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Navy veteran finds solace as director at Stillwater YMCA Savannah Evanoff @SavannahEvanoff

Don Hand knows fear.

Hand has feared for the life of his friends. Hand has feared for his own life. Hand has felt the vibrations of a mine drifting through waves approaching his ship.

This is why when Hand retired after 23 years in the Navy, he began a project to help alleviate the fears of children in difficult situations.

He didn’t ask his cohorts to put on their uniforms and host a typical military retirement ceremony.

Instead, he went to work, building and stuffing more than 100 musical bears to donate to law enforcement officials, the Wounded Warrior Project and the Marine wing of a local hospital.

Often equated with elementary-aged girls and slumber parties, this fluffy childhood trademark is seldom envisioned ending up in the hands of a sole survivor in a family car accident or the child of a critically injured veteran.

Although Hand says his

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Don Hand spent 23 years in the U.S. Navy before becoming the aquatics and fitness director at Stillwater YMCA.

donation is no consolation prize, he hopes when a person in uniform approaches a scared kid, they may offer them a childhood comfort: a teddy bear.

Because Don Hand knows fear.

A REAL TEDDY BEAR Hand, the newest aquatics and fitness director, sits tucked away in a small, musty office just outside the pool of the Stillwater

YMCA. An otherwise cheerful man with a larger-than-life personality, Hand choked back tears as he described his Build-A-Bear experience and its motives.

"We had a goal of building 30 of them, but people would see what we were doing and donate money," Hand said. "It's hard to walk by a Build-A-Bear now."

It seems no coincidence that Hand chose to donate

teddy bears, considering the resemblance.

"I am built for comfort not for speed," Hand said jokingly.

With his spunky personality and gruff ponytail, Hand is every bit the gritty sailor you might expect to “get your goat” or label you a whack job. But much like a teddy bear, he is warm and soft inside, ready to share an open heart and helping hands.

HELPING THE BROKEN As aquatics and fitness director, Hand focuses on starting new exercise and swim classes at the YMCA and expanding upon classes already offered. But Hand has bigger motives behind his desire for expansion that have nothing to do with the well-maintained pool where the Stillwater High School swim team practices.

"We see so many people

come in here for the YMCA that are hurting," Hand said.

"They are hurting physically, hurting emotionally, they just need help."

Hand wants to create an environment that offers as many opportunities as possible for these people to become involved with the YMCA. Because Hand knows what it's like to be broken.

Hand says patrons of the YMCA are often there for the social environment, whether to help their child make friends or to make their own.

At first, Hand was taken aback by the way patrons would confide in him, telling him personal details of their life.

"But then I realized that they may not have anybody else they can open up to," Hand said.

Most of his job, Hand said, is to smile and wave.

“You see them start to blossom,” Hand said. “You see that they’re coming out of a darker time and that things are starting to turn around for them. You can’t put a price on that.”

Because Hand knows what it’s like to come out of a darker time.

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HELLO AND GOODBYE, SAILOR When the time came for Hand to retire from the Navy in 2010, he was not ready.

Hand felt ill prepared to face the mental battles of redirecting his life and finding a new purpose.

"It was very hard for me,” Hand said. “I loved putting on the uniform, lacing the boots up, strapping the gear on. I loved the smell of the diesel. I loved the grit and the grime.

"I loved being a sailor."

During his time in the Navy, Hand was all over the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf. At one point, he marched for the King of Malaysia.

“I played cat and mouse with the Russians and then met them for beers on the pier later,” Hand said. “I might’ve gotten yelled at for that.”

But a lot of Hand's experiences are considered classified information.

“There’s a lot of neat stuff I can’t talk about,” Hand said. “But I can say that the view of the sunrise in the morning is beautiful in the middle of the Pacific.”

For years, Hand rolled up his sleeves and reveled in the excitement of the high seas.

But when the moment came for that excitement to end, Hand was terrified of what his future might hold.

"My last deployment to the Persian Gulf, I got three boats ready to defend freedom and democracy, and I was sitting there on the pier,” Hand said. “I lost it.

I just broke. I knew it was going to very difficult to find something I believed in."

THAT MOMENT ON THE PIER As Hand cried on the pier, the high stakes of his life as a sailor and the fear of his undecided future boiled to the surface.

"The pressures of being in a command position at a junior rank — of having my of own patrol boat, it's not as simple as taking a boat out to go fishing," Hand said. "I had a handful of people I was responsible for.

I had crew served weapons, rules of engagement I had to know, zones of fire I had to know — I had to know everything. " His tears expressed this underlying fear that day-today life on land would pale in comparison to the intensity of life on the water.

"I just believed in my crew,” Hand said. “I believed in the mission. I believed that they were doing good

things. It just dawned on me that it was going to be very hard for me to even contemplate what I was going to do with the rest of my life."

A PERFECT FIT When Hand started working for the YMCA in 2013, he was no stranger to the position. His wife, Sam, worked as aquatics director for a YMCA when they lived in Maryland. She encouraged Hand to receive his lifeguarding certification and pursue his present career.

"It's a three-ring circus here, but it keeps you busy," Hand said. "I get a kick out of being a director."

Dylan Allen, a YMCA personal trainer, said it's nice working for Hand because he sees the big picture.

"I walked in and said, 'I'm a personal trainer looking for a job,’ and he was like, 'Sounds good,'" Allen said.

Allen was wary when there was no interview, but now realizes that Hand's open mindedness is what created such a diverse fitness schedule, soon to include scuba diving classes. Hand's son, Gordon, who works as a lifeguard, is also impressed with his father's work.

"Since my dad has been here, the pool is better maintained, the patrons are happier and we have more

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As his naval career neared its end, Hand experienced anxiety over the transition to civilian life.

equipment to use," Gordon said.

BREAKTHROUGH For some, an epiphany cannot be pinpointed to one time or one place. But for Hand, it can.

The emotional and physical health he promotes through his job at the YMCA, the hope he instills in people's lives and inner peace he has acquired can all be traced back to that moment of clarity on the pier.

The moment where he broke.

"I love what I'm doing here. I believe in what I'm doing here." Hand said.

"I love my job." news@ocolly.com

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Death in fire ruled a homicide, police identify victim Kaelynn Knoernschild @kaelynn_k

OSBI has ruled a death in a Thursday apartment fire as a homicide, according to a press release the Stillwater Police Department sent out Friday afternoon.

At 8:54 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a structure fire at 115 W. Scott St., after firefighters discovered a body in a downstairs apartment, said Brian Porter, communications shift supervisor for Stillwater Police Department.

Investigators have identified William C. Marg, 64, as the victim of the homicide.

The source of the fire is suspicious, investigators said.

The upstairs tenants, Ralph W. Willis, 42, and Rachel Willis, 37, were not home at the time and were identified as persons of interest, the release states.

Looking into the Willis’ criminal history, investigators found the both had warrants out for their arrest.

Ralph Willis had war-

rants for failure to appear on two 1991 second degree burglary charges and a failure to pay in a 1992 escape from a penal institution charge, according to the release. Rachel Willis had two outstanding misdemeanor warrants from 2012 including failure to pay for a public intoxication charge, as well as littering and obstructing an officer, the release states.

SPD spotted Willis and his wife entering WalMart on Perkins Road. Officers approached the two about 20 minutes later, and the couple ran south. Officers pursued the couple on foot, quickly caught up with Rachel, who was arrested for outstanding warrants, and followed Willis to 604 E. Maple Ave., where neighbors said he jumped the fence behind the house and was shot and killed by a police officer.

Willis was shot one time in the chest, the release states.

“There was an aggressive move, we believe, made by the person of interest, and that’s when the officer fired the weapon,” said Jessica Brown, public information officer for OSBI, in a press conference Thursday.

Firefighters discovered William C. Marg’s body on the first floor of an apartment at 115 W. Scott St.

Multiple neighbors said they heard the gun shot.

Next-door neighbor Missy Gelder said she heard yelling, looked out her window and saw the man get shot by an officer.

Brown said OSBI is investigating whether Willis had a weapon.

Following reports of a Stillwater officer-involved shooting, Stillwater Junior

High and Skyline Elementary were put on lockdown at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to a release from Stillwater Junior High via email.

Oklahoma State University sent out a campus alert at 2:45 p.m., informing students of the structure fire and officer-involved shooting.

OSBI continues to inves-

tigate the incident.

“What our job here is to do, is to collect as much information as possible, put it into a written report and give it to the district attorney,” Brown said. “The DA will then decide whether or not to prosecute, whether or not this was a crime, and if so, who to prosecute.”

SPD intends to present charges to the district

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attorney's office on Rachel Willis for her involvement in the arson and homicide, the release states.

SPD, State Fire Marshall's Office and Stillwater Fire Department are investigating the arson. SPD is investigating the homicide.

- Zach Collums contributed to this story news@ocolly.com

Board of Regents approves $75 million plan for new central plant Will Tracy @will_tracy

Oklahoma State is spending a lot of money to save some green.

The OSU Board of Regents approved a $75 million plan Jan. 23 to build a new central plant.

The central plant provides the Stillwater campus with all of its heating and cooling needs.

“One reason for build-

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ing a new central plant is simply the age of the existing plant,” said James Rosner, director of utilities and energy management. “We’re currently using World War II surplus boilers.”

Rosner said the current

plant was built in 1947, and the equipment has exceeded its life expectancy by 17 years. He attributed that accomplishment to the dedication and care of the workers who’ve maintained the outdated equipment over

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the years.

“The current power plant has served OSU well through nearly seven decades of the campus’ greatest expansion and growth in students,” said Rick Davis, chairman of the OSU Board of

Regents. “This new facility will continue OSU’s highly successful record of improving efficiency and reducing cost in the areas of energy and sustainability.”

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Plant: new central plant will replace world war ii surplus boilers.

From Page 4 The central plant will be built on a dirt lot along Washington Street to the east of the Monroe Street parking garage. Rosner said this location was chosen because it’s the most cost effective and will minimize the impact on campus.

The new plant will be more efficient than the old and is predicted to account for more than $400,000 in annual energy savings.

The plan slates construction to begin in the fall, and Rosner estimated completion

by December 2017.

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Construction on the central plant is slated to begin in the fall. It is expected to be completed by December 2017.

In addition, the plant will help OSU reach Oklahoma’s statewide goal of improving energy efficiency in state facilities by 2020.

“For the last 5-10 years,

we’ve known that we need to replace the plant,” Rosner said.

He and his team considered all planned additions to campus within the next 30-

50 years during the design process, which determined an appropriate size for the new plant.

A key difference between the current power plant and

the planned central plant deals with energy production.

The current power plant was originally designed to both produce energy and to control the campus’ climate.

OSU began buying 70 percent of its electricity from a nearby wind farm last year, which means the energyproducing equipment at the current plant is essentially useless.

The central plant won’t need room for energy production, reducing the necessary square footage by 42 percent.

Rosner said after the existing power plant is demolished in 2018, “Space can be given back to the campus.”

He’s excited about a unique opportunity to include a classroom within the new plant. Engineering students will be able to attend relevant classes there, which will be conducive to a more hands-on learning experience. news@ocolly.com

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OSU blows first half lead in painful loss to OU Cody Stavenhagen @CodyStavenhagen

Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford doesn’t want his team to have regrets from Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma, but with the way the game unfolded, that’s a heavy demand.

In a recurring theme that seems to define OSU’s season — maybe the Travis Ford era itself — the Cowboys just couldn’t get it all together for 40 minutes in a 64-56 loss to the Sooners in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

“It doesn’t do any good to hang your head down,”

Ford said. “(We have) a lot of heads down. You gotta move on.”

OSU (14-7, 4-5 Big 12) had made it a point to come out strong after an uninspired effort in Jan. 17’s loss to OU in Norman. The Cowboys were hungry. They wanted this one, and in the first half, it showed.

OSU hustled its way to a 12-point lead 11 minutes into the game.

But OU (14-7, 5-4) stuck around, finally got going and kept it a seven-point game at halftime.

“We should have had a bigger lead,” Ford said.

“We just didn’t convert.

We actually wanted to push the pace … and we

didn’t get a lot out of it at times. We should have, but we didn’t.”

In the second half, OU looked like a different team, and so did the Cowboys.

Buddy Hield overcame his slow first half to finish with 15 points. The Cowboys got sloppy with the ball and couldn’t hang with the Sooners on the boards. The result was OU taking control and never giving it back.

“The game kinda flipflopped,” Ford said. “We were the aggressors first half. They were the aggressors second half. OU feeds off transition points. We talked about that for two days. You take them

OSU was only 8-of-25 from the field in a lackluster second half.

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out of transition, you got a chance to win the game.

But when you give up 24 points off turnovers and 16 points off second chance points, I don’t care who it is …”

That’s the reason the Cowboys walked off the court Saturday demoralized. It’s why Phil Forte and Michael Cobbins could hardly muster answers postgame.

It’s why OSU leaves with regrets, with frustration and many of the same questions it has been trying to answer since conference play began.

“First half everything was clicking for us,” Cobbins said. “Everybody was gelled in together, locked in. Not sure what happened the second half.”

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Phil Forte’s seven shot attempts were his fewest since playing at Memphis on Dec. 13.

Even when OSU rallied to cut OU’s second-half lead to six points, the Cowboys couldn’t come up with the big shots they needed. Cobbins fouled out.

Nash — who spent nearly the entire first half in foul trouble — started scoring, but it just wasn’t enough.

“In games like this, in any game from this point,

no team’s gonna score out of their offense,” Ford said. “… It’s who’s gonna step up and make plays?

Which team’s gonna make the most plays?”

Forte finished with 15

points, Nash had 12 and Anthony Hickey had 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

But it was OU that made the most plays.

“Frank (Booker) hits a big 3 out of the corner, Jordan (Woodard) makes some plays, Buddy makes some plays, and we got some stops at critical times,” Sooners coach Lon Kruger said. “It’s a fine line between who’s got that margin down the stretch.”

Now, OSU sits at 4-5 in Big 12 play while the Sooners move to 5-4.

The Cowboys are still trying to put the pieces together. And though Ford is ready to move on from Saturday, it’s tough to imagine this one not leaving a scar.

“It doesn’t do any good to what if, shoulda, woulda, coulda,” Ford said. “That doesn’t get you anywhere. Whatever our record is doesn’t matter.

What matters is what you do moving forward.

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he found that the Lord was truly alive. James writes, “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”

(Ja.4:8 NIV)

MY SOUL FOLLOWS HARD AFTER YOU! “My soul followeth hard after thee.” (Ps.63:8 KJV) “My soul clings to you.” (NIV) Here is a man, David, who is wholeheartedly following God. Little wonder he is called a man after God’s own heart. As we read Psalm 63 it is hard to miss the commitment and desire he has for the Lord.

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you.” (V1) God was a personal God to David. “You are my God”, he says. It brought on a fresh challenge and response. “I will seek you earnestly.” Following the Lord and learning of him became a top priority in David’s life.

“I have seen you in the sanctuary.” God was real to David. As he met with other believers, as he opened his heart and life to God,

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This reality brought even a greater appreciation of God and gave him a greater desire to make him the center of his life. “I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.” (v4) I remember the first time I lifted my hands to God. I was very self-conscience. It was a challenge, but now has become a part of an act of worship.

He is worthy!

This is not just a religious exercise that we turn off and on every Sunday or holy day. “On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.” (v6) Have you ever sang to God on your bed, while you are shaving, when doing the dishes or cutting the lawn? He is our God, our companion and helper. Let’s follow hard after him.

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Who is the face of OSU? Moving on Viktoriya Lushkova Le’Bryan Nash

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You can also vote by tweeting #FaceofOSU with the name of the Cowboy in each day’s matchup until the field is narrowed to one winner.

Thurman Thomas Football 1984-1987

Thomas represented the former half of one of college football’s best back-to-back running back combinations, paired with current opponent Barry Sanders. Hailing from Houston, Thomas was an All-American in 1985 and 1987, rushing for over 1,600 yards those two seasons. In his senior season, he scored 17 rushing touchdowns and finished seventh in the Heisman voting. The Cowboys won the 1987 Sun Bowl behind Thomas’ 157 yards and four touchdowns. He went on to have a stellar NFL career, playing 12 seasons with the Buffalo Bills, rushing for 11,938 career yards and 65 touchdowns with five Pro Bowl selections and appearances in four straight Super Bowls. He retired after a final season with the Miami Dolphins in 2000. Thomas has since been elected to both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Barry Sanders Football 1986-1988

Sanders was the greatest football player to ever play for the Cowboys. After backing up eventual Pro Football Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas for two seasons, Sanders started his one — and only — season for Oklahoma State, but it was arguably the best individual season in the history of college football. Sanders’ incredible speed and elusiveness allowed him to rack up 2,628 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns, which are both standing FBS season records. Sanders also won the 1988 Heisman Trophy and remains the only winner from OSU. Sanders’ success continued in the NFL. In his 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions, Sanders rushed for 15,296 yards, which is the third-most in NFL history behind Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton. Sanders was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

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112 S. ROSE RD 3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR GARAGE EAST OF STW 6 MILES ON 3 ACRES NEW PAINT/CARPET/UPDATES $300 PER MONTH PER PERSON 114 S. PAYNE 3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR GARAGE NEWER HOME TOTAL ELECTRIC LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO OSU $350 PER PERSON PER MONTH 6820 S. THE CEDARS 5 BED 3 BATH GARAGE 2 ACRES 5 MILES SOUTH OF OSU FENCED YARD-HUGE HOUSE 2 LIVING ROOMS-2 KITCHENS 3300 SQ FEET RECENT UPDATES $390 PER MONTH PER PERSON 115 W. HUSBAND COURT 2 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR GARAGE LARGE LAYOUT NORTH SLOPE EDITION QUIET AREA NEAR RICHMOND SCHOOL $395 PER PERSON PER MONTH 5919 N. COUNTRY CLUB 6 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR GARAGE 2 ACRES-10 MINS FROM OSU 2 LIVING ROOMS COUNTRY SETTING $325 PER MONTH PER PERSON 1511 E. VIRGINIA 3 BED 3 BATH NEW HOME GRANITE COUNTERS LARGE LAYOUT TOTAL ELECTRIC CUSTOM HOME $400 PER MONTH PER PERSON 611 N. DUCK 3 BED 1 BATH 1 CAR GARAGE VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS HARDWOOD FLOORS OLDER HOUSE BUT PRICED RIGHT $275 PER PERSON PER MONTH 410 S. LOWRY 2 BED 1 BATH 1 CAR GARAGE HARDWOOD FLOORS LARGE SHADED LOT $275 PER PERSON PER MONTH

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LOGWOOD APARTMENTS 716 N. HUSBAND TOTAL ELECTRIC WALK IN CLOSETS CLOSE TO CAMPUS 2 BED 1 BATH $450 PER MONTH 1 BED 1 BATH $440 PER MONTH TERRACE TOWNHOMES 818 N. HUSBAND ALL ELECTRIC‑ CLOSE TO OSU 2 STORY FLOOR PLANS & FLATS 2 BED TOWNHOUSE $550 PER MONTH 2 BED FLAT STYLE UNIT $530 PER MONTH 2 BED 2 BATH FLAT UNIT $600 PER MONTH

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