Edmond Life and Leisure - December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021 Vol. 22, No. 29

In This Issue FOUR SEASONS

Holiday t raditions

Why we do what we do at Christmas time

Four Seasons, by Kevin Box, in real life is located in front of the Center for Transformative Learning on the UCO campus, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper.

Email contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

For more information, see page 4.

Why bake cookies?

Gift Guide See pages 15-18

What’s behind sending card s?

FRIDAY, December 3 Partly Cloudy High 75° Low 46°

Why we decorate trees SATURDAY, December 4 Partly Cloudy High 60° Low 40°

SUNDAY, December 5 Partly Cloudy High 63° Low 37°

Mistletoe magic?

See explanations in Publisher’s Column Page 4.

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From the Publisher

Origins of Christmas traditions It is my sincere hope that you and your family are in the thick of favorite Christmas traditions.

They bring us so much joy and even teens will get into the spirit at Christmas time. We used to take all the kids up to Guthrie to watch the play, “Territorial Christmas.” When they were all in college, we decided they would not want to come Ray Hibbard back and go. Boy, were we ever wrong. I thought there was going to be a riot among them.

Here are the origins for some of the most popular Christmas traditions:

Hanging stockings was popularized by a beloved Christmas poem The tradition of hanging stockings on the fireplace can be traced back to a story of a widowed man who was worried he could not provide for his three daughters, according to Smithsonian Magazine. St. Nicholas heard about the family’s hardships and filled the daughters’ stockings, which were drying by the fire, with gold coins.

The popularity of the tradition, however, can be attributed to Clement Clarke Moore’s poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” from 1823. A line from the classic poem reads, “[St. Nick] fill’d all the stockings; then turn’d with a jerk,/And laying his finger aside of his nose/And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.”

From then on, it was a common practice for children to hang their stockings by the fire on Christmas Eve in the hopes that Santa Claus would fill them with presents.

The tradition of sending Christmas cards began in England.

Whether you print your own cards featuring a family photo or write simple notes to friends and family, chances are, you’ve sent out a few Christmas cards in your lifetime. Today, Christmas cards act as a year-in-review for people to catch up on what their friends and family have been up to, although the tradition has a long history.

During the Christmas season in England in 1843, Sir Henry Cole decided that he wanted a way to send a holiday greeting to his friends without having to write individual letters, according to Smithsonian Magazine. He had 1,000 illustrated cards printed with the words, “A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year To You” with space for personalization. This was the beginning of the Christmas card, which isn’t too far off from what we do today.

The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree can be traced back to Germany and the UK. Evergreen trees, which are commonly used as Christmas trees today, have long been thought to be lucky since they remain green even in the dead of winter. The modern Christmas tree can be traced back to German Lutherans in the 17th century, and they were first seen in the US in Pennsylvania in the 1820s (when many Germans immigrated).

Queen Victoria and Germany’s Prince Albert popularized the tradition when a sketch of their family sitting beside a decorated Christmas tree

was published in the Illustrated London News in 1846, according to History. By the late 1800s, Christmas trees had caught on in the US and were often decorated with both homemade ornaments and ones imported from Germany.

The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe comes from Celtic legend.

The tradition of kissing under mistletoe has been popular for centuries, although it dates back to an old Celtic legend. The plant, native to Great Britain and other parts of Europe, is historically believed to bring good luck, according to Time. Kissing under a mistletoe plant became a holiday tradition during the Victorian era, as doing so was thought to lead to marriage.

Eating fruitcake for special occasions dates to the 18th century.

According to the New York Times, fruitcake dates to a food enjoyed by ancient Romans called satura — a mix of barley, pomegranate seeds, nuts, and raisins held together with honey. Some speculate that this dish was invented to preserve fruit.

According to Smithsonian Magazine, fruitcake gained popularity as a dish for special occasions in the 18th and 19th centuries, when its ingredients were expensive and harder to come by, making it a rare delicacy. Today, we love to hate fruitcake, but it remains a classic part of Christmas cuisine.

Going caroling has roots in Medieval times.

Bundling up and singing popular Christmas songs has long been a tradition during the holiday season.

Many religious carols date back to Medieval times, as does the practice of traveling from neighbor to neighbor to wish them good health. The tradition as it relates to Christmas, however, can be traced back to the 19th century. Songbooks with catchy Christmas tunes became popular as the holiday became more commercialized.

Hiding a pickle in the Christmas tree is a German tradition originally.

This does not seem to be a popular tradition in these here parts as they say. Weihnachtsgurke, also known as Christmas Pickle, is a popular tradition in some parts of the US. As the New York Times reported, it is long believed to have its start in Germany, though few people there have heard of it. It is said that the tradition began in Germany in the late 1900s, when Germany popularized glass ornaments, though it is more likely that it was a marketing stunt invented by those importing glass decorations from Germany.

As part of the tradition, parents hide the easily camouflaged green pickle-shaped ornament on

Christmas Eve, and the first child to find it in the morning will have good luck throughout the new year. I will leave it up to you if you want to get this started in your home. I think I would rather just eat the pickle.

Decorating Christmas cookies is a tradition related to ancient winter solstice celebrations Decorating Christmas-themed cookies and setting them out by the fireplace for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve is a classic holiday tradition, at least in the US. Before today’s sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and gingerbread, ancient civilizations celebrated the winter solstice with desserts. By the Middle Ages, Europeans ate cookie-like desserts made with cinnamon, nutmeg, and dried fruit — ingredients that are still often used in Christmas cookies today.

One of the most classic Christmas cookies, the Gingerbread man, was first introduced by Queen Elizabeth I of England who used a mold to shape traditional ginger-flavored cookies.

Modern advent calendars Advent calendars are now commonly used to count down from the beginning of December until Christmas Day, but they have roots in the Christian tradition of Advent, which dates back more than 1,600 years.

Meant to prepare Christians for the coming of Christ, people used to fast before the “Christmass.” In more recent history, many advent calendars focus on the non-religious aspects of Christmas and countdown from December 1 to 25 with a small gift each day. Today, there’s no shortage of options for advent calendars, from DIY gift bags to boxes filled with chocolate treats or even wine.

The Elf on the Shelf started in the 1970s as a Georgia family’s tradition.

I have always thought this is a creepy kind of tradition folks. But I know a lot of parents who love to play this mean joke on their kids. Whether you love or hate it, the Elf on the Shelf has worked its way into the homes of thousands, if not millions of people across the world.

The phenomenon started as a whimsical tradition Carol Aebersold used to excite her twin daughters and son about the holidays, according to HuffPost. Aebersold moved an elf ornament to a different spot of the house each night and told her kids the elf was magically flying back to the North Pole each night.

“We loved it,” Aebersold’s daughter Christa Pitts told HuffPost. “It was a chance for us to tell Santa directly what maybe we might want for Christmas, or to do good deeds so that Santa would know about them.”

In 2004, Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell authored a poem about the mischievous character that turned into a storybook; the next year they launched a company and introduced the rest of the world to their family tradition. Ever since the little elf has inspired some elaborate photo shoots and even popped up on the International Space Station.

(Ray Hibbard, publisher of Edmond Life & Leisure may be reached by e-mail at ray@edmondpaper.com)

Check out what’s inside!

---- Police arrest report......................................................................Page 7.

---- Weekend calendar of events ......................................................Page 6.

---- Free tree program ......................................................................Page 8.

---- Business Page ............................................................................Page 9.

---- Films worth watching ..............................................................Page 10.

---- DAR grants ..............................................................................Page 11.

---- Elaine Warner visits Galveston..................................................Page 13.

---- Crossword puzzle ....................................................................Page 14.

---- George Gust reviews holiday film ............................................Page 14.

---- Gift Guide ........................................................................Pages 15-18.

---- Worship directory ....................................................................Page 19.

See if you can find ‘Four Seasons’ “Four Seasons” in real life is located in front of the Center for Transformative Learning on the University of Central Oklahoma campus, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper.

Please e-mail contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

Commissioned as a partnership between UCO, the City of Edmond and the Edmond Visual Arts Commission, “Four Seasons” was created by sculptor Kevin Box of New Mexico and was dedicated on the campus on March 24, 2011.

Kevin is a member of the National Sculptor’s Guild. His Box Studio LLC is a strong supporter of the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle concept, using recycled metal as part of the casting process for his sculptures. All of his work is 100 percent recyclable.

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

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Weekend Calendar of Events Dec. 2-5 What’s Happening This Weekend Dec. 2-5 What’s Happening This Weekend Dec 2 ---- 5 ---- In the Gallery: Gallery Opening: Kyndall Rainey ---- VIRTUAL:: Edmond’s African American History ---- Edmond Ice Rink ---- Safari Lights ---- Edmond Electric’s Luminance: An Enchanted Stroll ---- The Polar Express ---- Lyric Theatre presents: “A Christmas Carol” ---- Downtown in December ---- Devon Ice Rink ---- Holiday in the Park ---- NRHA Futurity Championship Show ---- Shortt Dogg ---- UCO Winter Glow ---- Holiday Hop ---- Ugly Sweater Run ---- Still-Life Drawing in New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West

---- Kids Take Over the Cowboy – Holidays at the Museum ---- Signature Tour ---- Limo Holiday Lights Tours ---- Union Station Illumination ---- Pollard Theatre presents: It’s a Wonderful Life ---- A Territorial Christmas Celebration ---- OKC Philharmonic presents: A Christmas Celebration ---- Boys Ranch Town Drive-Thru Christmas Pageant ---- Cowboy Christmas Parade ---- Victorian Homes Tour ---- Oklahoma City Train Show ---- ‘Tis the Season Market Extra Information In the Gallery: Gallery Opening: Kyndall Rainey Location: Edmond Fine Arts Institute Extra Info: Thu, Dec 2; 5 – 7 p.m.; Free; featuring the art of Behnaz Sohrabian; edmondfinearts.com VIRTUAL: Edmond’s African American History Location: Edmond Historical Society & Museum Extra Info: through Fri, Dec 31; edmondhistory.org Edmond Ice Rink Location: Mitch Park Extra Info: Fri, Nov 12 – Mon, Jan 3; $10 ---- $14; edmondicerink.com Edmond Electric’s Luminance: An Enchanted Stroll Location: Mitch Park Extra Info: Sat, Nov 21 – Sun, Jan 2; Free; 5 – 10 p.m.; edmondlights.co Safari Lights Location: Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden

Extra Info: through Sun, Jan 9; 5:30 – 11 p.m.; okczoo.org The Polar Express Location: Oklahoma Railway Museum Extra Info: through Fri, Dec 31; okcthepolarexpressride.com Lyric Theatre presents: “A Christmas Carol” Location: Harn Homestead Extra Info: Wed, Nov 17 – Thu, Dec 23; times vary by date; lyrictheatreokc.com Downtown in December Location: Downtown, Oklahoma City Extra Info: Thu, Nov 18 – Sun, Jan 30; downtownindecembrer.com Devon Ice Rink Location: 113 S Robinson Ave, OKC Extra Info: Fri, Nov 19 – Sun, Jan 30; hours vary; downtownindecembrer.com Holiday in the Park Location: Frontier City Theme Park Extra Info: Sat, Nov 20 – Sun, Jan 2; times vary; sixflags.com NRHA Futurity Championship Show Location: Oklahoma State Fair Park Extra Info: Thu, Nov 25 – Sat Dec 4; starts at 8 a.m. each day; nrhafuturity.com Bridget Kibbey, Harpist with Dover String Quartet: Celebrating Bach Location: Armstrong Auditorium Extra Info: Thu, Dec 2; 7:30 p.m.; $30 ---- $55;

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(The following arrest reports are provided by the Edmond Police Department.

Guilt or innocence is determined in a court of law.

Also, CDS is controlled dangerous substance; APC is Actual Physical Control; DUI is driving under the influence.)

Nov. 15 Colin Brass Schwerdtfeger, 45 of Edmond. Possess drug paraphernalia, two counts possess CDS, child abuse neglect and possess firearm after felony conviction.

Heather Marie Turcotte, 38 of Edmond. Child abuse neglect and possess firearm after felony conviction.

Andy Eustaquio Gonzalez, 24 of Edmond. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .15 or more.

Dancingfeathers Whitecrow, 29 homeless. Misdemeanor warrant and possess CDS. James Donald Pellow, 52 of Edmond. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .15 or more.

Debra Jean Taylor, 28 of Edmond.

Misdemeanor warrant.

Dakota Lee Beaver, 23 of Chandler, Obstruction of police officer, possess firearm after conviction of felony, assault and battery with a deadly weapon and felony warrant.

Trevon Joseph Hagen, 22 of Edmond. Possess firearm after conviction of felony.

Francisco Javier Quinonez Arango, 28 of Edmond. Operate a motor vehicle with no valid driver’s license.

Kiyah Rose McCarter, 24 of Edmond. Possess firearm after conviction of firearm.

Nov.16

Kristal Lynn Shirley, 38 of Edmond.

Non-assault resisting an officer, crossing at right angles/pedestrian and public intoxication.

Jennifer Joy Todd, 42 homeless. Trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Jared Lane Shipley, 45 of Edmond.

Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Krevon Martinez Garrett, 28 of Oklahoma City, Operating motor vehicle with defective/improper equipment, driving with license canceled, suspended or revoked, false personation of another and failure to appear.

Nov. 17 William Allen Howard II, 41 of Edmond. Three felony warrants.

Joseph Anthony Helton, 23 of Edmond. Possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and public intoxication.

Kristi Jean Meierhoff, 39 of Edmond. Public intoxication.

Richard Lee Kirkpatrick II, 38 of Oklahoma City. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Nov. 18 Trey Lamon McDaniel, 27 of Oklahoma City. Three misdemeanor warrants, (drug related) contraband in a penal institution and two counts of failure to appear.

Najjiyyah Monique Cannon, 27 of Edmond. Driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked.

Benjamin Dakota Mills, 24 of Edmond. Operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or combination of schedule I chemical or controlled substance.

Jack Blagg Jr. 69 of Edmond. (Misdemeanor) Domestic abuse assault.

Philip Cortez Boyles, 45 of Edmond.

Misdemeanor warrant.

Nov. 19 Tiffany Marie Rowe, 38 of Edmond.

Public intoxication.

David Lee Evans, 40 of Edmond.

Misdemeanor warrant.

Maricela Chavez Ruiz, 45 homeless.

No proof of insurance.

Johnny Travis Marmon, 42 of Edmond. Four counts of possess of CDS, two felony warrants, possess drug paraphernalia and operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or a combination of schedule I chemical or controlled subdstance.

Steven Jay Guenther, 39 of Edmond.

Public intoxication.

Joshua Noel Steward, 34 of Oklahoma City. Possess of paraphernalia, carrying a weapon under the influence of alcohol or drugs and operate (DUI or APC) a motor vehicle under the influence of anything other than alcohol.

Nov. 20 Jennifer Elaine Kondrick, 34 of Oklahoma City. Possess firearm after conviction of a felony and a felony warrant.

James Eugene Perry, 50 of Edmond.

Obstruction of police officer and misdemeanor warrant.

Jimmy Todd Sills, 55 of Edmond.

Two felony warrants.

Jerlyn Alexander Saquij Florian, 22 of Oklahoma City. Improper lane use and operating a motor vehicle with no

valid driver’s license.

Edward Anthony Runnells, 38 homeless. (Misdemeanor value) receiving stolen property, possess drug paraphernalia, possess CDS and four counts of failure to appear.

Tony Demetrius Peters, 48 of Oklahoma City. Three counts of obstruction of a police officer, public intoxication, and (misdemeanor first and second offense) larceny of merchandise from a retailer.

Tanya Rose Garza, 42 of Texas City, Texas. Driving while privilege is canceled, suspended, denied or revoked.

Nov. 21 Rodney Lee Rushing Jr., 24 homeless. Felony warrant.

Jeffrey Brent Steele, 48 of Yukon.

Public intoxication.

Terry Lamark Warner, Jr. 25 of Stillwater. Obstruction of police officer.

Aviante Dewayne Whatley, 30 of Oklahoma City. Driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked and elude police officer and endanger others, felony.

LaJaye Jernicelashay Coleman, 18 of Edmond. (Misdemeanor first and second offense) larceny of merchandise from a retailer and obstruction of police officer.

Brandy Patrick Rocky, 37 homeless.

Littering in parks and public intoxication.

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City offering free trees Applications are available for neighborhood groups and public schools or their associated parent teacher organizations to receive trees, free of charge, as part The Edmond Tree Grants program.

Administered by the City of Edmond Urban Forestry Department, eligible groups within Edmond city limits can apply to receive seedlings, 3-gallon, or 15-gallon containerized trees for planting within the areas they manage. Applications will be accepted while supplies last.

This partnership between the City and residents and schools aims to enhance tree canopy within areas often not served through other Urban Forestry Department programs.

“Trees are a valuable resource within the areas where people live

and recreate, providing such benefits as improved air quality, cooler temperatures, UV ray protection, energy conservation, health benefits, beautification, and higher property values,” said Leigh Martin, City of Edmond Urban Forestry Program Specialist.

The Edmond Tree Grants program fosters community understanding and engagement on and provides education about proper tree care and planting practices.

Grant recipients work closely with the Urban Forestry Department to execute projects, potentially involve their communities or groups through a tree planting event and implement a maintenance plan.

For more information about Edmond Tree Grants, visit edmondok.com/treegrants.

For more information, www.edmondok.com/treegrants

CareGiver Ambassadors network prrovides purpose A VillagesOKC member tells her storyy of gaining g new purpose with the CareGiver Ambassadors network launched by VillagesOKC. After Kris Rush’s husband, Dick, passed away following a fourr--year illness, she started her church’s first Caregiver Support Group while helping friends and family navigate health issues.

Then, VillagesOKC launched a CareGiver Ambassadors network, gathering experienced caregiv g er volunteers like h l her to help their own faith communities and congregations through t lenges of aging. Ambass dors meet, network, sha id ideas and d iinformation f ti – all to help faith families plan, prepare and make wise decisions for their loved ones.

Caregiver Ambassador is part of the “serve” value of VillagesOKC. The three core values

of VillagesOKC are learn, plan and serve.

In a recentt meeting, 12 individuals repreesenting nine congregations from m local churches and synagogues continued discussions on how to help the aging population navig gate the challenges h of aging with hin their own faith f communitiess.

A key VillaagesOKC planning component is i the GIFT (Gathering Informattion for Transitions).

Led byy traineed facilitators, you’ll d have discuss ions about personal, medical, legaal, financial, power of neyy, ing g will, home health, hosspice, downsizing and reaal estate, care plan, criisis plan, funeral preferrences, digital connectio ons and more.

To learrn n morree about VillaaggesOK e KC C or to enrro oll in n the GIFT T,, call or text 4 405.990.6637 or email in nffo o@villaggeesokc.orrgg.

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Honor for McBride Orthopedic McBride Orthopedic Hospital recently announced it has been named a 2021 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, the national leader in healthcare consumer and workforce engagement. Press Ganey recognizes McBride Orthopedic Hospital as a top-performing healthcare organization achieving the 95th percentile or above for performance in patient experience.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a preeminent, competitive achievement for leading healthcare organizations.

Presented annually, the award applauds hospitals and health systems that consistently sustained performance in the top 5% of all Press Ganey clients.

“Press Ganey is honored to recognize McBride Orthopedic Hospital as one of the nation’s leaders in patient experience,” said Patrick T. Ryan, chairman and chief executive office, Press Ganey.

“This award reflects an unwavering commitment to earn the trust and loyalty of patients throughout imaginable challenges. We are humbled by McBride’s incredible efforts, and their ability to adapt to imperatives of COVID-19 on top of increasing demand for consumerism in healthcare.”

OU Health Partners names board OU Health Partners has completed the membership of its Board of Directors. Newly elected members of the Board were nominated by their peers to carry out the responsibilities of the corporation. OU Health Partners, a new 501c3 faculty group practice, is the exclusive provider enterprise for OU Health, and the home of all credentialed providers within the OU Health system.

The OU Health Partners bylaws require a governing board to oversee operations, policies, compensation and benefits for providers.

The newly-announced OU Health Partners Board of Directors include: Matt Atkins, M.D., OU Health Chief Medical Information Officer and a practicing internal medicine provider.

Ryan Brown, M.D., an emergency room physician at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health and medical director of the child protection team.

LaTasha Craig, M.D., medical director of OU Health Reproductive Medicine, and chief of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.

Catherine Hunter, M.D., vice chief and program director of Pediatric Surgery at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital.

Lee Jennings, M.D., a geriatrician and chief of Geriatric Medicine at OU College of Medicine.

Geoffrey Taylor, M.D., director of Anesthesia at OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center and chief of Anesthesiology at the OU College of Medicine.

Marvin Williams, D.O., medical director of the OU Health Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic.

Megan Keenan, DPN, APRN, is chief of Advanced Practice Providers for OU Health.

Additionally, Abby Moeller, P.A., a provider at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, will join the Board of Directors as a regular but non-voting participant.

These Directors will serve alongside existing members, which include: Ian Dunn, M.D., OU Health Physicians Chief Physician Executive; John Zubialde, M.D., Dean of the OU College of Medicine; Rachel Franklin, M.D.; Robert Mannel, M.D.; Cameron Mantor, M.D.; David Teague, M.D.; Jim Watson; and Jason Sanders, M.D., MBA. “Embedded within OU Health, our intent is for providers to have a strong and critical voice in our integrated health system which will serve as a foundational path to our success,” explained Ian Dunn, M.D., OU Health Chief Physician Executive and President of OU Health Partners. “

Navigating the three-day loan disclosure waiting period

By Kenneth Wohl Timing is everything, and that is especially true when purchasing a house.

Whether you’re waiting for the right home or applying for a mortgage, there are many time-sensitive processes to follow Wohl to ensure you can get the home and the financing you want.

It may seem like there’s a lot of hurry up and wait going on. But because it is likely the biggest purchase you’ll make in your life, there’s a good reason for the wait.

For traditional mortgages, the most noticeable is the three business-day waiting period between receiving your closing disclosure and the consummation date (often known as your closing day). This three business-day rule was introduced in October of 2015, and it applies to both original mortgages and refinancing.

When your three business-day waiting period starts is determined by your consummation day. This three businessday rule may include Saturdays, but it does not count Sundays or holidays.

For instance, if you want to sign on a Friday and a holiday falls on a Thursday, you must receive your closing disclosure on Monday. Because of this, the three-day period is NOT measured by hours.

You can sign the closing disclosure any time before you sign your final documents on your consummation day. This waiting period gives you time to review all the documents to ensure that the terms you’re agreeing to match the terms outlined at the beginning of the mortgage process when you received your loan estimate (which lenders are required to disclose no later than three days after receiving your completed application).

The closing disclosure will show you the final terms of your mortgage, including your purchase price, interest rate, APR, closing costs, monthly pay-

ment, and more. Between the closing disclosure and consummation, if the APR, loan product type or prepayment penalty changes, that would require a revised closing disclosure, which in turn would require a new consummation date. Other changes to terms and costs outside of these (like title fees and insurance), will warrant a corrected closing disclosure, but will not require a new three business-day waiting period.

Basically, the closing disclosure is designed to protect you from bait-andswitch tactics if a lender promised you one set of terms but then presents

worse terms just prior to the consummation day.

Source: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/know-before-you-owe/ Opinions expressed above are the personal opinions of Kenneth Wohl and meant for generic illustration purposes only. With approved credit. For specific questions regarding your personal lending needs, please call RCB Bank at 855-BANK-RCB. Some restrictions apply. RCB Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and member FDIC. RCB Bank NMLS #798151. Kenneth Wohl NMLS #453934.

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Commentary ... We’re on YOUR Side

Interesting films

By Steve Gust The Chickasaw Nation has a couple of interesting movies out on Netflix.

“Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher” and “Te Ata” are movies, which help tell the story of the tribe. They’re well done.

Montford Johnson went on to become a famous Steve Gust cattleman after the Civil War. He had thousands of head of cattle. What kind of amazed me was the impact the Civil War had even here in Oklahoma.

The Union Army soldiers weren’t portrayed the best. What was even worse were the buffalo slaughters.

The Army knew that eliminating the food source for the natives was one way to control natives. It was still pretty sad.

“Te Ata” is the story of a Chickasha storyteller and actress, Mary Thomp-

son Fisher, who told the history of the Chickasaw people, through story and dance, and even had a performance at the White House for President Roosevelt in the 1930s.

The movie’s been out a few years.

From what I read, the movies are the idea of Gov. Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation. A tip of the hat to him. The films provide an interesting perspective of Oklahoma history.

It’s no secret the relations between native peoples and the white culture haven’t always the best.

In my spare time, I continue to write books under a pen name.

They’re westerns. I have one Navajo character who is a friend to all, although he realizes not all whites are as enlightened.

I like to think that there were probably people some people on both sides who instinctively didn’t hate everyone.

Then again t was a very challenging time in our past.

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

Philanthropy helps us all

By Tony J. Fundaro, president & CEO of Philanthropy SW Philanthropy Southwest is a 73-year-old philanthropy supporting organization, and we are the first of our kind.

Today we serve seven Southwest states and 230 members who represent 4,000 foundation staff or trustees and $50 billion in philanthropic assets. Annually, our members distribute $2.5 billion to $3 billion in the Southwest. Our role is to bring them together. Our vision is a thriving Southwestern U.S. through the power of philanthropy.

Our mission is fostering meaningful philanthropy and trusted relationships that have impact on people and communities throughout our region.

President John

The cartoo has been published before

F. Kennedy famously said, “Philanthropy is the jewel of American society.” On display in Dealey Plaza are the last few sentences of JFK’s message that he never delivered, “We in this country, in this generation, are — by destiny rather than by choice — the watchmen on the walls of freedom. We ask therefore that we may be worthy of the power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of ‘Peace on earth and goodwill towards all men.’ That must always be our goal, and the righteousness of our cause must underline our strength. For as it was written a long time

ago: ‘Unless the Lord keep watch of the city, the watchmen watch in vain.’” This metaphor of Israel and former kingdoms where people spent hours watching the city to protect it is what our philanthropy and our membership emulate.

There has never been so much wealth transferred from one generation to another. With emerging second-generation wealth leaders there is a rising need to help them better understand grantmaking. They are asking questions such as, “How should we handle our portfolio, our investments in environmental, social, governmental (ESG) through the stock market, or impact investing?” As well as questions about the role of inequities: “Why are disparities within communities still the same? Why does health care and education data reveal the same type of disparities, and why are they always measured by race? Why has philanthropy been giving for so long, and yet we have the same data and the same results?”

We are like every other sector in which it seems like our country is deeply divided. We have urban foundations, rural foundations, red foundations and blue foundations. If there should be anybody who takes the lead in unifying the country, it should be us as philanthropists. We are obligated to find the middle and come together with civil discourse, free exchange of ideas and risk-free innovation.

We are at our best when we are giving and serving others. There is a deep satisfaction that comes from giving because we forget about ourselves when we put others first.

Senator: High court gets abortion case

By US Senator James Lankford The sound of a baby’s heartbeat in the womb is a sound you will never forget. But every two seconds a baby is aborted, meaning that with every beat of your heart, a baby loses his or her right to life. If that sounds sad and shocking, it’s because it is.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this Lankford week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is about a Mississippi law that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks.

Roe v. Wade in 1973 forced every state to legalize abortion before a baby was considered "viable," which was then assumed to be around 28 weeks but is now around 21 weeks. The Dobbs case will determine if states can protect the lives of children before "viability," which would strike at the heart of the Roe decision. Just for context, since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, more

than 50 million babies have been aborted in the US. I, along with more than 200 other members of Congress, filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Mississippi law. Our nation should not ignore the most vulnerable in our society, and we should pay attention to the clear science that shows a child in the womb is not random tissue.

It is a baby with unique DNA and fingerprints on tiny fingers.

Joe Biden is without a doubt the most proabortion president in our nation’s history, which is in stark contrast to President Trump, who was the most pro-life president in our nation’s history.

Pro-life Americans, like me, believe all life has value, no matter how small. As a Christian, I believe all human beings are created in the image of God and have value and worth, but it’s not just my faith that leads me to protect life. It is also science and common sense.

There is no difference between a child in the womb and a child outside of the womb other than time and development. An infant in my arms is totally dependent, just like an infant in the womb. Millions of people in our nation under-

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stand that the court’s decision almost five decades ago was not based on the law or science. Children are children, no matter how small.

Prior to the court’s ruling in Roe 48 years ago, abortion was legal in a number of states, but not most states. The arbitrary ruling in Roe compelled all states to make elective abortions legal up to viability.

After viability the court ruled that states could intervene to protect the life of children, which the vast majority of our states have done. But many states, including my own, want to protect all children, not just some. Federal courts literally block our ability enact laws that reflect the will of the people to protect life.

In Oklahoma, as in many other states, if a pregnant mom is killed, both the life of the mother and the child are recognized. But if that very same child was aborted, that child’s life is not recognized. One baby is recognized as a human being and valued, and the other is discarded as an inconvenience or as just a clump of cells. That is absurd. There is nothing different about that child.

Babies in the womb have a heartbeat, 10 fingers, 10 toes, and they can feel pain, even in the womb. If the court finally overturns Roe and rejects the arbitrary viability standard, Oklahomans will choose life for our youngest citizens. Will your state?

It would be one of the greatest days for the human race if we could end all abortion everywhere and declare in one voice that every life matters. We must stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

The courts rightfully ended "separate but equal" decades ago. Now it is time for the courts to end abortion and put this horrible legal error in our past.

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DAR & grant recipients Recently, the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution (OSDAR) presented a $5,000 grant to five domestic violence facilities across the state as a part of DAR State Regent Teresa Cales’s Red R.O.S.E. (Reaching Out in Service and Education) program.

Mrs. Cales, of Edmond, developed the program to help ensure that survivors of domestic violence will not only have their basic needs met, but also resources and support for their journey of healing and self-sufficiency.

The program has distributed a total of $25,000 to facilities in Oklahoma City, Duncan, Ardmore, Ponca

City and Bartlesville that serve the survivors of domestic violence. Oklahoma is ranked 20th in the United States for domestic violence, and State Regent Cales created this program to address the needs of Oklahoma women by the women of OSDAR. The funds for the grants were attained over the course of the last year through fundraising and donations of the 3,000 DAR members in 45 chapters across the state. Two of those chapters are in Edmond: the Samuel King Chapter, a daytime-meeting chapter to which Mrs. Cales be-

See Grants, Page 12

Seen arem from left, Ellen Lee, DAR State Regent's Project Chair; Andrea Aven, DAR State Women's Issues Committee Chair; DAR State Regent Teresa Cales; Jan Peery, CEO YWCA Oklahoma City; Connie Tate, DAR Capital District Director; Susan Howard, Regent, DAR Colonel John Starke, Sr. Chapter; Gwen Lang, COO YWCA Oklahoma City; Sami Grega, YWCA Oklahoma City Director of Donor Engagement.

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Grants From Page 11 longs, and the Cordelia Steen Chapter, which meets in the evening.

Grant applications were solicited from domestic violence shelters and facilities across the state by the DAR district directors: Connie Tate in the Capital District, Roberta Chance of Frontier District, Sarah Poole of the Great Plains District, Pat Desormeau of Green Country District, and Royce

Groeschel of Kiamichi District. State Regent Cales participated in district presentations including the YWCA in Oklahoma City and the Survivor Resource Network in Ponca City Founded in 1890, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization.

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The many fun attractions of Galveston

By Elaine Warner It’s the gift-giving season when many of us are scratching our heads over choosing the perfect presents for our families. What better gift than one that will last a long time – in my family, that means travel. First there’s the joy of the experience in real time; then there are the memories that last much longer.

My recent trip to Elaine Galveston convinced me that a family visit to this island off the Texas coast would be the perfect answer to holiday fun.

For families with young children, the Polar Express Train Ride at the Galveston Railroad Museum (through December 23) is a winner. The Warner Brothers-sanctioned presentation begins with a scene in the bedroom of the main character – the Hero Boy – and his father having a serious discussion about believing.

Following this introduction, guests go outside where a 1959 Santa Fe War Bonnet engine and cars wait for a magical train ride complete with hot chocolate and cookies served by singing chefs, and a visit with Santa who gives each child the first gift of Christmas – a silver bell.

The 30 to 45 minute train ride arrives back at the historic railroad station where guests follow a decorated path to the North Pole. Dancing elves and another chance to visit with Santa make this hour-and-a-half adventure one to remember.

Tickets are going fast, so if this is something you’re interested in, don’t wait. Check the web site www.galvestonrrmuseum.org right away.

Moody Gardens has a whole season’s worth of holiday doings. The Festival of Lights features a mile-long trail with over 100 sound-enhanced, animated light displays. Other attractions include an Arctic Slide, movies, a train ride, visits with Santa, and the Cirque Joyeux Holiday Show.

There are a number of levels of ticketing including a One Day Value Pass which allows you to go early enough to enjoy the exhibits in the park’s Aquarium and Rain Forest Pyramids plus lots of the evening activities. Go to www.moodygardens.com for more information.

The biggest holiday event is Dickens on the Strand (December 3 through 5) but even if you can’t make it, the Strand is decked out with holiday finery adding more

Seven species of penguins are on display in the Moody Garden Aquarium Pyramid.

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The Moody Gardens complex includes exhibition pyramids, a hotel, paddleboat and more Credit: Moody Gardens

splash to the colorful iron-fronted buildings on this famous street. For more decorations, drive through the East End Historic District, where an annual competition has residents making their charming Victorian homes even more beautiful While I was in Galveston I got to see the preparations for the Polar Express experience and a daytime peek at some of the displays at Moody Gardens. It would be fun to be there during the holiday period – but Galveston is a great destination yearround.

Galveston is also an important cruise port. Four lines, Carnival, Disney, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean all have cruises leaving from Galveston. If a cruise is on your gift list, you’ll get extra bang for your buck by sailing from Galveston.

Spending several days in this port is well worth your time and money.

Galveston has a long history as an important American port. Learn all about this in the Historic Seaport District. The newest attraction is “Ship to Shore,” an interactive experience relating the era when immigrants flooded the South Texas port.

Upon entry, I took advantage of the opportunity to identify as an immigrant – female, unmarried, with no promised position on landing. I proceeded onto a ship where I would sail in steerage – a crowded, uncomfortable space shared with many, with little access to fresh air.

Inside, beds were crowded together and laundry was strung from bed to bed. Throughout the exhibits, there are a number of features which add reality to the experience. The most graphic was the “head” (sea slang for toilet) where sound and smell were added. Ugh! Strategically placed video screens presented true stories of real immigrants.

Alas, on reaching the port, I was turned away -- sent back across the ocean – probably because of lack of employment. Fortunately, I was able to continue through the exhibits which described life in Galveston in the late 1800s.

Also in the Historic Seaport area, visitors can see a documentary, “The Great Storm of 1900,” about the hurricane which destroyed much of the island, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. Other seaport activities include a pirate museum, harbor tours, tours of the 1877 tall ship Elissa, and a tour of a retired offshore oil rig.

Just south of the seaport is the Strand District, with several blocks of

late 1800s, early 1900s buildings.

Now they’re filled with all sorts of shops selling everything from crystals and magic charms to clothing, art, and high-dollar antiques.

This is also the location of the Tremont House, a luxury, boutique hotel with a history that stretches back to 1839, now housed in an 1879 building. I had a wonderful stay – and it was so close to so many interesting things.

I haven’t even touched on the Gulf side of the island with its 32 miles of beaches, the Pleasure Pier with rides and amusements, and a seawall walk with 70 concrete benches turned into works of art featuring the natural and historic aspects of the city.

A seaside do-not-miss is Gaido’s, famous for seafood for over 100 years. Here I had Crab Avocado – an appetizer large enough for a satisfying lunch. Elsewhere I had fried shrimp at Rudy and Paco’s, shrimp and grits at another historic hotel, Grand Galvez, and a shrimp and lobster taco at Taquitos (along with a sip of their Caliente, a jalapeno margarita). I even had seafood for breakfast – a Crabby Mosquito at Mosquito Café – Eggs Benedict taken to a magnificent extreme.

To say I loved Galveston is putting it mildly. I only had two-and-a-half days on this visit. They were packed with pleasure. And I left knowing I’d missed a lot. I will go back – and take my family with me!

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Review of movie ‘8-Bit Christmas’

New spin on the hard-to-get Christmas gift film

By George Gust “8-Bit Christmas” follows a ten-year-old in 1980s Chicago who sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation - the latest and greatest video game system: a Nintendo Entertainment System.

The Christmas season is an evergreen source of nostalgia and movies like “8-Bit Christmas” aim to bring the nostalgia party to a new generation of grown-ups.

From the advertising “8-Bit Christmas” looks like a broad goofy comedy, but there’s a lot of earnest heart and sentiment to this movie that was a welcome surprise. This movie is a love letter to the late 80’s like “A Christmas Story” is nostalgic for the 40’s, as it seems this kind of sentimental feeling comes around in cycles.

And while there’s a checklist of 1980’s-isms there’s a fun family dynamic that is at the heart of the film. Steve Zahn and June Diane Raphael as the parents of the young protagonist are both fantastic. Zahn hits on all the staples of 80s dadgrouchy about most things, yelling at everyone on the freeway and constantly remodeling the house, all with the emotional distance of a dad

wanting to connect with his son but not knowing how.

And Raphael has a surprising warmth of an over-worked mother/schoolteacher who is constantly busy, but still loves her kids.

But where “8-Bit Christmas” really sings is the relationship between the friend group which had a natural chemistry and memorable characters, like the twins who do everything together, the bully who seems like he’s 10 years older than everyone else and the kid who’s not allowed to do anything.

When it comes to Christmas movies, the stan-

dard for entertaining is a bit different, as even though each season there are hundreds of new holiday movies made, only few stick around year after year. There’s a place for your guilty pleasure holiday movies as well as the agreed upon classics. “8-Bit Christmas” doesn’t make it to instant holiday classic but years from now there may be a growing appreciation for this movie that makes it into at least the odd ‘top ten underrated Christmas movies.’

“8-Bit Christmas” feels nostalgic for the 80’s but the filmmakers were able to put a fresh spin on the familiar unobtainable Christmas toy story that isn’t as pastiche as it could have been.

“8-Bit Christmas” is Rated PG for rude humor and some mild violence, language and suggestive references.

3.9 out of 5 stars.

You can reach George Gust to comment at gust.george@gmail.com, And to look at some of George’s past movie reviews, please log onto www.edmondlifeandleisure .com

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A familiar Christmas toy story to a new generation in ‘8-Bit Christmas.’

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The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) announces a receipt of a major gift of over 100 important works from the “Golden Age” of studio glass from the Jerome V. and Judith G. Rose Family Glass Collection. The collection includes works by pioneers of the studio glass movement and many other artists prominent in U.S. and international museum and private collections, among them Harvey K. Littleton, Dale Chihuly, Paul Marioni, Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, William Morris, Lino Tagliapietra, Jaroslava Brychtova and Stanislav Libensky, and Ginny Ruffner.

Jerome and Judith Rose, known to their family and friends as Jerry and Judy, began collecting glass in 1977 with the acquisition of a small glass teapot by Richard Marquis. The Roses traveled frequently in the 1980s and 1990s building their collection. This included many visits to Seattle where they became friendly with Dale Chihuly and many of the other artists represented in the collection who are graduates of the Pilchuk Glass School, a center for glass education north of Seattle co-founded by Chihuly.

After 40 years of thoughtful acquisitions, the Rose Collection grew into one of the most impressive private studio glass collections in the world comprising 179 works by 83 artists.

Crossword Puzzle STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: Happy Holidays ACROSS 1. Pilgrim’s destination 6. Make a scene 9. Rubik’s puzzle 13. Hawaii environs 14. Toothy fish 15. Cone-shaped dwelling 16. White Swan in “Swan Lake” ballerina 17. ____-Wan Kenobi 18. *Decorate with wreaths and holly, e.g.

19. *Either dessert or source of heat (2 words) 21. *____ Day, or second day of Christmastide 23. Land parcel 24. Strauss of denim fame 25. Broadband access overseer, acr.

28. Clarified butter 30. Acute one and obtuse one 35. Southeastern Asian country 37. Jouster’s breastplate 39. Shrewdness 40. Caspian basin river 41. *Pasadena’s Tournament of ____ 43. Tel ____, Israel 44. Native American emblem 46. “Why not?”

47. Hitchhiker’s quest 48. Omits when speaking 50. Hard to find 52. Bear’s winter quarters 53. Hoodwink 55. Scepter’s partner 57. *Number of days in Christmastide 60. *”Ugly” holiday party garb?

64. Prepare a letter 65. “Bingo!”

67. Hunger for 68. Pass-the-baton race 69. *Cranberry sauce sometimes comes from it 70. Same as tori 71. Raise the roof 72. German river 73. Stall sound DOWN 1. Whiny and miserable

2. Shade of beige 3. Finish a ceiling, to a plasterer 4. Marlboro alternative 5. Not digital 6. Bug-eyed 7. Not Uber 8. Social group 9. Ghana monetary unit 10. Second word of many fairytales 11. Cause of Titanic’s demise 12. Poetic “even” 15. Burdensome 20. Not this or that 22. Lab eggs 24. Time off 25. *Champagne holder 26. *Wassailing composition 27. Raccoon’s South American cousin 29. Feeling of superiority, pl.

31. ____ gum, food additive 32. Furiously angry 33. Exclude or omit 34. *Number of candles in ki-

nara, Kwanzaa 36. *Troika vehicle 38. “Will be,” according to Doris 42. Asian goat antelope 45. Potpourri 49. Chevy Suburban, e.g.

51. Builds 54. *Popular holiday wish 56. Munchausen’s title 57. *Bedecked arbor 58. Shakespeare, to his friends?

59. And others, for short 60. Minus 61. Tropical edible root 62. Anon’s partner 63. Take a load off 64. Like some humor 66. *Traditional main holiday dish

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Holiday

Gift Guide

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Signed Sports Memorabilia - A signed photo of the 3 OU coaches - Barry Switzer, Bob Stoops, and Lincoln Riley.

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TSET helps out with nutritional program The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors has approved the expansion of a program that provides incentives to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables. The TSET Board of Directors approved funding to Hunger Free Oklahoma’s Double Up Oklahoma (DUO) program with a $6.3 million grant over three years.

The new TSET grant, along with the opportunity to apply for federal nutrition dollars, will enable Hunger Free Oklahoma to expand the fruit and vegetable incentive program to additional grocery stores in high-need areas. The Board of Directors ap-

proved the grant at their quarterly meeting on Nov. 18.

“Good nutrition is vital to good health and the Double Up Oklahoma program has a demonstrated track record of making fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables more affordable for those in our state who experience the greatest health disparities,” said TSET Executive Director Julie Bisbee. “TSET is proud to support Hunger Free Oklahoma, and this program helps remove barriers to healthy foods and create more opportunities for healthy choices.””

In August 2020, TSET awarded seven Food Sys-

tem Impact Grants designed to address food insecurity and increase Oklahomans’ access to healthy and nutritious food. Hunger Free Oklahoma received $408,505 for a pilot program to expand the DUO program from farmers markets to nine grocery stores in rural Oklahoma. DUO provides vouchers to Oklahomans using the Supplemental Nutritional Assistant Program (SNAP) to increase participants’ abilities to buy fruits and vegetables. For every dollar spent on fruits and vegetables, the participants earn vouchers that can be used to buy more produce.

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