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Out and About Photos from around town Profile – Kevin Box National sculptor has Bartlesville roots Sports - BHS Wrestling Band rocks Angelo’s Nov. 14 Spotlight - New Year’s Eve 2015 A rundown of where to go on the big night Business - ABB Expands ABB TotalFlow adds space to grow Last Call – Aunt Pearl Gives Back Using cookies to raise money

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December 2014 Volume 4, Issue 12 206 1/2 SE Frank Phillips Blvd.

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Searching for the silver screen Let’s go to the movies.

It’s one of the first places you go on your own with a group of friends.

It’s the place where many people have their first date.

No wonder we tend to cherish movie theaters.

Bartlesville has been abuzz with talk about the loss of Eastland Four Theater since it closed its doors in November and many hope a solution can be found to put back into operation the screens where films have been shown since 1968.

The sense of loss is especially understandable with those who have lived here many a year and seen so many of their favorite cinema venues close and often disappear entirely.

The Osage Theater was much loved by many through the years, but today it is gone without a trace. As the song goes, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Also gone are The Arrow, The Liberty,The Lyric,The Rex.The many theaters that dotted the downtown landscape, entertainment havens for the heart of town, now are but distant memories and internet footnotes.

The old Penn Theater on Frank Phillips Boulevard survived into the 1990s, but it too has been demolished.

Those who remember waiting in lines wrapped around the building to see especially popular shows like “Star Wars” would now be hard pressed to find where they once stood in the parking lot.

The same sad tale is true, of course, for all of Bartlesville’s former drive-

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in movie theaters. The Hilltop and the Bellemeade, where couples and families alike gathered for memory-making moments beside a big screen under the stars, have long been gone from our urban landscape. But the popularity of outdoor movies shown downtown in the summer proves Bartlesville still loves the idea of gathering in the open air for a show.

It’s easy enough to see a movie these days. Drop by a Redbox and rent a dvd, log on to Amazon or Netflix for an ondemand flick or go old school and watch something from you own dvd or vhs collection. Go even more old school and see what’s playing on cable or satellite television.

We don’t lack for opportunities to entertain ourselves. But it’s not the same.

Going to the theater is an experience.

It’s buying the ticket and waiting in line to get real popcorn – not the microwaved variety. It’s watching cartoons of dancing boxes of candy and hot dogs parade across the screen reminding us to keep quiet, shut off our phones and share this time together.

It’s all a social experience. Together we laugh and cry. We cringe at the monster and cheer for the heroes.

None of us want to lose that forever.

But how do we bring it back? Let’s keep thinking on it and find a way.

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feature feature There’s a whole lot of Christmas going on this year in Bartlesville. The arts community is alive with holiday celebration this month, along with many church and community events. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the season.

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Bar tlesville Christmas ARTFEST 2014 AT LYON GALLERY (DEC. 6-21)

ARTFEST 2014 comes to Bartlesville Community Center’s Lyon Gallery this month bringing a gallery style art contest and show for both student and adult artists who create beautiful works that will be displayed during December for patrons of BCC events to enjoy.

The show will be offered Dec. 6 through 21 at the gallery during hours in which the Community Center is open and art work will be available for sale. The theme for this 5th anniversary show sponsored by Grace Community Church is “Praise! Arts to the Glory of God.” “Each of us is endowed with a creative bent that thrives on experiencing truth in visual ways,” says Grace Senior Pastor Rod MacIlvaine. “Historically, the arts have been a powerful influence within culture, shaping us and inspiring conversations about truth and the meaning of life. We are proud to offer ARTFEST for the community.”

BARTLESVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE (DEC. 6)

A Winter Wonderland is coming to Bartlesville on Dec. 6, according to the theme chosen for this year’s Christmas parade, which is sponsored by Downtown Kiwanis Club. The parade runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., but you’ll want to be downtown before and after the big event to celebrate all the many activities planned by Downtown Bartlesville Inc. for Holidays in the Ville.The parade follows a route from Frank Phillips Boulevard at Park Avenue to Osage Avenue an on to Sixth Street.

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HOLIDAYS IN THE VILLE (DEC. 6)

Downtown Bartlesville businesses are rolling out the holiday cheer once again this year for Holidays in the Ville.

Find special gifts at locally owned stores during this day of holiday shopping and pick up specialty Christmas ornaments from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at businesses participating in the Decoration Dash. Santa Claus will be greeting the kids from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Centennial Park at the corner of Frank Phillips Boulevard and Dewey Avenue. Enjoy specially decorated wreaths throughout downtown on display from Nov. 24 through Dec. 6 as part of the festivities sponsored by Downtown Bartlesville, Inc. Stick around for the evening parade to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in downtown Bartlesville.

PRELUDE TO CHRISTMAS WITH AVALON (DEC. 6)

Oklahoma Wesleyan University welcomes Dove artist award winners Avalon to the stage on Dec. 6 for its annual Prelude to Christmas celebration.

A local 50-voice choir will join Avalon on the stage for this special performance, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Lyon Fine Arts Center Chapel, 2201 Silver Lake Rd. A contemporary Christian group founded in 1995,Avalon was had 22 #1 hits, won six Dove Awards, one American Music Award and has been nominated for six Grammies.

Tickets are $5 and $10 to the university campus show, which includes hot cocoa and cookies, fireworks and a celebration of Jesus’ birthday season. Purchase tickets online at www.okwu.edu/prelude or call 918-335-6856 for more information.

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHORAL SOCIETY (DEC. 7)

Celebrate the season in song Dec. 7 when Bartlesville Choral Society performs a special holiday concert joined by the voices of Central Middle School’s sixth grade choir.

The 70-voice community choir will blend harmonies with the youth in a show planned at 2 p.m. at Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd. Tickets are available at the Community Center Box Office by calling 918-336-2787. For more information about the concert visit www.bvillechoralsociety.org or call 918-397-3578.

LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE (DEC. 12-14) It’s hard to beat the spectacular production of a 36-foot tree adorned with lights and bursting into song.

Bartlesville First Baptist Church plays host once again this year to The Living Christmas Tree in which the BFBC choir will be joined by voices from Highland Park and Eastern Heights Baptist Churches in a powerful performance of joyful holiday music. The event is set at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at First Baptist, 405 S. Cherokee Ave.Visit www.mybfbc.org for more information.

DEWEY CHRISTMAS PARADE (DEC. 13) Rounding up the Christmas Spirit is the theme for Dewey’s annual Christmas parade, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13 on Don Tyler Avenue downtown.

Santa will be on the porch of the Dewey Hotel before the parade begins passing out bags of candy, listening to Christmas wishes and posing for photographs. Visit www. cityofdewey.com or call 918-534-2272 for more information.

CHRISTMAS AT FRANK PHILLIPS HOME (DEC. 14) What happens when you bring together Santa Claus, a whole bunch of tubas and history galore? It’s one special Christmas party at Frank Phillips Home, 1107 S. Cherokee Ave. The former home of oilman Frank Phillips and his wife Jane is all decked out for holiday fun and the party starts in the garden cottage from 2 to 4 p.m. where Santa and Mrs. Claus are serving up cookies and punch and visits with the kiddos. Jane Phillips Society hosts this popular annual free event.

Take a visit inside the home for the annual Santa Walk where historic re-enactors will be entertaining the crowds depicting Saint Nicholas through the years.Tickets for this event are $5 adults, $2 children.

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FANTASY LAND OF LIGHTS (DEC. 1-30) A favorite holiday tradition is open in Johnstone Park all month with the sights and sounds of Christmas on display at Fantasy Land of Lights.

The drive-thru display of glowing Christmas exhibits in Johnstone Park is open from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Dec. 30. See traditional holiday displays of angels, Santa and the 12 days of Christmas, as well as displays on local history paying tribute to cowboys, Native Americans and Bartles’ mill. The free exhibits are sponsored by Daybreak Rotary Club.

WOOLAROC WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS (DEC. 5-21) See more than 750,000 lights glowing at the museum and wildlife preserve when Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights opens.

Frank Phillips’ country estate is dressed in its holiday best from Nov. 28 on celebrating the Christmas season with outdoor displays open from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 21. Admission to Wonderland is $4 adults, $1 for children ages 11 years and under. For more information, visit www.woolaroc.org.

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KIDDIE PARK’S CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER (DEC. 19-20) Bartlesville’s favorite amusement park is opening for two nights in December to celebrate the holiday season with A Christmas to Remember.

Santa’s Boogie Woogie Choo Chool Train will be offering rides around the park with views of Fantasy Land Forest nearby. And if the weather cooperates, Kiddie Park’s Little Fireball Roller Coaster will be offering rides as well.

The special holiday celebration will be from 7 to 9 p.m.

Dec. 19 and 20 at Kiddie Park, 200 N. Cherokee Ave. Visit with Santa Claus in his workshop, play games and enjoy seeing life-size cartoon characters and the antics of Bartlesville Fun Addicts clowns. There will be plenty of candy on hand for the kids and concessions offering hot coffee and cocoa. For more information, visit www.kiddiepark.net.

THE NUTCRACKER (DEC. 20-21) A beloved holiday classic comes to the stage this month when Bartlesville Civic Ballet presents its annual production “The Nutcracker.”

With a cast of local children and adults, this ballet favorite tells the story of a Christmas party, a nutcracker who comes to life and the adventures found in a magical yule season dream.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 and 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd.

For tickets and information, visit www. bartlesvillecommunitycenter.com or call 918-337-2787.

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BY MIKE WILT

We’re making memories people. We’re making memories.

I’m fond of uttering those words when, in the very moment, I know that something memorable is happening. Snapping photographs high atop the hospital’s storm-damaged patient tower roof at two in the morning is a good example.

However, in reflecting on Christmases past, I cannot think of very many instances in which I knew right then and there we were mere making memories.

Nonetheless, at this time of year, memories do come a leapin’.

Dancing in my head are the special Christmases spent as a young child in my maternal grandparents’ home. Nestled all snug in a hide-a-bed on Christmas Eve falling asleep to The Carpenters on 8-track. Parading down a hallway in footed pajamas to see what Santa had brought while squinting at the blinding light from my grandfather’s 16mm home movie camera. Taking my first (and last) bite of something called fruitcake. Some lessons last a lifetime.

Christmas is also special for parents of young children. I treasure the years when my then-young daughters would place milk and cookies by the fireplace for Santa and marvel at the boot prints in the ashes the next morning.

In the very moments of assembling a Barbie house or miniature kitchen set until the wee hours of the morning, I wasn’t aware I was making memories.

Alas Christmas Eve just isn’t the same with no assembly required.

While volunteering at The Salvation Army, I was humbled by a mother’s children. Her face, I don’t recall. Her joy, I do.

Then there are the humbug moments.

Twas a night before Christmas when we arrived at our house and spotted water seeping into the garage. We sprang through the door to see what was the matter. A pipe in a bathroom ceiling had burst. I can still see our poor miniature collie shivering as she cautiously traipsed through the cold, ankle-deep water.

The late 1980s B.C. (before children) required travel to both sets of families in different states. Driving on Christmas Day through a snowstorm in a small hatchback alongside a legion of 18-wheelers was no present.

In 2005, our family vainly attempted to make merry following my grandmother’s passing. To us, she was Christmas.

But every year, my thoughts return to

my eldest daughter who was an 8-yearold Grinch riding in the backseat of my car. Exasperated and holiday cheer dashing away, I played the Santa card. ’”Look,” I said sternly. “It’s close to Christmas and you better start behaving or Santa is going to pass you by. After all, Santa knows who’s been naughty and who’s been nice.”

I glanced over my shoulder. A better pout I’ve never seen. I smiled confidently.

And then I heard softly ”Santa doesn’t know squat.”

Now in that very moment, I knew.

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The Last Picture Show Eastland Theater entertained Bartians for 46 years

BY LAURA SUMMERS The east side of Bartlesville was the hot spot for development in 1968 when the new twin theater opened.

Appropriately named Eastland Shopping Center was home to the new Eastland Twin, a stylish modern cinema with terrazzo flooring, walnut paneling and a custom-designed sound system. An instant success with the Bartlesville audience, the new 1,200-seat theater added to the allure of the shopping center at the intersection of Washington and Frank Phillips Boulevard anchored by Woolworth’s and Montgomery Ward, along with a growing number of stores selling jewelry, clothing, groceries and more.

Eastland center had opened in March 1965 as the latest move toward business east of the Caney River where there were new homes and retailers in the Pennington Hills development. Sooner High School opened in 1966 guaranteeing more traffic to the east side and Tri County Technology Center, then known as a vocational school, opened its doors in 1968 as well.

The new theater was designed

with stages in front of the screens to accommodate special events – a feature utilized through the years when some church groups conducted specialty services here and screenings were held for independent films like locally produced “Every Hidden Thing.”

A unique red carpet event occurred in December 2005 at Eastland when Terrence Malick’s “The New World” was shown in a Hollywood-style screening that included actress Q’orianka Kilcher and New Line Cinema staff, as well as the regional arts community and local dignitaries.

Many a first date and family outing happened at the Eastland theater where Raquel Welch, John Huston and George C. Scott filled the silver screen in early movie showings. The popular theater designed

by Tulsa architectural firm Whiteside, Schultz and Chadsey expanded to four screens as time went on accommodating more movies in a golden age of cinematic enthusiasm.

Bartians who visited the theater through the years have fond memories of seeing “Easy Rider,” “Grease,” “Footloose,” “Patton” and more there over the decades.

As the video age morphed into the dvd age and then on to the era of Netflix and ondemand film services, the Eastland theater transitioned to a discount movie house where $2 bought a ticket and $10 could pay for a lot of popcorn and soda.

While prices rose each year for first run movie tickets elsewhere, Eastland was the budget-friendly haven offering the big screen experience without a bank-breaking price. But alas, a need to modernize with new expensive digital film equipment prompted the theater to close last month. Owner James Viet has said he would consider options for the future, but for now, the industry changes from 35 mm film to digital format made it difficult to keep the doors of the theater open.

Ironically, Eastland Theater opened and closed in November with 46 years of happy entertainment filling the time in between.

With fans of the theater lamenting the loss, one can’t help but wonder if it’s really curtains for the old cinema or if there more movie magic waiting to coming to life on the screens at Eastland Four.

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Monday, Dec 1 Bartlesville Great Jingle Bell Treasure Hunt

BINGO The American Legion Post 105, 501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

Every city street and park, 8 AM

Wednesday, Dec 3

Citywide treasure hunt – everyone

Walk-In Wednesday

invited! Stop by any sponsor starting Nov.

Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM

21, daily clues to the hidden treasure,

Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!

$2,700 in cash and prizes with new clues

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menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every Wednesday.

Elder Care Open House Elder Care, 1223 Swan Dr., 10 AM

A+ Rewards

Enjoy coffee and pastry while taking a

Washington Park Mall,

behind-the-scenes tour of what makes

2350 SE Washington Blvd 10 AM

Elder Care Oklahoma’s top nonprofit.

Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!

Make sure to drop your mall receipts

Fantasy Land of Lights

at the A+ Rewards lockers next to

Johnstone Park

JCPenney!!!

200 Cherokee Ave., 6 PM Free drive-thru display of Christmas

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

lights open nightly through Dec. 30 from

Bartlesville Community Center,

6 to 10 PM

300 S. Adams Blvd., 7:30 PM

Tuesday, Dec 2

Thursday, Dec 4

Bartlesville Toastmasters 501 S. Dewey Ave., 12 PM

Bartlesville Area Chamber Business After Hours

Toastmasters International develops public

Cherokee Casino Ramona,

speaking and leadership skills. Everyone

31501 US 75, 5 PM

First Presbyterian Church,

can benefit, and visitors are highly encouraged to come see what we do.

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Friday, Dec 5 Phillips 66 Stars of Winter Meet Phillips 66 Aquatic Center, 411 S. Keeler Ave., 12 PM

Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road, 5 PM through 9PM Experience the holiday magic of Woolaroc with more than 600,000 lights aglow, ride the wagons, visit Santa in the museum and enjoy live entertainment!

Open 5 to 9 PM.

5th Annual Festival of the Nativity – Oh Come Let Us Adore Him Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, 1501 Swan Drive, 6 PM Exhibit of over 300 nativities from around the world. Concert 7 to 8 PM, refreshments served. Free and open to the public. This is not a church service.

G-Force Osage Casino - Bartlesville, 222 Allen Road 9 PM

The Garrett Brown Band Angelo’s Tavern, 130 S Cherokee Ave 10 PM

Saturday, Dec 6 ARTFEST 2014 Lyon Gallery at Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd., 8 AM Grace Community Church art festival featuring both student and adult pieces which are on display and on sale through Dec. 21 during hours in which the Community Center gallery is open.

Holidays in the Ville Downtown Bartlesville, 10 AM Enjoy Christmas shopping and a decoration dash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a visit with Santa in Centennial Park.

Martha’s Task Sew Original Christmas Store Martha’s Task Sew Original Store, 718 S. Johnstone Ave., 10 AM Open 10 AM -2 PM for Christmas shopping.

Phillips 66 Stars of Winter Meet Phillips 66 Aquatic Center, 411 S. Keeler Ave., 12 PM

5th Annual Festival of the Nativity – Oh Come Let Us Adore Him Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, 1501 Swan Drive, 12 PM

Exhibit of over 300 nativities from

The Arts of Hopestone

Step by step painting instructions,

Paint & Pour

around the world. Concert 3 to 4 PM,

Hopestone Cancer Support Center,

material and food provided. $20 per child,

Hopestone Cancer Support Center,

refreshments served. Free and open to

120 W. Frank Phillips Blvd., 4 PM

free to children living with cancer and

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the public. This is not a church service.

Silent auction with art from collections of

siblings. Call 918-766-4673 to reserve

PM

Jodi Kirberger, and Joyce Fogle, abstract

spot.

Valerie Jones leads step-by-step

Bill Spencer Book Signing

art from Chris Mantle, Orville Knight

instructions to create a covered bridge.

Indian Coffee Company,

pottery and local art treasures. Tickets

Living Christmas Tree

116 SW Frank Phillips Blvd., 2 PM

are $25 each for event from 4 to 6 PM

Bartlesville First Baptist Church,

snacks. Call 918-766-4673 to reserve a

405 S. Cherokee, 7 PM

canvas.

Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road,

Imazdi

Living Christmas Tree

5 PM though 9PM

Osage Casino - Bartlesville,

Bartlesville First Baptist Church,

Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road,

Experience the holiday magic of

222 Allen Road 9 PM

405 S. Cherokee, 7 PM

5 PM through 9PM

Woolaroc with more than 600,000 lights

Experience the holiday magic of

aglow, ride the wagons, visit Santa in the

Lower 40

Woolaroc with more than 600,000 lights

museum and enjoy live entertainment!

Angelo’s Tavern,

Aunt Pearl’s Swinging Country Christmas

aglow, ride the wagons, visit Santa in the

Open 5 to 9 PM.

130 S Cherokee Ave 10 PM

L’Chaim Center Theater, 306 S. Don

Tuesday, Dec 9

Saturday, Dec 13

Tyler Ave., 7 PM

Bruin Basketball

Aunt Pearl’s Cookie Project

Bartlesville High School,

St. John’s Father Lynch Hall,

Art of Motion Bartlesville Christmas Spectacular

Downtown Bartlesville, 5:30 PM

1700 Hillcrest Dr., 6 PM

121 W. 8th St., 8:30 AM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Winter Wonderland is the theme for

BHS takes on Broken Arrow with Lady

this year’s holiday parade, which goes

Bruins playing at 6 PM and Bruins at

Breakfast with Santa

from Frank Phillips Boulevard to Osage

7:30 PM

Garfield’s Restaurant at Washington

Imazdi

Park Mall, 2350 SE Washington Blvd

Osage Casino - Bartlesville,

BINGO

9 AM

222 Allen Road 9 PM

The American Legion Post 105,

Come have breakfast with Santa! Must

501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

make reservations by calling 918-333-

The Midnight River Choir

7020.

Angelo’s Tavern,

Come get your copy of “Onesimus” autographed by author Bill Spencer!

Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights

museum and enjoy live entertainment!

Open 5 to 9 PM.

Bartlesville Christmas Parade

Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights

Avenue to Sixth Street.

Prelude to Christmas with Avalon Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 2201 Silverlake Rd., 7 PM

Wednesday, Dec 10

$40/person cover supplies, wine & light

300 S. Adams Blvd., 7 PM

130 S Cherokee Ave 10 PM

Levi’s Alibis

Walk-In Wednesday

Painted Horse Bar and Grille,

Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM

Martha’s Task Sew Original Christmas Store

110 SW Frank Phillips Blvd., 8:30 PM

Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!

Martha’s Task Sew Original Store,

Frank & Lola’s, 200 S.E. 2nd St 10 PM

Live Music

Follow us on Facebook for each week’s

718 S. Johnstone Ave., 10 AM

The blues/rock shaman of the New Tulsa

menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every

Open 10 AM -2 PM for Christmas

Sound returns to FnL’s to cure the early

Wednesday.

shopping.

winter blues! The windows will steam and

A+ Rewards Washington Park Mall, 2350 SE

Stage Art Productions Holiday Performance

G-Force

Dustin Pittsley

Osage Casino - Bartlesville, 222 Allen Road 9 PM

Live Music

the guitar work will warm your bones!

Sunday, Dec 14

Washington Blvd 10 AM

Washington Park Mall,

Angelo’s Tavern,

Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!

2350 SE Washington Blvd 10:30 AM

130 S Cherokee Ave 10 PM

Make sure to drop your mall receipts

Come see the dancers of Stage Art

FPH presents Santa Walk, Santa’s Cottage and Tuba Christmas

at the A+ Rewards lockers next to

Productions perform holiday routines

Frank Phillips Home,

Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights

Visits with Santa hosted in the Garden

Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road,

Cottage from 2 to 4 PM, historic re-

5 PM - 9PM

enactors portray St. Nick inside the

Wink Burcham Frank & Lola’s, 200 S.E. 2nd St 10 PM December is a month for favorites and we

JCPenney!!!

Friday, Dec 12

kick it off with one of the best songwriters

1107 S. Cherokee Ave., 2 PM

in Oklahoma! Wink returns with a full

Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights

Experience the holiday magic of

mansion and Tuba Christmas caroling

band and new tunes!

Woolaroc, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road,

Woolaroc with more than 600,000 lights

begins at 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec 7

5 PM through 9PM

aglow, ride the wagons, visit Santa in the

Experience the holiday magic of

museum and enjoy live entertainment!

Phillips 66 Stars of Winter Meet

Living Christmas Tree

Woolaroc with more than 600,000 lights

Open 5 to 9 PM.

Bartlesville First Baptist Church,

Phillips 66 Aquatic Center,

aglow, ride the wagons, visit Santa in the

411 S. Keeler Ave., 12 PM

museum and enjoy live entertainment!

Dewey Christmas Parade

Open 5 to 9 PM.

Downtown beginning at Don Tyler

A Merry Princess Christmas

Avenue, 5:30 PM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Christmas With the Choral Society

405 S. Cherokee, 3 PM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Kids Pizza, Paint & Pop

300 S. Adams Blvd, 4 PM

300 S.E. Adams Blvd., 2 PM

Hopestone Cancer Support Center,

Bring your princess to meet some of her

120B S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd 6 PM

favorite storybook princesses in this

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special event including a dessert buffet,

Open 5 to 9 PM.

museum and enjoy live entertainment!

craft, story time, dancing and singing with

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Sculptor Kevin Box found first artistic inspiration in Bartlesville

BY LORI ESSER

Kevin Box has exhibited his work on the west coast and the east coast this year, but the roots of his art began in Oklahoma.

Now a renowned sculptor recognized as one of the top artists in the southwestern U.S., Box grew up in Bartlesville where he enjoyed drawing and creating and finding inspiration in the world around him. Today he is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he lives with his equally talented wife Jennifer and produces contemporary art pieces that combine the art of origami with the durability of bronze.

“I’ve traveled lots of places, and Bartlesville is actually quite an incredible little town,” says Box. “I would call it a cultural springboard. I benefited greatly from growing up there with my exposure to the outdoors with Boy Scouts, proximity to other major cities and the culture found at the Bartlesville Community Center and 24

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Price Tower. I feel very inspired by growing up there and now making a living creativity.

I was encouraged to do things and I was exposed to culture. Sometimes, people don’t realize what a gem Bartlesville is.”

During his 14-year stretch in northeast Oklahoma, Box graduated from high school and received a graphic arts diploma from Tri County Technology Center, earned his Eagle Scout badge and participated in many of the arts programs offered. He took advantage of the culture and found inspiration at local treasures such as Woolaroc. He gives credit to his teachers in elementary school through high school years who encouraged him to pursue art.

After receiving his graphic arts certification from TCTC, Box went on to New York’s School of Visual Arts where he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree.

A visit to Greece on an art history grant prompted Box to want to pursue sculpture and art in public places. He began

apprenticing in foundries to learn about metal casting and to develop the technique he uses to combine those skills with the delicacy of paper folding.

Box’s mother was the first corporate archivist at Phillips Petroleum and shared with him the archival nature of paper and how to keep it in acid free protection. So when he began pioneering casting paper into metal he was extremely proud to tell her that he had created the most archival paper in the world.

“My work celebrates the delicate nature of paper in museum quality metal,” he explains. “I began my career as a papermaker, printmaker and graphic designer. The passion I have for paper, the ideas, philosophy and history it has captured for centuries, continued with me when I transitioned into sculpture. How to capture those qualities in sculptural form presented a challenge.”

Today, he still begins every piece with

a blank sheet of paper and manages it through the 35-step, 12-week process of casting with the help of fine art foundry teams. Pieces are cast in bronze, aluminum or stainless steel depending on the design requirements.

His work is on permanent exhibit, as well as in traveling shows. Box’s Hero’s Horse Monument sits on the corner of Cypress Waters Boulevard and Hackberry Road in Dallas. His Folding Planes public monument is in front of a Houston Hilton Hotel.

His monumental Origami in the Gardens outdoor public sculpture exhibition – a collaborative effort of his work and that of other artists – just debuted in Santa Fe Botanical Garden with a six month run.

Many of the works are designed to withstand the outdoors, the test of time, as well as fingertips. Most recently, he sold a piece to the owner of Cirque du Soleil, as well as to pop sensation Justin Timberlake.

“Selling those pieces was probably one of the highlights of my career so far,” he adds.

“Another one of my proud accomplishments is in front of a Hilton hotel in Houston. I’m fortunate to have several private collectors

Kevn Box’s Santa Fe Studio

that have allowed me to do some amazing things.”

Box Studio LLC is located 12 miles south of Santa Fe on a 35-acre property with a master plan created by the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in 2007. The connection was appropriate as Box grew up admiring Wright’s “tree that escaped the crowded forest” – Price Tower in Bartlesville.

“It’s one of my favorite buildings on the planet,” says Box. “I visited the Guggenheim

Museum in Spain in October and that was a top experience of a lifetime. Price Tower is just as amazing but on a smaller scale. I once donated a nesting crane origami piece on a rock as a live auction item for their annual fundraiser and it raised more money than the Super Bowl tickets. I was quite proud of that.”

To keep up with the latest projects Box has in the works and see his gallery of sculptures large and small, visit www. outsidetheboxstudio.com.

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Bartlesville wrestlers youth through high school competing

BY ROD WALTON Perhaps no sport demands as much discipline as wrestling.

All contact sports require commitment, but in shorter duration: the football guard has to hold his block only for a few seconds, while the baseball hitter has less than a second to decide whether to swing or not.

A wrestler is in it for the long haul against another man whose goal is to tie him in knots. The matches are called duals, with all that implication about combat.

They last either six minutes of intense physical duress or end in the humiliation of getting pinned, whichever happens first.

It is not for the faint-hearted.

Yet wrestling is also the most democratic of sports. Football will likely cast away a 106-pounder for lack of size, but wrestling welcomes him wholeheartedly.

And, as legendary Iowa coach Dan Gable has said, “wrestling teaches self-control and pride.”

Bartlesville High Wrestling Coach Joshua Pulsifer is looking for that

combination of power, pride and composure as he puts together his lineup for this year’s Bruin grapplers. Last year’s squad graduated four senior starters, including 2013 state champion Michael Hamilton, who fell short of the crown last year due to injury problems.

“While they cannot be replaced, we only had one state qualifier-placer last year and look to improve upon that this season,” Pulsifer says.

Junior Dallas Nofsinger will likely hold the 106-pound slot. Dalton Smith, Daniel Sheets, Jeremy Wingate, Bryant Messerli and Joe Jones are competing to represent BHS at 113, 120, 126, 132 and 138 pounds respectively.

Tristan Stanart, Roston Kennedy, Garrett Kitchel, Spur Wood, Zach Wellman and Alex Ray could lead the contributors at higher weight classes. Bartlesville finished 6-9 in duals last year and did not qualify for the dual state tournament.

Pulisfer is looking to change that and build a wrestling pedigree for years to come.

The Bartlesville youth program has

more than 60 wrestlers and a committed core of coaches in Darin Messerli, Mike Lawson and Nick Gonzalez, who are helping feed into the junior high program young athletes who most likely will be part of the BHS ascendancy in the near future. ”This is vital so that we can get the basics down and instill a team mentality early,” Pulsifer says of the junior high program. Those young wrestlers “help ensure we have a core of good wrestlers who transition to the high school as soon as next year with some freshman already on our lineup at the high school.”

Bartlesville wrestling hit the mat officially in November starting with the Tulsa Union Takedown. Home dates for BHS varsity wrestlers include Dec. 8 hosting Tulsa Washington, Dec. 11 hosting Tulsa Memorial and Dec. 16 hosting Pawhuska. The Bruins also will be at home Jan. 6 hosting Skiatook.

Keep up with the team progress and latest news for wrestlers of all ages by visiting the program Facebook pages and online sites at www.bartlesvillebruins.com and www.bvillewrestlingclub.org.

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BY LORI ESSER Before you start your New Year’s resolutions, here are several local ways to kick off 2015 in fanfare. Pick your favorite and ring in the new year in style.

Angelo’s Tavern

Angelo’s Tavern on the corner of 2nd and Cherokee has become a favorite live music venue in town. For New Year’s Eve, Angelo’s is keeping it simple with local favorite Two Steps Back taking the stage at 10 p.m. No invitation required and there is no cover charge to see this popular band. Enjoy a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Party favors provided. Angelo’s has now become a smoke-free environment with an outdoor patio for smoking. Come for the music and stay for the toast.

Osage Casino

Osage Casino, located west of Bartlesville, is providing a safe and fun New Year’s Eve option by offering hotel packages from Fairfield Inn or Hampton Inn with roundtrip limo service, entertainment and delicious dining. Package includes buffets, drink vouchers, free play, party favors and midnight champagne toast. Stillwater’s Bo Phillips Band will be the entertainment for the night. Call the Club Osage at (918) 335-7519 for more information.

Elks Lodge

Elks Lodge, 1060 Swan Drive, is hosting an evening of live music featuring Cripple Creek for New Year’s Eve starting at 8 p.m. There will be complementary party favors, heavy hors d’oeuvres and champagne toast at midnight followed by a delicious breakfast at 1 a.m. A DJ will also be onsite for additional dancing entertainment. Presold tickets are on sale now through December 27 for $25/single, $35/couple or $35/$45 at the door by calling 918-333-0445.

Price Tower Olive Drop

Inn at Price Tower is offering room packages for their annual Olive Drop event. Come stay overnight in a Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper and enjoy tickets to the downstairs party with live music, dancing, party favors and toast at midnight while watching an olive drop down fifteen stories into a martini glass. Brunch is provided the next morning for overnight guests. Prices for a standard room package are $215 and $315 for a two-story suite. Ring in the New Year’s the Wright way!

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BY LAURA SUMMERS My how you have grown.

ABB Totalflow keeps jumping up the growth chart each year in Bartlesville marking its height a little higher on the wall for all to see.

When ABB acquired a Bartlesville business from Applied Automation in 1999, there were 146 employees with an annual $9 million payroll for the workers who create natural gas and liquids measurement products and analyzers. Bartlesville Development Corporation created a fast-track deal to build a new 75,000 square foot building for the company on 10 acres in the city’s industrial park.

Flash forward 15 years and the jobs the city was intent on keeping are still here and then some. The payroll encompasses around 310 employees these days and there are plans for many more to be hired to accommodate ongoing growth in the energy industry.

And that original $4 million building keeps growing out on the

prairie acreage.

ABB unveiled in a recent open house its new $14 million expansion, which adds 100,000 square feet to the Bartlesville complex where workers design, develop and manufacture measurement products, as well as software applications and system solutions for the global market. ABB expects to add 250 new jobs over the next decade at the Bartlesville offices with many of them to be in the engineering and technical fields.

ABB officials credit the employees with providing the hard work and dedication to grow the business around the world, as well as strengthening the corporation’s presence in the community.

“The Bartlesville community offers a talented, high quality workforce that has helped us to succeed and grow over the years and we are very pleased to be again expanding our operations here,” Gayle Lester, ABB Bartlesville facility general manager, says.

The shiny new expansion includes

an additional 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space, 42,000 square feet of offices and 5,000 square feet of new lab space. The expanded facility is already a hub of activity with more on the way.

ABB produces 125,000 units of its products per year in the Bartlesville site and new products are projected to be introduced by the company in the first quarter of 2015. Corporate officials are very enthusiastic about the development potential in the energy industry.

“The strength of the oil and gas market, specifically unconventional drilling activity, has provided our business a great opportunity for growth in recent years,” Lester says.

The work completed this year on ABB’s Bartlesville building is the third expansion since 2000. With a growing job base, a growing product base and an optimistic eye toward the future, ABB continues to set ever higher marks on the ladder of success.

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Aunt Pearl Gives Back

BY MIKE WILT You better watch out because Aunt Pearl’s Swinging Country Christmas is coming to town.

All the way from fictional Tuna, Texas, Aunt Pearl (aka Joe Sears) is back by popular demand for another holiday extravaganza at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Having raised a lot of money for many local organizations, Aunt Pearl decided it was time to raise funds for something close to her heart, but outside her favorite charities for the poor and destitute. Joe Sears says that something turned out to be Theater Bartlesville.

“Theatre is the best preventive mental health program around,” he says. “It’s very nature is inclusive and open to everyone - the very existence of feeling good about ourselves.”

While the second annual event is a benefit for Theater Bartlesville, it will be held at another location – the L’Chaim Center Theater at 306 S. Don Tyler Ave. in downtown Dewey.

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year, we will have more tables and chairs and a great stage.”

In addition to Aunt Pearl, the holiday hoedown will feature the Corky Davis Cowboy Swing Band.

“Corky and his band have a huge following for their special benefit concerts they perform all over the state,” Sears says. “They always have a full house and the houses love their swing music.”

The musicians are so popular that they can choose their venues at Christmastime.

“But last year’s show was such a huge success, they decided to come back and play for us again this year,” Sears laughs.

“Of course, Aunt Pearl thinks it was her famous Porter peach cobbler with ice cream served to the band that got them back.”

Speaking of, Aunt Pearl will be auctioning of some peach cobblers, Amish cherry pies and her famous sheet cake delivered in person.

Tickets are a bargain at $15 and can be purchased online at www. theaterbartlesville.com or by calling 918336-1900.

Sears is also busy coordinating the third annual Aunt Pearl’s Cookie Project

benefitting the Lighthouse Mission homeless shelter in Bartlesville. Area citizens are asked to don their Betty Crocker apparel and bake three to nine dozen Christmas cookies of various shapes, sizes and flavors to be donated for sale. The cookie sale will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at St. John’s Father Lynch Hall, at Eighth Street and Keeler Avenue. Last year, the Cookie Project generated 13,500 cookies and raised $4,200.

“The Lighthouse has a wonderful facility, but expenses for mattresses and dormitory upkeep require ongoing funding,” Sears says. “The past two years, the community really came through. People look forward to participating as bakers and buyers and being part of something that does good for others who are less fortunate.”

The holidays are hectic enough without trying to pull of two large benefits in one day, but for Sears, it’s about being good for more than goodness sake.

“I am amazed by the loyal support my hometown has given me,” he says. “Giving back is what really counts in life. It’s what matters. It’s what lasts.”

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