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa is now offering Trigger Point clinics to teach runners how to use these techniques correctly.

For more information, visit www.fleetfeettulsa.com.

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ProstHodontists Q: How do you evaluate if your denture is fitting properly?

A: If they collect much more food around them than when they were initially made and if they pop loose on minimal lip and tongue movement; this tells us that something has changed and they need to be refitted. It is very important to leave your dentures out 48 hours to allow your tissue to totally relax — this ensures that you will get the best possible fit for your reline. In my practice we refit (reline) lower dentures every two to three years and upper dentures every four to five years due to different bone changes in the jaws.

A: Effective Nov. 1, 2012, new rules took effect that state a bank may open the safe deposit box in the presence of all known heirs and transfer the release of the contents of the box to those heirs upon receiving an affidavit setting forth certain information. Additionally, the affidavit must be sworn to and signed by all known heirs, and they must either be present or represented by a duly authorized agent at the opening. For more details, contact your estate planning attorney.

Karen L. Carmichael The Law Office of Karen L. Carmichael 918-493-4939 • 2727 E. 21st St., Ste. 402 www.tulsawillsandtrusts.com

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Q: My dad has several US Savings bonds in his safe deposit box that have matured but he does not want to cash them. Are there any other options?

A: When EE US Savings Bonds mature, interest no longer accrues to the owner. In addition, he is required to pay taxes in the year the bonds mature or in the year he realizes they have matured, so there is no reason to hold the matured bonds. Another option is Educational Bond Savings Program. If qualified higher educational expenses (including College 529 plan contributions) are paid during the same year, all or some of the nterest may be excluded from taxation. For additional information, go to www.savingsbonds.gov.

Dr. Roman Lobodiak Roman Lobodiak, D.D.S. 3232 E. 31st St. • Tulsa, OK 74105 918-743-1558

J. Harvie Roe, CFP, President AmeriTrust Investment Advisors, Inc. 4111 South Darlington, Suite 450 • Tulsa, OK 74135 hroe@amerad.com • 918-610-8080

PAIN MANAGEMENT

BEAUTY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Q: What can be done about my pain? I don’t know what to do!

A: Call us! Tulsa Pain Consultants has helped thousands of people take control of their pain.

Maintaining an active lifestyle is one of the most important components of staying in shape and living pain-free; but being active is hard when you’re in pain. We offer non-surgical treatments that may result in the elimination of your pain, and sometimes even provides relief on the same day as the treatment. For patients seeking non-procedural alternatives for managing their pain, Tulsa Pain also offers integrative pain medicine such as biomedical accupuncture.

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Q: Anti-aging products and treatments are clearly geared toward women. As a 40-something male, what options are there for me?

A: The same products and services to address aging skin in women work equally well for men. Botox, a common treatment for fine lines and wrinkles, is now touted as “Brotox” for men. Premature aging of the skin happens for men in much the same manner as women, but men are more vulnerable as the biggest contributors to premature aging are overexposure to sunlight and smoking. Stress, poor diet and neglect of their skin are other minor factors. Research has identified differences in premature aging of men and women. A man’s skin is more vulnerable but contains greater amounts of cells for firmness compared to a woman’s. Medical grade skin care products, fillers and injectables, and laser treatments are ways to prevent aging while treating skin that’s already damaged.

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REALTOR Q: Last month while I was on a listing appointment, I was asked this question from the seller: How many people do you expect to see my home in the next 30 days?

A: Here is my answer: There is no answer for that. However, the first 30 days are the most important part of getting your home sold. In our competitive market, homes priced too high go to the bottom of the buyer’s list. People are savvy shoppers. As of Jan. 1, more than 88 percent start their home search on the internet. By pricing the home right, the home will sell. Price the home too high, it will help sell your neighbor’s home.

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GENERAL DENTISTRY Q: Is it necessary to have a bone graft when I have a front tooth removed?

A: Anytime a tooth is removed, it will result in some amount of bone loss in the jaw. The bone gradually breaks down as much as 23 percent in the first six months, and up to 60 percent in the first two years. Bone grafting will help preserve the jaw’s natural shape and aesthetic, as well as increase the potential lifespan of a dental implant.

Bone grafting typically reduces the risk of bone loss by approximately 20 percent. Connective tissue grafting will further reduce the risk of bone loss.

Gene McCormick DDS & Drew Endicott DDS SAFE/COMFORT Dentists 2106 S. Atlanta Pl. • Tulsa, OK 74114 918-743-7444 • www.safecomfortdentists.com

VETERINARIAN Q: Are vaccinations really necessary?

A: There is an increasing trend towards not vaccinating due to fear of over-vaccination and vaccine reaction. While there are some patients that your veterinarian will decide not to vaccinate based on health needs, it is extremely important to keep all pets (indoor and outdoor) current on vaccines annually. Several of the diseases we vaccinate against can be fatal and/or zoonotic (contagious to you). These diseases have not been eliminated. Vaccination is why they are less prevalent today. Your veterinarian can set up the appropriate vaccine schedule for your pets.

Dr. Jennifer Miller 15th Street Veterinary Group 6231 E. 15th St. • Tulsa, OK 74112 918-835-2336

Tulsa Pain Consultants Doctor Appears on National TV Show Dr. Lindsey Behlen, D.O.M., an integrative pain management specialist at Tulsa Pain Consultants, was recently featured on a nationally syndicated television show on NBC that focuses on current health topics and issues. The Tulsa physician appeared on the program to contribute her knowledge and expertise on non-narcotic pain management, her medical specialty at TPC. “My approach is to provide our patients with additional or alternative treatments to minimally invasive procedures and medications as a form of pain management,” she says.

The expansive growth of integrative pain management has fueled the increasing demands for advice on subjects of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise and non-invasive procedures for treatment of pain. “My goal is to introduce and educate Tulsa on what pain truly is, and how for some patients, pain can be treated without medication,” says Behlen, a board-certified physician and fellow of The American Association of Integrative Medicine. Behlen studied at the University of WisconsinOshkosh and the University of Cambridge in England before completing her Master’s of Science and medical degrees in Texas. She is certified as a diplomate by the boards of the College of Physicians, College of Pain Management, College of Pharmaceutical & Apothecary Sciences and Acupuncture & Neuromuscular Therapy. Behlen is the only Oklahoma doctor with all four board certifications.

One of TPC’s goals is to offer patients comprehensive pain treatment options. “Our multi-faceted approach to pain management differentiates us from our peers,” says Lindsay Lewellen, CEO of TPC. “By offering interventional pain, integrative pain and medication management, patients get the best of all worlds as we work together to minimize or reduce their pain. “The ultimate testament of our dedication to patients is that, on average, more than 98 percent of patients would refer us to friends or family.”

Tulsa Pain Consultants is located in the Williams Medical Building, Suite 600, at 2000 S. Wheeling in Tulsa. Call 918-742-7030 or visit www.tulsapain.com for more information. A second clinic, Muskogee Pain Consultants, is located at 3204 W. Okmulgee in Muskogee. Call 918-687-7066.

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Resort-like pool. Bixby Schools. $1,495,000

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First-class renovations with exquisite finishes and upscale baths throughout.

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4116 S Atlanta Ave. Newer home with 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms. Significant updates include beautiful hardwoods throughout and faux finish paint. The kitchen has granite counters, newer stainless steel appliances and is open to the living room. The master suite is on the first level and has a private door opening to the diving pool and spa. 3,996 sq. ft. $775,000 USD

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10909 S. Winston Ave. Elegant Country French in gated community in Jenks SE Elementary District. Gorgeous culinary granite kitchen opens to great room. Master and guest suites down. 3 bedrooms and game room upstairs. Relaxing outdoor living has pool with sun shelf and fountain. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3 living areas, 3-car garage. $599,000

11527 S. New Haven. Incredible resort-style home. Study, gourmet kitchen, master retreat, fully equipped theatre room, exercise room, multiple game rooms. Gentlemen’s pub with sports bar and virtual golf course. Outdoor living with two fireplaces, cooking center, pool, spa. Gated community. 7 BR, 9 full/2 half baths, 7 living areas, 9-car garage. $3,900,000

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3164 S. Rockford Dr. Built in 2003. Gorgeous pecan wood floors, master suite plus guest bedroom & bath on first floor. High ceiling living room and dining room with a chef’s kitchen boasting a Thermador commercial gas range! 3 bedrooms & game room upstairs. Located on private cul-de-sac. Approximately 4,000 sq ft. $725,000

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State-of-the-art amenities include 12 security cameras, 6 separate sound systems, geothermal HVAC and 13 zone radiant heat floors providing a safe and luxurious respite. Two master suites, wine cellar, heated loggia. Offered at $1,395,000.

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11436 S. Louisville Pl. $5,995,000. Estates of WaterStone.

Chateau Nouveau, unique and luxurious. 7 BR, 7.5 Baths.

708 W. 107th Pl. $1,250,000. Aberdeen Falls. Gated community. 5 BR, 5 full/3 half baths, 6 living, 4-car garage.

6629 E. 116th St. $354,900. Graystone. 4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3 Liv, 3-car. Updated, granite, custom cabinetry, hardwoods.

1411 S. St. Louis Ave. $324,900. St. Louis Lofts at Cherry Street. Upscale townhome. 3 BR, 3.5 BA, 2-car garage.

No shoes, no shirt, no problem! 3 BR, 3 BA in Eagles Roost on Grand Lake. Incredible main lake views. $560,000

Renovated on Grand Lake. $559,900. 4 BR with huge master. 180 ft of bluff shoreline, 30’ boat slip in cove.

1412 E. 34th St. $485,000. Brookside home built 2010.

Vaulted living/dining. Safe room. 2 laundries. 4 BR, 2.5 BA.

2230 E. 39th St. $525,000. Beautifully remodeled one level with large patio & pool. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 Liv, 2-car.

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Setting New Standards for Tulsa Real Estate Save Search Time. Every Listing by Frank has its own web address.

111 Arrowhead Dr. $279,000. Cedar Crest. Cozy cabin in gated cottage community on Spring Creek. Fishing, golfing, swimming, canoeing, hunting and boat ramp available to homeowners.

Abundant wildlife in a serene setting. Living, dining, utility room, screened-in and open patios. 3 BR, 2 BA, Covered Parking.

7635 S. Kingston Pl. $269,000. Minshall Pointe. Custom built by current owner and impeccably maintained. Open and spacious living, dining and kitchen, all with beautiful tree-top views. Office off living room, bonus room off garage. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 Living, 4-car garage.

14741 S. Vandalia Ave. $239,000. White Hawk Golf Villas.

One-level. Formal dining, wet bar, granite kitchen with cherry wood cabinets. Office with built-ins. Two bedroom suites, each with patio. Fenced backyard with storm shelter. Gated golf community. 2 BR, 2 BA, Office, 3-car tandem garage.

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5111 E. 91st Pl. $210,000. Braden Park. Country French in Jenks Schools. Formal living and dining in addition to family room that opens to island kitchen. Arched doorways and hardwood floors. Fourth bedroom could be game room. Covered patio.

4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 2 Living Areas, 2-car Garage.

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8902 East 100th Dr. $169,500. Saddleridge. Move-in ready on cul-de-sac lot with large backyard! Fresh interior & exterior paint, new carpet throughout. Vaulted Great Room. Downstairs Master has Luxury Bath. Huge 4th Bedroom upstairs could be Game/Media Room. Union Schools. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2-car garage.

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418 S. Linden St. $111,000. Sapulpa. Charming vintage Craftsman-style home on double corner lot. Refinished hardwoods, heavy moldings, large formal living and dining rooms. Updated kitchen and renovated bath. Spacious bedroom or living area upstairs. 3 BR, 2 BA, 1-car carport.

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1500 S. Frisco Ave, 5A. $249,000. Sophian Plaza. Updated condominium listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Spacious formals, library or second living area. Two bedrooms each with en suite baths. Large kitchen with stainless steel appliances.

Laundry room. Resident swimming pool. Close to River Parks.

2 BR, 2 BA, 2 Living Areas.

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Take a Stand with DVIS

Toyland Ball 2013 Saturday, January 12, 2013 Hyatt Regency Hotel Benefiting

The Parent Child Center of Tulsa

Please join us for a “Sweet” evening and support our mission to prevent child abuse and neglect.

For more information contact Melody in the Special Events office at 918.699.0501 or

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echaKucha Night is a dream for people with short attention spans or those who dread drawn-out speeches.

Just what is PechaKucha, you ask? “Chit-chat” is the English translation of the Japanese word.

It’s also a speed-sharing platform comprised of quick, simplified presentations on various topics.

Presenters show 20 images in 20 seconds, dubbed “20x20.”

PechaKucha Night originated in Tokyo in 2003 with architectural partners Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. The pair aimed to shorten PowerPoint presentation formats by talkative architects and realized the platform could be applied to any topic.

PechaKucha Night has now spread to more than 500 cities globally.

Steve Liggett, artistic director of Living Arts of Tulsa, introduced PechaKucha to Tulsa in July.

“I first became aware of the PechaKucha process during the Andy Warhol Convention in San Francisco in 2010 and then at the National Performance Network Conference in 2011 where I was asked to present one,” he says.

PechaKucha Night originated in Tokyo in 2003 and has spread internationally, though the event remains based there.

In March, he attended a Chicago PechaKucha Night “and decided that Living Arts should be its Tulsa home,” he says.

The third Tulsa PechaKucha Night is set for Jan. 12. Presenters are chosen by guest curators and the Living Arts PechaKucha Committee. Each person suggests a handful of individuals; then, the group votes to select the finalists.

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Those attending PechaKucha Night can learn about new ideas brewing in the Tulsa area, network with the area’s creative sector or simply be inspired by the presentations, Liggett says.

“Having that many people gathered in one place for the sole purpose of hearing what others are doing to better our community (was a unique experience),” says Thom Crowe, co-owner of MADE: The Indie Emporium Shop, who presented at Tulsa’s first PechaKucha Night about Indie Emporium, the art and crafts fair he co-founded.

“The opportunity to share the hard work we have put in to promote the Tulsa art and crafts scene and interact with others — some of whom were unfamiliar with our event/shop — was amazing,” Crowe says. “We had so many people who came to our event or our shop and told us they learned about what we are doing (at PechaKucha Night).” tþ

“PechaKucha Tulsa 03” begins at 8 p.m., Jan. 12, at Living Arts, 307 E. Brady St. Doors open at 7. Cost is $5 for Living Arts members and $10 for nonmembers.

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Monster Jam Grab the kids and your earplugs for an evening of Monster Jam at the BOK Center.

Be prepared to witness car-crushing entertainment with incredible races and stunts. Visit www.monsterjam.com for details on the “Pit Party,” where Tulsans will have the opportunity to meet the drivers of these massive rigs.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, and 2 p.m., Sunday; shows begin an hour after doors open. Tickets are available at the BOK Center box office, 200 S. Denver Ave.; at www.tickets.com; or by calling 866-7-BOK-CTR. Cost is $25, adults; $5, children ages 2-12; and $35, priority seating.

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Tulsa Remodel & Landscape Show Need some inspiration for your next home project? The Tulsa Remodel & Landscape show transforms the Tulsa Convention Center into a one-stop home design headquarters. See the newest trends and innovations in the industry as well as hundreds of exhibitors showcasing services and products available to help redesign and recreate a home’s interior and exterior. From the professional contractor to the novice do-it-yourselfer, there is something for everyone.

The show is at the Tulsa Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall C, 100 Civic Center. Tickets are available at the Convention Center box office. Cost is $4, adults; and free for children under 18.

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“Jekyll & Hyde” Celebrity Attractions presents Frank Wildhorn’s musical production of “Jekyll & Hyde,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s infamous splitpersonality character, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Among the expected personality shifts, scientific experiments and bloodshed, the musical takes on a high-tech approach injected with an enticing love story. Constantine Maroulis, Tony Award nominee and American Idol star, plays the role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The show is recommended for ages 15 and older.

Tickets are available at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center box office, 101 E. Third St.; or at www.myticketoffice.com.

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Meals on Wheels The 2012 Meals on Wheels “Keep ‘em Rolling” event was held at the Downtown Doubletree and raised $180,000 to provide 60,000 meals to the homebound elderly and disabled in the Tulsa metro area.

Bryan Close, honorary chairman of the event; and Janet McGehee, patron committee member.

Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College recently announced it will build a $2 million physical therapy clinic and launched a public fundraising campaign after investing $768,000 to buy a building at 815 S. Cincinnati Ave. The clinic will provide 8,000 square feet of classroom, office and lab space for TCC’s Physical Therapy Assistant Program. The TCC Foundation is leading the fundraising campaign, which is nearly 85 percent complete with donations from Saint Francis Health System, Morningcrest Healthcare Foundation, Founders of Doctors’ Hospital, Osteopathic Founders Foundation, Mary Ann Hille and the Hille Foundation, and Suzanne Reese, dean of allied health services. Pictured are Carolyn Shuey and Pat Orr with Founders of Doctors’ Hospital and TCC President Tom McKeon.

Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Susan Thomas and Pam and Terry Carter attended the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden’s sixth annual Circle Dinner on Sept. 18 at Southern Hills Country Club. Guests enjoyed a California-inspired menu honoring guest speaker Patrick Larkin, director of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

Oklahoma Heart Institute The Oklahoma Heart Institute Catheterization Lab Open House was held recently at OHI’s SouthPointe Office. Pictured at the open house are Steve Struttmann, OHI CEO; Gail Kelly, director of cardiovascular diagnostic and interventional services; Dr. Wayne Leimbach, director of the cardiac and interventional laboratories at OHI; and Dr. Robert Smith, SouthPointe interventional cardiologist.

OCCJ 54th annual Awards Dinner The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice’s 54th annual Awards Dinner, held recently at the Tulsa Convention Center, raised $350,000 for support of OCCJ programs to fight bias, bigotry and racism in Oklahoma and promote understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures. Pictured are 2012 honorees Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman of Congregation B’nai Emunah, the Rev. Marlin Lavanhar of All Souls Unitarian Church and Sheryl Siddiqui of the Islamic Society of Tulsa.

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Rosemary Harris, attendee; and Sarah Hansel, advisory board chairwoman.

Pictured are Kathryn Offermann with John and Karen Power, all patron committee members.

March of Dimes Friends of March of Dimes recently gathered for the 23rd annual Signature Chefs Auction at the Mayo Hotel.

Guests sampled gourmet fare from more than 15 of Tulsa’s finest chefs and bid on various auction items to raise money for the March of Dimes. Pictured are event chairs Aaron and Erika Massey, and Brandy and Patrick Wandres, planning committee members.

Saint Francis Hospital Saint Francis Health System leaders who participated in the “topping out” ceremony for the Saint Francis Trauma Emergency Center and Bed Tower were John-Kelly Warren, board chairman; David Wagner, senior vice president of facilities management; Lynn Sund, senior vice president and chief nurse executive; and Kimberly Felton, D.O., department of emergency medicine chairwoman.

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CHARITABLE EVENTS REGISTRY

Fundraisers and fun happenings

Volunteer Leaders by JUDY LANGDON

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Annual John Hope Franklin Dinner Attendees at the John Hope Franklin Dinner of Reconciliation included Mana Tahaie, Ken Busby, Justice Waidner-Smith, Marilyn Ihloff and Nick Doctor. The annual community-wide dinner, held at the Greenwood Cultural Center, honors the life and work of the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, native Tulsan and nationally acclaimed historian, author and educator. The event supports the mission and work of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa.

Williams Route 66 Marathon More than 10,000 runners and walkers took to Tulsa streets Nov. 17-18 for the 2012 Williams Route 66 Marathon presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. Pictured at the VIP Party are Tim Dreiling, co-owner of Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa and a member of the Tulsa Route 66 Marathon Inc. Board of Directors; Lori Dreiling, co-owner of Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa; board member Jennifer Miller; executive director Chris Lieberman; and board member Molly Pellegrini.

Go Red for Women Circle of Red members Lynn Jones, Leslie Paris, Pattie Bowman, Libby Johnson and Red Tie Society Chairman Dr. Gerard Clancy gathered at the home of Mayor Dewey and Victoria Bartlett to kick off Go Red For Women. Paris and Johnson chaired the campaign, which culminates with the Go Red luncheon on May 10.

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f you have been looking for a fun night out that benefits one of Tulsa’s longest-running nonprofits, consider the Toyland Ball, the 2013 fundraiser of The Parent Child Center.

According to Jennifer Legler, who co-chairs the annual event with Marcie Crow, the Jan. 12 black-tie gala at the Hyatt Regency hotel is going to be one “Sweet!” night.

Legler is an old hand at chairing the ball; this is her third time around (she also chaired in 2010 and 2011).

The mother of three grown children, with a degree in child development, Legler was in search of a place to volunteer as her last child was entering college. She happened upon The Parent Child Center of Tulsa in the fall of 2008 and wandered into its downtown facility. She took a quick tour and “immediately wanted to be involved in the organization,” she says. “(It) seemed like a perfect fit to me.”

TulsaPeople recently discussed with Legler her passion for TPCCT. What do you find most rewarding about your volunteering at TPCCT? In many cases, a parent may not have had the best role models in their life growing up. And therefore, they truly do not know what to do as a parent …

What I truly find most rewarding is to be able to help parents discover these experiences and then watch them in turn be able to share them with their own child. I want every child to have an amazing childhood, and I want each parent to have the joy of experiencing their child’s childhood with them.

You volunteer at the Parent Child Center Emergency Shelter. Why do you invest your time there? TPCCT’s outreach program at the Tulsa County Emergency Shelter … is absolutely one of my favorite programs that TPCCT offers. I truly love getting the opportunity to work with the children and families that are temporarily staying at the shelter.

I volunteer two nights a week at the shelter and then assist with a variety of special activities and programs that include everything from birthday parties to holiday events. On Monday nights, the parents receive … education classes, so I get to

Jennifer Legler, right, 2013 Toyland Ball chairwoman; with Desiree Doherty, left, executive director of The Parent Child Center; and Kristin Bender, Guardian Angel, at the 2010 Toyland Ball. work in the playroom with those children 5 and under … We do everything from playing with homemade playdough (which I make and bring from home), to stringing Froot Loop necklaces, to just singing songs and playing games.

It is a great time for the kids to get some personalized attention and at the same time, gives their parents a much-needed break.

On Thursday night, we do parent/child interactions with the families, providing activities and games that encourage some special quality time for both the parents and the children.

Why do you think it is important to volunteer in Tulsa, and what has volunteerism taught you? There has never been a time that I have not thought about volunteering. It just seems like the natural thing to do. We all have the responsibility of taking care of the community we live in. It is like being in a family, and we all should do our fair share.

So many things would not happen without volunteers. It is the icing on the cake; the way the world was meant to work, everyone helping each other. I certainly get more out of volunteering than I put into it. Helping others and helping to make a difference in the lives of others is the most rewarding thing a person can ever do.

Jan. 12 — Sweet!

2013 Toyland Ball 6 p.m. Hyatt Regency, 100 E. Second St. $200. Benefits The Parent Child Center of Tulsa. Black-tie; live auction, reverse auction, raffles, photo booth and dancing. Call Melody Hughes, 918-699-0501; email mhughes@parentchildcenter.org; or visit www.toylandball.org or www.parentchildcenter.org.

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Highlighting local talent

Artist in motion

Visual artist Libby Williams incorporates color and landscape into her evolving style.

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long did it take to develop your style? The artists whose work has influenced me the most are those who use color as a key component … Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Williem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell have had a lot to say to me over the past several years.

Most recently, I have been looking at artists whose work is influenced by observation of the landscape, such as Gustave Courbet, Fairfield Porter and Frank Auerbach.

I still feel like I am exploring my own style and imagine that my work will continue to evolve dramatically in the future.

However, for the past three years I have become very committed to using color as the primary subject matter of my work. I don’t foresee this changing anytime soon.

At what age did you decide to be an artist? And how have you pursued your career? I think I decided that I wanted to pursue art as my career in high school. I don’t think I ever had to choose a college major because I always knew it was going to be art.

(After I earned my bachelor’s degree I) completed a postbaccalaureate program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) … My teachers at PAFA helped me think about color and abstraction in ways that are still relevant to my work today. This summer I participated in a seven-week artist residency in Chautauqua, N.Y. There I took a

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Libby Williams was chosen as one of three Oklahoma artists for Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s 2012 Momentum Tulsa Art Show.

She is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree at The University of Tulsa.

landscape class with Stanley Lewis, who helped me regain an interest in painting from observation and helped me find abstraction in daily landscape situations.

The teacher who has had the most constant influence on my work is TU painting professor Mark Lewis … He has seen my work through just about every stage of its evolution. He has always been very helpful in exposing me to the work of other artists and

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rtists of all kinds are always waiting for the next big door to open. For many, it is a long road to success, and sometimes that success brings them right back to where they started.

Tulsa visual artist Libby Williams, who obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Tulsa in 2008, is no exception. She says she always knew she would be an artist, and some time on the East Coast had a profound impact on her work.

Williams lived first in Philadelphia, where she helped in the student-run gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She later completed an internship at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum that allowed her to visit a Queens elementary school to help teach art lessons related to the museum’s collections.

After returning to Tulsa, she was chosen as one of three Spotlight Artists in the state for Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s recent 2012 Momentum Tulsa Art Show.

She is now back at TU pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree.

giving advice that helps me work through a painting.

After living on the East Coast for a little while, my husband, Gregg, and I returned to Tulsa for his work. I decided TU would be a good place to complete my MFA degree because I like working with Lewis, and TU has good teaching assistant opportunities for its grad students.

What well-known artists have most inspired your work? How

What advice would you give young future artists? I think that constantly setting up challenges for yourself and not being afraid to try a new approach … are crucial to the evolution of your artwork. You really just have to make a lot of work and not get discouraged if you go through periods of making work that you aren’t happy with. Constantly painting is kind of like practicing a musical instrument, in that if you keep doing it, you will only get better. tþ Some of Williams’ work is on display through February at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., at “Coming Attractions: Journey to a Thesis,” a group display of TU Master of Fine Arts students.

Williams also is the January Featured Artist of the Month at The Phoenix, a new café at 1302 E. Sixth St., where she has 12 pieces on display.

Visit www.libbywilliamsart.com for more information.

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TULSA SOUND

A look at what’s happening in the local music scene

Guitar hero

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Luthier Seth Lee Jones poses with one of his many custom-built creations. Jones also plays slide guitar and bass in several Tulsa bands.

“Out here there aren’t many people who do guitar work at this level,” he says. “Out in Los Angeles there are probably 25 professional shops. So, it just made sense to move back.“ After attempting to run a storefront business for six months, Jones decided his backyard workshop was the way to go.

“It’s much better for me to do appointment work only,” Jones says.

“I don’t need people walking in the door all the time. Then, I have to stop what I’m doing and I get distracted.

This is labor, not retail.”

Most of Jones’ work revolves around restoration and repair, he says. He averages 10-15 repairs a week. But his orders for custom-built guitars are steady, and that’s what really excites him.

“Most people our age, if they’re making something, it’s computer related,” Jones says. “There’s not a whole lot of craftsmanship going on with this generation. Nobody makes anything in America anymore. It’s a bummer.”

Prices for his custom designs begin at $1,800 for a Fender-style model and go up from there.

“I don’t have stores carrying my stuff because as soon as I make a guitar, it’s gone,” he says. “They’re all made to order.”

When not creating musical works of art, Jones can often be seen around Tulsa playing slide guitar for Paul Benjaman, Dustin Pittsley or Jesse Aycock, or playing bass in Gogo Plumbay along with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey members Chris Combs and Josh Raymer. Additionally, he’s currently working on a studio record with Travis Fite. tþ

For more information about Seth Lee Jones Guitars, visit www.sljguitars.com.

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uthier. In case you’re not familiar with the word, it refers to someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments. The skill set required to create a high-end guitar, or to properly restore an old classic, is not easily attained. It usually involves specialized schooling, apprenticeships, long hours in the workshop, etc. Most folks just don’t have the time or patience for that kind of thing.

Seth Lee Jones is an exception, however. Guitars are his life.

At the ripe old age of 28, this Tulsa native has established himself as a custom guitar builder and repairman with a national client list. He’s also a sought-after guitarist/bassist sideman for local acts.

Working out of a tiny shed behind his midtown home, Jones says his interest in making guitars started before he even knew how to play one. While working at a downtown furniture repair shop at age 12, he had an epiphany.

“One day I picked up a guitar and I was like, ‘These are made out of wood. I could probably make one of these,’” Jones recalls. “So, I gave it a shot … and made some really terrible things at first. I destroyed a lot of material to get as good as I am.

That’s where it all started for me. I just got the bug.”

Eventually, Jones moved to Los Angeles to attend the Musicians Institute, where he studied guitar craft. Graduating at the top of his class in 2006, Jones spent another four years under the direct tutelage of well-known guitar craftsman John Carruthers of Los Angeles. Afterward, he worked for Asken Guitars and Moser Custom Shop before putting in a six-month stint with guitar inlay artist Mike Peters of Los Angeles.

But L.A. proved to be expensive for a fledgling guitar builder, so Jones moved back to Tulsa in 2010 and started Seth Lee Jones Guitars.

10th CD Release Party, Cain’s Ballroom Six-string wizard Junior Brown brings his old-school country and western vibe and his famous invention, the guit-steel (a double-necked guitar that combines standard and steel guitar) to the Cain’s. The event celebrates the release of his newest CD, “Volume Ten.” No matter one’s musical style, Brown’s flying fingers, good-time baritone drawl and catchy, up-tempo songs are more than enough to get toes tapping.

Tulsa’s own Dustin Pittsley Band will open the concert. Doors open at 7 p.m.

1/22 Trampled by Turtles, Cain’s Ballroom Progressive bluegrass favorite Trampled by Turtles is known for its fast-paced songs and high-energy concerts. Drawing inspiration from Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Townes Van Zant, this group has gained a loyal alt-country following.

Get out and see what the fuss is about when they hit the stage at Cain’s. Carl

Broemel of My Morning Jacket opens the show. Doors open at 7 p.m.

1/24 Drive-By Truckers, Jarrod Gollihare is a freelance writer and one-third of Tulsa power-pop group Admiral Twin. He’s also a music producer and a painter of odd things. He claims to be the true king of Prussia, but no one believes him.

Cain’s Ballroom Mashing together pin-yer-ears-back rock ‘n’ roll thump with heavy doses of country and rhythm and blues, Drive-By Truckers is a musical wrecking crew onstage.

Don’t miss the beautiful cacophony. No opening act.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

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The best of local arts and culture

Hidden treasure

by KENDRA BLEVINS

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Dr. Barry Epperly, artistic director and conductor of the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College, leads the group in a practice for its Jan. 26 performance.

River North Dance Chicago The acclaimed River North Dance Chicago brings its jazz-based contemporary dance to Tulsa for two nights of energetic and gutsy repertoire in a sophisticated program presented by Choregus Productions.

8 p.m., Jan. 19, and 3 p.m., Jan. 20, at Cascia Hall’s Scianna Performing Arts Center, Helmerich Theatre, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave. Visit www.choregus.org for tickets.

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his month the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College will provide Tulsans a rare treat with its classical concert, “In the Land of Chopin.”

The inspiration for the Jan. 26 concert is a tenacious, Polish female composer, Grazyna Bacewicz.

Bacewicz is a kind of Polish heroine who gave secret underground violin concerts during German occupation in World War II. Over the decades, her music found its way into a store in Krakow, Poland, where Signature Symphony Concertmaster Maureen O’Boyle discovered it through a curious chain of events.

O’Boyle and Dr. Barry Epperly, artistic director and conductor, were visiting Poland to play an American “Pops” concert in April 2010, but on the evening of their arrival, Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s plane crashed in western Russia, killing everyone on board. The concert was canceled.

“We were prepared to perform works by Bernstein, Copland, Brubeck and others ... but it was decided, rightly, that a ‘Pops’ concert was inappropriate,” Epperly says.

“We were asked to lead a memorial concert for the victims and the nation; we played ‘The Mozart Requiem.’

“I conducted and Maureen played concertmaster for that very moving work that was broadcast throughout Poland.”

An exploding volcano in Iceland delayed their return to the U.S., leading Epperly and O’Boyle to Krakow to attend the funerals that took place the following week.

“Barry and I were delayed in Krakow when the volcano erupted,” O’Boyle says. “During that time, I found a music store that had a ton of violin concertos by Grazyna. I took them back to the hotel and started practicing them. I loved the music.

It’s energetic, spritely and bright, not long-winded. It’s Bacewicz’s personality.”

Though works by the Polish-

born Chopin will not be played, the performance’s focus will be on three uniquely Polish elements.

Bacewicz’s “Violin Concerto No. 3” serves as the centerpiece. The work received the Polish Ministry of Culture Award in 1955. “(Bacewicz) wrote music that fit the country,” O’Boyle says. “There are folk influences and peasant dance characteristics — a rhythmic bounce.”

Epperly adds, “Grazyna is a treasure trove. Not many people have played (her music), and I don’t think Tulsa has ever heard it.”

Preceding Bacewicz’s concerto, guest conductor Piotr Sulkowski — one of Poland’s up-and-coming young conductors — will lead the symphony in “Orawa” by Wojciech Kilar, who has scored many movies, including Francis Ford Coppola’s

adaptation of Bram Stoker’s“Dracula” and Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist.” “(‘Orawa’ is) tremendous,” Epperly says. “It is so intense and Piotr is so intense; I catch myself not breathing.”

Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5” is the third work to be performed — “the war horse of all war horses,” according to Epperly — which also has Polish ties.

“World War II actually began when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939 killing and incarcerating many of its citizens,” he says. “As the war continued, the dots and dashes of the Morse code — three short and one long — was an ally victory rally. It was soon transferred to the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, ta-ta-ta-tah … It’s the most exciting symphony ever written.” tþ

“Time Stands Still” by Donald Margulies: A Heller Theatre Production Written by Pulitzer Prizewinner Donald Margulies, this provocative new play exposes the addictive nature of conflict. Sara, a wartime photojournalist wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, returns home to a relationship torn by cynicism and secrets. 7:30 p.m., Jan. 25-

26 and 29, and Feb. 1-2; and 2 p.m., Jan. 27; at Henthorne Performing Arts Center, 4825 S. Quaker Ave. Call 918-746-5065 for tickets.

“In the Land of Chopin” will be performed at 8 p.m., Jan. 26, at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center on the Southeast Campus of TCC at 10300 E. 81st St. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 918-595-7777, at www.myticketoffice.com or in person at the VanTrease PACE.

Kendra Blevins is a freelance writer who enjoys playwriting, community theater, traveling and reading.

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Notes on local and regional film and video

Glowing return

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Tulsa filmmaker Jason Connell’s latest documentary is “GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.” The film revisits the lives of female wrestlers of the 1980s and will air on the Logo/ MTV channel in early February.

Photo courtesy of Jason Connell

he year was 1986. President Ronald Reagan ruled the White House, while shows like “Growing Pains” and “Magnum P.I.” ruled the tubes. The Space Shuttle Challenger had a tragic demise, “Top Gun” and “Aliens” were box office hits, and a gallon of gas put you back 86 cents.

But there was something else brewing in 1986. The unique, unforgettable and completely bizarre phenomenon of female wrestling was gaining momentum with the introduction of “GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.”

The TV show featured beautiful women, crazy costumes, inventive characters and outlandish comedy sketches. Though most of the women weren’t wrestlers by trade, the show was a way for models and actresses to break into the industry.

“GLOW” lasted four seasons, filming at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, before it withered away into a few look-a-likes and spinoffs. Now, a Tulsa native has brought the ’80s phenomenon back into mainstream pop culture with a documentary of the same name.

Producer Jason Connell attended Edison High School, Tulsa Community College and Oklahoma State University before forming Connell Creations in Tulsa in 1999. The company is now Los Angeles-based and is the recipient of numerous rewards.

Connell’s resume includes the documentaries “Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians,” “The Rock-afire Explosion,” (the story of the animatronic band of Showbiz Pizza Place — similar to Chuck E. Cheese’s) and “Strictly Background,” which is about movie extras. “GLOW” is the company’s latest project.

“Having produced six documentaries, the common thread is that you’re capturing a story about actual people and events,” Connell says.

“Through the filmmaking experience, you often develop a bond with the subjects and that is by far the most gratifying aspect of each doc; ‘GLOW’ was no exception.”

So, what exactly is the appeal to this ’80s TV show? Connell explains: “In short, it was reality television before there was such a thing, complete with bright neons, bad hair, cheesy music and female wrestlers.”

And that is why it was such a phenomenon. The documentary revives many of the ’80s-famous wrestlers and profiles their current lives. Some had acting careers post“GLOW,” some battled illness and others never tired of the fun. It is

an emotional, beautiful walk down memory lane as well as a way for new generations to experience the curious marvel.

The film took home the prize of Best Documentary at the ComicCon International Independent Film Festival in 2012. “GLOW” also was selected for various showings such as the Austin, Sidewalk and Newport Beach film festivals.

“After an incredible film festival run, we are currently winding things down and preparing for the film’s upcoming release,” says Connell of the documentary’s next steps.

“There are also things lining up

internationally due to GLOW’s strong fan base.”

What is next for Connell? He remains involved with United Film Festival, which he founded here in Tulsa. The event has expanded into larger cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and London, but recently celebrated its 10th year in Tulsa with what Connell calls its strongest lineup to date. He says he’s still developing documentaries and working to expand the United Films distributing division, which is more than 60 films strong.

Locations for the film’s theatrical release have not yet been announced.

However, Connell brought “GLOW” to Tulsa’s Circle Cinema in October for an early screening and Q&A session. If Tulsa doesn’t make the formal theater list, viewers can still catch the film on iTunes and on DVD in March, as well as on the Logo/MTV channel in early February.

The ex-Tulsan also has advice for those who would like a taste of the filmmaking success he is experiencing.

“Learn your craft, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and surround yourself with other equally driven people,” he advises. “It’s not a race, so prepare yourself for a long, sustainable career over a short burst of fame.” tþ

For more information about “GLOW,” visit www.glowthemovie.com.

Heather Brazille is a graduate of The University of Tulsa’s Film Studies program. She enjoys her Westie, Johnny Depp movies and roadtrips with her fiance.

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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE WRITTEN BY Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, and derived from Albom’s best-selling book, Tuesdays with Morrie is a sensitive, uplifting play based on the time Albom spent with his dying former professor, Morrie Schwartz. Veteran Tulsa actor Tom Berenson (The Gin Game) stars as the 78-year-old Schwartz.

The book, subtitled “An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson,” demonstrates the importance of seizing every moment and treasuring every friendship. It topped the New York Times’ weekly bestseller list 23 times in 2000.

The play, says New York Magazine, is “unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous.”

January 10-12 at 7:30 p.m.

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THE ANNUAL Gridiron show features sharp-edged satirical skits and songs skewering politicians, celebrities, and all sorts of wacky developments on the local, state and national scenes in the past year.

Likely topics for this year’s show: the 2012 election, Congress’ self-imposed “fiscal cliff,” the downfalls of General Petraeus and Lance Armstrong, and Tulsa’s new trash collection system.

Proceeds from the performances are dedicated to scholarships for students involved in the support of free speech and political and social commentary.

TWO RED-HOT STARS. One cold-blooded thriller!

American Idol finalist and Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) and Grammy nominee and Canadian R&B superstar Deborah Cox bring their soulful vocals and smoldering sexiness to Jekyll & Hyde, the classic tale of good and evil.

After four thrilling, chilling years on Broadway and multiple worldwide tours, this dark and dangerous love story from Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse returns in a stunning new production that is touring the U.S. before heading to Broadway this spring.

The show’s popular songs (“This Is the Moment,” “A New Life,” “Someone Like You”) have been reinterpreted to suit the powerful and contemporary vocal stylings of Cox and Maroulis, but the story, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella, remains unchanged: a devoted man of science tries out experimental treatments on himself, unleashing his inner demons.

January 25-26 at 8 p.m.

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ROCK THE PRESIDENTS ROCK THE PRESIDENTS is a high-octane, multimedia musical revue spanning 223 years of the American presidency — from George Washington to Barack Obama. The 44 men who have risen to the highest office in the land are brought to life through all new rock, pop and folk music. Audiences young and old alike will learn something new about our Presidents, while perhaps seeing something of themselves reflected in the stories on stage.

With songs like “The Sons of

ONE OF THE MOST extraordinary guitarists performing today, Frank Vignola’s stunning virtuosity has made

January 25 at 7 p.m.

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Washington,” a driving rock anthem honoring Washington’s revolutionary idea of peacefully giving up power, and the jazz-inspired “Who in the World is Millard Fillmore?” celebrating some of the lesser-known Commanders in Chief, Rock the Presidents will entertain and inform audience members of all ages, especially those age seven and older.

him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Wynton Marsalis and Tommy Emmanuel.

Guitar legend Les Paul put Vignola on his “Five Most Admired Guitarists” list for the Wall Street Journal.

Vignola started playing the guitar at the age of six and grew up admiring a variety of guitarists, ranging from gypsy jazz man Django Reinhardt to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen. As a young adult, he studied at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island and was a sought-after sideman in the 1980s. He came into his own in 1988 with his famed Hot Club of France tribute, which was hailed in the New York Times as one of the top 10 acts in New York.

January 26 at 7:30 p.m.

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THE LOST PAGES OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN AND

THE BEANSTALK CONSPIRACY ENCORE’S original “fractured fairy tale” series continues!

After Snow White and Prince Charming get married, Rumpelstiltskin arrives, causing mischief.

Apparently the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk is a cover story for a deep, dark secret in fairytale land.

Phantom, Merlin, Puss in Boots, Maleficent, the Fairy Godmother and Godfather, and other fanciful characters seek to uncover The Beanstalk Conspiracy.

They must find the Dark Scrolls and the Prime Merlinian, then battle the evil Morgan LeFay. With sword fights, special effects, comedy and more, this exciting production written by Joshua Branson Barker and Mindy Barker is fun for the whole family.

February 1, 7-8 at 7:30 p.m.

February 2, 9 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

February 3, 10 at 2 p.m.

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LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS THE WORLD OF 19th-century Paris comes alive in this touching tale of a beautiful courtesan and her suitor, and a love that family and fate intervene to destroy.

Choreographed by Val Caniparoli to music by Chopin, Lady of the Camellias is based on a play that was based on the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas (the younger). The play inspired Verdi’s 1853 opera La Traviata, and the timeless story has been retold in several movies titled Camille, and in

Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film Moulin Rouge!

Tulsa Ballet first performed Lady of the Camellias in 2000. The company then danced it for sold-out audiences at their international debut in Sintra, Portugal, in 2002, and again later that year in Tulsa. Ten years later, the Lady returns!

February 1-2 at 8 p.m.

February 3 at 3 p.m.

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THE FIRST full-time female network news White House correspondent, Ann Compton is now covering her seventh U.S. president for ABC News. Reporting for all ABC News broadcasts, Compton has traveled around the globe and through all 50 states with presidents, vice presidents and first ladies. Twice during campaigns (1988 and 1992) she was invited to serve as a panelist for presidential debates.

On September 11, 2001, Compton was the only broadcast reporter allowed to remain onboard Air Force One during the dramatic hours after the attacks when President George W. Bush was not allowed to return to Washington. Her reports were singled out by the judges who awarded ABC News an Emmy for the network’s coverage that day.

The title of Compton’s talk is “Up Close and Very Personal.”

February 8 at 10:30 a.m.

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Adjusting to married life isn’t easy for free-spirited Corie and strait-laced attorney Paul, even though they’re madly in love. At their tiny fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan, the couple must contend with a lack of heat, a skylight that leaks snow, their oddball neighbor Vincent Velasco, and Corie’s well-meaning mother.

Barefoot in the Park premiered on Broadway in 1963 and ran until 1967, making it the prolific playwright’s longest-running hit and the tenth-longestrunning non-musical play in Broadway history. In 1967 it was made into a movie starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

PLAYHOUSE artistic directors Chris Crawford and Courtneay Sanders star in this romantic comedy by Neil Simon.

February 8-9, 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.

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Commentary on Tulsa life by CONNIE CRONLEY

A dab of humility

Lives there a human

with ego so humble she doesn’t beam at the idea of having her portrait painted?

Not in my house. When I was asked if I would sit for the “Faces of Tulsa” art project, I fairly swooned with delight.

Surely I would join a celebrated galaxy of famous portraits: “Madame X” by John Singer Sargent, Jan Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” Gustav Klimt’s glittering “Adele Bloch-Bauer” and perhaps Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn” with emerald green eye shadow and scarlet lipstick.

I bought a white blouse ruffled at the neck especially for the occasion. A hint of Emily Dickinson, I thought, timeless and poetic.

Plus, the tiniest suggestion of strength and royalty from Elizabethan ruff collars. And, the ruffles just might hide surplus chins.

Some 15 painters with easels and drawing boards were set up in the sunny ballroom at the Tulsa Historical Society. “Oh, ruffles,” one of them said, “what fun.”

I took my place — a chair on a small platform — and the timekeeper called out, “Twenty minutes — begin.”

They would paint, and I would sit motionless, for about four hours with breaks every 20 minutes. I fixed my eyes on a distant tree bough and pasted on an expression intended to be both charming and intelligent. Instantly I had to sneeze. My ear itched. I had a tiny cramp in my back.

“You’re turning to the right,” one painter barked.

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“A little more to the left,” another said. “All we’re getting is a profile.”

During the break, as they talked amiably with me, they revealed some hard truths: “It’s hard to paint teenagers,” one said.

“They’re pretty but don’t have any character in their faces. We’re so happy you’re here.”

“You see a lot when you look at a person for four hours.”

I began to get an uneasy feeling. The painters began to grumble about the ruffles. “Too much white,” somebody murmured.

At the next break, I asked timidly if I could peek at their works in progress. It was a sobering experience. In an array of media — oil, pastels, pencils, charcoal — I was depicted as a cross between “Whistler’s Mother” and George Washington with a vague resemblance to the Pillsbury Doughboy and a profile to rival Alfred Hitchcock.

The white, ruffled blouse ballooned around me as if I were parachuting slowly to earth.

Someone, weary of too much white and blonde, had painted the blouse — and my face — green.

Sargent said famously, “a portrait is a likeness with a little something wrong with the mouth.” Picasso turned portraits into geometry and animal parts. Were these painters, chattering quietly like a flock of merry birds, venturing where no artist had dared before go?

In the spring of 1985, I did the publicity for what the legendary Angie Debo called her “public hanging.” It was the unveiling of her portrait by Charles Banks Wilson in the state Capitol — the first portrait of a woman to be

hung there. Wilson told me he discarded his early sketches of the famed historian.

“She looked like an old woman whose highlight of her life was picking green beans in a garden,” he said.

The final portrait depicts her as I knew her — wearing a Mexican jacket given to her by historian friends; sitting in her favorite, vintage mauve armchair; and behind her, a shelf of her books like the rugged landscape she wrote about. Her expression is proud, strong and fearless. This was the Angie Debo the world knew.

Mid-afternoon I limped off the platform, stiff from sitting motionless, and the artists went off to work on my portraits for two months.

The “Faces of Tulsa” project was begun three years ago by Joan Hauger and Paula Vestel, who chose to paint Tulsans with various occupations. Each subject’s portraits hang for two months in the Tulsa Historical Society’s gallery, open to all visitors.

My portraits are there now, through Feb. 13. What accomplished works of creativity and talent the artists produced. How interesting to see a dozen or so images, all similar but distinctive. Fascinating, the different faces we show the world when we see only one in the mirror.

For real beauty, tour the renovated Tulsa Historical Society and Museum with its Vintage Gardens and “Five Moons” statues.

This is Tulsa art for the generations. tþ

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