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HOME SWEET TINY HOME

Tulsans have adopted the newest trend in American living.

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Memorable miles

Residents recount their active adventures.

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11 Unexpectedly sweet Beekeeping at a landfill

59 Greek peek Taziki’s delivers Mediterranean flavor.

101 Live and in color This month’s standout events

12 Notebook Topics of interest to Tulsans

60 Dining out Eritrean and Ethiopian Café provides a taste of Africa.

104 Out & about See and be seen.

62 Table Talk The buzz on Tulsa’s tastiest restaurants, products and events

108 Behind the scene Where the wild things are

14 Passions Ted Haynes balances work, family and philanthropy.

16 Conversations The Rev. Deron Spoo doesn’t preach within the lines.

18 Storefront A ‘picker’s paradise’ 20 Artist in residence Jewelry with a steampunk signature 22 Locker room A Tulsan scores with the Roughnecks.

24 Where are they now? Chuck Cissel performs his way into the future.

63 The list Takeout can be a knockout.

64 Spirits Lighter wines for a spring palate

The Good Life 67 All in the details Statement accessories for the season

26 Musings What now?

76 Wright on Keeping it real

28 A park grows in Tulsa The Rocky Lookout at A Gathering Place for Tulsa is symbolic for the donor.

81 Home Creating a year-round retreat

78 In the garden An heirloom plant is named perennial of the year.

106 Benefits Fundraisers and fun happenings

110 Tulsa sound Rockers prove they’re metal.

111 Screen/Print A Q&A with Jeff Van Hanken 112 Flashback Celebrating TulsaPeople’s 30th anniversary

Special Section 49 Best Doctors® A listing of Tulsa’s Best Doctors according to the Best Doctors in America® database

84 Weekend getaways Things to do at Big Cedar Lodge TulsaPeople.com

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t was the fourth water crossing of the day, and I just couldn’t remove my socks and shoes again.

This error — the second of the day — led to what my husband and I now call “Anne’s trail meltdown.”

I was halfway across the roaring stream in the Ouachita National Forest, and my balance was off due to an overloaded pack, the day’s first mistake. That’s when it happened.

I managed to dunk my entire foot in the cold river. Since one foot was wet, why not trudge through the stream to get to the other side?

Once across, my dry-footed husband and I hiked on about 500 feet, water seeping from my shoes with each step. I could feel my anger and annoyance transition to overwhelming frustration ... and then tears. I stopped on the trail. I threw my walking stick into the forest and yelled, “Why are we doing this?!?”

What started as an overnight backpacking trip had quickly deteriorated into a morning with an aching back and wet feet — two things I don’t handle well.

I love the outdoors. I love hiking. I love sitting on a boulder and listening to the leaves flutter and birds sing. But, at that moment, I learned a valuable lesson: Backpacking is not for me. But, I’m OK with that.

Before that point, I had every intention of thru-hiking one of the trails mentioned in our feature on p. 31. Now I only see day hikes in my future.

Preparing for this annual Living Green issue gives us the chance to visit with some environmentally friendly folks and discuss their passions. For some it means taking on the construction of a tiny home (p. 36) or keeping bees at their workplace (p. 11). Others turn discarded objects into beautiful jewelry (p. 20) or help shoppers repurpose found items into a treasure (p. 18).

I admire all these Tulsans as they do their part to make our community a greener place.

For all the hiking dreamers out there — do it. And let me know if you head out on one of these months-long journeys this summer. I’ll send you a care package along the way. tþ

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he buzz of heavy machinery is constant at American Environmental Landfill in Sand Springs. But listen closely, and you’ll hear a different buzz.

Three years ago, landfill owner Kenny Burkett read about the plight of honeybees and decided to raise some on his 250 acres. A former staff member cared for the bees until General Manager Pat Vossmer inherited them about a year ago.

Vossmer has managed landfills for 30 years but was clueless about beekeeping. He has since taken a class on the practice, which he calls “time-consuming but relaxing.”

In 2015, he estimates the three hives produced approximately 20 pounds of honey, which was given to clients and friends.

Vossmer planted 5 acres of clover for the bees and deer that live on the property. He also built a wetlands area for ducks and will soon plant milkweed on top of a capped landfill to attract butterflies.

Are the projects for his enjoyment or to help the environment?

“A little of both,” he says. tþ

An estimated 320,000 bees live in three hives at the landfill.

Forty longhorn cattle also graze on the property.

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COMPANY HELPS PEERS REDUCE WASTE

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Miller Truck Lines, a 32-yearold, Oklahoma-based company, has launched a corporate sustainability and industrial services division aimed at reducing industrial waste.

The division, Miller Environmental Transfer, fulfills extensive recycling, waste-to-energy and zero landfill initiatives for several Fortune 500 companies.

In 2015, the company transported 275 million pounds of material for recycling, waste-toenergy and beneficial reuse. It provides services in 10 states with plans to expand extensively by the end of 2016.

“Corporations are discovering that they can reduce waste, recycle more and use remaining items to create energy to power homes and businesses,” says division President Todd Ray. “This synergy is a win-win for everyone.”

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by MORGAN PHILLIPS Wild About Tulsa planted this area — sponsored by Lot Maintenance of Oklahoma — off the Creek Turnpike near East 91st Street and South Yale Avenue.

BLOOM TOWN

Tulsa’s streets are becoming more colorful, thanks to a group turning medians and right-of-ways into wildflower sanctuaries.

Wild About Tulsa, a joint effort of the Tulsa Beautification Foundation and the City of Tulsa, is in its second season. Nine areas have been planted; each is sponsored by an organization or company, according to Tulsa Community Foundation program officers.

In addition to beautifying traditionally neutral areas, planting wildflowers saves resources by reducing the need for city crews to mow.

To volunteer with or donate to Wild About Tulsa, visit www.tulsacf.org/ whatwedo/wild-tulsa-2.

Purchase your own “Golden Driller” wildflower seed blend for $6 at Laffa, Cosmo Café and Ida Red. Proceeds benefit Wild About Tulsa.

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Maybe an ammunition dump had blown up a tanker or a plane had crashed or something.”

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Tulsa residents can now dispose of household pollutants for free, any time of year, thanks to a new City of Tulsa facility.

Previously, a semiannual collection event was held at the fairgrounds.

The household pollutant facility is the first of its kind in northeast Oklahoma, according to city officials. Disposal is available by appointment only.

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Beyond the boardroom A philanthropist, motorcycle enthusiast and patriarch: Ted Haynes balances it all.

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lthough not a Tulsa native, President of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma Ted Haynes connects with the heart of the city. Haynes grew up in Roscoe, Texas — a town of about 1,300 people, where everyone knew everyone. So when Haynes moved to Tulsa years later, he was instantly attracted to the “arms wide open” philosophy.

“Tulsa has such a hometown feel,” Haynes says. “People are not clique-ish. They are genuinely excited to welcome you in. It’s also very easy to get involved.”

Get involved he did, quickly becoming a cornerstone in Tulsa philanthropy. During his tenure as the 2015 Tulsa Area United Way campaign chairman, he took the time to visit each of the organization’s 60 partner agencies.

Haynes was particularly impressed by the agencies focusing on youth services, a cause that truly hit home. Years ago, the Hayneses welcomed a homeless girl into their family, after their foreign exchange student alerted them that the girl’s mother had abandoned her. They became her guardians and treated her as their daughter in every way until she graduated from high school and left home.

“I have a really tender spot now for homeless youth because of that experience,” Haynes says. “Organizations like United Way and the generosity of the people of Tulsa create opportunities for us to help others in situations like that.”

Haynes also looks forward to co-chairing the upcoming American Red Cross Rescue Gala on April 21.

The other co-chair is his wife, Shiela Haynes, who has a hand in everything from charity work, to giving tours of downtown Tulsa, to train-

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma President Ted Haynes took his children on a motorcycle trip every year when they were young. ing to be a docent at Philbrook Museum of Art. Although he began his career in Houston as a certified public accountant, Haynes harbored passions to be a negotiator. When he later worked for a large hospital system, he found his niche in negotiating contracts.

Haynes eventually earned a master’s degree in conflict management and dispute resolution in 2012 from Southern Methodist University. Over time, he saw that developing this skill set also was rewarding on a personal level.

“I’ve noticed how hard it is for people to be in conflict,” he says. “I

get a lot of gratification out of resolving conflicts for people, so that they can be peaceful and happy in their lives.”

Luckily, Haynes is able to take his negotiator hat off at home. He enjoys spending time with his family above all — and especially taking motorcycle trips with his wife.

“Riding motorcycles is my No. 1 hobby,” he says. “It really defined my relationship with my kids because I would take each of them on a special trip every year” when they were younger and living at home.

Despite his heavy load of responsibilities and interests,

Haynes doesn’t struggle to balance it all. His secret is journaling — a technique he has used since 1996. The racks of journals in his study hold his life goals, solutions to problems and spiritual revelations.

“Journaling is where I work things out,” he explains. “Your mind cannot wander while you are writing.”

Haynes enjoys sharing his favorite quote by Winston Churchill: “You make a living off of what you get, but you make a life off of what you give.”

By this standard, Haynes and his family have made quite a life here in Tulsa. tþ

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ROGUE BAPTIST

The Rev. Deron Spoo doesn’t preach within the lines.

by ANNA BENNETT

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Deron Spoo became lead pastor of First Baptist Church of Tulsa 16 years ago, at age 29. He and his wife, Paula, have three children: Kira, 19; Caleb, 16; and Seth, 14.

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ne Sunday morning, a homeless man in a hoodie sat crouched outside First Baptist Church. The congregants walked by swiftly, in a hurry to make it to the service and get on with their Sunday routines. Only two people stopped to speak to him. During the service, the homeless man walked through the worship hall and onto the stage — revealing himself to be the Rev. Deron Spoo, the lead pastor.

cused on the community outside the church walls.

What changed after that? We really started stepping up the Caring Center Ministry. We do food, clothing and emergency assistance for people who have hit hard times.

We help a ton of people every year.

It’s too easy for a church to become inwardly focused. We must be intentional about staying fo-

Why do you think people are uncomfortable when things get too real? I think we separate our church life from every other part of our life: “That’s over here in a compartment on Sunday morning, and it doesn’t affect the rest of my life.” A couple of years ago, we did a teaching series called, “The Gospel According to the Beatles.” We would

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You’ve got a reputation for being non-traditional. Has that ever caused controversy? I’m a very open and honest person, and probably the biggest pushback is whenever we’ve talked about sex.

Especially pornography. In the early days, whenever I would bring that up, there would be pushback.

But that’s a topic that we have to deal with.

take some of their songs and attach them to a Biblical theme. There were people who were a little upset at first that we were playing Beatles music in church. But here’s my contention: If Beatles music is inappropriate, you shouldn’t be playing it anywhere. If it is appropriate, we can use it anywhere, even in church.

What happens when people break down the barriers between their “Sunday selves” and the rest of their lives? We call that integrity, don’t we? Just being the same person all the time. I believe that’s who God calls us to be. I also think that’s a lot simpler way to live.

Baptists do not traditionally observe Lent. Why do you encourage your congregation to do so?

On Easter we prefer to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, but we have neglected the sacrifice.

We’re asking our church members to sacrifice one thing from their daily lives. Every time they want that, they’ll think of the sacrifice of Christ. They’re sacrificing this small thing, but it’s a trigger.

How do you avoid “compassion fatigue” and recharge? One of my favorite things to do is to go to Clear Creek Monastery. They live out in the middle of nowhere. It’s beautiful. You can’t get a cell phone signal beyond the parking lot. It’s a good place to be quiet, get some perspective. I call it the last quiet place on the planet. We live in a very noisy world. At first they wondered why a Baptist was coming out to a Benedictine monastery.

It sounds like you’ve never been too concerned with where such lines are drawn. (Laughs) No, I’m not. tþ

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by MORGAN PHILLIPS

Margie Beaudry, right, helps a customer choose a product in Beaudry’s store, Home Accents Vintage to Modern.

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he most innocent among us are too often victims of abuse, and Tulsa is not immune to this troubling epidemic.

At the Child Advocacy Center, the Child Abuse Network coordinates medical, child welfare and law enforcement agencies to respond to allegations of child abuse.

The result is a collaborative approach to investigate abuse and protect children in crisis.

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Is the number of children served by CAN during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

Creativity for sale A ‘picker’s paradise’ offers upcycled pieces.

by BRIA BOLTON MOORE

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aint is Margie Beaudry’s magic wand.

“Paint can fix anything,” says the owner of Home Accents Vintage to Modern, an antique shop at 1537 S. Sheridan Road.

The store boasts everything from Precious Moments figurines to pails converted into light fixtures. Other treasures are furniture, books, quilts and salvaged industrial and architectural materials.

People come into the shop with items to sell, but most of the inventory comes from various local sources. Although most of the items are original, Beaudry likes to upcycle.

“I love the repurposing idea,” she says. “It’s fun to repurpose things because a lot of this stuff was so well made. To just junk it is such a waste.”

A metal shopping cart holds some of Beaudry’s latest creations, including rustic Christmas trees fashioned from scraps of wood trim painted and nailed to posts. A decorative wooden box Beaudry constructed sits on a maple hutch ready to be taken home and used to organize or decorate.

Although her recycling tools are sometimes a sewing machine or saw, Beaudry’s favorite tool is a paintbrush.

“I love taking wood, all kinds, and adding color to it,” she says.

If a wooden item needs a quick refresh or has been sitting in the store awhile, paint to the rescue. Beaudry says her shoppers are drawn to red and teal pieces, so those are her go-to colors.

Beaudry isn’t the only one putting her ingenuity to use in the store. When he isn’t at his fulltime job or helping with heavy lifting, Beaudry’s

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husband, shop co-owner Howard, designs and builds light fixtures.

“He can just look at a piece of metal and come up with a light fixture,” Beaudry says.

Those one-of-a-kind lights hang from the store’s ceiling like mobiles, drawing shoppers’ eyes heavenward. Metal baskets, a wheel, pails and a roof turbine vent serve as shades for various light bulbs.

Many of the shoppers enjoy creating, too.

Beaudry has seen hardware turned into jewelry holders and wooden crates made into shelves and ottomans. Corks and old windows also are hot items for crafting.

“Sometimes I’ll ask, if I’m not too busy, ‘What are you going to do with this?’” Beaudry says.

Although she likes hearing about customers’ Pinterest projects and how old items get revitalized, Beaudry also enjoys seeing the way antiques spur reflection.

“For a lot of people, they come into the store and say, ‘Oh, my Grammy used to have that piece in her house,’” Beaudry explains. “They get good memories from seeing some of those pieces.”

The Beaudrys opened the store in December 2012, but they’ve always been creative collectors. Before owning their shop on Sheridan, they managed booths at various stores. The couple has gone to auctions and antique stores all of their lives in search of collectibles.

In 2015, running the shop became Beaudry’s full-time job, something she looked forward to for years.

“Our children are grown up, and now it’s time to do what I like to do,” she says. tþ

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Days after abuse has been reported is generally the time period during which a child comes to CAN. Children receive a variety of necessary services designed to minimize additional trauma.

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Of victims served by CAN were sexually abused; 36 percent were neglected or witnessed a traumatic event, for example. Approximately 28 percent were physically abused.

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Strategies are frequently used to address child abuse: prevention, intervention and treatment. CAN’s focus is intervention: the investigation of abuse.

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Forensic interviews were conducted by CAN in the past fiscal year to investigate abuse. CAN also facilitates medical and mental health exams — all with the goal of minimal trauma to the child.

The Oklahoma Child Abuse Hotline is 800-5223511. Failure to report suspected abuse is a crime.

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Bohemian baubles An artist expresses her passion and curiosity for old things.

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You are a full-time event coordinator. How did you get started making this type of interesting art? I first started out making traditional jewelry, and then began using more unconventional materials — things I salvaged. It was my mom, who is also a jewelry maker, who introduced me to steampunk.

I was drawn to the genre because it allows me to express my passion and curiosity for old things. I grew up going to flea markets every weekend and “dumpster diving” with my mom and Grams. History was always right in front of me, ready to be examined and explored.

What is “steampunk” to you?

Steampunk as a genre of art, literature and fashion has been around a long time. I like how author Jean Campbell describes steampunk — “it’s ‘Mad Max’ meets Jane Austen.”

For me, this translates into jewelry that is delicate, dainty and feminine while also being industrial, textured and tough.

Where do you find the pieces and parts for your jewelry? I get asked this question all the time. In fact, I just started a series on my blog, 20

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amantha Extance’s table is covered in a dizzying display of tiny metal gears, buttons, snaps, lockets, typewriter letters and more.

In their earlier days, the pieces made tools and machinery work or were attached to clothing of yesteryear. But through Extance’s perseverance, each piece becomes part of her “steampunk” jewelry creations, all sold through her business of eight years, “Bohemian Romance.”

Samantha Extance’s business, “Bohemian Romance,” is named for the first pair of earrings she made and sold. She lays all of her jewelrymaking materials on her tabletop, where they “percolate” until she determines which pieces should go together. www.bohemianromance.word press.com, about good junkin’ tips and will be sharing some of my favorite places to hunt for items to repurpose. I make my jewelry primarily out of upcycled or salvaged items that I find at flea markets, estate sales, garage sales, and, sometimes, people just give me big boxes of “junk” that they think I can use or might be interested in.

(They are rewarded with a big hug, or pie, or a piece of jewelry made just for them.)

It also helps that I get “care packages” from my family in New York of things that they find at flea markets. It’s like I have my own flea market army.

I’ll repurpose just about anything as long as it doesn’t break my cardinal rule: It cannot be fixed.

I will not take apart anything that can be mended or is in working order.

You recently got married and hand-made all of the jewelry for your wedding. I got married last October to the love of my life, Rhys Martin. We’re both artists (he is a photographer and owns Cloudless Lens Photography), so we wanted our wedding to reflect our personalities and celebrate other local artists we admire.

If I had to describe our wedding it would be a handmade, thrifted

evening that gave everyone a peek into what we love about each other, Tulsa and our individual crafts.

Where can we find your jewelry?

You can find my jewelry at Dwelling Spaces and at Made: The Indie Emporium Shop as well as at www. mkt.com/bohemianromance. I’m also at local festivals and craft shows, and I create custom pieces. I love working with individuals on upcycling items that have sentimental value for them — like an old wristwatch that belonged to their dad — into something new that they can enjoy and that allows them to keep that memory or that person close. tþ

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CRISTIAN MATA HIGHLIGHTS UNION HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman Scored 70 career goals Named the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year Named the 2012 Tulsa World Metro Player of the Year Two-time All-Metro team and two-time All-State player Ranked the 81st best player in the nation and fourth in the region

Kicking it at home Union/TU product has bright future with the Roughnecks.

by DOUG EATON

Cristian Mata (in orange) of the Tulsa Roughnecks competes against Orange County Blues FC on July 9, 2015, at ONEOK Field. Tulsa won 4-1.

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ost professional teams in any sport relish the concept of featuring homegrown talent. In this regard, the Tulsa Roughnecks have scored.

Cristian Mata, who starred in soccer for Union High School, the Tulsa Soccer Club and later for the University of Tulsa, made the big step to the professional ranks when he signed with the Roughnecks in June 2015.

His road to Tulsa was a long one. Growing up in Juarez, Mexico, the 22-year-old forward explains that playing soccer was just a given.

“I really didn’t play other sports as a kid,” Mata says. “Everyone there just played soccer.”

After his family moved to Tulsa when he was 9 years old, he continued concentrating on soccer, eventually becoming a four-year starter for Union and starting

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for the TSC team in various age brackets.

After considering several offers to play college soccer, Mata opted for a position on the Golden Hurricane.

“It was close to home so my family could still watch me play,” Mata explains. “My older brother Omar was on the team already, and I really liked the academics that TU offered.

“Having my brother on the team was a big asset. He was already a leader on the team, so that really helped me get established.”

Mata majored in communications and minored in Spanish at TU and plans to finish his degree.

He credits his club coach, Steve Earle, a former Roughnecks star from the ’70s and ’80s, with helping promote him to the Roughnecks coaching staff and opening the door to the pros.

Soon after joining the team, Mata immediately paid dividends, scoring a goal against the Sacramento Republic FC in his first professional game.

As for the upcoming season, he is focused on team improvement.

“We came close last season, but we didn’t make the playoffs,” he says. “That’s our team’s goal this season. Once we get into the playoffs, it’s a whole new season.”

And there’s the personal side.

“It’s a big step just to play as a professional,” he says, “But to be able to do it in your hometown is extra special. It’s nice to know that your family and friends can be there and watch.” tþ The Tulsa Roughnecks play three home games this month at ONEOK Field: April 2, 9 and 23.

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TULSA SOCCER CLUB His TSC 94 team won the Disney Cup, the Region III Championship and the U.S. National League Championship Member of the U.S. Region III Olympic Development Team U.S. National Team pool player UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Played two years for TU, lettering both years Started 38 out of 40 games Named TU’s Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman Named to the Preseason All-American teams by College Soccer News, College Sports Madness and Soccer America Scored three game-winning goals sophomore year Selected to the first team All-Conference USA TULSA ROUGHNECKS Played in 15 games and started 11 Scored six goals and one assist while averaging over 65 minutes playing time per game

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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Off stage

by DAVID HARPER

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lessed with his mother’s singing ability and his father’s dancing prowess, Chuck Cissel was a child who never missed a chance to perform.

As he grew, Cissel’s abilities drew the notice of the city. His role in Tulsa Little Theatre’s “South Pacific” drew such acclaim that it changed the rest of his life.

Now, more than a half-century later, the president of the Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1966 is using his “creative vision” to organize his 50th reunion. The inclusive, citywide celebration will be July 29-30.

On a recent Saturday morning, just a few blocks from where he was born, Cissel reflected on his 67 years.

“I just wanted to be on stage, to sing, dance and make people happy,” he said.

That burning desire sent Cissel on a journey that included the Broadway stage, professional relationships with show business legends and even a brief career as a recording artist. However, he ultimately found his way back to Tulsa to establish a legacy.

“You could say I’ve been lucky,” he says, “but I would say I’ve been blessed.”

Tulsa philanthropist Julius C. Livingston was so taken with Cissel’s talent and charisma that he paid for the young man’s education at the University of Oklahoma.

Cissel says he was driven to “pursue excellence at every twist and turn” while at OU. A fine arts major, he was a regular performer in campus musicals, plays, operas and recitals.

While performing in a summer stock production his senior year in Fort Worth, Texas, Cissel was told

by Betty Buckley — an eventual Tony Award winner — that he had what it took to be on Broadway.

Longtime performer and Booker T. Washington graduate Chuck Cissel is planning his 50th class reunion this summer, which will include a “sock hop” fundraiser and an evening gala.

With that encouragement, and with a little money he had saved, Cissel left Oklahoma in the early ‘70s to take a bite out of the Big Apple.

He found a decent apartment in Brooklyn for $75 a month and got his first big break with a role in “Hello Dolly.”

“Pearl Bailey chose me herself,” Cissel says of being cast in the hit musical, which also starred Cab Calloway.

Cissel says he arrived in New

York when Broadway casts were becoming more racially diverse.

“It was good timing for a kid from Oklahoma,” he recalls.

It was a groundbreaking role to which Cissel had become accustomed. He had long been a racial trailblazer, beginning with the integration of the Tulsa Boys Choir in the 1950s.

Cissel relished the accepting nature of the Broadway community. He appeared in the mega-hit “A Chorus Line” and forged many

friendships in New York that are still going strong 40 years later.

“It was so much fun,” he says of spending the ’70s on Broadway.

Then, his career took an interesting turn. He made two albums in Los Angeles and New York City, received some attention for a disco song called “Cisselin’ Hot,” did some backing vocals for Elton John and even toured with Diana Ross.

By the early 1980s, Cissel, who was married, realized the inconsistencies of a Broadway lifestyle weren’t for him. He took an office job with the New York auction house Sotheby’s. Then, an opportunity in his hometown prompted a return to Oklahoma.

As the CEO of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Cissel led the organization’s move into the Tulsa Union Depot. Still, he says the main thing that brought him back to Tulsa was that he “wanted to effectively reach the youth of the community.”

He says the Jazz Hall’s many shows while he was there “showcased the talent we have in this city.”

After nine years as CEO, Cissel served for two years as the Hall of Fame’s artistic director. By March 2011, health issues forced him to step away.

Cissel’s performing days are likely behind him, yet he still feels Broadway’s lure. After his high school reunion, he is contemplating moving back to New York.

Despite the possible move, he will always have a special place in his heart for his hometown.

“I will always love Tulsa,” he says. tþ

David Harper has been a member of the Tulsa-area media for more than 20 years. A native of Virginia, he has two degrees from the University of Tulsa, including a law degree.

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MUSINGS

Thoughts about everyday life

What now?

by CONNIE CRONLEY

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uick!

Before we forget how bad it was, let’s jump into this year’s garden. Let’s rush to local garden stores, let’s rip out order forms from nursery catalogs and let’s connect online with distant greenhouses. Let’s load up on seed packets, bulbs and potted plants.

Then, if we’re lucky, an unseasonably cold spell will send us inside. A week or so of steady rain will keep us there. The gardening fever will pass, and the plants will die where we left them.

This 1-2-zoom pace is how I do much of my life. Some people take on projects differently. They make thoughtful plans, design a reasonable action and execute it in measured stride. Others of us live at Wile E. Coyote speed.

There’s something to be said about great enthusiasm and jumping into the deep end. Maybe the something to be said is “impulsive behavior.” That’s what someone said about me: “My, you’re impulsive, aren’t you?” I never stopped to think of that.

Start-stop enthusiasm can be applied to nearly anything: craft projects, exercising, house cleaning, cooking. This is how I end up with craft supplies left in shopping bags and cleaning equipment abandoned in the middle of the floor.

Stop!

If you identify with any of this, whatever you do, don’t research it. Google will take you down dark, twisted psychological paths. You’ll learn that spontaneity’s ugly cousin is impulsivity. You’ll read about actions described as “poorly conceived and prematurely expressed with undesirable outcomes.” You’ll discover a nasty tangle of impulsivity, stress and alcohol.

You’ll start to worry if you have the mutated gene connected to the neurotransmitter serotonin,

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which predisposes some people to impulsivity. This worry can increase your stress, which can lead to more impulsivity and more alcohol consumption.

You’ll start to second-guess yourself. “Is this an act of childlike enthusiasm,” you’ll wonder, “or nuttiness?”

And yet, sometimes impulsive actions are thrust upon us. One recent afternoon, I noticed that people strolling by my house stopped to stare at the roof.

“What now?” I thought, and the possibilities weren’t good. I’d been meaning to have that big sycamore trimmed. I went outside to look and saw — at the tippy top of my tall, pointed roof — a tiny tortoise-shell kitten. I called, I cooed, I cajoled, but nothing would move her.

Being an experienced cat person I knew that (a) if I climbed up to get her, I might fall and she would surely jump away and (b) if she got herself up there, she could get herself down. Smug with this wisdom,

I said a prayer to Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, patron saint of cats, for the kitten to find a safe home, and I went inside.

The next night, a young couple who lives across the street came calling my name. The woman was holding her arms straight in front of her like a zombie. Her husband followed several steps behind.

“Connie, help us,” the woman said. Then, as my eyes adjusted to the dark, I could see that the woman was holding the tortie kitten.

“Help us,” she said. “We found this sweet, sweet kitten, but we’re both deathly allergic to cats.”

“I have to have injections,” he added.

“You have to help us,” she said.

I looked heavenward.

“Gertrude,” I said firmly, dropping her title to show my annoyance, “this is not the answer I wanted.”

Some people have a blessed blindness; they do not see stray cats, lost dogs or homeless people.

For others of us, once we see them, we can’t not see them.

This impulsive story has a happy ending. I took the kitten to my veterinary clinic and paid to have her vaccinated while I figured out what to do. As a veteran stray cat woman, I know that the law of the land is: If you find a cat, you now own a cat.

A miracle happened. Not two hours later, the clinic called to say one of the staff had fallen in love with the kitten and wanted to adopt her.

The allergic couple across the street was impulsively compassionate. I was impulsively impulsive. Prayers were answered, and the kitten has a home. Thank you, Saint Gertrude. tþ

Connie Cronley is a columnist, an author of three books and a public radio commentator. She is executive director of Iron Gate soup kitchen and food pantry.

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A PARK GROWS IN TULSA A GATHERING PLACE – PART 8

McElroy Manufacturing Inc.’s leadership and spouses: Dave Tanner, Peggy McElroy Tanner, Chip McElroy, Sharon McElroy, David Dutton and Donna McElroy Dutton.

Rosy outlook

Company’s sponsorship of the Rocky Lookout symbolizes its vision for the future.

by MORGAN PHILLIPS The leaders of McElroy Manufacturing Inc. have long supported development of the Arkansas River, says A.H. “Chip” McElroy II, the company’s president and CEO. He operates McElroy Manufacturing with his sisters, Donna McElroy Dutton and Peggy McElroy Tanner.

When the McElroy families were presented with opportunities to support A Gathering Place for Tulsa, they were immediately drawn to the Rocky Lookout.

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says the lookout will blend with the surrounding landscape, providing panoramic views with seating along the river’s edge.

“It is very symbolic of the vision our company has for the future and always looking to distant horizons,” Chip McElroy says.

For that reason, the 62-year-old, family-owned equipment manufacturer with offices worldwide — and 360 employees in Tulsa — committed $3 million to the park.

“My sisters and I are passionate about quality of life and opportunities like A Gathering Place will bring,” Chip McElroy says. tþ

SITE PROGRESS THIS MONTH Complete basement walls, install underground electric and plumbing and begin basement slab for ONEOK Boathouse and Williams Cos. Lodge.

Continue drilled piers, perimeter walls and interior columns for underground maintenance building.

Begin work on each building’s steel infrastructure.

Complete piers for both land bridges. Complete north land bridge pier cap and install pre-cast arches; headwall construction is underway. Continue building south land bridge pier caps and begin installation on pre-cast arches.

Excavate building pad for Mist Mountain.

Complete equipment vault structure for Water Mountain.

Continue north and south bumpout construction, including armoring of the shoreline (approximately 40 percent complete), pending reduced Keystone Dam water releases.

Complete south end of park dirt work, including stabilization of the slopes throughout the elevation changes of the park.

Excavate pond to grade and construct approximately 60 percent of the reinforced slopes.

Install site-wide storm water system.

Third shipment of playground towers to arrive at offsite warehouse, where they will be erected and stored.

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City of Tulsa to continue work on two major stormwater projects on north and east sides of site.

City to continue upgrading water and sewer lines on west side of Riverside Drive.

City to continue reconstruction of Riverside Drive on north end of site.

Construction plans subject to change.

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Construction crews for A Gathering Place will continue to drill piers and build perimeter walls this month.

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The School Pride program began in 2007 featuring 20 area school cards. Since its debut, TTCU has added another 20 schools — and counting — to the lineup. The program allows TTCU members to choose among these 40 school card designs for their checking account debit card.

Along with showing school spirit for area schools, each time the card is swiped to make a purchase, TTCU donates to the school featured on the card. Since its inception, northeastern Oklahoma schools have received more than $630,000 from the program.

“As a credit union that was initially established for educators, giving back to schools is a natural fit for us,” says TTCU CEO Tim Lyons. “What’s really great is that our members are the ones who choose the schools, allowing them to be just as much a part of the donation process as we are.”

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CTCA in Tulsa earns recognition Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa recently garnered two clinical milestones with re-accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. It also was named one of the “Best Overall Patient-Rated Hospitals” in the country.

The Tulsa hospital received re-accreditation for meeting rigorous NAPBC standards after an external evaluation of its performance and compliance. The Tulsa hospital serves patients from Oklahoma, as well as patients from more than 37 states and the Virgin Islands.

“This accreditation illustrates that we are doing what the NAPBC and their experts around the country believe epitomizes excellence in the delivery of coordinated, multidisciplinary breast cancer care,” says Dr. John Frame, breast surgeon at the Tulsa hospital.

NAPBC evaluators studied 17 disciplines within the Tulsa breast program, including surgical protocols, nursing, quality improvement, plastic surgery and medical oncology.

Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality named CTCA one of the “best overall patient-rated hospitals” based on data from the Hospital Compare website from April 2014-March 2015. The recognition is based on hospital data for which 90 percent or more of patients gave an overall care rating of 9 or 10 on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey.

“This recognition is a testament to the compassionate, responsive and innovative care our talented staff deliver to our patients every day,” says Denise Geuder, RN, MS, CNOR, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer of CTCA in Tulsa.

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MEMORABLE MILES Residents recount their active adventures.

by KRISTI EATON From hiking in Europe to boating down the Mississippi River, several Tulsans have turned their passion for adventure into memorable experiences.

Along the way, they connected with nature, met interesting people and learned the world isn’t quite as scary as it’s made out to be.

Bobby Babcock embarked on a five-month-long hike on the Pacific Crest Trail crossing California, Oregon and Washington.

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• Northbound hikers start in mid-April through early May. Southbound hikers start in late June or early July.

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• 4,111 people have completed the trail.

• 78 have done it more than once.

Photos courtesy Bobby Babcock

Realizing he needed a change in his life, Bobby Babcock set his sights on the Pacific Crest Trail, a long-distance hiking trail that covers 2,650 miles through California, Oregon and Washington and into Canada.

“I understood there was a freedom that existed outside of society that I needed in my life,” Babcock says. “I needed to free myself.”

The 23-year-old learned about the trail through a co-worker when he was working at New Mexico’s Ghost Ranch and decided to leave college so he could make his own attempt.

Babcock’s journey took about five months, and he teamed up with a group of 10-15 people. Known on the trail as “the Engineer” because of his affinity for playing with empty bottles and duct tape, Babcock says his favorite part of the experience was a “trail-cation” at Yosemite National Park. In nearby Santa Clara, California, he saw the Grateful Dead play multiple nights to sell-out crowds.

One of the hardest parts of the experience was returning to everyday life, Babcock says. On the trail, the only worry is finding water or preparing for the next breathtaking view.

“So, having to come back to regular life, you want to scream because you know how simple life can be, and the real world is anything but simple,” he says.

After graduating college he plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada via the Continental Divide.

“The trail allowed me to understand that I don’t have to worry,” Babcock says, “and now I understand life is really good if I allow it to be.”

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Over the span of several years, Shelton Hahn has completed the Camino de Santiago, the historic 485-mile route through France and Spain.

Kayla, Shelton, Diane and Taylor Hahn at the Cathedral of Santiago in 2013.

PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE

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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

Taylor and Shelton Hahn as they enter Burguete, Spain, in 2011.

• The most popular route, the Camino Francés, is nearly 500 miles.

• It takes four to six weeks to walk the classic route, which means hikers must average 12 miles per day.

• In 2015, 262,458 people made the pilgrimage.

• See it in “The Way” (2010) starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, who also wrote and directed the film.

Photos courtesy Shelton Hahn

On his 49th birthday, Shelton Hahn made an announcement to his family: He wanted to walk the Camino de Santiago through western Europe a year later, on his 50th birthday. Hahn didn’t speak Spanish, had never really been interested in hiking and didn’t even own a backpack.

But a small article in a backpacking magazine had piqued his interest, and he decided he was going to complete the 485-mile French/Spanish route.

As owner of appliance repair company Shelton’s Quality Service, Hahn got busy, and it took longer than expected to prepare for his absence. But his desire to experience the trail never wavered.

“I was 52 when I set a date and really started preparing for my Camino,” he says.

Hahn hiked the trail with his son, Taylor, who was 16 at the time. The two started in the summer of 2011 and walked about 160 miles before returning home.

They picked up where they left off the following year, along with Hahn’s wife, Diane, and oldest daughter, Kayla. A year later, they continued the third leg and added Hahn’s sister, Teresa, to the group.

“Each year we would walk anywhere from 1114 days — each leg of our journey was completely different,” Hahn says. “The first leg began in France, crossing the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain, and thru the Basque region of Navarre. The second leg was mostly flat farmland, and the last leg we entered into the region of Galicia with its Celtic influence and mountains and rain.”

For Hahn and his family, the journey along the Camino de Santiago wasn’t really a hiking trip, but a pilgrimage, he says. He notes that pilgrims have been walking to the tomb of Saint James for more than 1,000 years and using the time for personal reflection.

The trail was extremely safe and there were always others around, Hahn says. He says people on the Camino are referred to either by their home country or home state. His favorite part of the adventure was getting to spend time with his children.

“It was an amazing experience watching them interact with my wife and me as equals,” says the 57-year-old Hahn. “I was so amazed at their attitudes, as well as their compassion and maturity.”

Hahn also solo-walked parts of the Appalachian Trail in 2015, a journey that was very different from his time along the Camino.

“I only walked a little over 80 miles and had to cut my walk short because of a problem with my ankle,” he says. “I am trying to strengthen it and plan to return this summer to walk another 130 miles.”

Photos courtesy Mark Chapman

In 2010, Mark Chapman (inset), his two sons and father-in-law embarked on a 35-day, 2,200mile boating adventure down the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico, looping back to Oklahoma via waterways.

RIVER RUNNERS The lure of open water proved too strong for one landlocked Florida transplant to resist.

“I grew up in Miami and finished high school and college in Pensacola,” says Mark Chapman, who with his wife Becky, owns the Melting Pot in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. “I have always loved the water and had a desire to be on a boat.”

In 2010, Chapman, his two sons and his father-in-law went on a 35-day, 2,200-mile boating adventure, looping through the southern U.S. The goal, Chapman says, was to experience some adventure with his sons. Chapman, 51, has always been attracted to the idea of spending time on the water and boating. He formed the idea as he read and heard about the experiences of others.

Chapman had been around and even owned a few boats in the past, thanks to his upbringing in Florida, but he had never been on a boat as big as this one — a 33-foot Sea Ray — which sleeps six and has air conditioning.

“I’m not sure I could’ve done the trip without that,” Chapman says. “We were actually very comfortable.”

The trip took several months of planning, which included spending many nights on the boat on Grand Lake and conducting a trial run down the Arkansas River to become accustomed to locking procedures.

The group started in Muskogee and cruised down the Arkansas River to Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas, and onto the Mississippi River.

From there, they continued on the Mississippi River to New Orleans and out into the Gulf of Mexico. At Mobile, Alabama, the group turned north on waterways to the Ohio River and then reconnected with the Mississippi River and headed south, closing the loop — known as the Little Loop — to head home.

Because they had limited time to complete the journey — 35-40 days because of school and sports — they tried to travel 75 miles per day. They used navigation charts to plan their routes.

They planned to arrive at each night’s stopping point by 1 or 2 p.m. in case they encountered problems or wanted to look around.

About half the time, they docked for the night at marinas, which allowed them to drive to town to restock or occasionally eat out — a welcome break, as most every meal was eaten on the boat.

They did, however, anchor the boat and sleep on it every night.

Chapman, whose wife ran the businesses in his absence, says the scariest part was the fear

that the anchor could give way at night, leading to the boat drifting down the Mississippi River, where it could be run over by a barge.

Obtaining gas also was difficult at times.

Traffic along the Mississippi River is mostly commercial; the large commercial ships only use diesel fuel. Once in New Orleans, however, marinas were plentiful.

Just south of Memphis, one of the engines malfunctioned, so they hobbled back to the first place they could get the boat out. Though they didn’t make it back to the starting location, they did technically complete the Little Loop.

The trip also came with nice surprises, Chapman says.

“When we reached Mud Island in Memphis, the boys were able to pick out all the places we stopped on the scale model of the Mississippi River,” he says of his sons, Tommy and Greg, who were 15 and 14, respectively, at the time. “I realized how much fun they had and that they were paying attention the whole trip.”

Everyone helped out as needed, including with complicated maneuvers needed to enter or exit a lock.

“We have to tie up to the bollards and keep the boat from rubbing the wall while the water goes up and down,” Chapman says. “Someone has to stay at the helm and be in radio contact with the lock master.”

Mark and Becky have more trips planned.

They are taking sailboat lessons with an eye to visit the Caribbean, and possibly cross the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.

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APPALACHIAN TRAIL • 2,190 miles

• A thru-hike takes five to seven months.

• Of those who attempt a thru-hike, only one in four will complete it.

• 15,524 people have completed the thru-hike.

• See it in “A Walk in the Woods” (2015) starring Robert Redford.

Amy Robbins has hiked numerous trails in America, including the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails. Pictured here is Banner Peak, just south of Yosemite National Park.

HIKING TERMS

Robbins in the lava beds of northern Oregon.

Trail name — a pseudonym that a hiker is usually given by another hiker on a trail. Often, hikers don’t even know each others’ real names.

Photos courtesy Amy Robbins

Thru-hike — to complete a longdistance trail from end-to-end within one calendar year.

Trail angel — A non-hiker who provides unexpected but muchappreciated aid to hikers.

Robbins hikes alone while her husband, Steve, (in blue) is a trail angel.

TRAILBLAZING TULSAN “What are your dreams?”

That was the question Amy Robbins’ husband, Steve, asked her in 1976, two weeks after they married. Robbins voiced several ideas: philanthropy, family reunions and friendships.

Steve said he wanted the same things, but pushed harder. What did his new wife really want to do?

“Hike the Appalachian Trail,” she finally said, to which Steve responded, “Well, you better start backpacking.”

That, Robbins says 40 years later, was the instigator for a lifestyle that has led her to hike some of the country’s most well-known paths, including the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest and the 2,190-mile Appalachian trails. The AT goes from Georgia to Maine through the Appalachian Mountains.

Robbins, who in 1987 became the first woman to thru-hike the nearby 223-mile Ouachita Trail, says she was always active in various sports and started hiking in her late 20s.

“I suppose, in general, I prefer long-term endurance activity to short-term intense workouts,” says the woman whose trail name is Steady.

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Over the years, she says she has met many wonderful people on the trails.

“The rigors of long-distance hiking leave no energy for maintaining any sort of façade or pretense,” she says. “Folks are reduced to being genuinely who they are. And at their core, people are good, kind and very likable.”

Ahead of her Appalachian Trail experience in 1993, Robbins spent four years studying guidebooks and maps, researching the best gear and training for eight months. To make the trek, she took a leave of absence from her job writing scientific/signal-processing software.

“Once on the trail,” she says, “a person realizes there is no way to ‘train’ for backpacking. One must simply ease into it over a period of several days or weeks.”

Steve is not a hiker, Robbins notes, but enjoys his role as a “trail angel,” loading up several ice chests with water, Gatorade, pop, fresh fruit, candy bars and other snacks before driving 40 or more miles on rough, backcountry roads to arrive at a remote trail crossing. That’s where he spends most of his day, intercepting hikers and giving them much-desired treats while he waits for Robbins.

“He actually meets more hikers than I do each day,” she says, adding that sometimes he’ll even drive hikers into town to show them the best motels to stay in and places to eat or visit. He has even driven hikers to medical facilities when needed.

“My story would be very different without the support and encouragement of my husband,” Robbins says.

On the long trails many thru-hikers start within a few weeks of each other. Often, those hikers develop a consistent pace and end up camping with the same group off and on, Robbins says.

“Most long-distance hikers are introverts, so even when hiking as a small group, individuals are often spread out over a mile or two,” she adds.

When she meets up with her husband, they go into town together either to resupply or stay at a hotel since a shower is always welcome. They plan out their meet-ups ahead of time with a date and relative time and he waits for her to appear.

Early on, Robbins says she wasn’t as comfortable sleeping in the woods, but now says worry is a waste of energy and health.

In terms of fear, Robbins asks, “Why forfeit joy?”

“Better, I believe, to survey an uncertain situation, listen for guidance and embrace the adventure, sometimes relinquishing appealing options for the sake of an ultimate objective or personal safety. This applies to life in general.”

Robbins, who is eyeing the Chilkoot Pass near Skagway, Alaska, for her next trek, has spent anywhere from a few days to seven months on her hiking adventures over the years. Altogether, the 61-year-old Broken Arrow resident estimates she has spent, in total, three years in the woods and has hiked more than 12,000 miles since she began in the early 1980s.

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Interior construction of Painter-Wolfe’s tiny home continues.

The home’s exterior.

Tulsans have adopted the newest trend in American living.

by JANE ZEMEL

IT HAD TO HAPPEN. Just as hemlines inch higher and higher until the only way to go is down, houses in America are finally trending tiny.

Between 1978 and 2013, the average U.S. home grew from 1,780 to 2,662 square feet as family sizes shrank. Builders invented game rooms, media rooms, man caves. Kitchens took on commercial proportions. Closets grew as big as rooms. Rooms became the size of small houses.

Cue the backlash.

For reasons that are cultural, financial and environmental, the concept of tiny homes has stolen the cache of the McMansion and is quickly becoming the latest, most fashionable way to keep up with the Joneses.

The tiny house phenomenon is appealing to a number of locals.

“I spend 99 percent of my time in the 200-square-foot room at the back of my house,” says Amy Smith, a web developer who works out of her traditional Florence Park home. “But I’m paying for an extra 1,400 square feet I never use.”

Cherae Stone, a holistic health care professional and massage therapist, moved into a 10-by24-foot home 20 miles north of Tahlequah on the Illinois River, and finally made peace with letting go of the items she had to give up to downsize.

“They afforded a false sense of security,” Stone says. “It really was just more that I had to clean and insure.

“I feel more secure on my little porch in my little chair breathing the clean, fresh air and watching the river roll by.”

They’re not alone. Meet three other Tulsans who are designing, building and selling tiny homes.

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Kitchen design plans.

FIBER ARTIST MEETS TINY HOME. Taylor Painter-Wolfe is building her tiny home in her parents’ driveway.

Mom and Dad are pitching in, too, each bringing their unique skills to build the 175-square-foot structure.

Artist Taylor Painter-Wolfe discovered tiny houses 10 years ago when she was living in Washington state.

“I liked the idea of not being able to collect a lot of stuff, of not being surrounded by stuff,” she says.

She also liked the idea of mobility and making a smaller imprint on the environment. So, she began designing her own tiny home and studio, which is currently under construction in her parents’ Tulsa driveway.

Although the average DIY tiny home is estimated at $20,000-$30,000, she’s hoping to build her 175-square foot structure for less — around $10,000-$15,000. The bulk of her budget went to the trailer it sits on.

“It’s new and worth it,” she says. “It’s the foundation of your house.”

She also invested in new windows and a composting toilet. Nearly everything else for the project, including building materials, was inexpensive, second-hand from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore or free.

The house has become a family project.

Her mother, Penny Painter, went to carpentry school in the 1970s before going into social work for many years. In retirement she has picked up carpentry again. Painter-Wolfe’s

father, Brent Wolfe, studied architecture for a year in college. Taylor took wood shop in college and hated it. These three are learning as they go along.

“Everyone brought their unique skills to the project,” Painter says.

Because Painter-Wolfe prefers baths to showers, one of the more unusual features of the home will be a metal horse trough that will serve as a soaker tub. She will include a shower, too, with a dual showerhead she found for $15. Corrugated metal will surround the bathroom area.

Stairs with storage below will lead to her bedroom loft. That way, her 50-pound black lab, Goblin, can make the climb.

“I can’t possibly sleep without him,” she says.

The focal point of the studio area will be her sewing machine — where she creates her fiber art.

Painter-Wolfe started construction in July.

The siding and outside caulking are almost finished. After much deliberation, she decided to paint the siding in rainbow hues.

She’s in no hurry to finish the project, but hopes that it will be livable by early April. Until then, she has a place to live and found a stu-

dio at Urban Art Lab Studios, a working artist studio in the Kendall Whittier area where she is an artist in residence. She teaches part time at Emerson Elementary and is preparing for an art show in September at AHHA. She’s currently navigating the City permitting process and hopes to lease a lot while eventually looking for some land to purchase.

If the City won’t issue a permit, she plans to look for land outside city limits.

According to Painter-Wolfe, the house itself has been a great art project. She experiences the same feeling of creativity and accomplishment when she works on the house that she does when she works on her art.

She posts her progress on Instagram and Facebook.

“It’s fun to get feedback from people,” Painter-Wolfe says. She learns from comments online and in person and has accepted offers for help.

Perfection is never the goal.

“Aw, caulk it,” has become the family mantra for when “good enough” is better than redoing.

“It’ll be a unique house with lots of character,” says Painter-Wolfe, who will share the home with her canine roommate. “That’s the fun of building your own.”

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FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN MEETS TINY HOME.

Mark Hawley’s tiny home strategy was not to go cheaper per square foot, but to build quality into fewer square feet.

“The industry pays by the square foot, not by how well you can do it or if you use good materials,” explains Hawley, the owner of Hawley Design Furnishings with business partner Christine Booth.

“I’m a furniture guy. I measure closer, cut closer and pay attention to more details.”

Hawley contends that, on any given project, it just takes a few more minutes to make a good product even a little better.

“Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,” he says. “If you take a few more minutes to spread the peanut butter evenly, same with jelly, you have a better sandwich.”

Hawley has known about tiny houses for years. So when he heard that Brad Pitt was building tiny homes in the Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, he drove to New Orleans to check them out.

Hawley’s completed 620-square-foot tiny house near the University of Tulsa features clean, modern space.

“I built it just to get it out of my system,” he says. He finished the construction about three years ago and currently rents it out to tenants.

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Sixteen-foot ceilings make the house feel bigger. He chose to use 2-by-6s instead of the industry-standard 2-by-4s to create a thicker wall with better insulation. Tile throughout makes the home user-friendly. Building materials include a 50-year roof, double-pane windows, a stucco exterior and decks front and back that are made from a 35-year decking material.

“This house is built to last with minimal maintenance,” he says.

Amenities include a combination living room/kitchen, as well as a bathroom accessible from the living room or bedroom. A giant wall of closets provides abundant storage with a nearby stacked washer/dryer combination. The kitchen features a refrigerator, disposal and dishwasher.

The mechanics of building a tiny house are similar to building a piece of furniture. It’s the same idea: following a process.

“It’s like a giant piece of sculpture,” he says.

Actually, building a house turns out to be much more forgiving.

“With furniture, if you’re off one-eighth of an inch, you see it,” he says. “If you’re off an one-eighth of an inch with a house, you don’t.”

Autumn Stokely

About three years ago, Mark Hawley (below) finished construction on a tiny home near the University of Tulsa.

Hawley, a furniture craftsman, built the home to “get it out of his system” after seeing examples in New Orleans. The home has 16-foot ceilings, plenty of closet space, a living room (left) and all the typical kitchen amenities.

Not a designer or builder? You can buy a tiny home.

Tulsa Custom Buildings offers models in sizes from 400-580 square feet, at prices from $49,000-$67,000. Buyers who don’t make many changes can have their new home in about a month. Completely customizing the home adds another month to the manufacturing time.

The company’s owner, Autumn Stokely, thinks tiny houses are more than a trend — more like a new category of living options.

Her company has sold the small structures since early 2015. Customers are people of all ages and backgrounds, like couples starting out and older adults downsizing.

Traffic at Tulsa Custom Buildings has been brisk.

“We’re busy all week long with tiny-house lookers,” she says. “On weekends, especially if the weather is good, we may see 300 or more customers.”

Many of their clients use these small homes as lake houses, ranch cabins, motherin-law suites or weekend retreats.

Some tiny homes are like RVs. “Anything 8 feet wide or narrower can go down the highway, pulled by anyone with a driver’s license and a 1-ton or 1.5-ton pickup truck,” says Bryan Ketchum, representative for IronHorse Tiny Homes, a supplier for Tulsa Custom Buildings.

Others are more like mobile homes and can weigh 19,000 pounds. Those require a

SELLER MEETS TINY HOME. specially licensed mover to deliver each tiny home to its permanent location.

These homes feature all the amenities of custom-built residences, including granite counters, can lights, ceiling fans, wood or vinyl floors, stackable washers/dryers, fullsize or RV-size appliances and tankless water heaters.

Most kitchens are electric, but gas is an option. Windows, transoms and skylights allow natural light to pour in. Small HVAC units keep the houses energy-efficient. The homes come with a one-year warranty, in addition to the manufacturer’s warranty on the appliances.

Buyers get to choose the color of siding, shutters and roof among other details. Most add a good-size porch at the final destination, which increases the usable square footage and makes it easy for residents to enjoy their surroundings. Once they’ve purchased the home, customers are responsible for procuring a hook-up to electric, water and septic.

Feedback from customers is pretty consistent. They want a simple lifestyle, less to clean. Some want to live off the grid, away from neighbors. Others want a homestead, maybe someplace to put in a garden.

“Financing is easy if you own your own land,” Ketchum says. “Most of our customers are looking for land. When they find it, they pull the trigger.”

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Oklahoma falls short in its doctor-to-patient ratio.

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BY STEVE BERG

Oklahoma has one of the most severe shortages of doctors anywhere in the nation, and the numbers will make you queasy.

Various rankings put the state between 45th and 47th for doctor-patient ratio, with roughly 200 physicians per 100,000 residents, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Compare that to the top state on the list, Massachusetts, which has more than 400 doctors per 100,000 residents.

That means patients sometimes have to wait weeks or even months to see some kinds of specialists. It means some doctors might close their practices to new patients, and it means patients might go the much more expensive route of seeking care through an emergency room.

“That takes away from continuity of care and is harmful to quality of care and preventative services,” says Dr. Kayse Shrum, president of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

Ultimately it means more expensive, less efficient health care.

“Why?” is the most obvious question regarding the doctor shortage. But even the experts haven’t fully determined that.

“It’s a good question, and I don’t know that we know the answer, but there are many factors that contribute to it,” says Dr. John Schumann, president of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa.

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S.O.S.: SAVE OUR (MEDICAL) STUDENTS

IN THE EARLY 1960S, PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS MADE UP AN ESTIMATED HALF OF THE PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE. IN 2010, THE PERCENTAGE WAS ROUGHLY 33 PERCENT. SOURCE: NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

Part of the problem, Schumann says, is simply a numbers game. For medical schools, Oklahoma only has the OU College of Medicine in Oklahoma City (and the new OU-TU School of Community Medicine) and the OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa.

But even with a relatively small number of medical schools, doctors say Oklahoma does fairly well in terms of the number of local students who want to become doctors and the number who graduate.

Oklahoma graduated 255 doctors from these schools in 2015. That number is relatively strong, according to Dr. John Zubialde, professor of family medicine at the OU College of Medicine.

“If you look at Oklahoma, we are about right at the national average in terms of the number of graduating medical students that we have,” he says.

And Oklahoma actually does better than the national average of retaining students once they graduate medical school, ranking 11th in the U.S., although schools are always working to do better.

Where we really come up short is finding places for students to do their residencies in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma has relatively few Graduate Medical Education (GME) positions — informally referred to as residency slots — compared to other states. Many are sponsored and administered by OU and OSU and take place in their hospitals and affiliates. OU has roughly 600 slots in the Oklahoma City area and around 180 slots in the Tulsa area. OSU has around 165 GME slots at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa.

Unfortunately the slots don’t always match up to the residencies graduates want.

“There are actually more slots than there are students, but it’s a sorting game,” Schumann says.

“That is, there’s enough internal medicine and family medicine and pediatric slots — primary care specialties. But there aren’t enough urology, ophthalmology, dermatology slots for the number of people who want them.”

Though the numbers might seem appropriate, the ratio of medical graduates to GME positions in Oklahoma differs considerably from other states.

According to 2014 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Oklahoma had 280 first-year residency slots available, compared to 1,644 slots in Illinois — nearly six times more. Considering Illinois’ population is roughly three times Oklahoma’s, that’s quite a disparity.

Since a government regulation was added in the late 1990s, institutions can no longer grow their residency programs unless other, non-federal funding is secured.

“Believe it or not, in the year 1997, Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which caps the number of Medicare-approved residency slots in the United States,” Schumann says.

“We see some growth in the number of residency slots, but that’s typically through different funding mechanisms.”

That fateful moment in 1997 became a critical turning point in the saga of America’s doctor shortage. At the time, experts believed we were headed toward a surplus of doctors.

But even though it’s now painfully evident those experts were wrong, lawmakers on Capitol Hill say there’s nothing they can do about it.

Lawmakers recognize the problem, but there is little political will to increase federal spending given the national debt. Dr. Bruce Koeppen, dean of the new Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, says he lobbied his state’s congressional delegation for many years.

“They basically said, ‘We think you’re doing a great thing there at Quinnipiac, we applaud what you’re doing, but we don’t have any money for you,’” Koeppen says.

Given Oklahoma’s current budget woes, doctors agree the money seems even less likely to be found at the state level than at the federal level.

It is possible to create medical schools and residency slots without the help of the federal government, but it is by no means easy. Quinnipiac is a private school that has invested $100 million in the Netter School.

Closer to home, OU’s new collaboration with the University of Tulsa to create their school of medicine in Tulsa was seeded with a $50 million donation from the George Kaiser Family Foundation. Subsequent gifts from the Oxley and Warren Foundations to OU-Tulsa and TU jointly provide funds for hiring faculty and offering student scholarships.

OU pays for about 25 percent of its residency slots in Oklahoma City from its operational fund.

OSU does the same for about 36 percent of its slots. But admirable as that may be, doctors at both schools say it won’t keep pace with the number of additional slots that are needed.

One solution would be to create more medical schools and more residency slots. But those, of course, take money. In the case of residency slots, the bulk of the money comes from Medicare.

Additionally, once Oklahoma graduates leave for a residency elsewhere, they are less likely to return.

“You wind up getting married, buying a house, kids get attached to schools, then there has to be a real draw to kind of pull you out of that,” says Dr. Daniel Duffy, former dean of the OU School of Community Medicine, who adds a graduate’s hometown or family base can be a draw, too.

OU-Tulsa’s first physician assistant class graduated from the program in 2010. PA Program Director Shannon Ijams (right) leads the popular program in Tulsa. The state has 1,400 PAs who are ideally suited to fill the gaps of rural care, according to Ijams. Pictured with Ijams are PA students Cori Byrne, Athena Todd and Matthew VanValin.

HOSPITALISM SIDE EFFECTS Further aggravating the doctor shortage, Schumann says, is the ongoing phenomenon of what many call “hospitalism,” where doctors are no longer in private practice and are simply employees of a hospital or large health system, also known as hospitalists.

“Over the last decade we’ve gone from twothirds of doctors who are privately employed, meaning they own their own business or their own practice,” Schumann says. “Now, two-thirds or more of doctors are employees.”

Sources say the days of family doctors doing a one-year internship and setting up a small private practice are history, not to mention the fact that it’s so expensive.

“If I go to an employee position, I’m paid a salary,” Schumann says. “Malpractice, rent, overhead, billing … all of that is taken care of … they like the safety and the security of being an employee rather than the risk associated with running an office, which is an inherently risky thing.”

But, more hospital-based physicians create a bottleneck because they don’t see outpatients.

“If they’re only working in the hospital,” Schumann says, “patients only see them when hospitalized. You won’t see hospital doctors with a garden-variety complaint like back pain or when you need your thyroid medication or your cholesterol medication looked at or adjusted,” Schumann says.

The hospitalism phenomenon and the demise of private practice have taken an even bigger toll on rural areas, for the simple fact that there aren’t many rural hospitals. And with limited resources, they are less able to employ physicians directly.

“I’m in my 70s, and when I started, banks were fighting over each other to loan a doctor money to set up a practice at incredibly low interest rates,” Duffy says. “That hasn’t happened for 20 years.

“Quite frankly, given the huge debt that doctors have when they’re starting to practice and the lack of private capitalization, it’s virtually impossible for the ‘Marcus Welby’ single doctor to open a practice.”

Duffy says realistically, a doctor has to have a team of three to five colleagues to keep up with the workload, along with innovations in medicine.

“You can’t be on call 24/7 and not burn out and leave practice after about three or four years,” he says.

IN RESIDENCE

If you want a sense of just how much catching up Oklahoma has to do with some other states, and if you can handle a bit of medical envy, just take a look at the charts from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that show the number of medical residents in each state.

Oklahoma has a total of 831 residents, according to the latest ACGME data. By comparison, New York has 1,326 residents who entered residence programs last year — in internal medicine alone.

That’s an extreme example, but no matter how you slice the numbers, it’s plain to see how Oklahoma has earned its various rankings at the bottom of the doctor supply barrel.

There are a few bright spots here and there. Take family medicine for example, one of the specialties where the shortage is most severe nationwide. The ACGME says Oklahoma has 1.32 residents in family medicine per 100,000 population compared to .73 for Massachusetts and 1.02 for New York, states that typically have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the number of residents and practicing doctors.

For more information, visit the ACGME’s data book at www.acgme.org.

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Photo by Aaron Anderson, courtesy OU-Tulsa

OU-Tulsa President Dr. John Schumann, second from right, speaks with medical students on campus where 180 students are currently in residency.

Even though Oklahoma is experiencing a doctor shortage, the state does better than the national average at retaining students once they graduate medical In private practice a doctor has more control and the ability to call the shots, but in general, Schumann says younger doctors prefer the job security of a hospital setting to the control of a private practice.

And if you think a place like Tulsa has trouble luring 20- and 30-somethings away from the glitz and excitement of big-city life in Chicago — with its prestigious medical schools — now imagine how tough it is for a small town of 8,000 people.

Zubialde says survey data shows medical graduates value geographic location and lifestyle even more than salary.

Doctor shortages exist across the board, but the shortage is most severe for primary care medicine. Since hospitals are now having to find ways to fund their own slots, they’re going where the money is. And that’s in specialties that do expensive procedures.

“The way our reimbursement system is set up, you get paid more if you do a procedure, than if you sit down and talk to a patient and help make sure that they’re eating properly, not smoking, etcetera,” Koeppen says.

He says that’s created an increase in the number of sub-specialty residency slots because those residents are making money for the hospitals that pay their salaries.

“So primary care residency programs are at a disadvantage,” Koeppen says, adding that another factor is that career-long earning potential is less for primary care physicians than those in many specialties.

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There have been efforts to make primary care programs more feasible for hospitals, including funding for the divisive Affordable Care Act, but supporters are fighting an uphill financial battle.

“The ACA has provisions to address the primary care shortage, but the ‘Teaching Health Center’ provision, which was designed to create new primary care residencies, has time-limited finding,” Koeppen says. “In my testimony before the Senate subcommittee on the issue, I advocated for making this funding more durable.”

PAS PICK UP THE SLACK The production of new doctors has gotten a much-needed shot in the arm from the rise of physician assistants. (Note: don’t call them physician’s assistants. They hate that.) The PA position was created in 1965. The first class of PAs in Oklahoma was at OU College of Medicine Physician Associate Program in Oklahoma City a few years after that, and the first class graduated from the OU-Tulsa Physician Assistant program in 2010.

The state now has 1,400 PAs, according to OU. “The PA phenomenon has really taken off within the last 10 years,” Zubialde says. “And that’s exactly because we recognize that we’re not going to be able to train enough doctors.”

PAs can do many more physician duties than they can’t.

“It is amazing that so many times people might have a PA in a hospital setting and they don’t even

realize they are a PA and not a physician,” says Shannon Ijams, program director for OU’s physician assistant program in Tulsa, “because we can diagnose and order lab tests, interpret lab tests or order imaging, write prescriptions, make referrals … it’s so broad.”

That frees up doctors for tasks that require more training. Also, schools get PAs into the pipeline quickly, with 30 months of intense training, as opposed to four years of medical school plus three to seven years of graduate medical training, or even longer, for doctors. So, it’s a fast and efficient tourniquet for the doctor shortage. And unlike doctors, PAs can move more easily from specialty to specialty where they’re needed and where they want to go.

“I could work in a family practice clinic for five years and then go work with just a pulmonologist or just a cardiologist,” Ijams says. Were she a physician, Ijams would have to do another residency if she entered a new field.

PAs also are ideally suited to fill in the gaps in rural care, because they can do virtually all of the primary care duties that are needed most often in a rural setting.

“Although we have fewer physicians than we think we need in rural Oklahoma, we may not have too little primary care,” Duffy says. “We have really done a magnificent job of training physician assistants and nurse practitioners, who are in some ways better suited to deliver care in very small areas than our physicians.”

Ijams says Oklahoma law has been less restrictive than some states in allowing PAs certain priv-

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Dr. Kayse Shrum is president of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. OSU has around 165 Graduate Medical Education positions at its OSU Medical Center in Tulsa. A number of factors contribute to Oklahoma’s low doctor-patient ratio, and local universities are doing what they can to alleviate the strain. ileges, giving them the freedom to work in small towns where doctors are not available.

“PAs can communicate with their supervising physician via phone or through the EMR (electronic medical records) or via Skype or other telemedicine capabilities,” Ijams says. “So, it’s allowing these providers to meet these needs. They really would not have providers in that community if it were not for the PA or nurse practitioner working in there.”

A PUZZLING PROGNOSIS Just as they do when patients face a difficult disease, doctors caution people that the outlook is uncertain when it comes to the doctor shortage.

“It’s not a simple fix,” Zubialde says. “I think that’s the one thing that I would like to make sure people understand.”

Additional factors complicate the issue, such as an aging population that grows larger every day and requires the most expensive kind of care.

“Eighty percent of our resources is spent on chronic illness care,” Zubialde says. “These are older patients and more disabled patients with high illness burdens such as heart failures, COPD, diabetes. You know, all of those kinds of things that really drive a lot of the use of health services.”

Doctors themselves are getting older, too, and Oklahoma has more doctors over the age of 60 than the national average, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. Data is sketchy on the exact number of doctors who retire each year, but with such a large number of baby-boomer physicians nearing retire-

ment age, it will only exacerbate the shortage.

Besides that, some doctors like Koeppen say their younger counterparts, in general, don’t want to work as many hours as they did. So in a sense, it will take more than one new doctor to replace one outgoing physician.

“That’s why the ER specialty is so popular,” Koeppen says. “It’s not because of the TV series ‘ER’, it’s because it’s shift work,” Koeppen says.

“You do a number of shifts in the ER, and you get days off, where they can then go and do what they want to do.”

If all that’s not dire enough, the Affordable Care Act means that millions of additional people are now insured and are trying to get in to see the same number of doctors.

Oklahoma is a few years behind other states in creating a comprehensive plan to address the doctor shortage problem, Zubialde says. But he says the good news is that a group of health leaders and representatives from business, labor, tribes, academia, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, professional organizations and private citizens are working on the Oklahoma Health Improvement plan. Once that’s done, he says implementing solutions will be a matter of political will, and even more importantly, resources to make them happen.

“It’s bringing the business community, the provider communities, the hospital associations and all the folks that need to be partnering and talking about these things together,” he says. “You’ve got to get the legislators and everybody else on board with this plan to say, ‘Yeah, this makes sense. Let’s work on it. Let’s make it happen.’” tþ

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Stephen J. Gawey St. John Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1819 E. 19th St., Suite 302 918-742-0552

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FAMILY MEDICINE Curtis Coggins OMNI Medical Group 402 W. Morrow Road, Sand Springs 918-245-1328

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GERIATRIC MEDICINE Insung Kim Warren Clinic Department of Geriatric Medicine 6160 S. Yale Ave. 918-497-3650

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Robert B. Hauger Warren Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 600 918-491-5990

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Martina J. Jelley Oklahoma University Physicians Department of Internal Medicine Schusterman Center Clinic 4444 E. 41st St. 918-619-4173

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he Mediterranean Salad at Taziki’s Mediterranean Café is freshness to the max.

Greens are loaded with grilled chicken — one of seven proteins to choose from — garbanzo beans, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, sliced red onions, roasted pecans and feta cheese.

A tangy, homemade balsamic vinaigrette tops it off ($7.99).

Taziki’s menu has many gluten -free and vegetarian options. The restaurant also has daily specials and a full catering menu.

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DINING OUT

Tastes of Africa Eritrean and Ethiopian Café offers a flavorful menu for adventurous diners.

by NATALIE MIKLES

A combination of beef and vegetables is served with injera, a spongy Ethiopian flatbread.

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This isn’t exactly novel if you’ve lived in or visited parts of Asia or Africa, but it’s certainly not something you see in Tulsa. So when the food arrives at the Eritrean and Ethiopian Café, many customers call the waiter back with a question: “Can you bring some silverware?”

Owner Yonas Abraham, a native of the East African country Eritrea, will gladly return with a fork and knife for those who insist. But he encourages diners to try it the Ethiopian way.

He can’t count how many times he has given a quick lesson on the proper way to eat with your hands since he opened the restaurant this past fall.

I visited Eritrean on a quiet Monday night.

A friend and I were two of only a few diners, leaving us with attentive service from Abraham and his family.

We had an idea of what we wanted to try, but Abraham is quick to offer suggestions for those unfamiliar with the food. Eritrean has many types of stewed, curried and roasted chicken, lamb and beef, as well as vegetarian and vegan options.

The sambusa ($6.50) appetizer is the East African equivalent of the empanada. It’s a crispy pastry shell filled with beef, chicken or lentils, plus onions and jalapeños. These addictive little bites are served with a red chili sauce. It’s a perfect starter for those new to Ethiopian food.

My introduction to the cuisine was years ago by a co-worker who made meatballs using berbere, a spice mixture often used in Ethiopian and Eritrean foods. At potluck lunches of casseroles and cupcakes, those meatballs stood out.

So, I had to try the key wot ($10.99), a beef stew seasoned with berbere sauce. It’s served with a green salad tossed with a tangy vinaigrette dressing and Ethiopian flatbread.

All entrees at the restaurant are served with the flatbread, a thin, pliable bread similar in thickness to a tortilla. This bread, called injera, is sourdough with a spongy texture, making it ideal for scooping and holding the weight of stewed meats and lentils.

Abraham sees himself as an educator when it comes to Ethiopian food, and he brought out a small bag of teff — a grain about the size of a poppy seed — to show us what the bread is made from. Though an ancient grain and common in Africa, teff is now gaining popularity in the West as a gluten-free alternative.

Lamb tips ($15) were tender, with an aromatic mix of peppers, onion, tomato, garlic and rosemary. The same dish is available with beef, and either would be good choices for those who prefer milder flavors over more pungent curry.

These stewed meats were delicious when scooped in the teff flatbread and topped with the green salad. The mixture of rich, savory meat with the slightly tart dressing from the salad makes for a perfect bite.

Owner Yonas Abraham was an engineer before opening Eritrean and Ethiopian Café, a south Tulsa restaurant featuring food, pastries and coffee from his homeland.

Lentils in spicy berbere sauce ($8.95) and atkilt ($7.95) are both good vegetarian entrees.

The atkilt is a curried vegetable stew made with carrots, potatoes, cabbage, peppers and onion.

Split peas, collard greens, green beans and beet roots also are available as entrees, stewed and simmered with curry and other seasonings.

In Eritrea, coffee is a major part of the culture, and Abraham holds that tradition. He offers a nice selection of Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee and espresso and takes his time making each cup of strong coffee.

Abraham’s wife and mother-in-law make the restaurant’s pastries and cookies. I brought two boxes home, and we loved the coconut cookies, pumpkin and coconut turnovers and flaky, barshaped pastries sprinkled with sugar.

Abraham was an engineer before venturing into the restaurant business. He has lived in the United States for 20 years.

“Oklahoma is my home sweet home. I love this place. I actually call myself a native Tulsan,” he says. “We love sharing our food with the people of Tulsa.” tþ

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OK Cookie Momster

Cookies, bars, cakes and pies are some of the treats featured at the new Katy’s Pantry.

The buzz on Tulsa’s tastiest products, restaurants and events

by NATALIE MIKLES

Friends told me about OK Cookie Momster cookies long before Libby Beesley opened a storefront.

Her cookies were a must-have for bridal and baby showers, birthday parties and teacher gifts.

Business was so good for Beesley that she opened a store in January.

OK Cookie Momster cookies have crisp edges and soft centers, just like you wish you could bake. Basic flavors like chocolate chip, peanut butter and snickerdoodle are great, as are the cutout cookies covered in sweet icing.

If you know someone who’s new to Tulsa, share a box of OK Cookie Momster’s Oklahoma state cutouts, with a little red heart fixed on Tulsa. They are almost too cute to eat.

OK Cookie Momster is in the Ranch Acres Shopping Center at 3324 E. 31st St. Call 918-551-6888.

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Late one night I had a text from my cousin: “Why didn’t you tell me Katy’s Pantry was open?!?!” I didn’t tell him because I had never heard of Katy’s Pantry. But ask most anyone who has lived in or around Enid, and they can tell you about Katy’s. The restaurant and bakery has long been the place for birthday cakes, lunch with friends and holiday orders for those on the western side of the state.

My cousin looked forward to Katy’s German chocolate cake for his birthday every year.

But it has been years since he has lived near Enid, and years since he has had that German chocolate cake. The day after I received the text, I made a trip to Katy’s new Tulsa location for cake but left with much more. I ordered more than one person should be allowed and made mental notes of what to choose on a return trip. I might or might not have had a piece of strawberry-rhubarb pie for lunch and a choc-

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olate buttercream-frosted brownie for dinner that day.

This isn’t the place to go for bittersweet chocolate or sea salt-coated-caramel anything.

Instead, you come to Katy’s for dessert comfort food like Italian cream cake, raspberry pie, chocolate cream pie and cinnamon rolls. I love complex flavors, but it’s refreshing to see simple classics on this menu.

On the savory side, Katy’s has lunch specials, lasagna, chicken salad, quiche, soups and salads.

Katy’s Pantry is in the Farm Shopping Center at 6558 E. 51st St. Phone is 918-270-2685.

Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday. tþ Natalie Mikles is a writer who loves food, cooking and the people behind the stove. If she could only eat one food every day, it would be pie — hands down. She explores life with her husband and three children, who she is determined will become adventurous eaters.

Tulsa foodies won’t want to miss this year’s Blank Canvas chef showdown.

The live competition will feature Chef Justin Thompson and his Deco District Dicers vs. Chef Michelle Donaldson and her Blue Dome Butchers.

The chefs will wow the crowd in this event benefiting Youth Services of Tulsa. The event also features auction items, live music from the Eric Himan Band and a pre-game “tailgate” food truck competition.

Blank Canvas is at 6 p.m., April 8, at the Cox Business Center, 100 Civic Center. Tickets are $150. Call 918-382-4457 or go to www.blankcanvastulsa.com.

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It’s great to see the farmers’ markets open for spring. I’m looking forward to asparagus and mushrooms. And it’s always fun to find an early spring surprise, like rhubarb.

I love asparagus in quiche. Just use your favorite basic quiche recipe, first placing asparagus in a spiral-pattern on top of the unbaked pie shell. Pour the quiche filling on top. Gruyere is perfect paired with the asparagus, so make it your go-to cheese for your spring quiche.

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NATALIE MIKLES When the conference call runs late or it’s a night of back-to-back piano and soccer practice, there’s takeout. Practically every restaurant offers takeout now, but some foods are better eaten in. Here’s a list of our favorite spots for takeout.

Viet Huong Viet Huong makes it easy for you. Dine in or take out for great Vietnamese food most of us can’t replicate at home. Some say they have the best pho in town, so be sure to order a bowl. Also bring home the bun cha gio — a noodle salad with fried spring rolls and a sweet and tangy dressing. The stir-fried veggies with rice noodles are great for vegetarians. Dinner at this cash-only establishment is inexpensive, though it tastes anything but.

7919 E. 21st St., 918-664-1682 Stonehorse Market My favorite place to grab lunch or dinner to go is Stonehorse Market, located next door to the Stonehorse Café in Utica Square. It’s a great place to pick up dinner for one or two, with perfectly portioned entrees and side dishes. From the rotating menu, I choose the roasted vegetables, which are always better than my own. Their soups (lobster bisque is my favorite) make the perfect springtime dinner.

1748 Utica Square, 918-712-7470, www.stonehorsecafe.com Andolini’s Sometimes the takeout line is longer than the dine-in line at Andolini’s. That’s pretty telling, considering you can have a pizza delivered without having to leave the house. But the people in line know the pizza from Andolini’s is something special. The Upper East Side is a winner, with roasted garlic-infused olive oil, Brie, toasted walnuts, apples and a honey glaze. For something meatier, there’s the Hoboken, with sliced meatballs, ricotta, mozzarella and marinara.

1552 E. 15th St., Tulsa; 12140 E. 96th St. N., Owasso; and 222 S. Main St., Broken Arrow; www.andopizza.com Siegi’s Sausage Factory Pick up some sausages from the market and some sides from the restaurant and you have a quick dinner that’s much better than rotisserie chicken and bagged lettuce. My favorite sausage is the spicy chicken with sundried tomatoes, apples, jalapeños, spinach and cheese. Pair an assortment of sausages with sauerkraut, red cabbage, hot German potato salad and cucumber dill salad for a happy plate.

8104 S. Sheridan Road, 918-492-8988, www.siegis.com Tacos Don Francisco When you think about takeout that’s still fresh and appealing when you get home, Mexican food might not come to mind. But the people at Tacos Don Francisco know tacos, whether they’re eaten right there in the parking lot or taken home for the family. Tacos are tightly wrapped to keep them warm on the drive home. The tacos al pastor and the carne asada tacos are two of the best.

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Spring in your cellar Lighter wines refresh the palate.

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by RANDA WARREN, MS, CWE, AIWS, CSS*

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Swap the Port and Cab for some Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink lighter; feel lighter.

Wines with higher acid tend to cleanse the palate, just as a squeeze of lemon does when added to food. These wines also make you salivate, which often increases your appetite for food. This is why many white wines (think Champagne or sparkling wine) are served as apperifs before a meal.

White wines that rate at the top of my list for spring are Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Champagne or sparkling wine, Grüner Veltliner, Albariño, Muscadet, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio.

Reds include Sangiovese, lighter styles of Nebbiolo, Loire Valley Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil or Chinon, and Pinot Noir from Burgundy or Oregon.

The common element: Their grapes are grown in cooler areas. tþ Dr. Loosen Red Slate 2013 dry Riesling, Mosel, Germany — $15.49 Ernst Loosen is one of Germany’s greatest wine producers.

This wine’s acid is very high and loaded with notes of minerality and a slight petrol aroma, plus zesty lemon, pear and Granny Smith apples.

Champalou Vouvray 2014 Chenin blanc, Loire Valley, France — $23.99 High acid is Vouvray’s middle name; it is refreshing and lively with bruised apple flavors and Bosc pear. Chalky soils contribute a beautiful mineral character to this wine.

Antinori Pèppoli 2012 Chianti Classico, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy — $30.99 It’s harder to find red wines with higher levels of refreshing acidity, but Tuscany nails it with this tart morello cherry-meets-lemon red wine.

It’s great with marinara and Bolognese sauces.

*Wine columnist Randa Warren is a Master Sommelier; Certified Wine Educator; Associate Member of the Institute of Wines and Spirits; and is a Certif ied Specialist of Spirits.

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For example, it ticks me off to see litter on the sides of our city’s roads. But do I stop and pick it up? Nope — I’ll tolerate it for fear of being plowed over by a bus. Or, if I could pick my dream car by which to be flattened, it’d be a red 2016 Mercedes AMG GT. But, as I’m irony’s favorite, I’d be run over by the 1992 Nissan Sentra I sold to a homeless man for $50 back in 2003. Never should’ve sold that car.

Anyway, I genuinely yearn to be more green-minded than I am. OK, in the Great Spirit of Keeping It Real, I genuinely yearn to want to genuinely yearn to be more green-minded.

So, with Earth Day coming up, I think it’s the perfect opportunity to publicly commit to some simple eco-conscious habits that might assuage my guilt over the five holes in the ozone shaped like the letters J, A, S, O and N. I feel most remorseful over my choice of deodorant, which is an aerosol. In high school and college, I couldn’t find a roll-on that didn’t aggravate my skin — and then I discovered Right Guard Powder Dry. I practically asphyxiate myself with it in the morning in case I develop flop sweat at a work meeting or during

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any casual encounter that requires me to speak to someone.

But I reckon each wheeze of that nozzle to the final breaths of our planet. OK, good Lord, that was a bit melodramatic, but I do feel guilty about it some mornings if it’s early enough and I’m not more worried about being late.

My roommate uses a roll-on, my boyfriend uses a roll-on, the friends whose bathroom vanities and medicine cabinets I’ve scoured use rollons … I apparently need to get with the program.

But I will not be moving into a tiny house.

Much as I’d love to reduce my carbon footprint, I’d rather have a pinky toe chopped off and shrink-wrap my feet from a size 12 to an 11 — because, seriously, I can always find awesome shoes on sale in 11s versus 12s. Plus, I’m a big guy with a life spent dieting, and I can only imagine how fat I’d feel in one of those tiny homes that’s 500 square feet or less. My closet is almost that big. And by “closet,” I mean the back bedroom that Lord V installed closet rods in for my coats, some summer shirts and a few pairs of jeans that refuse to fit.

What I can do, however, is stop using paper towels. Well, stop using them as much as I do, anyway. Multiple friends of mine refuse to buy paper towels, instead relying on cloth towels as their quicker picker-uppers.

I’m already good about turning off lights, lowering the heat in winter and raising the temperature on the A/C in the summer when I’m out of the house. I turn the water off in the shower between hair-rinsing and body-washing. I recycle, and I reuse grocery bags — although they’re plastic, sorry. I know paper’s more eco-friendly, but the ice cr- … Uhh, the frozen vegetables and quinoa that I buy sometimes weaken the paper. This results in tragedy either in the Reasor’s parking lot or on my front porch, a stage from which I’ve treated neighbors to numerous soliloquys of a non-eco-friendly nature.

Despite these small efforts on my part, I still can’t help but feel I’m undermining it all by leaving my Clarisonic charged all day, keeping all ceiling fans on low at all times and, occasionally, playing music on the radio for my cat while I’m away — which is especially wasteful because I’m fairly certain he’s deaf. Or perhaps his hearing is just selective like mine. tþ

A Mississippi native, Jason Ashley Wright has called Tulsa home since 1998. He spends his free time f inishing a novel, contemplating his next meal and hanging with his Maine Coon, Ali Tabouli.

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Not surprisingly, the Perennial Plant Association chose it as the 2016 Perennial Plant of the Year.

One of the oldest cultivars of the Japanese Anemones, or windflowers, it dates to 1858, when M. Jobert found the hybrid in a group of traditionally pink Anemones in his Verdun, France, garden.

Although botanically called Anemone xhybridia, Jobert named it for his daughter, Honorine.

Soon, the plants were transported to England and then to America, where they were popular during the Civil War. Now it has become a classic perennial in gardens throughout the world.

Honorine Jobert goes well with other annuals and perennials such as hostas and ferns. Additionally, its white pristine flowers accent the gold, orange and red colors in the fall landscape and give light to shady sites in the garden. Yews, hollies, a painted fence, pale blue or lacecap hydrangeas are good to use for its background.

PLANT DETAILS

• Height: 2 1/2 to 3 feet • Flowering: Late summer into early autumn.

• Flowers: Bright white with an open celery-green center surrounded by a corolla (the collection of the petals) and yellow stamens.

• Flower size: Pink and silvery buds open into semi-double, 2- to 3-inch-diameter white flowers with slightly ruffled petals.

• Foliage: Dark green and trifoliate (three-parted); attractive all season and into fall.

• Plant size: Makes a 12-inch mound of foliage and will increase from woody rhizomatous roots.

• Planting season: Early spring or early fall.

• Spacing: 10 inches apart in partial shade, protected from wind.

• Pests: Harbors no major insect or disease problems; deer- and rabbit-resistant.

The 2016 Perennial Plant of the Year is the Anemone “Honorine Jobert,” which gives bright pops of white to the garden in autumn, its peak flowering season.

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PLANTING TIPS

• Plant in organic-rich, well-drained and moisture-retentive soils. Anemones will not tolerate wet feet and poorly drained soils.

• Avoid hot and dry sites; foliage will burn.

• Apply compost in late fall and winter.

• Propagate by divisions in spring, which will help prevent overcrowding after the second and third years.

This heirloom Anemone has stood the test of time in many gardens.

Let it spend time in yours.

Check your local nursery for the Honorine Jobert. Or, it is available by mail-order through Wayside Gardens in Hodges, South Carolina: 800845-1174; www.waysidegardens.com. tþ

Russell Studebaker is a professional horticulturist, book author and garden writer in Tulsa and can be reached at russell.studebaker@ cox.net.

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Year-round retreat Outdoor living areas aren’t just for the summer.

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Sports pools like this one are gaining in popularity as they provide two shallow ends and deeper centers perfect for lounging and play.

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If you have the backyard blahs, now is prime time to be proactive. Whether you choose to spruce up your vegetable garden, buy a new grill with all the bells and whistles, or reconstruct your yard into an extravagant outdoor space, there’s still time to bring your backyard back to life.

Outdoor living and more Outdoor living spaces have evolved far beyond pools and grills — although those elements are still in high demand. Now, homeowners are looking to extend their lives past the patio. They want to live outdoors yearround.

“Outdoor living started small, but now we’re seeing a full-blown outdoor living extension of the home,” says Cherlyn Reeves, lead designer and project manager at Tom’s Outdoor Living. “Whether they’re wanting to entertain, or lounge, or they need a playspace for kids or grandkids, we see it all.”

While a grill and patio table used to be the standard, now clients want a pool area, fire pit and full kitchen, complete with wine refrigerator and a grill with a couple of side burners.

“People are still very into grills, and they are building them into outdoor kitchen islands,” says Terry Taverner, who works in sales at Metro Outdoor Living. Even the popular Tulsa-based Hasty Bake charcoal grills are showing up as a built-in staple of the outdoor kitchen island.

“We’re also selling a lot of Evo flat-top grills,” Taverner says. “You can grill, make pizza and cook pretty much anything on them.”

The round gas- or propane-fueled grills are popular for those wanting to entertain a crowd.

Building them into the end of the outdoor island gives the crowd a great gathering place for an outdoor chef ’s table, she says.

But before putting together your wish list of outdoor features, it’s important to consider construction time and cost.

“When a client calls we have to make sure to help them manage expectations,” Reeves says.

“We can help guide them through the process and help them get the most bang for their buck.”

Construction of an outdoor kitchen can start at $30,000 for a small kitchen, pergola and

lighting, and the sky’s the limit for a full-blown structure with shingles, gutters, lighting and even heating.

But if your budget is on the lower end, an outdoor kitchen with a pergola is a basic starting point.

“Overhead structures, pergolas, are the thing,” Reeves says. “We love our weather, but we want to also be covered from the elements.”

For planning purposes, Reeves says earlier is better. So, those who plan their outdoor space in the spring will probably have to wait, as it’s a busy time for construction. She has seen cases though, where a client started on a structure, pool and all the amenities in July and completed the project in November.

“The only thing that takes a little longer is a pool,” she says.

Pools are, of course, high on the wish list for many outdoor-loving homeowners.

“Right now we’re seeing a lot of naturalistic water elements, and a lot of stonework,” says Brendan Schmidt, a designer at Blue Haven Pools. “And there’s a real push to have as much durability as possible. People want low-chemical, low-maintenance and long lasting.”

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middle, so people can play games in the middle, and relax on either end.

“Kids can have one side and parents the other, and the deep end in the middle divides it,” Schmidt says.

Homeowners also are becoming more chemical conscious, he says, so they often prefer an ozone sanitizer.

“It’s the greenest, lowest-chemical sanitizer you can put in a swimming pool,” Schmidt says. “It’s actually used as a step in bottled water purification. It’s a drastic reduction in the amount of chemicals used.”

Environmentally friendly choices can be made for the entire outdoor living area, such as using low-voltage lighting, which is affordable and saves energy, Reeves says.

“Almost every client uses irrigation, and we make sure we’re tying in the gutters with the drainage so it’s not spilling out into the yard” or watering concrete, she says.

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The experts at Tom’s Outdoor Living say outdoor living has become an extension of the home.

Taverner says. “These pieces are made from recycled dairy and detergent bottles and come in so many colors. You can choose chairs, chaise lounges and dining pieces.”

Installing an outdoor space can be as easy as adding a firepit and a grill, or it can be a full-blown construction process, so be realistic about how you want to use the space.

“People are investing a lot of money into their outdoor spaces, so they want to use them year-round,” Taverner says.

Organic gardening Gardening is relaxing, it brings color and life to your landscape, and it’s rewarding to bring fresh food to the dinner table.

April is the perfect time for planting a summer vegetable garden, and people are more interested in organic gardening than ever before, according to Carla Grogg of Grogg’s Green Barn in Tulsa, an all-organic nursery.

“People are very conscientious about where

their food is coming from, and they want to create their own organic gardens,” Grogg says.

“People are a lot more aware of the benefits of organic gardening, and they want to take care of it themselves.”

Although purchasing organic produce at a grocery store might seem pricey, growing it yourself is not, Grogg says. She advises customers who want to start from scratch to first decide how much space they want to use. Grogg’s, other area nurseries and community facilities offer classes for budding organic gardeners.

“It is going to cost some money — but it’s more about time,” she says. “If you’re a person who has a demanding job or is out of town a lot, you don’t want to invest in a raised-bed garden. You’ll be frustrated if you can’t be there to tend and water it.”

For those who want to bring a new element to their gardens, try growing berry bushes.

“Blueberry bushes are high on our customers’ lists,” she says. “Think about how much you pay for a container at the grocery store. They’re easy, and we have lots of varieties.” tþ

Top: Courtesy Malibu Outdoor Living, Left: Courtesy Metro Outdoor Living, Right: Courtesy Tom’s Outdoor Living

Recycled plastic furniture, like these chairs and table from Malibu Outdoor Living (sold by Metro Outdoor Living), are all the rage. Homeowners can choose these earth-friendly pieces in a variety of colors.

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Here are some of Carla Grogg’s tips for greener gardening this spring: • If a plant says full sun, it doesn’t necessarily mean Tulsa sun. “Full sun in Tulsa is very hot, especially in July and August,” she says. “It’s OK to place your gardens in an area that gets afternoon shade. Good morning and early afternoon sun will be fine.”

• Collecting rainwater by hooking a rain barrel to the gutters is a good way to conserve water. “It’s amazing how much rainwater you can collect off the roof,” Grogg says.

• Don’t forget to compost — creating a pile of banana peels, coffee grounds and eggshells is the natural way to fertilize your organic garden. “Your landscape can be functional and look pretty,” Grogg says. “It’s totally about the way you plant it and the varieties you pick.”

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The lodge is located 8 miles south of Branson, Missouri, approximately three and half hours from Tulsa.

Here are four things to do while visiting the resort.

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THE OUTDOORS So much of Big Cedar’s attraction is the ability to get up close and personal with nature while staying in any one of the resort’s three main lodges or numerous cabins and cottages. Several hiking and walking trails traverse the property. There’s even a kid-friendly mini-golf course. Water sports are plentiful as the property sits upon the shores of the 43,000-acre Table Rock Lake, loved for its abundance of bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill. While visiting, check the schedule for the next “Dive-in Movie” at the resort’s swimming hole; family-friendly films are screened while guests lounge in the pool.

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THE SPA The Cedar Creek Spa is a world-class amenity styled for the visitors of Big Cedar Lodge. Book a massage, step inside a sauna, schedule a pedicure or sit down for a hot shave. Inquire about the “Ozarks Rain Experience” — a Vichy shower treatment where eight showerheads invigorate the skin before exfoliating it with a seasonal body scrub. Or, take a dip in the indoor grotto pool with full-body massage jets and secluded coves.

Falls Lodge Numerous water sports

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ANCIENT OZARKS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Travel through 12,000 years of Ozark history at the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, located at the Top of the Rock, Taney County, Missouri’s highest point. A woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed cat, cave bears and a giant ground sloth skeleton are some of the mustsees at this attraction. Finish the experience with a trek through Lost Canyon Cave & Nature Trail.

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Kid-friendly mini-golf course

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For more information on Big Cedar Lodge, call 800-225-6343 or visit www.bigcedar.com.

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DINING Six onsite establishments cater to a guest’s dining whim. Open for dinner, the Osage Restaurant on Top of the Rock serves inspired American cuisine with breathtaking views. Try the Grilled Missouri Raised Pork Chop — a favorite among diners.

For casual dining, try the Devil’s Pool Restaurant in one of the resort’s original structures dating to the early 20th century. Reserve a table early for balcony seating or sit among original aesthetics in the main dining room. Family-friendly live entertainment takes place nightly beneath Devil’s Pool Restaurant at the Buzzard Bar. Not feeling social? Stay in with a Backyard Basket. You become the cook as a basket of burgers, steaks, chicken or hotdogs is brought to your cabin. Grill on your deck or inside your cabin’s kitchen. The basket is delivered with all the sides and utensils needed. tþ

Escape to the secluded luxury of Big Cedar Lodge, tucked into the Ozark Mountains of Southwest

Missouri. This 800-acre haven of natural beauty offers lodges, private cabins, a world-class spa, 100-slip marina and numerous dining experiences. Located just minutes away are two extraordinary attractions – Top of the Rock and Dogwood Canyon Nature Park. These one-of-a-kind destinations offer unforgettable adventures like exploring the ancient Ozarks through an exciting cave and natural history museum, playing a legendary round of golf, throwing a line into trout-filled streams or enjoying a sunset dinner overlooking Table Rock Lake. Contact Big Cedar Lodge to book your next getaway!

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Exceptionally stunning, this luxury custom home features four bedrooms, four full and two half baths and four-car garage. Grand living and dining rooms with views, family room opens to wonderful chef’s kitchen with enormous Labradorite granite island.

Wide plank wood flooring throughout.

Entry door, office and doors to patio are 100-year-old hand-carved wood with special hardware. Down stairs basement features theater room. Staircase to second floor game room is made of 100-year-old Mountain Maple. Wet bar in game room.

In-ground gunite pool is surrounded by expansive patios. Words cannot express what an exceptional home this is. One of the most beautiful settings in this gated neighborhood. $1,850,000

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Gated Holland Lakes. Gormet Kitchen unlike any in Tulsa.

Breakfast Bar & Dining nook, two Viking refrigerators, 6cm granite, three levels of living.

Huge game room with wet bar, second gameroom, three bedrooms plus three bonus rooms, four car garage with safe room. 5 zones.

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7435 S. Gary Place Stunning brick and stone French home on 1/2 acre corner lot in Guierwoods III, Jenks. Kitchen/Family room has dramatic vaulted ceilings with wood burning fireplace. Huge 10’ center island features 8’ X 4’ custom built, lighted pot rack, double ovens, sub zero refrigerator, cook top with built-in grill. Formal dining room and formal living room with fireplace. Office with boocase, hobby room and exercise room. Hardwood floors, crown moldings and decorative moldings around windows and doorways. Four bedrooms, four full baths and two half baths. In-ground Lagoon pool, gazebo and fire pit perfect for entertaining. Three car garage. Jenks Schools.

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11318 S. 109TH E. AVENUE Country French home featuring split bedroom plan, granite island kitchen open to family room with wood floors & fireplace.

Office and formal dining. Covered back patio. Light & bright with lots of windows.

Three car garage & RV parking. Lot next door could be purchased. $399,900

4216 W. Kent Street The Estates at Pembrooke Park! Built 2005. New paint, light fixtures, 5 BR, in a wonderful BA neighborhood. Convient to Creek exp. and 169. Formal living, dining, office & game room. Family room with fireplace open to kitchen with eating bar.

Covered patio, 3 car garage. $265,000

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918.939.9590 18182 W. 141st Street South, Kellyville, OK $1,800,000 Lily Pond Estate has a beautiful Canadian spruce log home, and a stone guest house. Both homes have sophisticated finishes throughout. There are 13 indoor stables, an indoor 100’ X 225’ lighted riding arena, an outdoor arena for dressage, 40 outdoor stables, 40 RV hookups, heated swimming pool, lighted tennis court, 2 ponds, bocce ball court, hay barn and a boat house.

Lily Pond Estate used to host horse shows and expert training sessions. All the structures have been built in the last 11 years.

Only 19 minutes from Midtown, off the historic route 66.

2615 E. 22nd Place, Tulsa, OK $450,000 Vaulted and beamed ceilings. Antique gray stone floors. Golden Calcutta marble counter tops. Restoration Hardware vanities and light fixtures. Reclaimed leaded glass windows. Interior brick walls. New den, new office, new garage and driveway.

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The 4 bedroom home in Eagle Rock boasts a stately home library, 2 story family room, elegant Located in Forest Park South this 4 bedroom home features 3 living areas, formal dining, home office, formal dining room, spectacular island kitchen, grand master suite, game room, theater room, spacious island kitchen, large master suite with loft and updated master bath, refinished hardwood home elevator, generator and .6 acre corner lot with plenty of room for pool. $900,000 floors, 3 car garage, and an outdoor living area with inground pool, spa and grill. $589,000

712 W. 78th Place

9519 S. 87th E. Avenue

This spacious family home features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, living room, family room, hardwoods This attractive 4 bedroom home is located in the popular subdivision of Stonebrooke Estates and throughout first floor, updated granite kitchen, formal dining, master suite with remodeled bath, features lovely hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, spectacular chef’s kitchen with double ovens and upstairs game room, 3 car garage with separate workshop and spectacular outdoor kitchen and living area. $352,000 gas cook-top, all baths with granite counter-tops, outdoor fire pit and so much more.

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1428 E. 34th Street Newer construction! Gorgeous hardwoods, 2 living, custom built-ins & granite throughout. Dbl ovens, newer appl, lg. center island.Vaulted beamed ceilings.Master suite w/incredible bath connects to laundry. 3 bed down, 1 up. Walking distance to Trader Joe’s! $598,000

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Saltwater pool. Morton 3240 sq.ft. building with stable and RV parking. New $100,000 Decra roof! $850,000

7035 E. 118th Street Beautiful estate on culde-sac lot. Amazing kitchen! Oversized master, office plus second bedroom down! Multiple living areas and media room. Granite, hand scraped hardwoods, custom tile and iron work throughout.

Safe room! Lagoon pool and hot tub. Four+ car garage! Price Reduction. $875,000

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Located in lovely Southern Hills with 4 bedrooms, 3 full and 2 half baths, this one-level home has been totally renovated with open spacious living, raised ceilings, travertine floors and a gourmet island kitchen with professional stainless appliances. Outdoor living with fireplace, kitchen and flagstone covered porch and patio area is ideal for entertaining. $529,000 For more information, please contact Pam Hawes, 918-640-7834 Lindy Collins 918.645.3790

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Beautifully remodeled on almost one acre, corner lot in Bolewood Acres. 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths. Master and 2nd bedroom suites down. All bedrooms have private baths. Spectacular vaulted family room addition with French doors and windows overlooking private backyard living with terraced patio, spa and pool. $889,000 For more information, please contact Pam Hawes, 918-640-7834

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2016 Police Officer of the Year and Firefighter of the Year The Rotary Club of Tulsa congratulates these public servants for outstanding acts of character, commitment and compassion to both their profession and our community.

Police Officer James McClaughry Officer McClaughry has served the Tulsa Police Department for 24 years and currently works in the Mingo Valley Division. He became a police officer to make a difference. He believes that everyone should perform random acts of kindness, and never expect to be paid back, just paid forward.

He interacts with children, leaving them with a better impression of the Tulsa Police, volunteers for the Boy Scouts, a group of volunteer veterans and first responders who assist communities during times of disasters, and organizations helping to reduce suicides by military veterans.

Firefighter Dustin Fletcher Firefighter Fletcher has served the Tulsa Fire Department for more than 11 years. In 2013 he founded 918 Fully Involved, a nonprofit organization that sponsors Smoke & Guns: a mixed martial arts competition between police and firefighters from across Oklahoma. More than bragging rights are on the line and in the ring.

Each group is fighting to raise money for deserving children.

Proceeds are donated to the Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp and Special Olympics of Oklahoma.This award was presented in honor of late Tulsa Fire Chief E. Stanley Hawkins.

For more information, visit tulsarotary.com.

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he Drunken Artist offers Tulsans the chance to see professional artists at work on pieces auctioned off that evening — while enjoying local music, a pop-up art gallery, food and a cash bar. Presented by the I AM Yoga, Art + Music Festival, The Drunken Artist uses sustainable products and emphasizes recycling to make this a virtually “trashless” event. 7-8 p.m., VIP artist meet and greet; 8 p.m., doors open.

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Pinto horse lovers unite at the Premier Pinto Classic at Expo Square.

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A piano prodigy-turned-social-activist, Judy Collins will wow audiences at the Tulsa PAC.

SpringFest Garden Market & Festival at the Tulsa Garden Center has everything you need for a healthy garden.

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Sleep under the stars with grassroots music and art at the Easter Island Festival in Keetonville, 30 minutes from Tulsa.

Drillers baseball opens with six consecutive home games.

Car aficionados: Roll into the Tulsa Auto Show at Expo Square.

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Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour makes a stop at the BOK Center.

“Madam President” honors 35 Tulsa women and girls for their ability to lead and inspire.

Artist John Hammer will unveil his portrait series of female leaders.

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22 Composer Michael Daugherty premieres a chamber work inspired by Woody Guthrie at the final concert of Tulsa Camerata’s season.

23 The Jenks Herb and Plant Festival encourages gardening gurus.

30 MMA/boxing event Smoke & Guns pits local police and firefighters against each other to raise money for Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp and Special Olympics Oklahoma.

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People, places and events

Tulsa City-County Library Broadcaster, author and social activist Tavis Smiley received the Tulsa City-County Library’s Sankofa Freedom Award on Jan. 28. The award is presented every other year to a nationally acclaimed individual who has dedicated his or her life to educating and improving the greater African-American community. Pictured are Keith Jemison, Rudisill Regional Library manager; Kim Johnson, TCCL chief operating officer; Smiley; Gary Shaffer, TCCL CEO; and Alicia Latimer, coordinator of the African-American Resource Center.

The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis Senior Star’s Cara Joiner, Robert Grzywa, Hannah Boehmer, Madison Bissett, Kurt Glaser and Shondel Bennett donated fleece blankets made during a team-building exercise at Senior Star’s annual meeting. More than 100 Senior Star associates hand-tied the blankets before delivering them to patients at the Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis on Feb. 2.

The Little Light House The Garden Party on April 16 will benefit The Little Light House.

Festivities at the Cox Business Center will include a silent auction followed by brunch, a program and a live auction. Pictured are Jean Winfrey, The Little Light House executive director, and 2015 event patron Jo Babbitt.

TARC John Gajda, executive director of TARC — a nonprofit that serves Oklahomans with developmental disabilities — presented former First Lady of Oklahoma Donna Nigh with the Catalyst of Change Award at TARC’s 25th annual Advocacy Awards and Volunteer Recognition event Dec. 3 at the Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills Hotel.

National Charity League The Tulsa Midtown Chapter of National Charity League Inc. volunteered at the Salvation Army Angel Tree event. The mission of NCL is to foster the mother-daughter bond through community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. The chapter has 275 members, including (back row) Kim Susman, Heather Skeith, Jill Powers, Shelly Drullinger, (front row) Maris Susman, Emma Powers, and Macy and Darcey Drullinger.

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Children’s Medical Charities Association The Children’s Medical Charities Association recently reached a $1 million milestone when it awarded $77,000 in grants to 17 local nonprofits that serve children. Ken Busby, CEO of the Route 66 Alliance, presented one of the grants to Michelle Wilkerson and Jennifer Sollars Miller, founders of the Autism Center of Tulsa.

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YWCA Tulsa Vashonda Pannell, Risha Grant and Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre attended YWCA Tulsa’s Women of the Year — Pinnacle Award Ceremony on Feb. 5. The event recognized 11 Tulsa women, including Eason McIntyre, who demonstrate the YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

LIFE Senior Services Kelly McEver, Sterlin Harjo, Jessica McEver, Janice Wyatt and Charley Wyatt were among more than 400 friends and supporters of LIFE Senior Services who attended Puttin’ on the Dog — The Platinum Party on Feb. 11 at the Cox Business Center.

Child Abuse Network The fifth annual CANdlelight Ball is April 23 at the Mayo Hotel. Pictured are Lauren Bingham of D&L Oil Tools, a CANdlelight Ball sponsor; Kayla Vaughn of GlobalHealth, also a CANdlelight Ball sponsor; and Rachael Hunsucker, CANdlelight Ball event chairwoman.

Family & Children’s Services White Party 9 on May 6 is an outdoor speakeasy fundraiser for Family & Children’s Services featuring Tulsa’s best mixologists. Pictured at The Vault are Tracy Emmons, F&CS development director; Hamill B. Reinmiller, F&CS board liaison; Jordan Neal, WP fundraising co-chair; Jessica Wiist, F&CS special events manager; and Joshua Roby, WP chairman.

Eliot Elementary Foundation The Eliot Elementary Foundation will host its annual auction, Bobcat Bash “Eliot in Wonderland,” on April 22 at the Tulsa Country Club. Pictured are Adrienne Nathman, procurement chairwoman, and Event Co-chairs Monroe Nichols and Amanda Burgan.

Youth Services of Tulsa Kristin Dickerson, KTUL anchor; Pat Baldwin, the station’s general manager; and Blank Canvas Event Chairs Marnie and Shane Fernandez recently attended a patron party for Blank Canvas, a fundraiser for Youth Services of Tulsa. Blank Canvas is April 8 and will feature a competition between teams led by chefs Michelle Donaldson and Justin Thompson. KTUL is an event sponsor.

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CHARITABLE EVENTS REGISTRY

Fundraisers and fun happenings

APRIL

April 9 HERB DAY IN BROOKSIDE Benefits the Brookside Business Association. www.brooksidetheplacetobe.com

April 18 MUSICAL MONDAYS Benefits LIFE Senior Services. www.lifeseniorservices.org

April 1 POPPING BOTTLES Benefits Emergency Infant Services. www.eistulsa.org

April 9 MONARCH BALL Benefits DVIS. www.themonarchball.org

April 1 WILL ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME GALA DINNER Benefits Will Rogers High School Community Foundation. www.willrogersfoundation.net

April 9 STEEL TOES AND STILETTOS Benefits Tulsa Habitat for Humanity. www.steeltoesok.org

April 21 GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER LEGACY AWARD GALA Benefits Greenwood Cultural Center. www.greenwoodculturalcenter.com

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April 1-June 30 BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. www.bfkstulsa.org

April 11 MADAM PRESIDENT: A NIGHT TO HONOR TULSA WOMEN WHO COULD BE PRESIDENT Benefits League of Women Voters of Metro Tulsa. www.lwvmadampresident.org

April 2 AQUARIUM RUN Benefits Oklahoma Aquarium. www.okaquarium.org

April 14 EMBERS Benefits Palmer Continuum of Care Inc. www.palmer-tulsa.org

April 2 CARNIVALE: COLORS OF INDIA Benefits Mental Health Association Oklahoma. www.bestpartyintown.org

April 14 WILLIAM BOOTH SOCIETY 23RD ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER Benefits Salvation Army of Tulsa and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Tulsa. www.salarmytulsa.org

April 2 JUNIOR WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF TBH 5K: “DERBY DASH 5K” Benefits Tulsa Boys’ Home. www.tbhjuniorwomen.com April 2 PHOENIX GALA Benefits Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences. www.tsas.org April 2 PRANKS & PAWS TRIVIA NIGHT Benefits Tulsa SPCA. www.tulsaspca.org April 3 THIRD ANNUAL CAN SUPERHERO CHALLENGE Benefits Child Abuse Network. www.childabusenetwork.org April 8 BLANK CANVAS Benefits Youth Services of Tulsa. www.blankcanvastulsa.com April 8 STEP UP TO THE PLATE, FIGHT ALS Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association and ALS research and services. www.mda.org April 8-9 SPRINGFEST GARDEN MARKET AND FESTIVAL Benefits the Tulsa Garden Center. www.tulsagardencenter.com April 9 BONFIRES AND BACKPACKS AT CAMP KELLEY Benefits Bishop Kelley High School. www.bishopkelley.org

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April 14 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF TBH SPRING LUNCHEON Benefits Tulsa Boys’ Home. www.tulsaboyshome.org April 15 GARDEN PARTY Benefits A New Leaf. www.anewleaf.org April 15 SHOWCASE DINNER 2016 Benefits the Foundation for Tulsa Schools. www.foundationfortulsaschools.org April 15 TULSA’S NEW LEADERS Benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. www.cff.org/tulsa April 16 GARDEN FEST Benefits A New Leaf. www.anewleaf.org April 16 THE GARDEN PARTY Benefits The Little Light House. www.littlelighthouse.org April 18 ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. www.bbbsok.org April 18 GREAT PLAINS JOURNALISM AWARDS CONFERENCE AND LUNCHEON Benefits Tulsa Press Club. www.greatplainsawards.org

April 21 JULIETTE LOW LEADERSHIP SOCIETY LUNCHEON Benefits Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma. www.gseok.org April 21 RED CROSS RESCUE GALA Benefits the American Red Cross. www.redcross.org/local/oklahoma April 22 BOBCAT BASH “ELIOT IN WONDERLAND” Benefits Eliot Elementary Foundation. www.biddingforgood.com/eliot/bobcatbash2016 April 22 MIRROR MIRROR GALA Benefits Youth at Heart. www.youthatheart.org April 22 TANZANITE NIGHTS Benefits the Janada Batchelor Foundation for Children (JBFC). www.jbfc.tofinoauctions.com/tanzanitenights April 22 TREEVIA Benefits Up With Trees. www.upwithtrees.org April 22-23 FRIENDS OF THE HELMERICH LIBRARY BOOK SALE Benefits Helmerich Library and Tulsa City-County Library.

918-549-7631 April 23 AVIATOR BALL Benefits Tulsa Air & Space Museum. www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.org April 23 FIFTH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT BALL Benefits Child Abuse Network. www.childabusenetwork.org April 23 TULSA HEART WALK Benefits American Heart Association. www.tulsaheartwalk.com April 23 TULSA’S SPRING GARDENS Benefits Tulsa Garden Club. www.tulsagardenclub.org

April 23 WHERE HANDS AND FEET MEET 5K AND FUN RUN/WALK Benefits Total Source for Hearing-loss & Access (TSHA). www.tsha.cc April 24 CAMP TESS GALA Benefits Tristesse Grief Center. www.thegriefcenter.org April 25 CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC Benefits Boy Scouts of America. www.okscouts.org/golf-classic April 25 FIFTH ANNUAL TEE OFF FOR TOWN & COUNTRY SCHOOL Benefits Town & Country School. www.tandcschool.org April 25 2016 LEADERSHIP TULSA GOLF CLASSIC Benefits Leadership Tulsa. www.leadershiptulsa.org April 25 WISH UPON A PAR Benefits Make-A-Wish Oklahoma. www.oklahoma.wish.org.

April 26 EMPTY BOWLS Benefits the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. www.okfoodbank.org April 26 SHOP ‘N’ SIP Benefits Crime Prevention Network. www.okcpn.org April 28 APPETITE FOR CONSTRUCTION Benefits HBA Charitable Foundation. www.tulsahba.com April 28 DINING OUT FOR LIFE Benefits Health Outreach Prevention Education (H.O.P.E.). www.hopetesting.org/events/dining-out-for-life April 29 RHINESTONE COWBOY Benefits Volunteers of America Oklahoma. www.voaok.org April 29-May 22 DESIGNER SHOWCASE 2016 Benefits the Foundation for Tulsa Schools. www.tulsadesignershowcase.com April 30 EQUALITY GALA Benefits Oklahomans for Equality. www.okeq.org April 30 MDA MUSCLE WALK OF TULSA Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association. www.mda.org

April Volunteer Spotlight

by JUDY LANGDON

Courtesy Global Gardens

Praise a Child Every Day in April

Prentice Shew used his DIY spirit to build chicken coops for Global Gardens.

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avid “Prentice” Shew did not know what to expect nearly three years ago, when his youngest daughter asked him to attend a Global Gardens bonfire. She was introduced to the group at her middle school, one of four sites where the nonprofit offers programming for students.

“I really did not want to go,” Shew says. But that changed as soon as they arrived. “I saw some adults throwing logs in a fire pit and about to pour lighter fluid on it.”

He asked if he could take over building the fire, remembering the three years he lived off the grid in Alaska.

“I rebuilt the fire from kindling up to the logs and lit it with one match and no fluid,” he says.

Since then, Shew has built chicken coops and other projects for Global Gardens, which facilitates two community gardens called “Family Food Farms.” The rest of Shew’s family is now involved with the Family Food Farm at Asbury United Methodist Church.

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Global Gardens’ mission: To empower students in low-income communities to be agents of change in their own lives and communities through hands-on science and peace education.

In what ways has Global Gardens made you a better person? It has given me a drive to understand organic gardening, raising chickens and building projects, and to share what I have learned with others as well as build friendships with other gardeners.

This is what makes me happy — sharing what I know on building and growing with my own hands. Knowing where my food comes from and being able to grow that good food anywhere, whether it is on a farm or on a porch in an apartment. I feel blessed in being able to help others grow a greener world in peace. tþ

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BEHIND THE SCENE

Perspectives on local art and culture

Where the wild things are

by GAIL BANZET-ELLIS

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ith a quick five-minute drive from downtown, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in one of Tulsa’s best-kept secrets, Oxley Nature Center.

The center is located in Mohawk Park on an 800-acre plot of wild prairie and ancient trees. It offers 10 miles of walking trails, a marsh boardwalk, an observation platform overlooking a lake, nature classes, bird watching and creative art sessions based on the park’s ecology and animal habitats.

Although Oxley opened in the late 1970s, many Tulsans have yet to discover the facility and its many enriching programs — not only for long-time nature lovers, but also for families with children.

“It warms my heart to see young couples bring their kids,” says Seasonal Naturalist Karen Harris.

“It’s nice to know there’s another generation growing up interested in nature.”

Harris, a retired teacher, was an Oxley volunteer before becoming a part-time employee.

“Every time I’m out here, I learn something new,” she says.

Visitors are welcome any season, but more activities are available during the spring and summer months. Opportunities include Saturday morning walks examining botany, butterflies or birds; a Nature Babies exploration class; children’s sessions about frogs and toads; and special courses on the development and preservation of pollinator habitats.

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For more on Oxley Nature Center programs, visit www.oxleynaturecenter.org.

Henry, Eden, Boaz and Selah learned about birds’ nests and built their own, with the help of caregivers, on Feb. 8 at Oxley Nature Center.

The center offers a range of year-round programming for all ages. reporting species activity to state and national wildlife agencies.

Oxley partners with entities such as the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology for the “Great Backyard Bird Count.” Birders learn about the populations and habitat needs of birds they find in their own backyards.

“These citizen science counts are becoming popular because they help organizations track trends and study how ranges are changing,” Harris says.

Oxley also partners with several scientific organizations to monitor monarch butterfly populations. A class on identifying and studying monarchs will be offered in July.

Naturalists at the center host informational sessions on prairie resto-

ration, mushroom identification and prescribed burns along with crafty courses on basket weaving, woven wall hangings (in August) and other traditional crafts inspired by nature.

“This is Tulsa’s nature center, a place where people can recharge and get outdoors,” Harris says.

“They’ll come back from a walk with their eyes lit up, excited from seeing deer, beaver lodges or pelicans.”

Other regular sessions available at the center include full moon walks, night hikes and weekend tours. A minimal fee is required for the organized classes, but open exploration at the center is always free. More than 40,000 people of all ages visit each year, enriching their

lives with a breath of fresh air, some Vitamin D and a little dirt on their shoes.

“Very rarely can you go so quickly from a place that’s built up in the city like downtown Tulsa to such open, wild spaces,” Harris says.

“We’re fortunate to be so close to an urban area. The more development we see, the more precious a place like this becomes. It’s special.” tþ

Gail Banzet-Ellis has been fascinated with Tulsa since she was a little girl. It’s a dream come true to write about the city’s magic and charm.

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The local music scene

Welcome Reigns

by WYNDHAM WYETH

John Downing, Stuart Hetherington and Loren Postier of the band Reigns rarely perform vocals, an uncommon approach to heavy metal.

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he heavy metal community in Tulsa is a small, closeknit group, according to the members of Reigns, a local trio of musicians involved in the scene.

But even within that microcosm, the dark, emotive music Reigns produces stands apart from that of its peers.

Rather than indulging in the primal, aggressive approach to vocals so often found in the metal genre, Reigns’ catalog is largely instrumental.

“It’s 85.73 percent instrumental,” jokes Loren Postier, the band’s co-founder, frontman and bassist.

Postier provides vocals on the few occasions when the band employs them, sometimes with co-founder and drummer Stuart Hetherington singing backup.

But the majority of Reigns’ unique brand of metal trends toward the progressive rock side of the genre, incorporating odd time signatures and meter, as well as classical elements like the use of several musical movements within the same lengthy song.

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lumped into the stoner/doom metal category, but it has never been about screaming. There are not a lot of vocals. It’s a lot of peaks and valleys.”

Starting in 2011, Postier and Hetherington performed together as Reigns for a year as a two-piece with just bass and drums. But from seeing their first show, guitarist John Downing was a fan.

Downing was already an established musician who had been heavily involved in the ’90s East Bay, San Francisco, hardcore punk scene. In fact, he was a big influence on Postier and Hetherington.

So, when Downing approached the band about becoming the group’s third member, he was met with little resistance.

“We immediately said, ‘Yes,’” Hetherington explains. “It was a no-brainer.”

When it comes to the structure of their music, Postier’s bass is the heart of Reigns’ sound. Using a variety of effects and a loop station, Postier takes the instrument to new heights, often utilizing it more like a rhythm, or even lead, guitarist would.

“He’s a real tap dancer up there,”

Hetherington says of his bandmate’s approach to the bass.

Reigns has steadily gained a following not only in the metal community, but also in the Tulsa music scene at large.

A major aspect of the band’s draw comes from the reputation of its live shows, which are known as organic and somewhat improvisational. The members say they like to work within a loose framework when performing, resulting in a unique experience at every concert.

As far as Reigns’ future is concerned, the band says it would like to tour regionally. The group also says it would like to record a fulllength LP in addition to a couple of split records sometime soon, but no hard plans are in place.

At the moment, the trio is focused on writing new material, always hoping to keep their fans anxiously waiting for what their next performance will bring.

In the meantime, Tulsans can listen to Reigns’ debut, four-track EP at www.reignstulsa.bandcamp. com. Find out where they’ll be playing next at www.facebook. com/reignstulsa. tþ

4/6 Mumford & Sons, BOK Center British folk rockers Mumford & Sons have seen a meteoric rise since their 2009 debut record. Transitioning from indie darlings to radio hit-makers, the band has found fans across the board. With its third fulllength release, “Wilder Mind,” Mumford expanded its signature acoustic sound with a more electric, rock feel. Singer/ songwriter Blake Mills is set to open the show. The concert starts at 7 p.m.

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4/12 Kurt Vile & The Violators, Cain’s Ballroom Kurt Vile made a critical splash in 2011 with his fourth record, “Smoke Ring for My Halo.” Two albums later, Vile and his band are still keeping fans and critics alike on their proverbial toes. With last year’s “b’lieve i’m goin down …” the lo-fi artist made an ever-so-slight shift from the electric sound of previous records to incorporate a host of other instruments and players. Psychedelic rock outfit Purling Hiss will open the concert.

Although Purling Hiss has recently performed as a full band, this show will feature frontman Mike Polizze playing solo. The concert starts at 8 p.m.

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Wyndham Wyeth grew up hearing his mother sing John Denver tunes, so he will always have a soft spot for “Poems, Prayers and Promises.”

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Jeff Van Hanken Wellspring Associate Professor of Film Studies at TU

by HEATHER KOONTZ

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eff Van Hanken is back among the pages of TulsaPeople after concluding his monthly column of more than 12 years in June 2013. Since then he has stayed busy training the next generation of filmmakers at the University of Tulsa, many of whom are working in the industry in Austin, Texas; Los Angeles; and New York City.

A member of the local film community for 15 years, Van Hanken has written, directed and produced numerous projects. His novel-in-progress is set in the historic Tulsa neighborhood Hodges’ Bend.

What movie are you most looking forward to this year? I hope to catch up on everything that I have missed: “Carol” and (Academy Award Best Picture-winner) “Spotlight.” In truth, I find the amount of quality material out there (I include television in this category) a little oppressive. I feel like I am always behind on my homework.

I still haven’t seen “Better Call Saul” and I had never even heard of “Mozart in the Jungle” until the Golden Globes. I find this kind of shocking because I feel as though we should all know what Gael Garcia Bernal is doing all the time (in acting, not real life).

If you had to pick one genre to watch for the rest of your life, what would it be? Film noir is too easy. I have a healthy appreciation for sports movies. How do the filmmakers keep us watching when we already know the outcome? That’s a challenge. If there were a category called “bleak yet humorous and determinedly cinematic,” I would watch a lot of those movies. Maybe a giant pot

of Wong Kar Wai, the Coens, Emir Kusturica and anything made by anybody who ever worked on “Boardwalk Empire,” which is maybe not so humorous.

Describe the plot of your favorite film. Not very likable guy wins the world championship, gets the girl, loses the world championship, loses the girl, gets ridiculously out of shape, turns into a boorish embarrassment. Fun, right? (The film is “Raging Bull.”)

If you could pick someone to play you in a movie about your life, who would it be? Without question, Jozef Kroner from “The Shop on Main Street.” We screened it in Film Theory at the beginning of the semester. That guy’s amazing. Bernal would be great also, except that I think he’s the same size I was at 10. I’d like him to play me with his accent, of course.

Name some of your other favorite films: “Matewan,” “Fitzcarraldo,” “Breaking Away” (a sports movie!), “In the Mood for Love,” “The Cowboys,” and one half of “The Tree of Life” (I won’t say which), and I could go on and on … “Vitelloni,” “Band of Outsiders,” “Hud,” “The Hustler,” “The Verdict,” the films of Aki Kaurismaki, “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Amores Perros” and “Children of Men.” tþ

Heather Koontz is a graduate of the University of Tulsa’s Film Studies program. She enjoys spending time with her Westie and French bulldog, as well as remodeling her 100-year-old home with her husband, Byron.

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Bryson is known for her appearance on CBS’ reality TV show “The American Baking Competition.” 7-8:30 p.m., April 14, at Antoinette Baking Co., 207 N. Main St. Presented by BookSmart Tulsa and Kitchen 66. Visit www.booksmarttulsa.com.

FOR FILMMAKERS AND FANS Festival Directors Josh Hope and TJ Treece brought their favorite indie films from across the globe back home to northwest Oklahoma for the second annual Twister Alley International Film Festival. Also, stay tuned for screenings of student films at the festival’s Oklahoma Kid Flix Film Competition. May 5-7 at Woodward Arts Theatre, 818 Main St., Woodward, Oklahoma. A weekend pass is $12.

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Flashback 30 Archived photos capturing three decades of TulsaPeople Magazine

by MORGAN PHILLIPS

1) Katie Eller, center, founded Lemon-aid, which sold lemonade to raise $350,000 over seven years for the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. The project utilized more than 10,000 youth volunteers, including her siblings Anna Smith and Ben Eller (pictured). In February, Eller received the Day Center’s first Heart of Henry Youth Philanthropy Award.

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2) Actor and Tulsa native Gary Busey, jesting with former Mayor Bill LaFortune, performed Sept. 15, 2006, at the Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation kickoff party for the 103rd Tulsa State Fair. The foundation, which dissolved in 2012, raised funds for fairground improvements.

3) Former University of Oklahoma tailback Ron Shotts was director of horse racing at Fair Meadows Racetrack from 1989 until he retired in 2013.

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