OUT & ABOUT
People, places and events
Margaritaville Groundbreaking Jerry Floyd, general manager of River Spirit Casinos; Principal Chief George Tiger of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and Pat Crofts, CEO of Muscogee (Creek) Nation Casinos; at the groundbreaking celebration for the $335 million luxury resort to be built on the banks of the Arkansas River. The resort is set to open in 2015.
Champions of Health Champions of Health dinner co-chairs Gary and Sandra Trennepohl with keynote speaker Regis Philbin. The gala was Oct. 8.
MLK Bell Ringing Ceremony Orator Thadddeus Bailey, soloist Carmela Hill, former State Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, the Rev. G. Calvin McCutchen and Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman at the special ceremony sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society of Tulsa at the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation Park. The event honored the 50th anniversary of King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech on Aug. 28, 1963, which was recited by Bailey, the winner of the MLK Society’s annual oratorical contest. The event was co-sponsored by Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, the John Hope Franklin Center, Metropolitan Urban League, Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry and the YWCA Tulsa.
Total Pilates Studio Instructors from Total Pilates Studio gathered to celebrate the business’ 10th anniversary Sept. 12. Pictured are (front row) Taheerah Salim, Kent Basnett and Janice Bamford and (back row) Karen Bates, Jeanne Franks, co-owners Ros Elder and Jill Balch, Louise Cronk and Lisa Coffee-Smith.
Remodeled Tulsa Tour Home Builders Association members Ken Saltink, All American Remodel; Glenn Simms, Re-Bath of Tulsa; Barry Helms, Renovations by Helms; Ed Kaplan, The Buckingham Group; Camille Helms, Renovations by Helms; Bill Powers, Powers Design and Build; Peter Grant, Grant Homes; David Moloney, Masterpiece Renovations; and Rob Miles, Milestone Homes Inc.; gathered at the Remodeled Tulsa Tour patron party. The tour, which featured newly remodeled homes by HBA members, was Sept. 21-22.
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Remodeled Tulsa Tour Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless Development Director Sharon Catalano and Executive Director Sandra Lewis, whose nonprofit benefitted from the event
Remodeled Tulsa Tour Chad Potter, Remodeled Tulsa Tour chairman; Paul Kane, executive vice president of the HBA of Greater Tulsa; and Brandon Jackson, vice president/treasurer of the HBA of Greater Tulsa