Bixby World Weekly Gallery June 22, 2015

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Submit your photos to be published in the Bixby Weekly Gallery The Tulsa World welcomes photos taken in Bixby of activities, landscapes and scenes that highlight life in the community. Photos considered for publication in this weekly gallery can be submitted online at: tulsaworld.com/submitphoto

Photos should not be altered and include accurate caption information. Please specify “FOR BIXBY WORLD WEEKLY GALLERY” in the caption.

A contact name, email address and phone number is required when submitting photos. For further questions, email tom.gilbert@

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Submit your photos of Bixby through Instagram using #mytulsaworld. Winners will have their photo published in a weekly gallery that wraps around Tulsa World’s front page in Bixby every Monday.

Your Instagram name will be published alongside your photo and we’ll share your photo on Tulsa World’s Instagram.

An aerial photo shows a possible location for a low-water dam in Bixby on Tuesday. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World

Jane Corn takes blood from Ray Woford during an Oklahoma Blood Institute dona-

Bao Yang takes blood from Cara Douthitt of Bixby during an Oklahoma Blood Insti-

tion drive at the Bixby Community Center in Bixby on Tuesday.

tute donation drive at the Bixby Community Center on Tuesday.

MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

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Submit your event If you are looking for something to do in Bixby, check out our community calendar with all the details. If you want to submit an event, just post it online at: tulsaworld.com/calendar

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An aerial view shows Delaware Avenue and East 118th Street west of Bixby on Tuesday. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World

Another view from above shows farmers working the ields in Bixby on Tuesday.

TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World

An aerial view shows Bixby on June 11. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World

A playground can be seen at Bentley Park Sports Complex in Bixby on Tuesday.

TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World Owners Zach and Dyla Abbas stand in front of the order window at the Brownie Bar, at 11000 S. Memorial Drive, north of Bixby on June 11. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World

University of Tulsa chemistry professor Erin Iski talks with Sarah Lucas, 13, of Bixby Kloe Johnson (left), 12, of Morris; Mae Redmond, 13, of Tulsa; Sarah Lucas, 13, of

as they play with Oobleck during Tech Trek, a residential STEM camp for girls at the

Bixby; and Grace Johnson, 13, of Pryor, play with foam produced by a decomposition

University of Tulsa on Wednesday. Oobleck is a substance made with corn starch,

chemical reaction in an experiment called Elephant Toothpaste at Tech Trek, a STEM

water and food coloring and has the properties of both a liquid and a solid.

camp for girls at the University of Tulsa on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World

MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World

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The Bixby High School varsity basketball team practices at the ORU Team Camp last week at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. Photo by LeeAnn Fiser

Bixby High School varsity basketball team members listen to instruction during the ORU Team Camp last week on the ORU campus in Tulsa. Photo by LeeAnn Fiser

Bixby High School varsity basketball team members practice at the ORU Team Camp last week at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. Photo by LeeAnn Fiser

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Bixby is among the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma. Since the 2000 census, the population has grown by 70 percent to 22,580 residents.

The city, on the banks of the Arkansas River, is a blend of Tulsa’s metro area and a rural farming atmosphere that includes Carmichael’s Produce. Among the south Tulsa suburb’s big annual events are the Green Corn Festival and Bixby BBQ ‘n Blues.

How to purchase photos Photos available for purchase are only those taken by the Tulsa World. There are exceptions for some events that are not open to the public, like a concert. To order a photo from the newspaper, call customer service: 918-582-0921, 800-444-6552. To order a photo online, go to: tulsaworld.com/search and use keywords to search our photo archive. Purchase photos by clicking the “buy photo” button that appears next to the photo.

City oicials

Emergency contacts

Mayor John Easton

Police Department: 918-366-8294

Ward 1, Oice: 918-232-3800

Vice Mayor Brian Guthrie Ward 2, Oice: 918-378-8390

Police Chief Ike Shirley awilliams@bixby.com

Steve Todorof Ward 3, Oice: 918-366-3612

Richie Stewart

Fire Department: 918-366-8294

Ward 4, Oice: 918-943-6734

Fire Chief Jeremy Moore

Dennis Loudermilk

bixbyirechief@bixby.com

Ward 5, Oice: 918-299-8767

Douglas J. Enevoldsen City manager, Oice: 918-366-4430

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