TulsaPeople June 2015

June 2015

FOOD ✻ FUN ✻ SHOPPING SERVICES ✻ BODY

Lick Your Lips Mini-Donuts owner Laken Gooch holds a recent daily doughnut special.

+Editors’ Picks Essay: Art of ascension

Phil Lakin Jr. on Iba Award winner Melissa Arnot

Making a living

Growing up with artist father Jay O’Meilia

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A-LIST

The 2015 A-LIST winners are reader favorites in 100 categories.

Plus, we offer a few editors’ picks.

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Making a living

A writer son chronicles his dad’s life as a committed father and prolific artist.

by MORGAN PHILLIPS

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Art of ascension Strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream-covered doughnuts from Lick Your Lips Mini-Donuts, an A-LIST Editors’ Pick.

Female Iba Award recipient Melissa Arnot’s love of mountains and philanthropy speak volumes.

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96 CityBeat

11 Up and at ‘em Hoot Owl Coffee Co. has a new nest in the Kendall Whittier District.

12 Notebook Topics of interest to Tulsans

14 Passions A Tulsa attorney writes romance novels by night.

16 Five questions Amanda DeCort, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture’s executive director

18 Storefront An entrepreneur educates Tulsans about the healing power of food.

20 Applause Tulsa Rotary recognizes those who go “Above and Beyond.”

22 Everyday stories Scout’s honor

24 Artist in residence A self-taught painter uses artistic freedom to create his works.

26 Postgame Dr. Brad Boone keeps players in the game.

28 Where are they now? Former Tulsa City Councilor Rick Westcott 30 Musings Me and “The Egg and I”

133 The Dish

95 Hot and spicy A Broken Arrow burger brings the heat.

96 Dining out Tulsa al fresco

98 Table talk The buzz on Tulsa’s tastiest restaurants, products and events 99 Wine June’s juicy fruit

The Good Life 101 Tough stuff Tulsa Tough-inspired cycling gear

102 Haute topics Birthday memories

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Agenda 133 On a roll What to expect at Tulsa Tough 134 Agenda This month’s standout events 135 Out & about See and be seen.

137 Benefits Fundraisers and fun happenings

138 Behind the scene An annual bus tour of Oklahoma’s historically black communities 140 Tulsa sound Collective talent

142 Worth reading Katie Rain Hill shares her personal challenges and victories.

144 Flashback The Williams Center Forum

105 Weekend getaways Educational and festive summer day trips 108 In the garden Heart of Jesus

110 Home A designer melds traditional craftsmanship with personalities in a Maple Ridge renovation.

117 Health Tulsa enters the sneezing season with summer colds and allergies.

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From the editor

by ANNE BROCKMAN June 2015 ✻ ALIST 2015 ✻ www.TulsaPeople.com

We’ve finally reached summer. As we’re not to the dog days yet, Tulsans are out and about enjoying the best the season has to offer. Baseball games, patio dining and trips to the zoo are some of my favorites … and I know they are some of yours, too.

I’m speaking of the A-LIST, of course, TulsaPeople’s annual roundup of our readers’ favorite places for food, fun, shopping, pampering and other services. This year, more than 2,500 people voted in our poll. Check out the complete list, plus our Editors’ Picks, beginning on p. 43.

In addition to honoring A-LIST winners this month, we take time to honor dear ol’ dads on Father’s Day. One Tulsa son honored his father’s lifetime of creating notable art by writing a book, “Father Figure.” Find out what the pair learned about each other through the process on p. 36.

In another of our June features, we present a guest essay from Phil Lakin Jr., foundation executive, city councilor and avid mountain climber. He nominated mountaineer and philanthropist Melissa Arnot for this year’s female Iba Award and writes about how the pair’s friendship strengthened while climbing Mount Rainier and later to Everest base camp (p. 39).

Arnot was on her latest Himalayan trek when the April 25 Nepal earthquake and subsequent avalanches left thousands dead.

She left Everest base camp two days before the quake to climb to Lobuche Peak, finding safety in the valley beneath the world’s tallest mountain.

“My heart is broken for all the loss and all the impact on rescuers in the last few days,” Arnot said on her Facebook account April 28.

“We are trying to see now where our team can best be used and trying to adjust our reality to this new one.”

Now more than ever, she is calling for the support of her organization, The Juniper Fund, which — among many initiatives — donates to the families of fallen Sherpas. Find out how you can help at www.thejuniperfund.org. tþ

TulsaPeople.com Visit TulsaPeople.com all month long for exclusive content you won’t want to miss, including photo galleries, giveaways and much more.

FOOD ✻ FUN ✻ SHOPPING SERVICES ✻ BODY

Lick Your Lips Mini-Donuts owner Laken Gooch holds a recent daily doughnut special.

+EDITORS’ PICKS Essay: Art of ascension

Phil Lakin Jr. on Iba Award winner Melissa Arnot

Making a living

Growing up with artist father Jay O’Meilia

The TulsaPeople Venue Guide is now online at TulsaPeople.com/venueguide.

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Art talk (p. 36) TulsaPeople tours Jay O’Meilia’s Tulsa art studio.

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by MORGAN PHILLIPS

Hoot Owl Coffee Co. co-owner Jeff Pelt prepares a Pour Over.

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oot Owl Coffee Co. has a new nest.

This spring, the business moved its micro-roastery from Broken Arrow to the Kendall Whittier District and added a coffee shop.

Although its storefront is a first, Hoot Owl has operated in Tulsa for nearly four years, says co-owner Andrew Unruh. Its

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air-roasted coffee is sold at Whole Foods Markets in the southwestern U.S. and at local retailers such as Antoinette Baking Co. For every pound of coffee it sells, Hoot Owl donates a pound of food to a local food bank.

Located across the street from Ziegler Art & Frame, Calaveras Mexican Grill

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and Circle Cinema, Hoot Owl adds a dose of caffeine to a district already on the verge of a great awakening. 6 a.m.3 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 1 N. Lewis Ave.; www.hootowlcoffee.com See why the Kendall Whittier District is a TulsaPeople Editors’ Pick on p. 93.

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Topics of interest to Tulsans

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The late Manona “Noni” Coble and ORU student Natalie Berry.

Project yields unexpected lessons for ORU student A class project this spring provided life lessons and cherished memories for Oral Roberts University sophomore Natalie Berry.

Chris Putman, assistant professor of communications, arts and media, asked Berry and the other students in her “Principles of Public Relations” course to practice event planning by organizing a “senior prom” for the residents of Sand Plum Assisted Living Center.

“I enjoy having a real-world situation on which my students can practice their skills, help a credible organization, leave the world a better place and touch lives, all while earning college credit,” Putman says.

The class hosted a 1950s sock hop on April 16 at the center, where students visited with Sand Plum residents and performed the hand jive.

Berry, a public relations major and Broken Arrow resident, immediately connected with one senior in particular, Manona “Noni” Coble.

“Noni was just a light,” Berry recalls. “We may have had a large generation gap, but I quickly learned that hearts do not age, and ours were in sync with one another.”

The women spoke about shopping and “getting all dolled up,” Berry says. They even planned a girls’ night with manicures and dessert.

Unfortunately, Coble died less than a week after the prom event. She would have been 82 on June 23.

When Putman shared the news with her class, Berry says, “I teared up and just told God, ‘I am so thankful for the moments we shared because in those moments she taught me lessons as precious as diamonds.’

“When I reach that age, I only hope I will think back to Noni and remind myself there is nothing on Earth that should steal my smile away.”

‘River’ flows to eager readers

“The Tulsa River” — a project of author Ann Patton, photographer Vernis Maxwell and editor Tracy LeGrand — recounts legends and lore of the Arkansas River.

First published in 2014, the book features a foreword by former Mayor Robert J. LaFortune and 110 color photos of “the many seasons and moods of the river,” according to press materials.

Patton says the book remains relevant to ongoing discussions about the river, including the work of the Arkansas River Task Force to determine possible future development.

“I feel strongly that the better we understand the river, the better the decisions we will make as a community,” she says.

The book is available for $27.60, plus tax, at www.tulsariver.net or locally at Decopolis Studios, Ida Red Boutique and the Tulsa Historical Society.

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Williams named tops in energy FORTUNE magazine recently named Tulsa-based energy company Williams the “Most Admired U.S. Energy Company” for 2015.

The publication’s “Most Admired Companies” lists are among the most highly respected indicators of corporate performance and reputation, according to a press release.

Eligible companies were ranked on nine attributes of reputation: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, longterm investment value, quality of products/services and global competitiveness. Williams received an overall score of 6.2, the highest for U.S. energy companies.

“This award validates the strong commitment of our employees to focus on doing the right thing and propelling the company forward,” says Alan Armstrong, Williams CEO. “In the last four years, Williams has made great strides executing on our natural gas-focused business strategy, creating value for shareholders and building relationships in the communities where our employees live and work.” tþ

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PASSIONS

People, places and other things Tulsans love

Opposites attract A Tulsa attorney writes romance novels by night.

by JANE ZEMEL

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f Lauren Smith mixed up her day-job writing with the penning she does for her passion, a surprised legal specialist might read, “Icy dread gripped Emily’s spine, paralyzing her limbs. She drew a breath as anxiety spiraled through her.”

That excerpt is from “Wicked Designs,” Smith’s first romance novel, published in 2014. Since then, the author has had nothing but success and is now working with three publishers on five series — but only when she’s not practicing bankruptcy and foreclosure law.

Smith has been writing since third grade, when she was chosen to represent her class at a writing conference — an honor she repeated the following year.

Even then, she read well ahead of her grade level. Nancy Drew mysteries. Sherlock Holmes and his “Hound of the Baskervilles,” although it gave her nightmares.

Unlike other girls her age, she didn’t keep a journal.

“My own life wasn’t that interesting,” she says. Instead, she’d grab a spiral notebook and a pencil to create stories.

“I’m still a hand writer,” she says.

“It allows me to self-edit in advance.”

Smith likens it to an artist’s hand movements, although she doesn’t scribble on the page.

“I’m not a doodler,” she explains.

“That’s the lawyer in me.”

Since fourth grade, she has wanted to be a lawyer like her father, because she enjoys the research and the prep.

Although attorney Lauren Smith’s first romance novel was published in 2014, she has written fiction since elementary school. She says both her jobs require extensive research and prep.

“It’s not really about winning,” she says. “It’s more about persuasion and negotiating … trying to get someone to work with you.”

In college, Smith wrote a 105,000-word “high fantasy” novel — a genre similar to “Game of Thrones.” She followed that with a ghost love story for young adults.

But her new project has a different set of challenges.

“Historical romance has to be accurate,” she says, citing the extensive research required. As a history and political science major, Smith’s fascination with centuries-ago France and England proved to be helpful.

While studying at Magdalene College in Cambridge, England, she fell in love with the Regency era (from 1811-1820).

“It felt like magic on the grounds,” she says.

It was her curiosity about what kind of trouble the young men of those times might have gotten into that led to her “League of Rogues” series.

“They’re not bad boys, but they have some bad-boy qualities,” she says of the characters.

Smith is a disciplined writer and lawyer. Although her legal work requires 50-60 hours a week, she still writes 1,200 words a day on novels in progress. Before she starts a project, she blocks out the opening scene, one major incident and the climax. She creates everything in between as she goes.

Smith’s misconceptions about romance novels kept her from reading them until law school.

“They’re about love, not sex,” she now says, “and about overcoming obstacles.”

She says characters in romance novels always encounter emotional and physical challenges. Those recurring themes might explain why a 2014 study by two University of Toronto researchers found that romance readers are more empathetic than nonreaders and readers of other genres — able to identify with people not like them, to accept others’ flaws and to work together to accomplish goals.

Clearly, Smith’s book has struck a chord with many.

She says, “I recently learned that a woman in New Zealand has convinced her husband to name their baby after one of my heroes if it turns out to be a boy.” tþ

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FIVE QUESTIONS

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Amanda DeCort Executive director, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture

by BRIA BOLTON MOORE

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ll buildings aren’t created equal. Just ask Amanda DeCort, who took the reins in March as executive director of the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, the nonprofit dedicated to Oklahoma architecture and design. She was previously the preservation planner for the City of Tulsa.

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You grew up in Lisbon, Ohio, and studied at Kent State University and the University of Cincinnati. So, what brought you to Oklahoma? The opportunity to come here and work in the City of Tulsa’s planning department came up. Pat Treadway (who worked for the City) was recruiting me for the job, and he drove me through all kinds of amazing Tulsa neighborhoods. Then he took me downtown, and my first impression was, “I cannot live here. This place is dead.” It was very different at that time. It was McNellie’s and Arnie’s Bar, and everyone else rolled the sidewalks up at 5. My second thought was, “At least I won’t be bored. It will be a challenge.” Then I thought, “The neighborhoods are great, the people are great. I’ll give it a whirl for two years.” Ten years later, I’m still here.

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Tell me about your passion for historical preservation. I’m drawn to things and people and places that are authentic, that are real, that are genuine ... Old buildings really tell the story of who we are and how we got here. It’s also fun because it gets the imagination going — What could this be? What could we do with this building that would be meaningful, interesting and contributes to the community?

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When fellow architecture lovers visit you in Tulsa, what buildings do you take them to see and visit? We have to go to the Philtower, the Philcade Building, Mayo Hotel and the Atlas Life Building. Those are can’tmiss, especially the Philtower and Philcade lobbies. I like to take people to The Vault — a restaurant at the old drive-in bank — because it’s so unique and so Tulsa and so ’50s all at the same time. I also cruise people through Brady Heights and Owen Park.

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Many people are familiar with Tulsa’s art deco architecture, but what else is noteworthy? Modernism. If art deco gets them in the door, that’s great. Tulsa does have examples of art deco from every movement, every wave, every era ... but we also have an amazing mid-century modern collection going all the way up to the ’70s.

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What are some Tulsa Foundation for Architecture opportunities Tulsans should know about? The Second Saturday Tours (downtown walking tours held on the second Saturday of each month). We also have a Reservoir Hill tour in June. That’s a neighborhood a lot of people don’t know exists in north Tulsa, and it’s fabulous. I think it’s a really neat little slice of Tulsa because it’s very eclectic and whimsical, and you can completely see the evolution of architecture throughout the past eight decades. tþ Visit www.tulsaarchitecture.com for more details on TFA’s upcoming events.

FILL IN THE BLANKS Lately I’m watching ... every dance production that Choregus brings to the Performing Arts Center and every live show with the Paul Benjaman Band, the Dustin Pittsley Band, Jesse Aycock or Jacob Tovar & the Saddle Tramps.

Favorite local place to shop? All of the local places. Dwelling Spaces for gifts. Ziegler’s. I love the shops in the Philcade: Picklesworth for socks and Okie Crowe for soaps. ... For groceries, nothing tops the Tulsa Farmers’ Market.

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Favorite Tulsa building? Irving School, circa 1909, at the corner of West Admiral Boulevard and North Maybelle Avenue in the Crosbie Heights neighborhood. There are certainly more architecturally significant buildings in Tulsa, but the old school is a unique piece of Tulsa’s history that’s just screaming for a new use.

Tulsa’s best-kept secret? Hoot Owl Coffee Co. in Kendall Whittier ... but not for long! (See p. 11 for more on Hoot Owl.)

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A new start

An entrepreneur touts the healing power of food.

successful Family & Children’s Services program has doubled its footprint.

Women in Recovery (WIR) is an intensive outpatient alternative for eligible women facing long-term prison sentences for nonviolent, drug-related offenses. The program operates in partnership with the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

WIR’s new facility is located on the second floor of 1055 S. Houston Ave. and features offices and work spaces allowing the program to serve more than 100 women, 200 children and members of the WIR graduate community.

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by JAMIE RICHERT JONES

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here’s no deCulinary Institute, and nying Tulsa found there was a growhas had a reing interest in Tulsa. cent surge of health“In this part of the based grocery stores. country, you would From new stores like think it would be suThe Fresh Market and per challenging to run Sprouts Farmers Market a business like this, to perennial favorites but the desire is there,” such as Whole Foods Madeja says. “We are Market and Akin’s Natone of the fattest, sickural Foods, Tulsans are est states in the nation.” finally able to enjoy the Complementing her culinary variety of our other services, Madeja’s coastal counterparts. line of raw food is carried We have a little at Petty’s Fine Foods catching up to do, in Utica Square. Items though.

Suddenly, include her Mock Tuna, words like sustainabilRed Pepper Cashew ity, GMOs and vegCheese, Onion Flatbread, an-friendly are entering Denise Madeja’s business, Raw Intentions, was born from Chocolate Pudding and our local lexicon. But Falafel Grab ‘n’ Go. Prices her own health problems that responded to raw foods. what does it all mean? range from $4.99-$12.49.

Denise Madeja, owner of Raw Intentions, Madeja also organizes raw food-themed wants to answer those questions. Through indiparties in people’s homes. vidual coaching and group classes, she educates “A group of friends or family members get clients about the benefits of a plant-based diet. together to learn how to incorporate delicious “This is where my heart is,” she says. “The truth plant-based dishes into their diet,” she says. is, people can go to a restaurant and order vegShe says this is helpful for families dealing an; they could buy my raw food ... But when they with a particular ailment such as diabetes or go home and open their fridge, if they don’t have food allergies. Educating the entire family on the the ingredients or know how to make healthy healing power of food can develop an environmeals, it’s not sustainable. So, my goal is to make ment of support and success. this a sustainable lifestyle.”

“Filling the body with nutrient-rich foods Madeja discovered the raw food lifestyle after allows the body to spend less time digesting her own health crisis. Years of stress and coping the food eaten and more time healing disease,” with major life events had taken their toll. She Madeja says. suffered from chronic insomnia, chronic sinus She stresses a plant-based lifestyle is not infections, depression, anxiety, migraines, eleabout rules. It’s about doing what works for you. vated glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure With that in mind, Madeja believes food is just issues, according to her website. one aspect of health.

A friend suggested following a raw diet, so “In my classes, we talk about everything — in a desperate attempt to feel better, she gave colon cleansing, spiritual life, stressors, lack of it a try. sleep and many other factors that contribute to The change was so immediate and profound health,” she says. “We discuss everything because that she still remembers the date she started. it’s about a lifestyle. It’s not all about the food.” tþ “I changed my lifestyle five years ago, March 7, 2010,” Madeja says.

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square feet: the size of the new facility. Its features include age-specific children’s spaces, therapy rooms, an industrial chef’s kitchen for teaching culinary and nutritional practices, a computer lab for education and employment development, a donation closet and conference rooms for WIR’s partner organizations.

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of the more than 2,800 women incarcerated in Oklahoma are imprisoned for nonviolent offenses that are primarily drug related. Oklahoma is ranked No. 1 for female incarceration per capita in the United States.

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women and their 457 children comprise WIR’s graduate community. The program has operated since 2009.

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children have been served by WIR — through child trauma therapy, school support, family reunification and other services. Approximately 5,000 Oklahoma children under 18 have a mother in prison.

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of WIR participants complete culinary classes in collaboration with Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology to prepare them for careers in the food service and hospitality industries. WIR also provides onsite GED classes and educational opportunities through Tulsa Community College. tþ

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APPLAUSE

Tulsans receive honors and accolades

Sandy and Earl Blevins

A police officer’s training has saved 15 Tulsans from drug overdose deaths.

Evan Taylor

by MEGAN GAY

Courtesy Earl Blevins

Lifesaver Wish granter Officer Anthony First trains police and other first responders to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.

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is name says it all. In October, Anthony First took on a newly created position for the Tulsa Police Department: medical support and training officer. His life-saving work in tactical medicine earned him the 2015 “Above and Beyond” Police Officer of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of Tulsa.

First’s duties focus on teaching police first aid techniques, including how to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.

In the past 14 months, Narcan has saved 15 lives in the Tulsa metro area. To date, 470 Tulsa officers are trained to use Narcan, and more will be trained this year.

First has served as an EMT for 23 years (21 of those as a paramedic, the highest EMT level) and as a TPD officer for 16 years. He says Narcan was popular in the EMS field in the ’90s.

Due to an increasing number of opioid overdoses nationwide, police officers on the east and west coasts began utilizing Narcan approximately five years ago.

Opioid-based drugs suppress lung function, First says. When an

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These drugs are opioids: Heroine Pills (oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, fentanyl, etc.) overdose is suspected, Narcan is used to simply cancel the effect by blocking the opioids from entering the cells.

“It’s a very fast-acting drug; it works in less than a minute,” First says. “It’s also a very safe drug to give. If it turns out the patient didn’t need it, it does no harm to them whatsoever.”

The idea to train Oklahoma officers to administer Narcan began in March 2014 when Terri White, commissioner for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, invited Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan to Oklahoma City to discuss Tulsa County’s high number of opioid overdoses — the most in the state.

Although Jordan wasn’t familiar with Narcan at the time, he knew First’s experience as an EMT equipped him to train officers to administer the drug.

“You have to have somebody that’s passionate about it, too, when you get involved in something like this, and Anthony absolutely was,” Jordan says.

Since First began training local police officers in Narcan, he has expanded his reach to train the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Skiatook Police, Northeast Oklahoma Fish & Game Rangers, the Miami Tribal Police and other law enforcement and health groups across the state. He also teaches an EMT class at Tulsa Community College.

As a result of its widespread success, Narcan is now available over the counter at a dozen Oklahoma pharmacies.

Families who suspect their loved one could overdose from opioid use should consider buying the drug, First says. Since 2010, roughly more than 10,000 “saves” have been made, many by family members.

“Narcan has been a miracle,” says Jordan, who nominated First for the “Above and Beyond” Award. “There have been people who still have their loved ones with them because of what Anthony got started in our police department.”

by JOLI BEASLEY Fire Equipment Operator Earl Blevins was a dedicated firefighter for 19 years, but it is his commitment to the Make-A-Wish Foundation that earned him the Rotary Club’s “Above and Beyond” Firefighter of the Year Award.

District Fire Chief Dale Cooley says Blevins exemplifies the spirit of the award.

“It gives us great pride as an organization when one of our members stands out in our community for their heartfelt personal achievements,” Cooley says.

Blevins and his wife, Sandy, are volunteers who help children with life-threatening illnesses identify their wishes.

They also host parties, often at TFD Stations 32 and 29, to celebrate a child’s wish being granted.

“One special kid, Eli, has a lot of physical issues, but his spirit and his wit are amazing,” Blevins says. “If anybody inspires you to live, that kid does, and he loves these fire trucks.” tþ

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Architect Wally Wozencraft, 88, has worked on nearly every camp under the Indian Nations Council, the governing body for Tulsa-area Boy Scout Troops. The former Eagle Scout stands in front of the Council’s Boy Scout Resource Center, one of his firm’s many Tulsa projects.

Scout’s honor Longtime Tulsa architect, Boy Scout at heart.

by ANNA BENNETT

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Evan Taylor

hen Wally Wozencraft’s father encouraged his 12-year-old son to join the Boy Scouts, he had no idea the involvement would become a lifelong passion.

By age 15, the youngster’s hobby became an obsession. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout after completing a service project in his hometown of Seminole, Oklahoma.

“They had some camp areas that we had to go out and work on to bring them up to speed and make them safe,” says Wozencraft, now 88.

His work there foreshadowed his future career as an architect and engineer — one who has now worked on nearly every camp under the Indian Nations Council, the governing body for Tulsa-area Boy Scout Troops.

After graduating high school, Wozencraft served in the Navy in the Philippines during World War II. Upon returning to the States, he earned his degree in engineering and architecture from the University of Oklahoma. In 1950, Wozencraft and his wife, Fran — to whom he was married for 63 years — moved to Tulsa to pursue his architectural career.

The couple joined the congregation of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, the meeting place of Boy Scout Troop 20, right as the church began its search for a

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new scoutmaster. Wozencraft, itching to get involved with the Scouts again, happily accepted the position — and held it for 22 years.

Troop 20 soon became a family affair for Wozencraft. During his years as scoutmaster, all three of his sons, Tom, Rick and Chris, came through the troop and eventually became Eagle Scouts.

“That was of course a desire of mine,” Wozencraft says. “I don’t know whether they were all that enthusiastic about it.” (His daughter, Kathy Casey, was spared this particular expectation.)

Meanwhile, Wozencraft’s career took off with Wozencraft and Associates. Although the firm has many impressive projects to its credit, its founder is especially proud of its work for the Scouts, including the Boy Scout Resource Center at East 43rd Street and South Garnett Road.

Wozencraft, now on the Scout Council board, has traveled with Troop 20 to the Grand Canyon three times. He is planning another trip this summer with friends.

“It’s a wonderful vision of everything,” he says, describing the “layers of Earth being placed out there before you in a grand panorama.”

The hike through the Canyon will be yet another fond memory for Wozencraft. He says of his scouting experiences, “I’ve loved every minute of it.” tþ

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Highlighting local talent

Self-taught success The work of an abstract painter is characterized by his artistic freedom.

by JUDY LANGDON

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rtist Sean Giboney may not be as well known in his hometown as he would like to be, but his abstract work graces the homes of celebrities such as NBA star Kevin Durant and Daymond John of the popular TV series “Shark Tank.”

What most influences your paintings? My earliest influence was when I was a kid. My father used to doodle on work papers he had, and he would always draw these crazy eyes. I thought it was the coolest thing. One year when I was around 7 or 8, my parents bought me an art set with an instruction book. I was immediately intrigued. From there, I learned how to draw with pencil, charcoal, pastel, airbrush and watercolor.

My paintings today are mostly influenced by me. Sounds crazy, but I learned all of my techniques through trial and error. Whatever I feel at the time, I express in my paintings.

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Describe your artwork and technique. My paintings are mostly acrylic, oil and enamel. I occasionally use various types of textures, as well, to give depth to my paintings.

The surfaces I use are canvas, Masonite board and panel board, and I’m getting ready to start on glass.

I have my frames for the canvases custom made locally, and I stretch and prime my own canvases personally to my standards. I use very vibrant colors and use different tools to create my effects. Many people have asked what tools I use, but that’s my best-kept secret.

Sean Giboney says the tools he uses to create his abstract art are his “best-kept secret.” The 40-year-old will show his work in Dallas this month.

What led you to Tulsa? My parents moved to Tulsa from St. Louis when I was 6 months old. My dad got a job here, and I’ve been here ever since.

Tell us about your artistic training. I’ve only had grade school and high school education. About 75 percent of my experience is selftaught. I’ve always had trouble with my vision since I was born. I have amblyopia, which over time caused me to only see out of one eye. It hindered my ability to draw

and paint at first, but I have gotten used to it now at 40.

On my own, I studied a lot of da Vinci, Picasso, Warhol, Pollock and Rothko. I loved the different styles and artistic freedom that these artists had as well as the simplicity of their work. I wanted to be that way with my work, and that is why I delve into so many different styles of painting.

Where can we see your work? Do you have any upcoming shows? I mostly keep my work at home. I’ve

tried a few local art crawls downtown but didn’t have any luck ...

I am also working with three interior designers in Miami who show my portfolio to the high-end clients they represent.

I have a show coming up in late June at CINQ Gallery in Dallas in the design district and another solo show there in the near future.

I will also be entering Art Basel in Miami in December 2015. (Art Basel is one of the largest art fests in the U.S., attracting more than 80,000 attendees.) tþ

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POSTGAME

Catching up with Tulsa’s former athletes

Dr. Brad Boone Tulsa sports physician enjoys ‘getting people back in the game.’

by DOUG EATON

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Dr. Brad Boone, center, evaluates University of Tulsa football player Garrett McGrady on Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in 2013.

Returning to Tulsa, Boone joined Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center in 1991.

During his 24-year medical career, Boone has concentrated on the care and treatment of knee, shoulder and elbow injuries with an estimated 10,000 knee surgeries and a similar number of shoulder surgeries behind him.

Boone, along with Dr. George Mauerman, serves as the University of Tulsa’s team physician.

Although he attends to all TU athletes, Boone spends the bulk of his time on campus caring for the Golden Hurricane football players.

From two-a-day practices in the early August heat until the last frigid game in December (or January, in the case of a bowl game), Boone attends every practice in which contact is scheduled.

Add in travel to and from outof-town games, post-game injury

evaluation sessions and Sunday training room treatment, and Boone’s fall schedule is hectic.

In addition to athletic injuries, he also treats an expanding demographic of “weekend warriors.”

“People are living longer, pushing themselves more, and they want to be more athletic later in life, which often results in injuries,” he explains.

Besides his work for TU, Boone is the team orthopedic surgeon for the Oral Roberts University baseball team, the Tulsa Drillers, Broken Arrow High School and his high school alma mater.

He has performed surgery on a multitude of athletes from area high schools and universities, including OU, Oklahoma State University, Arkansas and Kansas.

Boone played an instrumental role, along with other physicians and emergency medical techni-

cians, in saving Devon Walker, Tulane University football player, who suffered a life-threatening injury on the turf in H.A. Chapman Stadium against TU in 2012.

“That was a terrible accident that no one ever wants to see,” Boone says. “It always helps to be prepared and have some experience in trauma management. This past season when Devon came back to TU, I got to talk to him and his mother and they were very appreciative.”

When he’s not caring for patients, Boone spends his minimal downtime fishing and duck hunting.

“Dr. Todd Brookover (a Tulsa urologist) is a good friend of mine and we enjoy hunting together,” Boone says. “We hunt down on the Deep Fork River, where we have a little cabin, and we try to get out on the weekends during hunting season.” tþ

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ulsa orthopedic surgeon and sports physician Dr. Brad Boone suspects he got his penchant for science from his parents. His father, Richard, was a geologist, and his mother, Mattie, was a longtime math and science teacher at Garfield Elementary School in Sand Springs.

Besides being an outstanding student, Boone was an accomplished athlete at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, where he excelled in football, wrestling and baseball in the late ’70s.

He came close to being crowned a state wrestling champion his senior year, finishing state runner-up in the 148-pound weight class.

Likewise, his CPHS baseball team also was a state runner-up.

In football his senior season, the Sandites were undefeated during the regular season before a onepoint heartbreaking loss to Stillwater in the first round of the playoffs.

“John Blake (former University of Oklahoma football player and later OU’s head football coach) played nose guard on that team and I played linebacker,” Boone recalls. “It was pretty easy to play behind a guy like John.”

Boone received his undergrad degree from OU in three years, then obtained his medical degree from the OU College of Medicine.

From there he went to Memphis, where he completed an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Tennessee for Health Sciences. He eventually studied sports medicine under prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who has been featured on ESPN for his work on high-profile, blue-chip athletes.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Checking in with former newsmakers

Taking a turn

by DAVID HARPER

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ick Westcott is no stranger to new beginnings.

In 2011, Westcott announced he would not seek a fourth term as District 2 Tulsa city councilor. While he misses some things about the job, he is quick to add that he is enjoying his postcity council career immensely.

“I’m the luckiest, happiest guy you’ll ever run across,” he said on a recent crystal-clear Saturday morning. “I’m 60 now. Sixty is the new 40, right?”

Westcott has packed a lot of living into those six decades. His story features quite a few plot twists, some of them heart-breaking.

Through it all, he has survived and thrived.

The Tulsa native has worn more hats than a journeyman baseball player. In addition to his stint as a city councilor, Westcott has worked as a carpenter, a loan collector, a college instructor, a radio personality and an attorney.

However, he might have been a lifelong police officer if not for a career detour that was rooted in the unexplained death of his infant daughter in the 1970s.

“I didn’t handle it really well,” recalls Westcott of his mindset as a young Tulsa Police officer coping with the tragedy. “I tried to ‘cowboy’ through it. I was chronically depressed for a long time and just wanted people to leave me alone, which is a bad attitude for a police officer.”

That state of mind revealed itself when he “chewed out” an argumentative driver to whom he wrote a speeding ticket.

“He called in a complaint to Internal Affairs, as he should have,” Westcott says.

Westcott was initially less-thanforthcoming with his superiors about the incident, which he says led to his dismissal from the force.

Hobbyist pilot Rick Westcott, pictured at RL Jones Jr. Airport, made a career detour that took him from young police officer to middle-aged college student to attorney and city councilor.

At that young age, Westcott found himself at a crossroads. Suddenly, he had to start over professionally while having a wife and young son at home.

“I used it as a springboard to change my life,” Westcott recalls.

“It really caused me to do some self-evaluation. I thought, ‘This is not who I am. This is not who I was taught to be.’”

Westcott had no college education at the time. He had joined the Tulsa Police Department as an 18-year-old civilian records clerk.

After leaving TPD, he scrambled to earn a paycheck.

He found work as a carpenter through a family member and took a job as a loan collector that a banker friend helped him find.

Another friend hooked him up with a part-time job at what was then a gospel radio station. That

evolved into a full-time job as disc jockey. More importantly, Westcott says around that time he was “slowly working out of that depression and slowly becoming a happy person again.”

He also was wondering whether a long-term career in radio was his calling.

“I enjoyed it, but I met a lot of people whose job was subject to the opinion of the latest consultant,” Westcott says.

He says that’s when he rediscovered his childhood ambition to become an attorney. Thus, Westcott became a 30-something college freshman at Oral Roberts University and then became a somewhat middle-aged University of Tulsa law student.

That’s one thing you should know about Westcott: he has never used his age as an excuse not to

do something. He took up playing saxophone at age 45 and piloting airplanes at age 50.

“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” is a saying Westcott says he takes to heart.

His adventurous spirit led Westcott to start his legal and political careers at relatively advanced ages. In 1993, he obtained his juris doctorate and worked for a few local law firms.

Since 2009, he has operated his own firm, Westcott Law Office, and primarily deals with insurance defense. And he continues his public service.

As chairman of the Tulsa Rail Advisory Committee, Westcott is excited about the new Sapulpa-toMidwest City rail line.

As an ORU student, annual visits to the Washington, D.C., area in the late ’90s to early 2000s introduced him to the potential of rail as a viable, daily transportation option.

He hopes for the day when downtown Tulsa and downtown Oklahoma City are connected by rail and would like to see commuter rail in the Tulsa metro area.

Westcott says he doesn’t rule out returning to politics someday.

“I think I displayed some talent for public policy,” he says. “If the right situation came open, I would consider it. I’m not looking for anything though. It would have to be the right thing.”

It seems like Westcott has a knack for making things turn out right. tþ

David Harper has been a member of the Tulsa-area media for more than 20 years. A native of Virginia, he has two degrees from The University of Tulsa, including a law degree.

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MUSINGS

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Me and “The Egg and I”

by CONNIE CRONLEY

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have such admiration for writers who can take the dreary straw of their lives and spin it into golden stories.

Betty MacDonald’s “The Egg and I” is 70 years old, but I reread it every few years because it is so funny and well written. “The Egg and I” is the story of the author’s saga as a newlywed living on a remote chicken farm in Washington with her rugged, back-to-the earth husband, Bob. Her neighbors include Ma and Pa Kettle and two Native American men named Crowbar and Geoduck.

The book became an immediate bestseller when it was published in 1945 and stayed on the bestseller list for three years. The movie starring Claudette Cobert and Fred MacMurray was equally popular.

The public so loved Ma and Pa Kettle that several movies and a TV series spun off featuring them.

One reason for the popularity might be the era, right after World War II. People wanted an innocent story about a young, self-sufficient couple on a farm for the same reason a wartime audience loved the sweet musical “Oklahoma!” about a young couple going to a picnic basket party.

MacDonald was a saucy writer for a woman in the 1940s. Pa Kettle was notorious for mooching building materials or chicken feed and for trying to get someone else to do his work. At first the young couple found him charming, but “by the second year on the farm,” MacDonald writes, her husband referred to him as “that lazy, lisping son of a bitch.” That’s saucy.

The real story is that “The Egg and I” was an airbrushed picture of the MacDonalds’ marriage.

The couple worked from 4 a.m.-9

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p.m. Their farm had no electricity, phone, mail service or running water. The frequent rain was deadening.

Here’s a quote from the book: “It rained and rained and rained and rained and rained. It drizzled — misted — drooled — spat — poured — and just plain rained. I became as one with all the characters in all of the novels about rainy seasons who bang their heads against walls, drink water glasses

of straight whisky and moan, ‘The rain! The rain! My God, the rain!’”

MacDonald was tired, lonely and depressed. She had two babies during her four years on the farm, which made life even harder.

She said she hated chickens and had married the wrong man. At 23, she moved home to Seattle and divorced Bob. She became a single mother trying to support two children in the Depression. Then she caught

tuberculosis and spent a year in a sanitarium. She wrote about that experience in another lighthearted book, “The Plague and I.” At 37, she remarried and moved to Vashon Island. She and her husband commuted by ferry to work in Seattle. She wrote a book about that, too.

Three years later, “The Egg and I” came out, sold a million copies the first year and was translated into 20 languages, such as the French “L’Oeuf et Moi” and the Spanish “El Huevo y Yo.” She was famous, wealthy, profiled in Life magazine and sued for libel by people who said she based the Kettles and the character Crowbar on them.

“The Egg and I” is described as an American masterwork, although one section about a Native American picnic is painfully racist to read today.

For 10 years, happy in her new marriage, she lived on the lush island writing books — funny memoirs and children’s books. In 1958, she died of cancer.

Today their home on Vashon Island is a bed and breakfast.

MacDonald packed a lot of life into her short 49 years. Some of it was hard, sad and sick, but she saw joy around her and wrote her life as a comedy.

Not much different than U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine, who recently died. He wrote poems about everyday life and cosmic wonder. That’s how I want to live. tþ Connie Cronley is a columnist, an author of three books and a public radio commentator. She also is executive director of Iron Gate soup kitchen and food pantry.

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TCI recognized by largest U.S. oncology society Tulsa Cancer Institute recently achieved certification from the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program, a voluntary quality care assessment established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The QOPI certification program provides a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet nationally recognized standards for cancer care. TCI is one of only two facilities in the state to receive the certification; Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa also was certified.

“Our physicians and staff share a strong commitment to providing high-quality care for all our cancer patients,” said Dr. Daron Street, president of Tulsa Cancer Institute, in a press release. “Our certification through QOPI is a clear demonstration of our continuing commitment to that goal.”

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The Ambassador Hotel Tulsa recently completed a remodel of its guest rooms.

Luxurious appointments were included throughout for the hotel’s travel-savvy guests.

Ambassador renovates and joins Marriott brand Guests checking in at Tulsa’s historic Ambassador Hotel will be met with updated accommodations and a new partnership.

Each guest room was renovated with new carpet, wallpaper, paint, drapes and furniture. Bathrooms also were updated to showcase spacious walk-in showers and new vanities. New custom-designed furniture provides space and function for the Ambassador’s travel-savvy guests.

The renovations better accommodate the hotel’s guests by providing superior technology, like USB ports, more outlets and larger TVs, while also upgrading the luxury they’ve come to expect, says Michelle Koskey, director of sales for the Ambassador Hotel Tulsa.

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quality exceeds the expectations of our guests,” she says.

The hotel group recently joined the Marriott family of hotels as part of its Autograph Collection.

“The Autograph Collection is a luxury line of very distinctive hotels,” Koskey says. “The Ambassador Hotel Collection was sought out by Marriott and found the Autograph Collection to be a good fit.”

Ambassador’s Tulsa, Kansas City, Wichita and Oklahoma City hotels joined the Marriott Autograph collection.

“We maintain our independence as part of the Autograph Collection and continue to do business as we always have, offering the product and service that our guests know and expect from us, along with additional benefits, which include Marriott Rewards,” Koskey says.

For more information, visit www. ambassadorhotelcollection.com.

Volvo of Tulsa welcomes redesigned XC90 model Volvo’s redesign of the popular XC90 will make its way to Volvo of Tulsa’s showroom this month.

The SUV offers new powertrains, new styling and a level of luxury not seen before from Volvo, says Bill Knight, owner of Volvo of Tulsa.

But safety remains one of Volvo’s top priorities, Knight says, and that is evident in the XC90’s cutting-edge safety advancements, such as the City Safety feature, which now has pedestrian and cyclist detection, Run-off Road Protection and Intersection Road Braking.

“Volvo has a new 2020 vision: No one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by 2020,” Knight says. “That’s how seriously Volvo takes safety — from features that support you while driving, to features that help prevent accidents and protect you in the event one occurs.”

The XC90 is the first of nine new models the Swedish automaker will launch over the next four years.

“The new XC90 will redefine the brand and what a seven-passenger luxury SUV can be,” Knight adds.

For more information, visit www.volvooftulsa.com.

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Making a living A writer son chronicles his dad’s life as a committed father and prolific artist.

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Across the room, another head — this one red clay — has been eerily scraped of facial features.

The ankles of a model ballerina seem to drip a rust-colored oil, making her stunning pose slightly gruesome.

The art studio of renowned Tulsa artist Jay O’Meilia is part mad scientist’s laboratory, part fascinating archive. But mostly, the three-car garage in Maple Ridge where he has created fine paintings and sculptures for 50 years is filled with the products and memories of what he simply calls “making a living.”

His son Matt O’Meilia, 53, has plenty of memories of the space, too. After all, it was located in his childhood backyard.

As a youngster, Matt says he often brought refreshments to Jay’s art classes. He recalls his shock and awe at age 10 when he entered his father’s studio to see a group of students sketching a nude female model.

It’s one of several personal stories Matt included in his 2014 biography, “Father Figure: The Life & Work of Jay O’Meilia, A.W.S.” “The drawing’s right up there,” Jay chuckles.

“When I found out he put that in the book, I laughed so damn hard ...”

“I was just trying to give people an idea of what it was like to have an artist for a dad,” Matt explains.

An advertising copywriter by trade, he says the idea to write a book about his father and his career hung over his head for years. But he’d already written one book, a 1997 Garth Brooks memoir sparked by nine months he spent drumming for Brooks’ band Santa Fe in the late ’80s. He knew the amount of time the prospective project would require.

Shortly after his dad’s 84th birthday in 2011, Matt decided to stop procrastinating. He wrote up a few dozen questions for Jay, turned on a tape recorder and listened.

“I let him tell his own story basically,” Matt says.

It took him approximately three years to complete the book — time largely spent tracking down photos of Jay’s work from all over the world.

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The result is a 102-page hardcover biography that is a work of art in its own right. Published

by Müllerhaus Legacy of Tulsa, it is comprised of conversational stories in Jay’s own words, images of his family and work, and reflections on his artistic training.

The interviewing process brought him and his father closer, says Matt, who had never heard many of the stories divulged in the book. It also cemented the younger O’Meilia’s respect for Jay’s work ethic and commitment to family.

“What fascinates me most is not the huge catalog of work he’s produced in 60-plus years as a professional painter, sculptor and printmaker (and the incredible range of styles),” Matt writes. “It’s how a man with just his hands, a lot of education and a little bit of natural talent can succeed in controlling his own destiny, in being his own man.”

FATHER FIRST Despite occasionally playing waiter, Matt did not grow up popping into his father’s studio during the workday. Nor did his four siblings.

When Dad was at work, he was at work.

But although Jay’s “office” was steps away from their home, he always prioritized family time, Matt recalls.

“He’d come in at 5:00 and fix a martini and sit down just like a factory guy,” Matt says. “He was always real regular about that.”

When Matt became a husband and father of three, he says he finally understood the challenges of raising five children — and paying their way through private school and college — on an artist’s often unpredictable salary.

For Jay, who calls his children his “greatest masterpieces,” it wasn’t optional. Rather than create art for art’s sake, he looked for pursuits that could produce a steady income.

He says some of his artist friends told him commission work “inhibited their creativity.”

“I said, ‘Somebody writes me a check, I get creative,’” he laughs.

With support by his wife, Jody, who died in 2001, Jay painted portraits, taught art and created illustrations for ad agencies in his early career. By the mid ’60s, the lifelong sports fan and recreational athlete had built a reputation as a gifted sports artist.

“He loved capturing the graceful movements of the participants in all types of sports,” Matt writes in his book. “But college football, particularly University of Oklahoma football, captured his attention and fueled his passion like no other sport.”

Jay’s 1971 “Game of the Century” depicts a play by OU quarterback Jack Mildren against the University of Nebraska. The painting was a defining piece of his career and led to his first series of lithographs and more sports-related work, including a commission to paint the official portrait of the 1980 U.S. Open.

At age 43, Jay first experimented with sculpture, a rare talent for most painters. His first bronze was “On Deck,” a portrait of former St. Louis Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver. The statue was inspired by O’Meilia’s 1968 painting of McCarver.

In the early ’70s, Jay began to pursue commissions full time. Over the next 30 years, he became best known for his monumental sculptures.

“I just loved doing it,” Jay shares in the book.

“I never really thought of it as a career ... I retained my freedom to make a living at it, and somehow maintained a fairly normal lifestyle in the process.”

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Jay O’Meilia shared his life’s work with his son, Matt, for the book “ Father Figure.” At 87, Jay continues to create art.

He is currently working on a sculpture based on his 1957 illustration for a Tulsa Opera poster featuring “Carmen.”

STILL AT IT At 87, Jay remains as busy as he wants to be.

He finds time to play tennis three days a week — a decades-old tradition — and continues to work on commission. He makes time for personal projects, too, such as a sculpture based on his 1957 illustration for a Tulsa Opera poster.

“This is going to be Carmen,” he says of the spirited clay flamenco dancer in process on his turntable, “and she’s been an absolute challenge.”

Some of Jay’s clay is nearly as old as his children. He says he prefers the feel of old clay to new and often reuses clay from former working models. (That explains the featureless face on the shelf.) He simply reheats the material in an old bread warmer he bought 50 years ago at a restaurant supply company.

Yes, the clay with which Jay O’Meilia sculpts masterful art gets its start in a bread warmer.

He recalls the salesman’s surprise when he agreed to buy the used warmer for $10.

“He asked, ‘What are you going to use that for?’ and I said, ‘If I told you, you wouldn’t believe me.’”

From the bread warmer to his informal studio, it’s clear Jay takes neither himself nor his work too seriously.

Colorful paintings, many unframed, gather dust on the floor. Matt shuffles through a few and brushes off a lovely Native American still life.

“What’s the value on this?” he asks his dad.

He’s looking for an item to donate with a copy of the book for a silent charity auction.

“Oh, $60, not much,” Jay replies.

Their father-son banter reflects a solid friendship with good-natured ribbing — “Dad, a lot of that stuff ’s in the book,” Matt quips when Jay launches into his favorite stories — yet each has a genuine respect for the other’s craft.

Matt insists his family’s artistic gene “skipped a generation” with him. His son, Andrew,

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studies landscape design at Oklahoma State University. A proud grandfather, Jay says Andrew is gifted at drawing, a foundational piece of his own training.

However, Jay misses no opportunity to tout Matt’s creativity and skill as a writer and a musician. He is the drummer for two bands — Loose Brix and the Swan Lake Gentleman’s Society — and plays around town a few nights per week.

Reminiscent of his father, Matt lets the compliments roll off his shoulders. He’s not looking to build his ego.

“It’s not like I’m going to look back someday on all these ads I wrote, like you do with your art,” Matt says. “It’s a living.”

“It’s the same way for me,” Jay insists. “It’s a living. People want to put fancy terms on it, but this is what I do. This is what I was born to do.

“I was loaned a gift, and I’m luckier than hell, and I don’t know why. But I’ll take it.” tþ TulsaPeople.com

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WE WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS. She’s a professional, world-record holding, high-altitude mountaineer; I’m an amateur from the flatlands who climbs 14-ers.

Her image graces the pages of Eddie Bauer catalogs; I post mine on Facebook so my parents know where I am.

She has climbed five times to the 29,029-foot frozen pinnacle of Mount Everest; I’ve hiked to summits half as high, usually in shorts.

In 2013, the American Alpine Club hosted its annual dinner and live auction. The lucky winner would climb with Melissa Arnot to the top of her home mountain, Mount Rainier, along one of America’s most classic, glaciated routes.

I only knew of Arnot, as she and five other elite American climbers had launched a line of mountaineering gear called First Ascent. I decided I needed to learn my craft

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from one of the world’s best, and that I needed to win that auction. And I did. That’s where this journey started.

Our Rainier team included climbing legends, worldclass photographers and journalists, First Ascent executives and lucky me. Climbing with this team can best be compared to a high school small forward getting to play with Kevin Durant and the Thunder for three days. My heroes were coaching and teaching me.

Arnot and her fellow guide, Peter Whittaker, coerced us out of our toasty sleeping bags at midnight, roped us into our climbing harnesses and guided us over icy crevasses and slopes to the 14,410-foot summit, just as the sun broke over the horizon. It was Arnot’s 103rd time on Rainier, and my second.

The following year, I again stumbled into unlikely good fortune, being invited to experience Everest’s base camp

Phil Lakin Jr.’s first meeting with Arnot at the American Alpine Club’s auction.

with Arnot and Sherpa Tshering Dorjee. Every mountaineer has to see Everest, where all mountains are born.

Who better to go with than these two, who have 19 Everest summits combined?

The trek was beyond beautiful: greener forests than those in Kauai; sheer, sharp mountains that rose 2 miles into the sky; and indigenous people of sincere goodness.

Arnot and Dorjee are deeply respected in the Khumbu, and we were welcomed into quaint teahouses and treated with great honor because of their humble acts and accomplishments.

We climbed over glaciated passes and peaks, bathing ourselves in much-needed peace along the way. And then it happened. On a day when the sky was deeply blue, and the mountains were purely white, I got to stand in the shadow of Everest and feel its supreme presence and stature.

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Arnot and Lakin at Everest base camp with the Khumbu icefall in the background.

Two months later, we were off on another adventure, this time with her husband’s charming boss, Neil Bradshaw. Arnot introduced us to the Ecuadorean Andes, interesting foods — even guinea pig — and the equator.

Though the 19,347-foot, massive Cotopaxi volcano was unrelenting, we persevered through ground blizzards and stood on its rim on a windy December morning, looking precariously into its snow-corniced, active crater.

Along the trails of Rainier, Everest and Cotopaxi, I got to know Arnot, the guide and the person. Whether she was interacting with a longtime friend, a complete stranger or me, she was the same, genuinely good person all the time.

Full days provided for a full range of emotions and challenges, and she was as considerate, conscientious, competent and humble a person as I’ve ever known.

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By nature, scaling a mountain poses challenges — a high altitude, slippery cliffs and thin ledges. Doing so with a broken leg seems nearly impossible.

In 2009, professional climber Melissa Arnot did just that on the way into Everest base camp.

When she arrived, Arnot knew her leg was injured but didn’t know the extent of the injury.

When it came time to take on Everest, Arnot says her high-altitude boots protected her leg, making it feel better. She trekked on and made it to the summit. Arnot admits it wasn’t a smart decision: She ended up spending six weeks in a cast.

But she did it.

“There is no medal, there is no celebration for you if you achieve your goals or get to the summit,” Arnot writes in an email. “It has to be something you want to celebrate internally.”

Arnot will accept a more tangible award when she is honored this month with the 2015 Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award. The award, presented by the Rotary Club of Tulsa, recognizes her passion for exploring mountains and applauds her philanthropic efforts in the climbing world.

“I love seeing people interact with the mountains and helping them to do it safely,” she says. “It reminds me why I fell in love with this sport.”

After graduating from the University of Iowa at age 19, Arnot’s college friend asked her to go climbing in Montana’s Glacier National Park. After a summer of exploring peaks and summits, Arnot became hooked on the art of ascension.

“I love the chance to challenge myself against the natural world because it is this amazing and dynamic environment,” says the 31-year-old climber.

Despite her extensive alpine experience, Arnot says the mountain can be unpredictable, even if you’ve appropriately prepared. This aspect of the climb has humbled her and taught her to respect things that are out of her control — as most things are, she remarks.

And if the spontaneity of the mountain isn’t enough, climbing comes with its own set of struggles. She says the mental aspect is most difficult. Climbers must find the motivation to continue when their bodies are physically tired, deprived of oxygen and torn from a regular eating and drinking schedule.

“At the basic level, you give up showers, warm beds, dinner out with friends — all the creature comforts,” Arnot says. But she adds, “What you gain outshines that by 1,000.”

Because of these highly admirable and unique qualities, I nominated Arnot to be the Rotary Club of Tulsa’s 2015 Iba Award female honoree. She is unlike our past athletes; she doesn’t compete in front of crowds, nor does she win competitions. Instead she works alone or in small teams, in ice-cold environments, for months, challenging and motivating herself.

She climbs the world’s highest mountains to achieve her own goals, and she often takes clients (like me) with her, so we can achieve ours. Along the way, she carries loads of extra gear and tends to infirmities and emotions, none of which are hers.

Whatever Arnot has achieved athletically, she has surpassed philanthropically, which is a chief requirement of Iba honorees.

Arnot and her climbing partner, David Morton, launched The Juniper Fund to subsidize living and educational expenses for the widows and children of Sherpas killed while working.

Arnot says she and Morton have lost several Sherpa friends in climbing accidents and have witnessed the devastating impact on the families of the deceased. To date, Juniper has given $75,000 to 26 families, including the 16 families who lost loved ones in the horrific Khumbu icefall avalanche in April 2014.

Arnot is so invested in helping people, she works as a paramedic in Montana and will soon be certified as a rescue helicopter pilot. She consistently puts others first.

We weren’t supposed to be friends. But we are. She wasn’t supposed to have any connection to Tulsa. But she does.

And I can’t wait for Arnot to see my hometown and meet our good people, and for Tulsa to meet a friend whom I unconditionally trust. tþ

Arnot supports families of Nepalese quake victims Barry Hinson

Photos courtesy Rotary Club of Tulsa

Since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, and a second one May 12, The Juniper Fund has been on the ground in the devastated region to assess the tragedy.

“We are in need more than ever of support for expedition workers,” The Juniper Fund’s website stated on April 29. “The most recent information indicates that there were 13 Nepalese nationals who perished in base camp working for expeditions on Mount Everest this season. We continue to advocate for these workers.”

The Fund’s co-founders, Melissa Arnot and David Morton, were in the Himalayas during this event — Morton in the Thame Valley and Arnot in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Arnot returned to Everest base camp temporarily after the quake.

“I’ve seen in the Thame Valley the remarkable gratefulness of families that are intact and alive despite the loss of property and possessions,” Morton said on www.thejuniperfund.org. “That can’t be said for those who lost their lives working for expeditions this season.”

At press time, Arnot remained in Nepal. She is attempting to become the first American woman to ascend Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.

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June 22 — 22nd annual Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards 6 p.m., reception; 7 p.m., dinner. Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center, 6808 S. 107th E. Ave. Black tie. $175. Benefits the Rotary Club of Tulsa Foundation.

For more information, call 918-584-7642 or visit www.ibaawards.com.

Melissa Arnot is the female recipient of the award. Former Bixby Spartan Chris Harris is the male recipient. Harris plays cornerback for the Denver Broncos and launched the Chris Harris Jr. Foundation to help aspiring athletes overcome obstacles.

Sports journalist Seth Davis will emcee the evening. Barry Hinson, the head basketball coach at Southern Illinois, is the night’s keynote speaker. Also a former Oral Roberts University coach, Hinson worked under Henry Iba in 1979 during college at Oklahoma State University.

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That sums up our 2015 A-LIST winners. From reader favorites for Food, Shopping, Fun, Body and Services to our Editors’ Picks, the TulsaPeople A-LIST is a roundup of everything our readers love about this city.

The following pages reveal the top five winners in each category — with a few exceptions when ties were merited or too few votes were cast.

We encourage you to hang onto this issue as your go-to reference for the best in Tulsa, or visit TulsaPeople.com year-round.

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BAKERY Merritt’s Bakery www.merrittsbakery.com

BARBECUE Burn Co Barbecue www.facebook.com/burncobbq

Ann’s Bakery www.annsbakery.com

Albert G’s BBQ www.albertgs.com

Antoinette Baking Co. www.antoinettebakingco.com

Rib Crib www.ribcrib.com

Artisticakes by Myretta www.facebook.com/ artisticakesbymyretta

Billy Sims Barbeque www.billysimsbbq.com Oklahoma Joe’s www.okjoes.com

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ASIAN — JAPANESE/SUSHI In the Raw www.intherawsushi.com

ASIAN — OTHER Pei Wei Asian Diner www.peiwei.com

Yokozuna www.yokozunasushi.com

KEO www.keorestaurant.com

Osaka www.osaka-steakhouse.net

P.F. Chang’s www.pfchangs.com

Fuji www.fujitulsa.com

Lanna Thai www.lannathaitulsa.com

Zanmai www.zanmaiok.com

Osaka www.osaka-steakhouse.net

BAR FOOD James E. McNellie’s Public House www.mcnellies.com R Bar & Grill www.rbartulsa.com The Brook Restaurant and Bar www.brookrestaurant.com Kilkenny’s Irish Pub www.tulsairishpub.com Louie’s Grill & Bar www.ehsrg.com/louies

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Lick Your Lips Mini-Donuts Inside a 1971 Alpine Sprite trailer, Laken Gooch creates the best mini doughnuts in T-Town. Her endeavor, Lick Your Lips, recently celebrated two years in the food truck business.

All of Gooch’s menu items get their start as bite-size vanilla doughnuts. Toppings are added to create the confectioner’s creations — such as chocolate syrup, strawberries and whipped cream, a recent daily special. Half- and full-dozen orders range from $4-$7.

Gooch takes her trailer to Food Truck Wednesdays at Guthrie Green and can be booked for private and corporate events.

She says she was inspired to start her business after a visit to a mini doughnut shop in Colorado.

“We did some research on mini doughnuts in Tulsa and found that there’s nothing like this in Oklahoma,” Gooch says. When she sought permitting for a permanent location, the Tulsa Health Department actually suggested putting her idea on wheels. Our sweet tooth is glad she did.

To locate Gooch’s mobile doughnut shop, visit www.face book.com/lickyourlipsminidonuts.

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HOTEL DINING The Chalkboard at the Ambassador Hotel www.thechalkboard-tulsa.com The Boiler Room at the Mayo Hotel www.themayohotel.com

Polo Grill www.pologrill.com McGill’s www.dinemcgills.com Charleston’s Restaurant www.ehsrg.com/charlestons

Daily Grill at Hyatt Regency Tulsa www.dailygrill.com/locations/ daily-grill-tulsa-oklahoma

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Maxxwells Restaurant at the Campbell Hotel www.maxxwellsrestaurant.com DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa Downtown www.doubletree.hilton.com FINE DINING Mahogany Prime Steakhouse www.ehsrg.com/mahogany Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar www.flemingssteakhouse.com

Andolini’s Pizzeria www.andopizza.com Lola’s Caravan www.facebook.com/lolascaravan Mr. Nice Guys www.facebook.com/ mrniceguystulsa Mike’s BBQ www.eatmikesbbq.com The Dog House www.facebook.com/ doghousetulsa

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Churros at Pancho Anaya Bakery Some prefer a doughnut. Others like a muffin. We choose a churro.

But, not just any churro. The ones made fresh daily at Pancho Anaya Bakery are some of the best we’ve tasted.

Pancho Anaya pipes its churros with several fillings, including Bavarian cream and strawberry, and coats them in sugar, which clings nicely to the star-shaped pastry. Pair a churro (53 cents, plain; 63 cents, filled) with a hot cup of coffee and you have a sweet treat to really get your day started.

Pancho Anaya is a family business — five generations, in fact — that began in Mexico and made its way to Tulsa 16 years ago.

The panaderia boasts more than 40 original recipes, made from scratch in three Tulsa locations.

Outside the Kendall Whittier Bakery, a recent chalkboard message says it all: “All you need is love … and a churro.” We agree.

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Dalesandro’s Italian Cuisine www.dalesandros.com

Chuy’s www.chuys.com

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Laffa Medi-Eastern Restaurant and Bar www.laffatulsa.com

NEW RESTAURANT Hop Bunz www.hopbunz.com

STEAK Mahogany Prime Steakhouse www.ehsrg.com/mahogany

PIZZA — TAKEOUT/DELIVERY Hideaway Pizza www.hideawaypizza.com Mazzio’s Italian Eatery www.mazzios.com

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar www.flemingssteakhouse.com

Napa Flats www.napaflats.com

Papa John’s www.papajohns.com

PRHYME Downtown Steakhouse www.prhymetulsa.com

East Village Bohemian Wood Fire Pizza www.eastvillagebohemian.com

Pizza Hut www.pizzahut.com

Outback Steakhouse www.outback.com

Andolini’s Pizzeria www.andopizza.com

Texas Roadhouse www.texasroadhouse.com

STG Pizzeria and Gelateria www.stgitalian.com

SEAFOOD Bodean www.bodean.net

WINE LIST Polo Grill www.pologrill.com

PIZZA — GOURMET Andolini’s Pizzeria www.andopizza.com

White River Fish Market and Restaurant www.whiteriverfishmarket.com

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar www.flemingssteakhouse.com

Hideaway Pizza www.hideawaypizza.com

Red Lobster www.redlobster.com

Mahogany Prime Steakhouse www.ehsrg.com/mahogany

El Tequila Mexican Kitchen www.eltequilatulsa.com

Upper Crust www.ehsrg.com/upper-crust/tulsa

Bonefish Grill www.bonefishgrill.com

Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar www.sonomatulsa.com

El Guapo’s Cantina www.elguaposcantina.com

Savastano’s Pizzeria www.savastanospizzeria.com

Fish Daddy’s Grill House 918-307-1388

Vintage 1740 www.vintage1740.com

Mi Cocina www.micocinarestaurants.com

STG Pizzeria and Gelateria www.stgitalian.com

Zoës Kitchen www.zoeskitchen.com Helen of Troy Mediterranean Cuisine 918-794-3322 Pita Place Mediterranean Grill www.pita-place.com Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill www.alibabaok.com MEXICAN Los Cabos Mexican Grill and Cantina www.loscabosok.com

Sisserou’s www.sisserousrestauranttulsa.com

THANK YOU, TULSA...

...for voting us your A-List Awardwinning store for liquor, wine and beer.

We proudly offer Tulsa’s best selection with over 4,000 different wines and more than 500 different beers.

FIKES SHOPPING CENTER 5111 South Lewis Avenue 918.742.4187

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BEST CASH-ONLY DIVE EDITORS’ PICK

Viet Huong

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Most people associate “comfort food” with mashed potatoes and spaghetti. But for many Vietnamese immigrants (and a growing number of American converts), nothing says “comfort” like a giant bowl of hot, savory pho. Viet Huong delivers this Vietnamese favorite and then some.

Within minutes of ordering (from a helpful photo album of the dishes), a monstrous bowl of beef broth goodness will arrive at your table, alongside a heaping plate of cilantro, bean sprouts and limes.

Pho comes in many varieties with various ingredients. Rare steak, brisket and meatballs are standard ingredients at Viet Huong, and they are always happy to customize a bowl — so even picky eaters can usually find something to please and surprise (and there’s always fried rice and orange chicken for the staunchly unadventurous in your party).

For the price and portion, Viet Huong is hard to beat. You can easily spend $10 or less on a meal, including tax and tip, making the trip to the ATM well worth it. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday; 7919 E. 21st St.; 918664-1682

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BEST SPLURGE FOR WEEKEND WARRIORS EDITORS’ PICK

Jennifer’s

A-LIST

You’ve already worn out your back on that Saturday yard project, yet you’re headed to the home improvement store for the fifth time.

Just try to drag your weary bones past the sinful scent of Jennifer’s hot dog carts, parked wickedly near the exits of Lowe’s in midtown and Broken Arrow.

Owner Pedro Aly Calderon serves up smoky Polish sausages, hot dogs and hot links. Take your pick for $3.50 with the usual fixings or sauerkraut; add a bag of chips and can of soda for $2 more.

Calderon traded the cab of a truck for the hot dog business three years ago and says weekends are wildly busy at the carts, which are named for his stepdaughter.

Even Tulsan Tom Lohr, who blogs at ballparkdogs.blogspot. com about his cross-country search for the perfect ballpark hot dog, has tried Jennifer’s. He says Calderon’s is “a juicy dog that bites back” and ranks it one of the best in town.

10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., daily; Lowe’s at 1525 S. Yale Ave. and 1900 E. Hillside Drive, Broken Arrow

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The Wine Capital of Tulsa for Over 40 Years East of Harvard on 31st St.

918.747.1171

2015 2015

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WINNER!

818 East 3rd Street 918.895.6999 eastvillagebohemian.com

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2015 SHOPPING A-LIST

Sears www.sears.com

Men’s Wearhouse www.menswearhouse.com

Best Buy www.bestbuy.com

JoS. A. Bank www.josbank.com

BICYCLES Lee’s Bicycles www.leesbikes.com

CLOTHING — WOMEN’S Stash www.shopmuststash.com

Tom’s Bicycles www.tomsbicycles.com

Abersons www.abersonstyle.com

www.bicyclesoftulsa.com

www.poshtulsa.com

Spoke House Bicycles www.spokehouse.com

Little Black Dress www.littleblackdressok.com

T-Town Bicycles www.t-townbicycles.com

On A Whim www.onawhimtulsa.com

ES FO OD * S HOPPI NG * FUN *Bicycles BODY * SERVIC of Tulsa Posh ANTIQUES River City Trading Post www.rivercitytp.com

Miss McGillicutty’s Antiques www.missmcgillicuttysantiques.com

Downtown Jenks Main Street www.jenkschamber.com

APPLIANCES Hahn Appliance Warehouse www.hahnappliance.com

I-44 Antique Mall www.i44antiquemall.com Tulsa Flea Market www.tulsafleamarket.net

Metro Appliances & More www.metroappliancesandmore.com Lowe’s www.lowes.com

Retro Den www.retrodentulsa.com

CLOTHING — MEN’S Travers Mahan www.traversmahanapparel.com

Donna’s Fashions www.donnasfashions.com

Stash www.shopmuststash.com

CLOTHING — CHILDREN’S Kathleen’s Kids 918-742-2697

Abersons www.abersonstyle.com

The Lolly Garden www.lollygarden.com

Thank you Tulsa for voting The Lolly Garden to the A-List.

Gifts-Just for Fun

EVENT CENTER VENUE-LIVE MUSIC

3336 S. Peoria Avenue • 918-949-6950 www.idaredboutique.com •

423 N. MAIN STREET • 918-584-2306 WWW.CAINSBALLROOM.COM •

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DESIGNER HOME FURNISHINGS Mathis Brothers Furniture www.mathisbrothers.com

FINE JEWELRY Moody’s Jewelry www.moodysjewelry.com

FLOWERS Toni’s Flowers & Gifts www.tonisflowersgifts.com

Luxe Furniture and Design www.luxetulsa.com

Bruce G. Weber Precious Jewels www.brucegweber.com

Mary Murray’s Flowers www.marymurraysflowers.com

I.O. Metro www.iometro.com

Israel Diamond Supply www.israeldiamond.com

Ted & Debbie’s Flower Garden www.tedanddebbiesflowers.com

SR Hughes www.srhughes.com

Spexton www.spexton.com

Mrs. DeHaven’s Flower Shop www.mrsdehavens.com

CUSTOM FRAMING Ziegler Art and Frame www.zieglerart.com

T.A. Lorton www.talorton.com

J. David Jewelry www.jdavidjewelry.com

Stems www.tulsaflorist.net

Hobby Lobby www.hobbylobby.com

EYEWEAR Black Optical www.blackoptical.com

FLOORS Mill Creek Carpet and Tile www.millcreekcarpet.com

GIFTS — JUST FOR FUN The Snow Goose www.snowgoosetulsa.com

Dr. Robert H. Zoellner and Associates www.drzoellner.com

Lowe’s www.lowes.com

Ida Red Boutique www.idaredboutique.com

Carpet One Floor and Home www.carpetonetulsa.com

The Perfect Touch www.perfecttouchgiftstore.com

Grigsby’s Carpet and Tile www.grigsbys.com

On A Whim www.onawhimtulsa.com

The Home Depot www.homedepot.com

J. Spencer Jewelry and Gifts www.jspencerjewelry.com

Stash www.shopmuststash.com Children’s Orchard www.childrensorchard.com Carter’s www.carters.com Peek a Boo Baby www.peekaboostores.com

Michaels www.michaels.com Grant’s Frames www.grantsframestulsa.com

Empire Optical www.empireoptical.com

Chelsea Gallery 918-582-5601

Harrel Eyecare www.harreleyecare.com Hicks Brunson Eyewear www.hicksbrunson.com

Gifts For Life’s Magic Moments…

TPC Sawgrass MoneyClip Wallet

Created with genuine TPC Sawgrass played golf balls that have been retrieved by a scuba diver from the water surrounding the 17th Island Green. Gift boxed with PGA TOUR Authentication instruction card.

Thank you!

“Fine Wines, Spirits & Beers”

Outstanding Selection…

Competitive Prices…

Friendly Service…

1327 E. 41st • 918-712-2115 Major credit cards accepted

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BEST REMINDER THAT OLD IS GOLD EDITORS’ PICK

Retro Den

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Everything comes back into style — just give it a decade or two.

Owned by Ashley Daly and Ashley Palmer, Retro Den breathes new life into the home furnishings, accessories, rugs and tableware that graced Tulsa homes in the ’50s and ’60s.

Vintage art, Frankhoma dish sets, an 18-foot purple couch, rugs, locally made fiber art, armoires, club chairs and knick-knacks are just some of the treasures the pair sources for their 2-year-old store. Retro Den also is home to an astounding selection of succulents — single and in arrangements — that make the perfect accent to your new vintage purchase.

Stepping into the shop near the University of Tulsa campus, the customer is treated with numerous stylized vignettes, just like a modern furniture store, featuring their mod merchandise.

But Retro Den has a firm grasp on modern technology; check out its social media accounts for plenty of design ideas. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 1216 S. Harvard Ave.; 918-794-7118; www.retrodentulsa.com

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PET RETAIL PetSmart www.petsmart.com

On A Whim www.onawhimtulsa.com

Southern Agriculture www.southernagriculture.com

Frontline Plus

Miss Jackson’s www.missjacksons.com

Petco www.petco.com

J. Spencer Jewelry and Gifts www.jspencerjewelry.com

Dog Dish www.thedogdish.com

3 Pack

Nielsens www.nielsensgifts.com

Pooches www.poochestulsa.com

HOME LIGHTING STORE Garbe’s Lighting and Home Accessories www.garbes.com

SHOE STORE DSW www.dsw.com

SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE ALL THINGS FOR ALL ANIMALS

for Dogs or Cats

99 43 + One FREE

A-LIST

SHOPPING

GIFTS — SPECIAL OCCASION The Perfect Touch www.perfecttouchgiftstore.com

$

Dose

with In-Store Coupon

Two 3 Pack

98 87 + Two FREE $

Doses

with In-Store Coupon

Weekly Low Cost Vaccination Clinics

Andrews Lighting and Hardware Gallery www.andrewslighting.com Lowe’s www.lowes.com LifeStyles www.lifestylesstores.com The Home Depot www.homedepot.com

(see www. SouthernAgriculture.com for schedule & other prices)

Rabies (1 Year) $13 for Cat, Dog or Ferret

$13 DHLPP+ CVK for Dog $19 RDCP for Cat

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SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE

Code 250052 Expires 7/31/2015 Not valid on vet service or website purchases. Limit one per purchase. No Cash Value.

Good at all Southern Agriculture Stores. Can NOT be combined with other coupons.

Locally Owned Six Veterinarians On Staff TULSA w OWASSO w BROKEN ARROW WWW.SOUTHERNAGRICULTURE.COM

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LIQUOR STORE PLW Warehouse Liquors and Wine www.parkhillsliquor.com Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits 918-747-1171

Dillard’s www.dillards.com J.Cole Shoes www.jcoleshoes.com The Glass Slipper www.facebook.com/ theglassslippertulsa Fleming’s Comfort Footwear www.flemingsshoes.com SHOPPING CENTER/ DISTRICT Utica Square www.uticasquare.com Tulsa Hills Shopping Center www.shoptulsahills.com

Tulsa Hills Wine Cellar www.tulsahillswinecellar.com

Woodland Hills Mall www.simon.com/mall/ woodland-hills-mall

Collins Midtown Liquor www.tulsamidtownliquor.com

Brookside www.brooksidetheplacetobe.com

Old Village Wine & Spirits 918-712-2115

The Rose District www.rosedistrict.com

LOCAL GROCER Reasor’s www.reasors.com

VINTAGE/RESALE The Echo Shops www.echoshops.com

Sprouts Farmers Market www.sprouts.com

Cheap Thrills www.facebook.com/ cheapthrillstulsa

Petty’s Fine Foods www.pettysfinefoods.com Whole Foods Market www.wholefoodsmarket.com Walmart www.walmart.com

River City Trading Post www.rivercitytp.com Vintage Vault 918-619-9954 Retro Den www.retrodentulsa.com

2015

WINNER!

Dog going somewhere this summer?

Get the gear at Dog Dish…

Harry Barker’s Fold-Up Dog Bowls and Pouch

Harry Barker’s Travel Dog Food Storage Bag

Fluff & Tuff Plush Beachball Toy

Summer's Fifth Night Enjoy live music each Thursday night at the Square from 7-9 p.m. Our store will be open late until 8.

June’s schedule of performers is:

June 4—Zodiac (pop rock); June 11—Traveler (rock); June 18—Bob Cats (rock); and June 25—Mary Cogan (country rock).

Wagwear’s Boat Canvas Carrier

Ruffwear’s Approach Pack Ruffwear’s K-9 Float Coat

Come & Learn SEMINARS Preceeding the Summer's Fifth Night Concerts, come attend a free seminar lead by Dr. Katie McQueen, DVM, and Hospital Director for Alta Vista Animal Hospital…

June 4 at 6pm : Seasonal and food allergies in dogs.

June 25 at 6pm : Protecting your pets from common parasites.

1778 Utica Square 918-624-2600

HEALTHIER FOODS • GOURMET TREATS • TOYS • BEDS • APPAREL • ACCESSORIES

2015 EDITORS’ PICK A-LIST

BEST PLACE TO MAKE A GIFT FROM THE HEART EDITORS’ PICK

The Bead Merchant This artsy shop has been a Tulsa fixture for 25 years, specializing in all things beaded and charming.

The shop moved from its longtime location to its current digs in the fall of 2014.

Purchase a unique piece of handmade jewelry — including a variety of beautiful pendants — or acquire supplies for your own jewelry-making hobby (or obsession). The Bead Merchant hosts popular classes for every level, so even beginners can walk away with a new skill plus a DIY gift — certainly a step-up in quality from the macaroni necklaces you once proudly presented to your parents.

Cascades of beads and strands fill the windows, catching the sunlight in curtains of color. But the variety on display transcends color and size, moving far beyond colored plastic beads and basic chains and venturing into strands of blue fluorite, Roman glass and quartz in every color, shape and shine imaginable. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 1547 S. Harvard Ave.; 918-747-3636; www.beadmerchanttulsa.com

2015 EDITORS’ PICK

BEST LOCAL SOURCE FOR “CRAZY SOCK DAY” EDITORS’ PICK

Picklesworth

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Whether dressing your kiddos for their annual Crazy Sock Day at school or jazzing up your everyday business attire, Picklesworth offers more than two dozen pairs of eclectic socks to match any occasion or personality.

These crew socks, knee socks and tights have had customers kicking up their heels and twinkling their sock-covered toes since the Deco District store opened in 2013. Designs from brands like Socksmith and Sock it to Me range from hamburgers, Big Foot, strawberries and ants to bees, unicorns and bicycles.

Socks not your thing? The shop also sells stationery, greeting cards, desk flair and accessories. 11 a.m.4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday; 501 S. Boston Ave., #101D; 918-5597876; www.picklesworth.com

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BlueHavenTulsa.com

241 N. Aspen Ave Broken Arrow

River Spirit Casino www.riverspirittulsa.com

SHOP PI NG * FU N * BODY * SERVICES Cain’s Ballroom www.cainsballroom.com

ADULT EDUCATION Tulsa Community College www.tulsacc.edu

ART GALLERY M.A. Doran Gallery www.madorangallery.com

Oklahoma State University - Tulsa www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu

AHHA www.ahhatulsa.org

The University of Tulsa www.utulsa.edu

108 Contemporary www.108contemporary.org

Tulsa Technology Center www.tulsatech.edu

Living Arts www.livingarts.org

Community Care College www.communitycarecollege.edu

Lovetts Gallery www.lovettsgallery.com

Cox Business Center www.coxcentertulsa.com Hard Rock Hotel and Casino www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com

Dresser Mansion www.dressermansion.com EVENT — RUN/WALK/CYCLE Tulsa Run www.tulsasports.org/tulsarun

A-LIST

EVENT CENTER BOK Center www.bokcenter.com

Harwelden Mansion www.harweldenmansion.com

FUN

Osage Casino www.osagecasinos.com

POSTOAK Lodge and Retreat www.postoaklodge.com

2015

CASINO Hard Rock Hotel and Casino www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com

Tulsa Tough www.tulsatough.com The Color Run - Tulsa www.thecolorrun.com/tulsa Route 66 Marathon www.route66marathon.com

Stokely Event Center www.stokelyeventcenter.com

Komen Tulsa Race for the Cure www.komentulsa.org/ komen-race-for-the-cure

EVENT/WEDDING VENUE The Mayo Hotel www.themayohotel.com

FAMILY ATTRACTION Tulsa Zoo www.tulsazoo.org

Philbrook Museum of Art www.philbrook.org

Oklahoma Aquarium www.okaquarium.org

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Guthrie Green www.guthriegreen.com

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25th annual

WALTZ on the

WILD SIDE presented by

®

www.waltzonthewildside.org a 21 and up event

Tulsa State Fair www.tulsastatefair.com Big Splash Water Park www.bigsplashwaterpark.net FESTIVAL Tulsa International Mayfest www.tulsamayfest.org Oktoberfest Tulsa www.tulsaoktoberfest.org Center of the Universe Festival www.centeroftheuniversefestival.com Blue Dome Arts Festival www.bluedomearts.org Tulsa State Fair www.tulsastatefair.com HANDS-ON ART STUDIO Pinot’s Palette www.pinotspalette.com

MAJOR SPONSORS John Steele Zink Foundation

Julie & Sanjay Meshri

SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Melanie & Lex Anderson, Apache Corporation, Bailey Family, Bank of Oklahoma, Capital Advisors, Frank & Gayle Eby, Flintco and George Kaiser Family Foundation, GableGotwals and John & Katie Dale, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Key Construction Oklahoma, LLC, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., Lynn & Barbara Owens, ONEOK, The Oxley Foundation, Hannah & Joe Robson, Radiology Consultants of Tulsa, John & Lesa Smaligo, Stava Building Corp., The Williams Foundation ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Jim and Susannah Adelson, Julia & Joseph Back, D.O., Barrow & Grimm P.C., Bentrei, Ltd., BOSC, Inc., Catalyst Benefits Group, LLC/Flex Plan Administrators, Inc., Cox Communications, GlobalHealth, Mike Harrell & kbi Construction, Kent & Sandy Harrell, David Lamb, Adam & Bertie Lesher, Aaron & Cindie Milford, Mary Miller, Carolyn Morris, Osage Casino, Betty & Steve Pirnat, Selser Schaefer Architects, Stinnett & Associates CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS: Anchor Paint Manufacturing, BancFirst, Bob Hurley Ford, Cherokee Builders Inc., Grigsby’s Carpet & Tile, Michael & Cara Hair, Kim & Nancy Hauger, Maxine & Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Brad Pickle & Lora Larson MD, Ross Group, Tedford Insurance, THEWAY Corp., Trust Company of Oklahoma, Tulsa World Media Company, Bob & Kathy West The Tulsa Zoo would like to thank these sponsors for their continued support.

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Purple Glaze Studio www.purpleglazestudio.com Tulsa Glassblowing School www.tulsaglassblowing.org WaterWorks Art Center www.waterworksartcenter.com Philbrook Museum of Art www.philbrook.org HOTEL The Mayo Hotel www.themayohotel.com The Ambassador Hotel www.ambassadorhotelcollection.com Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ tulbr Hard Rock Hotel and Casino www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa — Warren Place www.doubletree.hilton.com

MOVIE THEATER Warren Theater www.warrentheatres.com AMC Southroads 20 www.amctheatres.com Circle Cinema www.circlecinema.com Cinemark www.cinemark.com Starworld 20 www.bbtheatres.com MUSEUM Philbrook Museum of Art www.philbrook.org Gilcrease Museum www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu Tulsa Children’s Museum www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org Woody Guthrie Center www.woodyguthriecenter.org Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.org NONPROFIT EVENT Waltz on the Wild Side c/o Tulsa Zoo www.waltzonthewildside.org; www.tulsazoo.org Carnivale c/o Mental Health Association Oklahoma www.bestpartyintown.org; www.mhaok.org The Monarch Ball c/o DVIS www.dvis.org Komen Tulsa Race for the Cure www.komentulsa.org Wine, Women & Shoes c/o YWCA Tulsa www.winewomenandshoes.com; www.ywcatulsa.org

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Thank you for voting us onto the 2015 A-list in the following categories: Best Casino — Hard Rock Casino Tulsa Live Music Venue — The Joint: Tulsa Best Event Center — Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa

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PROFESSIONAL ARTS GROUP Tulsa Ballet www.tulsaballet.org Living Arts www.livingarts.org

Guthrie Green www.guthriegreen.com

Philbrook Art Camp www.philbrook.org

Hunter Park www.tulsaparks.org

Camp Shalom www.csjcc.org/youth-programs/ camp-shalom

Tulsa Symphony www.tulsasymphony.org

SPORTS TEAM Tulsa Drillers www.tulsadrillers.com

Tulsa Opera www.tulsaopera.com

Oklahoma City Thunder www.nba.com/thunder

Portico Dans Theatre www.porticodanstheatre.org

Tulsa Oilers www.tulsaoilers.com

Theatre Tulsa www.theatretulsa.org

Tulsa Shock www.wnba.com/shock

TULSA PARK Woodward Park www.tulsaparks.org

The University of Tulsa www.tulsahurricane.com

River Parks www.riverparks.org

SUMMER DAY CAMP Camp Loughridge www.camploughridge.org

LaFortune Park www.parks.tulsacounty.org

YMCA of Greater Tulsa Camps www.ymcatulsa.org/camps

Tulsa Zoo www.tulsazoo.org/learn/ camps-classes

VENUE — PERFORMING ARTS Tulsa Performing Arts Center www.tulsapac.com BOK Center www.bokcenter.com Brady Theater www.bradytheater.com Guthrie Green www.guthriegreen.com

VENUE — LIVE MUSIC Cain’s Ballroom www.cainsballroom.com

Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center www.thepacba.com

BOK Center www.bokcenter.com Brady Theater www.bradytheater.com Guthrie Green www.guthriegreen.com The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/ the-joint-tulsa

Festival and Family Attraction.

THANKS TULSA! Your table is ready.

Enjoy a relaxing time in MADE Market Restaurant & Lobby Bar voted one of Tulsa People's A-List Best Dining!

Located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa Downtown, this is the ideal spot for a casual lunch or dinner and drinks before and after your event at the BOK Center.

Mention our award and receive a complimentary soft drink or tea with your meal and covered parking is always free with the purchase of a meal.

For delivey in the Tulsa area visit Restaurant on the Run (ROTR.com) or Mr. Delivery (MrDelivery.com).

616 W. Seventh Street, Tulsa, OK 74127-8983 T (918) 587 8000 F (918) 587 3001

TulsaDowntown.DoubleTree.com Hilton HHonors™ membership, earning of Points & Miles™ and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions. ©2014 Hilton Worldwide

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2015 EDITORS’ PICK

BEST OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD EXPERIENCE EDITORS’ PICK

A-LIST

The James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium Where in Tulsa can you experience a supernova, travel through the Milky Way or fly dangerously close to a black hole? The James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum is just the place. Its comfy chairs and pitch-black theater make the journey a pleasant one. Six shows, including the Tulsa debut of “Earth, Moon & Sun,” round out the planetarium’s schedule. Each film is less than an hour in length and educates the viewer on a different aspect of the heavens — from how a telescope works and the life cycles of stars, to the sun and how different cultures interpret the sky. All shows are appropriate for any age, but some are specifically geared toward children. Each visit helps you realize just how amazing our solar system is. It’s not just kids saying, “Wow,” throughout the show. Showtimes vary. Planetarium is open 11 a.m.-4p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 3624 N. 74th E. Ave.; 918-834-9900; www. tulsaairandspacemuseum.org

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WE’RE BROADENING OUR HORIZONS! RIVER SPIRIT® CASINO WILL SOON BE HOME TO ONE OF TULSA’S PREMIER DESTINATIONS. Plans include a luxury hotel, convention and meeting center, fitness center and resort pool area, showroom theater, Margaritaville® Casino, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville® Restaurant, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse & 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar ®!

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Trust falls and icebreakers? So 2005. The folks at The Escape Tulsa can tell you that nothing turns a group of coworkers into a team quite like being locked in a room for an hour against a ticking clock.

Though it may challenge the comfort zones of many, the experience often turns skeptics into enthusiasts. Players are immersed in a real-life game with riddles, clues and intrigue — all leading to the discovery that allows them to escape the room.

Following the success of The Escape OKC, the corporate chain expanded to Tulsa only a few months ago but already has a loyal following. The Escape Tulsa currently has four rooms and three game scenarios in rotation, but every few months a new room will be phased in and an old one phased out, so return visitors can expect fresh challenges.

Rooms can accommodate groups from two to six people.

With weekday availability Monday through Wednesday — in addition to The Escape’s normal weekend operating hours — the possibilities are endless. Two rooms are identical, so separate teams can race to the finish for an extracompetitive thrill.

The especially brave could even make the experience a unique first date. Escaping from a locked room is surely a better indicator of compatibility than dinner and a movie. 4-9:30 p.m., Thursday; 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday-Sunday; advance registration is required; 1448 S. Carson Ave.; 918-5748995; www.theescapetulsa.com

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Harrel Eyecare www.harreleyecare.com

Zoellner Chiropractic www.zoellnerchiropractic.com

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Triad Eye Institute is honored to again be chosen as an A-list destination for specialty and surgical eye care

by Tulsa People readers. We’re dedicated to our community and to providing the most advanced care—delivered by world-class surgeons using the latest techniques and technology. It’s no wonder why Triad Eye Institute is where Chad Chamberlain, D.O. Marc L. Abel, D.O.

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FOR VOTING DR. ARCH MILLER AND THE STAFF OF TULSA PLASTIC SURGERY AS PART OF THE TULSA PEOPLE ALIST! Arch Miller III M.S., M.D., FACS, FAAP Dr. Miller and Tulsa Plastic Surgery have been practicing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for over 25-years.

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OKLAHOMA GROWN, GROWING OKLAHOMA. Being locally owned and operated sets Saint Francis Health System apart. Northeastern Oklahoma is where we call home and we are committed to investing in the community, caring for our patients and improving the lives of our neighbors—today, tomorrow and for generations to come. We are honored to provide healthcare for life.

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Jennifer Juice

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Juicing fanatics have long touted the benefits of freshsqueezed fruits and vegetables, but a Tulsa juice bar is kicking the healthy trend up a notch. Jennifer Juice offers cold-pressed juice — said to best maintain its nutrients — by the glass or the gallon at an unexpected location: the lobby of the historic Philtower.

Choose from a number of energetic blends such as O2 — orange, carrot, apple, celery and ginger juices ($9 for 16 ounces) — or create your own. A few raw food items round out the menu.

We recommend the Breakfast Bowl ($5) with nondairy vanilla yogurt, chia seeds, hemp-flax granola, seasonal berries and coconut.

Braver souls will sign up for a “juice cleanse” designed to help your body reset by substituting a lineup of Jennifer Juice for your normal diet over one to three days. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., MondayFriday; Philtower Building, 427 S. Boston Ave.; 918-794-0710; www.jenniferjuice.com

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Hail and Farewell…

Dr. Gregg on safari in Africa.

The doctors and staff at Tulsa Dermatology Clinic, Inc. released balloons at the end of the day on April 1, 2015, to say “Farewell” to our colleague and boss L.J. Gregg, M.D. on his retirement from medical practice.

2015

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Dr. Gregg came to Tulsa on July 1, 1976, the day after he finished his dermatology residency at the University of Oklahoma and practiced the specialty until his retirement day. It’s now time for him to take a much deserved break.

The doctors and staff at TDC refer to the Clinic as the “Hotel California” because one can check out but never truly leave. Although Dr. Gregg is no longer reporting to work every day, he remains our “technology consultant” for all things electronic. And when he is not travelling to exotic locations, he plans to do some volunteering and teaching.

This fall, he will be found in the stands at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium cheering for the Sooners. He will also be enjoying his skills as an excellent cook and gardener.

Of course, we all miss seeing Dr. Gregg each day, but wish him a long and happy retirement. He left the practice he joined nearly 40 years ago with six capable colleagues who will carry-on the tradition of excellent patient care at Tulsa Dermatology Clinic.

2121 East 21st Street • Tulsa 918-749-2261 • tulsadermatology.com Donald R Seidel, M.D. | Mark D. Lehman, M.D. George W. Monks, M.D. | Kelli A. Lovelace, M.D. Christina G. Kendrick, M.D. | Ashwini K. Vaidya, M.D.

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CREDIT UNION TTCU The Credit Union www.ttcu.com

GH2 Architects www.gh2.com

Tulsa Federal Credit Union www.tulsafederalcu.org

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Oklahoma Central Credit Union www.oklahomacentral.org

KSQ Architects www.ksqarchitects.com AUTO REPAIR/BODY SHOP/SERVICE Four Star Import Automotive www.fourstarimportok.com

Communication Federal Credit Union www.comfedcu.org

Murray Electrical Services www.murrayelectric.com HARDWOOD REPAIR/ REFINISHING Renaissance Hardwood Floor www.renhardwood.com The Floor Guy of Tulsa www.thefloorguyoftulsa.com Superior Wood Floors and Tile www.superioroftulsa.com Mill Creek www.millcreekcarpet.com

DRY CLEANER Yale Cleaners www.yalecleaners.com

Bird Hardwood Floors www.tulsawoodfloors.com

Robertson Tire www.robertson-tire.com

Fox Cleaners www.foxcleaners.com

Bill Knight Collision Repair www.tulsacollisionrepair.com

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Christian Brothers Automotive www.cbac.com

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Red Crown Credit Union www.redcrown.org

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Brookside Cleaners www.brooksidecleaners.com

Video Revolution www.videorevolution.com Dynamic Audio www.dynamicaudiotulsa.com KMB AV www.kmbav.com

ELECTRICAL SERVICE Harp Service Co. www.harpelectric.com

Elite Sound and Cinema www.elitesoundandcinema.com

Houchin Electric Co. www.houchinelectric.com

HOME HEAT/AIR Air Assurance www.airassurance.com

AEP/PSO www.psoklahoma.com

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2015

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LANDSCAPE COMPANY Green Leaf Lawn www.greenleafweedcontrol.com

McAfee & Taft www.mcafeetaft.com

Southwood Landscape & Garden Center www.southwoodgardencenter.com

PET BOARDING Pooches www.poochestulsa.com

Roark Landscaping www.rlctulsa.com

Woodland West Animal Hospital www.woodlandwestanimal hospital.com

AAA Landscape of Tulsa www.aaalandscapeoftulsa.com Tom’s Outdoor Living www.tomsoutdoorliving.com

Arrow Exterminators www.nomorebugs.com Emco Termite and Pest Control www.emcopc.com Montgomery Exterminating www.montgomeryexterminating.com

Camp Bow Wow www.campbowwow.com/ us/ok/tulsa

Doggie D’Tails by Karen www.doggiedtailsbykaren.com PLUMBING COMPANY Mullin Plumbing www.mullininc.com Air Assurance www.airassurance.com Roto-Rooter www.rotorooter.com

River Trail Animal Hospital and Pet Lodge www.rivertrailahandpetlodge.com

Williams Plumbing and Drain www.williamsplumbing.com

Hammond Animal Hospital www.hammondanimalhospital.com

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PET GROOMING PetSmart www.petsmart.com

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REMODELER/BUILDER Renovations by Helms www.renovationsbyhelms.com Simmons Homes www.simmonshomes.com

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Steve Wright with Castlerock Builders www.castlerockbuilders.net

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The more the merrier: That seems to be the motto of the flourishing Kendall Whittier area that is home to a growing collection of artists and ventures. In the past two years, 17 businesses and approximately 120 jobs have been added to the neighborhood — thanks in part to $11.5 million in private investments, says Ed Sharrer, executive director of Kendall Whittier Main Street.

The district is anchored by historic Whittier Square, which was at one time the oldest suburban shopping district in Tulsa. Sharrer says the neighborhood declined in the mid-1960s and became a haven for the adult-oriented businesses that eventually surrounded longtime staples Ziegler Art & Frame and Circle Cinema.

In 2010, KWMS was born and has helped change the Kendall Whittier landscape into a careful mix of restaurants, co-working spaces and nonprofits. Sharrer says he hopes more retail is the next step.

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he first time I went to the Main Street Tavern in Broken Arrow, everyone around me was ordering the same thing. So when it came time for my order, it was easy. “Jalapeño Cream Cheese Burger, medium, please.” All the burgers here are great, but this one is legendary. Hot, grilled jalapeños are piled on top of smooth, slightly melted cream cheese. The creaminess of the cheese softens the heat on the jalapeños, making for a delicious burger. If you love jalapeño poppers — jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon — then this is your burger. ($11). Be sure to add bacon, if you’re feeling indulgent.

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Give us a little sunshine and a good drink menu, and we’re all in.

A prime patio spot has a good view, some shade and a fun crowd. Everyone has their favorites, whether on the river, downtown, on Cherry Street or Brookside.

Restaurant patios are busy at the first sign of slightly decent weather. On a pretty day, they’re packed.

Brian Douglas, manager of the Blue Rose Café, says during good weather, outdoor seating is busy from lunch through dinner.

It’s no wonder, since the Blue Rose is one of the only restaurants where you can get a great view of both the Arkansas River and downtown.

It’s also the only restaurant in Tulsa on piers.

“We draw a crowd because of the number of tables we’re able to seat,” Douglas says.

That means cyclists can get a table after a long ride and many others can stop in for a last-minute dinner. The Blue Rose’s patio is especially busy after 8 p.m., particularly in summer.

We joined the crowd on a recent 80-degree weekday evening and loved the margaritas, beer selection, appetizers and burgers. The Blackened Chicken Fingers ($8.99) were a favorite and a good alternative to fried chicken strips.

The chicken is cooked in a cast-iron skillet and has a good kick from the seasoning. It’s served with a homemade orange marmalade.

We also liked the Spinach Salad ($10.29) with egg, bacon, Monterey Jack cheese and red onion. Try it with the vinaigrette.

You can’t go wrong with the Blue Rose Special ($9.99), a classic burger with blue cheese chunks and crisp bacon. Or, try one of Blue

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BLUE ROSE CAFÉ 1924 Riverside Drive, 918-582-4600, www.bluerosecafetulsa.com WATERFRONT GRILL 120 Aquarium Drive, Jenks; 918-518-6300; www.waterfrontgrilljenks.com RUSTY CRANE 109 N. Detroit Ave., 918-947-5454, www.rustycranetulsa.com WILD FORK 1820 Utica Square, 918-742-0712, www.wildfork.com Rose’s most popular dishes, the Elwood Special ($10.29), a chicken-fried chicken sandwich topped with onion rings.

If you live in south Tulsa or Jenks, you probably remember when the Waterfront Grill opened. It was one of the first restaurants with a great patio on the Arkansas River. The Waterfront is more of a seafood and steaks restaurant than burgers and fries, though they have a great Tillamook cheddar burger.

I like the Shrimp and Scallop Stack ($27) with lemon cream sauce and grilled asparagus.

The Prime Center Cut Filet (6 ounces, $33) is a sure bet for steak lovers. And for a more casual dinner, I love the Prime Rib Sandwich ($17) with horseradish cream sauce and au jus.

Some of the most fun you might have this summer could be watching the fireworks from

a Tulsa Drillers baseball game from the patio of the Rusty Crane. You won’t find a better spot for fireworks, cold drinks and tasty food.

One of my favorites is the Mango Fish Tacos ($12.49). The mango salsa is a fresh, sweet/sour accompaniment to the tilapia, which is seared in coconut oil. A lemon garlic aioli is a nice finishing touch.

If you’re at the Rusty Crane for happy hour, check out the great appetizers and snacks. You can’t beat the Cowboy Queso ($9.99), a creamy cheese dip with spicy ground beef and pico de gallo. The wings ($12.99) also are great. Choose from three types, including the Rooster Wings with Sriracha sauce, my favorite.

The Wild Fork may not have a view of the river or downtown, but it does have some of the best people watching in town. This is the place to catch up with friends, linger over a two-hour breakfast and watch shoppers, dog walkers and children playing in the garden at Utica Square.

I’ve liked everything I’ve ordered at the Wild Fork. It’s one of the most accessible restaurants in Tulsa. You can impress your out-of-town friends with the lamb chops or please your grandmother with the brunch pot roast with mashed potatoes and pan gravy.

For real, authentic Oklahoma cooking, try the Chicken Fried Chicken ($12.50) with mashed potatoes and cream gravy or the Southern Five Spice Catfish ($15.75) with jalapeño slaw. It’s good grilled or fried.

Breakfast on the patio at the Wild Fork is worth an early wakeup call. Omelets are great with cheese grits or home fries, and you can’t miss out on a side of biscuits and gravy. I also love the Beignets ($4.75) as a breakfast dessert. tþ

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GRILLED SALMON AND CORN SALSA WITH BASIL CREAM Salmon ⅓ cup high-quality olive oil 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 (6-ounce) salmon filets, 1/2-inch thick In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon rind, salt and pepper. Rub the salmon with the marinade, and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.

Make the warm basil cream. Have the salsa ready.

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We welcome blueberries and arugula. We fire up our grills. We extend invitations for friends to come over and sit on the patio, eating and drinking until the sun goes down.

I’ve had my eye on a few recipes perfect for summer cooking. Some of those come from a cookbook by a local author, Cheryl Alfrey Waldeck. Though her book, “The Joy of Food: Celebrating the Role Food Plays in Our Lives,” isn’t singularly for summertime, it has many great recipes for the season.

The fact that Waldeck isn’t a classically trained cook may actually work in her cookbook’s favor. She learned her craft from accomplished cooks, starting with her mother and grandmother and later in classes with chef Lydie Marshall and chef and author John Ash. Waldeck’s cookbook began when she decided to write down her favorite recipes for her two sons.

“I wanted to write it down because of all the joy that food brings to our lives,” she says.

As she began jotting down the recipes for her sons, Waldeck realized what a great collection of tried-and-true recipes she had.

“The truth is, I don’t make gourmet food,” she says. “I make good food.”

Her grilled salmon and corn salsa with basil cream is a good example. She walks readers through the steps to make a restaurant-worthy dinner at home.

You can find her book locally at Margo’s Gift Shop in Utica Square, Mecca Coffee in Brookside, the St. John’s Episcopal Church bookstore and The Cook’s Nook.

Basil Cream ½ teaspoon fennel seed 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 shallots, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup crisp white wine 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup half and half 4 cups lightly packed basil leaves 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Fresh lemon juice 1 plum tomato, diced With a mortar and pestle, crush fennel seed to release flavor.

In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and sauté shallots and garlic until soft and brown. Add wine, broth and fennel seed; bring to a boil.

Then lower the heat and reduce by half. Add the cream and reduce to a light sauce consistency.

Remove to a food processor.

Blanch the basil leaves quickly in lightly salted boiling water. Drain and run cold water over them immediately to stop the cooking and set the color. Pat dry. Add the blanched basil leaves and the chopped parsley to the cream mixture in the processor and process until smooth. Return the contents to a saucepan and season with salt, pepper and a few drops of lemon juice.

At serving time, stir in the diced tomato, and serve immediately.

Corn Salsa 4 large ears fresh corn ¼ cup olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ½ red bell pepper, diced ½ yellow onion, diced ½ cup fresh basil, chopped ½ serrano chili, seeded and minced 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon honey Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove corn kernels from cobs.

Toss the corn kernels with olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper. Spread out the kernels in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast until very lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.

Stir in roasted corn. Season with additional salt and pepper, lemon juice and honey. Serve over fish.

Cover and store refrigerated for up to five days. tþ Natalie Mikles is a writer who loves food, cooking and the people behind the stove. If she could only eat one food every day, it would be pie — hands down. She explores life with her husband and three children, who she is determined will become adventurous eaters.

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Besides the lush sweet pear and baked apple flavors, there is an Old World minerality running through the wine. This is perfect June juice.

K Vintners 2013 Viognier, Yakima Valley, Washington — $23.79 You’ll find a little glamour from your garden in this wine. The glass exudes honeysuckle and white flowers, and ripe, juicy peach and apricot flavors abound. This wine is terrific with cheese.

Kermit Lynch Sunflower 2012 Côtes du Rhône white wine, France — $21.99 White flowers, honeysuckle and sweet melon come together in this Marsanne, Rousanne and Clairette blend. Pair this with a little goat cheese salad for the perfect summer meal.

June’s juicy fruit Aromas and flavors of fruit infuse these delicious white wines.

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When tasting wine, I often break down the fruit I smell and taste into three categories. This also might help you when it comes to remembering dominant characteristics about certain wines.

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donnays fit in here (cool climate Chard), Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc.

The next category: stone fruits such as apricots, nectarines and peaches. Viognier, Albariño and Gewürztraminer often fall into this grouping.

Finally, we see tropical fruit aromas and flavors of pineapple, papaya, mango and melon that are associated with warm climate Chardonnay, Riesling, Chenin Blanc and others.

Thinking about what category of “fruit” your white wine falls into can actually help you de-

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*Wine columnist Randa Warren is a Master Sommelier; Certified Wine Educator; Associate Member of the Institute of Wines and Spirits; and is a Certified Specialist of Spirits.

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Maybe it’ll hit me at 5:29 p.m. on June 14 that, “Oh, Lord, I’m ‘the Big Four-Uh-Oh!’” after which I’ll peel a pint of Ben & Jerry’s like a banana and eat it while rocking back and forth in a corner muttering, “I won’t grow up, I won’t grow up ...” But not the “Peter Pan” song because that would be too cheery in light of the fact that I’m in a corner — no doubt alone — with an unpeeled pint of ice cream.

Whatever I end up doing, I know I’ll honor my annual tradition of thanking God that he allowed me to make it to yet another year — and, of course, for the awesome memories I have of birthdays past.

Like my 10th one back in 1985. We celebrated with cake and ice cream at Mamaw Wright’s — “we” being my family and my Aunt Bev’s girls. We played “Frogger” and “Pitfall” on Atari — now that I think about it, the very same summer I scored high enough on “Pitfall” to send in for a special Atari badge. No clue where that thing is now, but I still have the “Happy Smurfday” button my dad gave me to wear for the party.

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I remember the Coca-Cola shirt I got on my 11th birthday — and the unfortunate white terrycloth Coca-Cola short shorts I bought to wear with them later that summer and posed in beside the tree that Christmas. And I fondly recall the can of peaches Mamaw gift-wrapped as a joke (she taped a $50 bill around it) on my 12th birthday and the cream-colored Benetton polo shirt I got for my 13th.

As I grew up, birthdays became much less about material possessions and more about family, friends and fun experiences, like meeting my cousin Missy in New Orleans for my 26th birthday. There were more unfortunate purchases, including but not limited to watermelon-hued drawstring pants, a connect-thedot naked cowboy T-shirt and a palm reading outside St. Louis Cathedral performed by an apparent crackhead who told me I’d never find love. Sigh ... It was a fabulous trip.

Or my first and only surprise birthday party, when co-workers at the Tulsa World donned T-shirts with my mugshot on them for my 27th; my 29th shindig at Steve’s house in Skiatook with Kathryn Cooper, our gang of friends, Buzz Dalesandro’s amazing Caesar salad and plastic fruit-studded flipflops, courtesy of Rita Manzelmann-Browne and associates from Miss Jackson’s.

Laura Gonsalves and Ginny Creveling were responsible for my amazing 30th at Mercury Lounge, which included a cake with Burberry plaid icing and, best of all, the confluence of multiple circles of friends — some of whom met for the first time that night.

Or the last birthday I spent with Youngun, who shared a Flag Day birthday with me, and whose home I bought a few weeks before he passed away. He was on a shortlist of people who could genuinely make me LOL — and rightfully make fun of me any time I used LOL in a text.

Birthdays since have been extremely lowkey, and I’ve relished them all — again, each one a gift in its own right. But the big bows and ribbons on top are the collective memories of well-wishing folks past. And, of course, that “Happy Smurfday” button. tþ A Mississippi native, Jason Ashley Wright has called Tulsa home since 1998. He spends his free time finishing a novel, contemplating his next meal and hanging with his Maine Coon, Ali Tabouli.

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paintings, graphics and cultural attire. There’s also a dance competition featuring the elite of Native American dance in Men’s Fancy War Dance and Ladies Fancy Shawl. The festival runs June 5-7 at the Cox Convention Center, with a grand parade marching through downtown Oklahoma City to kick off the activities. Adult admission is $11; children under 18 are free.

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Okmulgee’s Mvskoke Nation Festival For free family fun rooted in tradition visit the Mvskoke Nation Festival June 25-28.

Held every fourth weekend in June, the event provides guests the chance to look inside the

life and heritage of the Muscogee (Creek) people. Established in 1974, the Mvskoke Nation Festival features a wide variety of events and entertainment. This year’s 41st annual festival will include stomp dance, golf, softball, volleyball and basketball tournaments, Junior Olympics, senior citizen activities, a children’s fun fair, arts and crafts and more. For those who enjoy a hint of excitement and danger, the Indian rodeo is the event for you. Barrel racing, calf roping, bronco riding and bull riding will grace the grounds of the Bob Arrington Rodeo Arena as participants seek to take home the title of INFR Region 8 champion.

Near the intersection of U.S. 75 and highway loop 56, Okmulgee; 918-732-7992; www.creekfestival.com TulsaPeople.com

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The INFR Region 8 champion is named at the Mvskoke Nation Festival’s Indian Rodeo.

A member of the Red Earth Color Guard.

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Ponca City’s Standing Bear Park and Museum.

Gabriel Beaver plays in the water as Danielle Culp and Janelle Adair watch him. The three participate at Cherokee Heritage Center’s Diligwa, an ancient village that represents life in 1710.

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Cherokee Heritage Center Located in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, the Cherokee Heritage Center is the premier cultural center for Cherokee tribal history, culture and arts. The board of trustees of the Cherokee National Historical Society established the center in 1963 with the goals of preserving and promoting Cherokee culture.

The center sponsors several educational programs, a reconstructed historical village, engaging exhibits and scholarly research based on the enduring legacy of the Cherokee people.

It is also home to the Nation’s foremost collection of tribe-related documents and artifacts and the Cherokee Family Research Center. In August, events include a carving class, the Cherokee Apprentice Art-Atrium Showcase, the 19th annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and the Miss Cherokee exhibit. The Cherokee Heritage Center is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday from Memorial Day through Labor Day; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, Labor Day through Memorial Day. Admission varies.

21192 S. Keeler Drive, Park Hill; 918-456-6007; www.cherokeeheritage.org

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Chickasaw Cultural Center Built on the ideas, imagination and creativity of Chickasaws from all walks of life, the Sulphur Chickasaw Cultural Center integrates nature, history and heritage to tell the ongoing story of the Chickasaw people. Through stunning scenery, natural handiwork and interactive exhibits, the Chickasaw Cultural Center shows those who have struggled, fought and thrived across generations to make Chickasaws the united people they are today. The Aaholiitobli’ Honor Garden, “The Warrior” and Kochcha’ Aabiniili’ Amphitheater allow visitors to experience native plants, stone architecture and living history performances while paying honor to Chickasaw leaders, elders and warriors who were vitally important to the Chickasaw past. Unique to the Sulphur Chickasaw Cultural Center is the Aba’ Aanowa’ Sky Pavilion. This 40-foot vista offers a bird’s-eye-view of the Chikasha Inchokka’ Traditional Village and the surrounding Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Upcoming events include a Father’s Day celebration, a children’s celebration and a Labor Day celebration in which tribe members will demonstrate stomp dance, cultural practices and other activities in the living village.

867 Cooper Memorial Drive, Sulphur; 580-622-7130; www.chickasawculturalcenter.com

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Standing Bear Park and Museum The 63-acre Standing Bear Park, located in Ponca City, features tribal displays, traveling exhibits, artwork and other educational material. Its most notable feature: a 22-foot bronze statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear created by Oreland C. Joe. With its right hand extended to the east and eyes overlooking the Arkansas River valley, the majestic monument is said to be where the original Chief Standing Bear walked over a century ago. A colorful 60-foot-diameter viewing court is positioned at Standing Bear’s feet. Sandstone boulders border the statue and are affixed with the official brass seals of the area tribes: Osage, Pawnee, Otoe-Missouria, Kaw, Tonkawa and Ponca. With a 1-acre pond, a walking trail winding through native grasses and wildflowers, and a shaded memorial grove, the Standing Bear Park and Museum provides breathtaking scenery and historical nostalgia. The museum is open 9-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday. Admission is free.

601 Standing Bear Parkway, Ponca City; 580-762-1514; www.standingbearpark.com tþ

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Caladiums grow from tubers and produce leaves that are blotched, mottled, painted or spotted with various colors. Some are completely white.

The plants are classified into two main groups. Heart-shaped leaf forms are called fancy leafed and the strap-leaf forms have lanceshaped or smaller foliage.

Caladiums are from the tropical rain forests and equatorial regions of the Americas from southern Mexico to Peru.

Most of the more than 2,000 named cultivars are descendants and hybrids of Caladium bicolor collected in 1773 from the Madiera River area in western Brazil. This species has plain green leaves and random red and white spots. In Latin America, caladiums are called “Corazon de Jesus,” meaning “heart of Jesus.”

Two Frenchmen were the first to hybridize caladiums in the 1860s, and surprisingly two varieties — Triomphe de L’Exposition and the popular Candidum — remain in commerce. In 1910, Henry Nehrling and Theodore Mead began breeding them in Florida, resulting in some well-known varieties: Arno Nehrling, John Peed and Fannie Munson.

Around 1937, F. M. Joyner, a U.S. postman of Tampa, Florida, began hybridizing some of the well-known cultivars available today: Aaron, Crimson Beauty, Kathleen, White Queen and Postman Joyner. Recent breeding from the University of Florida and Robert D. Hartman of Classic Caladium LLC have produced over 25 new cultivars.

The caladium White Queen is one of the many varieties of this striking plant.

More than 99 percent of the world’s caladiums are produced in central Florida’s Lake Placid area, where approximately 1,200 acres are in commercial production.

In 1990, two caladium producers began the Caladium Festival, held the last weekend in July at Lake Placid. One of the popular activities is a tour of the growing fields.

Not only do caladiums have a longer display of color than flowers, they have no pests and are rodent proof. However, all parts are toxic.

Caladiums are available in the spring as dormant tubers or started plants in containers. (The dormant tubers are less expensive.) They are grown for outdoor containers or planted as bedding plants, but do not plant before the nightly lows stay at or above at least 65 degrees, which here is usually in May. With earlier plantings, and should the weather turn cooler and wet, they will rot.

Plant tubers 2-3 inches deep in a welldrained and organic-rich soil or medium. Tuber sizes range from No. 4s (up to ¾-inch) to

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Jumbos (2 ½-3 ½ inch) and Mammoths (3 ½4 ½ inch). Larger tubers are more expensive but produce more and larger foliage.

Monthly applications of Miracle-Gro and an application of slow-release Osmocote fertilizers will keep plants growing and in good color. Generally the strap-leaf cultivars are shorter and will take more sun exposure than the heartshaped cultivars.

In October’s cool nights, the foliage wilts and collapses. Then it’s time to store for next year or discard the tubers. I store mine dry in their containers in the basement and add new media in the spring. Storage should be 55-70 degrees, and tubers removed from pots can be dry stored in rice hulls or peat moss. tþ

Russell Studebaker is a professional horticulturist, book author and garden writer in Tulsa and can be reached at russell.studebaker@cox.net.

Local garden centers and nurseries have caladium tubers. A mail order source from the Florida growing area is Classic Caladiums, 1315 S.R. 64 West, Avon Park, Florida; 800-912-0020; www.classiccaladiums.com.

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A painting by Patrick Dean Hubbell presides over this Maple Ridge home’s kitchen and dining area.

A recent renovation saw many changes to the 1928 home.

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The midtown house designed by Laura Ellis conveys the opposite impression.

With family heirlooms, treasured art and vintage pieces at the centerpiece of each living space, Ellis, of Austin Bean Design Studio, gives visitors a glimpse into the homeowners’ personalities. The house becomes something so much more engaging — a home.

Inevitably, a tour begins in the kitchen, where the beamed ceiling belies where walls used to be. What was once a kitchen, butler’s pantry, breakfast nook and backyard space has been renovated into a large kitchen and informal eat-

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by JULIE RAINS ing area. Renovations added about 500 square feet that, in terms of design and practicality, flow seamlessly from the existing architecture.

Initially, the couple hoped to live in the house before making any major changes to the property. There was only one project on their to-do list — revamp a “scary” basement into a party-friendly “man cave.” But in the tried and true tradition of all remodels, the project quickly grew (and got more expensive) from there.

“Once we got into the walls in the basement,” Ellis says, “we realized there was electrical work that needed to be done.” From there, plumbing issues dictated that kitchen decisions needed to be made sooner than originally planned.

The homeowners took on a lot of the work themselves, which solidified their connection

with the house. After pulling down an exterior wall and extending the kitchen, they spent many weekends walking the property with Shop-Vacs on their backs, vacuuming up renovation-related dust. During the 14 months renovations were underway, Ellis says the homeowners did not live in the house, which made the process a lot more relaxed.

Besides the time it took to actually tear out walls, assemble cabinets and install crown molding, Ellis also paid great attention to each detail, attempting to respect as much as possible the original style and intended functionality of the 1928 house.

The kitchen flooring is new stained concrete tile, but the design dates back to the time the house was built. After Ellis selected the tiles,

The home’s entryway commands attention.

The designer paid much attention to the home’s original aesthetic, while infusing the couple’s unique style. In the living room, a pair of beaded chairs complement new furnishings and the home’s original wood moldings.

The guest room accomodations make for an inviting stay.

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In the living room, a floor-to-ceiling vintage mirror enhances the area’s mood.

A mix of colors and patterns were used throughout the home, including the master bedroom.

An upstairs bedroom was converted into a home office with views that stretch to downtown.

Continued from p. 110 the homeowner saw the floor installed in a 100-year-old building in Brazil.

“That helped solidify the decision,” Ellis says.

On the same trip, the owner found the cabinet pulls that are installed in the kitchen.

“He missed his flight because he went back to buy them,” Ellis says.

A painting by Patrick Dean Hubbell that the couple purchased in Santa Fe presides over the room punctuated by tile floors, a custom fireplace, an antique table and striking quartzite countertops.

“A lot of our decisions revolved around that piece of art,” Ellis says.

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Just inside the front door, the living room contains original wood moldings. Beaded chairs and a floor-to-ceiling vintage mirror enhance the old-fashioned feeling.

Tucked at the end of the living room, the sunroom is cheerful and engaging. Custom Kelly green curtains and bold wallpaper designed

by Cole and Sons might be overwhelming in a larger space, but they make a visitor want to soak in this sunroom for as long as possible.

Downstairs, the basement renovations resulted in an additional full bathroom and a lot of extra living space. Unusual touches include soapstone countertops, a shower walled with marble and gold tile, and custom light fixtures

based on Ellis’ design. Plenty of space, a light wall color and windows near the ceiling keep the room from feeling like it is underground.

Upstairs, one bedroom has been fashioned into a home office with views that stretch to downtown. Curtain panels in a Manuel Canovas fabric, a cowhide rug and a glass-top desk contribute to the office’s eclectic vibe.

A happy consequence of the add-on to the kitchen downstairs was a flat-roofed space upstairs, which is now a balcony accessible from the office. Here, Ellis pauses to reminisce about renovation disappointments (namely electrical, sewage and rodent-related setbacks) and joys Continued on p. 114

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The sunroom is punctuated with Kelly green curtains, bold wallpaper and unique accessories.

Continued from p. 112 (the addition of a laundry chute that originates in the upstairs hallway and makes a stop in the kitchen before landing in the basement utility room).

Across the hall in the master bedroom, an incorrectly installed fireplace was removed. Now, the space is restful but still punctuated by colorful accessories and clean, modern furniture. Perhaps the most thrilling renovation surprise came when an attic fan was removed and the owners realized how much previously unreachable attic space existed above the master bedroom. With the addition of carpeting, built-in dressers and rows of rods, it is now the ultimate master closet.

At the end of the hall is a guest bedroom with layers of textures and built-in bookcases that convey the hosts’ hospitality.

As the homeowners prepare for their July nuptials, their attention has shifted from home decorating to wedding planning. But, Ellis admits, the couple can’t call their home a finished project. Moving furniture and art is a constant hobby, which means nothing (with the possible exception of that Hubbell painting in the kitchen) is permanent.

As the afternoon light casts shadows on the geometric tile floor, the tour ends back where it began, gathered around the massive kitchen island.

“Tulsa has a lot to offer,” Ellis says. “I grew up in Houston, and when I first moved here, I just remember thinking how pretty Tulsa was. There’s so much craftsmanship.”

It was craftsmanship that drew the homeowners to this property when they purchased it in 2013. Ellis’ bold and eccentric design aesthetic brings the original wood flooring, plaster walls and statement moldings forward to the modern age. In the process, she has conveyed the character and passions of the homeowners, making their house a reflection of the people who call it home. tþ

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Sneezing season Local experts give tips on how to deal with summer allergies, colds and seasonal effects.

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Summer is upon us, which means some of us might frequently grab a tissue to aid runny noses and frequent sneezing. And for some, seasonal allergies increase asthma symptoms.

In the spring, allergy sufferers can experience triggers from trees and pollen. In the summer, that’s when grasses, weeds, mold and fungus come into play. Stinging insects such as bees, wasps and fire ants are also an allergy threat in the summer.

Airborne allergies can cause cosmetic reactions, such as red eyes when the white part of the eye becomes inflamed.

“That’s what causes the itching and tearing,” says Dr. Rollie Rhodes of Eastern Oklahoma Ear Nose and Throat Clinic. “It can cause puffiness in the upper and lower eyelids. Some people can even get rash or hives, but that’s not too common with inhaled allergies.”

Individuals with asthma should be aware of ozone alert days, according to Dr. James Love of The Allergy Clinic of Tulsa.

“The ozone gets high and that can irritate your respiratory tract, especially your lungs,” he says.

Check local news outlets to find information on air quality. If the air quality index is orange, the Environmental Protection Agency recommends people with asthma to limit prolonged outdoor activities. When the index is purple, those with asthma should avoid all outdoor exertion.

Allergy sufferers can avoid being outside certain times of the day or during certain weather.

Individuals are typically allergic to anemophilous pollinators, which are plants that don’t depend on insects to pollinate.

“They depend on pollen being transported in the air sometimes hundreds of miles before they find another tree of their type,” Love says.

“Those are the ones that get you in trouble because you’re going to be breathing it in.”

The windier the day, the worse you will generally feel, Love says.

During allergy season, pollination is the heaviest until 10 a.m.

“In the morning, 7-10 a.m., or in the evening as the sun goes down, there’s always a little more wind,” Rhodes says. “If you could not be out in

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ALLERGY SYMPTOMS INCLUDE:

Itchy, tearing eyes Stuffy and/or runny nose Sneezing Itchiness in the throat, roof of mouth or deep inside ears Coughing Asthma

the morning or evening hours, you’ll do better because there won’t be as much pollen blowing in the air.”

When it rains, the mold count rises. It’s easily visible when mushrooms pop out on the lawn, Love adds.

When individuals start feeling unwell as they experience allergy symptoms they may wonder if they actually have a summer cold.

“In the first few days, it may be hard to differentiate that because both of them are going to give you a stuffy, runny nose, a little pressure and a headache,” Rhodes says.

A clear runny nose is likely allergies, but a summer cold can cause yellow or green drainage.

“If you have a bad sore throat and a fever over 101, it’s probably an infection,” Love says. “(The) majority of the time, allergies don’t turn yellow or crust … unless you get a superimposed sinus infection.”

Rhodes adds that a summer cold lasts 7-10 days, whereas an allergy lingers.

Allergy treatment comes in different forms, including antihistamines, cortisone and nasal sprays, which help control symptoms.

“There are decongestants, which won’t work on your allergies, but they will work on your nasal passages,” Love says. “There are nasal sprays

of varying types that also can help with your allergies.”

There’s now a pill for individuals who have a select allergy to grass or ragweed.

“They work very well except they only take care of grass or ragweed,” Rhodes says. “They don’t take care of all the other trees, dust and pollens.”

People with asthma use inhalers and oral medication to help control their condition. Inhaled cortisone medicines reduce asthma severity.

“Basically you breathe it into your lungs and it calms down the inflammation in the lungs ... and you’re more likely to breathe easier around the things that you are allergic to,” Love says.

“There are medicines called quick relievers ... that can open up your lung tubes temporarily to make you breathe easier.”

Rhodes says most treatments control allergy and asthma but don’t cure it.

“The only treatment that will alter the course of an allergy is immunotherapy — shot therapy,” Rhodes says.

If you can’t manage allergies with simple medicines or if you have had an additional disease, often allergy shots are the next step in treatment, Love says.

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what the patient reacts to, they mix allergens in a vaccine. The patient will then receive shots, often on a weekly basis.

“Over time, you form antibodies that help fight off the allergy,” Rhodes says, adding that is the only way to experience longterm improvement without medication.

Rhodes says the same can be said for asthma.

“If your asthma is caused by allergies, then you have to treat the allergy, and if you can make that better then the asthma gets better,” Rhodes says. “In the meantime they have to take pills and/or inhalers to help control the symptoms until they build up their immunity.”

At least 30 percent of adult asthma cases are triggered by allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

“That’s one of the reasons we recommend allergy shots, particularly in children, because that can prevent individuals from getting asthma,” Rhodes says.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS Some may look for an alternative or homeopathic remedy to treat their allergies and asthma.

Dr. Mark Thompson, a chiropractor, says since allergies and asthma are inflammatory responses, he helps find out what is causing the inflammation.

“In most cases, in my opinion, it turns out to be problems with digestion or with the gut,” Thompson says. “I think leaky gut or dysbiosis is a common denominator with both seasonal and foodborne allergies and asthma.”

Leaky gut is the first thing Thompson wants to fix.

“The first thing I like to do is look at upper digestion because if you don’t produce enough stomach acid then everything from the stomach down is kind of off,” Thompson says.

Our digestive lining serves an important barrier function.

If the barrier function becomes compromised, bacteria, viruses, undigested food particles and toxic waste products can leak from the inside of your intestines through the damaged digestive lining into your bloodstream, where they’re transported throughout your body and can trigger your immune system to react, Thompson says.

If there is damage to the intestinal lining, Thompson suggests starting with glutamine and probiotics, which you can buy at a health food store.

Thompson also suggests anti-inflammatories to get inflammation down, including:

Cayenne pepper Omega-3 Ginger

Turmeric Vitamin D The autonomic nervous system is divided into two major components: sympathetic responses, which Thompson describes as “fight or flight,” and parasympathetic, which are rest, relaxation and digestion responses.

“Whenever people are in an asthma attack or crisis, they are parasympathetic dominant, and I like to adjust them because that helps to balance out the autonomic nervous system,” Thompson says.

“There are very specific techniques even to work on the autonomic nervous system. Not all of them are chiropractic, but I’m a chiropractor so I like to work on that because if you balance that … everything loosens up (and) they can begin to breathe easier.”

Allium cepa and euphrasia officinalis are oral homeopathic methods to use on seasonal allergies, he says. Allium cepa is used predominately for spring and euphrasia officinalis for fall. Euphrasia is made from ragweed pollen.

“If you have the symptoms because you are breathing in ragweed pollen, you take a homeopathic made from ragweed and it tends to calm those down,” Thompson says. “I’ve had great success with these, and they are inexpensive and things that you can buy over the counter at any health food store.” tþ

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GENERAL DENTISTRY Q: I have an infected front tooth, but I’m not sure I want to get a root canal. Can I get an implant right away?

A: Yes, in most cases. First you would need a pre-surgical 3-dimensional CT screening. With proper antibiotic therapy before, during and after surgery, removal of the infected tooth and surrounding diseased bone, plus use of proper bone grafting and membrane barrier, this can be a highly successful surgery.

Gene McCormick DDS SAFE/COMFORT Dentists 2106 S. Atlanta Pl. • Tulsa, OK 74114 918-743-7444 • www.genemccormickdds.com

PERSONALIZED PRIMARY CARE Q: Could my acid reflux or frequent yawning really be symptoms of asthma?

A: Heartburn, acid reflux and excessive sighing/ yawning do have links to asthma. Additionally, nausea and stomach pain may suggest food intolerance or allergies. Addressing only these problems offers short-term relief but can mask more serious conditions. In my MDVIP-affiliated practice, I focus on prevention and early detection with extra time and resources to uncover root causes of symptoms versus simply treating them. Your concerns, along with your medical history, lifestyle habits and test results are used to make thorough and accurate diagnoses. Learn more with a complimentary visit.

Christine Franden, MD • MDVIP-affiliated Internist 1819 E. 19 St., Suite 302 • Tulsa, OK 74104 866-696-3847 • mdvip.com/ChristineFrandenMD

BEAUTY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Q: With the kids at home for summer, how can I maximize my beauty time?

A: The BA Med Spa is the perfect place to capitalize on value, time and get ready for summer. We will be offering our “Annual 12 Days of Christmas in July” sale, where you will find a wide selection of savings from injectables to laser services. We understand that your time is just as valuable as the savings you are craving during the summer months. Call today to rejuvenate your schedule and still pamper yourself the way you deserve. You can reach The BA Med Spa at (918) 872.9999 to find out what Santa is leaving in your summer stockings.

Malissa Spacek and Dr. James Campbell BA Med Spa & Weight Loss Center 500 S. Elm Place • Broken Arrow, OK 74012 918-872-9999 • www.baweightspa.com

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Tim hayes

Reduced $100,000 - El Cabo Beautiful luxury home located in El Cabo offers 3 bedrooms with private baths and private balconies overlooking the main lake.

Open living space with floor to ceiling windows.

Brand new large decks with glass railings to add more living space. Gentle slope to the lake and a large boat slip in community dock. $875,000

918.231.5637 Tim@TimHayesJr.com

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3102 S. Rockford Meticulously maintained.

Vaulted Greatrm & dining.

Commercial kitchen, wine rm, private outdoor living w/FP & kitchen, infinity pool/waterfall. Master w/ boutique closet & new bathrm. Addt 2 bed down.

3rd bed up & theater rm w/ bar. Custom finishes. Covered outdoor living with fireplace, infinity pool with waterfall.

Gated. $1,149,000

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12023 S. Kingston Ave. Entertainers dream home in gated Crestwood at the River.

Builderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal home with transitional style finishes. 5 Bedrms all w/private baths.

1st Flr media rm, formal dining, wine bar & study. Master closet connects to laundry.

2nd laundry, exercise & gamerm upstairs. Master w/ fireplace. Outdoor kitchen & fireplace. 4 Car. $989,000

918.724.5008 ssanders@mcgrawok.com

Gordon sheLTon 918.697.2742 Gordon@GordonShelton.com

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a neTworK of BroKers rePresenTinG The finesT ProPerTies worLdwide McGraw realtors has enjoyed the reputation of beinG northeastern oklahoMaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader in sellinG luxury hoMes. the luxury property Group at McGraw is an extension of this reputation. the luxury property Group brinGs toGether these experts in MarketinG luxury and unique properties, eMployinG the hiGhest standards.

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6902 E. 115th Place Tucked away in a wooded Devonshire, this luxurious home has been completely remodeled throughout. Elegantly appointed oversized rooms w/exquisite finishes & fixtures. Covered outdoor living/kitchen overlooks multi level-patios & infinity pool. Designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal home, elegantly appointed over sized rooms. Gated. $969,000

1111 E. 25th Street Classic colonial in the Sunset Terrace add.of Maple Ridge. Near River Trails,Brookside,Cherry St. Beautifully updated, ready to move in. New Master suite w/ trey ceilings & Master bath with Carrara marble & custom walk in closet. Professional Landscaping. Near River, Brookside, Cherry Street and Utica Square. $499,000

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Tuscany inspired home in The Village on Utica featuring walled courtyard with pool & outdoor FP. 1st floor master suite w/2nd bedroom/bath on 1st floor. Beamed ceiling overlooks living - open granite kitchen & dining. Spacious game/media room w/wet bar. $890,000

Reduced over $200,000 Beautiful Custom Country French home on Lake Hudson, 4 BR, 5 BA, over the top finishes throughout the home, all Jenn-air appliances, beautiful lighting, large master suite w/dressing room & fireplace, swimming pool, large screened-in porch, large dock in perfect condition, 4.56 acres w/298 feet of shoreline and close to Pryor! $999,000

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This Duck Creek near Arrowhead Yacht Club for sale! This 4 bedroom, 4 bath offers 2 fireplaces, large views of Duck Creek from almost every room, huge decks & patios, partially covered, lower level living space w/full bar and large enough to have a band and dancing, screened in porch, heat and air in oversized garage, dog room and run, gentle slope to 2 slip dock $995,000

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1339 E 27th St. This unique Tuscany Contemporary style home, designed by Fox Architects, was built in 2009.

Soaring ceilings overlook the expansive open floor plan that includes living, dining, and kitchen sharing the same floor space. The Master bdrm & bathroom is on the first floor; 2 additional bdrms, each w/ private bathrooms plus office, kitchenette, and media room are on the 2nd level. 3,462 sq ft. $695,000

diana PaTTerson 918.629.3717 dpatterson@mcgrawok.com

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GreenhiLL 4418 S. Lewis Place Stunning home in gated Greenhill. Large Master with fireplace and workout room. Two bedrooms down.

Great kitchen with stainless appliances, opens to family room. Theatre room. Gunite Pool with Spa. $975,000

918.724.5008 ssanders@mcgrawok.com

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6861 E. 125th Pl. So. - Bixby North Elementary. Wonderful floor plan with superior quality and upgrades. $459,000

1333 E. 41st Pl. Gorgeous Urban Town Home located in the Heart of Brookside! Balcony views. $329,000

8704 S. Quebec Ave. Jenks Schools. Impeccable updates on almost a half acre with beautiful pool & patio. $439,000

1724 S. Detroit Ave. Immaculately kept 1915 Prairie School style home situated in Historic District. $448,000

GRAND LAKE - Grays Hollow, 4 BR 4.5 BA, Great Outdoor living. New Retaining wall. $495,000

2618 E. 37th St. - Custom, vaulted, formals, 5BR, 4BA, 2 Half BA, Game & Hobby RM, Harvey Hunter Pool. $895,000

GROTTOS AT GRAND LAKE - 3 BR, 3.5 BA, boat dock, great view, hugh price reduction, $610,000

SWAN LAKE - 1316 E. 18th St. Last lot in a private 4 home community near Cherry Street and the Swan Lake Historic District. $199,900

W. 73rd St. Angel Wing gated neighborhood lot. 92â&#x20AC;&#x2122;frontage, overlooks pond of Stone Creek Golf Course. $275,000

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McGraw Realtors 10625 S. Garnett rd. Gracious Georgian manor home on 5 acres.

A winding drive and a pool with a fountain greet you through the gate. There are over 6000 sq. ft. of pure luxury in this home. Gorgeous woodwork, and deep crown moldings. Marble entry. Large granite center island kitchen. Fabulous views and balconies. Saltwater pool. $1,350,000

3120 e. 27th St. - New Construction! Beautiful home with a lot of nice upgrades. Flex space could be office or formal.

Open kitchen with granite and stainless appliances opens to familyroom having tray ceiling. First floor master suite with relaxing bath. 2 bedrooms, gameroom plus full bath up. Cover patio with fireplace. $679,900

2300 riverSide dr. - 12G Best View in 2300!! Custom herringbone floors have just been refinished. Open living area has pretty moldings and ceiling. Kitchen with double ovens and planning desk. 3rd bedroom is open to the living area with custom French doors. 3rd bedroom is being used has an office with extensive built-ins. 2 additional bedrooms. Master has spacious bath and closet.

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3615 S. LewiS PL. - Located just minutes from Brookside and Utica Square. Open formals has vaulted ceiling and overlooks front porch. Kitchen has pretty subway time and granite. Familyroom with new fireplace. 3 bedrooms. 3 full baths. Master suite has been enlarged w/large walk-in closet. Large inside utility with marble flooring. $524,500

11005 S. JameS Ct. - New Price!! True 5 bedroom home located in desirable Jenks West schools! Lots of upgraded features throughout the home. Open floorplan on first floor.

True office. 3 bedrooms located on first floor. 2 bedrooms on 2nd floor with large gameroom and utility up. Addition offers residents pool, park and walking trails. $319,900

3171 e. 26th PL.- Open floorplan is great for entertaining.

Home has been enlarge with space added to living and master suite. Cast stone fireplace in living. Granite kitchen with large island. 3 bedrooms 3 full baths. 2 bedrooms w/ private baths.

31201 S. 595 traiL - Grove A unique opportunity to own your own point on Grand Lake. This piece of property has never been offered to the public. The original house is situated giving views of the lake to almost every room. Gene Starr a Tulsa architect was instrumental in transforming the house into the beautiful showplace it is today. 4-living areas in the main house all have a different and relaxing feel. The kitchen can easily cook for a crowd with double ovens, sub-zero plus additional refrigerator space along with pantry but is aesthetically pleasing having granite island and backsplash. Downstairs is the master suite with two sitting areas, his and her bathrooms along with closets. Upstairs features 3 additional bedrooms each with private baths. A gameroom completes the second floor. The 3-car detached garage has a covered walkway connecting to the house. A complete 1-bedroom apartment above the garage features hardwood floors, full kitchen, office space and marble bath. The relaxing inground pool overlooks the lake with an expansive pool deck. Two additional beautiful patios plus a 2nd floor deck offers additional views of the lake and relaxing areas. Adjacent tracts and structures available. Call for more information.

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10803 S. Oswego Ave. $3,000,000 Enjoy ultimate, one-of-a-kind, resort living in this prestigious Belmont Estate on lush acre with pond views in Jenks SE! Incredible Outdoor Kitchen and Living with infinity pool, spa, 2 fireplaces, waterfall, pool bath, mill house and much more! Luxury abounds with dream gourmet Kitchen, stunning Great Room with massive cast stone fireplace, exquisite Formal Dining, breathtaking Foyer with grand staircase and fabulous Swarovski chandelier, handsome Study, inviting Den, coveted Mud/Craft/Laundry Room, opulent Master Retreat and Guest Suite down.

Huge Game Room with wet bar, spacious Home Theater plus 4 large Bedroom Suites up. Over-sized 3-car garage, extensive parking, safe room, magnificent landscaping includes private access to neighborhood sport courts and putting green!

12592 Shoreline Dr. $2,000,000 Rare Luxury Lake Villa with priceless views overlooking the pristine waters of Skiatook Lake! Multiple Outdoor Living areas with breathtaking Infinity Pool, Spa & Cabana Kitchen. Exquisite craftsmanship featuring architectural details from across the world: antique wood doors. fabulous millwork, iron gates, hand carved stairs, Spanish tiles, and much more. Soaring Ceilings with 2 custom rotundas, gourmet Kitchen, open Great Room with sublime lake views, lavish Master Suite with private veranda & coffee bar, 6 additional Bedrooms, Family Room with mini Kitchen, Home Theater, Safe Room & Outdoor Fire pit. Located in gated Estates at Cross Timbers.

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14556 S. Courtney Lane Cottages at Taylors Pond. Great location in Glenpool. The layout of home & neighborhood has been carefully planed w/modern family living in mind.

Neighborhood pool. Open Kitchen to family room w/fireplace.

Formal dining & eating nook in kitchen. Granite counters, stainless appliances. Built in 2008 maintained like new. Master bath has separate shower, tub & double sinks. $210,000

Beautiful home in Southern Woods! 11001 S. Granite 4 bedroom, 3.5 baths, game room up, Family room w/fireplace open to kitchen. Kitchen features nook and breakfast bar. Large formal dining and living combo.

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14458 S. Vandalia Wonderful gated in The Auberge in Bixby, Across from White Hawk Golf course. 2 bdrm home with office w/ fireplace could be 3rd. Large picture windows looking out to landscaped backyard and extra large patio, Kitchen has large center island, extra serving bar all in granite. Master bath has 2 person Jacuzzi tub. $215,000

Gated Traditions! 5929 E. 106th Place Build your Dream home! Cul-de-Sac lot nestled in the back of Traditions. One of the last lots available. Surrounded by Beautiful homes. Make it yours today $275,000

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Laura Grunewald & ASSOCIATES

918.734.0695

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OPEN SATURDAYS 2:00 - 4:00 Welcome to The Village on Utica, located at 31st & Utica!

This secluded, gated community will be a total of 7 homes when it is complete and offers separate entrances for residents and their guests. Once inside, you will drive down the quaint road to access the court-yard styled homes. Each home was designed with private, court-yard living in mind while maximizing light and views.

Only 4 homes remain, contact Laura for floor plan designs and information about making it your own. For more information on the builder visit www.yorktown.builders

1640 E. 31 St. - This home has three bedrooms, three and a half baths, game room, upstairs bonus room and a four car garage for a total of 3448 square feet. This home features a beautiful white kitchen with cabinets surrounding three of the kitchen walls and white granite on the counters. All stainless steel appliances in this home, including double ovens and a full refrigerator/full freezer combination unit!

The master suite is oversized and finished in clean, transitional selections. Seller is a licensed Realtor/Associate related to Seller. $824,900

1638 E. 31 St. - This home has three bedrooms, three baths, two Dining locations, a home office, LARGE laundry room with storage, and a three car garage for a total of 3362 square feet! The kitchen boasts stained cabinets with beautiful white granite countertops and a Galley kitchen sink system. Visitwww.galleysink.com for more information on the ideas behind this sink-you will love it!

Stainless steel appliances in the kitchen include double ovens and a full refrigerator/freezer! This home is perfect for entertaining and everyday living. Seller is a licensed Realtor/Associate related to Seller. $824,900

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7219 S. E vanSton Fabulous French Chateau. One of Tulsa’s most recognizable homes. Sits on several acres of groomed and landscaped grounds. Unmatched luxury with tall ceilings and spectacular finishes. Several bedroom suites plus and apartment. Almost 20,000 sq ft. $4,950,000

1805 E. 32 nd P lacE Fabulous home in Bren-rose. First floor master suite w/newly added bath and walk-in closet.

Kitchen opens to family living. Beautiful classic formals.

Spectacular outdoor living w/vaulted ceiling, fireplace, grill/kitchen and heated and chilled pool. 4 car garage w/ quarters. $1,649,000

3462 S. a tlanta P l . Extraordinary custon designer home.

Imported European fixtures throughout. Custom home & hand troweled walls. Stunning chef’s kitchen. Huge center island, 2 dishwashers, imported French range, butlers area.

Luxurious master suite w/marble floor & countertops. Huge walk-in closet Fountain & fireplace outside. $1,399,000

4021 S X anthuS a vE Beautifully updated home on a cul de sac. Granite & stainless counter tops in the center island kitchen. Large family living adjacent to kitchen. Gorgous formals & study. Spacious marble bath & walk in closet in first floor master suite.Huge private back yard w/pool. $799,000

12005 S K inGSton Stunning home w/massive rotunda 2442 S. cincinnatti Builder’s own home. Tall ceilings and large rooms. Heated tile floors throughout entry. Travertine marble floors w/marble & wood floor the house! Large game room and easy theatre room expansion. Outdoor living with kitchen and salt moldings. Several Onyx sink bowls. Seperate prep kitchen adjacent to large kitchen/family room. Inviting guest water pool. Possible additional land available. $1,095,000 apartment area. Outdoor living w/pool & spa. 4 car garage.

Seller has much more in house than asking. $1,395,000

8601 S o Xford Stunning stone custom Country French home.

Fabulous center island granite kitchen w/large side by side refrigerator/freezer. Opens to family room w/tall ceilings and stunning fireplace. Large wet bar area. Game room up w/wet bar.

Exercise room. Master and guest bedroom down. 2 up. $720,000

7106 E 106 t h Classic river rock home with amazing remodel.

Tile floors throughout living areas. Huge center island granite kitchen. Impressive first floor master suite and second bedroom down. Gameroom w/wet bar and attached full apartment.

Property sides to a large green space. $895,000

S G a r y a v E n u E Gated Wellington South. Only available lot!

This corner lot backs up to the pond and has a direct view of two fountains. Build your custom home in this fabulous neighborhood. $360,000 TulsaPeople.com

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Vintage Tulsa Classic Features Grandeur of the Past With Present Day Style Historic Maple Ridge Residence. This Sophisticated Residence Exudes Grand Character While Offering Updated Amenities. Built in 1912, and Recently Renovated, This Three Level Historic Home has Wood Floors Through Out with Updated Kitchen and Baths. Great Home for Entertaining with Gracious Formal Areas, High Ceilings, Exquisite Moldings and Stunning Stairway. Granite/Stainless Kitchen with Snack Bar, and Eating Space. Main House has Four Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 4 Living Areas, Plus Sunroom with French Doors. Lower Level Features 2 Club Rooms, Card Room, Wet Bar, Wine Cellar, and Full Bath. Carriage House Over 3 Car Garage has Bedroom, Full Kitchen, Bath and Terrace Overlooking Gunite Pool and Pergola. Grounds Are Privately Enclosed with Wrought Iron Fencing and Gated Side Entrance.

Offered at $1,250,000. Call for Private Showing.

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4517 SOUTH PEORIA AVENUE Updated with granite in the kitchen, beautiful tile work in the Master bathroom, two nice sized bedrooms with two full baths! Move in Ready $59,500 3235 SOUTH TROOST AVENUE Clean and move-in ready Ranchstyle home in Brookside! Infrared wired, updated kitchen, updated bathrooms and beautiful hardwood floors throughout. Living room has fireplace and crown molding. Two living areas, three bedrooms, two full baths and one car garage. Eliot and Edison Schools. $285,900

10625 MULBERRY STREET GORGEOUS new construction built in 2014 by Crest Homes. Sits on 2 lots next to a 50 foot grassy easement in Hidden Oaks, Jenks. Smart home wired. Granite on every counter top. Generator wired.

Pool area plumbed & wired w/plans

by Baker Pools. Mother in Law suite w/private entrance. Spacious theater room. Safe room downstairs. Plenty of storage. Exercise room. 5 bdrms, 4 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms, 3 car garage. Landscaped w/sprinkler system. Ready to move in!! $1,250,000 Call Allison Jacobs 918-850-2207 or Scott Coffman 918-640-1073

2628 SOUTH WINSTON AVENUE Adorable and move in ready. All stainless steel appliances are new as of 2014. Three bedrooms and perfect updating in kitchen. $117,500

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8514 S. 70 E. Ave. The Crescent French Country One Story Brick Cottage Located On A Quiet Street Near Neighborhood Park, Pond and Walking Trail. Split BDRM plan; Butlers pantry and granite; Lots of hardwood, 2 inch blinds, central vac. and transom windows. Comes with office and 3 BDRMs.$249,000

3807 E. 59th Pl. Rustic Hills I MIDTOWN totally remodeled Traditional home with a touch of Contemporary Decor - new kitchen,baths,windows,floors, paint etc.Two living w /hardwoods, 3 bdrms, 2bths, 2 car garage. $229,000

1205 E. Dover Carriage Crossing I Prestine cond. Formal living could be used as office; oversized 2 car w/work space (similiar to tandem size) Kit. w/ wrap around breakfast bar and Lg. eating area, All open to very Lg Family room; 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings, Newer flooring, appliances, paint and fixtures.$230,000 Call Judy 918-671-4914

7519 E. 84 This home with 4 bdrms, 2+car garage, 2.5 bath, 2 large living and eat-in-kitchen also comes with a backyard retreat of a large diving pool and waterfall all encased in flagstone. $239,000

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11823 S. Oswego Ave.

Spectacular outdoor living in this charming 4 bedroom home located in the gated section of “White Oak.” Sip‐n‐dip pool, outdoor fireplace, pergola and lush landscaping allow for year around enjoyment.

Newly painted interior, granite, hardwoods, plantation shutters are just a few of the amenities found in this great home. $435,000.

2503 S. Birmingham Ave. Looking for a home with 3 car garage in Midtown…here it is! Custom built in 1991 this traditional brick home features 4 large bedrooms with private baths, 2 half baths, family room with fireplace, game room with wet bar, large formal dining room, separate his & her offices, sun room and spacious island kitchen. Nicely landscaped corner lot. $655,000.

4608 E. 109th Place An exceptional 5 bedroom home located in the exclusive gated neighborhood of Stonebriar Estates. Built in 2005, this home features a spacious granite kitchen open to a large family room, home office, formal dining room, master and guest bedroom suites on first level, upstairs game room, theater room and bonus room over garage.

Outdoor living is complete with in-ground gunite pool and spa. $644,000.

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5707 E. 105th Street In Forest Park South, this 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath house has a fabulous floor plan featuring a magnificent entry opening to the formal living and dining rooms, home office, master bedroom suite with updated luxury bath, granite kitchen-family room combination with one of 3 fireplaces, first floor guest bedroom, front and back staircase, upstairs game room plus 3 car sideentry garage. $535,000

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4630 E. 13th Street Charming midtown cottage!

Completely UPDATED w/granite counters, tumbled marble backsplash, stainless appliances, beautiful hardwoods & newer windows. Great upscale bath! New paint inside & out. 3rd bedroom c/b an office, nursery, sunroom or 2nd living! Spacious yard. Washer/dryer/ fridge STAY! Move in ready! $140,000.

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4321 E. 117th Drive Fabulous custom updated home in gated Tallgrass in Wind River. Dramatic entry & open floor plan with Chef’s kitchen. Decorative touches throughout. Granite counters. Beautiful office. Multiple living areas. Awesome mancave w/wet bar. Safe room.

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6708 E. 73rd Street Nice home on corner lot. Large family room opens to kitchen. Stainless appliances.

Spacious breakfast room. Inside utility. New a-coil, furnace & carpet. Large master bedroom has a full private bath & walk-in closet. Good size fully fenced backyard. $139,000.

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June’s can’t-miss events

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6/4 Brookside Rumble & Roll

6/5-7/10 FiberWorks

6/25 Wynonna & The Big Noise

Hundreds of motorcyclists — and thousands of onlookers — will gather along Brookside for the 14th annual Rumble & Roll motorcycle parade to raise money for Make-A-Wish Oklahoma.

Bikers line up at the University of Tulsa Reynolds Center parking lot and parade down Cherry Street, then turn south on Peoria Avenue.

At $10 per rider, the funds raised can add up quickly. The 2014 Rumble & Roll raised $17,745 — enough for Make-A-Wish Oklahoma to grant three wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Every rider is eligible to win a $2,500 shopping spree from Myers-Duren Harley-Davidson.

The event promises plenty of fun for spectators, too; Mid-Life Crisis Band will play from 7-10:30 p.m. at the street party following the parade.

Parade staging begins at 5:30 p.m. north of the TU Reynolds Center. The parade begins at 7 p.m. The street party is on South Peoria Avenue from east 33rd to 36th streets. Visit www.rumbleandroll.com.

Works from Oklahoma artists will celebrate the creativity and diversity of fiber art in the FiberWorks 2015 exhibit on display at Living Arts of Tulsa.

The juried exhibit features original work in traditional needlecraft methods as well as unexpected and atypical uses of fiber. Pieces will include quilting, weaving, soft sculpture, beading, basketry, paper, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, felting and even nonfiber works that utilize normal fiber arts techniques.

Pennsylvania studio artist Lindsay Ketterer Gates is the exhibit juror. She will present a lecture at 5 p.m., June 5, and a critique at 10 a.m., June 6.

“My current body of work focuses on transforming mundane materials into something extraordinary,” Ketterer Gates explains. “I combine my love of textile techniques, fashion design and everyday materials to create works of texture and grace.”

The Living Arts show opens with a reception at 6 p.m., June 5, the night of the First Friday Art Crawl in the Brady Arts District. Living Arts is at 307 E. M.B. Brady St. Gallery hours are 1-5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and 1-9 p.m., Thursdays. Open late from 6-9 p.m. on First Friday. Free. Visit www.fiber artistsok.org/fiberworks/fiberworks-2015.

For more than 30 years, Wynonna Judd has used her rich, commanding voice to sing countless hits. This month, she and her band, Wynonna & The Big Noise, will perform many of those hits at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.

Before her solo career, Wynonna was onehalf of the legendary duo The Judds with her mother, Naomi. They were one of country music’s most popular duos in the 1980s and early ’90s, charting 14 No. 1 hits, selling more than 20 million albums worldwide and winning more than 60 awards, including five Grammys, according to a press release.

As a solo artist, Wynonna has sold more than 10 million albums and has charted more than 20 singles, including four No. 1 singles. She is a New York Times bestselling author who has penned a memoir and a work of fiction.

Best yet, Judd is putting the final touches on her next full-length album. Doors open at 7 p.m. at The Joint: Tulsa, located at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa.

Tickets start at $45. Guests must be 21 or older. Visit www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com or call 918-384-ROCK.

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People, places and events

Tulsa Hub Pictured at the April 23 Spokeasy fundraiser for the Tulsa Hub are Mary McMahon, recipient of the Golden Gear Award; Ren Barger, Tulsa Hub founder and CEO; Julie Etchison, Spokeasy chairwoman and board development chairwoman; and Ed McDonald, recipient of the Silver Spoke Award.

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Tulsa City-County Library Joseph Bruchac was recently honored with the Tulsa City-County Library’s 2015 Festival of Words Writers Award for his contributions to literature and storytelling. Pictured are Will Hill, American Indian Resource Center writers selection committee; Bruchac; Lillian Williams, AIRC writers selection committee; Teresa Runnels, AIRC coordinator; and Kim Johnson, TCCL chief operating officer.

LIFE Senior Services The 19th annual “Puttin’ on the Dog” was a record-breaking success.

Pictured at the event are Rod Nordstrom, LIFE Senior Services board chairman; John and Denise Redmond, “Puttin’ on the Dog” co-chairs; and Laura Kenny, LIFE president and CEO.

Great Plains Journalism Awards The Tulsa Press Club recognized former Press Club President Dan Harrison at the 2015 Great Plains Journalism Awards luncheon April 13. Harrison, who died in 2014, was a ONEOK executive and one of the architects of the awards. Pictured are ONEOK CEO Terry Spencer; Harrison’s wife, Mary Ann, and daughter, Annie Harrison; John Gibson, former CEO of ONEOK; and Gibson’s wife, Kristie.

Children’s Medical Charities Association Louise Reid, Silvia Fritz, Louise Gamster and Pat Lee were honored at the CMCA Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on April 21 at the Lexus Dealership Community Room. Lee received a Lifetime Award for 35 years of continuous service to the CMCA.

The Foundation for Tulsa Schools Lucky Lamons, Tom Kishner, Judy Kishner, Dr. Keith Ballard, Jim Hoffmeister, Stuart Zarrow and Gay Lynn Zarrow attended the Designer Showcase Dinner on April 10. The event benefited the Foundation for Tulsa Schools.

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People, places and events

Rotary Club of Tulsa Rhonda Daniel, president of the Rotary Club of Tulsa, accepts a plaque from Rotary District Gov. Herb Orr recognizing the 100th anniversary of the oldest civic club in Tulsa. The club’s centennial gala was April 1.

Gathering Hearts for Honduras An April 18 event in the home of Betsy and Bryan Hendershot featured dinner, music and a book signing by sculptor Rosalind Cook to raise funds for the Gathering Hearts for Honduras Conference Center & Dormitory project. Pictured are Charles and Betty Hembree, Gathering Hearts for Honduras board members; Rosalind and Hal Cook; and board members Patty and Tim Colwell.

YWCA Tulsa Wine, Women & Shoes on April 11 was a fun-filled day of sipping and shopping.

Pictured are YWCA Tulsa CEO Vanessa Finley with Event Chairs David Hogan and June Patton.

Event proceeds support YWCA Tulsa’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

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Tulsa Botanical Garden The third annual DIG: Day In the Garden event on May 9 raised funds for Tulsa Botanic Garden’s Children’s Discovery Garden, opening in spring 2016. Organizers say the rain didn’t dampen spirits at this “family picnic under a tent.” Pictured are DIG committee member Kim Smith with DIG Co-chair Lindsay Hunter.

Healthy Families Summit Medical professionals, policymakers and the social services community gathered April 21 to discuss the societal impacts of unplanned pregnancy and the importance of working together to create a healthier Oklahoma. Pictured are Dr. Paul Benson, Dr. Syeachia Dennis, Dr. Isabel V. Sawhill, Dr. Lydia Nightingale, Tara Jackson, Rachel Gold and Ed Lake, director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

The University of Tulsa Catholic Newman Center The TU Catholic Newman Center Society Dinner on April 9 honored Tony and Phyllis Lauinger for their involvement with the center, the Catholic community and the city of Tulsa. Pictured with the Lauingers are Bishop Edward Slattery and Fran and Bob Biolchini.

CHARITABLE EVENTS REGISTRY

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Fundraisers and fun happenings

6/5 Lauren Elise Memorial Foundation Kirsten and Mark Hilsheimer founded the Lauren Elise Memorial Foundation in memory of their daughter, Lauren Elise Hilsheimer, who was born with multiple congenital heart defects and died at age 3 after her third open heart surgery. They are pictured at the foundation’s 2014 dinner with Lauren’s brother, Adam.

6/27 RSVP Tulsa Event Co-chairs Mark Whitmire and Connie Doverspike, Honorary Co-chair Bob Thomas, RSVP Executive Director Karen Dills and RSVP Board President Shondel Bennett helped select the “signature drink” for RSVP’s upcoming gala, “Somewhere in Time.”

June compiled by JUDY LANGDON June 1 — 26th annual Golf Classic Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters Oklahoma. www.bbbsok.org June 4 — Brookside Rumble and Roll Benefits Make-A-Wish Oklahoma. www.oklahoma.wish.org June 5 — Fourth annual Pink Balloon Charity Dinner/Auction Benefits Lauren Elise Memorial Foundation. www.ilovelauren.org June 6 — 22nd annual St. John Street Party Benefits the new St. John-MD Anderson Cancer Network® affiliation. www.stjohnhealthsystem.com/ streetparty June 6 — Fourth annual LEMF Charity Golf Classic Benefits Lauren Elise Memorial Foundation. www.ilovelauren.org June 6 — Just Plane Fun Benefits Camp Fire Green Country. www.tulsacampfire.org/jpf

June 6 — Most Amazing Race Tulsa Benefits The Salvation Army Center of Hope. www.mostamazingracetulsa.org June 6 — Third annual Street School Summer Games Pub Crawl Benefits Street School. www.streetschool.org June 8 — Chip in to Rebuild Golf Tournament Benefits Rebuilding Together Tulsa. www.rebuildingtogethertulsa.org June 10 — NEATs’ annual Book Review, Luncheon and Fashion Show Benefits Northeast Active Timers. www.neatstulsa.org June 11 — Operation ART, “I Choose Tulsa 2015” Benefits Operation Aware. www.operationaware.org/events June 11 — Top of the Town Benefits Child Care Resource Center. www.ccrctulsa.org

June 12 — Wine, Eats and Easels Benefits Broken Arrow Neighbors. www.baneighbors.org/wee June 13 — Route 66 Gurney Tourney Benefits Hospitality House of Tulsa. www.hhttulsa.org June 15 — Links for Little Ones Benefits The Little Light House. www.littlelighthouse.org June 16 — 12th annual DVIS Knock Out Violence Benefits DVIS. www.dvis.org June 18 — Paws and Pictures Movie Night Benefits Tulsa SPCA. www.tulsaspca.org June 19 — WALTZ on the Wild Side Benefits Tulsa Zoo’s “Building Beyond Your Wildest Dreams” capital campaign. www.waltzonthewildside.org June 20 — Dirty Dog 5K and Fun Run Benefits the Bridges Foundation. www.thebridgesfound.org

June 20 — Tulsa Garden Railroad Club 2015 Tour Benefits Tulsa Garden Railroad Club. www. tulsagardenrailroadclub.com June 22 — Musical Mondays Benefits LIFE Senior Services www.lifeseniorservices.org June 27 — Somewhere in Time: Havana Nights Benefits RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) of Tulsa. www.rsvptulsa.org/ somewhereintime June 28 — St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway Benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. www.dreamhome.org June 29 — The Demand Project annual Golf Tournament Benefits the Demand Project. www.thedemandproject.org tþ

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BEHIND THE SCENE

Perspectives on local art and culture

Journey back in time

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JUNE 13  Oklahoma All-Black Town Tour 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Buses depart from Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford Ave. $45; includes breakfast, lunch and a live performance

by Blues Hall of Fame guitarist Harold Alford.

For tickets, call 918-549-7645 or visit www.tulsalibrary.org/aarc.

Alicia Latimer is coordinator of the African American Resource Center at Rudisill Regional Library. The Resource Center partners with the Tulsa Library Trust and the Tulsa City-County Library to offer an annual tour of Oklahoma’s black communities. INSET: One of the oldest buildings in Clearview, Oklahoma, one of 13 black towns still in existence.

“Clearview has been my life,” says the retired educator of 29 years.

“I went off to teach but never left Oklahoma. I’ve always wanted to tell its story because I’m proud of it.”

Clearview mirrors the history of Oklahoma’s 12 other original black communities still in existence.

According to Nero, Oklahoma was once home to an estimated 56 black towns or settlements — more than any other state.

As a respected historian of Oklahoma’s African American her-

itage, she boards a charter bus every summer to guide curious souls back in time on the one-day All-Black Town Tour, organized by Tulsa’s African American Resource Center. Held the second Saturday of June, the event commemorates Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 — when slaves in Galveston, Texas, celebrated the delayed news of freedom granted in the Emancipation Proclamation.

“We sell out every year; there’s even a waiting list,” says Alicia

Latimer, coordinator of the resource center. “We have a cadre of people who have been with us since the tour started, and some of our participants are originally from these towns.”

Each tour covers a different quadrant of communities, allowing its more than 100 participants to walk the streets and visit with locals.

Not only are the tours a source of pride for residents, but they also are significant lessons of rarely documented culture and character.

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rom the dusty porch of her hometown’s community center, Shirley Ballard Nero gazes across the forgotten landscape of vacant lots, older homes and abandoned buildings.

The streets are silent except for a few croaking frogs in the distance.

Born and raised in Clearview, Oklahoma, Nero is the town’s biggest advocate. At its peak, the black community swelled to nearly 1,000 residents with its own economic center of businesses, factories, a college and “a church on every corner.” Today, the town is hanging on to a population of 47.

In the early 1900s, after proprietors pooled their money to plot land in Indian Territory and register new towns, Nero’s father migrated to Clearview from Arkansas. Fliers and newspaper ads distributed among black communities in the South promoted Oklahoma’s lush landscape and welcoming schools and churches.

“They arrived in droves on trains and wagons looking for a new beginning and freedom of religion,” Nero says of black settlers. “Clearview was a place to start all over.”

But the community’s glory days were short-lived. A cotton depression sent shock waves through the area, and agreements made between whites attempted to keep blacks within the town’s boundaries. By the 1920s Nero says Clearview was experiencing “the beginning of the end,” punctuated by the Great Depression. Its exodus continued when the community’s school district folded in 1969.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

6/20-7/20 The Lollipop Guild Art Exhibition This concept show features miniature works by more than 80 artists from around the world. All pieces are 12x12 inches or smaller and showcase a variety of media. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Lovett’s Gallery, 6528 E. 51st St. Free. Call 918-664-4732 or visit www. lovettsgallery.com.

“Many Oklahoma pioneers were of African American and Native American descent, but people don’t know that,” Latimer says. “Oral history is frequently discounted, but it is important to tell.”

She says historians like Nero “pave the way” for the African American Resource Center to build rapport with local residents and gather historical details.

“We have a legacy to pass down to younger generations,” she says.

“If we don’t tell them this history, what will happen in the future?”

As the number of tour participants from around the world grows, Nero hopes more people will show interest in Oklahoma’s black town heritage and join its campaign for preservation.

“The more race talk there is these days, the more people are becoming aware,” she says. “You have to understand the past in order to deal with the future. You have to know where you came from.” tþ Gail Banzet-Ellis has been fascinated with Tulsa since she was a little girl. It’s a dream come true to write about the city’s magic and charm.

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St. John Street Party Event Chairs Pete Madden and Meredith Siegfried Madden; St. John Foundation President Richard Boone; and Honorary Event Chairs Jenny and Jono Helmerich.

6/20 Kendall Whittier Art Festival Shop the talented works of Oklahoma artists and craftsmen and enjoy local food, the Fab Lab Tulsa Kids’ Zone, live music from local musicians and open house exhibits by merchants and organizations of the historic Kendall Whittier neighborhood. 11 a.m.5 p.m. East Admiral Boulevard and North Lewis Avenue. Free.

Call 918-633-1934 or visit www.historickwms.com.

Volunteer Spotlight

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Meredith Siegfried Madden and Pete Madden Co-chairs, 2015 St. John Street Party

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he Siegfried and Helmerich families are synonymous with support for Tulsa’s numerous fundraising events. This year’s St. John Street Party includes both families.

The event’s 2015 co-chairs are NORDAM CEO Meredith Siegfried Madden and her husband, Pete Madden, a medical student at the OU-Tulsa School of Community Medicine. Honorary cochairs are Jenny and Jono Helmerich.

“This is a first time for us,” Meredith says, “but my brother and sister-in-law, Bailey and Kellner Siegfried, are past Street Party co-chairs, and our family has supported St. John and this event for years.

“We like to volunteer in our community. It’s something both our parents believed in strongly.

Why did you become involved in the Street Party? We were asked to get involved due to the longtime Siegfried family support of St. John and, of course, Pete’s involvement as a medical student at OU and St. John Medical Center. Pete likes being part of a Catholic hospital. There are only about 600 left in the U.S. Both Pete and I were raised Catholic, have attended Catholic schools all of our lives, and we want St. John to continue to be successful. Participating to help support the new St.

John-MD Anderson Cancer Network® affiliation is natural. We look forward to enjoying food selections from Tulsa’s best restaurants, wine-tasting and music by The Fabulous Mid-Life Crisis Band as much as anyone.

St. John Health System mission statement: Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered holistic care, which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words. tþ

June 6 — 22nd annual St. John Street Party 7-11:30 p.m. St. John Medical Center campus, 1819 E. 19th St. Benefits the new St. John-MD Anderson Cancer Network® affiliation. $100, tickets; $2,500-$8,000, sponsorships.

Call 918-744-2186 (sponsorship opportunities) or 918-744-2820 (tickets).

Visit www.stjohnhealthsystem.com/streetparty.

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The local music scene

Collective talent

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Mason, “Dillafluence” The newest full-length record from Mason, “Dillafluence” serves as the artist’s fourth release, following last year’s “The 808 EP.” It’s a big and beautiful R&B record that showcases Mason’s many talents, from writing and production to vocals and mastery of the bass guitar.

Mason approaches the instrument much differently than the average bass player. Rather than using it as a rhythm instrument, punctuating the percussion, the bass line in a Mason track often provides the melody. His skittering style as he moves up and down the neck gives him a voice reminiscent of other bass greats such as Victor Wooten.

However, while Mason may be the architect behind “Dillafluence” as well as its star, he has no problem sharing the spotlight. In fact, the album is practically overflowing with great local talent appearing as guests. For example, Written

Quincey slings rhymes on “Indigo Vapors” with singer Branjae Jackson providing the hook, and Sincere Grant takes a turn on the syrupy soulful “Non Compos Mentis.”

One of the finest moments on the record comes in the epic hiphop jam simply titled “Music,” featuring killer contributions from local rappers Earl Hazard, Manifess and Verse.

The album as a whole feels unified under a conceptual vision, though the concept is loose enough the record doesn’t get bogged down. Both the title and the sound of the LP suggest that the record is highly inspired by the work of hip-hop legend J Dilla, an artist known to mastermind his own solo records from the backseat, often letting other talented peers command the mic. Sound familiar?

Look for Mason’s single, “Space Planes,” which releases this month.

JUNE’S BEST BETS FOR LIVE MUSIC 6/7 Tyler, The Creator, Cain’s Ballroom When Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future burst onto the scene in 2009, critical acclaim and controversy quickly followed.

Fronted by rap genius Tyler, The Creator, the group became well known for its lyrical wordplay, maniacal hardcore and R&B beats, extremely violent themes and wild public antics. The group’s shows are often compared to punk or hardcore performances with moshing, stagediving and intense audience engagement.

This show will be an experience unlike any other. Fellow Odd Future member Taco provides supporting duties. Doors open at 7.

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6/14 Ben Folds, Cain’s Ballroom The acclaimed artist Ben Folds rose to fame in the mid-’90s with his group Ben Folds Five.

After three albums and hits like “Brick,” “Song for the Dumped” and “Army,” the singer/songwriter went on to a successful solo career and served as a judge for several seasons of NBC’s a capella competition series, “The Sing Off.”

Folds is now touring in support of a new album of pop songs recorded with NYC-based sextet yMusic, featuring the debut recording of his critically acclaimed “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.” The concert starts at 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7.

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stablished artist Christon Mason releases a new R&B album that shares the spotlight with a few guest musicians. The Lukewarm, on the other hand, makes good on a promise with a solid debut EP.

The Lukewarm’s Noah Beal, drums; Lars Gardner, keyboard; James Connelly, guitar; and Caleb Campbell, bass/vocals.

“The Lukewarm EP” When TulsaPeople last spoke to The Lukewarm on the precipice of high school graduation a year ago, the band told us it hoped to record and release a debut EP by the end of 2014.

Well, the quartet of young men — Caleb Campbell (bass/vocals), James Connelly (guitar), Lars Gardner (keyboard) and Noah Beal (drums) — managed to make good on its goal just in time, releasing “The Lukewarm EP” at the end of December.

The result of their labor is a gorgeous five-track record that proves the boys have only grown as musicians since our last conversation.

Campbell’s croon is more sonorous; Connelly’s riffs more defined.

Combined with Gardner’s smooth and atmospheric keys and Beal’s precision percussion, the group’s

penchant for tight musicianship and creative composition pays off splendidly.

The album kicks off with the stellar “Gone,” a lovelorn rocker concerned with fading romance.

“Oh, could it be so bad? If you still love me, where the hell you at?”

Campbell sings, clearly jilted.

Fan favorite “All the Time” makes an appearance on the EP, as well.

Though the song was previously available on the band’s Soundcloud page, it would be criminal not to include it on its debut. However, the show-stealer of the album might be a new song entitled “With You.” The number starts slow but steadily builds to a balls-to-the-wall finale.

The Lukewarm is a group whose career has only just begun, but if this stunning debut is any indication, it’s one that will blossom for many years to come. tþ

Wyndham Wyeth grew up hearing his mother sing John Denver tunes, so he will always have a soft spot for “Poems, Prayers and Promises.”

Music & Lyrics

by Char Book by William lie Smalls F. Brown

4 Magical Performances no holdovers

get your tickets today! showtimes 7:30 pm July 24 3:00 & 7:30 pm July 25 3:00 pm July 26

VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education

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Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus 10300 E. 81st Street PACE Ticket Office: 918.595.7777 www.looktheatre.org

POETRY READING

In the late 1980s, the vibrant Los Angeles poetry scene gave voice to a new wave of writers and spoken word artists. The essence of Don’t Be Shy, Poetry from a Single Life, represents one man’s journey through the eclectic coffee houses and performance art venues that celebrated diversity and uncensored self-expression.

Author and former Tulsan Ralph Cissne’s collection of poems navigates the existential and sometimes humorous landscape of love and longing, social commentary and spiritual awakening to arrive at an awareness shared by one who embraced the enigmatic creative promise of the City of Angels.

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE READING & A RECEPTION Wednesday, June 10 • 8-9:30 p.m.

The Comedy Parlor 328 East First Street, Tulsa Admission: $15 includes a copy of Don’t Be Shy Sponsored By

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News and notes about local, literary works

In her own words

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JUNE’S UPCOMING BOOK EVENTS 6/8 H.W. Brands, “Reagan: The Life.” 7 p.m.

OU-Tulsa Founders Hall, 4502 E. 41st St., BookSmart Tulsa.

6/23 Emily St. John Mandel, “Station Eleven.”

7 p.m. AHHA (Hardesty Arts Center), 101 E. Archer St., BookSmart Tulsa.

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emoirs are a popular genre for two reasons.

First, it is our nature to be curious about others’ lives.

Reading about fascinating individuals in their biographies can be interesting, but ultimately, a well-written memoir penned by the individual adds layers and depths of intricacies to the stories that no biographer can.

Second, a good memoir helps to bring about new perspectives and thoughts to our own lives.

“Rethinking Normal,” a memoir by young first-time author and Tulsan Katie Hill, is one of these.

Hill brought the book to me when we met at a local restaurant. I happened to be with a friend. After Hill left, I mentioned I was reviewing her book because she’d written about her experience transitioning from male to female.

My friend was shocked. His shock is exactly what Hill’s book — and activism — hope to one day eradicate. Though far in the future, and with much work left to do, Hill works tirelessly to bring awareness to the subject of transgender issues, so that one day, a new friend might not react at all.

For the time being, Hill’s gender identity and expression are very much reaction-provoking subjects.

She has gifted us with a sharp, and often heart-breaking, memoir to explain thoroughly what a transgender individual might feel and endure.

When asked what motivated her to write a book, Hill shared: “I knew my story could help people, and so I owed it to myself and to everyone else out there who could benefit from my story in someway to be as honest and open as possible.”

Her story begins in childhood with her burgeoning feelings of

University of Tulsa student Katie Hill is the author of “Rethinking Normal,” a memoir about her experience transitioning from a male to a female. confusion over her sexual desires and gender identification.

With no detail spared, Hill describes the horrible bullying she endured as a young boy who looked, spoke and acted like a girl, whether “he” wanted to or not.

She tells of the emotional distance that developed between her and her father, and contrarily, the surprising way in which her saga changed her relationship with her mother entirely for the better.

Fortunately Hill discovered a title and definition for her feelings and then found two Tulsa support

groups that not only supported her emotionally, but also honed her zeal for public speaking.

In “Rethinking Normal,” Hill takes us from her birth, through her tortuous journey of self-identification, up through her entry into the University of Tulsa, where her story and reputation still result in difficulty making friends.

Despite the adversity she has faced, Hill’s tone in the memoir is largely cheerful and upbeat — interspersed with serious, emotional moments, but never self-pitying or complaining. She simply tells it

like it was, including all of her fears and confusions, as well as a healthy dose of young romantic faux pas.

Hill explains, “I wanted people to know that I am not this perfect person who claims to have never made a mistake in her life. I am a normal human being who is young, who is often times mistaken and stupid, yet at the same time, I am someone who was willing to fight against the odds and excel.”

She says, “I do hope that one day in the near future there will not be such a great need for me to educate people about these topics — if such a day comes, I will apply my skills to something else — perhaps fight for another cause.” tþ

Jessica Brogan is a freelance writer, photographer and creative entrepreneur.

She has lived all over the world and is ecstatic to now call Tulsa home.

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The Williams Center Forum had an ice arena for nearly two decades. Other amenities included restaurants, shops and a movie theater. INSET: Alison Gammie, Melissa Clark’s classmate at Booker T. Washington High School, works at the cinema concession stand in 1980.

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Flashback

Building memories

by MORGAN PHILLIPS

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ometimes an idea is a few decades too early. That might be the case of the Williams Center Forum, a three-level shopping mall enclosed in the 52-story One Williams Center, now called the BOK Tower.

From the late 1970s to the mid-’90s, the Forum attempted to draw families downtown with an ice arena, a movie theater, restaurants and boutiques.

The arena closed in 1995 as downtown activity largely declined, according to various sources. Two years later, the Forum became office space for Williams employees, including Melissa Clark.

For her, the building was already familiar.

Clark worked at the once-prominent Williams Center Cinema during high school and college — in every position from the box office to the concession area and projector.

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Between 1978 and 1984, she says the theater showed hit films such as “Ice Castles,” an animated version of “The Lord of the Rings” and “Moonraker.”

“Back in the day, ‘going to the movies’ was still something special,” she says.

More than 30 years later, Clark still works in the same building for Williams spinoff WPX Energy. Although the Forum is long gone, she is surrounded by its memories.

“On the third floor in the southwest corner was The Magic Pan, a restaurant that featured crepes,” she recalls. “I remember going there and having split pea soup for the first time, and on top was a magical dollop of sour cream.

“I still love split pea soup, and I still always serve it with a dollop of sour cream — just like I had it in 1978 at The Magic Pan.” tþ

Marty Lundy & John Mabrey Mabrey Bank BBQ Team

For the love of BBQ and community.

When John Mabrey entered the very first Bixby Rotary BBQ and Blues Festival cooking competition, he spent the night tending the smoker and napping in his truck. After all, he was a team of one. Today, Mabrey Bank fields a full cooking crew plus a team of volunteers to work the festival. For this family-owned bank, it’s about giving back.

That’s why you can find them volunteering at schools and non-profits, sponsoring charity events and, when called for, even sleeping in a Suburban down by the river.

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