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VOL. 10 • NO. 4 • APRIL 2015 From the Editor While April showers aim to bring May flowers, all too often the stormy weather creates moments of high-stress for Oklahomans. In fact, April marks the peak of severe weather season, a time when being weather-aware is key. Today we all stay glued to our smart phones and computers for the latest information on the storm… more information given earlier than ever before.

In this month’s issue of the Moore Monthly, we delve into the evolution of weather technology.

Our local meteorologists breakdown the great advancements of the last 50 years, telling the story of how weather forecasting has evolved from hand drawn images and magnets to state-of-the-art radar and monitoring stations that are providing up to the minute updates on conditions around the state. Advancements in technology that are allowing people more time to take cover from the storm.

And as the first storm warnings begin to come into play creating your family’s severe weather plan is crucial. Inside you will see Moore’s own meteorologist Damon Lane along with KWTV’s Lacey Swope and KFOR’s Emily Sutton breakdown the top things you need to know to ensure your family is prepared and safe when the next storm hits.

But our eyes were not only on the skies this month. We also highlight outstanding achievements by community members, students and athletes that would make any person proud to be a part of this community.

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KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SKY The Evolution of Severe Weather Forecasting

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The wind rips through the trees. The thunder rumbles. A bolt of lightening strikes, lighting up the sky, as rain begins pouring down. Majestic in nature, thunderstorms and severe weather often inspire awe.

However, that awe often shifts to panic and fear as soon as that afternoon thunderstorm takes on a violent nature and begins producing tornados.

Today, meteorologists have the data and models to keep citizens weather aware, ensuring they have the knowledge days in advance to prepare for bouts of severe weather. But that hasn’t always been the case.

The first possible tornado in the United States was reported in 1643 in Massachusetts. Fast-forward more than 200 years and more than 300 tornado sightings later to 1882 when United States Army Signal Corps Sgt. John P. Finley was the first to be placed in charge of researching tornados and developing forecasting methods. And while Finley’s work did enable forecasters at the time to begin to identify the possibility for tornados, they were not able to predict the twister in advance.

According to The National Weather Service, in the years that would follow, researchers and forecasters continued to hit roadblocks as the United States Signal Corps banned Finley and other forecasters from using the word “tornado” citing that it caused mass panic among the general public. In fact, the stigma associated with the word greatly deterred tornado and severe storm research, despite the fact that storms were killing hundreds of people and greatly impacting infrastructure.

But in 1942 that all changed as the central part of the country now deemed “Tornado Alley” had 132 reported tornados that killed more than 200 people and caused seven million dollars in destruction—pointing to the great need for a warning system for the public.

So in the spring of 1943, The Weather Bureau, known today as the National Weather Service, began experimenting with tornado warning systems in the Midwest. By 1950, The Weather Bureau was issuing 30-day weather outlooks and began releasing “tornado alerts” to the public. And in 1951, The Severe Weather Warning Center, the forerunner to the National Severe Storms Center, began at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.

When people think about forecasting today, typically the first thing that comes to mind is radar.

The first radar created specifically for meteorological use was unveiled in 1954 by the U.S. Air Force—the same year that Oklahoma City meteorologist Henry Volkman broadcast the first tornado warning on television WKY-TV, known as KFOR today.

“It is so amazing to me that the station that I work at was the first television station to issue a tornado warning,” said KFOR meteorologist Emily Sutton.

“It was very significant because at the time, tornado warnings were still banned. They were illegal because they were thought to evoke panic.”

1963: The polar-orbiting weather satellite TIROS III is launched with automatic picture transmission capability, eventually to provide continuous cloud images to over 100 nations.

1951: The Severe Weather Warning Center — forerunner of the National Severe Storms Center — begins operation at Tinker Air Force Base, in Oklahoma.

1935: The Smithsonian Institution begins making long-range weather forecasts based on solar cycles; floating automatic weather instruments mounted on buoys begins collecting marine weather data.

1921: The University of Wisconsin makes a radiotelephone broadcast of weather forecasts, the first successful use of the new medium for weather advisories.

1950: The Weather Bureau begins issuing 30-day weather outlooks; authorizes release of “tornado alerts” to the public.

1964: The National Severe Storms Laboratory is established in Norman, Oklahoma.

1970: The U.S. Weather Bureau becomes the National Weather Service.

1973: The National Weather Service purchases its second generation radar, the WSR-74.

1954: The first radar specifically designed for meteorological use, the AN/CPS-9, is unveiled by the Air Weather Service, USAF. 1954: WKY-TV (KFOR) Harry Volkman delivers first broadcast tornado warning.

1960: The world’s first weather satellite, the polar-orbiting TIROS I, successfully launches from the Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1. This was followed by the launch of TIROS II on November 11.

1976: Real-time operational forecasts and warnings using Doppler radar are evaluated by the Joint Doppler Operational Project, spawning a third Generation Weather Radar (WSR-88D).

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However, Volkman didn’t have direct access to the radar. He was being fed information from Tinker Air Force Base, where radar research was being developed.

So the first tornado warning to ever be issued was actually from a bootlegged Tinker tornado forecast because Tinker was doing the warnings, but not for public broadcast. The station took the risk because people there felt the current ban on tornado warnings was responsible for the high death toll in earlier tornados and hoped that the advance warning would save lives. And it became a risk that paved the way for the future of weather forecasting.

In the 1950s, television meteorologists were delivering the weather forecasts standing in front of hand-drawn images that were often prepared by the meteorologist himself, and the accuracy was often low.

The 1960s brought new elements of technology like fax machines, electronic computers, and the start of satellite photography, which allowed for more accurate and quicker forecasting.

1989: Eight year national plan for the modernization and restructuring of the National Weather Service is announced. The massive $4.5 billion overhaul of the agency from will last a decade and change the way the agency operates, resulting in improved capabilities to protect lives and livelihoods. To modernize its operations, the NWS developed and implemented five major technologies: • Automated Surface Observing System, or ASOS, which replaced manual weather observations.

• Next Generation Weather Radar, or NEXRAD, a network of advanced Doppler radars that contributed to increased lead times in predicting severe weather events, such as tornadoes, hail, and flash floods.

The next 35 years would bring the change of The Weather Bureau into the National Weather Service and the development of multiple generations of radar. The handdrawn maps gave way to magnetic symbols, which in turn gave way to computegenerated graphics and the use of the green screen, allowing meteorologists to display greater detail and control over the data.

In 1989, The National Weather Service made the decision that has evolved weather forecasting into what it is today. It unveiled an eight-year plan that included a $4.5 million overhaul of the agency improving its capabilities to protect lives and modernizing its operations by implementing five major technologies. Those include the Automated Service Observing System (ASOS, which replaced manual weather observations; Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXTRAD), which created an advanced network of Doppler radars that increased lead times in predicting severe weather events; a new series of satellites that provided data for long-term forecasting; advanced computing systems; and the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), which allowed all forecast offices to better communicate and centrally collect data.

• Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, or AWIPS, which allowed communication among forecast offices and distribution of centrally collected data as well as offered field forecasters access to the data provided by the other new technologies.

1990: The National Meteorological Center procures and installs a supercomputer, the Cray Y-MP8, to run higher resolution and more sophisticated numerical weather production models.

• A new series of satellites that provided improved, all-weather data for longer-term forecasting.

• Advanced computer systems that increased the computing power to support National Centers tenfold.

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Over the last 25 years, accuracy and the availability of data have only increased.

In 1996, scientists made the first dual Doppler tornado intercept, observing a tornado up close with dual, high-resolution Doppler radars providing a never before seen 2-D view of a tornado. And in the last five years, meteorologists have begun to benefit from the newest generations of IBM supercomputers for weather and climate prediction. These computers paired with the Internet and the recent upgrade of Doppler radars to have Dual-Pol capability are allowing meteorologists to improve forecasts and warning while reducing the overall impact—all together, a group of advancements that Sutton describes as game changers.

“Radar is better than it has ever been because of Dual-Pol technology,” said Sutton.

“So I would say that radar and the Internet have been the biggest advancements in weather over the last 50 years. And I know that most people would not say Internet for the weather, but for me it has been a game changer in forecasting.”

“People forecasting 40 years ago would never have dreamed that it would be this far advanced,” said Swope. “Today, our radar scans once a minute, when before you had to wait five to ten minutes to get a new radar scan. That was a big problem because if you have a storm moving at 60 mph, it has already blown though a town, and we wouldn’t even have the data yet. So it is pretty incredible, and to us the forecasting technology is pretty futuristic.”

In fact, weather forecasting is a different ballgame for meteorologists in Oklahoma due to the amount of information and data that is widely available here.

“Oklahomans should feel very good about what we have available to us to ensure their safety,” said KOCO chief meteorologist, Damon Lane. “The amount of weather technology out there for Oklahoma is ten times more than what other states [have].

There is no other state that has as much information available to both the public and the meteorologists as Oklahoma, because weather is such a huge thing.”

And KWTV meteorologist Lacey Swope agrees.

1990: The National Weather Service exercises the contract option for full scale production with the Unisys Corporation for production of 165 1994: The new Cray C90 Next General Radar (NEXRAD) supercomputer was dedicated units and more than 300 display providing for faster and more subsystems. The explosive growth of accurate forecasts. technology led to the development of NEXRAD, a joint project of 1996: Scientist make the first dual the Departments of Commerce, Doppler tornado intercept. A team of Transportation and Defense to meet government and university scientists their common radar needs. and student volunteers for the first time observe a tornado close-up with 1990: KFOR becomes the first dual high-resolution Doppler radars, television station in the country to providing a never-before-seen twointroduce color Doppler radar and dimensional view of a full-blown in the 1990s became the first tornado. The team scanned the slow television station to broadcast moving twister for 10 minutes with pictures and video of severe weather the two Doppler radars mounted on via cell phones. flatbed trucks.

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And Lane says that all that additional information and modeling data has definitely affected the evolution of forecasting.

“The type of modeling data that we have today lets us see storms developing days in advance,” he said. “So instead of saying that you have a 15-minute warning before a tornado hits, really the first warning comes days in advance when we see these storms developing in the air. It has become so much more precise, and with the stronger computers, smaller details of the storm are revealed, allowing us to give a couple of days or even a week of notice.”

That accuracy in forecasting has evolved so greatly in Oklahoma is also due to all the data generated from Oklahoma Mesonet monitoring stations located in every county across the state.

“We get new data from those every five minutes—and back 20 years ago that was totally unheard of,” said Swope. “We are able to tell our viewers exactly where the cold front and warm front are in real time, along with the temperature and pressure. They don’t have this in every state. In fact, it is very unique to Oklahoma that we have such a detailed grid of instrumentation that allows minute-to-minute data updates that we can

put into our systems and really fine-tune our forecasts.”

And these fine-tuned forecasts are now allowing meteorologists to get key information out to the public, while also using elements unheard of in other areas of the country—like a chopper flying next to tornados providing a live stream of video, storm chasers on the ground, and the most advanced warning technology in the nation with the National Weather Center being located right here in Norman.

“I don’t like it when people say that the storm struck without warning, because here in Oklahoma, no storm ever truly strikes without warning,” said Lane. “If there is a storm out there, we are going to be on top of it. So always make sure you are paying attention to the weather, especially this time of year. Don’t go into the spring season without making sure you check the weather each day. Here in Oklahoma the weather can change quickly and the information can change quickly. So it is essential that people keep checking the weather to know how it will impact them and their family.”

And as severe weather season begins to get rowdy, all three meteorologists have very important advice.

2000: The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a high-tech, interactive weather computer and communications system has been installed in 152 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sites across the country. AWIPS provides significant improvements in weatherand flood-related services.

2007: NWS activated its newest weather and climate supercomputers — IBM machines capable of processing 14 trillion calculations per second at maximum performance and ingest more than 240 million global observations daily. The new computers increased the computational might used for the nation’s climate and weather forecasts by 320 percent.

With the completion of AWIPS the formal end of the NWS Modernization and associated restructuring is declared, completing a decade-long effort to revamp weather services and significantly improve weather forecasting.

NWS implements the Enhanced Fujita scale to rate tornadoes, replacing the original Fujita Scale.

The EF scale will continue to rate tornadoes on a scale from zero to five, but ranges in wind speed will be more accurate with the improved rating scale.

StormReady®, a new national program designed to better prepare for tornadoes and other types of severe weather, is unveiled. By 2011 there are more than 1,800 StormReady sites in 48 states, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam.

In response to customer demand for climate information at the local level, NOAA’s National Weather Service has launched a new local three-month temperature outlook product for the continental United States.

“Now is the time of year to be weather aware,” said Swope. “Always have weather in the back of your mind. Tornados are not going to just drop out of a clear blue sky… you are going to know weeks or days in advance. So when that day comes, just make sure you have a plan for you and your pets. It takes the edge off if you have a plan for work, home, school, or if you are in the car. Have a plan of where you are going to go and how you can get there the quickest. And once you have a plan, go over that with your family.

Practice it and then take action when you are told to take action. Don’t wait, don’t hesitate,

NWS transitions from county-based to new storm-based warnings, issuing more geographically specific warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods, and marine hazards.

2009: NWS completed implementation of the final phase of a nine-year, $180 million contract by installing the newest generation of IBM supercomputers for weather and climate prediction. The new supercomputers, based on IBM Power 575 Systems, are four times faster than the previous system, with the ability to make 69.7 trillion calculations per second.

Higher computation speed allows meteorologists to rapidly refine and update severe weather forecasts as dangerous weather develops and threatens U.S. communities.

and make sure you have a severe-weather kit with you.”

For Sutton, weather awareness also reigns as the upmost priority. She encourages checking forecasts not only every day but also several times throughout the day. And she says that everyone must have various means of getting weather information and warnings.

“Today we all depend on our cell phones, but in a real emergency the cell phone towers are not going to be there and the Internet is not going to be there. So have a backup radio,” she said.

And the opportunity to take shelter from the storm comes from the hard work and dedication of many scientists, forecasters, and meteorologists who have played key roles in advancing severe storm and tornado prediction over the last 100 years. A true evolution in weather technology is saving lives by keeping eyes on the skies.

“Mother Nature is extreme, and dishes out just about everything in this state,” said Sutton. “However, people here in Oklahoma have a respect for weather. Forecasting is not just around to tell you what you should wear for the day. It comes down to life death.”

2011: NWS began upgrading its network of Doppler radars throughout the nation with dualpolarization (Dual-Pol) capability, resulting in better estimation of heavy rainfall amounts in flooding events, improved hail detection in severe thunderstorms, and improved classification of precipitation types.

Dual-Pol radar has the potential to improve forecasts and warnings and reduce the impact of hazardous weather on transportation. The upgrades are scheduled to be completed in early 2013.

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The ceremony served as a bittersweet moment for Serve Moore leaders as they handed the keys to the gym turned headquarters back its owner, the Covenant Life Assembly Church. An act filled with emotion that marked the end of one journey and the start of another.

“They have a lot of hopes for continuing to serve the city,” said lead pastor at Frontline South OKC Church Sean Evans standing in the empty gym. “They have a lot of hopes for after-school programs and tutoring to happen in this building. So we give this back to you with no words. We are so grateful for your generosity.”

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“Serve Moore really feels like a God given opportunity to do what we wanted to do, to serve the community,” said Evans.

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organization has worked with the City of Moore to create the new Community Renewal Center located at 224 S. Chestnut Avenue.

“The best part of what comes from a disaster is how people work together,” said City of Moore Director of Economic Development Deidre Ebrey. “So that is the feeling and the energy that we want to keep going with this new center.”

Formerly the Moore Police Department, the new space, renovated by Serve Moore, boasts a new mission of long-term renewal.

“Our hope for the building is that it becomes full of people who are passionate about making the community a better place,” said Serve Moore Director of Operations Chris Fox. “Serve Moore wants to be involved in everything that makes the city a better place. So as we look to wrap up tornado work in the next year, we are going to begin a transition to begin serving people who had needs before the tornado and will have needs long after.”

And it will all be housed in a space that truly represents the Serve Moore mission.

“We have taken everything and made this place truly as beautiful and as awesome as it could be with the same approach we do our volunteer work: use

everything possible and incorporate as many partners as possible to make it go as far as possible,” said Fox. The new Community Renewal Center also has spaces available for other nonprofits looking to make a difference in the Moore community.

“Our hope is that if there are nonprofits, who don’t have offices or can’t afford to put in their own office space but want to serve this community, this can be a home to them where they can share resources and share ideas with us,” said Evans.

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BY RANDI MATTOX AND SARAH JENSEN A small business that began with a love for farming continues to make a name for itself 40 years after it opened its doors for the first time.

Today Marcum’s Nursery is an award winning, fullservice nursery and professional landscape design company.

The first Marcum’s Nursery opened in 1975 when Bill and Cherie Marcum transformed their passion for growing things into a successful family-owned store.

“The farmers were always the ones on the bottom of the food chain,” said Kelly Marcum, owner of Marcum’s Nursery in South Oklahoma City. “My dad tried to figure a way out of that, and he did through this.”

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“My brother and I were peddlers,” said Marcum. “We would grow the tomatoes and plants at the green house and then get in our vans and go and peddle plants all day.”

The business really began to take off, and Bill and Cherie began to see the future potential as customer demand

increased. The Marcum family opened the first Marcum’s Nursery in Goldsby in 1975. And then opened a second location near the corner of SW 119th Street and Penn Avenue in South Oklahoma City in 1994.

Today, Marcum’s employs over 60 people year-round, many who have been with them since the start of the store. And the loyalty the employees have to the company is shared by the customers who shop Marcum’s 90,000 square feet of green house and the largest selection of Oklahoma grown trees in the state.

“You can find usually about three times more stuff here than you would at the discount store and at a reasonable price,” said Marcum. “We have annual flowers, hanging baskets, chemicals, shrubs, trees, mulches, landscape accessories, edgings, fertilizers, sprayers, and anything that has to do with home and garden.”

Marcum’s Nursery even offers an exclusive sweet potato vine that Marcum discovered himself.

“I say that we were just lucky God brought it to us,” said Marcum. “I recognized it in the nursery one day as being different. We set it aside and had been messing with it since 2009. We finally got a patent on it on April 29, 2014. It’s a true plant. It’s pretty cool.”

And now it is being sold around the country. But aside from the large and high-quality selection, it is the way customers fell when they walk through the door that keeps

them coming back. Marcum’s Nursery is unique because of the family atmosphere it offers. That atmosphere combined with impeccable customer service makes every customer have a positive and personalized experience.

“It is a real feeling of being at your hometown store, and we like to feel that throughout every part our out business,” said Marcum. “We’ve been there done that pretty much. The biggest thing you can get out of it is the service we provide.”

And Marcum finds true joy carrying on the family business because he gets the opportunity to face a new challenge every day.

“Stay up late and wake up early,” said Marcum. “Every day is always different. It may be moving forward in one area or getting better in another area. It is about the challenges but we have fun. It is never ending learning.”

40 years strong, Marcum’s Nursery continues to make the customer the priority while delivering high-quality service and merchandise everyday. And that is the secret to success for the Marcum’s who turned a passion for growing into a plan for continued success.

“We just kept growing because the people here just kept supporting us,” said Marcum. “It all comes back to our customers.”

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Roller Derby: It’s a Fearsome Family

BY COLE POLAND

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It’s a very human feeling to want to be a part of something. To be involved in a group, a team, a feeling, a sense of belonging. It’s why colleges offer intramural sports. It’s why there’s still beer league softball. It’s why the women of the OKC Outlaws Roller Derby do what they do.

“These girls,” says club President, Spazoholic, “we fight like sisters but we love each other like sisters.”

They leave it all on the track. A couple girls can get into a row but once the whistle blows and play ends, so does whatever was going on.

“People hit you,” says Jowanna Bruiser, “you hit them and everybody is like ‘Oh, we’re all one big, happy family.’”

The close-knittedness of the women extends beyond the rink walls.

Spazoholic got sick recently. The nurse and mother of three was nearly hospitalized with the flu. So who showed up to help take care?

“They brought me soup. One of them came and disinfected my house so my kids wouldn’t get it.

“These are the friends that - I don’t know, they just come out of nowhere to help you.”

Friends through roller derby. You remember roller derby. It’s been around since before World War II but really took off in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

At that time, is was really about the entertainment. It was a show.

Today, it’s a sport. It just barely missed the votes to join the 2020 Olympics.

“A lot of it was fake (back then),” says Bruiser, “but there’s nothing fake about it nowadays. Whatever happens happens and it’s real.”

“Sometimes you can take really hard hits,” says Spazoholic. “I mean, extremely hard hits.”

Part of this game though is learning what you and your body is capable of.

You learn how to take a hit and give a hit. You learn how to use your body to your advantage.

“You look at out girls and they’re all different sizes and shapes,” Spazoholic says, “and you see how every person’s body has value. So, big butts, love them. Skinny butts, love them.”

“We fight like sisters but we love each other like sisters.”

Club President, Spazoholic

The game is accepting of whatever you have to offer. These women offer more than just their bodies. Their time and their effort go towards the bouts.

The bouts go to sponsoring a charity.

Their next bout, April 4, will benefit Camp Noggin and Special Care, both of which offer services for children with autism.

“Since our bout features two children’s charities, what better way to bring the kids into the action than with a mini-carnival?” said Banan-aRammer, Outlaws Event Coordinator.

“There will be an assortment of carnival games, such as: a bean bag toss, ring toss and chuck a duck as well as a face painter. This is a great opportunity for the whole family to have a night out full of sporting entertainment.”

“It’s something that we want to give back,” says public relations head and blocker, Canada. “We want people to be able to have the same love and passion for it that we do.”

“Everything’s a community,” says Bruiser. “We’re putting a smile on kid’s faces. Yeah, they do have smiles everyday but this is specially for them.

Knowing that we’re doing something like that is just amazing.”

The OKC Outlaws Roller Derby’s next bout is April 4, in the Centennial Building at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds at 7 p.m.

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Taking Care of Your Teeth and Mouth as You Age

BY KATHLEEN WILSON, DIRECTOR OF AGING SERVICES INC. Healthy teeth and gums are important to your good health. It can be hard to eat when you have problems with your teeth. There are a number of problems that can affect the health of your mouth but with good care you may be able to keep your teeth.

Tooth Decay Teeth are covered in a hard outer coating called enamel. Every day, a thin film of bacteria called dental plaque builds up on your teeth. The bacteria in plaque produce acids that can harm the enamel. And acids can cause a hole in the enamel which is the beginning of a cavity. Brushing and flossing your teeth can protect you from decay but once a cavity forms, only a dentist can repair it.

You can protect your teeth from decay by using fluoride toothpaste. You may be at a higher risk for tooth decay if you have dry mouth because of the medicines you take. In this case, you might need more fluoride. Your dentist or dental hygienist may give you a fluoride treatment or have you use a fluoride gel or mouth rinse.

Gum Diseases Gum diseases begin when plaque builds up along and under the gum line.

This plaque causes infections that hurt the gum and bone that hold your teeth.

Sometimes gum disease makes your gums tender and more likely to bleed. This problem is called gingivitis.

A more severe form of gum disease called periodontitis needs to be treated by a dentist. If not treated, this infection can ruin the bones and gums that support your teeth. This condition could cause you to lose your teeth.

These are steps you can take to prevent gum disease: • Brush your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste • Floss at least once a day • Visit your dentist regularly for a checkup and cleaning • Eat a well balanced diet • Quit smoking, smoking increases your risk for gum disease Cleaning Your Teeth and Gums Be sure that you follow the practices listed below: • Gently brush your teeth on all sides with a soft bristle brush • Never use a hard bristle brush as this can damage your gums • Use small circular motions and short back and forth strokes • Take the time to brush carefully and gently along the gum line • Lightly brush your tongue to help keep your month clean

Dry Mouth Dry mouth happens when you don’t have enough saliva to keep your mouth wet.

Many medicines can cause dry mouth. And this condition can make it hard to eat, swallow, and even speak. It can also cause tooth decay and other infections.

There are some things you can try that may help with dry mouth: • Sipping water or sugarless drinks • Avoid smoking, alcoholic beverages and caffeine • Sugarless hard candy or sugarless gum • Artificial saliva

Oral Cancer Cancer can grow in any part of the mouth or throat. It is more likely to happen to people over age 40. A dental checkup is the time for your dentist to look for signs of oral cancer.

You can lower your risk in a few ways: • Do not use tobacco products • Only drink alcohol in moderation • Use lip balm with sunscreen Finding Low Cost Dental Care Free clinics and programs provide services at no cost or reduced cost and are made possible by volunteer dental professionals and support staff. As you can well imagine, the demand for these services is great, but the supply of volunteers is limited. Patience and perseverance are keys to receiving care.

The following organizations offer either free or sliding scale fees: • Variety Care in Norman – (405)-329-4574 • OU College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City – (405)-271-6326 • Rose State College Dental Hygiene Clinic in Midwest City – (405) 733-7336 • Good Shepherd Clinic in Oklahoma City – (405) 232-8631 • Variety Care North and South in Oklahoma City – (405) 632-6688 ext. 267

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Sketches of Moore

Banking on Moore

BY L.T. HADLEY Modern technology has changed the nature of businesses; some have become obsolete and others have streamlined their operations. America has become a nation of enterprise, imagination and technological advances; seeing what is needed and doing something about it. However, some things never change: dependability, service and integrity. One of Moore’s banks has continued operation in Moore for over 100 years, with a record of these traits that never changes.

In 1846 a man named Brand left his native Germany for America. He fought in the Civil War, then settled in Missouri to raise his family. His son, Cleo, became interested in banking, organized a bank in Carnegie, Oklahoma, then eventually settled in Moore. In 1904, he interested prospective stockholders in founding the first bank in the Moore area.

In addition to Brand, stockholders were Threadgill, Hughes, McCartney, Hall and Dr. Nail. Brand had 23 shares and the 5 others together had 27. A charter was issued and the bank opened April 11, 1904, with a capital of $5000. It operated from the first floor of Payne’s Dry Goods Store, just north of Main and Broadway with McCartney serving as the first president.

There have been bank robberies as long as there have been banks. Moore had its share: at least three. The first happened at this first location. An eye-witness account was published that described two enterprising men who first stole a railroad handcar, parked it close to town, then crawled under the bank and cut a hole in the floor, all without being discovered.

The robbers burst through the hole and demanded money just as two citizens came into the bank on business. These men attempted to stop the robbery until one of the bandits waved a gun in their faces. The robbers grabbed the sack of cash, backed out the door, ran to their handcar and pumped their way down the tracks, leaving the town and pursuers far behind Much of the money was later found, buried in the sand on a North Canadian river bank.

In 1908, the bank moved to a new twostory brick building on the southwest corner of Main and Broadway. Another robbery occurred during these years. A masked man entered the bank, demanding money.

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A citizen heard the commotion and rushed in with his gun. He saw the man in a back room and fired; the robber fell. When the mask was removed, it revealed that the robber was little more than a boy. The man who fired the gun always regretted his impetuous act.

In 1915, property on the southeast corner of the intersection was purchased and a brick building constructed. This bank continues to operate from this location.

Also in 1915, Brand sold his interest in the bank to J. Harrison Smith, forever referred to as “Banker Smith.” In 1922, the bank name changed from Bank of Moore to First National Bank of Moore. A new charter was issued as the bank came under the federal regulations.

After 14 years, Smith sold his bank interest to George Eberle, who served as president of the bank for 27 years until his death in 1956. His son-in-law, Robert Holland, was president until 1970. Charles Gossett came to First National in 1961 as vice-president, then was elected president in 1970. The name was changed to First State Bank.

As the town grew, the bank grew, along with other organizations. Over the years the configuration of banking and the kinds of services changed drastically. Other banks eventually were founded in Moore to meet the growing population needs.

The bank interest was sold to Will Rogers Bank in 1994. The Intrust Bank Group had bought Will Rogers Bank in 1992, but it was not until 2001 that the name of the Moore Will Rogers Bank was changed to Intrust Bank.

Bank of Moore, First National, First State, Will Rogers, Intrust—all were names of the bank that began in Moore in 1904 with assets of $5000. Along with other banking institutions, it has continued to serve the financial needs of Moore citizens.

Note: This edition of Sketches of Moore was first published in a previous issue of Moore Monthly.

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Community Announcements GENERAL YMCA Before and After School Care, Moore Community Center; call 378-0420 for participating schools and more info.

Big Trash Pick Up. Moore residents will be allowed two FREE big trash pick-ups a year and one free voucher to the city landfill for each physical address in Moore. Call 793-5070 to schedule your trash pick-up.

Neighborhood Watch Program. Moore Police Dept. is starting a Neighborhood Watch Program. If interested in helping your neighborhood reduce crime, contact Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, 793-4448.

Adopt A Pet. Call Moore Animal Shelter, 793-5190; 3900 S. I-35 Service Rd. Open M–F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Closed on Holidays.

First Church Moore, 201 W. Main. Every Wednesday, 4 p.m. Homework and Hangout for Youth (7–12 grades). Free Community Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Family Activities & Church School at 6 p.m. Menu can be found at www.moorechurch.com Afterschool Matters, an after-school program from FBC Moore that helps students toward academic success. Available to first- through sixth-graders every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Contact director Carissa Taylor at carissa.taylor@fbcmoore.org to learn about enrolling or volunteering.

Fresh Start Community Church Food Pantry 309 N Eastern Avenue, West Campus-Family Life Center. Open the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. Canned and dry goods available. Must be a resident of Moore.

(Bring an ID) Free Community Breakfast, 201 W. Main.

On the second and fourth Saturday of every month a free continental breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Contact Richelle Leibold at 794-6671.

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Support Group, Village on the Park, 1515 Kingsridge, OKC. Contact Karen Proctor at 692-8700.

American Legion. Every Wednesday of the

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SENIORS ...month, 12–4 p.m. 207 SW 1st Street. For information, call Preston Simms 550-8516.

Fresh Start Community Church Grief Share Support Group. Every Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Fresh Start Community Church Fireside Room.

Please contact Office at 794-7313 or Lyn Jacquemot at 326-5554 or ladylyn1941@ gmail.com to register or participate.

VOLUNTEERS The Hugs Project, non-profit organization puts together care packages for our troops in the Middle East. For more info call 6518359 or TheHugsProject@cox.net.

Blue Star Mothers of America. Moore City Hall is a donation drop-off for items for our service members overseas. For needs, see www.bsmok6.org or go to City Hall.

Help Deliver Meals to Moore homebound residents. Volunteer drivers needed. Call Darlene Carrell, 793-9069, Brand Center.

Moore Food Resource Center, a part of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, allows volunteers to help fight hunger in Moore.

Volunteers at the Moore Food Resource Center will assist with a variety of tasks, including: serving as client shopper helpers, assisting with loading and unloading vehicles, sorting and shelving food items, and cleaning. The Moore Food Resource Center is located at 2635 N. Shields. For more information on becoming a volunteer, contact Alex Strout at astrout@regionalfoodbank.org or 600-3186.

Serve Moore. Are you looking for a way to help others? Serve Moore is looking for volun-teers to help with disaster relief and renewal projects. If you would like to volunteer or need volunteer help, visit servemoore.com/help to submit a request.

You can also visit the Serve Moore Headquarters located inside the Community Renewal Center at 224 S. Chestnut Ave. in Moore. For more information, visit servemoore.com or call 735-3060.

Moore Senior Citizen Nutrition Site. Brand Senior Center, 501 E. Main, 793-9069.

Open 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday. Meal offered at 11:30 a.m. Call by 1 p.m. the day before to request a meal. Donation for a meal for seniors 60 and above, $2.25.

Required cost for meal for guests under 60, $5.00.

P.A.L.S. Program for Seniors. Seniors will be assigned to a buddy who will call every day to check on you. Sign up with Sgt. Lewis, Moore Police Dept., 793-4448.

Moore Council on Aging. Seniors may have transportation anywhere in the City of Moore for errands or appointments.

8 a.m.–3 p.m., Mon.–Fri. Call 799-3130 at least one day in advance.

Types of Transportation: Metro Transit will provide van service for age 60 and older on Tuesday and Thursday from the Moore area to OKC medical appointments. Call Jackie at 297-2583.

“Share-A-Fare” Age 60 and over or disabled to purchase taxi fare at 40% off.

Project Return Home For Alzheimer’s patients in Moore. For information about enrolling a loved one, contact Virginia Guild at 793-4478 or Sgt. Jeremy Lewis at 793-4448.

CLUBS AARP meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Brand Senior Center, 501 East Main Street, Moore. Programs are on subjects of interest to persons 50 years and over. Potluck dinner follows the program each month.

Moore Old Town Association meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at First United Methodist Church. For further information, contact Janie Milum at cjmilum@ sbcglobal.net.

Malcolm Hunter Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution meets the second Wednesday of each month at Hillcrest Presbyterian Church, 6600 S. Penn, at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Pat Towns, 376-5653.

Clubs & Classes

Moore Rotary Club. The Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W. Main Street. Civic organization dedicated to contributing and volunteering in our community.

Tai Chi is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Thursday at 6 p.m. for ages 13 and up. The class is free.

Call 405-793-2600 for info.

The Oklahoma Women Veterans Organization meets at 11 a.m. the third Saturday during the months of: February, April, June, August, October, and December.

Meeting location is the Sunnylane Family Reception Center, 3900 SE 29th St, Del City.

If you need directions, call 405-445-7040.

Karate is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. The classes are free for anyone ages eight and up. Uniforms available at a discounted rate.

Call 405-793-2600 for info.

South OKC Rotary Club. Fridays, 12 to 1 p.m. at Southwest Integris Cancer Center, SW 44th and Southwestern. Civic organization dedicated to contributing and volunteering in our community.

Moore Horseshoe Pitching Club. Every Thursday, 6 p.m. at Fairmoore Park. For more information, contact 237-1171 VFW Bruce January Post 8706. Meet monthly on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Lynlee Mae Event Center, 501 W. Main in Moore. All veterans are welcome. For more information, contact Mike Eaton at 405-831-4405 or visit www.vfwpost8706.org.

WOMEN South OKC Women’s Connection. This club meets every 3rd Wednesday at noon at Southern Hills Baptist Church, 8601 S. Penn, OKC. Call Joyce at 692-8792 for more information. Nursery provided!

Moms Club of Moore meets the second Thursday of the month at Westmoore Community Church. Visit our website: momsclubsofmoore.com

FITNESS First Baptist Church of Moore. FBC Moore Community Life/Recreation Center. Two basketball courts and racquetball courts, fitness center, walking/running track.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday: Open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: Open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 735-2527.

Morning Fitness is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Monday at 9 a.m.

Ages 40 and up preferred. The class is $2.

Call 405-793-2600 for more information.

Morning Bootcamp is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Ages 13 and up. The class is $2. Call 405-793-2600 for more information.

Afternoon Bootcamp is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. Ages 13 and up. The class is $2. Call 405-793-2600 for info.

Pickleball is available at First Baptist Church Moore every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m. Ages 10 and up. The class is free. Call 405-793-2600 for info.

Zumba with Crystal happens at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at First Christian Church, 629 NW 12th. Cost is $4 for one class or $15 for a five-class punch card.

For more information contact Crystal Forinash at 405-626-8711; zumba_with_crystal@yahoo.com or at the website crystalnelson.zumba.com.

Senior Exercise at the Brand Senior Center is at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Moore Community Center Zumba Classes Fee is $15 dollars a month per person, Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:15 a.m. Instructor: Ritchel Schultz.

For more info call 405-793-5090.

Zumba. $3 fee per class. Monday night at 7:15 p.m. at the Christian Life Center located at 201 W. Main St.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Judo Classes held Monday – Sunday at 117 Skylane Drive in Norman for ages 7 and up. A non-profit organization, all classes are offered in a family friendly environment at the small fee of $20 per month for an individual or $40 per month for a family. Discount uniforms are available. For more information, call 465-1925 or send an email to fiftyonefiftybjj@yahoo.com.

MUSIC/ARTS Southern Hills School of Fine Arts, 8601 S. Penn, OKC 73159. Enrolling children and adults for private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, bass, drums, strings, brass and woodwinds. Call Sarah Gee at 405-735-6387.

Sooner Sensation Show Chorus, Sweet Adelines. Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Fresh Start Church. 309 N Eastern. Call 436-5828 for more information.

RECOVERY/SUPPORT Fresh Start Community Church Celebrate Recovery, 12-Step Program will meet on Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. at 309 N Eastern, 794-7313.

Beth Haven Baptist Church, 12400 S. Western hosts a HOPE Addictions Recovery meeting every Weds. at 6:30 p.m. Call Pastor Rick Carter at 691-6990 for info.

First Baptist Church Grief Share. Support group for individuals and family members struggling with life events such as death, divorce, disappointments; and learning healthy ways to cope with life. Meets weekly on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 NE 27th Street.

Contact Joyce Erwin at 826-6749 for info.

First Baptist Church Celebrate Recovery.

Support and help for those struggling with addiction. Meets weekly on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 NE 27th Street. Call Joel at 202-8741 for more information.

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Events

Moore Public Library CHILDREN’S DEPT.

Zumba 6 p.m. – Thur, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

SW OKC Public Library CHILDREN’S DEPT.

Library Closed Sun, April 5

Baby Story Time 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. – Thur, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Families Reading Together with Art 6 p.m. – Thur, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

“Map of Earthsea” Art Workshop 6 p.m. – Mon, April 6

After School Kids (ASK) 4:30 p.m. – Thur, April 2, 16

Library Closed Sun, April 5

Beginner’s Yoga 6 p.m. – Mon, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Sensory Story Time 10 a.m. – Fri, April 3

Express Yourself with Art! 4:30 p.m. – Mon, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Teen Space Architects Youth Studio Project 6 p.m. – Tues, April 7, 14, 21, 28

Library Closed Sun, April 5

Story Time 10 a.m. - Tues, April 7, 14, 21, 28

Discover Green Cleaning 6:30 p.m. – Tues, April 7

Books, Barks and Buddies 6:30 p.m. - Tues, April 7, 21

Starting Right with Genealogy Research 10 a.m. – Thur, April 9

Children’s Story Time and Craft 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mon, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Disaster Preparedness for Kids 4:30 p.m. – Wed, April 8

Open for Business Book Club 6:30 p.m. – Thur, April 9

Make and Take 10 a.m. - Thur, April 9

Teens Create with 3D Pens 6 p.m. – Fri, April 13

Sensory Story Time 10 a.m. – Fri, April 17

Lego Mindstorm Robots Noon - Sat, April 18

Read, Create and Play 11 a.m. - Sat, April 18

On the Same Page Book Discussion 5:30 p.m. - Mon, April 20

TEENS AND ADULTS

Wills, Trusts and How to Avoid Probate Noon – Tues, April 21

Lapsit Story Time 10 and 10:45 a.m. – Wed, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Tai Chi 10 a.m. – Wed, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10 a.m. – Sat, April 4, 11, 18, 25 VITA Tax Assistance 5:30 p.m. – Wed, April 1, 8, 15 9 a.m. – Sat, April 4, 11

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Donuts and Documentaries 9:30 a.m. – Fri, April 24 Teen Little Bits Creations 6:30 p.m. – Mon, April 27 Moore Reads Book Discussion 6:30 p.m. – Thur, April 30

Grow a Learner with Art, Part 3 – Play Dough 6 p.m. – Thur, April 23 Tween Scene Survival Camp 4:30 p.m. – Tues, April 28 Little Read Program “Catwings” 4:30 p.m. – Thur, April 30

TEENS AND ADULTS Library Closed Sun, April 5 Pilates Club 6 p.m. – Mon, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Minecraft Club 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. – Mon, April 6

Zumba 7 p.m. – Mon, April 6, 13, 20, 27

Lego Quest 4:30 p.m. – Tues, April 7

Red Cross Ready 7 p.m. – Tues, April 7

Afternoon Story Time 2 p.m. – Wed, April 8

Penn Avenue Literacy Society Book Discussion 6:30 p.m. – Thurs, April 9

Minecraft Club for Homeschoolers 2 p.m. – Thur, April 9, 23 Grow a Learner with Art, Part 2 – Scribbling 6 p.m. – Thur, April 9

Beyond the Hour of Code 11 a.m. – Sat, April 11 Early Literacy and Smart Start 6:30 p.m. – Tues, April 14

KidTech: After School Technology Club Smart Money: Family Budget Spreadsheet 5 p.m. – Fri, April 10, 24 10 a.m. – Tues, April 21 Tween Scene Stop Motion Video 4:30 p.m. – Tues, April 14 TLC (Touch, Learn and Create) 10 a.m. – Wed, April 15 Goodnight Story Time 6 p.m. - Tues, April 21

Business Connections Book Discussion Group 11 a.m. – Wed, April 22 Saving Your Digital Life: Digital Storage 11 a.m. – Tues, April 28 Babywearing and Cloth Diapering 6:30 p.m. – Tues, April 28

City of Moore Parks & Recreation MOORE COMMUNITY CENTER Normal Hours of Operation Mon - Thur: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sun: Closed Open Gym 15 & under (school ID recommended) Monday - Friday: 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

16 & up (must have ID) Monday - Wednesday: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Sat: 10am-5:30pm Hours are subject to change without notice. Gym may be closed at any time due to special events, league play, or other activities.

Zumba Fitness at Moore Community Center, $15 a month per person or $5 per class. Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m., Saturdays at 10:15 a.m. Instructor, Ritchel Schultz. For more information, call 405-793-5090.

Tippi Toes at Moore Community Center High-energy dance classes for ages 15 months to ten years. Mini shows will be held in the fall with a spring recital in May. Tuition is $50 per month and registration is $30, which includes a t-shirt. Visit www.tippitoesdance.com or call 361-3620 for information.

Schedule is as follows: Tuesday 5:30 p.m.: Toddler & Me (ages 15 months-3 years) Tuesday 6:15 p.m.: Tippi Toes I (ages 3-4) Thursday 5:30 p.m.: Baby Ballet (ages 2-3) Thursday 6:15 p.m.: Tippi Toes II (ages 5-7) Thursday 7:00 p.m.: Hip Hop/Jazz (ages 7-10)

Brand Senior Center

For more info on activities and times, call 793-9069.

April 2 10:00 a.m.

April 3 10:00 a.m.

April 6 12:30 p.m.

April 7 10:00 a.m.

April 9 10:30 a.m.

April 14 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

April 15 10:30 a.m.

April 16 10:30 a.m.

April 20 12:30 p.m.

April 21 10:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

April 22 11:45 a.m.

April 23 10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

April 24 11:45 a.m.

April 27 10:00 a.m.

April 28 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

April 30 10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Wii Bowling MCOA Monthly Meeting Kay Music Lessons Country Music House Singers Healthy Fun Foods provided by Universal Home Health Last Chance Band Library Blood Pressure and Sugar Checks provided by Loving Care Blood Pressure Checks provided by Meeker Nursing IRS & Phone Scams provided by Cleveland Co. Sheriff’s Office Kay Music Lessons Country Music House Singers AARP Board Meeting Fresh Cobbler provided by Village on the Park Rudy & Mary to sing Blood Pressure Checks provided by Arbor House Root Beer Floats provided by Vain Hospice MCOA Board Meeting BINGO provided by Allegiance Credit Union Library AARP Monthly Meeting & Potluck Dinner Spa Day provided by Meeker & McCloud Home Care Estate Planning

Exercise: Mon, Wed, Fri 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday 12:15 p.m.

Thursday 9-11 a.m.

Thursday 1 p.m.

Exercise Line Dancing Lessons Wood Carving Oil Painting

Dominos, Card Games, Jig-Saw puzzles, Pool, Quilting, and volunteer work to assist the homebound is available at the Brand Center daily.

Moore Council On Aging Bus Service: 799-3130 Seniors may have transportation anywhere in the city of Moore for errands or appointments 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Moore Senior Citizen Nutrition Site Brand Center: 501 E. Main.Reservations for meals: 793-9069. Donation for a meal for seniors 60 and above, $2.25. Re-quired cost for meal for guests under 60, $5.00

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Calendar of Events - April 2015 APRIL 1 – WEDNESDAY American Legion. 207 SW 1st Street, Moore. Open for all veterans from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call for more info 794-5446.

Dinner, Easter Egg Hunt and Bunny Pictures. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main Street, Moore. Free night of family for the whole family.

Food Safety Manager Certification Class. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. OCCC Professional Development Center, 7124 Interstate 35 Service Road, Oklahoma City. The two-day class (April 1-2) will teach participants how to properly handle, prepare and store foods thus preventing food-borne illnesses. Cost for the course is $155 and includes course instruction, books and exam fee.

Moore Rotary Club. Noon, Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W Main St. Moore.

Soul Food Community Dinner. 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

Moore First United Methodist Church. 201 West Main Street. Free community dinner each Wednesday to feed your appetite for food, fun, fellowship, and friends. The menu is at moorechurch.com APRIL 2 – THURSDAY Dance Featuring “The Killin’ Time Band.”

7:00-9:30 p.m. 8251 E. Reno. Playing your favorite country, old rock n’ roll, blues, and jazz music. Call (405) 737-7611 for info.

Edward Jones Tax Time Issues Seminar.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Moore Community Center, 301 S. Howard, Moore. The free seminar will focus on tax-free investing.

Moore Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting.

3 p.m. Val’s Sun and Shape, 101 N. Eastern MPS Junior High Cheer Tryouts Clinic. 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Southmoore High School Large Gym, 2901 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Moore.

Rocking 80’s Show. The Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre presents one of the most fun shows of the year starring Michael Cooper, Joshua Vanover, James Morris, Michael Andreaus, and Elizabeth Turner. Rock out to music from Journey, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Def Leppard, Michael Jackson and a host of other great 80’s artists while rocking your favorite 80’s fashion statements. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 405-793-7779. All tickets include dinner and the show.

APRIL 3 – FRIDAY Rocking 80’s Show at The Yellow Rose Moore Chamber of Commerce Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting. 10 a.m. Paradigm Hormones, 1301 S. Interstate 35 Service Road, Suite 106, Moore.

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MPS High School Cheer & Pom Tryouts Clinic.

3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Southmoore High School Large Gym, 2901 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Moore.

South OKC Rotary Club. Noon. Southwest Integris Cancer Center. Southwest 44th and South Western, Oklahoma City APRIL 4 – SATURDAY Rocking 80’s Show at The Yellow Rose APRIL 6 – MONDAY City Council Meeting. 6:30pm, Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway, Moore Celebrate Recovery Support Group 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Faith Crossing Baptist Church, 13701 S. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City 5 Loaves Lunch. 12:25 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 West Main Street, Moore. Serving lunch to high school students to help ease the traffic, drive and expense of going out to lunch. Transportation from Moore High is available outside the auditorium doors.

APRIL 7 – TUESDAY Parks Board Meeting.

7 p.m. Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway, Moore Planning Commission Meeting.

7 p.m. Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway, Moore Cancer Support Group. 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 201 W Main Street, Moore.

Call Richelle Leibold at 794-6671.

APRIL 8 – WEDNESDAY American Legion. 207 SW 1st Street, Moore.

Open for all veterans from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Call for more information 794-5446.

Moore Rotary Club. Noon, Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W Main St. Moore.

...check out the website at vfwpost8706.org Southmoore Jazz Band Concert. 7 p.m. Southmoore High School Large Gym, 2901 S. Santa Fe APRIL 10 – FRIDAY Rocking 80’s Show at The Yellow Rose South OKC Rotary Club. Noon. Southwest Integris Cancer Center. Southwest 44th and South Western, Oklahoma City MPS High School Pom Tryouts. 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Southmoore High School, 2901 S. Santa Fe Avenue.

APRIL 11 – SATURDAY Come Saturday Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main Street, Moore. The free meal is aimed at helping families and seniors make ends meet by providing breakfast on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.

MPS High School & Junior High Cheer Tryouts.

6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Southmoore High School, 2901 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Moore.

APRIL 13 – MONDAY Celebrate Recovery Support Group 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Faith Crossing Baptist Church, 13701 S. Penn, OKC 5 Loaves Lunch. 12:25 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 West Main Street, Liberty Republican Women Meeting. 7 p.m.

Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, 1317 N. Moore Avenue, Moore. For more information, contact Connie Jo Gardner at 405-831-9058.

Moore Public Schools School Board Meeting.

6 p.m. MPS Admin Building, 1500 SE 4th St.

Soul Food Community Dinner. 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

Moore First United Methodist Church.

APRIL 9 – THURSDAY Business Before Hours. 8 a.m. Moore Medical Center, 700 S. Telephone Road, Moore.

Networking Lunch. 11:45 a.m. Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W. Main Street, Moore. Cost is $10.

RSVP at www.moorechamber.com.

Rocking 80’s Show at The Yellow Rose

APRIL 15 – WEDNESDAY American Legion. 207 SW 1st Street, Moore. Open for all veterans from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call for more information 794-5446.

VFW Bruce January Post 8706 Monthly Meeting.

7 p.m. Lynlee Mae Event Center, 501 W. Main Street, Moore. Join us on the second Thursday of every month for our meeting. All veterans are welcome.

For more info, call Mike Eaton at 405-831-4405 or

Dance Featuring “The Killin’ Time Band.”

7:00-9:30 p.m. 8251 E. Reno. Playing your favorite country, old rock n’ roll, blues, and jazz music.

Call (405) 737-7611 for info.

Business After Hours. 5 p.m. Moore Funeral Home & Cremation, 400 SE 19th Street, Moore.

Protecting Your Brain Health Class.

7 p.m. Green Acres Market, 7301 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City. Dr. Amy Quick, ND, CBHC, LPNM discusses the importance of protecting your brain function, enhancing your memory and maintaining clarity of thought. She will share her knowledge on proper nutrition, supplements, lifestyle changes and other important factors to enhance brain health & function.

Rocking 80’s Show at The Yellow Rose

APRIL 14 – TUESDAY Cancer Support Group. 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main Street, Moore. Call Richelle Leibold at 794-6671.

Dance Featuring “The Killin’ Time Band.”

7:00-9:30 p.m. 8251 E. Reno. Playing your favorite country, old rock n’ roll, blues, and jazz music. Call (405) 737-7611 for more information.

APRIL 16 – THURSDAY Networking Breakfast. 8 a.m. Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W. Main Street, Moore. Cost is $8.

RSVP at www.moorechamber.com.

Moore Rotary Club. Noon, Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W Main St. Moore.

Soul Food Community Dinner. 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

Moore First United Methodist Church.

Volunteer Fair. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Legend at Rivendell Assisted Living & Memory Care, 13200 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City. If you have a heart for serving, have time to give or need service hours, attend the Volunteer Fair to discover the many volunteer opportunities in the local area. For more information, call 405-691-2300.

APRIL 17 – FRIDAY Friday Night Live For Him. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Moore, 301 N. 27th Street, Moore. Friday Night Live for Him!! Join the Singles of FBC Moore for Friday Night Live for HIM. There’s a dinner for a small charge at 6:30 p.m. in the Atrium followed by a wonderful time of musical entertainment and inspiration with “The Good News Brothers”.

Recreation and table games to follow until 10:00 p.m. Call 793-2624 for more information, or e-mail marji.robison@fbcmoore.org.

South OKC Rotary Club. Noon. Southwest Integris Cancer Center. Southwest 44th and South Western, Oklahoma City APRIL 18 – SATURDAY ACT Test. 7:30 a.m. Moore High School, 300 N. Eastern Avenue, Moore.

ACT Test. 8 a.m. Westmoore High School, 12613 S. Western Avenue, Oklahoma City.

Earth Day Recycling Event. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Moore Recycling Center, 400 N. Telephone Road, Moore.

The City of Moore will hold recycling opportunities to celebrate Earth Day. Citizens can drive-thru and drop off items at the following times: paper to be shredded from 8 a.m. to Noon; tires from 8 a.m. to Noon; electronics from 8 a.m. to Noon; glass from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plastics, aluminum, tin, cardboard, and newspaper are accepted daily, and can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Calendar of Events - April 2015 APRIL 20 – MONDAY Moore Economic Development Authority Meeting. 6:30 p.m. Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway, Moore Celebrate Recovery Support Group 6:30-8:30 p.m. Faith Crossing Baptist Church, 13701 S. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City City Council Meeting. 6:30pm, Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway, Moore 5 Loaves Lunch. 12:25 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Moore First United Methodist Church APRIL 21 – TUESDAY Cancer Support Group. 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 201 W Main Street, Moore.

Call Richelle Leibold at 794-6671.

Moore Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon. 11:45 a.m. The Yellow Rose Theatre, 1005 W. 4th Street, Moore.

Cost is $25 at the door.

MPS District Student Art Exhibit. Opens at 3 p.m.

Moore Norman Technology Center, 13301 S. Penn Avenue, Oklahoma City.

Pilobolus Dance Group. 7:30 p.m. OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center, 7777 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City. Founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971, Pilobolus is based in Washington Depot, Connecticut and New York City but has been touring its 115 pieces of repertory to more than 64 countries over the last 42 years.

Pilobolus continually forms diverse collaborations that break down barriers between disciplines and challenge the way we think about dance and, in recent years, has transformed from avant-garde dance company into an international entertainment brand featured on the likes of “Oprah,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and the “Academy Awards.”

Purchase tickets at www.occc.edu.

Stress, Anxiety and Insomnia Seminar. 6 p.m.

Green Acres Market, 7301 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City. We live in stressful times. Stress, anxiety and insomnia impacts our well being and our quality of life. Dr Michael Murray: causes of unhealthy stress, why the drug approach generally doesn’t work, practical advice and guidance on coping with stress naturally, stress management tips and strategies (time and relationships, healthy eating, exercise, achieving a positive attitude). Dr. Murray is one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine. He has published over 30 books featuring natural approaches to health.

APRIL 22 – WEDNESDAY American Legion. 207 SW 1st Street, Moore. Open for all veterans from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call for more information 794-5446.

Moore Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Breakfast. 8 a.m. Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W. Main Street, Moore. RSVP is required.

Moore Rotary Club. Noon, Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W Main St. Moore.

MPS District Student Art Exhibit. All-Day. Moore Norman Technology Center, 13301 S. Penn Avenue, Oklahoma City.

Soul Food Community Dinner. 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

Moore First United Methodist Church.

APRIL 23 – THURSDAY “Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!” 7:30 p.m. OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center, 7777 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City. This performance is the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story and based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom.

Purchase tickets at www.occc.edu.

Dance Featuring “The Killin’ Time Band.”

7:00-9:30 p.m. 8251 E. Reno. Playing your favorite country, old rock n’ roll, blues, and jazz music. Call (405) 737-7611 for more information.

APRIL 24 – FRIDAY South OKC Rotary Club. Noon. Southwest Integris Cancer Center. Southwest 44th and South Western, Oklahoma City APRIL 25 – SATURDAY Alive at 25: Free Youth Driver Awareness Class.

8 a.m. to Noon. Moore Norman Technology Center, 13301 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City.

The four-hour course focuses on behaviors young drivers and passengers typically display behind the wheel. Students learn about the devastating consequences of practicing risky driving behaviors by watching interactive videos, sharing driving experiences, and role-playing various driving situation. For more information or to enroll in the Alive at 25 classes call 364-5763, ext. 7260 or mntc.edu.

Bark For Life – A Canine Event to Fight Cancer.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kiwanis Park, 501 E. Main Street, Moore. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Opening Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. The event will feature: vendors, raffles, an agility demonstration, rescue/adoption opportunities, games, a costume contest, dog/owner look-alike contests, and a best trick contest. Registration for owner and one to two dogs is $20, and includes a t-shirt for the owner.

You must pre-register to ensure a shirt. Register at www.relayforlife.org/barkmooreok.

Come Saturday Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main Street, Moore. The free meal is aimed at helping families

...and seniors make ends meet by providing breakfast on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.

CT Clothing Closet. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CrossTimbers United Methodist Church, 3004 S. Sunnylan, Moore. CrossTimbers UMC Clothing Closet is a place where those in need can find men’s clothing, women’s clothing, and kid’s clothing, along with shoes and accessories. All sizes are available and are free for community members.

Moore High School Band Golf Tournament Fundraiser. 7 a.m. Earlywine Golf Course, 11600 S. Portland Avenue, Oklahoma City. The Moore High School Band is hosting a golf fundraiser on Saturday, April 25 at the Earlywine Golf Course.

Registration is $260.00 for a foursome, and it is only $240 if teams register by April 1. To register or for more information, contact Sharon Moody at 405-830-1302.

Spring Sale in Old Town. All-Day. North Broadway Street and East Main Street, Moore. Come to Old Town and check out the sales and shopping.

APRIL 27 – MONDAY Celebrate Recovery Support Group 6:30-8:30 p.m. Faith Crossing Baptist Church, 13701 S. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City 5 Loaves Lunch. 12:25 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Moore First United Methodist Church, 201 West Main Street, Moore. Serving lunch to high school students to help ease the traffic, drive and expense of going out to lunch. Transportation from Moore High School is available outside the auditorium doors.

Westmoore Jazz Band Concert. 7 p.m. Westmoore High School, 12613 S. Western Avenue, OKC APRIL 28 – TUESDAY Cancer Support Group. 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 201 W Main Street, Moore.

Call Richelle Leibold at 794-6671.

Caregiver Support Group. 3:00 p.m. at Village on the Park, 1515 Kingsridge Drive, Oklahoma City. Being a caregiver is the hardest job there is.

This support group meets the 4th Tuesday of each month. There will be an educational topic followed by open discussion with other caregivers. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Karen Proctor at 405-692-8700 or email kproctor@ retliv.com.

APRIL 29 – WEDNESDAY American Legion. 207 SW 1st Street, Moore. Open for all veterans from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call for more information 794-5446.

...Main Street. Free community dinner each Wednesday to feed your appetite for food, fun, fellowship, and friends. The menu can be found on www.moorechurch.com APRIL 30 – THURSDAY Citywide Garage Sale. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Citywide Garage Sale will run from April 30 to May 3. Citizens can host a garage sale this weekend without a permit, but are asked to register their sale with the City of Moore on www.cityofmoore. com. All registered sales will be added to a map for shoppers to use.

Dance Featuring “The Killin’ Time Band.”

7:00-9:30 p.m. 8251 E. Reno. Playing your favorite country, old rock n’ roll, blues, and jazz music.

Call (405) 737-7611 for more information.

Moore Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting.

3 p.m. Integrity Martial Arts, 801 Brian Court, Moore.

Sunbeam Family Services Shine Gala.

Oklahoma City Civic Center Hall of Mirrors, 201 N. Walker Avenue, Oklahoma City. The glamorous evening will be presented by the Inasmuch Foundation and co-chaired by former Oklahoma Governor and First Lady, Brad and Kim Henry.

Individuals and businesses are invited to sponsor tables at the fundraising dinner as the first annual Aspire Award will be presented to Ray Bitsche, Sunbeam’s former CEO. Tickets may be purchased by emailing events@sunbeamfamilyservices.org or by calling 405-609-2311.

= Music = Theater = City/Chamber = Family = Group = Education = Fund Raiser/ Volunteer

Moore Rotary Club. Noon, Moore Chamber of Commerce, 305 W Main St. Moore.

Soul Food Community Dinner. 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

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The Big Summer Movie Preview - Part One

BY ROB MORRIS © PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

JURASSIC WORLD Let’s face it. Summers are the mixedmartial-arts competition of the movie studios.

It’s week after week of cutthroat competition between the biggest and baddest flicks Hollywood can crank out. With so much at stake at the box office the Tinseltown suits load up on their most bankable heavyweights in hopes of luring vacationing moviegoers into theaters.

For that reason we’re gonna split our summer movie preview into two parts this year. In this issue we’ll take a look at the monster flicks and in May we’ll cover the (ahem) “smaller movies” that will be visiting a megaplex near you. Hopefully you’ll find enough information to help you make an informed decision on which films are worth your dime and time.

(Read this next sentence to yourself in that familiar movie trailer voice-over dude’s tones) IN A WORLD WHERE A MOVIE HAS TO MAKE A PROFIT DURING THE FIRST WEEKEND OF RELEASE….

Yeah, that’s the world we live in. And it means another summer packed with comic book movies, sequels, reboots, and spectacles.

Here’s the thing: if you’ll just go ahead and make peace about that you’ll probably be able to look past the lack of creativity and actually enjoy seeing some familiar faces.

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON May 1st

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD May 15

TOMORROWLAND May 22

Director: Joss Whedon Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett, Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Director: George Miller Writers: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult

Director: Brad Bird Writers: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McGraw

Unless you’ve been locked in a cellar as part of a cult there’s no way you can’t know about this highly-anticipated sequel. The Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, The Hulk, and Hawkeye) are back to face a new and even deadlier threat: Ultron. There’s more at stake here than just the fate of Earth and the human race. Marvel is upping the ante as they prepare to move to Phase Three of their master plan for movie domination. Providing the world and The Avengers survive Ultron and his minions, Phase Three includes standalone sequels for Captain America, Thor, and Guardians of the Galaxy as well as introduction movies for Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and the Inhumans. Even without the impressive shadow of Phase Three hanging over Avengers 2, there’s no way movie-goers don’t make this Marvel-go-round another billion dollar bingo winner.

STATUS: Don’t You Dare Miss It

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Mel Gibson is gone and Tom Hardy is stepping into the title role of George Miller’s reborn apocalyptic thriller. Part reboot, part sequel, “Fury Road” us back to the bleak desert landscape where marauding gangs battle for gasoline and the remnants of mankind struggle to find a way of escape and survival. The trailer for this movie hints that Miller still has the magic touch when it comes to staging spectacular and creative action sequences. Theron has a record of making her characters imposing. The success or failure of this dystopian go-round rides on whether audiences will buy Hardy in the role that helped make Gibson a major star.

STATUS: Don’t Rush to See It, But Probably Worth Checking Out.

This is a Disney project that has intrigued sci-fi fans since the project was green-lit back in 2011. The initial announcement was met with quite a bit of cynicism due to the immediate and obvious connection to the Tomorrowland ride at Disney World. It was the same year “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” debuted and that lead the vast majority of people to assume that Disney was simply trying to cash in on the “Hey, let’s turn a Disney ride into a tentpole franchise that makes a ton of cash!” model. But the tag-team of Brad Bird (“The Iron Giant”, “The Incredibles”) directing and Damon Lindelof (“LOST”) writing did create a little buzz. That buzz had turned into breathless anticipation with the release of two sparkling trailers showing Clooney and Robertson racing through a spectacular parallel world where anything is possible.

STATUS: Don’t You Dare Miss It.

SAN ANDREAS May 29 Director: Brad Peyton Writers: Carlton Cuse, Andre Fabrizio Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Paul Giamatti, Ioan Gruffuld, Kylie Minogue What do you get when you combine a magnitude 8.0 earthquake with Dwayne Johnson and the director “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”??? Let’s just say expectations are very low for this disaster film. No doubt the special effects will be spectacular, so there will be a nice turnout from the “can’t wait to see a disaster” demographic. STATUS: Could Be Disastrous, Proceed With Caution.

JURASSIC WORLD June 12 Director: Colin Trevorrow Writers: Derek Connolly, Colin Treverrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judy Greer, Vincent D’Onofrio 22-years have passed since Isla Nublar first brought dinosaurs back to terrifying life. The island now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, which you would think would be jam-packed with visitors, right? Not so much. Turns out the theme park has been open for ten years and

visitors are presumably more interested in cat videos and Twitter-rumors than the giant animals. Naturally the profit-minded corporation decides it’s time to tinker with dino-DNA to spark a renewed interest in the park…and we all know that’s simply going to put humans in the middle of a dinosaur buffet. Chris Pratt (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) is in the saddle for the lead role while Bryce Dallas Howard (“Spiderman 3”, “Terminator 3”) is along for the ride as the park manager.

STATUS: Life Will Find a Way.

TERMINATOR GENISYS July 3 Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier Starring: Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Jai Courtney, Arnold Schwarzenegger In John Cameron’s original “Terminator” movie, bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger scored a breakout role as a nearly invincible robot with marginal human interactive skills. Call it serendipity or brilliant typecasting. Either way the movie launched the former Mr. Olympia’s unlikely career as a movie star. Note that I wrote “movie star” and not “actor.” That was 1984. The 68-yearold actor is apparently still spry enough to play his signature role one more time in this

FANTASTIC FOUR August 7

reboot that is once again built around the time-traveling attempt to stop “Judgment Day.” Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) and Jai Courtney (“Divergent”) co-star.

STATUS: Probably Not.

Director: Josh Trank Writers: Simon Kinberg, Jack Kirby Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell

ANT-MAN July 17 Director: Peyton Reed Writers: Adam McKay, Paul Rudd Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Hayley Atwell, Michael Douglas, Judy Greer There’s some skepticism about the potential success of this lesser-known Marvel property. Some believe the studio is due for a fall after a remarkable run of hits. But just keep in mind that a year ago there wasn’t much hope for a little secondtier Marvel movie called “Guardians of the Galaxy”, which went on to claim the number three spot in the box office for all of 2014.

Paul Rudd stars as a thief who steals a suit that allows him to shrink or grow to various sizes and communicate directly with insects.

STATUS: Skeptical Enthusiasm.

The one thing you need to know about this comic book movie reboot is that it comes from 20th Century Fox. Where everything that Marvel has touched has turned to golden, billowy success…Fox has managed to nearly destroy any comic book property they have control over. Comic book fans are still seething over what the studio did to the X-Men before it was rebooted, not to mention the absolutely pitiful X-Men Origins: Wolverine film. This is their second go-round with the Fantastic Four and they’re skewing it heavily toward a younger crowd with the casting of Teller, Mara, Jordan, and Bell as the four ordinary people transformed into superheroes by gamma rays….or is it by interdimensional travel???? STATUS: Probably Not Worth the Time.

Coming in May: A look at our non-blockbuster summer picks.

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Spring for Cleaning!

BY KATIE ROBERTS Growing up, I dreaded the month of April. Why you ask? Because something always happened to my mother during that month. It’s as if the very sensation of the weather change and the scent of blooming flowers carried with them an invisible but contagious aura of one thing all kids dread: Spring cleaning.

After school one day I would get off the bus to find the front door wide open, the furniture disheveled like a maze, and an assortment of cleaning tools I hadn’t seen since the previous spring. Before I had the chance to think about running away, my mother would call me into the house with a much-too-cheery voice and present me with a plate of cookies—a bribe, no doubt—followed by the official “Spring Cleaning” announcement and a laundry list of chores that would make any kid beg to do their homework instead.

I’m an adult now and have inherited my mother’s responsibility of creating the formidable chore list. One thing I did not inherit, however, is my mother’s enthusiasm for spring cleaning. So, how do we as adults make cleaning fun? Well, nothing will make scrubbing caked-on shoe prints glamorous, but these tips sure do make cleaning more bearable. #1: Splurge to Scrub Splurge on cleaning supplies that will make you want to use them. If you have cute dust cloths, delicious scented cleaners and new toys you look forward to using, it will make the starting process a little bit easier. #2: Prep for Pauses We all eventually get tired, hungry and distracted. Make some quick, high-energy snacks ready to go like sliced apples and peanut butter or cheese and crackers. That way when you get fatigued or hungry, you have a pick-me-up ready to go and won’t lose focus—or time—looking for food. #3: Race to the Radio Turn cleaning into a game and a jam sesh all in one. Choose your favorite dance floor radio station or playlist then see how much cleaning you can get done per song.

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Answer Crew - Business My company sells to other businesses. What tools should I develop for effective business-to-business sales?

Ideal Customer Profile One of the first tools I recommend developing is an Ideal Customer Profile. Creating a clear profile of your ideal customer makes it much easier to identify your most promising leads and let go of those leads that are simply not a good fit for your product or service. It also enables your business colleagues to send you more effective referrals.

Consider these aspects of a company to determine if they are an ideal customer for you: • Industry. Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC) or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) can help identify these.

• Company size. Measure by gross sales, number of employees or both.

• Geographic location.

• Decision Maker. Depending on your product or service, determine who, within a company, is the decision maker for what you are selling.

Unique Selling Proposition What makes your company unique, better, different, more effective? The answers create your competitive advantage and why customers buy from you.

It is your Unique Selling Proposition and it should be the backbone of your Elevator Speech.

Elevator Speech As you move through the marketplace, you will need to be able to quickly and succinctly tell people what you do. Often referred to as an elevator speech because it is just long enough to share with someone during an elevator ride, this quick description of your company should include items you identify in your Unique Selling Proposition. Develop versions of varying lengths so that you can adjust your elevator speech to fit the situation.

Sales Presentation Script Develop a sales presentation script that describes what you bring to the table and the benefits your customers receive.

Prepare for “No” When you sell, you will hear “no”. It’s a fact. If you aren’t hearing “no”, you probably aren’t doing any sales activity! A potential customer may be rejecting your product or service, but they are not personally rejecting you. As you spend time in the marketplace, take note of why people don’t buy from you, why they say no. Generally, objections revolve around three issues: money/ budget, time, or indecision. Knowing this enables you to prepare a response ahead of time and possibly turn a no into a yes.

Write out all of these sales tools and refine your message so that it is clear and precise. The more you recite your USP, elevator speech, and sales script, what might start out feeling scripted and unnatural will eventually become second nature. Record your message. Do you sound enthusiastic?

Would you buy from you? Role play with a trusted friend or family until you are comfortable. Young children provide great distraction and alleviate any nervousness you might be feeling. Rehearse it in front of the mirror and observe your body language, expression, and eye contact. And, smile! It is contagious! Once your message is perfected, all of your attention can be on the prospective client, not internally focused, thinking about what you are going to say next.

Developing your tools will give you added confidence & effectiveness – Good Selling!

Henry Dumas

Small Buisness Managment Coordinator Moore Norman Technology Center

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City Athletes Heat Up Winter with Successful Seasons

BY COLE POLAND State Fair Arena hosted the OSSAA State Wrestling Championships for all four classes in the state, packing in eight mats on the arena floor.

The Moore Lions qualified two wrestlers, Colby Moates (third) and Garrett Sanner (fourth).

The Southmoore SaberCats qualified three wrestlers, Conor Dooling, Gabe Aleman, and Brey Walker but all three Cats went down in the first round.

The Westmore Jaguars qualified four wrestlers, Canon Randall, Dalton Duffield (second), Deven Brewer (fourth), and Dayday Newton (third).

At 106, Canon Randall, a Westmoore sophomore, squared off against Union’s Mason Naifeh. Randall controlled the match, getting quick takedowns throughout the first two periods. Just before the second period buzzer, Randall turned Naifeh on his back to score the pin.

Canon Randall of Westmoore is the 106 State Champion.

On the basketball court, Moore’s men and women lost in the opening game of

regionals, the women to Edmond Santa Fe and the men to crosstown rival, Southmoore.

Westmoore’s men also fell in the opening game to Edmond Santa Fe. Southmoore’s men made it to Area out of the Mustang regional but fell in the first round of the second weekend to Santa Fe. The Lady Jaguars won, lost, and won, placing them in the Area consolation final.

The Lady SaberCats won, won, and lost, setting up a SouthWest Showdown for a spot in the State tournament.

In the Area consolation final, the Jaguars came out of the gate on fire. They began with a 6-0 run to grad ahold of the early momentum and knock the SaberCats on their heels to lead, 29-21, after the first half.

The things going right for the Jags early on though found resistance as the Cats woke up. Westmoore didn’t lose the lead until midway through the fourth quarter.

Southmoore secured their spot in the State tournament with a 58-48 win, ending the Jaguars season.

The Cats drew the Sapulpa Chieftains in the first round of State. The first half

featured two teams trying to find their footing in the game, but the Cats led, 17-10, at the break.

The Cats’ shooters got hot in the third but Sapulpa woke up in the fourth.

Sapulpa had the ball five seconds left, trailing Southmoore, 42-41. Chieftain Brice Calip drove into the lane but was met but two SaberCats to force her to find an outlet for a shot. By the time she found someone, the horn had blown and they didn’t even get a shot off.

Southmoore beat Sapulpa, 42-41, in the first round of the State tournament.

They made it to the semifinals, only a win away from the State championship game, where they faced defending champion Broken Arrow.

In the first half, Momo Hawkins led the way for the Cats with 14 points. The teams went back and forth in the first half with Southmoore leading for much of the first quarter but Broken Arrow leading, 31-28 at the break.

The Tigers put the hammer down in the second half to stretch out to a 13-point

lead with five minutes left to play and take control of the game for good.

The Cats final push would come up short, though, as they fell to Broken Arrow, 58-51, in the State semifinals.

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FINALIST 2015

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SHOW GUIDE The Moore Daily offers you several different locally produced TV style shows

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TheMooreDaily.com sports reporter Cole Poland hosts this monthly interview show featuring athletes from Moore and South OKC.

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Sponsored by First United Bank Each month on “Library Connections,” your hosts at the Pioneer Library System share resources and events you and your family can use to explore life’s pathway. Whether you’re looking for a great program to help your children grow and learn, searching for your next favorite book, interested in honing a new skill or learning a new technology, or trying to find a fun event to attend with friends or family, your local library can help.

Check out this month’s episode of “Library Connections” at www. pioneerlibrarysystem.org or at www.themooredaily.com.

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Answer Crew - Gardening QUESTION: I’m new to Oklahoma and wish to grow some tomatoes.

What are your recommendations?

ANSWER: Tomatoes are a tropical plant, so they thrive in a very warm to hot

The most popular size is the indeterminate plant, which grows all season and

climate, generally. They originated in the rain forest of South America and slowly

continues to produce right up to the first freeze. When the freeze is anticipated,

wended their way north. Located in the southern part of the US, Oklahoma receives

simply harvest the green tomatoes and take them indoors. Wrap each one in

its share of sun. In fact, Oklahoma is one of the five longest growing seasons in the

newspaper and place in a box out of the way. They will be ready to eat in a few weeks.

country. For tomato growing, you are definitely living in the right state.

Or make your own fried green tomatoes.

Originally, tomatoes were small orbs, mostly red. Through the assistance of

If you are eager to plant your first tomatoes, here’s a word of caution. Oklahoma

geneticists, this fruit has changed in several ways. Some tomatoes weight around

is noted for its capricious weather, so continue to monitor the forecasts. As a rule

one pound and can be found in various colors like green, white, pink, black, and even

of thumb, April 15th is the usual last freeze date. Gardeners who are growing in

striped. For size, consider a beefsteak such as Brandywine, and for salads, you have

raised beds will gain a week or so on planting since the beds warm quicker than the

a choice of cherry or paste, like Roma. When I subscribed to Seed Savers Exchange,

surrounding soil.

they sent me their yearly magazine, which looks like a small city phone directory.

Being fond of tomatoes, I turned immediately to the color pink.

It took me about a week to completely devour that section of tomatoes before turning to the other colors.

Many gardeners work full time and then garden in the extra hours. For them, buying plants, either locally of through a seed and plant catalog, is the most efficient

A method for developing stronger, hardier plants has been employed for years

by Europeans. They use the grafting technique. As an experiment, you might buy a grafted tomato plant to see if it grows any better than those you raised ordinarily.

I saw some for sale at Marcum’s Nursery and they are shown in seed and plant catalogs. The cost, however, is a bit steep.

Conclusion: As a backyard gardener, you have many choices among the various

use of their time. The selection is limited in the stores. For gardeners blessed with

tomato varieties that grow well in Oklahoma. I recommend that you start by growing

more time, germinating seeds indoors is preferable. Fresh, quality seeds become

a few different kinds and keep meticulous records of their progress. Next season, you

available early in the spring, and the selection is vast. My seeds usually come from

will know which ones were best suited to your tastes and this environment.

WinterSown.org, a non-profit group out of East Meadow, New York. For an SASE,

I welcome any questions about growing tomatoes. Email normpark@ymail.com

you can select and receive free seeds. Investigate WinterSown.org online.

Resources:

I have been a gardener since 1942 when I created a Victory garden in Kearny,

Your public library

New Jersey. The tomatoes I grew were all hybrids, which were productive. A few

Local garden workshops

years ago, while conducting a computer search, I discovered open-pollinated and

Master Gardeners

heirloom tomatoes.

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These plants aren’t as productive as hybrids, but the flavor is outstanding. Here is a short list of heirloom tomatoes that I have enjoyed growing in Oklahoma: • Cherokee Purple • Wisconsin 55 • Rutgers Japanese • Trifele Black (originating in Russia) • Siberian (very early) Sub Arctic Plenty (originally developed for the military stationed in Greenland) • Delicious Delicious Mikado (a favorite in Japan), • and Trip L Crop My most enjoyable experience is germinating the seeds indoors and watching the new seedlings emerge. When they are about 10 to 12 inches high, they are ready to plant outdoors in the garden. This gives a real sense of accomplishment.

Some years ago, Campbell Soup Company in New Jersey collaborated with Rutgers University, a Land Grant Institution, to develop a tomato plant that was small and produced fruit all at the same time. They created the determinate plant, which was a perfect solution. This plant grows to a height of around three feet, produces its fruit, and then terminates.

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Diamond Outlook Shines for City

BY COLE POLAND

It’s been a long winter. The snow cancelled more days than the administration would have liked. The rain soaked the ballfields more than the coaches needed right now.

It’s all left the baseball and slow pitch teams of Moore, Westmoore, and Southmoore, in the batting cages longer than all of the players like.

“The weather’s very frustrating right now,” says Westmoore baseball senior Hunter Southerland. “It’s not cooperating with us but that’s the baseball season.”

“We’re almost halfway through the season and we’ve only played, what,” wonders Moore softball junior Sierra Crick, “three, four games?”

They got cabin fever. Being holed up inside the poorly ventilated barn out beyond left field gets the stagnation of not playing stuck in the nose. It’s created an antsiness to the players, an excitement about finally being able to get back out on the field and create some more laundry for their parents to do.

The Jaguar and SaberCat baseball teams enter the season having lost a little to graduation but return solid

cores. The Jags return two signees to the University of Oklahoma and the Cats bring back a golden ticket.

Southerland will catch his current and future batterymate Kyle Tyler this season and next season in Norman, looking to get even further than last season State semifinal loss. Southmoore’s Connor Uselton had only been putout once at the time of this writing.

“We’re just ready to go out there,” says Southmoore head coach Craig Troxell, “put the uniforms on and compete.

“We have a pretty good senior group that’s been here for four years,” Troxell says. “It’s my first group for four years so that’s kind of special to me.”

Moore’s lineup offers two future teammates to Southerland and Tyler at Oklahoma, senior outfielder Blake Brewster and pitcher Dylan Grove. But the Lions are adjusting to new head coach Steven Peeler.

“They are responding well to me and the new staff,” says Coach Peeler. “What makes it easy on everyone is that we all want to be successful and know what needs to be done to get to where we want to be.”

Across the parking lot, on the softball diamond, the women are also breaking in a new head coach. Joe Johnson enters his first head coaching gig and his team is responding well.

“His changes are helping us a lot,” says Lions’ senior Kristen Prieto. “We just like to have fun and not have negativity because we play bad when we have negativity.”

The Westmoore Jaguars return nearly everybody on their senior heavy squad. They look to return back to the State tournament and do a little better than their first round exit last season.

The Southmoore SaberCats also feature a lineup full of retuning starters from last season’s State championship team. Nearly all 10 positions return for the Cats so look for them to compete for a back-to-back title.

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Movie Guide • April 2015

APRIL 3 FURIOUS 7

A continuation of the franchise, Fast and the Furious 7 continues after Dominic Torreto and his crew took down Owen Shaw, his brother, Ian Shaw, now wants revenge.

APRIL 10 EX MACHINA

Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Na-than Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test, charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence.

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THE LONGEST RIDE

Based on the bestselling novel by master story teller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City’s art world.

APRIL 17 SELFLESS

An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that trans-fers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man.

PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2

After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas, but safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.

CHILD 44

A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.

APRIL 24 THE AGE OF ADALINE

A young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident.

After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality.

ROCK THE KASBAH

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

Editor’s Note: Each month our Movie Guide provides a listing of top films expected at the Warren. Dates are subject to change.

Branagh’s “Cinderella” is a Perfectly Crafted Fairy Tale

BY ROB MORRIS

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Cinderella, Walt Disney Pictures, Writer: Chris Weitz, Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgard, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Hayley Atwell

Leave your cynicism at the door on this one. Kenneth Branagh (Thor, Henry V) has delivered a fresh and ageless look at one the most familiar fairytales with “Cinderella.” The trend of trying to breath new life into old classics certainly isn’t new.

“Malificent” and “Alice in Wonderland” both attempted to squeeze high profile actors into a CGI-packed world, hoping the combination would dazzle moviegoers. Unfortunately Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp were lost amid all of the high-tech razzle-dazzle, making for a very mixed result on their respective attempts.

This time around Branagh opts to lowplay the special effects for “Cinderella.”

There are cute animals with recognizable personalities aplenty but they serve as compliments, never overwhelming the human actors at the center of the tale.

Helena Bonham Carter’s eccentric Fairy Godmother also brings along some appropriately subdued special effects magic that allow for a smooth, just-spectacularenough transformation of animals and vegetables into carriage drivers, footmen, and a splendid coach.

What Branagh ends up delivering is a perfectly-pitched story filled with color, passion, and depth that elevates “Cinderella” to an exceptional level. The world he presents is clearly a fairy tale, but it feels as real as the most modern of dramas and is filled with characters that, while familiar, bring surprising new twists to the the story.

Branagh, who has helmed some of the best versions of Shakespeare ever seen on movie screens (as well as a little hammer-wielding superhero movie in the Marvel universe), wisely focuses on those characters. Newcomer Lily James makes a solid debut as “Ella,” perfectly balancing innocence with a growing awareness that following her mother’s deathbed advice to “Always be courageous and kind,” doesn’t seem to provide protection against painful circumstances. The movement from happy family to miserable servitude to a cruel stepmother and stepsisters is handled quickly, but with a careful attention to the impact of unexpected loss.

Cate Blanchett shines as the Stepmother, wielding her cruelty like a

surgeon’s scalpel. But while we see the familiar and expected ugliness of that character Blanchett also gives us brief glimpses behind her meanness. Those momentary flashes of humanity keep her from becoming a cartoon, allowing viewers to understand how someone could become so heartless. It generates just enough sympathy for her actions that when Cinderella extends a moment of grace to her we nod our heads in agreement rather than wish the Stepmother had met with a harsher fate.

The role of Kit (Richard Madden), the prince who falls for the mysterious commoner, could be a throwaway. And frankly at first the character seems a bit wooden and stiff. But as we get to know Kit and see the relationship with his father (Derek Jacobi), the character of Kit comes to life. It creates a sense that Kit and Ella absolutely belong together. Although there’s enough drama to be found in the selfish actions of Ella’s stepmother and stepsisters, the Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgard) brings an oily and deceptive element to the story with his ambitions

for managing the prince once the ailing king dies.

Even though we know where the story is going, the pacing is lively, engaging, and never dull. Cinderella’s arrival at the ball is particularly splendid, a blend of spectacular costumes played out against a richly-textured set. Rarely has one dance so clearly communicated the flowering of a romantic relationship.

In short, in a just world this latest version of “Cinderella” would’ve been released leading into the Valentine’s Day weekend and the dismal “50 Shades of Wretched Excess” would’ve found a midOctober release date. While it doesn’t present a realistic view of what it means to fall in love and begin a relationship (it is, after all, a fairy tale), the core message of courage and kindness is one that resonates and elevates “Cinderella” to a place as a movie that would be at home in any era.

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Norman Regional Is Where The Healing Begins

BY RICHIE SPLITT, VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, NORMAN REGIONAL MOORE & HEALTHPLEX

Construction of the new Norman Regional Moore is progressing nicely. First floor columns have been poured and much of the under slab plumbing is in place. The extensive framing seen along the first floor is the support structure for the second floor slab. Once the deck is in place additional columns will be erected for the second, third and fourth floors. It is very exciting to know your exceptionally modern healthcare facility will be open in just over a year.

Until the grand opening in spring 2016, our temporary Moore Emergency Services facility is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing the same high-quality patient care you’ve come to know and expect from us.

In addition to the fully functioning emergency room, outpatient laboratory and imaging services, the facility is also a gateway to the fully integrated and comprehensive healthcare system that is Norman Regional Health System.

This comprehensive system includes seven Centers of Excellence ensuring that certain programs meet national standards. One such center is the Norman Regional Diabetes Center which is certified by the American

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Diabetes Association (ADA). One in ten Oklahoma adults has been diagnosed with diabetes, and many others may have the disease and not even know it. Norman Regional’s outpatient program was recognized by the ADA for its high-quality diabetes self-management education program, an essential component of effective diabetes treatment. Our dedicated staff is committed to supporting those living with diabetes and to educating the community about how to stop the disease.

In addition to offering services such as individual Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes education, diabetes and pregnancy assistance, medical nutritional counseling for pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes program, and flexible insulin management program, the Diabetes Center also offers free support groups to members of the community.

The Diabetes Support Group meets the third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to7 p.m. at the Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N. Porter Ave, Norman. This free group is open to anyone in the community who is at risk for diabetes as well as those with diabetes. Family members and friends are also

welcome. Each meeting addresses a new topic. The April 21 Diabetes Support Group session is titled: “Cooking with Herbs; Anyone Can Do It!” Another support group offered is the Diabetes Pump Support. These sessions are specifically designed to address the concerns and issues faced by individuals currently on insulin pumps, those considering an insulin pump, or any family members or friends of an insulin pump user. This support group meets next on April 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Norman Regional Education Center. This meeting will feature information booths manned by representatives from leading pump companies who will be available for handson demonstrations and to answer questions. This is a great opportunity for current pump users and those who may be considering pump therapy to find out about the latest pump technology offered.

From emergency services to Centers of Excellence, Norman Regional is proud to continue providing a comprehensive healthcare system to the community of Moore. This is where the healing begins!

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Answer Crew - Physical Therapy Given spring time is just around the corner, I would like to start on some gardening activities. My concern is, I had a back injury last year and I’m afraid of reinjuring it. Do you have any suggestions on how to avoid injury? -Sherri Back pain is the most common injury resulting from gardening as it involves extensive bending and can lead to awkward positions. Muscles that have had very little activity during the winter months are suddenly called upon to stretch and twist over and over again. This repetitive motion often causes muscle strain in the lower back. In addition, prolonged flexion of the spine (bending forward) can reverse the spine’s natural curvature and strain the ligaments, muscles, and even the discs that separate the vertebrae.

Following these simple tips can make gardening an enjoyable activity that is free of injury.

• Avoid overstretching by keeping objects and gardening tools within your range.

• Use a gardening stool for weeding, and avoid twisting your back.

• Limit your gardening time to 20-30 minutes at a time.

• Avoid prolonged flexed (forward bent) positions by standing and stretching every five minutes or so.

• Avoid bending forward from the waist. If you need to be near the ground, as for weeding, set both knees on a pad, support yourself with one hand, keep the back as straight as possible, and use the other hand for gardening.

Switch hands periodically.

• If you’re lifting a heavy object such as a box of plants or soil, use your legs to squat by bending through the hips and knees and keeping your back straight.

Grasp the object with both hands to distribute the weight equally. Make sure you’re lifting close to your body as you straighten your knees. You can also put one knee down and bend the other in order to avoid bending forward. If you need to put the object down nearby, pivot your whole body, including hips and legs.

Twisting only the upper body, especially while forward bending, causes the most torque, and thus pressure, on the lumbar discs.

If back pain does occur or progresses to aching, tingling, or numbness in the buttocks or legs, stop gardening immediately. Numerous injuries to the back may occur with gardening and can range from strains/sprains of the muscles and ligaments to severe disc pathology. Contact a physical therapist should you experience back pain. Physical therapy can help to correct these problems and to help prevent future injury through muscle retraining and education in body mechanics.

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Sports Schedule April 2015

Tennis

MOORE Baseball April 2-4 at Choctaw Tournament April 6 at Choctaw, 4 p.m.

April 7 vs. Choctaw, 4 p.m.

April 13 vs. Yukon, 5 p.m.

April 14 at Yukon, 5 p.m.

April 17 at Edmond North, 6 p.m.

April 20 at Edmond Santa Fe, 7 p.m.

April 21 vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 7 p.m.

April 25 at Putnam City North (DH), 12 p.m.

April 27 at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.

April 28 vs. Lawton, 4:30 p.m.

Mens Golf April 3 at Broadmoore April 6 at Rose Creek April 7 at Kickingbird April 14 COAC Tournament at The Greens April 16 at Fairfax April 23 at Karsten Creek April 30 at Cedar Valley

Womens Golf April 9 at Trosper April 14 COAC Tournament at The Greens April 21 at Surrey Hills April 22 at Coffee Creek April 28 Regionals at Surrey Hills

Slow Pitch April 3-4 at Muskogee Tournament April 6 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Home, 6:30 p.m.

April 7 at Norman, 5:45 p.m.

April 9 vs. Putnam City, 5:45 p.m.

April 11 Alumni Game, 12 p.m.

April 14 MOORE WAR at Westmoore, 5:45 p.m.

April 16 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Southmoore, 6:30 p.m.

April 17 at Firelake Festival April 21 vs. Bethel, 5:45 p.m.

April 23 vs. Tecumseh, 5:45 p.m.

April 24 vs. Putnam City West, 5:45 p.m.

April 27 at Washington, 7 p.m.

April 30 Regionals

Soccer April 3 at Choctaw, 6 p.m.

April 7 vs. Midwest City, 6 p.m.

April 10 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Southmoore, 6 p.m.

April 14 vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

April 21 vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 6 p.m.

April 24 at Norman, 6 p.m.

April 28 vs. Putnam City North, 6 p.m.

April 2 at Earlywine Tennis Center April 7 at OKC Tennis Center April 16 at OKC Tennis Center April 18 COAC Tournament at OKC Tennis Center April 28 Women at Earlywine Tennis Center April 30 Men at Earlywine Tennis Center

Track April 3 Ken Hogan Invitational at Moore, 2 p.m.

April 7 at Chickasha April 9 at Putnam City, 12:30 p.m.

April 17 at OU April 23 at Midwest City, 3:30 p.m.

April 30 COAC Meet at Deer Creek, 12:30 p.m

Mens Golf

April 9 vs. Putnam City North, 4:30 p.m.

April 10 at Bethel, 5:45 p.m.

April 13 at Tecumseh, 5:45 pm.

April 14 MOORE WAR at Home, 5:45 p.m.

April 16 at Putnam City West, 4:30 p.m.

April 17 at Dale Festival April 21 at Newcastle, 5:45 p.m.

April 23 vs. Norman, 5:45 p.m.

April 24 vs. Norman North, 5:45 pm.

April 30 Regionals

April 3 at Broadmoore April 7 at Kickingbird April 14 COAC Tournament at The Greens April 16 at Fairfax April 23 at Karsten Creek

Womens Golf April 9 at Trosper April 13 at The Greens April 14 COAC Tournament at The Greens April 21 at Surrey Hills April 28 Regionals at Surrey Hills

Soccer April 3 at US Grant, 6 p.m.

April 10 vs. Edmond Memorial, 6 p.m.

April 14 at Lawton, 6 p.m.

April 21 vs. Bishop McGuinness, 6 p.m.

April 24 at Mustang, 6 p.m.

April 28 vs. Putnam City, 6 p.m.

Slow Pitch

Tennis April 2 At Earlywine Tennis Center April 7 at OKC Tennis Center April 10 Men at Yukon April 11 Women at Yukon April 13 Men at Kickingbird April 15 Women at Kickingbird April 18 COAC Tournament WESTMOORE at OKC Tennis Center April 24 Men at Muskogee Baseball April 25 Women at Muskogee April 2 vs. Norman, 5 p.m.

April 3 at Putnam City West (DH), 4:30 p.m. April 28 Women at Earlywine Tennis Center April 30 Men at Earlywine Tennis Center April 6 vs. Lawton Eisenhower, 7:30 p.m.

April 7 at Lawton Eisenhower, 7:30 p.m.

Track April 9-11 at Carl Albert Tournament April 3 Ken Hogan Invitational April 13 at Putnam City North, 7 p.m. at Moore, 2:30 p.m.

April 14 vs. Putnam City North, 7 p.m.

April 16-18 Deer Creek/Yukon Tournament April 10 at Carl Albert, 10:30 a.m.

April 17 at Yukon, 9:30 a.m.

April 20 vs. Midwest City, 6:30 p.m.

April 23 at Midwest City, 3:30 p.m.

April 21 at Midwest City, 6:30 p.m.

April 30 COAC at Deer Creek, 12:30 p.m.

April 23 SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN at Southmoore, 6 p.m.

April 25 at Union, 3 p.m.

April 27 vs. Norman North, 7 p.m.

April 28 at Norman North, 7 p.m.

Mens Golf April 3 at Broadmoore April 7 at Kickingbird April 14 COAC Tournament at The Greens April 16 at Trosper April 21 at John Conrad April 30 at Aqua Canyon

Womens Golf April 10 at Trosper April 16 at Kickingbird April 22 at Coffee Creek April 24 at Trosper April 28 Regionals

Slow Pitch April 3-4 at Muskogee Tournament April 7 SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN at Southmoore, 5:45 p.m.

SOUTHMOORE Baseball April 2-4 at Bo Bowman Tournament, Lawton April 6 vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 7 p.m.

April 7 at Edmond Santa Fe, 7 p.m.

April 11 3-Way vs. Kingston/Binger at Home, 12 p.m.

April 13 at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.

April 14 vs. Lawton, 4:30 p.m.

April 18 SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN at Westmoore, 12 p.m.

April 20 vs. Mustang, 4:30 p.m.

April 21 at Mustang, 4:30 p.m.

April 24 at Dale, 4:30 p.m.

April 27 vs. US Grant (DH), 4 p.m.

April 6 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Moore, 6:30 p.m.

April 7 SOUTHWEST SHOWDOWN at Home, 6 p.m.

April 9 at Muskogee Festival, 1:15 p.m. & 2:40 p.m.

April 13 vs. Norman North, 6 p.m.

April 16 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Home, 6:30 p.m.

April 17 at Firelake Festival April 20 vs. Blanchard, 6 p.m.

April 23 at Cache, 5 p.m.

April 27 at Norman, 6 p.m.

April 28 at Washington, 4 p.m.

April 30 Regionals

Soccer April 3 at Widwest City, 6 p.m.

April 7 vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

April 10 BATTLE OF THE BIG CATS at Home, 6 p.m.

April 14 at Edmond Santa Fe, 6 p.m.

April 21 vs. Norman, 6 p.m.

April 24 at Putnam City North, 6 p.m.

April 28 vs. Choctaw, 6 p.m.

Tennis April 2 At Earlywine Tennis Center April 7 at OKC Tennis Center April 13 Men at Kickingbird April 15 Women at Kickingbird April 18 COAC Tournament at OKC Tennis Center April 24 Men at Muskogee April 25 Women at Muskogee April 28 Women at Earlywine Tennis Center April 30 Men at Earlywine Tennis Center

Track April 3 Ken Hogan Invitational at Moore, 2:30 p.m.

April 10 at Carl Albert, 10:30 a.m.

April 17 Women at OU, 10 a.m.

April 23 at Midwest City, 3:30 p.m.

April 24 Men at Altus, 9 a.m.

April 30 COAC Meet at Deer Creek, 12:30 p.m.

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Heritage Trails Elementary Goes Bald for Cancer Research

BY SARAH JENSEN

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The students at Heritage Trails Elementary School recently achieved a feat very few thought was possible when they embarked on a fundraising campaign for cancer research this fall.

“I don’t think that anybody grasped how big this was really going to get,” said Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Campaign Manager Danielle Looper.

So in March close to 900 students, parents and teachers filled the Heritage Trails Elementary School Gym for what appeared to be a school assembly. But this gathering was far from typical. This assembly was a celebration.

“The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has a program where we go into schools and we ask them to fundraise and support our mission, which is to find a cure for blood cancers,” said Looper.

“Heritage Trails has participated the last three years. They started out raising about $7,000. Last year, they raised about $10,000. And so coming into this year, we really wanted to challenge them.”

The school’s principal Dr. Jason Perez challenged the students to raise $25,000 during this year’s campaign with the incentive that if they met the goal, he would shave his head. What followed is truly amazing.

“Even before we started the formal kickoff, they were already setting up their online accounts and raising money,” said Heritage Trails Principal Dr. Jason Perez. “And we had kids within the first couple of days hitting their $125 goal.”

The school came up with the fundraising campaign “Bald for our Buddy” acting as champions for one of their own, Camden Looper, who was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was 18 months old.

“They identified with the fact that it was one of our own who was suffering from leukemia and lymphoma, and they all really wanted to jump on board and make this happen,” said Perez.

Together the students truly did make it happen. The school raised $40,652 becoming the first school in Oklahoma to fund a research grant that will work to find a cure for pediatric blood cancers.

“The money that they raised goes back to help our families all across the state who are fighting blood cancers,” said Looper.

And as Dr. Perez’s hair started to come off, cheers filled the gym.

“You know they have been waiting for over a month,” said Perez. “They reached the goal at the end of January, and they have been pestering me ever since. So it was time.”

But it did not stop there. Student after student, both boys and girls, and even some parents stepped up to the plate offering to shave their head or cut off some of their hair in support of their buddy Camden.

“It made us happy,” said student Brayden Entris.

Bryden Gamble and Brayden Entris both racked leaves raising over $100 each for the cause. And both were quick to say that they would do it all again.

Camden’s brother Casey also raised more than $100, shaving his head in support of his brother’s battle.

“I just think it was amazing how we raised that much money,” said Casey Looper.

All together, an emotional experience for Camden’s mom who played an integral part throughout the fundraising campaign.

“The whole process has been overwhelming from the beginning,” said Looper. “Just seeing the support that the school has, but seeing all of these kids loose their hair in honor of Camden. For them it was a choice, and they did it to support him. It is amazing, overwhelming and incredible to know that these students and this school have such a support system for him.”

A support system that is learning the value of giving back at a very young age, while also learning the kind of impact people can have when they join together in support of an important cause.

“It is such a unique community here,” said Perez. “Over the last five years that this school has been around, it has really developed into something special. And that is just really the way that the kids are here and that their families are too.

You know they get it from home. The families are just so supportive and the teachers are fantastic. It is the type of community that Heritage Trails is. It just goes to show what a community can really do when they pull together.”

Camden Looper is currently in remission. He started receiving growth hormone treatments in early March.

Heritage Trails Money Raised 2013-2015 2013: 2014: 2015: = $5,000

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Answer Crew - Accounting Dear Answer Crew Tax Guy: What’s this I keep hearing about a regular IRA and a Roth IRA? Can’t I go to the same place and get one? Are they different investments? Can they help me with my 2014 taxes?

- A somewhat “IRA”te taxpayer Dear Irate Taxpayer: Over the few years that Moore Monthly has been gracious enough to allow me to answer questions, I have thought about doing a series of articles that would fall under the rubric “Family, Inc.” What do I mean by that? Would Moore Monthly even allow or want me to do that? Let me illustrate: something I have known as a non-CPA for several decades now is that, in Oklahoma, one qualifies to lower their annual real estate tax bill by claiming a “homestead” exemption. Perhaps the nomenclature is what throws people off. I know that the taxing authorities do mail a Homestead Exemption Application form to homeowners with their bill (or notification that this is the real estate tax due on their property that will be paid by the people handling the escrow payments – you know, your monthly payment is divided into payment on the principal, interest on the principal, your estimated annual homeowners insurance premium divided by the number of mortgage payments you make each year – typically 12, and your estimated annual county real estate tax due handled in a similar manner).

Homesteading was what the Oklahoma Land Run was about – right? So, if you are not farming, you don’t qualify – right? Wrong. The idea flows out of the idea of homesteading. You should get a break on taxes you have to pay on your personal residence. The exemption can save you from $80 to $120 (or more or less, depending on the value of your residence) every year. Over ten years, that’s a house payment – real money to me.

I thought everybody knew about this. This year I have had three people indicate they had no idea this existed. I had a former client indicate that I had failed her as a CPA by not having already taken care of this. She was right. The problem is that modern life has become like a bureaucracy; rules and mechanisms at every turn.

It’s almost as if I should ask her if she brushes her teeth every night and morning.

As our lives have become more complex and stratified (there are singers that 13 ½ year old girls listen to that 14 year old girls are embarrassed they ever listened to), it seems that the lessons we once learned from our parents are not there, or the reticence to discuss financial situations even with our children – I’m not sure – that I am seeing more and more younger people simply not understanding a lot of the facets of modern, bureaucratic life – often to the detriment of their pocketbooks.

Whew! That did not address IRAs at all, did it? We can take that up next month, unless I distract myself yet again!

Your bloviating Tax Guy,

Mike Rush, CPA

mrush11@cox.net 405.833.0780

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“I would absolutely encourage any family that is interested in this as an option to reach out to Cultural Care.”

Erica Stone

Ask any parent to identify the most challenging financial responsibility when raising children, and many will tell you that it’s childcare. It can be a financial strain, but it is also an emotional challenge to find the right fit between your child and a caretaker.

But what if you could have the best of both worlds… a reliable nanny living in your home, the potential to save money, and an opportunity to immerse your children in a cultural experience? Cultural Care Au Pair may be just what you’re looking for.

Working similar to the student foreign exchange program, Cultural Care Au Pair matches United States families with foreign nannies, and the benefits reach further than most childcare alternatives.

Cultural Care Au Pair Local Childcare Consultant, Mary Selid, said that the program works to bring families together from across the globe.

“Their goal primarily is to bring young individuals who live abroad to the United States so that they can have an American way of life for about a year,” said Selid. “In addition to that the families that host them get fabulous childcare.”

“Au pair” refers to a young person who provides childcare in exchange for room and board. The au pairs who wok with Cultural Care Au Pair are

between eighteen and twenty-three years of age. Ninety-five percent of the au pairs in the Cultural Care Au Pair program are female.

Selid said that the au pairs come from all over the world.

“We’ve got Spain, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Columbia, and Mexico,” said Selid. “They are really from all over with different walks of life and different languages.”

Selid said that Cultural Care Au Pair enforces a family atmosphere.

“It’s not like we’re the employer you’re the employee,” said Selid. “We tell them to look at is as they’re gaining a family member.”

Erica Stone is a parent who is currently hosting an au pair in Moore.

She said that Cultural Care Au Pair provides an interface for the selection process.

“You learn everything about them,” said Stone. “What their likes and dislikes are. What their family is like. Anything that you would want to know about this individual is in Cultural Care’s database.”

Stone said that the matching process is a dual selection. Once there is a potential match, both parties are asked to confirm, and then there is a mutual agreement, which leads to the au pair coming to stay with their host family for a year. Stone said that the cultural

exchange does not just benefit the au pair, the host family also reaps the benefits.

“It’s not just our exchange with her,” said Stone. “It’s our boys and the exchange that they’re having with her, and her culture, and her way of doing things.”

Stone said that her two-year-old son is learning some Spanish words.

“Every night before he goes to bed he tells her “Buenos noches,” and he tells us “mas” when he wants more of something,” said Stone.

Stone said that her children have created a close relationship with their au pair.

“I think it is the unspoken things that we pick up on that shows that they are developing that tight bond,” said Stone. “My one year old used to never want anyone else to hold him if I was in the room, but he’ll go and sit with her. He can’t tell me he likes her, but I can tell that he loves her.”

Stone said that one of the most beneficial aspects for her family was the cost.

“As our family started growing, the thought about paying for daycare on a per child basis made us consider whether both of us could even continue working,” said Stone.

Cultural Care Au Pair is unique because it charges the parents one fee

regardless of how many children they have, whether it’s one child or three.

Stone said that she was nervous about pursuing Cultural Care Au Pair.

“I was nervous about her transition into our home over the first month,” said Stone. “Would she feel welcome?

Would we have the resources necessary to make her feel comfortable?”

Stone said that Cultural Care Au Pair provides great support while parents are with the program.

“There were a lot of uncertainties I had, and working with Mary and the team really helped fill in those gaps,” said Stone. “I would absolutely encourage any family that is interested in this as an option to reach out to Cultural Care.”

Stone said that Cultural Care Au Pair has provided endless opportunities for her and her family.

“How will it not be beneficial? That’s how we look at it,” said Stone. “They are being exposed to a culture that they would otherwise never be exposed to.”

Go to http://mselid.aupairnews. com to get involved with Cultural Care Au Pair. Contact Mary Selid at (405) 534-1174 for additional information.

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Shop Moore

The Bronze Tanning & Wellness Studio

BY SARAH JENSEN

10600 S Penn Ave, Suite 8, OKC, OK 73170 • 405.692.9500 • TheBronzeOK.com

One south Oklahoma City tanning salon is all about improving overall health and wellbeing. Located in Chatenay Square, The Bronze Tanning and Wellness Studio is the perfect setting for relaxation, providing “restoration and rejuvenation from the inside out.”

“Here we are focused on providing great customer service through exceptional services and high-quality products,” said owner Dawna Williams.

In fact, customer experience was the top priority for Williams when she bought and reopened The Bronze last August, leaving her post as an executive at a company to live out her true passion.

“This is just something that I have always wanted to do,” said Williams. “Both of my parents were small business owners, so I think it’s in my blood. And this salon was special because I grew up coming here.”

So Williams began pulling from all of her favorite tanning and wellness experiences to create a premiere salon with exceptional services that begin with the best in traditional UV tanning. In fact, customers have their pick of 13 different UVA and UVB high-pressure tanning beds, allowing all to reach their desired level of tan.

“Our beds are pretty amazing,” said Williams “Our clients say they get more color here only coming two or three times a week than what they got tanning daily for several weeks at other salons.”

In fact, The Bronze is a certified member of the Smart Tan organization. And its knowledgeable employees work with every client to ensure a safe experience while also achieving the results they desire.

“Each one of our employees is fully trained on all of our equipment,” said Williams. “They are able to answer any 64 | MOORE MONTHLY | APRIL 2015

questions and provide suggestions on how to achieve the results you want based on your skin type and past tanning experiences.”

For those looking for a UV free tan, The Bronze also provides custom airbrush spray tanning with a focus on providing a flawless but natural tan for all.

“We use a special formula that can be customized to any skin type,” said Williams. “I am master certified through the Norvell National Tanning Training Institute, so I can easily match the proper color to your skin tone providing great results for all skin types.”

The Bronze also has a mobile spray tan unit that can be rented for everything from getting wedding parties ready for the big day to birthday parties.

And it does not stop there. The Bronze also has the newest and most effective wellness products on the market including the FIT Bodywrap, which is providing amazing results for the studio’s clientele.

“We found the Fit Bodywrap at a fitness and wellness conference,” said Williams. “It was marketed for weight loss, detox and pain management so we tried it. Immediately, we fell in love with it just because of the way we felt afterwards.

It was an amazing experience.”

The FIT Bodywrap System uses infrared rays to trigger your body to produce sweat and burn up to 1000 calories in one session by creating substantial increases in heart rate, cardiac output, and metabolic rates. It also promotes better blood circulation, and helps to rid the body of toxins and metabolic wastes.

“I would say between 80 and 90% of our clients right now are doing it for detox or pain,” said Williams. “I have very few that come in just for weight loss, but then again that is

a secondary benefit that almost all have experienced. It is the talk of the town right now, and we are the only place in Oklahoma that has it.”

The Bronze also does aromatherapy and sales Young Living Essential Oils, hosting two classes per month for people interested in learning more about the health benefits.

Clients can also find NeriumAD Age-Defying Treatments, Herbalife products, and the highest quality tanning lotions on the market at The Bronze.

“I am preferred product provider and am exclusive to California Tan, Australian Gold, and Designer Skin products,” said Williams. “When I was getting started, I did a lot of research and they were the best products with the best ingredients that provide the best benefits to my clients.”

But service was not the only priority for Williams when it came to owning and operating her tanning and wellness studio. She also takes pride in her standards regarding cleanliness.

“Our consultants and technicians have been trained and certified on the very latest sanitation guidelines,” said Williams. “All of our equipment is cleaned with an EPAapproved disinfectant and cleaner that kills bacteria, virus and fungus within 60 seconds.”

All together, The Bronze is truly a one-stop shop for all of your tanning and wellness needs. Whether you are looking to get your base tan ready for summer or a quick tan for an upcoming event, The Bronze is the perfect place. Open seven days a week, clients are provided with great service from the moment they walk through the door. The Bronze Tanning and Wellness studio is truly a premiere salon set to be one of the best in metro for many years to come.

Taste Moore

The Moore Warren Diner inside the Warren Theatre

BY SARAH JENSEN

1000 S. Telephone Road • 405-735-9676 • warrentheatres.com

Movie theatres and diners are both iconic pieces of American history, and the Warren Theatre is combining the two to serve up a truly magical experience for all.

“When Bill Warren opened his first theatre 22 years ago, he saw serving food in the theatre as an up-and-coming thing,” said food services director for Warren Theatres Les Padzenkey. “So he blended all that comes with a good restaurant into a huge, luxury theatre atmosphere.”

Located just off Interstate 35, the Moore Warren Diner takes on the look and feel of a 1950s-era soda fountain complete with chrome barstools, neon lights, and highquality food cooked to order, just like in the past.

“Our diner truly is all that a diner used to be with a menu of today,” said Padzenkey. “A common misinterpretation is that it is fast food, but it is not. Everything is cooked fresh and is prepped in house daily.”

However, the Moore Warren Diner is not only serving up traditional favorites like hamburgers and milkshakes, the menu truly has a little bit of everything. In fact, its most popular items include appetizers like the Super Nachos, Classic Cheese Fries, the Stuffed Quesadilla, and sandwiches like the Warren “Grand” Burger and the Butcher Block.

“The Butcher Block is probably our best-selling signature item,” said Moore Warren Diner general manager, John

Stephens. “It is incredibly popular and something that you are not going to get anywhere else—two pieces of sourdough cooked on the flattop with meat grilled on there and cheese melted into the bread. You dip it in barbeque sauce, and it is absolutely delicious.”

And that is only the start of what the diner has to offer.

The menu boasts everything from classic sandwiches to salads and veggie burgers, too—so many dessert options it is truly hard to choose just one. But by far the Moore Warren Diner’s biggest seller is the hand-dipped chocolate shake finished with whipped cream and a cherry, an exact replica of what could be found at local soda fountains more than 60 years ago.

“Our shakes are really popular. People love them,” said Stephens. “You don’t have to be in the diner for very long to hear the grinding of the blender and want something sweet of your own.”

And the Moore Warren Diner’s menu is constantly evolving to include new food items. In fact, it just recently expanded, adding a variety of new options like breaded pickle chips, flatbread specialty pizzas, and Bill’s Carrot Cake Cheesecake.

But unlike a typical restaurant, this one boasts a special incentive. Patrons can order up their meal and then take it with them to watch a movie.

“In this day and age people are going 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So having the Moore Warren Diner in the theatre makes it to where you can do a lot of things in one spot,” Padzenkey said.

And while the Warren Theatres staff works hard to produce a premiere movie-watching experience for its patrons, the Moore Warren Diner staff is all about serving up the food that creates the total experience special for all guests.

“Our first guest is as important as the last guest,” said Padzensky. “We know that there are so many other options for both movies and dining, so hospitality is the numberone thing for our staff. We are all working to fully take care of our guests from the moment they walk through the door ’til the time they leave the theatre.”

And it only takes being inside the Moore Warren Diner for a couple of minutes to see the staff shares truly shares not only a great passion for food, but also for people. So next time you head to the Warren Theatre, get there early and pop into the Moore Warren Diner for lunch, dinner, or even just dessert. This blast-from-the-past experience is sure to impress.

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Moore @ Your Library

Kid Book Review THE SCRAPS BOOK: NOTES FROM A COLORFUL LIFE Author: Lois Ehlert Publisher: Simon & Schuster Reviewer: Elaine Harrod, Children’s Services Assistant, Moore Public Library In this autobiography, Louis Ehlert describes how she became interested in creating art and how she even dreamed of making books when she was a child. Her parents encouraged and inspired her with their own creativity. Her mother was a seamstress and her father had a workshop in the basement of their home.

In the same style she uses to create picture books, she has designed this autobiography using photos and art to tell the story of her life. Some photos include her mother’s pinking shears, her collection of ice fishing decoys and her prized possession, a folding table her dad set up for her as a child so she would have her very own space to express her creativity.

Lois Ehlert has written and illustrated 25 picture books.

Additionally, she has illustrated ten other books. The illustrations in Lois Ehlert’s books provide the reader a vivid

image of the plants, animals and nature that are often the subjects of her stories. The simple yet clever words used to depict the beautiful collages in her books make her books timeless.

This book depicts Elhert’s creative process from start to finish. Children as well as adults will be inspired and perhaps want make a trip to the library to check out a few books by Lois Ehlert. The Pioneer Library System owns “Feathers for Lunch,”“Snowballs,”“Waiting for Wings,” “Color Zoo,”“Growing Vegetable Soup” and many more.

The Pioneer Library System also has several of Ehlert’s titles available to download in audio, video and eBook format. For more information, please call the Moore Public Library, 793-4347, or visit the website at www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org.

Adult Book Review THREE SISTERS Author: Susan Mallery Reviewer: Linda Harrison, Information Services, Moore Public Library This is such a heartwarming book about three new friends and the support they give to each other; allowing each to endure the devastating circumstances they face.

The setting is Blackberry Island, a wonderful tourist destination in the Puget Sound area. Andi, a pediatrician; Deanna, a perfectionist wife and mother; and Boston, a talented artist, each live in one of the three Queen Ann homes known as the Three Sisters on the island.

As they get to know one another as neighbors, they discover no one’s life is nearly as ideal as it looks on the surface. The emotional ups and downs keep you

wanting more of this wonderful life on Blackberry Island. Through the book you will see that love, hope and healing can be a part of anyone’s life.

“Three Sisters” is the second in a trilogy of novels that Susan Mallery has written set on Blackberry Island. So once you finish this book you will be happy to know there is yet more wonderful reading about the lives on Blackberry Island.

This trilogy, “Three Sisters,”“Barefoot Season,” and “Evening Stars” are all available from Pioneer Library System. Come in and get one of these or let us help you find your next great read.

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Healthy Moore

Think Outside the Basket this Easter ZACH DEATON, DIETETIC INTERN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Easter is on the way! Stores will be filling up with the traditional sugar-packed, high-fat, and low nutrient value foods that are known to stuff Easter baskets to the brim.

While eating candy eggs, bunnies, and jellybeans is okay in moderation, it is all too easy to mindlessly snack on candy all week! Why not mix it up this year to show your children, friends and family that Easter can still be fun while staying a bit healthier with these tips: • Dark Chocolate Instead of Milk Chocolate – While it may taste great, milk chocolate often contains twice the amount of sugar as dark chocolate. Additionally, dark chocolate contains more fiber and has been shown to contain flavonoids which may help in lowering blood pressure. While dark chocolate may be a better alternative to milk chocolate, it is still important to practice moderation as it still has a lot of calories.

• Increase Activity – Including a jump rope can be fun way to increase activity for children. In addition to a scavenger hunt for eggs, try a scavenger hunt for Easter baskets that leads your family to stations where a fun and physical activity is performed (frog leaps, hop scotch outside, jumping jacks, bunny hops, anything they enjoy doing) before moving to the next station.

• Doesn’t have to be Candy – Who said Easter baskets have to be filled with candy? Children’s books, DVDs, playing cards, and coloring books all make great Easter basket stuffers for your children’s Easter basket. Plastic eggs can be filled with coins and small toys rather than candy.

Whatever you do this year, enjoy your Easter treats in moderation and find creative ways to celebrate this year in an active and fun-filled day with family and friends!

For nutritional counseling, Norman Regional Health System offers the guidance of registered dietitians. Those interested can schedule an appointment for an assessment with a referral from their family physicians. For further information, contact 405.307.5730.

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VETERAN HONORED FOR HIS SERVICE TO MOORE Commander of Moore American Legion Post 184 Michael Devenitch recently presented Past Post Commander Bill Allen with a plaque thanking him for all of his work to help both local veterans and the Moore American Legion rebuild following the May 20, 2013 tornado.

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AUTUMN LEAVES SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY RIBBON CUTTING The Moore Chamber of Commerce recently hosted an official ribbon cutting for Autumn Leaves Southwest Oklahoma City.

The new 30,000 square foot memory care facility will provide specialized care to residents living with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and other forms of memory impairment diseases.

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BRIDGESTONE The Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund recently gave a generous gift of $5,000 to Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC). Over the years, Bridgestone/Firestone has contributed a total $76,500 to the OCCC Foundation. This most recent donation will support general scholarships to help attract students to the automotive service career field.

WESTMOORE STUDENTS EXCEL AT DISTRICT DEBATE COMPETITION The Westmoore High School Speech and Debate Team sent nineteen students to compete at the National Speech & Debate Association District Tournament held on the campus of The University of Oklahoma March 6-7. Zoe McKee and Samantha Manning will go on to compete at the national tournament in June.

MHS STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR MOORE PAWSABILITIES The Moore High School Fuse Organization and Special Olympians raised $1,250 for Moore Pawsibilities, a non-profit organization that works with the Moore Animal Shelter, during their fundraiser called Moore 4 Paws.

SAM’S CLUB OPENS HIRING AND MEMBERSHIP CENTER Sam’s Club recently opened a temporary location aimed at hiring and membership services center in Moore.

Located at 1301 S. Interstate 35 Service Road, the new location will house hiring operations for all positions at the new store, and will also provide the opportunity for citizens to get their Sam’s Club memberships in anticipation for the store opening in May 2015.

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LOCAL VFW HONORS WWII VETERAN Moore VFW Post 8706 recently honored veteran Carl Bertrand Morrell for his service in World War II during a small ceremony at his retirement home. Members of VFW Post 8706 also lead the cause to save Morrell’s pension after Veteran’s Administration threatened to cut it by 95%.

WOMEN OF THE SOUTH CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY Women of the South hosted its 20th Anniversary Masquerade Ball on February 27 raising thousands of dollars for local scholarships and projects in the community.

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