April 4, 2019

April 4, 2019

Vol. 19, No. 45

In This Issue DIRECTIONS

Directions, by Joe Slack, in real life is located in front of OnCue, at 15th and I-35, 4100 E. 15th Street, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper. Email c o n te s t @ e d m o n d p a p e r. c o m with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

For more information, see page 4.

New Rotary Reading Center at Ida Freeman See Page 7

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n o t a Ke & s s e n Kind Little boy, now in heaven, left world a love legacy

By Rose Drebes ​Keaton’s Kindness FounAlthough Keaton Barron dation now works to spread battled leukemia throughout kindness around the world his short life, he was intent on through random acts. Holly spreading kindness on every said there is a special emphasis front. on bringing joy and comfort His family is intent on to pediatric cancer patients continuing his legacy with the and their families. The K Club Keaton Kindness Foundation. provides Lego sets to children And, support for the cause is in the hospital, K packs (care indeed evident as the Keaton packs) to children under Classic Golf Tournament and hospice care and assists with silent auction and reception, set funeral costs for children who for April 7-8 are already sold-out. have lost their battle with Keaton, who passed away last cancer. year at the age of 8, leaves The Keaton Kindness Founbehind his parents Holly and dation is also dedicated to Luke, and two younger siblings, supporting research and the who are now 5 and 2 and a half.

Blake Shelton Research Program.

But, what he also left behind Holly said Keaton’s last treatwas a desire to be kind. ment was brand new and she “He was just an amazing kid,” and Luke believe that if the Keaton Barron, with his parents Holly Holly said. “He was always trial had been further along, it and Luke. The youngster passed away positive and never complained.” might have worked. last year but left behind an incredible On Jan. 2, 2018, Keaton, Keaton’s Kindness Foundathen 7-years-old, was in the tion is working to buy and legacy of love and kindness hospital with the flu. His friend renovate the children’s activity that continues today.

Kay Tangner came to visit and room on the 10th floor of the said, “Keaton, we should start Children’s Hospital at the Meanwhile, Keaton was receiving a club!” Keaton agreed, and for the University of Oklahoma Medical next hour and a half, the two worked intense treatment in Dallas. His role Center. The room will become as president of the K Club kept him diligently to create a kindness club.

Keaton’s Clubhouse. distracted as he chose to pay for a They decided to call it “The K Holly said at present, the room is well in the Democratic Republic of Club” since Keaton’s nickname was rundown and games are broken. The the Congo, bought part of a cow “K” and Kay’s name started with a cost will be $75,000 over a five-year through Heifer International, “K.” Membership fees would be $1 period. purchased balloons for other or “whatever a person can afford,” “We just want to make it really fun patients on his floor in the hospital and Keaton decided that the money and reflect Keaton’s personality.” and provided gift cards for families would be given to charity. Keaton The K Club’s goal is to have 2019 with patients in the NICU and treats drew an official logo and chose the K for the nurses, Holly said. By May, members this year. All funding for Club mascot, lunchtime, clubhouse, the organization comes from private the K Club had at least one member drink, colors and more. donations and fundraisers such as the in all 50 states and several other Holly said Keaton really enjoyed golf tournament and reception. countries. planning his new club. Kay, Luke Holly urged people to go to the Tragically, Keaton’s treatment was and Holly thought it would be a fun website www.kclubkindness.org and unsuccessful and he passed away on activity for the children being treated sign up. Dues are still $1 or whatever May 11, 2018, at the age of eight. at the Jimmy Everest Center and OU people can afford.

“His family and friends came Medical Center. A few days later, Kay together to continue Keaton’s mission “Come partner with us and do made K Club membership cards that good deeds with us,” she said. of kindness, courage, compassion included President Keaton’s signature, and caring,” Holly said. “Within a few Holly said the foundation is “brand months, Keaton’s Kindness Foundation new” and very near and dear to their the K Club mission and the K Club Bible verse. Nurses and family members became an official corporation and hearts. very soon there after, it became a began to join, and Kay set her next big “It’s the only thing that helps us to non-profit.” goal at 1,000 K Club members. feel better.”

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Officials dedicate month to preventing child abuse April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), along with its community partners, are working to raise awareness about the importance of ensuring great childhoods for all Oklahoma children. Organizations across the state are working together to host events demonstrating their commitment to preventing child abuse.

Thousands of Oklahoma children suffer abuse and neglect each year. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Human Services, there were 15,951 substantiated child abuse and neglect victims in Oklahoma (SFY 2018), an increase from last year. Oklahoma County alone had 2,821 confirmed cases.

Sherie Trice is the community child abuse prevention grant coordinator with the OSDH. She said the statistics serve as a reminder that every possible effort should be made in preventing child abuse in Oklahoma.

“We encourage every citizen to ‘do one thing’ when it comes to protecting children and strengthening families,” said Trice. “Even small gestures like being kind and supportive to parents challenged in public and/or assisting parents by offering help such as reading a book to a child in the waiting

room or providing an extra set of hands at the supermarket and also offering respite before families experience crisis. These efforts are instrumental in helping families reduce stress and just make life a little easier.”

There are numerous events and activities across the state to support National Child Abuse Prevention Month: n Build a Blue Ribbon Tree for Kids Campaign: Trees in communities across the state are decorated with blue ribbons to bring awareness to child abuse prevention. For more information, visit this link: https://go.usa.gov/xEG 4U n Happiest Day Coloring Challenge: Children are encouraged to simply draw or color their “happiest day”.

Children may work individually or in a group with family or as a class. Parents and teachers are encouraged to share these pictures on social media using #PictureABrighterFuture or #OKDo1Thing. For more information, visit this link: https://go.usa.gov/xEG 4E n Wear Blue Selfie Day: Friday, April 5 is designated as the day to wear blue to help promote and strengthen child abuse prevention efforts in communities.

Share your best selfie

with others and ask coworkers to join. Post the picture on social media using #OKWearsBlue. n Child Abuse Prevention Awards of Excellence Ceremony: Honoring excellence in prevention, Tuesday, April 9, at 11 a.m. in the Oklahoma Judicial Center Great Room. n 26th Oklahoma Child Abuse and Neglect Conference: The OSDH Family and Prevention Services are cosponsoring a prevention track. Visit this link for more information: https://www.ouhsc.edu /okcantraining/AnnualConference n Skydance Bridge Lights Up for Child Abuse Prevention Event: Everyone participating in April prevention activities will gather at the bridge to close out April on Tuesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. with a group photo. n Help spread the word about parentPRO. Free parenting support delivered to the family’s door by connecting them to a family support program staffed by specially trained professionals who teach parenting skills and child development, as well as ways to reduce stress and nurture children.

They are also beneficial in providing community resources that fit the family’s need. http://www.parentpro.org/ n Get involved with Prevent Child Abuse

Oklahoma by calling Parent Promise at (405) 232-2500. n Volunteer to serve on the statewide CAP ACTION Committee and to help with future activities by emailing sheriet@health.ok.gov.

For additional information about child abuse prevention or how to get involved with other activities in your community, contact a local county health department or Sherie Trice at (405) 271-7611.

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From the Publisher

History of hearing healing Growing up, I had become used to having a grandfather that was hard of hearing. He had been struggling with his hearing since I can remember.

At about the age of 85 my grandfather finally lost his hearing all together. Over his life time, he had come close to losing his hearing completely a couple of times, but an amazing Ray Hibbard doctor had brought it back for him.

The doctor was ear surgeon Dr. Jack Hough and his name was famous in our family. My grandfather was convinced he was a miracle worker and thankful for all the help that Dr. Jack Hough was able to give him. My grandfather didn’t have many issues with his health but when he did, he was good at following the doctor’s suggestion.

But Dr. Jack Hough fell into an entirely different category for our family. He truly made life possible again for our grandfather who went on to live to 92 years of age. Part of the connection could be that Dr. Jack Hough was born in western Oklahoma, Lone Wolf, Okla., to be exact. When my grandfather migrated to this country, he settled with his family in the same area. In fact, my grandfather sold his grain to the elevator in Lone Wolf because he thought he got a better price.

People from western Oklahoma tend to stick together.

You can read several accounts of the caring, skill and bravery of Dr. Jack Hough. He was a WWII doctor in the Pacific theater. He did many wonderful things for patients and always put them first. He also passed along his skill, caring and fascination with improving folks ability to hear to his son, Dr. David Hough, PhD Audiologist CCC-A. In fact, Dr. David Hough worked at the Hough Ear Institute with his father for over 15 years.

Entry level audiologists used to have a masters degree from a university but today the education and training is much more extensive. An audiologist graduates with a doctoral level degree called an AuD which stands for doctor of audiology. The coursework for the degree lasts four years after a four-year bachelor’s degree. There is a fellowship that follows before a certificate of clinical competence or CCC can be given. It is a total of nine years of study for the designation.

Dr. David Hough received his audiology degree in 1991 and then his PhD in audiology in 1999.

He was part owner and managed Audio Recovery from 1996 to 2006. It was the hearing aid dispensary at the Hough Ear Institute building. He also served as the director of audiology at Otologic Medical Clinic. In 2007, Dr. Hough took his family on a working sabbatical to New Zealand as an audiologist.

When he returned, he founded the Hearing Care by Hough clinic here in Edmond. It is in the Timber Brook Professional Center at 941 NW 164th St, #2. The phone number for the clinic is (405) 513-6465 and their web site address is www.hearingcarebyhough.com.

He believes and refers to hearing loss as the “Silent Hurt.” Dr. Hough told me that it often goes unrecognized for years and can cause folks to socially withdrawal and can cause misunder-

Dr. David Hough standings in a person’s relationships. Dr. Hough also told me that a person concerned about hearing loss should listen to their family. They will notice changes in your hearing ability.

Dr. Hough believes that for an accurate assessment and treatment of your hearing, you should see a heath care professional to insure proper fitting of modern and sophisticated hearing aid technology. Hearing Care by Hough specialized in hearing rehabilitation for mature adults. About 10 percent of the general population is affected by hearing loss with over 30 percent of those over the age of 65 being affected. For folks in their 80’s, over half will suffer from some type of hearing loss. It is the third most prevalent chronic disease among the aging.

Yet, it seems to me, many are reluctant to admit that hearing loss has become a problem in their lives. Talking with Dr. Hough was amazing to learn the variety of treatments and devices available to help people. When you couple that with a professional like Dr. Hough and his staff that have such enthusiasm for helping others, it is an awesome combination. Dr. Hough just lights up when he talks about all the options available today.

I also sensed how grounded he is and honest when it comes to what can be done to help hearing loss. He talked about conversations in a crowded room still being an incredible challenge.

Part of the mission at Hearing Care by Hough is to not only educate patients about what they can do but also to be realistic in their expectations as well.

Audiology and hearing Aid Services offered at Hearing Care by Hough include: •Auditory Training •Cerumen Removal •Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations •Earmolds and Earplugs •Hearing Aid Evaluation •Hearing Aid Fitting •Assistive Listening Devices •Hearing Aid Repair

•Live Speech Mapping •Musicians Earplugs and Monitors •Tinnitus Treatment Options As part of the auditory training they supplement with courses designed to improve listening habits. LACE or Listening and Communication Enhancement is a computer-based program. It builds confidence and develop skills to help a person communicate in more difficult environments like a restaurant or crowded room.

We visited about tinnitus which is a ringing, buzzing or a noise in the ear. It can originate from the head as well. The cause can be many things and the treatment for your tinnitus will depend on the cause. The word tinnitus is Latin and literally means ringing. Dr. Hough said that this was a much more common problem then many realize but that there are some excellent treatments available. About 75 percent of folks with this ringing are not bothered by it. Their brain processes it and it becomes just an everyday occurrence.

His father, Dr. Jack Hough, was committed to his faith as well. He even has a small book called Science, Philosophy and Religion that he wrote several years ago. It shows that belief in God was a big part of his life and that same faith has been passed on to his son, Dr. David Hough.

His father was also a dedicated healer. Being informed and on the cutting edge of the latest technology, pioneering of new procedures and an unshakable commitment and dedication to helping their patients are all fantastic qualities that both men share.

Were they passed along in the DNA or where they taught, father to son? I cannot say but when the time comes, and it will, for getting help with hearing, I will look for the dedication that Dr. David Hough and his team display. I visited with him for about an hour and left inspired and no longer fearing any help I may need.

(Ray Hibbard may be reached by e-mail at ray@edmondpaper.com)

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Dave Farris and a look at James outlaw family ............................Page 6.

Weekend Calendar of Events........................................................Page 8.

Columnist seeks definition of success ........................................Page 10.

UCO news ..................................................................................Page 13.

George Gust reviews movie on adoption....................................Page 15.

Crossword ..................................................................................Page 15.

Bank gives back to community ..................................................Page 20.

Business news ............................................................................Page 21.

Worship directory ......................................................................Page 23.

See if you can find ‘Directions’ “Directions,” in real life is located in front of OnCue, at 15th and I-35, 4100 E 15th Street, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper. E-mail contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

Local artist Joe Slack created the sculpture to draw the public in. “I just want to engage,” said Slack, “And for it to be part of the landscape.” At it’s tallest point of 17 feet ‘Directions' is the largest sculpture Slack has ever attempted. It features three huge faces with a rust patina. Located along I-35 it is certain to draw travelers in to engage with just one of the pieces of public art Edmond is known for.

For more information on Edmond public art please visit http://visitedmondok.com/public-art.php

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Yara Ford, middle, was honored by the Character Council of Edmond for her trait of ‘attentiveness.’ With Yara is Kelli Bayouth, left, who nominated Yara for the honor. Also with her is Emoly Walters of the Character Council.

Yara Ford honored

by Character Council Long-time Edmond resident, Yara Ford, received recognition as Champion of Character for attentiveness at March’s Edmond City Council meeting.

The Character Council of Edmond and Strata Leadership defines attentiveness as, “Concentrating on the person or task before me.”

Kelli Bayouth, counselor at Russell Dougherty Elementary, recommended Yara for the honor. In her nomination of her friend, she explained that Yara saw the need for greater mental health awareness in the Edmond community. Kelli said, “I feel her strong stance in educating on the need to take a proactive approach to the safety, health and wellness of children beginning at an early age, is such an important role for every community member.”

Yara’s mother, Angela Brumley, lit the path for Yara’s awareness of others. She showed her compassion for children as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and looking to the needs of others until she no longer had the strength. Yara said, “In the end she taught me some of the greatest lessons of all; life is short, be grateful, share happiness and help others during your time here on earth.”

Another person who influenced Yara’s attentiveness was her sister, Anna Rognas. During the 8 years that Anna provided foster care, Yara walked alongside her sister. They experienced happy times, as well as the heartbreaks. Anna said, “She has been my lifelong best friend and supported my efforts as a foster mom and my love of children.”

Yara also saw how her own life ex-

periences through volunteering and opportunities through work helped make her more mindful of the people around her.

However, the major factor to her growth in character came from the responsibilities and joys of motherhood. Yara, and her husband Joe, have three daughters. Yara said, “When I go to bed at night, I pray for their health, safety and happiness.”

Like her mom, Yara serves her community as an advocate for children. She is Co-Chair for the Edmond Public Schools Mental Health Advisory Committee. Yara said, “Our purpose is to review current programs and services in place designed to serve students and families in the area of mental health and make recommendations to help the district continue to improve efforts and ensure optimal mental health and wellness for all students.”

The Character Council is a grassroots, nonprofit organization committed to creating a citywide initiative to build Edmond into a "Community of Character."

The group believes that the character of a nation can only be strengthened one person at a time, one community at a time. Toward that end, the Character Council of Edmond seeks to recognize residents who demonstrate character, as witnessed by those who have been affected and influenced.

To nominate a citizen as a “Champion of Character,” one who exemplifies these character traits, visit www.edmondcharacter.org or write: Champions of Character, PO Box 392, Edmond OK 73083-0392.

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Outlaw James’ family treasure in Oklahoma

By David Farris The primary topics of research for my books and articles involve outlaws, mysteries and legends associated with Oklahoma. When I meet with groups of Farris people to discuss my work, almost always the subject of Jesse James and his lost gold will find its way into our discussion.

Jesse James is historically associated with Oklahoma in many ways.

The least of which is that, Ed Kelly, the man who avenged the infamous outlaw by assassinating his assassin, Bob Ford, was killed in downtown Oklahoma City, in 1903, by a police officer after a violent struggle.

Without doubt, Jesse's introduction to Oklahoma began during the American Civil War, and involved many visits to the Cherokee Nation. Tom Starr had become the patriarch of the large Starr Clan after his father, James, became a casualty in the Cherokee Civil War (1839-1845). As part of the tribe's treaty to end the conflict, the Starr Family was awarded a land allotment in the far southwest Cherokee Nation, near the Canadian River.

As the American Civil War encroached upon the Indian Nation, slave owning tribes from southern states, like the Cherokee, were quick to support the Southern cause. Tom Starr served as a scout under the command of Cherokee leader Stand Watie who became a general in the Confederate's Indian Brigade. The Starr family's home was strategically located just southwest of Missouri, and became a meeting place for William Quantrill's guerrilla “raiders,” who included Jesse James, his older brother, Frank, and their friends from Missouri, Jim, Bob and Cole Younger.

Ol' Tom became so impressed with Cole that he named his family's allotment Younger's Bend in his honor.

Another notable name to visit the “Bend” was Jim Reed, Belle Starr's first husband and the father of her children, Pearl and Eddie. After Jim was killed by lawmen, the widowed Belle Shirley Reed married Tom's son, Sam, in a traditional Cherokee ceremony on June 5, 1880.

Belle Starr mentioned Jesse at the end of a short narrative she penned for John F. Weaver of the Fort Smith Elevator. Her older brother, Bud Shirley, had also served as one of Quantrill's raiders, along with the Jameses and the Youngers. The Shirley home in Carthage, Missouri, became a meeting place for these guerrilla fighters on the run.

Belle expressed to Weaver a desire to live in peace in her home along the Canadian River. Her lament was that her husband, Sam Starr, kept nefarious company who often came to visit. She explained, “My home became famous as an outlaw's ranch long before I was visited by any of the boys who were friends of mine.”

Belle concluded her letter, “Jesse James first came in and remained several weeks. He was unknown to my husband, and he never knew till long afterwards that our home had been honored by James' presence. I introduced Jesse as one Mr. Williams from Texas.”

It seems odd that Sam wouldn't recognize a man who had visited his family's home on several occasions.

Of course, during the American Civil War, Sam was in his early teens.

Regarding Jesse James and his many connections to Oklahoma, the line between fact and legend becomes blurred. Despite any historical evidence, there are a variety of alleged outlaw locals that hail a claim to his legend for the sake of tourism.

The most popular is Robbers Cave, five miles north of Wilburton in Latimer County, and a mere 35 miles south of Younger's Bend.

The remote hideaway, deep in a sand stone cliff, was no doubt a place were nomadic people could seek shelter, or even hide out if nec-

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The infamous outlaw James family had many links to Oklahoma including an alleged treasure of $110,000 in gold.

essary. Unfortunately, most of the outlaw tales associated with this area begin with qualifiers like “alleged” and “reportedly.” Even the sign that welcomes visitors at its entrance bears the disappointing caveat, “No gunfighters or any historic incidents are documented as having occurred at this cave.”

Historically, the area has more of a connection to the American Civil War as a popular hiding place for deserters in fear of a firing squad. Of course, it is easy to imagine that border raiders, in need of a rendezvous to split their plunder, would have also selected this location.

Most of the legends told about Jesse James throughout Oklahoma often involve lost treasure. It seems that the mountains, hills, and other prominent landmarks throughout Oklahoma mark the locations of much hidden outlaw gold that was never retrieved. Treasure tales involving Jesse James also include his brother Frank, and fellow raider, and long-time member of their gang, Cole Younger. After Jesse's death in 1882, it fell on Frank, Cole, and a few others, to recall where they hid their loot using tell-tale signs left on trees and rocks.

In 1907, Frank James and his wife, Ann, settled on a 160-acre farm, two miles north of Fletcher, Okla., between the Wichita Mountains and the Keechi Hills.

The 64-year-old, retired outlaw had little interest in farming. He was soon visited by Cole Younger, who, six years earlier, had been released from prison after serving 25 years for his role in the James Gang's failed bank robbery in North Field, Minn., and a few other things.

Five miles west of Pryor is a desolate place known as Robber's Canyon. In 1910, three years after statehood, locals remember Cole's visit to the area.

Allegedly, the old outlaw confided with a trusted few friends that he was searching for $110,000 in gold that the gang had buried during the 1870s, after several robberies in southern Kansas.

The site was marked by a rock with a large snake carved on it by Jesse, himself. Unfortunately for Cole, he was unable to locate the gold. In the decades since his last visit, the area had changed drastically having been plowed and fenced by settlers.

In the meantime, Frank James was busy traversing a web of old trails near the Wichita and Tarbone Mountains, in search of decades-old points of reference carved on trees and rocks near natural landmarks. He, too, was experiencing the same anxiety as Cole, as he navigated the everchanging landscape.

Some people may question the validity of these old treasure tales and wonder why anyone would believe that such legends are true. One reason is that the gold they stole was too heavy for men on horseback to transport and make a quick getaway.

The second and best reason is that, during the 20th century, much of it has been been found!

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Rotary Club officials meet with students at the new Rotary Reading Center at Ida Freeman Elementary School.

Ida Freeman dedicates new Rotary Reading Center Since 1996, the Rotary Club of Edmond has been reading to students at Ida Freeman Elementary School. In addition to reading to the students for over 20 years, the Club donates around 45-50 books per year to the Ida Freeman Media Center.

Each year, 20-30 Club members read on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

To honor this long standing relationship, the Club in conjunction with Media Specialist, Sarah Johnston felt that it was appropriate to recognize this partnership with a special designation in the

newly constructed media center. The media was completed and ready for students in the fall of 2018. The media center also doubles as a tornado safe room.

Club Member, James Boggs coordinated this March 13 effort with Johnston. In addition to a banner, the Club donated small rocker chairs. Johnston said that the younger students needed seating more appropriate to their size.

Superintendent of Schools and Club Member, Bret Towne was there for the unveiling and ex-

pressed his appreciation for civic minded groups such as the Rotary Club of Edmond that support our public schools. Mrs. Holford’s first grade class the students that Boggs reads to each week were present for the unveiling of the Reading Corner, as well as Carol Hartzog former club reading coordinator for over 20 years.

The Rotary club of Edmond meets at noon every Wednesday at the Edmond Mercy Hospital on I35. Guests are welcome. www.edmondrotary.org

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How to be prepared in case of a disaster Springtime in Oklahoma can be beautiful, but it can also be dangerous. Oklahoma’s unpredictable weather reminds us disasters can strike at any time. While your family’s health and security are the most important considerations, regaining order in your finances is essential for returning to a normal life.

The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA) suggests proper planning and preparation beforehand. Here are five basic pre-disaster preparation tips: Keep records in order. In the wake of a disaster, documentation may be necessary. This includes personal identification, insurance papers and banking and investment information.

CPAs advise keeping all of these important materials in a bank safe deposit box or a secure, fireproof home safe. Documents to store include birth, death and marriage certificates; divorce and custody agreements; passports; military records; copies of drivers’ licenses; deeds and contracts to property; as well as stock and bond certificates. You may also consider storing copies of some documents with a trusted relative or friend who lives in another location and in cloud storage. That’s added protection in case you are unable to

gain access to a home safe or even your local bank after a disaster.

Take pictures. Among the records, remember to store photos of your home and what’s inside it, including the contents of closets, garages, attics and basements. Photograph cars and any other belongings that could be damaged in a disaster. It’s also a good idea to make an inventory of all possessions, along with your best estimate of what each would cost to replace. The photos and inventory will come in handy when you make an insurance claim.

Have some cash on hand. How will you pay for food, a hotel or other needs if you are forced to leave your home? If the power goes out in your area, banks or ATMs may be unavailable. That’s why it’s a good idea to always have enough cash on hand to cover your family’s expenses for at least five days. Keep this money in a safe location where it can be easily accessed. Additionally, try to establish three to six months’ worth of living expenses for you to later access during disaster recovery.

Take time for you. The weeks and months following a disaster can be confusing and difficult. In the wake

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Thursday April 4 ---- In the Gallery ---- Book Signing & Live Music with Robert Hunter ---- Trojan Woman ---- Merrily We Roll Along ---- Brown Bag Lunch Series: The Buffalo War ---- Oklahoma Quarter Horse Spring Show Friday April 5 ---- In the Gallery ---- Trojan Woman ---- Merrily We Roll Along ---- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band ---- Home School Day ---- Oklahoma Quarter Horse Spring Show ---- First Friday Gallery Walk Saturday April 6 ---- In the Gallery ---- Trojan Woman ---- Merrily We Roll Along ---- Arcadia Lake Sweep ---- Hound Hunt ---- Mighty Mouth 5K & Fun Run ---- Walk to End Epilepsy ---- Spring Garden Tour ---- Oklahoma Quarter Horse Spring Show ---- Kids Fest ---- OKC Philharmonic presents: Fantastic Contrasts ---- Saturdays for Kids: Bison Tales Sunday April 7 ---- In the Gallery ---- Merrily We Roll Along ---- UCO’s 48th Annual Powwow ---- Oklahoma Quarter Horse Spring Show Extra Information on Weekend Happenings In the Gallery Location: Edmond Fine Arts Institute Extra Info: Featuring works by James Coplin, for information go to: http://www.edmondfinearts.com/ Book Signing & Live Music with Robert Hunter Location: Best of Books Extra Info: 6 – 7:30 p.m., He will be signing copies of his novel “Relapse: A Love Story”. All book purchases will receive a free copy of “Revival”.

For more information visit Best of Books on Facebook.

Trojan Woman Location: UCO – Radke Fine Arts Theatre (Center for Transformative Learning) Extra Info: Thur – Fri; 7:30 p.m., Sat; 2 & 7 p.m., for more information visit uco.edu Merrily We Roll Along Location: UCO – Jazz Lab Extra Info: 7:30 p.m., for more information visit uco.edu Arcadia Lake Sweep Location: Arcadia Lake, Spring Creek Park Extra Info: 8 to 11 a.m., Arcadia clean-up event, participants will receive aT-shirt while supplies last, as well as a hotdog lunch. Please bring your own gloves. For more information visit edmondok.com Hound Hunt Location: Bickham Rudkin Park and Community Dog Park Extra Info: 2 -5 p.m., free admission;

The City of Edmond Parks & Recreation Department along with Raising Canes, will distribute plastic Easter eggs with dog treats and hide them throughout the dog park for your dog and you to find. For more information visit edmondparks.com Mighty Mouth 5K & Fun Run Location: Mitch Park Extra Info: 9 – 10:30, for more information visit edmondok.com Walk to End Epilepsy Location: Hafer Park Extra Info: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., for more information visit https://epilepsy.com UCO’s 48th Annual Powwow Location: UCO – Athletic Fields, Hamilton Field House Exra Info: 1 p.m., Free admission, for more information visit them on Facebook.

Oklahoma Quarter Horse Spring Show Location: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Extra Info: for more information visit okqha.org Oklahoma City Farm Show Location: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds OKC Extra Info: for more information visit oklahomacityfarmshow.com First Friday Gallery Walk Location: Paseo Arts District Extra Info: 6 – 9 p.m., for more information visit thepaseo.org Kids Fest Location: Cox Convention Center Extra Info: for more information visit metrofamilymagazine.com Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Location: Showplace Theatre, Riverwind Casino Extra Info: 8 p.m. for more information visit riverwind.com Brown Bag Lunch Series: The Buffalo War Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 12 – 1 p.m., for more information visit nationalcowboymuseum.org Home School Day Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., for more information visit nationalcowboymuseum.org Saturdays for Kids: Bison Tales Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 10 a.m. ---- noon, for more information visit nationalcowboymuseum.org Spring Garden Tour Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 10 – 11 a.m., for more information visit nationalcowboymuseum.org OKC Philharmonic presents: Fantastic Contrasts Location: Civic Center Music Hall Oklahoma City Extra Info: for more information visit okcphil.org

Free weight loss classes The Oklahoma City-County Health Department offers free Total Wellness classes at locations in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Midwest City. People do not have to live in Oklahoma County to participate.

This is an interactive weight-loss program for adults to prevent heart disease and diabetes. Registered dietitians work with participants to lose 5 percent of their body weight. They teach participants how to make healthy choices, change unhealthy behaviors, find time to be more ac-

tive, lose weight and feel great.

Classes are one hour a week for eight weeks. The spring session begins the second week of April. Space is limited. For more information, call 405-425-4422, go to www.occhd.org or email totalwellness@occhd.org

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Disaster From Page 8 of a disaster, take time to absorb what happened, seek advice and refrain from making immediate financial decisions. Additionally, if you've been injured and cannot work, you may be eligible for monthly disability insurance benefits. Apply as soon as possible to protect your income flow.

Consider tax implications. If your property has been damaged or destroyed as a result of a federally declared disaster and your loss meets IRS guidelines, you may be able to deduct the loss.

Under certain circumstances, you can claim an increased standard deduction for any net qualified disaster loss. Rules changed after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, so it's best to consult your CPA for specific guidance.

Ensure you're insured. Inevitably, disasters compel you to reconsider the role of insurance. Evaluate whether you have the right type and amount for property, health, disability and life insurance.

Once you recover from a disaster, take steps to establish a financial cushion. Keep these funds in a safe, easily accessible account and use them only during an emergency. For many people, disasters demonstrate the importance of having a will. A will names your heirs and appoints a guardian if you have young children. If you die without a will, the state decides who gets your possessions, regardless of your personal wishes.

Find additional resources at www.ready.gov and www.usa.gov. To get personalized advice on family finances, visit your CPA. In Oklahoma, you can get a free CPA referral and free 30-minuted consultation from www.FindYourCPA.com.

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Edmond’s First Presbyterian member Carol Alexander paints a Central classroom during last year’s ‘Serve Day.’

Edmond’s First Presbyterian, Central Middle School partner for ‘serve day’ Edmond’s First Presbyterian and Central Middle School partner for ‘serve day’ Community volunteers are invited to participate in “Serve Day” at Central Middle School in Edmond, hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Edmond Saturday, April 6. The second annual event will be at Central 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Volunteers will be sanitizing all student desks and lockers, among other surfaces, providing needed tasks in and around the school with the help of Central students as well.

The First Presbyterian Church is located across from the school, and volunteers should report to

the church at 8:30 a.m.

If you are interested in joining in on the fun, there are a variety of teams available: n Testing Monitor Team n Landscaping Team n Sanitize Team n Fence Restoration Team Lunch will be provided.

Please contact: Sharon Boecking at sboecking@fpcedmond.org or (405) 415-5900 to get plugged in.

The church is located at 1001 S. Rankin.

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Commentary ... We’re on YOUR Side

The definition of success?

Some interesting reading in the recent edition of Readers Digest.

One article chronicled a rattle snake bite of a hiker. Poor fellow needed 18 vials of anti-venom.

Each vial was a scant $18,000.

Wow. Another article that caught my eye was a former sports writer talking about people’s definition of suc- Steve Gust cess.

I was interested in what the guy said because it reminded me of my entry into the business, trying to cover what seemed to be unlimited teams in unlimited sports. The writer met with a colleague of his from the area. Both had gone on to other jobs, but looking back they felt that period of their lives may have been the most successful.

Other people chimed in on their accomplishments. One person said they felt the day was a great success if they could go to bed at night knowing they had treated everyone during the day with respec.t One gentleman said success was paying all of his bills on time. There is wisdom with that.

I spoke at a high school career day event event about a year ago. A young lady asked me about my “success,” in this field. At first I was a bit surprised.

Later when I thought about it, I realized she may have had a point. I’ve been blessed to be editor here many years. It’s an honor because this is a tremendous community with lots of wonderful people.

I urge everyone to take stock of their lives and

figure out your many successes. There undoubtedly are many.

---I don't often suggest television shows, primarily because I believe people get a lot more from reading. However I must make an exception with a program on Netflix entitled "Terrorism Close Calls." It's well produced and will really give you pause as to how close we've come to some terrible terrorism attacks.

I really don't want to go into all the details of the planned attacks, because it's all a bit disturbing. I look at what the show reports and admit I had never heard of most of the attacks. Suffice it to say that our intelligence people continue to work overtime to make sure nothing bad happens to us. We owe those folks a great bit of gratitude.

One of the tools they use is surveillance. Helping that is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, better known as FISA. A FISA court will grant permission for surveillance on those they believe will threaten Americans. A lot of times, intelligence groups get to gather a lot of good information from those who would harm or kill scores of innocent people. Guess I don't understand how killing a group of people advances anyone's warped ideology. In Oklahoma we had experience with that back in 1995.

Nonetheless, a FISA warrant is a good tool to combat would be terrorists. I doubt the people who created FISA ever meant it to spy on a major political party candidate for president or a president-elect.

(Steve Gust may be reached at news@edmondpaper.com)

The collusion myth

By Jonah Goldberg National Columnist The story is not over. It may never be over in our lifetimes. But an important chapter has come to an end, and it had a happy ending for the president.

Contrary to what we’re already beginning to hear from some quarters of the left, the Mueller probe almost certainly puts to rest the extreme version of the Russia collusion narrative.

If there were compelling evidence that Donald Trump clandestinely conspired with the Russian government, it’s safe to assume that special counsel Robert Mueller would have found it. And if he found it, he would have put it in his report. And if he put it in his report, Attorney General Bill Barr would have indicated as much in his summary.

Even if Barr were inclined to cover up such

findings, he knows that the truth would come out, and that his career and reputation would be utterly destroyed.

But it does not — and really cannot — put to rest the softer versions of the collusion charge. Candidate Trump publicly called on the Russians to keep hacking away at Hillary Clinton’s emails.

Don Jr. and the entire senior leadership of the Trump campaign took a meeting with a self-declared emissary of the Russian government to get dirt on Hillary (and then lied about it later at the president’s direction).

Trump’s campaign manager, currently in prison, worked with Russianaligned oligarchs in Ukraine. Various campaign peons and hangerson were eager to cultivate relations with Russia.

Moreover, the ironclad conclusion of the intelligence community as well as the Mueller investigation found that Russia did indeed work to get Trump elected. The Trump campaign may have been dishonorably happy for the help, but that’s not collusion.

And let’s be clear: That is very good news. If you believed that Trump was a traitor, it’s one thing to want that exposed, quite another to want it to be true, which is where a lot of people ended up.

Those people will not go away, nor will they lose their adamantine convictions about the president’s fitness or legitimacy.

Which is one of the reasons why this will remain a never-ending story. New facts — Trump didn’t collude, Mueller wasn’t corrupt — are like rocks in a river. They will divert the water here or there, and perhaps create some froth and churn, but the torrent won’t stop, particularly when there are so many fresh avenues for the waters to follow.

Legislative session nears the halfway mark

By Senator Stephanie Bice With March over, we are nearing the halfway point in the 2019 legislative session. On the Senate side alone, 1,061 bills and joint resolutions were filed ahead of the session. From the time bills are introduced, we begin weeding out bills at every step of the legBice islative process. In all, 429 bills that started out in this chamber made it off the floor are now moving through the House of Representatives, and measures that made it all the way through their chamber are being heard in Senate Committees. Our next big deadline is April 11 — that’s the final day for committees to vote on bills sent over by the opposite chamber, so things will definitely be ramping up again in the very near future.

We’ve been very successful in passing the key agenda items Senate Republicans identified before the session began. Five bills increasing government accountability by allowing the governor to directly hire and fire directors at some of the state’s largest agencies have already been signed into law. The Senate and House have each approved slightly different versions of bills with the same goal — increasing legislative oversight of the budgeting process with clear, objective data enabling an improved, more transparent process for prioritizing and appropriating state dollars.

Continuing to advance criminal justice reform measures was also among our agenda goals, and I am proud to be the Senate author on some of these bills. Many of the proposals moving through the legislature have a shared aim of reducing the numbers of nonviolent offenders behind bars in our state through the use of alternative programs

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that actually turn lives around, reduce recidivism and save the state millions of dollars that can be reinvested into core functions of government like education, health and mental health programs, all of which reduce the likelihood of an individual becoming involved in criminal activities in the first place.

One such program already making tremendous strides toward this goal is called ReMerge, which is designed to transform pregnant women and mothers who could otherwise be headed to prison. The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office, the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s office and Oklahoma County Judges recommend women for ReMerge, which works alongside the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Most women behind bars in our state are there for nonviolent offences. Too many of them are mothers, and it creates a cycle that impacts generations of Oklahomans. Children with an incarcerated mother are five times more likely to end up in prison themselves. Getting these women into substance abuse treatment and other programs gives them the tools they need to succeed in life. The vast majority of women do indeed turn their lives around, becoming responsible parents and citizens, ending the cycle of poverty, substance abuse and incarceration.

If you have any questions about legislation or other issues dealing with state government, please contact me at 405-521-5592, or email bice@oksenate.gov. Thank you for allowing me to be your voice in the Oklahoma State Senate.

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Participants in ‘Introduction to Square Dancing’ are shown at a graduation dance held in their honor at the Department of Parks and Recreation building in Edmond. In the background are caller and instructor, Jeff Holley, along with Teacup Chains presidents, Leo and Shannon Wideman.

Square dancers welcome new members Some 17 people recently completed a program called “Introduction to Square Dancing” sponsored by the Edmond Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with The Teacup Chains, a local square dance club.

Participants danced two evenings a week for 10 weeks during which they learned more than 60

square dance calls.

“It was challenging but it was great fun,” said one of the participants. The new dancers ranged in age from school age to senior citizens.

Some 60 dancers attended a graduation dance held in their honor.

Square dancing is Oklahoma’s state folk dance

and is known for fun, fellowship and good exercise of body and mind. It’s “friendship set to music.”

Teacup Chains dance each first and third Saturday evening at the YMCA on Rankin.

For more information on the square dance club, call Leo and Shannan Wideman, club presidents, at 405-657-9314.

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Professor named president-elect for national teachers association

Miss Black UCO Jesujomiloju Olayinka, a sophomore nursing major from Ogun State, Nigeria, was crowned Miss Black UCO 2019 during the 35th annual Miss Black UCO Scholarship Pageant held on Central’s campus earlier this year.

Olayinka was awarded a $1,600 tuition waiver for her first-place finish.

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization promoting excellence in science teaching and learning recently appointed Beth Allan, Ph.D., professor of biology and coordinator of the secondary science education program at the University of Central Oklahoma, as the president-elect for the organization.

“As Oklahoma’s only metropolitan university, UCO has rapidly become a powerhouse for the STEM workforce to serve the OKC metro,” said Wei Chen, dean of the UCO College of Mathematics and Science.

“Professor Beth Allan exemplifies our commitment to science education in the College of Mathematics and Science at UCO. She has worked tirelessly to promote and advocate for science education in Oklahoma and across the nation. She will represent UCO and Oklahoma well on the national stage.”

As president, Allan will provide leadership for the organization’s governing body and represent NSTA to the press, policymakers, stakeholders and other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) organizations.

Allan has served as the president of the Oklahoma Science Teachers Association and nationally as the president of the National Science Education Leadership Association. Her

Beth Allan career has focused on supporting preservice and in-service teachers to improve science instruction for all students.

The NSTA is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence in science teaching and learning, preschool through college.

NSTA’s membership includes approximately 55,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business representatives and others involved in science education.

For more information about the UCO College of Mathematics and Science, visit www.uco.edu/cms.

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At UCO’s Melton Gallery

‘Ceramics Exhibit’ now open “Each work, created in clay, The University of Central Oklahas the illusion of another mahoma’s Melton Gallery will host a terial such as metal, plastic or free and open-to-the-public opencardboard.” ing reception for “Mo Faux,” an While completely “faux” exhibition featuring the work of from their internationalized professional ceramic artists, at form, these artworks exemplify 5:30 p.m. April 4 in the Melton the diversity of clay and ceGallery, located in the UCO Art ramic making. and Design Building. The exhibit “This show highlights the imwill be on display from now until portance of contemporary craft.

April 25 and available to view 10 While ceramics have a long hisa.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday or tory of industry–creating clay Fridays by appointment. vessels for functional use–the The exhibit features artwork ‘Mo Faux’ artists take their work produced by three professional a step further, emphasizing the artists from around the U.S.: aesthetic of their pieces and the Mitchell Spain from Des Moines, Artist Brett Kern’s ceramic piece wide range of ceramic forms,” Iowa; Tim Kowalczyk from Mi‘Astronaut’ will be among those on added Cohlmia. nonk, Illinois; and, Brett Kern display during the ‘Mo Faux’ exhibit at UCO. The artists will host workfrom Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. shops for UCO art students all These experts in the trompe l’oeil method, French for “deception of the eye,” day April 9 and 11. Additionally, on April 10 they will perform demonstrations of ceramic making specialize in mold-making and producing fired from 9 a.m.-noon and 1- 4:30 p.m. and host an clay sculptures that create the illusion of differartist talk from 5-6 p.m. The demonstrations and ent materials from rusted metal to Styrofoam to artist talk are open to the public and will take plastic. place in the Melton Gallery.

“Through researching their work, I noticed their For more information or to schedule a viewing unique styles from cups and mugs to sculptures appointment, contact Cohlmia at and wall installations,” said Kyle Cohlmia, Melton kcohlmia1@uco.edu or 405-974-2432.

Gallery curator.

AESC Sectionals athletes attend send-off dinner prior to competing against elite regional teams in Columbia, Mo.

Swim club excels against elite teams American Energy Swim Club brought its largest ever Sectionals Team, comprised of 27 athletes, to Regional VII Speedo Sectionals. The largest of any Oklahoma team, AESC’s athletes earned top marks.

The four-day competition took place in Columbia, Mo. where elite athletes from Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma competed for top spots. Led by head coach Chris Van Slooten, AESC’s men’s team placed third out of more than 60 teams and the women’s team placed seventh. Team AESC finished sixth overall.

Eighteen-year-old Hanna Newby posted top finishes in the 100 Breast, the 200 Breast and placed second in the 50 breast as well as third in the 200 IM. Newby will be swimming for Auburn University in the fall. Fifteen-year-old Angelina Rossi placed eighth overall in 100 breast and had standout performances in both the 200 breast and 50 breast. Lydia Lafferty, also 15, had top eight fin-

ishes in the 50 fly and the 100 fly. AESC’s women’s relay teams dominated throughout the weekend, with the team of Cheyenne Parks, Hanna Newby, Lydia Lafferty and Piper McNeil earning bronze in the 200 medley relay.

For the men, sixteen-year-old Zhenya Ingram had exceptional swims in both the 50 fly and 100 fly.

Luke Davis, who has committed to swim at the University of Missouri, had top eight finishes in the 200 free, 100 fly and earned bronze in both the 200 IM and 200 fly. The men’s 400 yard relay team of Max Myers, Zhenya Ingram, George Glover and Luke Davis walked away with silver in the men’s 400 freestyle relay and Glover, Ingram, Davis and Hunter Denison earned silver in the men’s 800 Freestyle.

AESC athletes’ next stop will be the TYR Pro Series in Richmond, Va. this month. AESC practices year-round at the Edmond Public Schools Aquatic Center and Oklahoma Christian University.

More recognition for star OC player For the second straight season, Oklahoma Christian women's basketball standout Addy Clift received honorable mention on the Division II Conference Commissioners Association's All-America list, released last week.

Clift, a 5-foot-7 senior guard from Kiowa, led NCAA Division II in scoring, averaging 26.4 points per game, setting both Heartland Conference and OC single-season records in that category.

She also shattered the Heartland career, season and single-game scoring records during a remarkable campaign that helped her become OC's highest-scoring guard ever, with 2,104 career points.

"I've just about run out of words to describe Addy's excellence," OC coach Stephanie Findley said. "She carried a heavier weight for her team than probably any other player on the All-America list, as she was the focus of every team's defensive game plan every game, but she did it without complaining and she produced outstanding results nonetheless.

"For her to do what she did under those conditions is one of the most impressive things I've seen in my coaching career. She is deserving of every honor that comes her way, because she is the hardest worker I have ever been blessed to coach."

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‘Instant Family’ film a tender look at adoption

By George Gust Over the years there is bound to be an uncanny crossover between your personal life and the stories told on the big screen.

Whether there is a movie that focuses on your chosen profession or takes place or was filmed in your hometown, there’s bound to be a movie that closely reflects your personal experiences. Towards the end of last year my wife and I became adoptive parents to a three-year-old girl from another country.

The experience was transformative and life changing for our new family full of lots of struggles and lots of smiles. Last December it was one of those uncanny moments where our young family could see some of our experiences played out as a Hollywood dramedy called “Instant Family.”

Now with “Instant Family” coming to video on demand services everywhere, like many other busy parents, we finally got around to seeing a movie we wanted to see when it came out.

When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to

take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15-year-old girl (Isabela Moner), they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must hilariously try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hopes of becoming a family.

It would have been easy to portray Wahlberg and Byrne as an ultra-virtuous couple who were divined into the world of foster care and adoption, however “Instant Family” is refreshingly genuine in its approach to the film’s foster parents. There is a lot of room for comedy in the trials and tribula-

tions of nurturing children who’ve experienced trauma you could never truly understand, and “Instant Family” shows these moments with a fun comedic tone that also has a good deal of heart as well. Wahlberg and Byrne have a good chemistry throughout the film and deliver on the heartwarming aspects of the movie as well.

Overall, “Instant Family” is a heartwarming, funny and realistic depiction of adoption and the early stages of a young family. There are some cheesy joke beats especially from the foster family support group depicted in the film, but the core emotional relationships between the main family help you enjoy some of the more familiar jokes.

“Instant Family” is a wonderfully charming and heartwarming film that I can’t recommend enough for its honesty, comedy and its heart. “Instant Family” is streaming on most on demand services now.

“Instant Family” is PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual material, language and some drug references.

4.7 out of 5 stars

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Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne and Isabela Moner star in the heartwarming comedy ‘Instant Family’ available now on demand.

Saturday Arcadia artist John Williams, a singer-songwriter from Olive perhaps best known for his skill on the harmonica, will bring Morning Music to the Arcadia Round Barn on Saturday, April 6.

Williams studied harmonica with Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie McCoy during the four years he spent in the U.S. Navy. He has played harmonica on the albums of a number of Oklahoma’s most talented artists, and performs live with Gypsy Twang and Cowboy Jones. His 2017 album, “About Time,” features 12 original songs that cover topics from religion and social issues to love and humor.

The concert will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the downstairs museum.

Admission is free but donations are accepted for the maintenance of the barn, which is six miles east of Interstate 35 on Historic Route 66.

For more information about live music at the Arcadia Round Barn, call Joe Baxter at 405833-1350.

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13. Yo-Yo's instrument 14. Read-only storage 15. Clear the chalkboard 16. Macho one 17. Gobbled up 18. Prepare for winter takeoff 19. *"2001: A Space ____" 21. *First man in space 23. Rocketman's title 24. Green gemstone 25. Middle-earth creature 28. Dharma teacher 30. *Like space 35. Actress Gilbert 37. Heartburn relief 39. Parent, to a child 40. All over again 41. Pertaining to Os 43. Rani's dress 44. Great reviews 46. 1,000 grams 47. Moon pull 48. *NASA's human spaceflight program 50. Major European river 52. Huxley's choice 53. Bookie's quote 55. Two halves 57. *Robotic space explorer 61. *Kennedy Space Center location 65. Pleasant smell 66. Be indisposed 68. "____ death do us part" 69. Manicurist's office 70. Court 71. Underwater breathing organs 72. Benevolent fellows 73. Car nut 74. Conversation starter

DOWN 1. Acoustic phenomenon 2. Lou of The Velvet Underground 3. Abounding with elms 4. Teacher's audience 5. Throat lymph node 6. Carhop's carrier 7. *Like Venus 8. *____ Centauri or ____ Nebula 9. *____ 51 10. Bear's den 11. Fungal spore sacs 12. "As ____ on TV" 15. Push one's way into 20. One of the Muses 22. Internet pop-ups 24. Comfy nightwear 25. City in Japan 26. Piled up, as in debt 27. Words to live by 29. *Falcon Heavy entrepreneur 31. *Kind of frontier?

32. 21st century letter 33. Smart candy?

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49. "___ to Joy" 51. As much as necessary 54. A southern ____ 56. Bert's partner 57. Bud holder 58. Instead of written 59. Part of an egg 60. Singer-songwriter Tori 61. Use a cat o' nine tails 62. It will 63. Popular pickling herb 64. Additionally 67. Promise to pay

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University of Central Oklahoma student Terance Fields, a political science and pre-law senior, was selected as one of 75 participants for the 2019-20 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX).

Selected for prestigious youth exchange program University of Central Oklahoma student Terance Fields, a political science and pre-law senior from Pawnee, Oklahoma, was selected as one of 75 participants for the 2019-20 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX).

The program offers 75 American and 75 German students the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries studying, interning and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program. Students go through three phases during the program: intensive language training phase (eight weeks), study phase (four months) and internship phase (three months).

“We at the University of Central Oklahoma are pleased and proud that Terance has been selected for this international opportunity to learn and live abroad,” said UCO President Don Betz, Ph.D. “His work here on campus with our students and as a member of the Native American student body represents a very important part of the university’s dedication to the people of the state and of the metro. We look for-

ward to learning a great deal from Terance when he returns and shares his experiences with us. The fact that he was selected as one of 75 students for this program speaks very highly of him and of the university.”

Fields, a citizen of the Pawnee Nation, is the vice president of the Native American Student Association and has been a mentor for UCO’s Native American Success Initiative and Hispanic Success Initiative for the past two years. He spent last summer interning for Congressman Don Young, representing Central and the Pawnee Nation on Capitol Hill as a representative of the Native American Congressional Internship through the Udall Foundation. Fields will graduate in May. CBYX is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Germany's Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH. For more information about CBYX, visit https://culturalvistas.org/programs/abroad/congress-bundestagyouth-exchange-young-professionals/.

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Science Museum Oklahoma will host ‘SMO 21: Cirque Nocturne,’ presented by Express Employment Professionals International, from 6:30-10 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Pictured, guests attend a previous SMO 21.

Unique circus experience for adults

Science museum offering ‘Cirque Nocturne’ April 26 Guests will experience an after-hours circus complete with feats of danger and delight during Science Museum Oklahoma’s “SMO 21: Cirque Nocturne” from 6:30-10 p.m. on Friday, April 26, an adults-only (21+) night at the museum located at 2020 Remington Place in Oklahoma City.

“SMO 21: Cirque Nocturne” is presented by Express Employment Professionals International.

“Cirque Nocturne” will be a circus unlike any other in that the guests are both the stars and the audience. Attendees can eat and dance with fire, try their hands at juggling both messy and dangerous things, throw knives, investigate the physics that makes walking on glass possible, test their legs on stilts, play carnival games, sit beneath the cotton candy nebulae in the newly updated Kirkpatrick Planetarium, watch as performers test the

limits of gravity and much more.

“Whether you’ve been to the circus or not, most people have an idea of what the circus is — a place where the seemingly impossible and the impossibly dangerous can happen. We’ll be exploring the science and danger of the circus with a lot of fun that’s only for grownups,” said Clint Stone, vice president of programs for SMO. The full museum will be open during SMO 21, giving guests the opportunity to explore the museum’s exhibits and gardens. In addition to themed activities and a cash bar with adult cotton candy and spiked snow cones, the museum’s café will be open with numerous entrée and snack options.

Tickets for SMO 21 are $21 in advance, $25 on the day of the event and are available online, in person during regular museum hours as well as

Officers for this year are as follows: Seated left to right: Amanda Jamison, Lecturing Knight, Scott McDaneld, Exalted Ruler and Joann Moorehead, Leading Knight.

Standing left to right: Greg Ruch, Trustee, DJ Boyce, Trustee, Bill Milam, Inner Guard, LD Maxwell, Trustee, Robert Prest, Tiler, Ed Burt, Esquire, Shari-Hopkins Scott, Secretary, Twila Bourlon, Treasurer, Bob O’Reilly, Trustee, Mark Scott, Chaplain, Roger Elliott, Trustee and missing from the photo is Mark Wheaton, Loyal Knight.

over the phone. Tickets include all activities and access to the museum. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as admission is limited and the event is expected to sell out.

Those purchasing tickets at the door should check SMO’s website for updates regarding ticket availability and arrive no later than 7:30 p.m.

There will be no ticket sales after 7:30 p.m. and no outside food or beverage is permitted.

SMO 21, the museum’s adults-only, after-hours program for ages 21 and up, is a chance for adults to explore SMO without children in tow. Additional SMO 21 events — with themes to be announced — are set for Aug. 16 and Oct. 25, 2019.

For more information about SMO 21 or to purchase tickets, visit www.sciencemuseumok.org/smo21 or call 405-602-3760.

Elks Lodge holds installation of officers for upcoming term On Saturday evening, March 30, the Edmond Elks Lodge held their 41st installation of officers’ ceremony.

The officers were sworn in by Oklahoma Elks Association Past State President, Jack Roper from the Midwest City Elks Lodge.

Congratulations to Gerald Hulsey outgoing Exalted Ruler and all 2018-19 officers and to incoming Exalted Ruler, Scott McDaneld and the new officers for 2019-20.

Awards were: Elks of the Quarter: Leo

Strong, Bill Milam, Greg Ruch and Amanda Jamison. Elk of the year: Joann Moorehead, and special awards went to Sharon Doughty (Ladies Klub), DJ Boyce, (Trustee) and to Bob and Flo O’Reilly as “Couple of the Year.”

The Edmond Elks Lodge 2578 meet on the first and third Tuesdays at the Lodge just east of I35 on Waterloo Road.

Please contact Greg Ruch, Membership Chair, at 405-282-2205 for membership information.

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Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Edmond Collision Center Edmond Collision Center recently held a ribbon cutting with the Edmond Chamber to celebrate their grand opening at 24 West 8th Street.

Edmond Collision Center specializes in collision auto repair including glass replacement, detailing, paintless dent repair and more. The Edmond Collision team takes pride in their work and has specialists on hand to tackle any collision repair. At Edmond Collision Center, they make the collision repair process as upfront and fair as possible.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/edmondcollision.

‘Carmina Burana’ on April 13

Canterbury celebrating milestone with production Feel joyful and awestruck as Canterbury performs “Carmina Burana”

by Carl Orff on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Music Hall. This concert, which includes a celebration of Canterbury’s 50th anniversary as Oklahoma City’s premier community choir, is a perennial favorite of both audiences and the choir.

Audiences will experience the power of “O Fortuna” sung by more than 140 voices and accompanied by a full orchestra from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. The concert features Nicole Van Every, Rodney Westbrook, and André Chiang as soloists, with a youth choir from Canterbury’s education program, Canterbury Youth Voices. The concert will be conducted by Canterbury’s artistic director, Dr. Randi Von Ellefson.

“Orff has penned a composition that uses ancient texts but always feels fresh and alive to contemporary audiences,” said Dr. Ellefson. “The unifying characteristic of the piece is its exciting rhythm that appeals both to sophisticated musicians and general audiences. The themes that flow throughout the cantata are as relatable today as they were when the texts were penned in the 13th century. Those themes include the fickleness of fortune; the gain and loss of wealth, and the fleeting nature of life.”

“A 50th anniversary is a major milestone for any organization. We are proud of Canterbury's long history, inner strength, and continual resilience,” said Pam Mowry, executive director. “Our singers and their esprit de corps are the backbone of why we have survived and thrived.”

Soloists performing in Carmina Burana include Nicole Van Every, soprano, Rodney Westbrook, tenor, and André Chiang, baritone. Also fea-

tured in the performance is Canterbury Youth Voices’ Central Chorale, under the direction of Stephen Ziegler. This choir of 40 treble voices in grades 7 through 12 features students from various schools who come together weekly to sing beautiful music. Canterbury’s adult choir of more than 140 volunteer singers will be the chorus for this tremendous evening of music.

The text used in the cantata was originally written by itinerant young scholars and clerics in the 13th century in medieval Latin and German.

Carl Orff set the texts to music for orchestra and chorus and premiered the work in 1937. The work has been tremendously popular since its premier; audiences enjoy its strong rhythms, sense of whimsy, and catchy melodies.

The performance will be held at the Civic Center Music Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Tickets start at $18, and can be purchased by visiting CanterburyOKC.com, or calling (405) 232-7464. Carmina Burana is presented by the Chickasaw Nation, with concert-specific support from BancFirst and Dunlap Codding.

General season support for Canterbury Voices is provided by Allied Arts, the Ad Astra Foundation, the Inasmuch Foundation, the Meinders Foundation, the Oklahoma Arts Council,and the National Endowment for the Arts.

About Canterbury Voices: Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Canterbury Voices encourages the development of the arts through its large-scale choral music performances and multiple music education programs, attracting world-renowned performers to share their talents in Oklahoma City. Canterbury is a proud member agency of Allied Arts. For more information, visit CanterburyOKC.com

Celtic Festival returning to Yukon A family-friendly festival, sponsored by the United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma, will be held April 26-28 at the Mollie Spencer Farm (formerly known as Kirkpatrick Family Farm), 1001 Garth Brooks Boulevard in Yukon.

The Iron Thistle Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games is a celebration of Scottish culture.

Throughout the weekend, attendees can enjoy a taste of Scotland and other Celtic nations through the many activities and entertainers. To kick off the festival, Friday evening

will be a Scottish fire festival on the main field at 8:15 p.m. Following the fire festival, a ceilidh (an informal social gathering with folk music, singing, dancing, and storytelling) will take place at 8:45 p.m. in the music tent.

Saturday the festival opens at 10 a.m. Featured performers include Flowers of Edinburgh who perform traditional Scottish, Irish and original jigs and reels; Ravens Three – another popular Oklahoma Celtic ensemble, and many more.

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Annual Spring Powwow at Hamilton Field House The UniverSunday sity of Central at 1 p.m.

Oklahoma will host the annual Spring Powwow 1 p.m. Sunday, April 7 in Hamilton Field House on Central’s campus.

The Spring Powwow, sponsored by the UCO Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and the Native American Student Association (NASA), will feature traditional Native American singing, dancing and drumming.

“As the Native American Student Association, we are so proud to host this tradition,” said Savanah Anderson, NASA president. “This powwow is the longest running cultural event, with this being our 48th year, and is one of the largest events our campus hosts. This event is important as it provides an opportunity to celebrate the Native American culture and to help educate the community on the culture.”

The event will begin with the Gourd Dance, in which native dancers perform while wearing gourd anklets, followed by a traditional Native American dinner of corn soup, fry bread and meat gravy at 4 p.m.

The grand entry will begin at 6 p.m., with the arena director leading in a group of war dancers, signifying the official start of the powwow.

The dance competition is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Competition categories include men’s straight, men’s grass, men’s fancy, men’s traditional, women’s cloth, women’s buckskin, women’s jingle and women’s shawl dances.

The Spring Powwow is free and open to the public.

For more information about PHOTO PROVIDED the event, contact the ODI at The University of Central Oklahoma will host the annual Spring Powwow Sunday, April 7 at 1 p.m. in Hamilton Field 405- 974-3588 or House on Central’s Campus. The Spring Powwow, sponsored by the UCO Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and the visit www.uco.edu/powwow.

Native American Student Association (NASA) will feature traditional Native American singing, dancing and drumming.

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Epic Charter School senior, Marie Onarecker, served as a Senate page for State Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, during the seventh week of the legislative session from last month. Marie is the daughter of Edmond resident Jermaine Onarecker. Marie takes concurrent psychology and U.S. history classes at OSU-OKC and enjoys singing, playing the piano, climbing, and volleyball. After graduation, Marie wants to go to Oklahoma State University for veterinarian school.

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Valor Bank commits to community aid Valor Bank’s community commitment extends beyond loan and deposit products with its Giving Vision. Valor Bank gives 10% of its annual profits back to local nonprofits making a positive difference in Edmond and Oklahoma City.

“The common thread amongst organizations we help is they are working to meet the needs of our neighbors,” said Josh Litsch, President and CEO of Valor Bank. “We believe that love and generosity are the foundation of a thriving community.”

Valor has made monetary donations to Wings, Positive Tomorrows, HOPE Center of Edmond, Project 66 Food and Resource Center, Edmond Mobile Meals, Peaceful Family Solutions, Warriors for Freedom Foundation, Infant Crisis Services and more.

Edmond Mobile Meals Executive Director Cristi Twenter says she let out a little shriek when she opened the letter from Valor Bank with the donation.

“It was completely unexpected and so exciting to receive a donation from a community business who wants to support our program for feeding seniors,” said Twenter. “The impact of Valor Bank’s donation is enormous for a program of our size. It is equivalent to the cost of providing approximately 4,000 meals to homebound elderly and disabled residents in Edmond. Nearly 40 percent of Edmond Mobile Meals clients are unable to contribute anything financially for their daily meals, so this donation supports our mission of providing meals to homebound seniors regardless of their ability to pay.”

To learn more about Edmond Mobile Meals’ upcoming goals for 2019, visit: : https://valor.bank/edmondmobile-meals.

In the past, Valor Bank has chosen non-profits because one of its employees has a passion for a cause or has worked with the organization. Now Valor Bank wants to hear which non-profit you feel is strengthening our community and deserves additional financial support. To nominate a non-profit, log on to: valor.bank/giving.

“Valor Bank’s mission is to be faithful to our commitments, value people, and have the courage to follow God's will,” said Litsch. “For us, God’s will is to serve others and we take great pride in coming alongside these organizations to help meet the needs of our community.”

About Valor Bank Family owned and operated since 2014, Valor Bank is located at 1501 Renaissance Blvd in Edmond. Valor Bank serves the community through real estate and business lending, deposit products, and its Giving Vision For more information, visit: valor.bank or call: 405.212.9800.

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Pictured are Valor Bank AVT of Retail Operations Miguel Gonzalez, Edmond Mobile Meals Executive Director Cristi Twenter and Valor Bank President Josh Litsch at Edmond Mobile Meals headquarters at 25 W 3rd St.

Arbor Day Foundation again honors the City of Edmond The City of Edmond and Edmond Electric were recognized by Oklahoma Forestry Services and the Oklahoma Urban and Community Forestry Council for achieving national certification from the Arbor Day Foundation.

Communities and utility companies can earn this special recognition by accomplishing specific criteria related to planting and caring for trees, woodlands and community forests. Edmond was among 38 Oklahoma organizations recently honored at the annual Arbor Week Kickoff celebration, which took place at Oklahoma City University. Oklahoma observes Arbor week the last week of March every year.

“We celebrate these groups that have worked hard to achieve Arbor Day Foundation certifications and are benefiting their communities and campuses in numerous ways.” said State Forester and Oklahoma Forestry Services Director Mark Goeller. “We also encourage other communities to accept the challenge and begin improving the health and quality of life for people in their communities.”

Arbor Day Foundation offers several certifications. Communities can earn Tree City USA status by meeting core standards of sound community forestry management; maintaining a tree board; having a community tree ordinance and spending at minimum

of two dollars per capita on community forestry activities and celebrating Arbor Week.

The Tree Line USA program exists to recognize best practices in public and private utility arboriculture, demonstrating how trees and utilities can co-exist for the benefit of communities and citizens. Utility companies must meet five core standards, including quality tree care; annual worker training; tree planting and public education; tree-based conservation program and an Arbor Day Celebration.

Edmond has achieved Tree City USA certification for 20 years by meeting the Arbor Day Foundation requirements. Edmond Electric has been a Tree Line USA for 19 years.

“Trees provide numerous health, environmental, social, and economic benefits,” said Leigh Martin, Urban Forestry Program Specialist. “Edmond residents have been instrumental in the City’s ability to achieve these certifications, through their active participation in Urban Forestry programs and emphasis on the importance of trees in fostering a livable environment.”

For more information about obtaining Arbor Day Foundation certification, contact Mark Bays, Oklahoma Forestry Services, at 405-522-6150 or mark.bays@ag.ok.gov or visit the Arbor Day Foundation website at https://www.arborday.org/.

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College of business Feds: More people names associate dean leaving Oklahoma accreditation efforts, The University of business analytics for Central Oklahoma has strategies, control and named Thanh Tran, operations, and faculty Ph.D., marketing promanagement and defessor, as the College velopment. of Business’s associate Monica Lam, Ph.D., dean effective June 1. dean of the UCO ColSince joining the lege of Business, said UCO College of BusiTran is well equipped ness in 2009, Tran has for the position. been honored with nu“Dr. Tran is well merous awards, includknown for his impacting the 2018 College ful scholarship and dediof Business Excellence in Thanh Tran cation to student Research Award, the success in and out of the classroom. I 2015 Neely Excellence in Teaching am very glad Dr. Tran will be serving Award, the 2013 eLearning Excelas the associate dean supporting lence Award and the 2010 McGrawHill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award. AACSB accreditation and many important tasks in the College of Busi“It is a great honor to serve the ness,” said Lam. college and university in the role of Tran holds a combined bachelor’s associate dean,” said Tran. and master’s degree in industrial “I am confident that with the supbiotechnology from Warsaw Univerport of the faculty and university sity of Technology, a master’s in manleadership the College of Business agement and marketing from the will continue on the path of growth University of Warsaw, and a doctorand will succeed as the premier ate in marketing from the University provider of business education in the of Central Florida.

Oklahoma City metropolitan area.”

For more information about the In his new position, Tran will oversee the Association to Advance Colle- UCO College of business, visit business.uco.edu. giate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Major expansion starts at airport

By Dale Denwalt NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman Construction has begun at Will Rogers World Airport to expand the terminal and add four gates.

Passengers and visitors to the airport will have 150,000 additional square feet once the project is finished. Airport officials said last week they expect the work to be complete in two years.

The $89 million project is the final phase of a study done in the late 1990s, said Oklahoma City Airports Director Mark Kranenburg.

The last expansion in 2006 focused on aesthetics and functional areas of the terminal by streamlining the concourse and increasing the size of gate areas.

"In the end, the square footage in the concourse was doubled. However, Phase Two only netted the airport one new gate," Kranenburg said.

Will Rogers now has 18 gates, and all of them are currently in use.

Three of the four new gates will be used by Delta Airlines but the fourth won't be leased. It will instead be used by the airport as needed, like if a flight needs to divert to Oklahoma City because of weather.

Plans for the terminal will let officials add even more gates, for a total of nine, in the expansion area.

"We didn't want to be in a position where we couldn't attract new air service from a new carrier, and we also didn't want to be in a position where our existing carriers could not expand service," Kranenburg said.

The terminal expansion was designed by Oklahoma City-based FSB with conceptual design help from

Airport officials said last week they expect the work to be complete in two years.

HOK. The general contractor is Timberlake Construction.

Goals for this expansion include adding the four new gates, plus another five if there is enough demand. There will be a streamlined, eight-lane security checkpoint, larger restrooms, a second pet relief area and a lactation room.

The escalator connecting the terminal with ticketing and baggage areas will be moved to relieve congestion. A new 4,200-square-foot mezzanine for nontraveling visitors to the airport will serve as a viewing platform.

"We'll have everything that the modern traveler expects," said Mayor David Holt, who said increasing the number of nonstop flights to and from Oklahoma City is critical to the economy.

Holt said the city will continue lobbying for more nonstop airline traffic beyond the 28 flights that airlines already take.

"With a new convention center and a growing economy, and having one of the fastest-growing millennial populations in the country, we have every reason to believe that we're going to have more airlines coming to us with more ideas for nonstop destinations that are going to require more gates and more planes at this airport," Holt said. "We don't ever want to be in the position where someone is offering us a new nonstop destination and we simply don't have any room for them."

Special Gourmet Gallery promotion The Gourmet Gallery, located in Edmond at 1532 S. Boulevard and in the Shoppes at Northpark at 122nd & May in Oklahoma City will have a spring tasting event on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m.tol 3:00 p.m.

Come sample items for your spring

and Easter meal planning,complete with recipes.

There will be a 20 percent off storewide will be offered at both locations.

For more information please contact The Gourmet Gallery at 7153663.

Non-metro areas show the most loss The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve of Kansas City has released its latest issue of the quarterly publication the Oklahoma Economist.

In each of the past three years, more people moved out of Oklahoma to live in other parts of the United States than moved in. This reversed a 10-year trend — from 2005 to 2015 — in which the state attracted more new U.S. residents each year than it lost, according to Chad Wilkerson, branch executive, vice president and economist at the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

“The recent net outflow of people has reduced overall state population growth to the slowest rate since 1990,” said Wilkerson. “Looking across the state, the steepest drop in net domestic migration in recent years has been in non-metro areas, however by 2017, neither the Oklahoma City nor Tulsa metro areas were seeing positive net inflows of people either.”

Wilkerson said in recent years, the prime working age population, defined as 25 to 54 years old, has driven the decline in net domestic migration to Oklahoma. Of this group, the largest drop was in the youngest segment — 25 to 34 years old.

“This suggests that a driving force in recent outmigration from the state has been relatively fewer job oppor-

Wilkerson said in recent years, the prime working age population, defined as 25 to 54 years old, has driven the decline in net domestic migration to Oklahoma. tunities than in some other parts of the country following the oil price drop of 2014-15,” he said. “But history suggests Oklahoma’s overall domestic migration trends will improve as the state’s economy strengthens.”

The complete issue is available at https://www.kansascityfed.org/publications/research/oke.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City serves the Tenth Federal Reserve District, encompassing the western third of Missouri; all of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming; and the northern half of New Mexico. As part of the nation’s central bank, the Bank participates in setting national monetary policy, supervising and regulating numerous commercial banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services to depository institutions. More information is available online at www.kansascityfed.org.

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Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

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Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent in 1962 to more than 80 percent since it opened more than 50 years ago. Their goal is 100 percent survival.

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Sunday, April 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. bunco players will be able to make a difference by participating in Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s Gamma Zeta chapter's bunco party.

Highland Park Baptist Church located at 400 N. Blackwelder Ave — east of UCO on the corner of N. Blackwelder and E. Ayers. Cost is $20 per person. All proceeds go to St. Jude. Lots of Food! Lots of Prizes!

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital mission is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.

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To attend, you may purchase tickets here http://www.ywcaokc.org/reduce-the-odds.

Individuals can also join our Lucky 7 Drawing for an opportunity to win either a trip to Las Vegas to see Lady Gaga or to the 47th Annual American Music Awards. Lucky 7 Drawing tickets are available for a suggested donation of $50. Only 200 tickets are available for this drawing, winner does not have to be present at Reduce the Odds to win. For more information please visit http://www.ywcaokc.org/reduce-theodds.

Sponsorships are still available, please contact Sami Grega at sgrega@ywcaokc.org for more information.

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‘Poetry Out Loud’ winner Keayla Anderson, a high school student from Lawton won the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud Oklahoma State Champion.

University of Central Oklahomabased Oklahoma A+ Schools (OKA+) and the Oklahoma Arts Council hosted the state finals for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest recently in UCO’s Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center on Central’s campus.

The competition, presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.

Anderson’s final recitation was "What Women Are Made Of" by Bianca Lynne Spriggs. She also recited "Perhaps the World Ends Here"

by Joy Harjo and "To the Poor" by Anna Laetitia Barbauld.

Anderson will move on to the national Poetry Out Loud finals, which can be viewed through a live, one-

time-only webcast April 30-May 1 at www.arts.gov.

Anderson received an award of $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete at the Poetry Out Loud national finals. In addition, her school received a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials.

Piper Lloyd, a high school student from Bethany, Oklahoma, was the first runner-up and received $100, with $200 for her school library.

Rounding out the top-five students were Avant Brown from Byng, Okla., Garrett Thomas from Stillwater and Daniel Hanson from Tulsa.

Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country.

Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid structure. Beginning at the classroom level, winners advance to a schoolwide competition, then to the state competition and ultimately to the national finals in Washington, D.C.

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Hispanic Health Fair on April 13 The Integris Hispanic Initiative and the Oklahoma City Red Cross invite you to participate in our 31st annual Hispanic Health Fair. Join us for this special edition of the Hispanic Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13, at the Moore Norman Technology Center, 13301 S. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City.

Participants will be offered information and resources on health and wellness, and free health screenings will be available including blood pressure, cholesterol, glaucoma, glucose, vision, body mass index, HIV, lung function and EKG screening, along with clinical breast exams and stroke risk assessments.

Cancer screenings will also be available by appointment only for skin, oral, prostate and colorectal cancer. The event is sponsored by the INTEGRIS Cancer Institute, American Red Cross and Moore Norman Technology Center.

Reservations are required for all cancer screenings. For more information and reservations, please call the Integris HealthLine, 405-951-2277, press No. 2 for Spanish.

Starbucks food donation tops 112,000 pounds In less than two years, more than 112,000 pounds of food has been donated to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to fight hunger through the Starbucks FoodShare Program.

The program allows the Regional Food Bank to reclaim breakfast sandwiches, paninis, Bistro Boxes and salads through a partnership between Starbucks and Feeding America. Starbucks baristas at 33 locations in central and western Oklahoma pack up unsold ready-to-eat food for donation. The Regional Food Bank then picks up the food and distributes it to their community-based partner agencies.

"To date, Starbucks and their employees have helped to provide 93,783 meals to Oklahomans through the FoodShare Program," said Katie Fitzgerald, chief executive officer of the Regional Food Bank. "We are very grateful to Starbucks dedication to such an innovative program that helps provide delicious food to our neighbors while elimi-

nating food waste."

In July 2017, the Regional Food Bank joined the Starbucks FoodShare Program. In 2019 alone, the 33 Starbucks locations in the Regional Food Bank service area have donated more than 14,500 pounds of food.

Employees at Starbucks locations are also encouraged to volunteer at their local food banks through the FoodShare Program. Recently, Starbucks employees volunteered their time to pack 2,340 pounds of food at the Regional Food Bank.

Learn more about the FoodShare Program by visiting starbucks.com/foodshare.

Oklahoma is listed as the sixth hungriest state in the nation. Last year, the Regional Food Bank distributed more than 50 million pounds to community-based partner agencies in 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma. Join the fight against hunger at rfbo.org/donate or call 405-6003136.

Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi Good Shepherd Anglican Church (Traditional Episcopal) 1000 N. Broadway, Edmond •314-8715 Sundays - Holy Communion 8:00 & 10:00am Animal Friendly Parish “If you have people who exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have those who deal likewise with their fellow human being.”

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