TulsaPeople December 2019

SANTA SIGHTINGS

CHRISTMAS COOKIES

MEET MR. AND MRS. CLAUS December 2019

2019 HOLIDAY GUIDE LT. GOV. MATT PINNELL AND GOV. KEVIN STITT

TUL SA NS TA K E C H A RG E For the first time, Tulsans serve in the state’s two highest offices.

50 YEARS OF TULSA BALLET’S ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ 2020 MEDICAL & DENTAL GUIDE

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When success snowballs

Spirit of celebration

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Mrs. and Mr. Claus, aka Tracey and Robert Taylor

Tyne Shillingford and her mother, Charlotte Shillingford

Tulsa Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” entertains for 50 years.

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Meet the Taylors: Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

Celebrating Kwanzaa. Thirty years of the Santa Community Project. December’s top events. Four recent benefits.

Tulsa Ballet has brought “The Nutcracker” to life for a half-century.

BY ALICIA CHESSER ATKIN AND JUDY LANGDON

32 LEGENDS: JANE A. MALONE

42 POTENTIAL TO GROW

Assertive and determined to improve her community for everyone.

BY GAIL BANZET-ELLIS

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NORDAM flies in the face of challenges 50 years after its founding.

BY JULIE WENGER WATSON

Sweet treats from Felini’s Cookies and Deli. Lowood is the East Village’s newest hotspot. Cirque goes beyond coffee.

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2020 Medical and Dental Guide SANTA SIGHTINGS

53 HOLIDAY GUIDE

Poinsettias with purpose. Gifts for the bookworm. Seasonal decor and more.

Branson bound for the holidays.

Connie Cronley’s little red purse.

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MEET MR. AND MRS. CLAUS December 2019

DECEMBER 2019

Measuring, studying and informing others on the importance of hope.

BY KIM ARCHER

44 CLIMB AND MAINTAIN

For the first time, Tulsans serve in the state’s two highest offices. A year after their elections, Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell share their vision and strategy for Oklahoma.

BY TIM LANDES

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34 THE POWER OF HOPE

Emergency Infant Services’ new home is poised to expand community reach.

BY HEATHER KOONTZ

48 TULSANS TAKE CHARGE

2019 HOLIDAY GUIDE LT. GOV. MATT PINNELL AND GOV. KEVIN STITT

TUL SA NS TA K E C H A RG E For the first time, Tulsans serve in the state’s two highest offices.

50 YEARS OF TULSA BALLET’S ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ 2020 MEDICAL & DENTAL GUIDE

ON THE COVER: Tulsans Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell and Gov. Kevin Stitt at the Oklahoma Capitol.

SPIRIT OF CELEBRATION, WINTER FLAME: VALERIE WEI-HAAS; WHEN SUCCESS SNOWBALLS: GREG BOLLINGER

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UPCOMING SEASON 3 EPISODES Anila Agha observes her artwork “Intersections,” which is on display at Philbrook through Feb. 16, 2020.

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Matt Pinnell OKLAHOMA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

THE 2019 TULSA GUEST GUIDE IS ONLINE! The Guest Guide is a great resource for both Tulsans and visitors!

One year into his role as the state’s lieutenant governor and secretary of tourism and branding, Pinnell discusses how important tourism is to the state’s finances and the new ways the state is luring visitors to Oklahoma. The Tulsan also reflects on his career and more.

“I think that the more I show in places considered conservative states, the better.

I think those are the people we need to reach to tell them we are no different than you. I think the message of art can be easier to digest than having didactic stuff told to us. And if they are willing to come into a space like that, where they are unfamiliar with what they’re looking at, but they’re willing to experience it, they may eventually translate that idea into real life and say, ‘I don’t know what the Arab culture is, or I don’t know what the Mexican culture is, but I’m willing to learn about it.’”

— A RT I ST A N I L A AG H A FROM THE ONLINE STORY “PHILBROOK HOSTS ‘SHADOW OF TIME.’”

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For 14 years Tulsa’s Young Professionals has worked to attract young, creative talent to Tulsa. Hoey discusses conducting new research to find out what members want from the organization and TYPros’ many ongoing initiatives to continue helping retain young professionals in the Tulsa market.

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MERRY & BRIGHT

Tulsans know the most relaxing place to fi nd unique gifts is Utica Square.

It’s become a holiday tradition not to be missed, with 700,000 gleaming lights, delicious cocoa, and charming storefront windows at every turn.

Extended holiday hours give you plenty of time to shop and stroll. So, grab your loved ones, your shopping list, and make it a day to remember.

FROM THE EDITOR

In a few weeks we’ll say goodbye to the 2010s and welcome 2020.

What a decade we experienced in Tulsa.

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Rewind 10 years, and the BOK Center and ONEOK Field were in their infancy. Two years later Guthrie Green opened in the area that would become known as the Tulsa Arts District.

There was the addition of the Woody Guthrie Center, Philbrook’s downtown museum and the opening of ahha Tulsa, plus more.

We watched as classic art deco buildings were revitalized and brought back to life alongside new restaurants and small businesses that came into existence across the downtown grid.

What once was an area of Tulsa that closed at 5 p.m. suddenly became full of excitement until the early hours, when the cycle started over before the sun rose.

Thanks to the efforts of businessman and philanthropist George Kaiser and numerous other donors, we are now home to Gathering Place, which is one of the world’s biggest and best public parks.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we have entered the true golden age of our city’s existence, and it feels like we’re just getting started.

Coming soon we’ll have even more to do in downtown. There’s the OKPOP Museum and the Bob Dylan Center and the USA BMX headquarters.

In the same area there will be a new WPX headquarters, more apartments and more restaurants. All we’re missing is a downtown grocery store.

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and homes in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The Greenwood Cultural Center will soon be renovated, and a new museum will be added to the property.

For many years, it felt as if Tulsa lagged behind our capital city and other large metropolitans across the country.

In the past decade we’ve become a city to be modeled thanks to the relentless efforts of our city leaders, including Mayor G.T. Bynum, who have made Tulsa a home for all types of businesses and creatives, while becoming a top destination for tourists.

For the fi rst time in Oklahoma history our state is being run by two Tulsans. I recently traveled down the turnpike to our state Capitol to learn more about how Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell are working together to help revitalize the state and take it from the bottom of the rankings to the Top 10 in health, education, workforce and more. Read the story on p. 48.

As we close this chapter, we can celebrate the fact our city and its citizens have proven we can overcome many challenges and become great.

Now it’s time we stay gold. TP

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Playtime today.

Strong skills tomorrow.

At Holland Hall, students as young as 3 years old learn the importance of the arts. They paint, draw, sing and sculpt. And they have opportunities to meet and work with world-famous artists-in-residence every year for ARTworks.

The school is commited to offering a wide range of arts because each student has a creative niche to fill, and we want them to find it at Holland Hall. From a study of major artists in the primary school to playwriting, photography and dance in the upper school, we know the arts stimulate critical thinking skills and problemsolving capabilities. And we believe that by facilitating meaningful self-expression, we empower our students to express ideas more clearly and forcefully.

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EARLY PREK–GRADE 3 PROGRAM? Our Primary School Director of Admission Amber Graybill can help. Contact her at agraybill@hollandhall.org or (918)481-1111 or visit www.hollandhall. org/ps for information about Welcome Wednesdays.

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Young dancers audition for children’s roles in “The Nutcracker” on Sept. 15 at Tulsa Ballet’s Hardesty Center for Dance Education in Broken Arrow.

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TINY TOES

Each year children ages 7-14 are invited to audition for various roles in Tulsa Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker.” Over the past 50 years, thousands of young Tulsans have played baby clowns, mice, soldiers and children in the party scene, as well as the lead roles of grown-up Marie and Charles.

In September, 150 students auditioned for 140 parts. Dancers come from different performance backgrounds and skill levels.

Volunteer Mackie Sutton has trained “Nutcracker” children for 37 years. Although the production challenges these youngsters with discipline and excellence, “the children have done well and have been a vital part of the ‘Nutcracker’ performances,” she says. TP FOR MORE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF “THE NUTRACKER,” WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED DEC. 7-22 AT THE TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SEE P. 37.

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DECEMBER C OMPIL ED BY JUDY L A NGDON

Zoo hosts two 7, 14 Tulsa ticketed sessions of

“Breakfast with Santa,” including a hot meal, arts and crafts, and animal chats.

her toy nutcracker, 7-22 Marie, the Mouse King, Mother

Ginger and the Sugar Plum Fairy all come to life in Tulsa Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” set in 1920s Paris. Accompanied by Tulsa Symphony at the Tulsa PAC. (See p. 37 for more on the 50th anniversary of “The Nutcracker.”)

is your last 8 This chance to do your

holiday shopping at the 10th and final Alliday Show at Retro Den.

Magician Criss Angel hits the Skyline Event Center at Osage Casino with his “Raw: The MindFreak Unplugged” tour.

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lunch and hear your favorite Handel’s popular oratorio Pulitzer prize-winner Stacy Schiff, Author Paul Hendrickson’s new 4 Bring 6-7 Hear carols by the Tulsa Festival Ringers at the 99th annual All-Lutheran 7 the 2019 Peggy V. Helmerich Distin9 biography of a legendary architect in two free back-to-back performances at Messiah at Grace Lutheran Church. Free, guished Author Award recipient, speaks but donations are accepted.

a Great Day to be Alive” at the the German 5 “It’s 6-8 Experience Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino American Society of Tulsa’s when Travis Tritt performs as part of the 2019 Hard Rock Country Gold Series.

(Series continues Dec. 13, Gary Allan; and Dec. 15, Diamond Rio, “Holiday and Hits.”)

free annual Christkindlmarkt, offering authentic holiday crafts, decor, ornaments, food, live entertainment and a children’s area with St. Nikolaus.

all-teen cast of Clark 5-8 The Youth Theatre presents

A fresh adaptation of “It’s a Wonderful Life” comes to the Broken Arrow Community Playhouse with “Miracle in Bedford Falls.” (Repeats Dec. 13-15.)

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Henthorne Park Performing Arts Center.

(Also Dec. 12-15.)

at a free morning public session and book signing at Central Library.

Enjoy the holiday music of an awardwinning bluegrass band in “Christmas with the Petersens” at the Tulsa PAC. Broken Arrow heralds in the holiday with its annual Civitans Christmas Parade in the downtown Rose District, featuring bands, floats, inflatables, bicyclists and Santa.

Frank Lloyd Wright, “Plagued by Fire,” is spotlighted at Magic City Books’ and BookSmart Tulsa’s event at the Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity.

male quartet Il Divo 10 Popular brings “A Holiday Song Celebration” to the Tulsa (Brady) Theater.

Ebenezer Scrooge, 12-23 Visit Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family when American Theatre Co. presents its musical adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” at the Tulsa PAC.

Roberts University music and 6 Oral theater students perform at the ORU

Symphony’s 13-14 Signature annual “POPS —

Christmas Show at the Mabee Center.

Admission is a new donated toy to the Salvation Army.

Christmas in Tulsa” features the Signature Chorale and Sam Briggs, 2019 winner of Tulsa Sings!, at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education.

The annual Sand Springs Festival of Lights Christmas Parade winds through downtown Sand Springs.

Tulsa Oilers battle 13-15 The the Wichita Thunder on the ice at the BOK Center.

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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: COURTESY TULSA ZOO

the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Cinema’s 13-25 Circle yearly tradition

returns with various showtimes and sing-along screenings of the 1954 classic “White Christmas.”

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ORU’s Golden Eagles host the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos for a night of men’s basketball at the Mabee Center.

Bundle up and spend the afternoon downtown viewing Tulsa’s “Rockin’ Around Tulsa Town” Christmas Parade.

The Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center presents vocal powerhouses Kristin Chenoweth and Sandi Patty in their own Christmas show performing classical carols, pop holiday hits and contemporary gospel. college basketball 21 Watch teams, including the Univer-

sity of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University, at the Basketball Showdown Doubleheader at the BOK Center.

River Spirit Casino Resort welcomes Cirque Musica’s “Holiday Wishes,” a theatrical holiday story with a live orchestra. to the 28-30 Head BOK Center for

Paw Patrol Live in “The Great Pirate Adventure.”

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Celebrity Attractions presents the return of the legendary musical “Miss Saigon,” about a young Vietnamese woman orphaned by war, at the Tulsa PAC.

Funday Sunday at 15 Enjoy Gilcrease Museum with free

admission all day, plus art-making stations, exhibition-themed programming, open galleries and self-guided garden tours.

The Tulsa Little Pajama Jammy Jam Gala Benefits Tulsa Little Jam. TULSALITTLEJAM.COM

beverages and treats, and a candle lighting at the synagogue’s ShalomFest Hanukkah Party.

BASKETBALL: OSU ATHLETICS; MISS SAIGON: MATTHEW MURPHY; WINTERFEST: JOEY JOHNSON

MONTHLONG CELEBR ATIONS DEC. 1-31

Philbrook Museum of Art’s Philbrook Festival offers garden lighting, live music, Santa and more. Space is limited, so pre-purchased tickets are required.

Walk or drive through a glittering display of more than 2 million colorful holiday lights at Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow. Free admission and parking.

Guthrie Green GLOW on the Green features a holiday market of local vendors, lighting, food, drinks, Santa and igloos.

“Castle Christmas,” an Old World experience at Castle of Muskogee, includes a train, pony and hayrides, a Christmas cafe, holiday lights, shopping and Father Christmas.

Arvest Winterfest

3 Christmas Luncheon and Fashion Show Benefits Salvation Army.

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6 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award Dinner and Presentation Benefits Tulsa Library Trust.

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Orchestra’s Gather on the lawn of 20 Trans-Siberian “Christmas Eve and Other 22 Temple Israel for music, hot Stories” reintroduces its original

At Chandler Park Lights on the Hill, drive through miles of bright lights and displays. Free admission. (Friday-Sunday only through Dec. 8; nightly from Dec. 13-25.)

1 First Lady Nog-off Benefits Emerson Elementary School Art Department.

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5 Gift of Fundraising Luncheon Benefits Tulsa Boys’ Home.

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The Chancel Choir of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, with soloists accompanied by Tulsa Symphony instrumentalists, presents its annual “Natalie Warren Presentation of Messiah.”

Christmas show of synthesized music, spectacular lighting and pyrotechnics at the BOK Center.

CHARITABLE E VENTS

Enjoy Tulsa’s only outdoor ice skating rink and horse-drawn carriage rides at Arvest Winterfest, next door to the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave. Special promotions on certain days.

DEC. 1-JAN. 5

Make holiday memories at the Garden of Lights at Tulsa Botanic Garden, a holiday-themed model railroad, a wishing tree, fire pits, a photo booth and botanical St. Nick.

(Thursday-Sunday only.)

Head to Gathering Place for “Winter Wonderland” at Chapman Adventure Playground, a holiday market with vendors, carolers, artists, festive food and drinks, thousands of twinkling lights and family photos with Santa by the fireplace.

DEC. 18-JAN. 1

7 Carols and Crumpets Benefits Tulsa Herb Society.

TULSAGARDENCENTER.ORG Children’s Holiday Party Benefits TSHA. TSHA.CC Jingle Bell Run Benefits Arthritis Foundation.

ARTHRITIS.ORG 8 Cascia Christmas Walk Benefits Cascia Hall Preparatory School.

CASCIAHALL.COM 10 Advocacy Awards and Volunteer Recognition Benefits Tulsa Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.

DDADVOCACY.NET 21 Brian Nhira’s Grand Finale Christmas Concert Benefits the Backpack Project.

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NOTEBOOK

BY MORGA N PHILLIP S

Glass is greener in McClure Park

ARTISTS RETURN TO BLUE DOME

To say the Tulsa Glassblowing School’s new location at the former McClure Park recreation center, 7440 E. Seventh St., is larger than its former space in the Tulsa Arts District is an understatement.

Tulsa Glassblowing School “We went from 1,800 square feet to over instructor Alex Dulle 10,000, which is just unbelievable for us,” says TGS Executive Director Janet Duvall.

The water-damaged rec center sat empty for seven years prior to a partnership with the nonprofit TGS and the City of Tulsa to renovate the facility. Now it’s a blank slate.

Duvall says the additional space will provide room to expand TGS’ hot glass, kiln (fused) glass and lampworking programming, and to serve new populations, including the Family and Children’s Services program Women in Recovery.

Cain’s show goes national

Voices of Oklahoma “I’ve concluded that grit is as big a piece of the cause of success as anything else. There’s lots of people that are just smart as can be, smarter than I and others, but they don’t know what to do. They jump from one idea to the next idea, or one job to the next job, whatever it is, and it’s that grit, that determination, that fortitude, that gets you through what you set out to do.”

— Investor and philanthropist Henry R. Kravis. The Tulsa native co-founded the global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and is the co-chairman and co-CEO. The firm pioneered the development of the management buyout.

“Voices of Oklahoma” is an oral history project founded by John Erling in 2009.

Visit voicesofoklahoma.com.

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REMAINING DATES FOR BLUE DOME POP-UP SHOPS: NOV. 29-DEC. 1; DEC. 6-8; DEC. 13-15; DEC. 20-22 VISIT FACEBOOK.COM/BLUEDOMEFEST.

When the Blue Dome Arts Festival was canceled this past spring, artists and patrons alike were disappointed. Jo Armstrong, executive director of the Blue Dome Arts Festival, hopes to recreate the longtime festival’s vibe with the new Blue Dome Pop-up Shops, a rare opportunity to go inside Tulsa’s historic Blue Dome, 202 S. Elgin Ave., and shop a total of 50 rotating artists every weekend until Christmas.

REMIND US WHY THE BLUE DOME ARTS FESTIVAL WAS CANCELED THIS PAST MAY. The biggest reason was that we simply outgrew our space. In the 15 years since the festival began, the Blue Dome District has grown tremendously and businesses have flourished. While this is fantastic for the district as a whole, it presents many challenges with street closures and logistics that simply couldn’t be overcome.

WHAT’S YOUR GOAL WITH THE BLUE DOME POP-UP SHOPS? Watching relationships build and grow between the artists and the community was my favorite part of the festival.

I miss that so much.

I am really hoping these holiday pop-up shops will recreate some of that cool vibe where the guests and artists can connect and create new memories. Whether in your own home or given as a gift, I always feel like any art with a good story behind it is the best art.

THE BLUE DOME SERVES AS YOUR OFFICE AND AS STORAGE FOR ARNIE’S BAR NEXT DOOR, WHICH YOU OWN WITH YOUR HUSBAND, CHRIS. WHY OPEN IT FOR THIS? It’s a very cool and unique historic building that raises so many questions and leaves people intrigued. Since the building remains locked, hosting the Blue Dome Pop-up Shops here offers the community a chance to see inside the front room while also checking out local art.

I have missed working with the artists and saw this as an opportunity to open up the Dome a bit, while also allowing our amazing local artists a chance to reconnect with the community in a really fun setting.

VOICES: COURTESY; ARMSTRONG: GREG BOLLINGER; GLASSBLOWING: TIM LANDES

A locally produced music and interview show recorded in front of a live audience at Cain’s Ballroom has received support to expand the concept into a seven-episode pilot season beginning in 2020.

A $200,000 development grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will grow “Live from Cain’s” into a viable music program for eventual national distribution within the public radio system.

Julie Watson, “Live From Cain’s” co-executive producer and a frequent TulsaPeople Magazine contributor, calls the grant “a real game-changer for the future of this show.”

“Thanks to CPB, and with additional support from the philanthropic and corporate communities, we have a very real opportunity to amplify the music DNA that’s at the heart of the Tulsa cultural experience with public radio audiences in Oklahoma and across the country,” Watson says.

The first episode of the pilot radio series will air at 8 p.m., Dec. 1, on Tulsa’s KWGS 89.5. It is hosted by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks, who is joined by Tulsa musician Paul Benjaman leading house band the Oklahoma Specials.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

MEET AND GREET NAME: Devon Laney AGE: 40 KNOWN AS: New CEO for 36 Degrees North, Tulsa’s “basecamp for entrepreneurs.” Originally from Centre, Alabama, Laney most recently served as CEO of Innovation Depot, a business incubator in Birmingham, Alabama. He also currently serves as the board chairman of the International Business Innovation Association. Laney is the creator of southeastconcerts.com, an online vendor portal for all aspects of live music.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Husband-wife team run successful production company from Tulsa.

BY HEATHER KOONTZ

D

ue in part to its central locale and competitive talent base, Oklahoma has become an increasingly attractive option for filmmakers. Husband-wife team Duane and Rebecca Fernandez intend to keep it that way.

For the Fernandezes, storytelling comes naturally. When they launched their production company, VOKSEE, in 2015, they had already built an impressive network in Los Angeles. But the duo noticed a trend.

“Executives wanted to know how to reach people in the middle of the country,” Rebecca says. “Our answer was always the same: ‘Go there and listen.’”

Eventually, the team decided to take their own advice. In October 2015, they packed up their production studio and returned to Rebecca’s Oklahoma roots.

Now, from their office at East 48th Street and South Lewis Avenue, VOKSEE continues to attract major clients. The Fernandezes have worked on numerous Netflix projects, including a “behind the score” highlight of the soundtrack to the film “Triple Frontier,” which featured per-

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cussion from Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, and “The Making of OITNB,” a six-episode look behind the scenes of the hit show “Orange is the New Black.”

Additionally, they’ve directed music videos and managed brand identity for a variety of famous entities — from Metric to Aston Martin. “We’ve worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet … all from right here in Tulsa,” Rebecca says. “To say we have the best of both worlds is an understatement.”

By creating and managing major projects from their Tulsa headquarters, VOKSEE is paving the way for important changes in the film industry.

That’s something the Fernandezes are passionate about. “We want to tell stories from the middle, about the middle,” Duane says. “Our ultimate goal is to film our movies in Tulsa, and we will continuously advocate for others in the industry to do the same.”

VOKSEE has numerous projects on the horizon, including two with significant ties to Tulsa.

For more information, visit voksee.com. TP

What do you make of the entrepreneurial community in Tulsa? It’s young, but it’s growing. There is a clear sense of progress and energy around entrepreneurship here. In the next three to five years, I expect to see Tulsa’s entrepreneurial community become more diverse, more robust and more recognized nationally. All the ingredients for success are here, so why not Tulsa?

What are your first impressions of Tulsa? Any favorite spots? The city really surprised me. I had never been to Tulsa, and since arriving it has been wonderful. It’s a really beautiful area, and much more green than I expected. Gathering Place and Mother Road Market have been favorites so far. The people have been incredibly welcoming and generous, and there is a genuine desire to see the community move forward.

So far, I’d sum it up by saying I’ve experienced great people, great food, great neighborhoods and great community. — MADISON SCHULZ

BEHIND THE SCENES: VALERIE WEI-HAAS; MEET AND GREET: GREG BOLLINGER

Duane and Rebecca Fernandez are the owners of production company VOKSEE. Its name is a spin-off of the Danish word vokse, meaning “grow.” Rebecca is from Okemah and Duane is from Los Angeles; they met in Tulsa in 2007.

How will your past experience with innovators inspire your work with entrepreneurs at 36 Degrees North? Having worked with innovators and entrepreneurs for the last 15 years, and being an entrepreneur myself, I believe I have a clear understanding of the unique needs and challenges of growing an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

36 Degrees North is already an incredible foundation and community of entrepreneurs, and the opportunity now is to evolve in how we serve those.

Innovation and entrepreneurship are keys to economic development moving forward, and there is no reason Tulsa can’t be recognized as a leader in the space both regionally and nationally.

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NOT EXACTLY ‘JAILHOUSE ROCK’ Tulsa band Count Tutu’s single “Slammer Song” is out now. In conjunction with the new track, the band is encouraging fans to donate to the Bail Project, a national organization that seeks to reduce constrictive bail bonds. An official fundraiser between the band and the nonprofit is forthcoming.

TulsaPeople recently spoke with Count Tutu vocalist Branjae Jackson and guitarist/ vocalist Nathan Wright. Find the full interview at TulsaPeople.com/counttutu.

WHEN SUCCESS SNOWBALLS Tulsa couple are old pros at playing the Clauses.

BY BRANDON SCHMITZ

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here are moments in life when a single stroke of luck can open a world of possibilities. When Robert Taylor first donned a Santa Claus outfit in 1996, for instance, he had no idea he would become one of Tulsa’s premier professional Santas.

“On that Christmas Eve, a buddy called and told me, ‘We had a Santa come over for a Christmas party, but he got sick and had to leave,’” he says.

“They had the suit ready, so I did it, and then it just sort of snowballed from there.”

Robert isn’t just a one-person act, though.

Since 2003, his wife, Tracey, has accompanied him as Mrs. Claus.

“We visit senior centers sometimes, and their faces just light up,” she says. “One lady kisses him right on the lips. After about three times, I’m like, ‘All right, all right, that’s enough. Mrs. Claus here!’”

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Throughout November, the couple does photo shoots with local photographers. December, meanwhile, is dedicated to family and corporate Christmas parties and guest appearances in Tulsa and the surrounding area. “Pryor is about as far as we go, since that’s where I grew up,” Robert says.

The duo even delivers presents to clients’ houses on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Considering Robert paid $1,600 for a beard, mustache and wig made of human hair, he’s determined to get as much mileage out of the getup as possible.

“What I appreciate most is the joy it brings,” Robert says. “When you put on that suit, your whole attitude changes. I could be tired, but as soon as I put that suit on, I’m ready to go. The secret is you’ve got to be a kid yourself. Don’t go up there and rush the kids — take your time with them. We must be doing something right because they keep calling us back.” TP

“SLAMMER SONG” TACKLES THE ISSUE OF UNNECESSARY AND CONSTRICTIVE BAIL BONDS IN THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM. WHAT INSPIRED THIS FUNDRAISING? Jackson: I personally feel it is imperative to use our platform to make a difference. I feel this way with all the projects I’m involved in. The prison system is really messed up.

It puts fire in my eyes. … (But) how great is it to be able to use music and melody to draw attention to an enormous issue that has been going on right under our noses? It’s modern-day slavery.

IT SEEMS COUNT TUTU HAS ALWAYS BEEN TIED WITH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN AND HOW DID YOU MAKE THE CHOICE TO MERGE YOUR ART WITH CHARITY? Wright: Branjae and I were living and playing with Taylor Graham from Tulsa band Henna Roso at the time they started, and Taylor had a passion for providing meals for the community. I realized just how powerful something like that could be. Music fans are coming together to have experiences all the time. Why not give them a mission to be a part of? The support has been beautiful, and people get to help with minimal effort.

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LOCAL TALENT: GREG BOLLINGER; COUNT TUTU: TIM BONEA

TULSAPEOPLE.COM: Tracey and Robert Taylor share their seasonal schedule of public events as Mrs. Claus and Santa.

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Since 2006, Alicia Latimer has been coordinator of the Tulsa City-County Library’s African-American Resource Center at Rudisill Regional Library. The role allows her to share the rich history of African-American culture.

I AM CELEBRATING KWANZAA Tulsan reflects on her favorite parts of the holiday.

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really significant because as I get older, we lose people every year.”

There’s a candle lighting to honor those who have “gone before.” There’s a ceremonial libation to honor African ancestors. Children present gifts for the elders; dance to African drumming; and perform a show titled “Mamanem” to share their talents for singing, dancing, music, etc.

Each child is gifted a book, a library tradition that started in 1998, when now Tulsa City-County Library CEO Kimberly Johnson worked as the resource center coordinator. The event is open to everyone.

When Rudisill’s annual celebration began, Latimer worked for a governmental agency supervising payment of claims. She says it was grueling work. When she discovered what Johnson was doing, she started volunteering and found it to be an amazing way to give back.

“I would go to different schools and tell stories — African-related folk tales — or I would teach children to be storytellers because I love drama.

I love the arts,” Latimer says. “I did it for free, because I didn’t know they pay people to do it. It was my release from the drudgery of what I was doing.”

Eventually she retired from her government position and came to work for the TCCL. As the days get closer to Kwanzaa, Latimer gets more excited. She starts thinking about what spoken word piece she will share. As she talks about her favorite moment of that week, her giant smile returns.

“We love the spirit of togetherness when the drummers come in and all present respect the tradition of honoring the past and embracing the future,” she says. TP

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Let’s Celebrate Kwanzaa!

6-8:45 p.m. Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford Ave. Free and open to the public. tulsalibrary.org

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hen Alicia Latimer starts talking about Kwanzaa, her smile grows and fluorescent lights reflect off her glasses onto her cheeks. It’s as if she’s literally glowing.

Latimer, coordinator of Rudisill Regional Library’s African-American Resource Center, is one of an estimated 6 million to 20 million people in the United States who observe the pan-African holiday celebrating family, community and culture.

Observed Dec. 26-Jan. 1, Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor, activist and author, according to various sources.

Each year on Dec. 26, Latimer and the rest of the library staff host more than 150 community members, leaders and elders in a Kwanzaa celebration.

“It is really important to remind ourselves every year about the commitment to our community, about bringing everybody together so that we remember what the goal is and what the vision is,” Latimer says. “We celebrate the ancestors. That’s

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SPIRIT OF CELEBRATION

The Santa Community Project created a new tradition 30 years ago.

BY MADELINE EWING

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he Santa Community Project was created to bring Christmas spirit to north Tulsa with the help of the season’s favorite duo: Mr. and Mrs. Claus. This year, the event celebrates its 30th year of promoting literacy, education and inclusion for all.

Founded by Brenda Lloyd-Jones and aided by Charlotte Shillingford of the nonprofit Mothers Group Inc., the Project was prompted

by Mr. and Mrs. Claus’ absence in the north Tulsa area. Lloyd-Jones says she saw an opportunity to not only bridge the gap between families and the Clauses, but also to develop a new experience surrounding this well-known tradition.

Tyne Shillingford, daughter of Charlotte and Project volunteer, was among the first group of spirited children to experience the inaugural event at the Rudisill Regional Library in 1989. “I think in retrospect, the most exciting thing was that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus looked like me,” Tyne says. “They were African American, and you hardly ever see that in popular media.”

In addition to providing a Meet-the-Clauses experience, the event also offers entertainment; a free photo print with the Christmas couple; a

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new, age-appropriate book; and an opportunity to apply for a Tulsa City-County Library card.

Over three decades, Lloyd-Jones has observed the Santa Community Project’s expansion of attendees and engagement. This year’s event will feature entertainment provided by Tulsa Youth Ballet, Booker T. Washington High School Select Choir, Apollo’s Martial Arts, and several more organizations and clubs.

When asked how community members can help, Tyne encourages anyone and everyone to attend the event. “You’ll see how wonderful it is — that’s probably the best way,” Tyne says.

“It is completely free. Who can say that about a lot of things, especially around the holidays?” TP

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The Santa Community Project 9 a.m.-noon. Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 N. Greenwood Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information or to donate new books, go to themothersgroup.org.

Cash donations to purchase books can be mailed to P.O. Box 702915, Tulsa, OK, 74170-2915.

TulsaPeople featured Seminole/Creek filmmaker Sterlin Harjo and producer Chad Burris in our November 2007 cover story. Their production “Four Sheets to the Wind” released nationally that January, receiving its Oklahoma premiere at Circle Cinema.

Since then Harjo has produced several films, including the documentary “This May Be the Last Time” (2014) and the thriller “Mekko” (2015). Beyond that, he’s a founding member of the Native American comedy group the 1491s and directs for “Osiyo: Voices of the Cherokee People,” a documentary-style series that focuses on Cherokee culture and people.

Recently we caught up with Harjo in Los Angeles. His latest project is editing a feature documentary he also directed about contemporary native artists. He talked about making “the leap into directing TV,” including directing his first episode on SyFy’s “The Magicians,” which will air in late 2019. “There’s more of that in my future,” he says.

Harjo also will write and produce a new FX series called “Reservation Dogs,” which is set and will film in Oklahoma.

Harjo’s permanent home is T-Town, where he is a Tulsa Artist Fellow. He also enjoys hunting, playing the guitar and spending time with his family. “I work in LA most of the time and will probably have to move there eventually,” he says.

But one thing is still sure. “Oklahoma is everything,” according to Harjo. “It’s the fabric of the stories I tell.” — JUDY LANGDON

APPPLAUSE: VALERIE WEI-HAAS

Tyne Shillingford and her mother, Charlotte Shillingford, will hand out books this month at Greenwood Cultural Center as part of the Santa Community Project. In 1989, Tyne was one of the first children to benefi t from the outreach.

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Are you visiting a homesick native Tulsan? Stop by the This Land Press pop-up shop or Discover Tulsa kiosk and grab them a locally made present.

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PASSIONS

GLOBAL GIFT Montereau resident packs shoeboxes for Christmas.

BY SARA PLUMMER

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t’s a simple concept: Fill a shoebox with items for a child in need, which is then sent to that child in a developing country or area. For the past two years, that concept has taken hold at Montereau retirement community, thanks to resident Tom Naugle.

The shoebox project — called Operation Christmas Child — is organized and managed

by Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, an international aid and relief organization.

Church groups, families, service organizations, school groups and retirement communities from around the country fill millions of boxes every year that are sent to more than 100 countries across the globe.

The foundation of each box is a few school supplies and personal hygiene items; small toys and games fill the remaining space. The average amount spent to fill one box is $10-$12.

Naugle, who had participated in Operation Christmas Child at his church, thought it could be a good fit at Montereau. The retirement community has around 550 residents and 400 employees. “That’s 800 or 900 people. I thought, ‘Why don’t we give that a shot?’” Naugle says.

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“We provided the shoeboxes if the residents and employees would fill them up.”

Last year, Naugle hoped to fill 200 boxes at Montereau but, in just a few months, 701 boxes were filled and collected.

“I was thrilled,” he says. “Thrilled with the people that contributed, but also that they would get their family and friends to help out. Children and grandchildren filled boxes, friends from church ...”

This past summer, Naugle traveled with a delegation from Operation Christmas Child to deliver boxes to children in Colombia. In addition to the boxes, children also receive the “The Greatest Journey” book, a Bible-based workbook.

“You’re helping their human needs, but also their spiritual needs,” Naugle says. He says watching children open their boxes and seeing the looks on their faces made the trip worth it.

“It’s so much more touching to see this side of the project. It motivated me even more to do it again at Montereau.”

Naugle’s goal was to fill 800 boxes this year.

At press time, he had already collected 1,200. “It gives me a purpose,” he says. TP

Schiff receives

AUTHOR AWARD

Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and journalist, will receive the 35th annual Peggy V. Helmerich Award on Dec. 6 in Tulsa. On behalf of the Tulsa Library Trust and Tulsa City-County Library, the award recognizes distinguished authors who have made strides for the field of literature and letters.

Schiff is the author of five non-fiction works, most recently “The Witches: Salem 1692.” She has written for major publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New York Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times, among many others.

Along with the prize that includes $40,000 and an engraved crystal book, she will be honored at a black-tie gala Dec. 6 and will give a free public address the following morning. Both events will take place at Central Library, 400 Civic Center.

“The purpose of the award is to give the Tulsa community a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the most important writers in the world,” says Kimberly Johnson, library system CEO. “It is so impressive when you look at the list of authors this award has brought to Tulsa. These are big-name authors who many Tulsans, without the Helmerich Award, would likely not otherwise have the opportunity to hear speak in person.”

Past winners include Ann Patchett, John Grisham, Joyce Carol Oates and the late Toni Morrison. — MADISON SCHULZ

PASSIONS: VALERIE WEI-HAAS; SCHIFF: ELENA SEIBERT

Tom Naugle packs shoeboxes with small toys and hygiene items. The boxes will be sent to children around the world.

Friendship Dinner and Awards Ceremony

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1. Former Tulsa Mayor Rodger Randle addresses the audience.

2. Cristina da Silva, deputy chief of staff for Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, presents Muhammet Ali Sezer, executive director of Dialogue Institute of Oklahoma, with a T-shirt for 918 Day, a City of Tulsa initiative to encourage civic pride on Sept. 18.

3. TulsaPeople City Editor Morgan Phillips serves as emcee.

4. Rodrigo Rojas, Gathering Place director of community relations; Justin Harlan, Reading Partners executive director; and Kiley Roberson, Tulsa City-County Library chief strategy officer, with their hand-painted awards 5. Donated books serve as centerpieces that were given to the award-winning organizations.

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Approximately 200 people attended the Friendship Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Sept. 19 at the Schusterman Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Guests arrived to a performance by Sistema Tulsa, a free socialchange-through-music program that teaches elementary through high school students to sing and play symphonic instruments.

Event highlights included a keynote speech by former Tulsa Mayor Rodger Randle, director of the Center for Studies in Democracy and Culture at OU-Tulsa, and his wife, Judy. Three local organizations — Gathering Place, Reading Partners and the Tulsa City-County Library system — received Fethullah Gulen Education Awards, which are named for Gulen, a writer, philosopher and Muslim scholar.

The event benefitted the Raindrop Foundation of Oklahoma.

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1. Adrienne Nathman Kukal, StudioPOP instructor, and Abbie Peraza, StudioPOP owner and founder, gear up for their 15-mile spin session.

2. The Samson Energy team (James Ferrell, Dylan Foshee, Kristen Foshee, Jenny Belford and Richard Barney) prepares to hit the trails.

3. Cyclists take off onto Tulsa’s River Parks trails.

4. Participants Daniel Vedel-Cueva and Tiff Ramirez celebrate the completion of their 30mile ride.

5. Michelle Condren, leader of the Tulsa CF Center team, and fellow team member Zach Knoll receive the thirdplace fundraising team award from KOTV meteorologist Michael Grogan.

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The Sooner-Tulsa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosted its sixth annual CF Cycle for Life Night Ride on Sept. 27 at River West Festival Park. A total of 110 participants decorated their bikes, bodies and helmets to “light up the night” in support of CFF. After completing their chosen route or stationary spin session, participants and their families and friends enjoyed a post-ride party catered

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Rock the House Reveal Two hundred guests attended Tulsa Habitat for Humanity’s “Rock the House: The Big 2020 Reveal Party” Oct. 10 at She Theatre and Lounge in the Tulsa Arts District. The evening’s theme celebrated the legendary musician Prince.

Patrons enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres by chef Justin Thompson and live entertainment by local award-winning singer-songwriter Eric Himan.

Rock the House, Tulsa Habitat’s signature event, will be April 4, 2020, at the Cox Business Center. The gala will feature live entertainment, including a tribute to the music of Prince, a “Rock Star Raffle,” a live auction and dancing.

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WESTERN DAYS: BETH HAWKINS; ROCK THE HOUSE: TOM GILBERT

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1. Eric Himan’s dance selections included Prince’s top hits.

2. The energetic music brought guests to the dance floor.

3. Cameron Walker, CEO of Tulsa Habitat for Humanity 4. TPC Studios was event planner for the Reveal Party and also will plan the signature gala on April 4.

More than 700 guests attended the 23rd annual Western Days in support of the St. Simeon’s Senior Living Community. This year’s theme was “Fiesta!”

Patrons and sponsors, including families of current and past residents, foundations and corporations, raised more than $800,000 for the St. Simeon’s Foundation, which supports the physical, social and spiritual well-being of St. Simeon’s residents.

Kay Herring received the Pioneer Spirit Award for her work as a St. Simeon’s volunteer. “Lots of Love,” a special live fundraising initiative, raised more than $100,000 to purchase a new bus for to accommodate up to six residents with wheelchairs. St. Simeon’s celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2020.

1. The Midlife Crisis Band provides dance music.

2. Bishop Ed Konieczny, Debbie Konieczny and longtime St. Simeon’s benefactors Phyllis and George Dotson 3. Rick Eby and Western Days chairs Gayle and Frank Eby 4. Volunteers Machelle Janssen, Angelica Mora, Mariela Ayala, Thea Lawson, Charlie Redding, Victoria Bermudez, Angela Green, Shawna Henderson, Angel Martin, Sam Solomon, LaDonna Madden, Stacey Alexander, Tiffani Henderson, Father Bill Holly, Katie Huebsch, Lisa Gray and John Smith 5. Patrons Susan Buck and Hilary Clark

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NONPROFIT NEWS

Riverfield Country Day celebrates its 35th year

New York Philharmonic Co-chair Oscar Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, and OSU President and “First Cowgirl” Burns and Ann Hargis, whose dress featured notes from the university’s alma mater.

The McKnight Center opens at Oklahoma State The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts at Oklahoma State University opened Oct. 11 with a gala concert by the New York Philharmonic and opera star Kelli O’Hara. The black-tie event welcomed guests from across the nation and culminated with the orchestra playing OSU’s alma mater while the crowd sang along.

A Champagne reception followed.

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Seated, Maj. Jan Harwell, the Salvation Army Tulsa Metro Area Commander; Monica Williford, 2019 honorary chairwoman; and Barbara Richards Horn, Christmas Luncheon chairwoman. Standing, Donna Brollier, owner of Donna’s Fashions; Shae Rozzi, emcee and FOX 23 anchor; Lynne Blissit, Christmas Luncheon co-chair; and Stephanie Howerton, Tulsa Women’s Auxiliary member.

Preparations underway for 67th annual Women’s Auxiliary Christmas Luncheon The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary of Tulsa is returning to the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center for its annual Christmas Luncheon and Fashion Show fundraiser Dec. 3.

Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., when guests can browse silent auction items, followed by the program at 11:30 a.m. Local media personalities will model clothing courtesy of Donna’s Fashions.

Tickets are $75. Proceeds benefit local Salvation Army programs. Visit salarmytulsa.org for more information.

Event co-chair Kirk Hays, NewView President and CEO Lauren Branch, and co-chair Stuart Sullivan

Envision the Future NewView Oklahoma hosted its fifth annual Envision the Future Tulsa luncheon Oct. 2 at the Cox Business Center. The event raised more than $126,000 for NewView, the only private in-state provider of comprehensive services for people with significant vision loss that cannot be corrected with glasses, surgery or medication.

Kirk Hays and Stuart Sullivan served as co-chairs for the event, and Chris Lieberman and Kim Hann shared their story about recovery with NewView Oklahoma after Lieberman suffered a traumatic brain injury three years ago.

COURTESY

Riverfield Country Day School was founded in 1984 by Marty Clark and a small but dedicated group of faculty and families. Over the past 35 years, RCDS has grown in size and reputation while staying true to its core values of providing an excellent education in a caring and creative environment.

There has been amazing growth since Riverfield first opened its doors.

Its first location was an old post office building on Brookside. The campus now sits on 120 wooded acres in west Tulsa.

The school began with 40 preschool-second graders. It now serves 630 students from infants through 12th grade.

For many years, Riverfield was known as “Tulsa’s best-kept secret.” Today, its programs and educational philosophy are benchmarks for other schools locally, nationally and internationally.

Although many things have evolved, the essence of the school remains the same. Riverfield’s hallmark continues to be its commitment to a family-oriented atmosphere.

This 35th year has started strong for the Riverfield Ravens. The Independent Schools Association of the Southwest approved Riverfield’s reaccreditation, commending the school’s student-centered culture and its exceptional strategies for teaching and learning. The Run for Riverfield fall fundraiser in September had its best year ever. Momentum is growing for the iNSPiRED Campaign to build a Center for Creativity and expand the Clark Gymnasium, with construction funding well underway.

Head of School Jerry Bates is proud to be leading RCDS during this exciting time in the school’s history. “It is a great time to be a Raven,” Bates says. “Riverfield continues to provide quality education throughout a student’s school experience. That’s ‘The Riverfield Way.’” Visit riverfield.org for more information.

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Oklahoma Tribes Deliver

STATEWIDE GROWTH ALL OVER OKLAHOMA, TRIBAL INVESTMENTS ARE CREATING JOBS, IMPROVING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.

Oklahoma City “Here in Oklahoma City, we’ve grown to depend on the philanthropic generosity of the tribal nations.

And time and again, they have answered that call.”

DAVID HOLT Mayor

Anadarko “It makes a huge difference working with tribal governments because we’re talking millions of dollars in infrastructure investment. We’re not talking about $10,000 that helped us do one small project in one neighborhood, we’re talking about community-wide infrastructure improvements.”

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Ada “I think what people don’t realize is that the tribes invest.

If you don’t live in rural Oklahoma, you don’t really understand. They invest in roads. They invest in our schools.

They invest in health care. They invest in water planning.

They invest in philanthropic endeavors.”

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Wyandotte Canton “50 jobs isn’t that many jobs in a big metro area, but in our community when you have 600 people, it’s very significant. It’s a boost that you can’t replace.”

TROY EVERETT Vice President, Canton Chamber of Commerce

“They provide legitimate jobs for a ton of people. The casino I work at has 700 employees.”

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Pryor “We’re able to attract a better teaching force than we would be able to without some of those resources.

So it’s all interwoven, and people don’t understand how big of a component that the tribe plays in our successes.”

DON RALEIGH Superintendent, Pryor Public Schools

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Durant “I’ve had many acquaintances that have grown up in Durant, moved away to go to college, never had the intention of moving back, and have. They are finding these fulfilling jobs that they didn’t think would be in Durant, and a lot of those jobs have been provided by the tribe.”

“I see the tribes investing in Oklahoma, in health care, in roads, in education, in mental health, in every way to build a better place for all our children to live.”

ALISON ANTHONY President and CEO, Tulsa Area United Way

STEPHANIE GARNER Director, Durant Main Street

Committed to mutual respect, shared strength and productive partnerships that benefit every Oklahoman.

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Jane A. Malone continues to be an ardent advocate for the Chamberlain Park neighborhood and the park’s community center, which will be renamed in her honor.

Jane A. Malone ASSERTIVE AND DETERMINED TO IMPROVE HER COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE

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ane A. Malone is spunky. At 81 years old, she still has an 8-to-5 job at the Tulsa Development Authority, where she has worked for the past 10 years. A longtime resident of her Chamberlain Park neighborhood located between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Hartford Avenue and between East 46th and 56th Streets North, she has advocated for community enrichment and improvements to the Chamberlain Park Recreation Center for decades.

Earlier this year, the Tulsa City Council announced it would honor Malone and her dedication to the neighborhood by renaming the facility the Jane A. Malone Center.

Since moving to Tulsa in 1962, she has held leadership roles with Neighborhood Housing Services, the NAACP, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Raised by her father and grandparents in Bartlesville, she faced adversity as a young adult and was the only African American to graduate from Bartlesville’s College High School in 1956.

The racial discrimination she has experienced is never far from her mind, but she doesn’t allow the memories to damper her spirit and heart for the community.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY? WHY? I went to Douglass School in Bartlesville. It was the black school for grades 1-12. My senior year integration was coming into existence, and I lived on the east side of the tracks. I had to go to a white school or pay a transfer fee to stay at Douglass, so I went to College High, the all-white school, 32

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by myself. It should’ve been my best year, but it was lonely. People would only talk to me in class sometimes, and my teacher would never call on me when I raised my hand. One day, I asked the teacher why she didn’t call on me, and she said she didn’t see me raise my hand. I said, “How do you not see me? I’m the only person of color in this class.” After that, she started calling on me. I guess that was the beginning of Jane’s assertiveness (laughs), but I was assertive when I was younger, too.

I was in the band and had an excellent band teacher at Douglass. We had operettas and band contests, and I played the clarinet. On band trips with the white band we would stop to get food, and the band director would have to go into the eating establishment to see if it was OK if I could go in. If they said no, then the director would get my money and bring my food back out to the bus.

I would have to sit on the bus and eat my food by myself. I had to just deal with it. Had it not been for a praying grandmama, granddaddy and daddy, I really don’t know. My basic education came from Douglass School, and I was enrolled in several business classes there. The classes prepared me to the extent that I was able to become gainfully employed as a secretary and executive assistant in Minnesota.

She describes me as highly intelligent, a woman of integrity, loyal, organized, a workaholic, dependable and trustworthy.

Another friend describes me as faithful; dedicated to my family, friends and church; committed; and level-headed. I’m also described as passionate, kind, giving and determined to improve my community in north Tulsa.

WHAT LED YOU TO MINNESOTA? I couldn’t get a job in Bartlesville, and I had friends in Minnesota, so I moved there in ’56. I worked as a secretary for six years. I came back to Bartlesville and applied to Phillips, but they said they had no openings. My uncle worked at City Service in maintenance. I applied there, took the test, but they said they had no openings. This was because of my race.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND. His name was Elbert Malone Jr., but they called him “Slim.” He was a long, tall Texan and an excellent saxophonist. He passed in ’77. He was a good cook. They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but the way to my heart is through my stomach. He did most of the cooking.

WHAT FIELD WERE YOU INTERESTED IN PURSUING? When I moved to Tulsa in ’62, the Tulsa Urban League helped me find a job working for an attorney. I got my secretarial skills from my schooling at Douglass. I took shorthand and typing; we had excellent teachers. I wanted to go to college, but when I had to go to College High, they didn’t make me aware of any scholarships that were available to go on to college. I wanted to be a school teacher, but black school teacher contracts were not renewed because of integration. Why go to school when you couldn’t get a job?

WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR MOST DEFINING MOMENTS IN LIFE? The birth of my son, Edwin Robert “Hank” Malone, is the most defining moment in my life.

WHAT AGE DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW AND WHY? I feel my age is between 60 and 65 because I am still working as a full-time executive assistant. I am able to produce quality work within the designated time frame. My skillset is still very high, and I am very active in my church and community.

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? I am quoting one of my former colleagues and friends.

YOU’VE HELPED SAVE THE CHAMBERLAIN PARK RECREATION CENTER IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MANY YEARS. WHAT HAS INSPIRED OR MOTIVATED YOU TO KEEP IT OPEN? When my husband and I bought our home out there on Detroit, it was right around the corner from Chamberlain. We chose our house because Chamberlain had a swimming pool and so many activities for families. That’s why we moved there. When they closed the pool in 2008, that was horrible. We could’ve had Olympic swimmers if they’d had a place to learn. Each time they were going to close the center, Joe Williams and Jack Henderson made sure it was in the budget to have some type of funding so that it wouldn’t be shuttered and then subsequently demolished. Had it not been for those two former city councilors, I know it would’ve been shut down, but I just kept saying no.

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? People would be surprised to know that I have a great, dry sense of humor. They mostly see my serious side 99% of the time. I have feelings that can be hurt by some of the things they say or do. I pray that God changes the hearts of people so that they are not so hurtful. You cannot change people but, hopefully, their hearts can be changed.

IF YOU COULD WITNESS ANY EVENT OF THE PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would love to revisit the time when Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole’s daughter, came to Tulsa to perform for Juneteenth several years ago. The crowd was enormous, and it was all inclusive of the citizenry of Tulsa.

The event I would be most interested in witnessing is in the future. Although I am proud and excited that Chamberlain Park is being renamed in my honor, I would like to see a state-of-the-art Chamberlain Neighborhood Park with a swimming pool and ongoing activities for all ages to participate in and enjoy.

WHAT WAS A “WORST TIME” AND HOW DID YOU PULL THROUGH IT? The worst time of my life was the prejudice I encountered at my all-white high school in Bartlesville. I was the first and only Negro to

attend the white high school. I was able to survive through the grace of God, my dad, my grandparents, my family and community.

WHAT CONCERNS YOU TODAY? The lack of diversity in some of the corporate positions at the federal, state and local levels. Also, it concerns me that people in the north Tulsa community do not believe they have the ability to change outcomes in our community. Still today, inequities exist in education, housing and the economy for people of color and low socio-economic status. For the Chamberlain neighborhood to be a thriving community again, we need families. They need to socialize, get off their phones and out of the house, and enjoy what we have (at the recreation center).

HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS? I measure success by the attainment of one’s goals and aspirations in a chosen field or accomplished project.

My philosophy is, “If I can help somebody as I travel on, then my living will not be in vain.”

WHAT IS A FAVORITE TULSA MEMORY? The most memorable to me is Black Wall Street. There were multiple black-owned thriving businesses on Greenwood when I moved from Minnesota. There was no need to travel south of Archer to get anything because we had such a wide variety in our own community. I worked for a lawyer on Greenwood. My church, historic Vernon AME, is on Greenwood. There were restaurants, dry goods; whatever we wanted was right there. Then, things evolved. I want to see it get better.

DESCRIBE A PERFECT WEEKEND IN TULSA OR ELSEWHERE. A perfect weekend in Tulsa is a weekend with a variation in activities like educational programs, sports, musical concerts, traveling art exhibits and Broadway shows.

ARE THESE THE HOBBIES YOU ENJOY? I like to go to sporting events and concerts. At Douglass, Ms. Henry taught us music appreciation, so we learned to appreciate all music. I love the blues — not the down and dirty kind — and I love jazz. I listen to Kenny G, Bobby Bland and Joe Tex. I love good music. I don’t like this rap and vulgarity. I like real music. I also like being outdoors, except for on a bad hair day.

WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST IN TULSA? I miss the Big 10 Ballroom. It was a venue where many celebrities performed. It was like being in New York on Broadway.

WHAT ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES YOU’VE EXPERIENCED? The most significant changes have been the revitalization of the downtown and Greenwood areas with all of the new housing development, restaurants, ONEOK Field and hotels. Tulsa is beginning to see progress equal to some of the cities on the east and west coasts. TP TulsaPeople.com

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THE POWER OF HOPE How one Tulsa doctor is measuring, studying and informing others on the importance of hope

BY KIM ARCHER

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chance meeting with a 19-year-old man a decade ago forever changed the life of University of Oklahoma-Tulsa professor Dr. Chan Hellman — both personally and professionally.

As a professor in the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, Hellman says the encounter also opened a powerful new line of inquiry that would become his life’s work: the science of hope.

“Here was this imposing young man with long curly hair who had learned three months prior that he was HIV positive,” Hellman says. “He disclosed this to his parents, and they kicked him out of the house. So now he was also homeless.”

As a psychologist, Hellman was immediately interested in how the young man he refers to as “David” was dealing with his change of circumstance. Was he depressed? Did he have anxiety?

“It turns out he wasn’t displaying any of that,” Hellman says. “Instead, he began telling me of his plans to take classes at Tulsa Community College and outlining all of these steps he would take to get where he wanted to be.”

In just a short conversation, David had introduced Hellman to the concept of hope.

Left alone and homeless as a young teen in a small farming town in northwestern Oklahoma, Hellman says David’s story resonated with him.

“I realized that I had been trained as a psychologist to focus on what is wrong with people as opposed to what is right,” he says. “I learned we don’t have to be defined by our adversity.”

In 2006, Hellman focused on providing outcome assessments to nonprofit organizations. As the science of hope emerged, in spring 2018 the effort was renamed the Hope Research Center at OU-Tulsa, the fi rst of its kind in the country.

“As a person who gets to study hope, it really has helped me find meaning and purpose in my own adversity,” Hellman says. “I look back and see the importance of others around me who nurtured my hope.”

That support came in seemingly small gestures: a coach’s hand on the shoulder or a teacher’s encouraging word. All provided just enough of a boost to get Hellman to college and moving on his way to reach his goals.

“Hope is very much a social gift,” he says. “We share it with each other. It doesn’t happen in isolation. Hope begets hope.”

THE SCIENCE OF HOPE The fi rst thing Hellman wanted to do when he opened the Center was to define hope. He sought to show that hope isn’t an abstract concept, but a tangible plan of action to get where you want to go in life, he says.

Hope is made up of three qualities: goals, pathways and willpower.

“Hope is the idea that we are pursuing goals in our lives,” Hellman says. “The question is whether or not we have the strategies, or pathways, to achieve those goals and if we’re able

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Chan Hellman, Ph.D, is the director of the Hope Research Center at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa.

To his knowledge, it is the only Hope Research Center that exists. Locally, Hellman, left, works with neXtulsa participants Dana Whittaker, Symon Hajjar and Stephanie Haddock. Run by the Tulsa Area United Way, neXtulsa is a 10-month leadership program for nonprofi t professionals.

to generate the motivation and persistence to pursue them.”

During the fi rst few years, Hope Research Center researchers focused on building the “science of hope,” conducting more than 100 studies and publishing articles in 25 peer-reviewed academic journals. Historically, the Center has focused on graduate-level research, but as undergraduate programs emerge, Hellman says the Center will continue to work with students interested in their professional development in practice-informed research and researchinformed practice.

The fact that hope is measurable provides nonprofits the evidence-based tools needed to deliver services to the community and measure their outcomes.

“Now that we know what hope is, our interest has turned to nurturing hope,” Hellman says.

“It’s a thought process that can be learned and taught. You can help people clarify and identify goals and then help them with the planning process.”

As a result of his specialized research, Hellman has become the de facto ambassador of hope, traveling the world to share how to nurture hope in the context of trauma and adversity.

Hellman recently traveled to the Royal Courts of Justice in Northern Ireland to train judges to deal with domestic violence cases within a hope-centered framework. He also is working with businesses, social services, health care and court systems in Thurston County, Washington, as officials move to create the fi rst hope-informed county.

In addition, the state of Washington’s public health department has put in place a hope assessment for all children in 10th to 12th grades as a way to help them develop pathways to success.

“Because we know how to nurture hope, we can look at how to change the trajectory of a trauma-fi lled youth,” Hellman says.

CLOSE TO HOME Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister has recognized the vital role of hope in education, particularly in a state where more than 30% of Oklahoma children have experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

ACEs — including exposure to violence, neglect and abuse — carry a devastating legacy of negative outcomes into adulthood.

The Hope Research Center is working in conjunction with Enid Public Schools, which has launched a three-year pilot study within the district aimed at building trauma-informed and hope-centered schools, according to Hellman.

“Recent work on the science of hope, some of which is being led by Dr. Chan Hellman, tells us unequivocally that connection and relationship with a stable adult is the common factor in moving children from trauma to hope,” Hofmeister says. “We realize that for many kids in our state, that stable adult is found in the schoolhouse.”

Hellman also is working closely with the Oklahoma State Department of Human Services

to create a more hope-focused state child welfare system.

“We look at how hope affects individuals through organizations and programs. But we also look at it collectively,” Hellman says. “What we have found is that collective hope is positively associated with things like life expectancy, mental health within the community and social action, such as voter turnout.”

He adds that collective hope is different than individual hope. With the former the focus is on the community setting goals, finding pathways and marshalling the collective willpower.

In organizations, collective hope is associated with job satisfaction, turnover, organizational goal attainment and burnout. Individual hope, Hellman explains, is a better predictor of individual well-being, emotional regulation and attainment of personal goals.

Last year, Hellman and Casey Gwinn, president of the Alliance for HOPE International, published an award-winning book called “Hope Rising: How the Science of Hope Can Change Your Life.”

The accolades for the book further highlight the desire of communities to learn more about the power of hope.

In fact, Hellman now spends more time traveling throughout the U.S. and the world spreading the message of hope than he does in the research lab.

“I have the best job in the world,” Hellman says. “The message of hope is energizing. Bringing a conversation about hope is just a match to the fi re that’s waiting to spark.” TP TulsaPeople.com

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Snowflakes dance in the Snow Scene in “The Nutcracker” in 1995.

Winter flame Tulsa Ballet has brought ‘The Nutcracker’ to life for 50 years.

BY ALICIA CHESSER ATKIN

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allet is an alchemy of past, present and future, a world made of both reality and dreams. It’s no wonder “The Nutcracker” — that magical land where girls become dewdrops, dolls become princes and flowers can waltz — is such an iconic ballet around the world.

This month marks Tulsa Ballet’s 50th year of sharing this classic work with the community that has supported its astonishing growth. Today, as in its beginnings, its “Nutcracker” is a winter flame at the center of a living legacy.

“The Nutcracker” wasn’t seen in America until 1940, when the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo brought an abridged version to the U.S. On subsequent tours, the company introduced cities across the country to the ballet, which was originally choreographed in 1892 in St. Petersburg.

One of the dancers often cast as Clara on these tours was a fiery Shawnee-Peoria teenager from Miami, Oklahoma, named Moscelyne Larkin.

When Larkin and her husband, premier danseur Roman Jasinski, settled in her native Oklahoma in 1954, they had little to work with.

“They knew no one, and they had no money,” says Georgia Snoke, Tulsa Ballet historian and an original member of the Tulsa Civic Ballet (as the company was first known). She has been training “Nutcracker” children for 44 years.

What the couple had were steps and traditions and a devotion to their art learned directly from the great European ballet masters. What they had, in part, was “Nutcracker.”

The ballet’s famous Snow Scene was part of the first program presented by the new Tulsa Civic Ballet as part of the Celebrity Series at Congregation B’nai Emunah on Dec. 15, 1956. Larkin and Jasinski danced the principal roles, with 16 local students as the corps de ballet.

The Snow Scene also appeared in the first full performance by the company in March 1957. “We did ‘Nutcracker’ things in the basements of churches, on tennis courts, quick little vignettes,” and not necessarily at the holidays, Snoke says. It wasn’t until 1969 that, as Tulsa Ballet chief historian and archivist and former Tulsa Ballet dancer Cheryl Forrest recalls, “Miss Larkin announced we would be doing a full-length ‘Nutcracker,’ and we all got big eyes.”

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Artistic Director Marcello Angelini, Ballet Mistress Daniela Buson, TBII Artistic Director Alfonso Martin and Resident Choreographer Ma Cong

That performance, at the Tulsa Municipal Theater (later named the Brady Theater and now Tulsa Theater) on Dec. 13, 1969, was a landmark for Tulsa Civic Ballet. It had become a company of 30 dancers, paid in pointe shoes.

Fifty children and 24 students fi lled out the cast. And instead of performing the leading roles themselves, Forrest says, “Mr. Jasinski just called

George Balanchine (his former colleague at the Ballets Russes) and asked, ‘Who can you send me?’ And every year Balanchine would send the new stars of New York City Ballet, who were eager to learn the old Ballets Russes roles.”

“Those dancers were very surprised to find true ballerinas in Tulsa,” Snoke says. “We were never onstage without being rehearsed to within

1977 First “Nutcracker” at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, with guest stars Peter Schaufuss and Allegra Kent from New York City Ballet and Tulsa principal dancers Gail Gregory and Matthew Bridwell.

‘Nutcracker’ over the years 1960 DEC. 15, 1956 Premiere performance of Tulsa Civic Ballet (with “The Nutcracker” Snow Scene).

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1970 DEC. 13, 1969 First full-length “Nutcracker,” with guest stars Melissa Hayden and Jacques d’Amboise from New York City Ballet at the Tulsa Municipal Theater.

1979 Sets designed by Jay Depenbrock of Cincinnati.

1992 100th anniversary of “The Nutcracker.”

Gala opening night performance and party for 600 friends of the ballet.

513 children auditioned; 307 were taken. A record 13 performances in Tulsa.

1980 First time to have two casts of children.

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an inch of our lives.” In fact, many locals in that original cast went on to professional careers in dance, including a young Roman L. Jasinski, the son of Larkin and Jasinski, who would go on to become Tulsa Ballet’s artistic director.

Forrest recalls the audience for the fi rst “Nutcracker” was full and enthusiastic, despite the bag of “snow” for the Snow Scene ripping before the scene began. (The dancers had to navigate notoriously speedy choreography on a stage covered with slick white confetti.) The Christmas tree was made like a Jacob’s Ladder and grew with a clacking noise. The original backdrops were painted at the Central High School drama department.

And the parents in the party scene? Gym teachers from Tulsa Public Schools.

“To premiere the fi rst ‘Nutcracker’ here was really special,” Forrest says. “And think where it has led.”

By 1978, company members were performing the principal roles themselves, and 1979 brought a lavish new set by Jay Depenbrock from Cincinnati. With its growing Christmas tree and pearly pink Sugarplum kingdom, that set formed the iconic backdrop of the Tulsa Ballet “Nutcracker” for more than 30 years. The costumes traveled with the company on its annual winter tours throughout the region in the 1980s and ’90s. During the 1988 tour alone, a record-breaking 43,000 people saw a TB “Nutcracker” performance.

Not long after Marcello Angelini took the helm as artistic director in 1995, it was clear something would have to be done about the costumes and sets that had worked so hard for so long. “They were falling apart. It had reached the danger point,” Snoke says. “And ballet had moved on. The Jasinski ‘Nutcracker’ had been seen here for almost 35 years — and ‘Nutcrackers’ don’t ever run for 35 years.”

As the Jasinskis had done throughout their active years, Angelini began to make changes to the production based on both practical and artistic considerations. Angelini remembers reworking the battle scene, cutting the seven-headed Mouse King — “in favor of a smaller headpiece

1990 1984 This year’s six-state tour performed to 25,000.

2002 Final performance of the Jasinski-Larkin “Nutcracker.”

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1995 Marcello Angelini’s first year of the Jasinski-Larkin “Nutcracker.”

1996 Reworked battle scene, jettisoning the seven-headed Mouse King.

2003 World premiere of Angelini’s “Nutcracker.”

2005 Whole Angelini family on the same stage: Daniela and Marcello out of retirement; twins as children (mice).

Current “The Nutcracker” production costumes

“Nutcracker” auditions for children were held in September.

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that actually let the dancers dance,” he says — and a bit of the snow pas de deux. He also rechoreographed the Russian dance and modified the grand pas de deux in Act Two. In time, it just made sense to let it all be new.

“The original production was fantastic,” Angelini says. “We had a choice between refurbishing everything for $400,000 or creating a new production for the same amount. It was my choice to take the risk and introduce something different.”

Angelini’s “Nutcracker” premiered in 2003.

His version was trimmer than the traditional two-plus hours to make it more accessible for families with young children. Set in 1920s Paris, the ballet “was more about love than about Christmas,” Angelini says, “because when there’s love in your life, it’s always Christmas.”

There were other changes; for example, Clara was now Marie, the name chosen by author E.T.A. Hoff man in “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” which was Angelini’s starting point in creating the storyline for this work.

It was, says ballet mistress and former Tulsa Ballet dancer Susan Frei, “a big transition, especially for those who knew the old version well.

People coming in fresh off the street, or who were tired of the traditional version, accepted it more easily.”

“The mistake I didn’t want to make was creating a production that would be obsolete in a few years,” Angelini says. “I knew whatever I did had to be forward looking in order to stay relevant a decade or so later. Also, our philosophy as the company is we would rather make something that is ahead of its time, and let the arts scene catch up with it, than just something that has no effect on the community.”

He reworked the production after the 2003 premiere, boosting its Christmas spirit, but fundamentally it remained the fresh look at the world of the “Nutcracker” that he fi rst intended, with its prismatically refracted dream sequences, glamorous real-world scenes and choreography that closed the gap between the traditional and the current.

Small but essential As Tulsa Ballet raises the Chapman Music Hall curtain at Tulsa Performing Arts Center for its 50th anniversary of “The Nutcracker,” volunteers Merry Lahti and Mackie Sutton will be managing children in the wings, directing and moving children on and off stage, and making sure the 140 children ages 7-14 in the annual seven matinee and evening holiday performances hit their cues.

Casting such a large group of kids each year might seem like a tall order, but the number of kids is currently fewer than when Tulsa Ballet’s “Nutcracker” debuted at the Brady Theater in December 1969.

In 1982, Sutton came on board to train “party children,” mice, soldiers and baby clowns, as well as angels, bakers and even rabbits. “We had two to three casts and worked hard to teach the choreography such that the children’s scene would be as clean and professional as we could possibly shape it,” she says.

Lahti’s “Nutcracker” days began when her daughter was cast as a mouse in 1989. She was a mom helping out in the dressing room, then was asked to coordinate volunteers, and over time her role has grown working on the instructor team that teaches all the mice their parts.

Lahti, a full-time Union Public Schools teacher, spends each summer planning the rehearsal schedule prior to mid-September auditions, as well as assisting with the company’s summer intensive. This year 150 kids auditioned for selected parts at Tulsa Ballet’s Hardesty Center for Dance Education for this month’s production.

“We accept as many as possible who are able to catch on quickly to the choreography,” Lahti says.

By mid-October, Saturday and Sunday afternoon rehearsals are in full swing, requiring 25 hours each for the party scene dancers. Rehearsals for mice and soldiers begin about two weeks later for up to 3 hours at a time, and 8-hour rehearsals for baby clowns from Thanksgiving through the first week of December. Final rehearsals for all cast members, including the Tulsa Ballet professional dancers, are held three nights prior to opening.

Lahti says typically 7- to 9-year-olds play mice, though casting also is done by size. Soldiers range in age from 8-12. Those two roles have 20 per cast, while eight play baby clowns. Party scene students, who are now taught by faculty of Tulsa Ballet’s Center for Dance Education, are more advanced, early teen dancers who must show more ballet technique. There are two casts of seven girls, a boy or two if possible, and of course, Marie.

“The highlights include seeing the children scale the challenges and develop into their roles,” Sutton says.

“We watch them progress from timid children to confident cast members. I always tell them they’re making memories to be enjoyed for a lifetime. And I believe that is true.”

Since 2003, approximately 2,400 children have been cast in the production choreographed by TB Artistic Director Marcello Angelini. This year, honoring the 50th anniversary of “Nutcracker” in Tulsa, the Nutcracker Alumni Association was organized for those who have held any role in the production these past five decades.

All TB “Nutcracker” alumni will recognized at the Dec. 21 production with a private dinner beforehand, “Nutcracker” T-shirts and mementoes.

As with any theater performance, although the intent is for each to run as smooth as glass, there can be hiccups.

“We used to have a ‘mouse on cheese’ character — young, age 4 or 5 — who rode on a large piece of ‘cheese’ at the beginning of the children’s scene,” Sutton remembers. “It was pushed by three mice who were carefully instructed to get the cheese and the baby mouse across the stage and back to me in the wings at a particular point in the music.”

During one evening performance, the three mice panicked about their next entrance cue, stopped pushing and ran off — leaving the little mouse sitting there, stuck. No one was onstage to help.

“All I remember is being flat on my stomach backstage, reaching with all I had to grab a piece of the cheese material to hook and drag it off stage,” Sutton says. “With the mouse on it. And praying no one saw my arm.

Somehow it worked, and the show went on.” — JUDY LANGDON TulsaPeople.com

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‘NUTCRACKER’

BY THE NUMBERS The current production has 200 costumes.

The main company spends 120 hours rehearsing each year.

Children spend 80 hours in rehearsal each year.

Each costume costs between $2,000-$3,000, with refurbishments ranging from 50-100% of the total cost. It costs $2,000 to refurbish a single costume.

The company traveled 5,000 miles in a bus on its 13-city tour in 1983.

The production has been performed at least 650 times in Tulsa over 50 years.

Approximately 700,000 have seen Tulsa Ballet’s “Nutcracker” in Tulsa.

There have been 100 Claras/ Maries over 50 years.

The highest jump in the show is 6 feet (in the Russian Dance).

The new production will cost $1.5 million.

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Audiences took to the new approach. For the past five years, the production has broken ticket sales records every year.

“My desire was to keep Tulsa connected to the rest of the world and keep people excited,” Angelini says. “Also to introduce people whose only experience of ballet is ‘Nutcracker’ to a wider range of what dance is, so they leave the theater saying they want to see another ballet.”

Angelini had other goals, too. “Part of the purpose, especially for the male contingent of the company, was to challenge the dancers, see how they are developing,” says ballet mistress and former Tulsa Ballet principal dancer Daniela Buson. She, resident choreographer Ma Cong and TBII Artistic Director Alfonso Martin all performed in the premiere of the Angelini “Nutcracker.” They all agreed the new choreography — particularly the partnering — is incredibly demanding. “(Angelini’s) standards are so high,” Cong says.

“Even after 10 years of dancing this ballet, we still found it exciting and challenging.” Martin agrees, laughing, “That was his point: that we were going to work!

“It was nice to have a new ‘Nutcracker’ set on a group of dancers who came at the end of one era and all started in a new direction together,” he continues. “To live the process at that time was wonderful.”

After 16 years, the production’s Italian-made and Italian-designed sets and costumes, designed to last a decade, have finally begun to fade, and the company is planning to bring Tulsa a fresh “Nutcracker” yet again: a new production by Cong and New Zealand designer Tracy Grant Lord, his collaborator on 2018’s “Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music.” The company anticipates a 2021 premiere.

“Ma has done both productions, so he instinctively understands our goals and the community here in Tulsa,” Angelini says.

The coming change is practical, too. “Just like I did when the Jasinskis’ production needed to be freshened up, I looked at numbers, and the costs of refurbishments are similar to those of building a new production,” Angelini says. “Thus the decision to make it totally new. Once you rebuild every backdrop and every costume, you might as well change the choreography and get a fresh new look of this holiday classic.”

What kind of “Nutcracker” can we expect next? One with the same deep bow to the past and focus on the future that have made magic through Tulsa Ballet’s “Nutcrackers” over the past 50 years. “We are definitely going toward the more traditional imagery and storyline,” Cong says, including roles for children. “But we’re going to step forward at the same time. For me, these are the keys: family, love, passion, holiday spirit — and it absolutely has to be magical.”

Angelini often reminds people the company stands on the shoulders of giants whose capacity to inspire through dance continues to amaze.

“We have a massive responsibility to make sure the company goes where (Miss Larkin and Mr. Jasinski) saw it going,” he says. “I hope they like the new ‘Nutcracker. I know they are around.” TP

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Roman Jasinski and Moscelyne Larkin, center, with Tulsa Civic Ballet dancers in 1956 for the company’s first performance of the snow scene from “The Nutcracker.”

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In November, Emergency Infant Services moved from its old site at 222 S. Houston Ave. to its sprawling new headquarters at 1110 S. Denver Ave. Executive Director Bill Andoe, inset, says the new building represents opportunity for the 43-year-old organization.

Emergency Infant Services’ new home is poised to increase community reach.

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or 42 years, Emergency Infant Services has helped families in need. By providing basic child care necessities, it serves thousands of Tulsa families each year.

And with its newly renovated downtown facility, Emergency Infant Services is poised to make an even greater impact.

EIS’ new building, 1110 S. Denver Ave., has a rich history. The location was built in 1967 as a Safeway grocery store and more recently served as

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the temporary location of the Tulsa City-County Library’s Librarium. Prior to closing its doors in 2016, the Librarium served as a library satellite during Central Library’s extensive renovations.

Bill Andoe, EIS executive director, says the renovated building is a symbol of the organization’s future. “Th is facility represents opportunity,” he says. “Our new home is the culmination of 43 years helping Tulsa’s littlest in need and begins a new chapter for Emergency Infant Services.”

With ample parking and easy highway access, the new location should benefit EIS’ clients and volunteers alike.

“The facility is a great fit because it has the space, location and visibility we need,” says Lydia Theban Drane, marketing manager for EIS. “We see a great potential to grow here and help more families in need.”

Construction started in January, and the organization officially moved in Nov. 8. The facility has nine meeting rooms for families, as well as a dedicated space for collaboration with community partners. Additionally, EIS’ new home has a community conference room for up to 100

people. It’s a space ideal for volunteer groups, community events and more.

“The new location should decrease current transportation barriers, as well as increase opportunities for volunteers,” Drane says. “It will allow us to serve our families more efficiently and effectively.”

The facility also features a large warehouse and loading dock — a necessity for EIS’ largescale operation. In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, it distributed more than 630,000 diapers, 258,000 bottles of formula and 1,200 furniture items.

According to Andoe, the organization’s growth is a direct reflection of Tulsa’s collective heart. “We are here today thanks to years of service by dedicated volunteers and through community support,” he says.

As it looks to 2020 and beyond, EIS plans to continue offering instant, life-changing relief for families in need. “We provide food, formula, diapers, clothing and other basic needs to children ages 5 and under,” Drane says. “There is no waiting period, based on the philosophy that a hungry child cannot wait.”

For more information, visit eistulsa.org.

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Potential to grow

THE GREATEST REWARD When Linda Black began volunteering at Emergency Infant Services, she couldn’t have predicted the partnership would span nearly a decade. But, like clockwork, Black has arrived at the charity’s doorstep every week for nine years.

“I love helping parents who need a little assistance once in a while,” says Black, who dedicates two days a week to the nonprofit.

Each shift, Black helps provide a number of services for Tulsans in need. First, she speaks with families in private interview rooms. She learns about their unique needs and shows clients around the organization’s baby boutique, where they can shop for clothing and other needed items.

Additionally, Black provides parents with information about other beneficial services, like food stamps and job programs. “Sometimes I can help nine to 12 clients in a day,” says the volunteer who fi rst came to EIS out of her desire to help others, especially children. “It’s all very rewarding because the families are so thankful.”

Th rough this work, Black has made an impact on countless Tulsa families. Among the valuable memories she has made over the years, one stands out.

“I helped a mom who wanted to get her food handler’s permit,” Black says. “I showed her the location and directions to get there. She came back and told me she got the permit and a part-time job.”

According to Kimberly Deardorff, EIS volunteer coordinator, volunteers like Black are the reason those stories get to be told. EIS offers diverse volunteer opportunities for individuals, families and groups. From conducting client interviews to processing donations, volunteers make it possible for the organization to help more than 10,000 families each year.

“EIS is a very positive place where we try to provide hope and joy in addition to services and goods,” Deardorff says. “Everyone is here because we truly believe in the mission.”

Now, nearly 10 years after her fi rst volunteer shift, Black encourages others to visit EIS and discover how they, too, can make a difference. “You will see the love and kindness pouring out of everyone,” she says. “And, you will want to volunteer with us.”

Linda Black

Rusty Rowe

THE GIFT OF HOPE The mid-1980s were a time of unrest for many Tulsans.

As the national recession toppled Oklahoma’s oil industry, families across the state faced job scarcity and economic instability.

Rusty Rowe knows this all too well. In 1984, when he was nearing his second birthday, Rowe’s parents found themselves struggling to provide necessities like diapers and formula. They needed help. And, in a decision that would forever impact her young family’s life, Rowe’s mother turned to Emergency Infant Services.

“My mom needed help getting back on her feet, and EIS was there,” Rowe says. “They gave her everything she needed for me and my brother. They picked her up.”

Since 1977, EIS has helped families like Rowe’s by providing temporary assistance to children ages 5 and under and their families. Their goal is to deliver immediate services, because they know a hungry child cannot wait.

“It’s an amazing weight off your shoulders when you’re in a stressful situation,” Rowe says. “My mom didn’t have to decide between putting groceries on the table or paying the electricity bill. You can’t ask for much more than that.”

In addition to basic goods, EIS also provides families with hope. According to Rowe, that simple display of humanity is enough to change lives.

“I’ve seen families come in who are ashamed to be asking for help,” Rowe says. “But, EIS doesn’t make you feel like you’re asking for anything extra. They treat you like everyone else, and they will get you the help you need.”

Today, Rowe looks for ways to give back to the organization that helped his family all those years ago. Through his former business, Rowe hosted charity nights that directly benefit EIS. And when his own children outgrow their toys and clothing, Rowe is quick to donate them.

“Emergency Infant Services is an amazing organization that helps so many families,” Rowe says. “They were some of the first people to help me, and I owe it to them to give back.”

Rowe encourages Tulsans to become involved with EIS and help change the lives of families like his. Visit eistulsa.org for donation or volunteer opportunities. TP TulsaPeople.com

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NORDAM leaders J. Terrell Siegfried, assistant general counsel and corporate secretary; T. Hastings Siegfried, chief operating officer, MRO Division; Meredith Siegfried Madden, CEO; Bailey J. Siegfried, vice president, culture, communication, IT, HR and corporate responsibility; and Raegen Siegfried, vice president, HushWorks, the company’s research and development branch

Climb and maintain NORDAM flies in the face of challenges 50 years after its founding.

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COOK FAMILY: VALERIE WEI-HAAS; RAY AND MILANN SIEGFRIED, NORDAM LEADERSHIP: COURTESY NORDAM

all it kismet or just a perceptive business move, but when a young insuranceman, Ray Siegfried II, took over a struggling machine shop, it was the first round in the new life of what is now an iconic Tulsa aerospace business: NORDAM. The now-international company celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

It has grown exponentially since Siegfried started operating the shop in the spring of 1969.

Today, NORDAM is a major player in the aerospace and aviation industry whose customers include aircraft giants like Airbus, Boeing, Cessna, Gulfstream, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and most airlines around the world. The family-owned business employs more than 1,800 people in Tulsa, with over 500 more in nine operations and customer support facilities on three continents.

NORDAM founder, the late Ray Siegfried, with wife Milann Siegfried at one of the company’s first trade show exhibits in 1972.

NORDAM has had its share of challenges. A tragic plane crash in 2001 took the life of the company’s then-President and CEO Charles B. Ryan and badly injured Ray Siegfried’s brother, Robin.

Ray received a diagnosis of ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, only a few weeks later and died from the disease in 2005.

In 2018, the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy from which they recently emerged.

Nevertheless, it has remained a powerful contender in a highly competitive and specialized market, and a significant contributor to the local economy. Entering its sixth decade, NORDAM continues on a path of growth and innovation.

Origins Founder Ray Siegfried is often described as a visionary and a leader. A former Golden Gloves boxer with time in the Army and a business degree under his belt, 26-year-old Ray was working for his grandfather’s insurance firm when he saw opportunity in a floundering Tulsa machine shop.

Ray was looking for a challenge when he discovered that “Northeastern Oklahoma Research, Development and Manufacturing,” which had a performance bond with the insurance company, was bankrupt. Ray recognized the potential in the small company whose initials, N.O.R.D.A.M., echoed those of his alma mater, Notre Dame.

“There were about six people working there at the shop, and I think he really thought they were

Rick Cook, center, with his daughters Toni Douglas and Jamey Cook inside the NORDAM Interiors and Structures facility. Rick has worked at NORDAM for 37 years, and encouraged his daughters and other relatives to work for the aviation and aerospace company.

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Willie Allen is a shipping and receiving coordinator at NORDAM, where he has worked for 40 years.

talented and capable engineers, but they needed a little bit more organization, leadership and sales capability,” explains Meredith Siegfried Madden, Ray’s daughter and NORDAM’s CEO. “He actually thought there was some fate involved, or some destiny, because of the name,” she explains. “He really felt like it was his calling to be involved.”

Ray took over the business, eventually renaming it NORDAM to honor his alma mater and what he saw as providence.

According to those who knew him, Ray had a knack for finding the right person for the job, surrounding himself from the beginning with people who could help him take the business into the future.

“Ray Siegfried was a visionary. I’m telling you.

This guy, I never met anybody like him,” says longtime NORDAM employee Willie Allen.

Industry leader Ray led the company for over 36 years, growing the once-bankrupt machine shop into a global leader in aerospace manufacturing and repair.

In fact, “If you’ve been on an airplane, you’ve flown on NORDAM-engineered, designed, repaired or manufactured parts,” says Bailey Siegfried, vice president of culture, communication, IT, HR and corporate responsibility.

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manufacturers, engine manufacturers, airlines and the U.S. military.

It also designs, certifies and manufactures propulsion systems, nacelles (the housing on the outside of an aircraft that holds the engine) and thrust reversers (the mechanism that helps slow an aircraft after touchdown) for business jets, as well as radomes (the dome-like structure on the nose of a plane that protects the radar system). Another key area for the business is “aircraft transparencies,” which includes cabin windows, wingtip lenses, landing light lenses and flight simulator screens.

“We make the majority of the windows on an Airbus airplane,” Madden says, illustrating the reach of NORDAM in the aerospace industry.

NORDAM parts and repairs are an integral part of the airline industry. The Siegfried family and NORDAM’s employees take this seriously.

“What we do here is everything in aerospace,” says Bailey Siegfried. On average, “eight million people are up in the air every 24 hours. Eight million people go up and then come back down, and that’s why NORDAM’s motto is, ‘We fly families safely.’”

Family and stakeholders Family is literally front and center at NORDAM. Not only in the number of Siegfrieds actively involved in the business, but also among the employees, or “stakeholders,” as they are called.

Rick Cook is well into his fourth decade

at NORDAM. Although that’s an impressive accomplishment, he’s not the only member of his family with ties to the company. Cook’s mother and father-in-law, Jamie and Herman Crabtree, were with NORDAM at its start, and his wife’s grandfather even spent six years with the company.

Today, Cook’s daughters, Jamey Cook and Toni Douglas, as well as Douglas’ husband, Chris, and his brother Barry and a handful of nephews, cousins and aunts are on the payroll, too.

“My father-in-law suggested that I come on here,” recalls Rick, who’s worked at NORDAM in everything from maintenance to systems and processes during his 37-year career with the company.

“He said, ‘Give it a try.’”

Family and leadership Both Jamey, who recently celebrated her sixth anniversary with the company, and Rick credit the company’s leadership for creating a positive working environment. Job training, opportunities for growth, employee appreciation and a commitment to excellence are just a few of the things they mention.

“You realize they walk the walk,” Rick says.

“A lot of executives — and the Siegfrieds are no exception — they all did it at one point early in their career. They will get on the floor and work a week as a bonder and work a week as a mechanic to see what they do. They’re actually out there, turning wrenches.”

ALLEN: VALERIE WEI-HAAS; LINDY: COURTESY NORDAM

“The family puts in so much time to get to know their stakeholders,” Jamey adds. “People don’t mind working overtime because they do so much for us.

Stakeholders are going to give 110% because they know the family would do that for them.”

Willie Allen agrees. A shipping and receiving coordinator who has been with NORDAM for 40 years, Allen met Ray shortly after he came to work for the company, and the two men soon became good friends. Allen believes Ray set the tone for the company.

“He was a wonderful person. He wasn’t like anybody I’ve ever met,” Allen recalls. “It didn’t matter to Ray Siegfried if you were homeless or if you had $10 billion, he treated you the same — with dignity and respect. He did some amazing things when it came to employee-employer relationships and how we should treat each other. Ray really cared about me as a person and about his employees.”

Allen sees Ray’s philosophy continuing in his children and their leadership.

“The children, they have the same thing their dad had, and they care about their employees in the same way,” he says. “They are an amazing group of people.”

Madden and Bailey Siegfried’s brothers, T. Hastings and J. Terrell Siegfried, also are part of the NORDAM leadership team, as well as their cousin, Raegen Siegfried, the son of Ray’s brother Robin, who helped Ray build the company.

According to Bailey Siegfried, his parents, Ray and Milann, stressed the importance of “family” in a “family business.” He recalls a vacation in Colorado when he was 10 or 11. His parents asked him and his five siblings to create their own set of family bylaws to help ensure a smooth transition of the business from one generation to the next.

“They told us, ‘This company is a gift. It’s not our family that makes it. It’s all the stakeholders and their families who have created what it is that gave us this livelihood,’” Bailey Siegfried says.

The bylaws the Siegfried siblings wrote for themselves still apply today.

“Number one is you have to have to go to college,” Bailey Siegfried recalls. “We also say you have to have at least three years of a steady job outside NORDAM first, and then if you’d like to work here, you have to apply to an existing position that is equal to or less than what you were doing before. So, if you were a mechanic, awesome. You can come in and start as a mechanic.

But you can’t come in and be vice president of sales.”

“They gave us the education and the faith to help us get through,” says Madden of her parents.

“It’s easy to manage during easy times, but where it really counts is when the pressure is high.”

Chapter 11 For Madden, one of those challenging times was the company’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing in 2018 as the result of a contract dispute with a customer on a particular program.

“Carving out this contract, NORDAM was financially healthy, as the business was profitable and generated positive cash flow,” Madden explains. “Unable to resolve the contract dispute with the customer, it was determined the most practical path to resolution was through bankruptcy protection. This turned out to be the case, as the contract dispute was resolved through a ‘global resolution’ with Gulfstream within six weeks of filing.”

On the heels of the resolution, NORDAM sought new exit funding, which included partnering financially with private equity firm The Carlyle Group. The Siegfried family retains majority ownership and control of the business while Carlyle holds a minority position. NORDAM is in the process of paying all of its creditors 100 cents on the dollar.

Madden is relieved to have that difficult time behind her and to once again focus on the future of the business.

“I am very pleased about the outcome and am forever thankful for the support of our stakeholders, customers, suppliers and our community through that time,” she says.

Community involvement Community involvement and philanthropy have been an important part of NORDAM’s identity since its beginning. The company and its employees are longtime supporters of the Tulsa Area United Way, and for years NORDAM was the presenting sponsor of “Charity Fight Night,” created by Ray Siegfried and continued by his children and nephew. For over 20 years, money raised from the boxing-themed event supported numerous local charities. In 2014, Fight Night revamped its format to become “Flight Night,” focusing on igniting community support to power STEM education for students and teachers.

The next 50 years Madden is excited about the partnership with Carlyle and the opportunities it brings.

“We have a strategy to grow our business,” she says. “We were heavily weighted toward the business jet market and the commercial repair business, so we made a five-year plan to really develop two other markets, and that’s the commercial OEM (original equipment manufacturer) business and the military defense business.

“Our next five-year plan is about people and excellence. How do we make sure we do it right every single time? We have to be more than just OK. We have to be excellent.”

Employees like Rick and Jamey Cook and Willie Allen plan to stick around to see what the company’s future holds.

“I plan on staying here until they kick me out the door,” Jamey Cook laughs. “I don’t have any kids now, but if my kids wanted to work here, I would encourage it. I would encourage everybody.

If you need a job that’s stable and for the future, I would say, ‘Check out NORDAM.’” TP

FUN FACTS In addition to its headquarters in Tulsa, NORDAM has repair, manufacturing or customer support locations in California, Mexico, United Kingdom and France.

Lindy, NORDAM CEO Meredith Siegfried Madden’s Goldendoodle whose name is inspired by Charles Lindbergh, often accompanies Madden to work where she has her own radome (nose cone) doghouse in Madden’s office. Lindy has her own company email address and business card stating her title as “Chief Cuddle Officer.”

NORDAM manufactures or repairs parts on numerous U.S. military aircraft from the Air Force’s F-35, B-52 and F-16 to the Army’s Black Hawk helicopters, A-10 and the Navy’s F-18.

In 1987, NORDAM manufactured the interior parts for Boeing’s new 747 Air Force One aircraft.

The NORDAM-sponsored “Flight Night” charity event raises over $500,000 each year to support STEM educational programs to approximately 180,000 Oklahoma students annually.

Each Halloween, the Siegfried family creates a group costume and visits the Tulsa-area NORDAM facilities, visiting stakeholders, distributing candy and posing for photos. Past costume themes have included the rock group KISS, the Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings and this year’s Austin Powers.

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TULSANS TAKE CHARGE BY TIM LANDES

For the first time, Tulsans serve in the state’s two highest offices.

A year after their elections, Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell share their vision and strategy for Oklahoma.

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n the waiting room of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office, staffers pass by in black jackets with “Turnaround Team” stitched in white on the sleeves. All are friendly as they speed in and out of the office. The phone rings nonstop with incoming calls; a young man is answering one after the other, responding to questions about gun laws and other issues.

Across the hall, past a small conference room, is Stitt’s temporary office, where the Republican leader is working during an eight-month restoration of Capitol offices and the rotunda. Photos of his family, former President Ronald Reagan and a framed newspaper front page from his Nov. 6, 2018, election night victory provide an air of permanence.

As the Capitol is under construction, so is the state. Tulsans Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell are leading the team to create a strong framework.

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CHANGING THE TIDE In recent years Oklahoma has consistently ranked among the worst in the country in most categories: quality health care, short-term fiscal stability, public education funding and incarceration rates.

Previous Gov. Mary Fallin termed out and exited with a 74% disapproval rating, making her the least popular governor in the United States, according to Morning Consult’s Approval Rankings.

As for Stitt, it has been a highly productive and positive fi rst year for a man who had little name recognition when he entered the gubernatorial race as an outsider and as a fiscally conservative businessman among career politicians.

He’s relaxed. He’s smiling. He says he’s having a good time being in charge of the state. In October he was named the sixth most popular governor in the country by Morning Consult.

When sworn in on Jan. 14, Stitt went to work with a Senate comprised of 39 Republicans and nine Democrats, and a House of Representatives comprised of 77 Republicans and 24 Democrats.

“Th is a lot of fun, and I thought it would be more challenging working with the Legislature getting the agenda passed,” says the sixth Republican governor in state history. “But the Legislature, they’re looking for their governor to say, ‘Here’s the direction we need to go. Let’s go charge the hill together.’”

The fi rst bill he signed on Feb. 27 was HB 2597, which established permitless carry, making it legal to carry a gun without a permit or training. The law went into effect Nov. 1. “When I looked at that bill, 15 other states have very similar language, and I remind people that Bernie Sanders’ Vermont has the same constitutional carry language,” Stitt says. “The one thing that

I did push to get in there was to make sure that personal property rights were validated, as well.

So some of these major venues like Chesapeake Arena — businesses still have the right to say, ‘You can’t carry here.’”

In March, he signed five agency accountability bills, giving him the authority to hire and fi re agency leaders of the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Corrections, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

“It was my huge win early on, to give the governor the authority to hire and fi re the right people,” Stitt says. “The Healthcare Authority is a $6 billion agency. They spend the most money of any agency in state government. We were the only state out of 50 states that didn’t give the governor the authority to run that agency.

“We’re going to make sure those dollars get into our rural hospitals and get into our health care system.” Stitt says he’s opposed to Medicaid expansion in its current form and says his administration will soon roll out his health care plan.

In May, Stitt signed the largest-ever appropriations bill, which is an $8.1 billion spending plan that funds pay raises for teachers and state workers. It also included $200 million to be put into a savings account, which is now up to ten digits.

“We have over a billion dollars in our savings account for the fi rst time ever. It is a huge win for Oklahoma,” Stitt says. “That is a lot of money, but when you think about a $19 billion budget, it’s not even enough. My goal is to have $2 billion.”

In comparison he says, “Other states — North Dakota, for example — they’ve got $5 billion in their savings account, and their overall budget is only about $4 billion. So they have over a year savings built up. When I got here, we had almost nothing.”

State Rep. Regina Goodwin, a Democrat representing Tulsa’s House District 73, opposed HB 2765. “I was not in agreement with our saving money because we still have lives that need to be saved. We have infrastructure. We have core services that need to be restored,” Goodwin says. “If your house is on fi re, you need all the buckets you can get to put the fi re out. If we were using two buckets and now we’re down to one, I don’t think it’s the best strategy.”

In his fi rst steps toward justice reform, Stitt on Nov. 1, signed off on the recommendation by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to commute the sentences of 527 state inmates. Th ree days later, more than 400 inmates across the state were released in what was called the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. It was a result of the passage of House Bill 1269, a bipartisan bill making retroactive a number of criminal justice reforms that reclassified some drug and property crimes. Those whose sentences were commuted effectively earned oneyear sentences with time-served, meaning they were eligible for release that day.

Gov. Kevin Stitt says leading the state is a team effort, and he works by the mantra, “There’s no limit to what you can accomplish when you don’t care who gets the credit.”

THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A STATE So how did Stitt get to the Capitol?

The 47-year-old was born in Florida, raised in Norman, graduated from Oklahoma State University and for 23 years was a Tulsa resident, where he founded and served as chairman and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group. In 2017, he says he decided it was time to run for public office.

He started by defeating eight other Republican candidates in the primary to enter a runoff with former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, who earned 29% of the primary votes compared to Stitt’s 24%. In the runoff, Stitt then cruised past Cornett, earning 55% of the vote.

In the general election, Stitt again earned 54% of the votes to defeat Democratic candidate and former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson to become the 28th governor of Oklahoma.

“I was going up against kind of a guy that has been around politics for a long time, and I really think Oklahomans elected me to kind of think of things differently, bring in some fresh blood into the Capitol,” Stitt says. “I don’t know how you can be effective in this job if you weren’t a former CEO businessperson because this is a business.

Th is is running a 33,000-person organization.

There’s $19 billion in federal and tax dollars that flow through here, so people want the governor to make sure it’s managed properly.”

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To hear an interview with Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, visit TulsaPeople.com/multimedia/podcast.

Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell is a longtime Tulsan who left a career in party politics to run for office in 2018. He has overseen a major rebranding effort for the state of Oklahoma in his first year in office.

He says he was determined to bring in fresh perspectives to help him achieve his goals. His cabinet is loaded with many Tulsa-area residents, including Secretary of State and Education Michael Rogers, Secretary of Science and Innovation Dr. Kayse Shrum, Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development Sean Kouplen, and Budget Secretary Mike Mazzei. He also brought in Tulsan Michael Junk to be his chief of staff.

Junk previously served as Tulsa’s deputy mayor under Mayor G.T. Bynum.

In what might be one of the shrewdest moves of Stitt’s fi rst year, he split the job of Tourism and Commerce secretary into two positions, and for the fi rst time appointed Lt. Gov. Pinnell to the cabinet as secretary of tourism and branding.

Like the governor, the 2018 election marked Pinnell’s fi rst time to run for public office, but unlike Stitt, he’s no political outsider. Pinnell has worked behind the scenes for the Republican party at the state and national levels for nearly two decades.

Pinnell’s journey to his ultimate victory began with a second-place finish in the Republican primary, where Dana Murphy earned 46% of the vote to Pinnell’s 36%. In the runoff, Pinnell cruised to victory with 58% of the votes. His general election victory was even more lopsided when he defeated Anastasia Pittman by earning 62% of the votes.

“I was the only one running that really was defining what the job of the lieutenant governor is.

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It’s a sales and marketing job. I’m a sales and marketing guy. That’s what I love to do,” says the 40-year-old, who became the fi rst Tulsan to be elected to the position. “There were other people running because they wanted to get out of one political position and you know, climb a ladder, so to speak, or they were term limited and it was a free shot.”

Pinnell understands the importance tourism brings to the state. His office is decorated with tourism branding logos and mementos he has acquired touring the state, including his travel cup stating he was a calf fry judge at a 40th annual event.

“Tourism is the third largest industry in our state. It’s a juggernaut for the state of Oklahoma, as sales tax dependent as we are as a state. We’re arguably the most sales tax dependent state in the country,” says Pinnell, who ran on championing tourism.

MARKETING OKLAHOMA Pinnell is a Tulsan through and through, except for his birthplace. He was born in Dallas in the final months of his dad’s pursuit of a master’s degree at Southern Methodist University. He jokingly calls it “one of the great stains on our family history.”

The Pinnells returned to Tulsa six months later, and Matt grew up going to Lee Elementary

(now Council Oak), followed by Wilson Middle School, which no longer exists. He then attended Metro Christian Academy where he fell in love with his future wife, Lisa.

Following his graduation from Oral Roberts University with a public relations degree in 2002, they moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the International Auto Dealers Association and then for an orthopedic political action committee. Once they started a family, they returned home. They now have four children and live in the Jenks School District.

Back in Oklahoma in 2005, Pinnell became immersed in Oklahoma politics, working for Scott Pruitt’s lieutenant governor campaign and a Tom Coburn congressional campaign. Pinnell says as he progressed through these efforts, he noticed a lack of political interest in his peers and those a few years younger.

“I wanted the next generation to get involved in politics. I thought, ‘What better way to demonstrate that than to run to represent the state party in the state of Oklahoma?’” Pinnell says. “I also didn’t think it was being run the right way. We weren’t engaging college Republicans, young Republicans, young conservatives. I don’t think our messaging was well done.”

In 2010 Pinnell, at 29, became the youngest state party chairman in the country. His leadership helped revolutionize Republican politics in Oklahoma and pave the way for where we are today as a state in terms of political landscape.

Th ree of the last four governors have been Republican, and Republican governors won back-toback for the fi rst time since Henry Bellmon and Dewey F. Bartlett were elected in 1962 and 1966, respectively.

“Over the next four years, we really transformed the Oklahoma Republican Party,” Pinnell says. “When I left, we had every federal elected position and statewide elected position for the fi rst time in state history.”

They were pragmatic fiscal conservatives who spoke to the next generation, as well as those who were upset with both parties — voters who were looking for a party home, he explains. “And we gave them a reason to join the Republican Party.”

In 2013, he joined the Republican National Committee as the national state party director. The role meant he had to travel the country during the 2014 and 2016 election cycles to help alleviate internal issues.

“I would get phone call on a Monday from the national party saying, ‘Hey, the Arkansas GOP is burning to the ground. Go fi x it,’” says Pinnell, who visited all 50 states during his tenure.

“So I had to identify problems very quickly.

I had to bring together a very diverse group of people,” many of whom weren’t getting along, “and really help fi x their problems,” he says. “My job was to go in and rebuild state parties, and I loved that part of it.”

His work ultimately helped the Republican Party regain the White House in 2016. “We knew if state parties were not well run, then we were never going to win a presidential election,” Pinnell says.

Pinnell says he was largely sheltered from the “Trump Train” during the campaign, but after Donald Trump’s victory, he says he was on the shortlist to become the next Republican National Committee chairperson.

The president instead chose Ronna McDaniel, which Pinnell considers a blessing in disguise because he was already eyeing the lieutenant governor race at the time.

Since taking office, Pinnell has overseen a major rebranding effort that will redefine how leaders market the state.

ON BRAND There’s the new TravelOK Trip Planner mobile app. There’s the creation of the Oklahoma Fishing Trail, which categorizes the state’s lakes and rivers into six loops organized by lake and species. Visitors to state parks no longer have to pay cash to stay the night.

Among his biggest plans is to make Oklahoma the face of Route 66, the historic highway that stretches from Chicago to southern California.

“We will be the center of the universe when it comes to Route 66, and I say universe because international tourists are so fanatical about Route 66,” Pinnell says. “Tulsa is leading the way. You have city and county leadership. Then you have the private sector with Kathy Taylor and others.

“It’s authentic America. It’s as authentic as it gets, that Mother Road. And it’s a moneymaking machine. If I can get dedicated dollars to Route 66, we’re going to generate a ton more sales tax, particularly for a lot of those small towns.”

To help him achieve his goals, lawmakers boosted the tourism department’s budget from $14.9 million to $18.1 million. He has received questions about increasing annual spending, and he has a simple answer.

“With that marketing budget, for every dollar I spend on tourism advertising, I get (at least) seven bucks back,” Pinnell says. The new Fishing Trail provides the state a 55-1 return on investment.

Among Pinnell’s biggest allies in the massive promotional effort are the 39 federally recognized Native American tribes that draw thousands of tourists daily to casinos and cultural tourism programs.

He has been in talks with multiple tribes, including the Cherokee Nation, about working together to bring movie and TV productions to the state. There also are ways to generate sales tax dollars in the local economies.

One example is Chickasaw Nation’s “Be Native Tours,” which buses sightseers to towns to show off tribal history. There, tourists spend dollars and pay state sales tax.

“The tourism department and our tribal sovereign nations, they have to work together because in Oklahoma, you have to play to your strengths,” Pinnell says. “Let’s not turn Oklahoma into something that we’re not. Let’s just be Oklahoma. A big part of it is Native America — that authentic American experience that you can get in Oklahoma, that you really can’t get in a whole lot of other states.”

As part of the cabinet’s public relations efforts, members are touring the state and hosting townhalls in communities to share information about their work with constituents.

At the Owasso tour stop in September, Pinnell stated Thackerville and Durant — home to two of the largest casinos in the region and the world — are among the top five arrival cities in the state for tourists.

It’s one of many new initiatives by the Tulsanled administration.

FRESH START Stitt’s fi rst year in office is nearly over. He has money in the bank, and he has a team working to refine and redefine the state’s image. Most importantly, he says, there’s an air of confidence at the Capitol as it continues its transformation and enters a new decade.

“I would consider the most important thing that I’ve done is changing the atmosphere and the vision for Oklahoma that we can be, we will be, we should be, a top 10 state,” Stitt says. “That’s the most important thing that I’ve done, just to reinject confidence and the winning attitude back into Oklahoma.” TP

GAMING SHOWDOWN While Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell is working with the state’s Native American tribes to create a profitable, unified vision to make money, Gov. Kevin Stitt is in a showdown with them over the 15-year gaming compact that’s up for renewal Jan. 1, 2020. It is one of the few major challenges the governor has faced in his first year in office.

According to the Oklahoma Policy Institute, in fiscal year 2018, 31 tribes operated 131 facilities offering Class III electronic games, which are slot machines based on random patterns instead of bingo patterns. Tribal revenue from Class III games and table games (like poker, blackjack and roulette) was $2.3 billion, of which tribes paid $138.6 million, or 6%, to the state.

In a July 8 Tulsa World op-ed, Stitt stated other states receive 20-25%, and neighboring Arkansas collects 13-20%.

Stephen Greetham, Chickasaw Nation general counsel, rebutted those stats in a July 28 Tulsa World story, stating only 5% of the nation’s 276 tribalstate gaming compacts provided rates that high. He stated 56% have a rate of less than 10% and 39% pay zero in compact fees.

The governor believes tribes should be paying more. He’s a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and uses its flagship casino, located in Catoosa, as an example.

“The Hard Rock Casino has got to pay the state a fee to operate casinos,” Stitt says. “The question has nothing to do with the tribes. This has to do with this very large industry called gaming in our state.

And we’re not in a vacuum. A lot of other states have gaming.

“Why should Hard Rock Casino pay less to our state than the Hard Rock Casino pays in Florida, Michigan or Wisconsin, or Arkansas, or Las Vegas or New Mexico or Arizona? I could go on and on. I have the right as governor, and the obligation, to look at all contracts, and I think Oklahomans are 100% with me on that.”

Since 2008, Cherokee Nation has had a licensing agreement that allows the tribe to use the Hard Rock brand in marketing for the Catoosa casino it owns and operates.

“Do you think Oklahomans know if Hard Rock is owned by the tribe or if it’s owned by XYZ Corporation? It is still gaming, they (the Cherokee Nation) still have a contract with the state to operate that casino,” Stitt says. “Why should that casino pay any different price than they do in other states? So the question has nothing to do with the tribes.”

The governor remains optimistic the two sides will soon reach an agreement.

“I’m excited to sit down and talk,” he says. “You don’t want one side to get a better deal than the other side. We want a fair deal for both sides. But that means both sides sitting down at the table and talking. And so far, we haven’t got a chance to sit down and talk.”

The two sides began negotiations on Oct. 28, and at press time had not reached a deal.

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HOLIDAY GUIDE

Deck the halls with ideas for festive fun, family entertainment and gift giving.

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POINSETTIAS WITH PURPOSE

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A New Leaf’s red glitter poinsettia is sure to brighten your holidays.

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eck the halls for a good cause this year by purchasing poinsettias from A New Leaf. The nonprofit provides people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities with vocational and residential services to increase their independence and expand their individual choices.

All proceeds from A New Leaf plant sales go back into the organization to positively impact its clients. “Purchasing plants from A New Leaf allows those we serve to experience independence that most people take for granted,” says Kevin Harper, director of marketing and business development for A New Leaf.

In addition to teaching new job skills and employment, the nonprofit also helps its clients find their passions, such as competing at the Special Olympics, enjoying a bowling league or simply seeing a movie with friends.

Shop for poinsettias at anewleaf.org or at A New Leaf ’s retail store, 2405 S. Elm Place, Broken Arrow. Four sizes of plants in a variety of colors are available, with prices ranging from $6.99-$32.99. Delivery options are available. TP

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Branson bound THE OZARK MOUNTAINS ARE BURSTING WITH HOLIDAY CHEER.

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Branson, Missouri, has been known as a town of Ozark attractions for over a century, starting with tours of Marvel Cave in 1894. Today, the city is called the Live Entertainment Capital of the World, with many of the attractions steeped in nostalgia for the “good old days” of Americana. Christmastime adds another layer to Branson’s many activities, creating a wonderland for the whole family to enjoy.

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The turn-of-the-century train depot in downtown Branson isn’t just for show; it’s also the starting point for a Scenic Railway tour through the Ozark foothills. In December, this trip becomes the POLAR EXPRESS. The ride lasts just over an hour and features a reading of the eponymous children’s book, servings of hot chocolate and cookies, and, of course, a visit with Santa himself. Tickets range from $34-$69. Find more info at bransontrain.com/tickets.

If live performances are your scene, the selection in Branson at Christmas hits another level. From YAKOV SMIRNOFF to CLAY COOPER’S COUNTRY EXPRESS, there

are dozens of shows in December that add yuletide cheer to their performances. For a full list of shows and times, check out bransonchristmas.info/branson-christmas-shows.

It’s also possible to have an entirely self-guided good time during the holidays. Branson also is known as “America’s Christmas Tree City,” and it decorates accordingly.

BRANSON LANDING, at 100 Branson Landing Blvd., is covered in festive lights, shops are decorated to the hilt and multiple parades are held throughout the season. One of the biggest, the Branson Adoration Parade, starts at 5 p.m., Dec. 8, and includes the lighting of a large nativity scene. Even the Promised Land Zoo and the Shepherd of the Hills Homestead are decked out in holiday splendor.

There is a wealth of dining options in Branson, with many restaurants catering to the same nostalgic feeling fostered by the rest of the town. THE HUNGRY HUNTER, at 5753 State Highway 165, is a good choice if you’re looking for traditional diner fare. If you want to try something different, INDIA CLAY OVEN, at 2005 W. 76 Country Blvd., Suite 209, serves authentic Indian cuisine and is consistently ranked among the best in the region. DANNA’S BBQ AND BURGER SHOP, with two Branson locations, 963 State Highway 165 and 15 Hope Way, is my pick for a no-frills, just good food experience. TP

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SILVER DOLLAR CITY is arguably Branson’s most wellknown attraction. This theme park is situated at Marvel Cave, which has been bringing people to the area since the late 1800s. The park, situated at 399 Silver Dollar City Parkway, opened in 1960 as a small Ozark village with produced “Hatfield and McCoy” feuds. Over the years, it has expanded to a full-sized theme park with rollercoasters and other thrill rides while keeping the vintage Ozark aesthetic. SDC’s holiday celebration, “An Old Time Christmas,” features an extensive Christmas light display, specially themed stage productions and traditional eats like wassail and s’mores. The eight-story Christmas tree is quite a sight, too. The celebration runs from Nov. 2 to Dec. 30.

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Season’s readings GIFT ONE OF THESE NINE BOOKS WITH LOCAL CONNECTIONS.

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BY MARK ATLEY Inspired by the works of Elmore Leonard and written by a local detective, this crime novel follows an expansive cast of characters, each of whose individual paths eventually leads to a Mexican resort, where their motivations intertwine and their desires conflict.

BY ALEXIS GLAZE Written by Tulsa resident Glaze, this children’s book follows the story of Koning, a lion cub who temporarily leaves his father’s kingdom to see the lives of other animals.

BY TOM LINDLEY Oklahoman Lindley dives into the life of prominent Broadway producer Max Weitzenhoffer and chronicles his unlikely journey out of Oklahoma and into successful theater production, all while retaining his ties to his home state.

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“Voices from the Heartland: Volume II”

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BY LAURA SOOK DUNCOMBE Tulsan Duncombe’s book investigates the lives of 16 pirate women from across history, focusing on the distinction between female and male pirates while probing the complex social roles that women — and women pirates — faced in their respective time periods.

BY TERESA PRINS WOOD The latest output from the northeastern Oklahoma native is a work of historical fiction that spans 20 years, culminating in the birth of Jesus Christ. The novel is the product of extensive historical and cultural research, and 100% of book profits are donated to the homeless.

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BY SERENA REED This short, humorous story from Tulsan Reed explores the permanence of familial connections despite the flow of time.

BY DENVER NICKS AND JOHN NICKS Tulsa attorney John Nicks and son Denver tackle the 1944 case of Lyons v. Oklahoma, for which future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was part of the defense.

“Growing Up with Relatives: Dad’s Side”

EDITED BY SARA N. BEAM, EMILY DIAL-DRIVER, RILLA ASKEW AND JULIET EVUSA Edited by four professors across three Oklahoman universities, this second volume of the “Voices from the Heartland” anthology collects 38 essays from Oklahoma women on difficult topics, including sexism, homophobia, politics and religion.

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BY DON WADLEY Okmulgee resident Wadley penned this series of vignettes to retell the stories of a life informed by friends and family in rural Okmulgee County. TP

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ho’s to say red and green are the only colors of the holiday season? Designer Candace Hull of S&O Interior Design brought pops of pink to this dining room scene, which resides in one of the four midtown homes participating in the annual Cascia Christmas Walk on Dec. 8.

“I saw this painting and thought this room called for 50 shades of pink,” Hull says, referencing the floral artwork on the wall. On the table, eucalyptus garland is accented with tethered metallic ornaments and miniature trees in various heights and shades of rose.

The designer also got inventive with the lighting options in the room. The floor lamps were transformed into Christmas trees by tying garland to the triangular base and adding accents that bring together the designs on the table and sideboard.

Jewel tones and hot pink will be incorporated into the formal living room, which features a view of the large aquarium in the entryway. Garland and accents will hang from the ceiling in the adjoining study.

If Hull’s work looks familiar, it’s because she is behind the over-the-top decorations at Roosevelt’s, Prairie Brew Pub and Mondo’s.

Th is is the fi rst year Hull has designed a home for the Cascia Christmas Walk, now in its 37th year. Along with the holiday home tour, the event includes a boutique that will feature more than 50 vendors and entertainment at the school provided by Cascia Hall students.

New this year, Cascia, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave., will host a midtown Christmas tree lot on the school grounds on Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-9.

Tickets to the Walk are $20 and available at the school prior to the event, or at any of the participating homes on Dec. 8. Visit casciahall.com/walk for more information. — ANNE BROCKMAN

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A GIVING GUIDE TO PROVIDE NEEDED

• Children’s art supplies (markers, crayons, glue, paper, etc.)

• Adult art supplies (paint, brushes, canvases, etc.)

• Gift cards (Home Depot, Michael’s, Dick Blick) • Artist wishlist items for THE EXPERIENCE: IMAGINE • Monetary donations

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Youth (10-17) plain t-shirts - all sizes Youth (10-17) plain sweatpants & shorts-all sizes Youth (10-17) socks, undergarments & sports bras Full-size bed sheets and towels Art supplies and books (Youth 10-17)

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To donate: Matthew Crum • 918-392-5849 mcrum@crsok.org • crsok.org/donate 6126 E. 32nd Pl. • Tulsa, OK 74135

To donate: Hillary Sutton • 918-584-3333 hsutton@ahhatulsa.org • ahhatulsa.org 101 E. Archer St. • Tulsa, OK 74103

Hygiene wipes 13 gallon trash bags Paper towels Laundry soap Individually packaged snacks To donate: Melanie Craddock • 918.893.6150 mcraddock@clarehouse.org • clarehouse.org 7617 S. Mingo Road • Tulsa OK 74133

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Frozen turkeys Frozen hams New, unwrapped children’s toys or games Grocery/toy store gift cards Monetary donations

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To donate: Lindsey DeWeese • 918-492-2554 ldeweese@crsok.org • crsok.org 7010 S. Yale, Suite 215 • Tulsa, OK 74136

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Winter coats HUGS (hats, underwear, gloves, socks/scarves) New, unwrapped children’s toys Toiletries Monetary donations

Variety canned and boxed food items Working condition vehicles Working appliances & furniture Gently used clothing, hats, gloves New undergarments and socks

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Each year,

Feminine hygiene products Socks (children and adult) Non-perishable food (canned/boxed) Unwrapped small-size children’s toys Cloth carrybags (not plastic sacks)

To donate: DeAnna Pence • 918-936-4556 dpence@okfoodbank.org • okfoodbank.org 1304 N. Kenosha Ave. • Tulsa, OK 74106

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To donate: Suzann Stewart • 918-742-7480 dir@fsctulsa.org • www.fsctulsa.org 600 Civic Center • Tulsa, OK 74103

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To donate: Scott Wigton • 918-587-1186 swigton@john316mission.org • john316mission.org 506 N. Cheyenne Ave. • Tulsa, OK 74103

• High protein foods: peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken, turkey • Shelf-stable food items • Volunteers • In-kind donations: cars, trucks, restaurant equipment • Monetary donations $1=4 meals

To donate: Debbi Guilfoyle • 918-482-1457 dguilfoyle@crosstowntulsa.org • crosstowntulsa.org 2501 E. Archer St. • Tulsa, OK 74110

To donate: Jessica Jayes • 918-560-1115 development@fcsok.org • fcsok.org 650 S. Peoria Ave. • Tulsa, OK 74120

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Tabletop light table (needs 3) Wagons (needs 8) Freestanding metal basketball hoop (3) Sensory tube sets (8) Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (5 under 2 years, 3 for 3+ years)

Computers (contact agency for specifics) Therapy equipment (contact agency for specifics) Walmart gift cards for hosting guests Amazon gift cards for office supplies Paper towels To donate: Molly Smith • 918-664-6746 msmith@littlelighthouse.org • littlelighthouse.org 5120 E. 36th St. • Tulsa, OK 74135

Peanut butter and jelly (plastic jars only) Macaroni and cheese Canned meat (tuna, chicken or ham) Pasta or rice Pancake or biscuit mix To donate: Ashli Sims • 918-879-1702 asims@irongatetulsa.org • irongatetulsa.org 501 W. Archer, Tulsa, OK 74103

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Men’s and women’s undergarments Comforters Travel size hygiene products Men’s and women’s clothing (summer and winter) Feminine hygiene products To donate: Jessica Thurman • 918-585-1213 jthurman@mhaok.org • mhaok.org 5330 E. 31st St., Suite 1000 • Tulsa, OK 74135

presents gift giving ideas to support our nonprofit community during the holiday season.

ITEMS FOR TULSA NONPROFITS...

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Children’s books Baby basics (diapers, formula) Pack’n Plays New mother needs Art supplies (crayons, gel pens, washable markers)

Peanut butter, cereal, pineapple Feminine hygiene products Diapers New backpacks and school supplies Basic hygiene items (soap, toothbrushes, toilet paper, etc.)

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White t-shirts (men’s sizes S-XL) Pillows, sheets and comforters (twin size) Black belts (men’s sizes 30-42) Black ankle socks Hygiene products (shampoo, deoderant & toothpaste)

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Grocery gift cards Transportation gift cards (gas, LYFT/UBER, mechanics) Home repair gift certs (handymen, HVAC, roofing, plumbing) Personal care gift cards (for clothes & haircuts) Office supply gift card To donate: Alisa Andrews • 918-518-1719 aandrews@upliftedschools.com • upliftedschools.com P.O. Box 1154 • Broken Arrow, OK 74013

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Gently used furniture, household items and clothing Used cars Sponsor a home construction Real estate A monthly sustained gift of as little as $5 per month To donate: Danielle Leffler • 918-592-4224 info@tulsahabitat.org tulsahabitat.com/ways-to-donate 1234 S. Norwood Ave. • Tulsa, OK 74112

To donate: Kaycee Aragon • 918-245-0231 karagon@tbhinc.org • tulsaboyshome.org 2727 S. 137th West Ave. • Sand Springs, OK 74063

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Gift cards (Walmart, Sam’s, Reasor’s) Clay litter Fancy Feast cat food with gravy, sauce, etc.

Kitchen trash bags (Hefty , Glad, Sam’s) Laundry detergent pod or liquid

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Non-perishable food Household items: kitchen, towels, full-size sheets Paper towels and toilet paper Cleaning supplies Monetary donations, gift cards, bus passes To donate: Holly Yeagle • 918-307-1500 development@voaok.org • voaok.org 9605 E. 61st St. • Tulsa, OK 74133

Towels and washcloths Twin sheet sets $10 QuikTrip gift cards Toilet paper Feminine hygiene products To donate: Debbie Gordon • 918-587-3888 dgordon@resonancetulsa.org • resonancetulsa.org 1608 S. Elwood Ave. • Tulsa OK 74119

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obin Taylor welcomed customers into Woodland Creek Furniture while nine months pregnant. Now her daughter, Paighton, is 7 years old, and customers have watched her grow before their eyes.

“People saw me go through my pregnancy,” Robin says. “Now they’ve seen us raise her in the store.”

Robin owns and operates the family business with her husband, Clinton Taylor Jr., and her father-in-law, Clinton Taylor Sr. Woodland Creek offers handmade tables, sofas, bedframes and more. The shop carries a mix of modern and rustic designs made with a wide variety of wood from around the world.

Woodland Creek began in 2012 under the name the Refuge Lifestyle as an outlet for Clinton Sr.’s craftsmanship. The store rebranded to Woodland Creek in 2018. After a career as a home remodeler, Clinton Sr. started to build furniture.

Robin, a former personal trainer, and Clinton Jr., a former coach, run the retail side of Woodland Creek. From brewing coffee at the front door to greeting visitors with a smile, the Taylors welcome customers into their fold.

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“You can’t go wrong with family,” Robin says.

“We always have each other’s backs.”

The Taylors fell in love with the process of turning raw wood into custom, unique pieces. From the labor-intensive task of harvesting trees in the mountains of Colorado to polishing the final piece, the Taylors walk their customers through the entire process of bringing a unique element of nature indoors.

Robin’s favorite part of the process is showing customers the different ways furniture can transform a house into a home. Some customers have an idea of what they want when they come in the store, but the Taylors often open their eyes to a whole new world of possibilities for function and style in their space.

“Invest in a home that takes care of you,” Robin says. “A home should be a refuge.” TP

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Drs. Mark Sherwood, N.D., and Michele NeilSherwood, D.O., are the founders of Functional Medical Institute, which treated Jimmy Rothrock, right. Sherwood is a doctor of naturopathy, a field of alternative medicine that favors lifestyle improvements as a method of medical treatment.

Cause and effect

TULSA CLINIC ADDRESSES THE CAUSES OF DISEASE THROUGH DIET AND LIFESTYLE.

BY ANNA HOLTON-DEAN

J

immy Rothrock found his way to Tulsa-based Functional Medical Institute and the “Fork Your Diet” way of life in March. Eight years earlier, routine lab work revealed elevated liver enzymes and the possibility of cancer.

“I was on statin drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, allergy medicine, decongestants, antacids, a whole litany of things,” Rothrock says. At the time, he had trouble finding a physician he felt comfortable with and took himself off most of these medications.

In March he found Drs. Michele NeilSherwood, D.O., and Mark Sherwood, N.D., — a married couple and founders of FMI — who thoroughly tested Rothrock and mapped out a diet and lifestyle plan tailored to his individual needs to combat the causes of his underlying health issues.

In only nine months, Rothrock dropped from 31% body fat to 12.8%.

“I have energy like I did at 15 years old,” Rothrock says. “It is very much a miracle.”

What he describes as miraculous is the functional medicine approach to health care. It’s the premise behind “Fork Your Diet,” a documentary by the Sherwoods available on Amazon Prime Video and a bestselling book.

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Functional medicine is a systems biology-based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease. As Sherwood explains, “It is really looking upstream as high and as deep as you can go, looking for underlying causes of disease conditions. Cancer, Alzheimer’s, autoimmune disease, type 2 diabetes, heart disease — they all have lifestyle and diet as a contributor.”

He prefers to use the term “functional healing” because a proper lifestyle and diet can be components to help restore healing and health.

The physical wellness that results from a healthy diet extends to other areas of life, Neil-Sherwood explains. “Without a doubt, there is an inseparable connection between physical health and well-being and emotional, intellectual and spiritual health.

“If one area suffers, the other areas will be negatively affected. Life is about balance.”

But what does it mean to “fork your diet?” More than an attention-grabbing play on words, Sherwood explains they are not promoting a plant-based diet, but a real-food diet. “In a nutshell, we should be putting food in our mouths that is actually

food and staying away from things that were never food,” he says.

In the “Fork Your Diet” documentary, viewers watch two patients follow a realfood diet with fruits, vegetables, nuts, lean meats and fish high in Omega-3s.

It also has some tongue-in-cheek, humorous metaphorical moments, which have brought mixed reviews. In one scene, authorities raid a house and arrest a mother for feeding her children sugar in a way that is reminiscent of taking drugs.

“It’s extremely controversial,” Sherwood says. “We have gotten praise and criticism.

Locally, we were able to fill three theaters at the Tulsa Starworld in Bixby.” At press time the documentary had over 10 million minutes of view time in the U.K. and U.S. on Amazon Prime.

The Sherwoods are willing to accept some negative criticism for their humorous approach to a serious issue if it gets the public’s attention.

The 30-gallon vase sitting in their office filled with patients’ no-longer-needed prescription bottles is all the motivation they need to continue to spread the message of “Fork Your Diet” and help reverse disease, one fork-full at a time. TP

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Pass on pills

PHYSICAL THERAPY OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION.

BY BRIA BOLTON MOORE

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oing to sleep is a terrifying experience when you know it hurts all night,” says Carolyn James, a Redbud Physical Therapy patient.

James had three surgeries in four years that left her with nerve pain. “I do not like being on medications that alter my ability to do my work and take care of my family, so I wouldn’t take the meds as often as needed to work,” she says. “Then, the pain became unbearable at night.”

James’ primary care physician referred her to a pain management specialist who suggested she seek treatment at Redbud.

In addition to traditional physical therapy like mobilization, manipulation, exercise and dry needling, Redbud began offering virtual reality this year in all of its 15 clinics in northeastern Oklahoma.

“We know our bodies are made up of this network of electrical and chemical signals, and they’re running rampant all the time, and with someone who has chronic pain, we need to work not only on the physical aspect of their pain, but also on the pain generator, which is the brain,”

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says Amy Malone, a physical therapist and regional director of Redbud. “I can’t go in and manipulate their spinal cord and touch their nerves, so we’re using a virtual reality concept. It’s pain education that helps the patient get a handle on what their brain is doing to exacerbate their pain.”

James says she has found relief with physical therapy — aquatic therapy and virtual reality — as well as a prescribed muscle relaxer once a day.

“Since starting virtual reality, when I wake up in pain, I start slowly breathing in and out, focusing on relaxing muscles instead of the fear that I automatically went to before,” James says. “Last night I actually slept, which is not a common occurrence for me.”

Virtual reality is just one way Redbud is helping patients manage pain as part of “PT Over Pills,” a national endeavor to replace medication with physical therapy treatments.

“For years, the go-to for doctors has been control pain, control pain, control pain — rightly so — and the fastest way to do that is with pain pills,” Malone says. “However, that’s unfortunately been a quick fix, and

now many patients are addicted to opioids.”

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency to address the national opioid crisis. Opioid overdoses led to more than 42,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2016, and an estimated 40% involved a prescription opioid. Prescription pain reliever opioids include oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine.

According to a 2018 report from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, “Oklahoma continues to lead the nation in the abuse of prescription opioids.” More than 4.1 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed in Oklahoma in 2017, which equates to a prescribing rate of 106.7 prescriptions per 100 people. Further, the 2016 Centers for Disease Control Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain recommends nonpharmacologic therapy like physical therapy as a pain management method.

Malone says physical therapy focuses on putting the patient back in control so they can replace suffering with hope. TP

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THE DISORDERS AND POOR SLEEP HYGIENE BEHIND AMERICANS’ SLEEP ISSUES

BY BRIA BOLTON MOORE

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his is likely not shocking news: Many Americans aren’t catching enough Zs. Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults are not getting the recommended seven hours of sleep each night, according to 2018 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We believe people are getting an hour or more less sleep than they were 75 to 100 years ago,” says Michael Newnam, M.D., the director of sleep medicine at Hillcrest Medical Center and Hillcrest Hospital Cushing. “The recommended amount of sleep is between seven and nine hours for adults and, unfortunately, many of us are falling well short of that.”

Newnam says insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, which he defines as “difficulty getting to sleep or difficulty maintaining sleep.” Sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts, and shift work disorder, when people struggle to sleep during the day because they work at night, are other sleep disorders he sees often.

When helping a patient work toward better sleep, Newnam says he first addresses 6 TULSAPEOPLE MEDICAL AND DENTAL GUIDE 2020

sleep hygiene to see if the problem can be solved naturally.

Here are some of Newnam’s recommendations: • Keep electronics like TVs and phones out of the bedroom or at least on silent.

Newnam says the use of electronics “distracts people from going to bed at a normal time, and the light coming in tends to delay the normal circadian rhythm, so you don’t get that melatonin release that you would normally get. Because we have artificial light, it’s getting rid of the normal drive and urge to sleep that we would get as the sun goes down.”

• Keep clocks out of sight.

• Have a comfortable mattress and cool bedroom.

• When possible, keep children and pets out of the bed.

• Don’t go to bed until you’re truly sleepy.

“A lot of time people base their bedtime on when they think they should go to bed,” Newnam says, “and what happens then is you lay there frustrated trying to go to sleep, and it perpetuates the issue of insomnia.”

If adjusting sleep hygiene doesn’t help a patient, Newnam looks to melatonin, a

natural, over-the-counter supplement, and thirdly to prescription medication.

“I try to balance the fact that any of the sleep aids can become habit forming,” Newnam says. “You can become psychologically or physically dependent, so we use them with caution.”

When a patient has sleep apnea, which is diagnosed by history and sleep testing, there are a few treatment options. A CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine is the most common treatment. An oral appliance, a custom-made dental device, is another treatment option.

“An oral appliance is a good solution for sleep apnea issues when a CPAP cannot be tolerated by the patient,” says Chris Vinson, D.D.S., of Tulsa Precision Dental.

Vinson says his patients with oral appliances often report they snore less and have an increase in energy throughout the day.

Although many people have trouble sleeping from time to time, Newnam says a doctor should be seen when someone snores, thinks they might have sleep apnea, or when their sleep issues affect normal daytime function. TP

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The reason for the improved numbers?

Sex education is proven to work for lowering teen pregnancy, according to Preston Shatwell with Amplify, a youth health collective formerly known as Tulsa Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. And when we trust youth with facts and resources to make informed decisions about their sexual health, they are more prepared to plan their future.

Tulsa Public Schools is a leader in promoting sex education, providing it in seventh and ninth grades, notes Amber McConnell, executive director of Amplify. “Not all Oklahoma schools do that.”

Despite this good news, Tulsa County’s 2018 teen birth rate remains the second-highest in Oklahoma — far higher than the national average.

In an effort to solve the problem, Amplify is partnering with organizations like Tulsa Health Department, Youth Services of Tulsa, Take Control Initiative, TPS and several other programs.

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All in the family THREE AWARD-WINNING DENTAL PROFESSIONALS REFLECT ON THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

BY ANNA HOLTON-DEAN

“T

he family that works together, stays together.” That isn’t precisely how the saying goes, but it has proven true for three longtime Tulsans who have earned Tulsa County Dental Society’s “Dentist of the Year” distinction.

Dr. Nick Hunter won the award in 1990, his son-in-law Dr. Blake Henry won in 2012 and his daughter Dr. Kathy Henry is now the proud recipient for 2019.

The award, named the A.L. Walters Award after one of the organization’s founders, is given to one dentist per year and is voted on by the Tulsa County Dental Society’s executive committee, explains Sheri Greer of the Tulsa County Dental Society. “It recognizes the dentist who has given time, energy and expertise to our organization. It recognizes his/her contributions in dentistry, advancing leadership, ethics, professionalism and excellence. Dr. Nick Hunter and Drs. Kathy and Blake Henry all represent outstanding service to dentistry and to the Tulsa community.”

Kathy not only serves her patients at Lewis Park Family Dentistry, but also the community through OkMOM (Oklahoma Mission of Mercy), a two-day free clinic offering treatment to the uninsured, under-insured or those who would not

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otherwise have access to dental care. She helped bring the event to Oklahoma 10 years ago and continually works to improve it to better meet the needs of Oklahomans.

“It’s a pleasure to have a front-row seat to watching the dental community and local communities throughout Oklahoma rally together to provide dental care for their neighbors,” she says.

It’s just one of many factors that earned her 2019’s “Dentist of the Year” award.

“It feels good to be honored for doing work that I truly enjoy,” Kathy says. “I remember coming into town from dental school to watch my dad receive the same award and proudly watching Blake receive it a few years ago. I never imagined we would all get to be recognized for doing what we really, truly enjoy.”

Although her father never pressured her to pursue the dental field, Kathy says she realized in college dentistry would provide a great work/life balance, a balance that has proven helpful in raising her six children with Blake. Today, she practices at Lewis Park Family Dentistry alongside her father and sister, Kellie Southard, who is a dental hygienist, and her cousin, Dr. Justin Young, making it a true family affair.

“Being able to work with my family has

been a dream come true,” Kathy says.

And her father couldn’t agree more.

“We talk about cases with one another, it’s non-confrontational, and we’ve never had a cross word,” Nick says. “I have done this for 45 years, so I’ve seen it all. They ask me what I think about things and how I’d do it.

“Sometimes I have an idea I want to share with them in case it comes up. It’s not something they would know from education, but I know from experience. It’s good to be a mentor and be the old guy here to help them along the way.”

In addition to her father’s sage advice, staying on the cusp of new advances is another way Kathy continues to grow professionally. “Medicine in general is always changing,” she says. “Staying up-to-date with research and technology is the key to being able to offer the best treatments for our patients.

“There is concrete evidence that oral health affects systemic health. Although clinicians have always known the connection exists, using research to make that connection for patients allows us to work together for the best outcomes possible for our patients.”

While Kathy and husband Blake don’t work in the same office — he practices at Henry Orthodontics — working in the same field allows them to fully share in the other’s successes and to sympathize with struggles.

“It is so much fun that Kathy and I are in the same field. We met in our first month of college at Texas Christian University, and we’ve been together ever since,” Blake says. “We were side by side throughout our education. We know how much hard work went into achieving success in school and how much time it takes to run a small business/private practice. We understand each other better than most couples possibly could. We’ve been together for 25 years, and she’s my partner in every way.”

Although all three family members have now been honored as TCDS’ “Dentist of the Year,” Blake says the work itself is the reward.

“I am thankful every day for the opportunity to be an orthodontist,” he says. “I couldn’t think of any other job I would rather have. I love going to work every day, knowing that I’m helping give people smiles to be proud of.”

After 45 successful years of practicing on Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Nick adds people should always be the focus.

“We are not working on teeth; we are working on people. Teeth are hooked to the people,” Nick says. “It’s the people you take care of.” TP

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Montereau residents Arnold and Pat Brown discuss objects from Tulsa Zoo Education Specialist Miranda Adams’ presentation at a recent Memory Cafe.

Sparking the mind

MEMORY CAFE ENGAGES THOSE AFFECTED WITH MEMORY LOSS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

BY ROBERT EVATT

P

rofessional private caregiver Cindy Brookshire makes sure her clients with dementia get everything they need, from meals to medicine to friendly human contact.

“I’ve done everything, such as scrubbing spots out of the carpet or just being a companion,” Brookshire says.

But for all her dedication, there are a few things Brookshire can’t provide, such as an up-close encounter with an owl.

That avian opportunity happened for around 15 dementia patients and dozens of others through a Memory Cafe session at Montereau, a Tulsa retirement community.

Memory Cafe allows caregivers and their elderly clients who suffer memory issues a chance to share new experiences and learning opportunities, says Laura Allen, Montereau’s wellness program manager. “This allows caregivers and those with a dementia diagnosis to relax and have a good time together,” Allen says of the quarterly sessions.

Though Memory Cafe programs can vary greatly, the common goal is to enrich the lives of those with dementia by providing

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them with entertaining presentations and activities they can see or touch.

“Someone with dementia might have a short attention span, so having a sensory aspect might help them stay engaged,” Allen says.

That’s why one meeting centered on a presentation by the Tulsa Zoo with a live but docile owl and turtle. In another, a presenter discussed her passion for quilting as attendees touched some of her quilting squares.

The Memory Cafe concept began in the Netherlands over 20 years ago, when Dutch psychologist Dr. Bere Miesen wanted to find ways to remove the stigma from various forms of dementia. Today, hundreds of communities and organizations such as Montereau run independent Memory Cafes. Other area Memory Cafes are hosted by the First Baptist Church of Tulsa and Evergreen Baptist Church in Bixby.

Allen says Montereau established a Memory Cafe to better serve the community’s residents in-house because it would make attendance easier for caregivers and their loved ones.

A recent Memory Cafe session featured a live model-train set that residents were able to operate themselves. Allen says the session not only gave those with dementia something to interact with, but also revived long-forgotten memories.

Though the usual programming during Memory Cafe is designed with the memory-impaired in mind, the sessions also can benefit caregivers, Allen says. Caregiving can be an emotionally draining and isolating experience, especially when they’re taking care of a parent that has changed due to dementia.

“With Memory Cafe, caregivers can feel like they’re not the only one going through this, and can make connections with other people,” Allen says.

At the same time, it’s also important for caregivers to see the person they’re caring for enjoying themselves, she says.

Brookshire has a client, whom she refers to as a friend, with dementia who shared a few comments with her regarding the Tulsa Zoo’s owl. “She was very interested in it,” Brookshire says. TP

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Karma and Love, students at Webster Middle School, work with Toni Nigro and Diana Varnes during a recent after-school STEM demonstration. Nigro is one of 11 participants in the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, which addresses unmet health needs and develops future health leaders.

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FELLOWSHIP DELIVERS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO UNMET HEALTH NEEDS AND DEVELOPS TOMORROW’S GENERATION OF HEALTH LEADERS.

BY ROBERT EVATT

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oni Nigro, a student in Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences’ Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program, is working hard to prepare for a career as a family physician.

Even so, every week she and guests from the medical and scientific communities demonstrate STEM projects to sixththrough eighth-grade girls at Daniel Webster Middle School.

“It could be anything from learning what DNA is to showing them a real human brain,” Nigro says. “We also brought in some robotics and showed them what programming is.”

This science, technology, engineering and math work isn’t a side project — it’s part of Nigro’s growth as a medical professional, as well as a way to improve the overall health of Oklahoma. Her project 14 TULSAPEOPLE MEDICAL AND DENTAL GUIDE 2020

and dozens of others came about due to the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, a 12-month program designed to address unmet health needs and develop the next generation of health leaders.

Rachel Gold, program director for the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship, says the Fellowship uses a broad definition of health.

It views health as not just an absence of disease, but as a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being.

“Oklahoma ranks the lowest in almost every health measure,” she says. “There’s a great need for innovative solutions to address those gaps right now, and to build leaders with the networks, skills and tools to work on those gaps for the long haul.”

Although the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship is housed at the University of Tulsa, it draws 10-12 fellows each year from

the University of Oklahoma, OSU and Langston University, in addition to TU. This year’s group of 11 fellows comes from a diverse array of fields, including speech pathology, psychology, social work, law and fine art in addition to medicine — both M.D. and D.O. programs.

The current group of fellows also is the first all-female group.

Gold says Fellows must design a project that fills an unmet health need in the community. To ensure the effectiveness of these projects, each fellow must work with an established agency in the community to house their project.

Nigro chose to work with Daniel Webster Middle School to promote STEM education, as research shows most girls give up on scientific studies by the age of 12. By introducing students in the school to female doctors and scientists, Nigro hopes to rekindle their interest in STEM fields.

“None of them had met a scientist or career doctor, so this gives them the opportunity to pick their brains and see what they do,” she says.

Gold says a previous fellow, Alex Button of TU, noticed the Day Center didn’t have a good way to ensure the homeless regularly took prescription medication, which led to unnecessary trips to emergency rooms.

Button used educational tools such as visual pill calendars and regular meetings with participants to improve medication use. His system is still in place at the Day Center, as are many other projects established by Schweitzer fellows.

“Over 70% of Schweitzer projects get sustained in some way once the fellowship is over,” Gold says. “The Fellowship has become an incubator of unique solutions to health gaps for health systems, community organizations and the overall Tulsa community.”

Tulsa’s program also gives fellows an opportunity to become community leaders, as well as the chance to break out of disciplinary silos and interact with each other during monthly meetings.

“I’ve been in an all-woman fellowship this year with arts students, psychologists and others — an interdisciplinary team to bounce ideas off of,” Nigro says.

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship was established in 1940. In 2015, Tulsa became the 13th chapter across the nation to establish a Schweitzer Fellowship program, thanks in part to funding from the Morningcrest Healthcare Foundation. TP

Dr. Stanley Prough and Dr. Shauna McKinney

Tulsa Fertility Center Reproductive endocrinologists provide infertility treatments With a caring staff, compassionate doctors and a state-of-the art facility, Tulsa Fertility Center specializes in making baby dreams come true. As the only clinic in northeast Oklahoma with a full-service IVF lab, Tulsa Fertility Center is well equipped to handle a variety of fertility needs, all from the comfortable and convenient location near downtown Tulsa.

For many Tulsans with barriers to becoming parents, “hope starts here,” with treatments ranging from intrauterine (a.k.a. “artificial”) insemination, surgery for underlying fertility problems, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and much more. TFC also offers an egg donor program and post-vasectomy fertility treatment.

Since 1980, Stanley Prough, M.D., and Shauna McKinney, M.D., and their dedicated staff, including Fertility Laboratory Director J. Kevin Thibodeaux, Ph.D., have been passionate about building families. “Our greatest accomplishment is the growing number of families that have achieved pregnancy,” McKinney says. “They were finally able to put infertility behind them.”

“Our passion for resolving infertility drives us to invest our time in research, teaching and advocacy to further the field of reproductive

medicine, and support the infertility community,” Prough says.

TFC’s fellowship-trained fertility specialists bring affordable fertility care to patients across Oklahoma’s Green Country, as well as residents of northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas who make the journey to Tulsa to seek treatment. Men and women travel to Tulsa to find that TFC’s fertility doctors truly care about their struggles to get pregnant.

The center provides patient-centered care, meaning patients always see a fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinologist and have access to 24/7/365 attention from TFC on-call staff and physicians.

TFC is a member of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and was recently re-accredited by the College of American Pathologists for its laboratory operations.

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Still healing RETIRED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CONTINUE SERVICE ABROAD.

BY MINNIE PAYNE

Barbara Grogg, above, founded Power of a Nickel with her husband, Stan Grogg, D.O., below. The medical service provides health care to those in many countries.

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COURTESY BARBARA GROGG

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fter careers in the medical field, retirement wasn’t going to mean hanging up the stethoscopes for Stan and Barbara Grogg.

For years Stan, an osteopathic pediatrician who retired from the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in 2014, and Barbara, a nurse practitioner who retired in 2011, were involved with numerous global outreach programs. Through these ventures, the couple has helped meet the medical needs of people in Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, Uganda, Vietnam, Belize, India, Guatemala, Ukraine, Greece, Mexico and the Philippines.

In 2013, the Groggs started the nonprofit Power of a Nickel to continue their medical service. Barbara had recognized just how much a nickel’s worth could provide medical care across the globe. The purpose: to provide quality health care and health education to people in need.

Trips attract medical students and professionals from across the U.S. Trip teams vary in size from 15 to 35, but the nonprofit enforces a rule of only three medical students per one attending physician.

“Trips will have 50% non-medical (personnel) and we always have a considerable number of specialists,” Stan says. Non-medical team members are always needed on the trips to help with organization and providing care.

Each trip is extremely busy. Approximately 100 pairs of reading glasses are provided, and dental fluoride is applied to the children’s teeth. In Uganda, deworming typically is offered, and a six-month supply of medication is left for further treatment. Power of a Nickel returns in six months to continue treatment and assist new patients.

Power of a Nickel works with organizations already working in the sites they visit. Those organizations must agree to provide followup care to those who are identified as needing additional medical care in Power of a Nickel’s visit. It must be a partnership.

More than simply providing medical care, Power of a Nickel also provides ongoing health education to students, teachers, parents, local health care students and professionals in the communities they serve.

The Power of a Nickel team also looks for partners to address a wide range of medical and wellness needs. For example, “we partner with Days for Girls by providing hygiene pads,” she says. “Medical students and I teach about safety, preventing abuse and what to do should it happen. Stan has a projector through which we teach about other hygiene such as lice and ringworm, as well.”

Education is often done through storyboards, such as educating about the importance of hand washing or using new facilities.

“Basically, whatever the school wants us to teach, we do,” she says.

“It’s not about us. It’s about them and their needs.

Learn more about Power of a Nickel, its needs and future medical trips at powerofanickel.org. TP

Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma With a team of 21 board-certified urologists, Urologic Specialists is the largest urology group in the region serving patients at clinic locations in Tulsa, Muskogee, McAlester, Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Joplin, Missouri. In addition to caring for patients with general urology needs, the practice includes subspecialists in female urology, pediatric urology, trauma and reconstructive urology, kidney transplantation, male sexual health and urologic oncology.

Urologic Specialists is also home to the Prostate Cancer Institute. As the only Advanced Prostate Care Center in the region, it is dedicated solely to men with advanced prostate cancer and their specific health care needs. A specialized team including urologic oncologists, surgeons and a cancer nurse navigator work together to provide individualized cancer care for each patient.

Also available at Urologic Specialists is Votiva. A technology designed specifically for women dealing with symptoms many women experience after childbirth or menopause ranging from urinary incontinence to vaginal laxity and dryness. Votiva is a nonsurgical option using heat therapy delivered via radio frequency waves to promote collagen synthesis, shrinkage and tightening of female tissues. Results can generally be felt immediately, with continued results over the Urologic Specialists of following weeks.

Oklahoma Learn more about all the 10901 E. 48th St. S. patient services available at 918-749-8765 urologicspecialists.com. urologicspecialists.com

John Garrett, D.D.S.

Healthy Roots Dentistry Healthy Roots Dentistry was founded on providing excellent dental care while also addressing how your dental health is related to your overall health. “Our holistic approach to disease processes originating in the mouth can be an important step in your health journey,” says John Garrett, D.D.S. “Dentistry is an integral piece of your health care puzzle and we strive to offer the most biologically compatible, longterm solutions for your dental health as well as preventative care that can help detox, strengthen and enrich your entire body.”

Along with cleanings, fillings, implant and crown procedures, the full-service dental practice provides fluoride-free cleanings, glutenand dye-free polishing paste, 3D imaging to detect hidden infection, laser dentistry, tongue-tie releases, ozone therapy and oral sedation, all in a family friendly atmosphere.

Garrett, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, is continually expanding his education to bring his patients the most up to date holistic treatment options and procedures. He is Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) certified and is also certified to administer pediatric conscious sedation. Garrett is a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), International Affiliation of Tongue-tie Professionals (IATP), International Dental Implant Association, Tulsa County Dental Healthy Roots Dentistry Society (TCDS), American 6128 E. 61st St. Dental Association (ADA) and 918-982-6644 American Academy of Pediatric healthyrootstulsa.com Dentistry (AAPD).

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Levinson Sullivan Dentistry PLLC Levinson Sullivan Dentistry is a locally owned restorative and cosmetic dental practice with a focus on patient health and prevention.

“We love what we do. Being able to provide comprehensive treatment options to patients and watch them attain a greater level of health is incredible,” says Carla Sullivan, D.M.D. This female-owned, comprehensive dental practice has a special interest in sleep disorders, nutrition and women’s health. They offer services including advanced oral cancer screenings, oral sedation, saliva tests, implants, whitening and sleep appliances.

“We are committed to staying up to date on the latest advancements in dental technology,” says Marti Levinson, D.D.S. “It is also important for us to foster long lasting relationships with our patients.”

Marti Levinson, D.D.S. and Carla Sullivan, D.M.D. Levinson and Sullivan, in tandem with their expert staff, value continuing education and have experience with digital technology including 3D imaging, digital impressions and CEREC in-office crowns. They incorporate techniques including laser therapy, digital impressions, guided implant placement and myofunctional therapy for patients of all ages.

Levinson and Sullivan strive to bring awareness to the connection between optimal dental and overall health. Personalized care, a relaxing atmosphere Levinson Sullivan Dentistry PLLC and expert service 3124 E. 71st St., Suite 100 are the hallmarks of 918-496-1358 the practice. levinsonsullivan.com

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Cannon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Midtown practice offers full range of procedures, including dental implants Daniel Cannon, D.D.S., has a practice limited to oral and maxillofacial surgery. Cannon’s expertise includes wisdom tooth removal, office based general anesthesia, advanced bone grafting, dental implant placement and facial trauma.

Cannon’s practice is committed to the highest standards of patient care, quality control and safety. All surgical staff members are ACLS certified to ensure the highest levels of patient safety.

Cannon is a graduate of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry and completed his four year residency and training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, IL. He is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxiollofacial Surgery

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and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is currently on staff at Tulsa’s St. John Medical Center and Hilcrest Medical Center.

Dr. Cannon and his wife, Meghan, have three children: Chloe, John and Pippa. The family loves spending time together, traveling, skiing and participating in their children’s activities.

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TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY ADDICTION MEDICINE Bryan Van Doren, M.D. 4716 W. Urbana St., Suite 211, Broken Arrow 918-710-4112

ALLERGY-IMMUNOLOGY James Love Jr., M.D., Ph.D. 9311 S. Mingo Road 918-307-1613 Timothy Nickel, M.D. 9311 S. Mingo Road 918-307-1613 Jane Purser, M.D. 9311 S. Mingo Road 918-307-1613 Lynn Wiens, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave., Floor 1 918-495-2636

ANATOMIC-CLINICAL PATHOLOGY L. Rodrigo Soto, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571 Christopher Thompson, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 410 918-481-7844

ANESTHESIOLOGY Sarah Adams, D.O. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Third Floor Surgery 918-744-2345 Scott Ames, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 William Bailey, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Thomas Barefoot, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-392-4685 John Barnes, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Jason Biggs, M.D. 4500 S. Garnett Road, Suite 919 918-744-2618 Joshua Black, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Gary Breipohl, M.D. 2222 E. 45th Place 918-691-2335

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Scott Burns, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Jamey Iverson, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., #3 918-744-2333

Neal Siex, D.O. 1611 S. Utica Ave., PMB 217 918-744-2618

Thomas Butcher, M.D. 1802 E. 19th St., Suite 400 918-744-2618

Collette Jones, M.D. 1611 S. Utica Ave., PMB 217 918-744-2618

Richard Smarinsky, M.D. 1611 S. Utica Ave., PMB 217 918-744-2618

Graham Chadd, M.D. 3433 S. Atlanta Place 918-742-7662

Rainer Kohrs, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Charles Stewart, M.D. 3165 E. 86th St. 918-728-6145

Bradley Christianson, D.O. 1120 S. Utica Ave. 918-579-6100

Bradley Lambrecht, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Matthew Swenson, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Robert Coon, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Jeff Lindsay, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

William Watson II, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Third Floor, Heyman Tower 918-744-2333

Major Cunningham, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

Brian Macha, M.D. 7380 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 316

James Day, M.D. 4500 S. Garnett Road, Suite 919 918-728-6145

Kelly Mercer, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

W. Powell Dudney, M.D. 5125 E. 104th Place S. 918-298-0750 Christopher Emerson, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Eric Engles, M.D. 4217 S. Wheeling Ave. 918-747-2118 Richard Gibelyou, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-392-4685 Thomas Gillock, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Bobby Golbaba, M.D. 1924 S. Utica Ave., Suite 400 918-744-3664 Mark Halterman, M.D. 10003 S. Jamestown Ave. 918-453-2270 James Hansard, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Kevin Hook, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Ryan Hulver, D.O. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Third Floor 918-744-2333

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Melville Mercer, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Debra Morgan, M.D. 1202 N. Muskogee Place, Claremore 918-341-2556 William Morgan, M.D. 1202 N. Muskogee Place, Claremore 918-341-2556 Dennis Morris, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Heidi Prince, D.O. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-392-4685

Matthew Wenger, M.D. 4500 S. Garnett Road, Suite 919 918-664-9892 Traci White, M.D. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., #100 918-447-9300 Gisele Wilke, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Kent Woolard, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Julie Woosley, M.D. 4500 S. Garnett Road, Suite 919 918-664-9892 David Young, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

BREAST SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

CHILD NEUROLOGY David Siegler, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 320 918-493-3300

CHILD-ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Sara Coffey, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-1844

COLON-RECTAL SURGERY Rodney Clingan, M.D. 1705 E. 19th St., Suite 502 918-748-7800 Scott Fengler, M.D. 4735 E. 91st St., Suite 200 918-794-4788 Craig Johnson, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Bryce Murray, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Marc Rocklin, M.D. 4735 E. 91st St., Suite 200 918-794-4788

COSMETIC SURGERY

Mary Christian, M.D. 9306 S. Toledo Court, Suite 100 918-494-0400 G. Pete Dosser, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 522 918-492-8301 Christina Kendrick, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 Emily Kollmann, D.O. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 Mark Lehman, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 Kelli Lovelace, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 David Minor, M.D. 1516 S. Yorktown Place 918-712-8888 George Monks, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 M. Melissa Morgan, M.D. 1621 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Suite 202, Broken Arrow 918-459-7546

Angelo Cuzalina, M.D., D.D.S. 7322 E. 91st St. 918-392-0880

Kristen Rice, M.D. 3915 E. 51st St. 918-749-5714

CUTANEOUS ONCOLOGY AND MOHS SURGERY

Donald Seidel, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261

Carlos Gomez-Meade, D.O. 800 W. Boise Circle, Broken Arrow 918-307-0215

Miranda Smith, M.D. 3915 E. 51st St. 918-749-5714

Jeri Ramey, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

LaNette Smith, M.D. 1836 E. 15th St. 918-585-5658

Janelle Palvis, M.D. 800 W. Boise Circle, Suite 400, Broken Arrow 918-307-0215

Steven Smith, M.D. 104 Lone Oak Circle, Fort Gibson 918-478-2101

Michael Royce, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

CARDIOVASCULAR

DERMATOLOGY

J. Creed Stewart, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261

Stephen Sawyer, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612 Bruce Saxon, M.D. 8131 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 107 918-252-5114 Reginald Scott, M.D. 6839 S. Canton Ave. 918-494-0612

James Higgins, M.D. 7912 E. 31st St., Suite 320 918-496-8499

Jeff Alexander, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 503 918-494-8333

Edward Martin III, M.D. 9228 S. Mingo Road, Suite 200 918-592-0999

Lynn Anderson, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 702 918-728-3100

J. Frederick McNeer, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 317 918-809-4304

John Ashley, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1200 918-502-3376 Lisa Bull, M.D. 9245 S. Mingo Road 918-492-8980

Ashwini Vaidya, M.D. 2121 E. 21st St. 918-749-2261 Edward Yob, D.O. 800 W. Boise Circle, Suite 400, Broken Arrow 918-307-0215

TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY EMERGENCY MEDICINE Charles Farmer, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Emergency Department 918-625-7313 Merlin Kilbury, M.D. 2224 S. Boston Ave. Frank Parks, D.O. 6640 S. 76th E. Ave. 918-629-3403

Maithili Fulton, M.D. 16202 S. Lewis Ave., Bixby 918-366-0344 John Gearhart, M.D. 6528 E. 101st St., Suite I 918-392-5588 Larissa Giuliano, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, #220 918-743-8200

Chad Phillips, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave. 918-744-3528

David Griffiths, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Second Floor 918-743-8200

W. Craig Sanford Jr., M.D. St. John Sapulpa Hospital Emergency Room, Sapulpa

James Herman, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St., Suite 2B32 918-660-3077

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Christopher Hunter, M.D. 2617 S. Elm Place, Broken Arrow 918-455-4551

Tobie Bresloff, M.D. 1265 S. Utica Ave., Suite 101 918-592-0999 Andrew Khouw, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave., Floor 1 918-497-3140

FAMILY PRACTICE John Abraham, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 100 918-743-8200 Gaurangi Anklesaria, M.D. 817 S. Elm Place, Suite 104, Broken Arrow 918-251-9698 Brian Berryman, D.O. 7912 E. 31st Court 918-743-8200 Jeffrey Chasteen, D.O. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 220 918-743-8200 Debra Colpitt, M.D. 10512 N. 110th E. Ave., Suite 300, Owasso 918-376-8900 Marilyn Culp, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 370 918-392-7500 Lauren Devoe, M.D. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 100 918-579-2791 Michael Foster, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, First Floor 918-743-8200

Paul Krautter, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Second Floor 918-743-8200 Brent Laughlin, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-986-7979 Lawrence Lieberman, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 200 918-743-8200 Robert Mahaffey, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 200 918-622-2057 James Millar, M.D. 1111 S. St. Louis Ave. 918-619-4600 John Miller, D.O. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 200 918-743-8200 Kenneth Muckala, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, First Floor 918-743-8200 Joseph Nicholson III, D.O. 10626 S. Joplin Ave. 918-809-0553 Aletha Oglesby, M.D. 1810 E. 15th St., Suite C 918-993-8244 Ronald Oglesby, D.O. 1551 N. Ninth St., Broken Arrow 918-355-7900

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Harvey Tatum, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 701 918-582-6544

Richard Reinking, M.D. 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 700 918-502-7300

GENERAL SURGERY

C. David Rogers, D.O. 1506 Pecan Circle, Broken Arrow 918-449-8778

Justin Atherton, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505 Carolyn Berg, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Jess Roy, D.O., M.P.H. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 220 918-743-8200

Lawrence Brotherton III, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505

Sarah-Anne Schumann, M.D. 2321 E. Third St. 918-622-0641

Stephen Bruns, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505

Scott Sexter, M.D. 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 700 918-502-7300

Geoffrey Chow, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 600 918-634-7526

David Sholl, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 220 918-744-0225 Sharon Smallwood, M.D. 100 S. Bliss Ave., Tahlequah 918-458-3100 Jack Sommers, M.D. 1400 S. Boston Ave.

Christopher Cole, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Zachary Crislip, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 600 918-634-7500

Michael Lowe, M.D. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 400 918-599-8200 J. Michael McGee, M.D. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 320 918-294-8000

Rocky Morgan, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505

Christopher Manus, M.D. 3470 E. Frank Phillips Blvd., Bartlesville 918-200-0800

Susan Rose, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505 Patrick Ross, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505 W. Christopher Sutterfield, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-4250 Brandon Varnell, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

Patrick VanSchoyck, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 140 918-743-8200

Kevin Fisher, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

Susan Willard, D.O. 6532 E. 71st St., Suite 150 918-740-4630

Michael Griffin, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY

William Hanner, D.O. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 7250 918-600-0025

Haresh Ajmera, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 500 918-744-8115 Peter Aran, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St., Room 2B36 918-660-3653 Paul Stanton, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1002 918-481-4700

C. Anthony Howard, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 600 918-634-7500 Ronald Jackson, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Steven Katsis, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

Mark Olsen, M.D., Ph.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Debra Murray, M.D., Ph.D. 7107 S. Yale Ave., Suite 286 918-493-8068 David Scheck, M.D. 10109 E. 79th St. 918-286-5000

INFERTILITY-GYNECOLOGY GERIATRICS D. Price Kraft, M.D. 10507 E. 91st St S., Suite 210 918-307-5450

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Scott Cole, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Melinda Dunlap, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

Steven Feher, M.D. Bishops Building, 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 450 918-307-3170

Timothy Hepner, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 800 918-301-2505

Stephen Barman, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

Mark Meese, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

William Stringer, M.D. 10711 E. 11th St. 918-583-7233

James Davies, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-900-2520

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Michael Gold, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 A. Dwayne Jenkins, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Daron Street, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Eric Thomas, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

GYNECOLOGY-WOMEN’S HEALTH Kathleen Glaze, M.D. 6136 E. 32nd Place 918-665-6400

HAND SURGERY Jeffrey Stromberg, M.D. 1809 E. 13th St. 918-582-6800

Judith Blackwell, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200

INTERNAL MEDICINE Brent Beasley, M.D. 4444 S. 41st St. 918-619-4400 Stephen Fincher, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 704 918-502-4250 Christine Franden, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 1120 918-794-0224 Jeffrey Galles, D.O. 10512 N. 110th E. Ave., Owasso 918-376-8900 Stephen Gawey, M.D. 1819 E. 19th St., Suite 302 918-742-0552

Michael Gebetsberger, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 200 918-392-5470

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TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY Robert Hauger, M.D. 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 600 918-491-5990 Philip Hess, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 704 918-502-4250 Donald Higgins, M.D. 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 900 918-481-4944 T. Karl Hoskison, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St. 918-660-3467 John Hubner, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 108 918-742-5533 Michael Hubner, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 108 918-712-8111 Martina Jelley, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St. Internal Medicine-Third Floor 918-660-3456 M. Byron Jennings, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Jerome Long, M.D. 9322 E. 41st St. 918-764-7299 David Nierenberg, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-984-4999 Anu Prabhala, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave. 918-497-3140 John Schumann, M.D. 4444 E. 41st St. 918-619-4400 Tracy Smith, M.D. 1444 S. Owasso Ave. 918-748-7600 Edward Taylor, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 3711 918-392-9968 David Traub, M.D. 7614 E. 91st St., Suite 180 918-494-9994 Michael Weisz, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St. 918-660-3460 William Yarborough, M.D. 2811 E. 15th St. 918-935-3240

INTERNAL MEDICINEPEDIATRIC, MEDICAL INFORMATICS David Kendrick, M.D., M.P.H. P.O. Box 56 918-660-3116

INTERNAL MEDICINEPEDIATRICS Christopher Sudduth, M.D., M.P.H. 5014 E. 101st St., Suite 200 918-859-7795 Darren Thomas, M.D. 6161 S. Yale Ave. 918-502-1900

INTERNAL MEDICINE/ GERIATRIC MEDICINE Lisa Duckett, M.D. 6815 S. Richmond Place 636-736-3166

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Andrew Revelis, M.D. 10810 E. 45th St., Suite 400 918-742-7030

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE Gerald Hale, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., #363 918-477-5942

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY Steven Buck, D.O. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Alan Keller, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Ali Moussa, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Charles Strnad, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Charles Taylor, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Jennifer Trottman, M.D. 11212 E. 48th St. 918-556-3000 Kevin Weibel, D.O., F.A.C.P. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

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MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY James Webb Jr., M.D. 6550 E. 71st St., Suite 200 918-260-9322

NEPHROLOGY Sunil Agrawal, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 364 918-712-5000 Reza Azadi, D.O. 2605 W. Main St., Jenks 918-209-4550

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T. Lance Lane, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., #800 918-747-9691

Ryan Tackla, M.D. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 300 918-749-0762

Melissa Dietz, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 401 918-749-1413

Lora Larson, M.D. 6161 S. Yale Ave., Labor and Delivery 918-494-2226

Michael Thambuswamy, M.D. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 300 918-749-0762

NEUROLOGY

Kusum Bhandari, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 364 918-712-5000

John Cattaneo, M.D. 591 E. 36th St. N. 918-634-7817

Mary Ann Cameron, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 507 918-712-5000

Gregory Connor, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 620 918-481-4781

Jay Fu, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 507 918-712-5000

Jeanne Edwards, M.D. 1717B S. Utica Ave., Suite 200 918-712-7900

Robert Gold, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 507 918-712-5000

Shashi Husain, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 520 918-587-5534

Diptesh Gupta, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 507 918-712-5000

Kevin Klos, M.D. 7134 S. Yale Ave., Suite 205 918-392-4530

Rajat Kaul, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 364 918-712-5000 Thomas Kenkel, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 364 918-712-5000 Janet Russell, M.D. 1145 S. Utica Ave., Suite 364 918-712-5000 Anand Udupa, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 507 918-712-5000

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Scott Dull, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 710 918-502-4900 Steven Gaede, M.D. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 300 918-749-0762 David Malone, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 706 918-794-5542 John Marouk, D.O. 2128 S. Atlanta Place 918-583-5131

OB-GYN J. Clark Bundren, M.D. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 6220 918-492-6000 Jennifer Butler, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200 William Campbell II, M.D. 9029 S. Hudson Ave. 918-481-0022 Robin Carson, D.O. 5010 E. 68th St., Suite 200 918-960-2827

Jennifer Donnelly, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 800 918-747-9641 Paul Gehring, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-712-8700 Jennifer Gibbens, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., 6 West, Labor and Delivery 918-744-2506

Darla Lofgren, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200 Heather Martin, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 610 918-556-6500 A. Cole Nilson, D.O. 10011 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-299-5151

Rachel Gibbs, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 508 918-502-4040

Stacy Noland, D.O. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200

Karen Gold, M.D., M.S.C.I. 4502 E. 41st St. 918-619-4203

Lana Oglesbee, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 615 918-502-4600

Gena Gray, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-712-8700

Daran Parham, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 401 918-749-1413

Mark Harman, M.D. 4444 E. 41st St., Suite 1700 918-582-0884 Kathleen Heffron, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200 Monica Henning, M.D. 4444 E. 41st St., Third Floor, Suite B 918-619-4200 Marsha Howerton, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-794-0701

Angela Christy, D.O. 7912 E. 31st Court, Third Floor 918-743-8200

Lori Hubbard, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 800 918-747-9641

Grant Cox, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-712-8700

Mary Kirk, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 605 918-508-2200

Joseph Cunningham, M.D. 1400 S. Boston Ave., Blue Cross 918-551-2421

Tracey Lakin, M.D. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200

Trisha Parks, D.O. 5010 E. 68th St., Suite 200 918-960-2827 Cheryl Razdan, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 610 918-556-6500 Lauralee Ribaudo, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 800 918-747-9641 Sarah Shepherd, D.O. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700 918-712-8700 Shelley Shoun, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Third Floor 918-743-8200 Robert Sterling, M.D. 10011 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-299-5151 Crista Thomas, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 800 918-747-9641 Stephen Ward, M.D. 4444 E. 41st St. 918-619-4203

TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY Kelly Wisley, D.O. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 350 918-293-6200

OB-GYN-FAMILY PRACTICE Jon Calvert, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 300 918-749-0804

OCULOFACIAL SURGERY (OPHTHALMOLOGY)

Jamal Siddiqui, M.D. 7171 S. Yale Ave., Suite 103 918-499-3937

Kevin Dukes, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Robert Marsh, D.O. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Wesley Stotler, D.O. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Jules Dumais, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1401

George Mauerman, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Henry Stroope, M.D. 4140 S.E. Adams Road, Suite 103, Bartlesville 918-214-8232

Scott Dunitz, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Yogesh Mittal, M.D. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 200 918-582-6800

Gwendolyn Emerson, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-994-6277

David Mokhtee, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Jeff Fox, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Jeffrey Morris, D.O. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Jason GrifďŹ n, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

David Nonweiler, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Chad Hanson, D.O. 1809 E. 13th St .

918-582-6800

Brent Nossaman, D.O. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Bryan Hawkins, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Victor Palomino, D.O. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 200 918-582-6800

Randall Hendricks, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

Jennifer Peterson, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave 918-392-1400

Gregory Holt, M.D. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 100 918-582-6800

Paul Peterson, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-236-4580

Kasra Ahmadinia, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 John Balbas, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Neel Kumar, M.D. 6827 S. Memorial Drive 918-252-2020

James Bischoff, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1520 833-577-4263

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Darnell Blackmon, M.D. 1809 E. 13st St., Suite 200 918-582-6800

Ray Balyeat II, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 501 918-749-2220

Bradford Boone, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Todd Brockman, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 403 918-742-5513

R. Tyler Boone, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Kali Cole, M.D. 1826 E. 15th St., Suite B 918-574-2297

Christopher Browne, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

Thomas Finley, M.D. 2424 E. 21st St., Suite 200 918-949-4577

James Cash, M.D. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1520 918-900-2520

Lars Freisberg, M.D. 2424 E. 21st St., Suite 200 918-949-4577

Jessica Childe, D.O. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Charles Garrett III, M.D. 6606 S. Yale Ave., Suite 205 918-477-6088

William Clark Jr., M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-392-1400

Marc Goldberg, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 1010 918-584-4433 Justin Parschauer, D.O. 2424 E. 21st St., Suite 200 918-949-4577 Walter Peters Jr., M.D. 8131 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 106 918-307-0496 B. Ben Pettigrove II, M.D. 6606 S. Yale Ave., Suite 220 918-492-4122 James Ronk, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 215 918-492-8455

Highlighted doctors are advertisers

Marcy Clements, D.O. 4812 E. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-392-1400 Scott Cochran, M.D. 4140 S.E. Adams Road, Bartlesville 918-214-8232 Thomas Craven, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767 Richard Drake, D.O. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400 Brent Dressler, D.O. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Antoine Jabbour, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400 Navin Kilambi, M.D. 12455 E. 100th St. N., Suite 120, Owasso 918-272-9464 David King, D.O. 4140 S.E. Adams Road, Suite 103, Bartlesville 918-214-8232 Sarat Kunapuli, D.O. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 Jay Lorton, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 Brian Lovelace, M.D. 12455 E. 100th St. N., Suite 120, Owasso 918-272-9464 Mark Maguire, M.D. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 450 918-307-3170

Preston Phillips, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-494-4460 Scott Rahhal, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 J. Scott Reid, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400 R. Clio Robertson, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767 Blake Shockley, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767 James Slater, M.D. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400 Travis Smallwood, D.O. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 100 918-582-6800

Richard Thomas, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-392-1400

PAIN MANAGEMENT Christopher Martin, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-392-1400 Martin Martucci, M.D. 10810 E. 45th St., Suite 400 918-742-7030 Lam Nguyen, D.O. 9320 S. Mingo Road 918-901-9701

Fernando Villamil, M.D. 512 N. Franklin St., Suite 200, Jenks 918-301-3156

Hugo Salguero, M.D. 3840 S. 103rd E. Ave., Suite 100 918-921-9700

Garrett Watts, M.D. 10507 E. 91st St., #350 918-451-3000

PATHOLOGY

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Robert Byrd, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571

Stephen Brownlee, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636

Tamara Chaney, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571

Jeremy Foon, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636

Sandra Clark, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-494-1363

Alen Munson Fuller, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 100 918-742-7376

A. Neil Crowson, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Pathology Dept.

918-744-2553

David Hall, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636 Bruce Hudkins, M.D. 6802 S. Olympia Ave. W., Suite 200 918-288-2398 Anthony Loehr, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636 Evan Moore, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636 William Sawyer II, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636 Christopher Siemens, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636 Atul Vaidya, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636

OTOLOGY David White, M.D. 5020 E. 68th St. 918-492-3636

Neil Fuehrer, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571 Ashley Gable, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571 Brent Hartsell, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Pathology Dept.

918-744-2555 Anne Herdman Royal, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571 Cynthia Holmes, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571 Sean Smith, M.D. 4142 S. Mingo Road 918-744-2553 Cindi Starkey, M.D., Ph.D. 4142 S. Mingo Road 918-744-2553 James Taylor, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Regional Medical Lab 918-744-2553

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TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY Sigrid Wayne, M.D. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 290 918-712-5571

Jerry Freed, D.O. 7512 E. 91st St. 918-728-2505

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Richard Gordon, M.D. 7600 S. Lewis Ave. 918-493-2229

Kyle Bielefeld, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St., Pediatric Dept.

918-660-3401 William Jackson Jr., M.D. 6151 S. Yale Ave., Suite 2402 918-481-4600 Matthew Kimberling, M.D. 6151 S. Yale Ave., Suite 2402 918-495-2629 Allis Kliewer, M.D. 6151 S. Yale Ave., Suite 2402 918-481-4600 Cynthia Lundt, M.D. 6151 S. Yale Ave., Suite 402 918-481-4600

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY Terence Carey, M.D. 7125 S. Braden Ave., Suite A 918-481-8100

PEDIATRIC SURGERYPEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY Richard Ranne, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 606 918-748-7878

PEDIATRICS Suresh Bharani, M.D. 3300 S. Aspen Ave., Suite B, Broken Arrow 918-455-4140 Cheryl Boyd, D.O. 8439 N. 117th E. Ave., Owasso 918-272-8989 Kathleen Boyls, M.D. 7912 E. 31st St., Suite 120 918-743-8200 Frederick Cohen, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 902 918-502-4210 Patrick Daley, M.D. 1589 E. 19th St. 918-743-8941 Jean Feghali, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave., Third Floor 918-497-3004

Sherri Gordon, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-747-7544

Kenneth Setter, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-747-7544

Lesley Landis, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 100 918-403-6327

Pratibha Shah, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave., Third Floor 918-497-3004

Mark Mathers, D.O. 1844 E. 15th St. 918-749-7177

Kristin Stevens, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 715 918-481-4750

Stephen Paulsen, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1020 918-481-2900

Edward Gustavson, M.D. 10901 E. 76th St. N., Owasso 918-212-1051

A. Heather Thompson, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 715 918-481-4750

Kelly Harmon, M.D. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 201 918-494-5170

S. Sandra Wan, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-747-7544

Lisa Hart, D.O. 2424 E. 21st St., Suite 340 918-745-0501 Sarah Hayden, D.O. 1589 E. 19th St. 918-743-8941

Donald Zetik Jr., M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-747-7544

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY Jeanne Hayes, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St. 918-660-3400 James Hendricks, M.D. 1400 S. Boston Ave. 918-551-3140 Janet Jones, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 120 918-743-8200 Jessica Keller, M.D. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 300 918-747-7544 Laurie Mickle, M.D. 10512 N. 110th E. Ave., Suite 300, Owasso 918-376-8901 Franz Moncada, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 408 918-481-4880 Cashel Newhouse, M.D. 7912 E. 31st Court, Suite 120 918-743-8200 Carl Pfanstiel Jr., M.D. 1220 N. Elm Place, Broken Arrow 918-258-1955 Valerie Ritter, D.O. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 150 918-806-8800

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Highlighted doctors are advertisers

Greg Ratliff, M.D. 2107 E. 15th St. 918-712-0888

PSYCHIATRY Jenny Boyer, M.D., Ph.D., J.D. Veterans Affairs Tel-a-Medicine Harold Ginzburg, M.D., J.D. Tinker Air Force Base Ondria Gleason, M.D. 4502 E. 41st St. 918-660-3511

Richard Bregman, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 650 918-502-5600 Fred Garfinkel, M.D. 591 E. 36th St. N. 918-619-8770 Andrew Gottehrer, M.D. 1245 S. Utica Ave., Third Floor 918-382-2560 Suzanne Olive, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 200 918-748-8381 E. Joe Schelbar, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1200 918-494-9288

Richard Laughlin, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Radiology Dept.

918-744-2171

Hassan Abou Houli, M.D. 2408 E. 81st St., Suite 110 918-477-5161

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB

William Goad, M.D. 2408 E. 81st St., Suite 109 918-392-7180

Jacob O’Meilia, M.D. 6655 S. Yale Ave. 918-491-3700

Diane Heaton, M.D. 1120 S. Utica Ave., Radiation Therapy Dept.

918-579-8200

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Timothy Pettingell, M.D. 4735 E. 91st St., Suite 100 918-252-7952 Sri Reddy, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-392-1400 Kathleen Sisler, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

PLASTIC-RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Paul Callegari, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1050 918-494-8200 E. Bradley Garber Jr., M.D. 1784 S. Utica Ave. 918-745-2117

Samuel Martin, M.D. 6333 E. Shelly Drive 918-664-4224

Grenville Jones, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200 Alex Mirakian, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

PUBLIC HEALTH/PEDIATRICS Douglas Stewart, D.O. 1400 S. Boston Ave. 918-551-3089

M. Connie Nguyen, M.D. 12697 E. 51st St. S. 918-505-3200

PULMONARY

Stephen Sack, M.D., Ph.D. 6161 S. Yale Ave. 918-494-1585

Bruce Barton, M.D. 1725 E. 19th St., Suite 200 918-748-8381 Jennifer Bierach, M.D. 1245 S. Utica Ave., Third Floor East 918-382-2560 W. Mark Boomer, M.D. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1200 918-494-9288

Anne Kozlowski, D.O. 4111 S. Darlington Ave., Suite 700 918-743-8943

PULMONARY-CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Mark Kelley, M.D. 1705 E. 19th St., Suite 512 918-747-6095

PSYCHIATRY AND ADDICTION MEDICINE

Lisa Hayes, D.O. 4111 S. Darlington Ave., Suite 700 918-747-4975

Mark Kraemer, M.D. 4111 S. Darlington Ave., Suite 700 918-743-8838

Alan Hasegawa, M.D. 6655 S. Yale Ave. 918-491-3700

Ashok Kache, M.D. P.O. Box 52593 918-584-3548

Kim Hauger, M.D. 4111 S. Darlington Ave., Suite 700 918-743-8838

Brian Worley, M.D. 8801 S. 101st E. Ave. 918-294-4000

Gary Denslow, M.D. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 400 918-949-9898

Jeffrey Halsell, D.O. 9308 S. Toledo Ave. 918-728-8020

RADIOLOGY Penni Barrett, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 410 918-502-9506

Charles Stewart, M.D., Ph.D. 6161 S. Yale Ave., NWBCC 918-494-1585 Terry Styles, M.D. 1120 S. Utica Ave., Radiation Therapy Dept.

918-579-8200

Jonathan Schnitker, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Radiology Dept.

918-744-2171 Robert Streight, M.D. 8282 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 106 918-254-5525 Philip Traino Jr., D.O. P.O. Box 4975 918-743-8838 Thomas White, M.D. 1819 E. 19th St., Suite 410 918-744-2442

REHABILITATIONEMERGENCY-PAIN Anil Reddy, M.D., M.B.A. 9725 E. 79th St., Suite A 918-252-0112

REPRODUCTIVE ENDO-INFERTILITY Stanley Prough, M.D. 115 E. 15th St. 918-584-2870

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY Shauna McKinney, M.D. 115 E. 15th St. 918-584-2870

TULSA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY RETINA AND VITREOUS SURGERY

Stephen Confer, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

James McGeady, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

W. Jason Cook, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

J. Steve Miller, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Cole Davis, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Oren Miller III, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Robert Garrett, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 910 918-502-3200

Sean Doyle, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Marc Milsten, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Paul Kempe, M.D. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 910 918-502-3200

John Forrest, M.D. 1923 S. Utica Ave., Surgery Dept.

918-744-3649

Sunshine Murray, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

UROLOGICAL SURGERY

Kevin Gancarczyk, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

William Surbeck, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 200 918-236-4567

Caleb Nunley, M.D. 12455 E. 100th St. N., Suite 120, Owasso 918-272-9464

RHEUMATOLOGY

Ellen Zanetakis, M.D. 1430 Terrace Drive 918-748-8024

Keith Stanley, M.D. 5925 E. 108th St. 918-392-1400

Manuel Calvin, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave. 918-495-2685

SPORTS MEDICINE

Kyle Piwonka, D.O. 2424 E. 21st St., Suite 200 918-949-4577

Lindsay Cunningham, D.O. 4812 S. 108th E. Ave., Suite 200 918-236-4567 Timothy Huettner, M.D. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 7100 918-491-9007 Michael Malloy, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave. 918-495-2685 Alan Martin, M.D. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 200 918-236-4576

DiAnne Adams, D.O. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., #100 918-392-1400 Jeffrey Cunningham, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 Britney Else, D.O. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400 T. Jeff Emel, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300 Steven Hardage, M.D. 6475 S. Yale Ave., Suite 301 918-494-9300

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THORACICCARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

W. Todd Brookover, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

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Robert Bruce, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Scott Litwiller, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Jeremy Carrico, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Sara Newell, M.D. 6160 S. Yale Ave. 918-495-2685

Joseph Padalino, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765 Curtis Powell, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

Clark Tingleaf, M.D. 10512 N. 110th E. Ave., Owasso 918-376-8926 Michael Wilkin, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765 Andrew Wright, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

UROLOGY James L’Esperance, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

VASCULAR-ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY Kevin Taubman, M.D. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 600 918-634-7500

Charles Pritchard, M.D. 10901 E. 48th St. S. 918-749-8765

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TULSA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

DERMATOLOGY

Melvin Van Boven, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 305 918-582-0001

Edward Yob, D.O. 800 W. Boise Circle, Broken Arrow 918-307-0215

ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY/ LABORATORY MEDICINE

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Terry Gerard, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 305 918-582-0001

Dennis Blankenship, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5104

ANESTHESIA

Mark Blubaugh, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5104

Stephen Bovasso, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5427 Jeffrey Calava, D.O. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 250 918-481-6494 Sarah Carter Layman, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5412

Michael Cannon, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5373 Jennifer Eischen Galbraith, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5104 David Gearhart, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5373

Dale Derby, D.O. 10502 N. 110th E. Ave., Owasso 918-231-0384

Joshua Gentges, D.O. 1120 S. Utica Ave. 918-579-1000

Gerald Hale, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 363 918-477-5950

Greg Gray, D.O. 10501 E. 91st St. S. 918-307-6920

Bryan Simms, D.O. 10109 E. 79th St. 918-286-5000

Aaron Lane, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5155

CARDIOLOGY

Micheal Schiesel, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-599-5373

Steve Kim, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 500 918-582-7711 Dan Wildes, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 225 918-582-7730

William Wylie, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-744-3528

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Matt Wilkett, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 225 918-582-7711

Christian Hanson, D.O. 9228 S. Mingo Road, Suite 102 918-592-0999

Gregory A. Hill, D.O. 6151 S. Yale Ave.. Suite 100 918-494-8500

EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY Robert Archer, D.O. 6151 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1301 918-502-3200 John Carabello, D.O. 802 S. Jackson St., Suite 200 918-585-3372 Larry Dullye, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 200 918-585-3372

Tom Hamilton, D.O. 6802 S. Olympia Ave., Suite 200 918-388-9740 Brad Mons, D.O. 10109 E. 79th St. 918-286-5638

FAMILY MEDICINE Jenny Alexopulos, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 420 918-584-5364

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Patrick Allen, D.O. 1205 W. Main St., Collinsville 918-938-0040 David Asher, D.O. 2651 E. 21st St., Suite 402 918-744-0110 Stephen Barnes, D.O. 3345 S. Harvard Ave., Suite 201 918-748-8111 Donald Barney, D.O. 5906 E. 31st St., Suite 2 918-508-7008 Kash Biddle, D.O. 3300 S. Aspen Ave., Suite C, Broken Arrow 918-455-2416 James Burleson, D.O. 10506 S. Memorial Drive 918-369-3200 D. Paul Campbell, D.O. 8523 E. 11th St., Suite C 918-836-7147 Gary Cannon, D.O. 13600 E. 86th St. N., Suite 400, Owasso 918-272-2247 James Coder III, D.O. 705 W. Oakland St., Broken Arrow 918-251-2666 Lora Cotton, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 420 918-584-5364 Brian Crotty, D.O. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., #LL-100 918-748-7890 Bryan Dalton, D.O. 3100 S. Elm Place, Suite A, Broken Arrow 918-455-7777 Bobby Daniel, D.O. 4325 E. 51st St., Suite 120 918-492-7546 W. Stephen Eddy, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980 R. Michael Eimen, D.O. P.O. Box 323, Mannford 918-865-5000 Amanda Gorden Green, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980

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Christopher Moses, D.O. 8222 S. Harvard Ave. 918-493-3838

Terence Grewe, D.O. 3316 E. 21st St., Suite A 918-749-3533

Lana Myers, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980

Sarah Hall, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980 H. Dwight Hardy III, D.O. 9001 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 270 918-392-7000 Tara Hasenpflug, D.O. 7600 S. Lewis Ave. 918-493-2229 Carole Howard, D.O. 705 W. Oakland St., Broken Arrow 918-251-2666 Beau Jennings, D.O. 1551 N. Ninth St., Broken Arrow 918-355-7900 Leroy Jeske, D.O. 3100 S. Elm Place, Suite A, Broken Arrow 918-455-7777 Duane Koehler, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-584-4387 Erin Kratz, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980

William Pettit, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-8212 Trung Pham, D.O. 10016-A S. Mingo Road 918-459-0583 Barclay Sappington, D.O. 8523 E. 11th St., Suite C 918-836-3913 Joseph Schlecht, D.O. 2605 W. Main St., Jenks 918-298-2339 Thomas Schooley, D.O. 100 W. Fifth St., LL1020 918-588-7200 Patrick Sharp, D.O. 9175 S. Yale Ave., Suite 220 918-392-8686 Robert Shepler, D.O. 3332 W. Okmulgee, Muskogee 918-682-2481 Susan Steele, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 420 918-584-5364 Layne Subera, D.O. 201 E. Second St., Skiatook 918-396-1262

Regina Lewis, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-561-8543

Yvan Thomas, D.O. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 404 918-748-7640

Michael Maddox, D.O. 6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 850 918-481-7700

Nick Thompson, D.O. 514 Plaza Court, Sand Springs 918-215-5100

Colin Marouk, D.O. 2950 S. Elm Place, Suite 160, Broken Arrow 918-449-3750

Christopher Thurman, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 420 918-584-5364

Daniel Martin, D.O. 14226 S. Elm St., Glenpool 918-322-9510 Andrea McEachern, D.O. 14002 E. 21st St., Suite 1130 918-439-1500 Connie Mertz, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-224-9620 Ruth Miller, D.O. 6135 S. 90th E. Ave. 918-742-1996

Candy Ting, D.O. 4408 S. Harvard Ave. 918-574-0350 L. Janelle Whitt, D.O. 1111 S. St. Louis Ave. 918-246-9361 Susan Willard, D.O. 6532 E. 71st St., Suite 150 918-740-4630 Dianna Willis, D.O. 615 S. Mission St., Suite A, Sapulpa 918-224-8425

R. Jeff Wright, D.O. 5050 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-355-9492 Terence M. Williams, D.O. 20 E. 34th St., Sand Springs 918-245-9675

FAMILY PRACTICE

Richard Schafer, D.O. 222 N. Main St., Bristow 918-367-6533

GASTROENTEROLOGY Sheldon Berger, D.O. 10210 E. 91st St. S. 918-940-8500 David James, D.O. 3345 S. Harvard Ave., Suite 301 918-749-3399 David Morris, D.O. 10210 E. 91st St. S. 918-940-8500 Scott Hendrickson, D.O. 10109 E. 79th St. 918-286-5000

GENERAL SURGERY Adam Bradley, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 505 918-747-5322

Christopher Cole, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Brian Diener, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 505 918-747-5322 Kevin Fisher, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Douglas Foster, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 505 918-747-5322 Michael Griffin, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400 Ronald Jackson, D.O. 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 1100 918-505-3400

TULSA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBER PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY

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Nathan Roberts, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 505 918-747-5322

Kenneth Trinidad, D.O. 1006 W. 23rd St. 918-742-4881

Joseph Johnson, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St., Suite A120D 918-561-5880

Marchel Clements, D.O. 4802 S. 109th E. Ave. 918-392-1400

Susan Young, D.O. 4700 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrrow 918-290-2300

Ethel Vasquez-Harmon, D.O. 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 200 918-748-7600

A. Cole Nilson, D.O. 10011 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-299-5151

Richard Drake, D.O. 4812 S. 109th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-236-4580

HOSPITALIST

Anne Winsjansen, D.O. 6161 S. Yale Ave. 918-502-1900

Bruce Baugher, D.O. 1705 E. 19th St., Suite 302 918-748-7585

INTERNAL

Amy Hurlurt, D.O. 744 W. Ninth St. 918-587-2561

NEONATOLOGY Michael Lenhart, D.O. 1120 S. Utica Ave., Suite 4505 918-579-5405

NEPHROLOGY INTERNAL MEDICINE Damon Baker, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Third Floor 918-382-5064

Justin Chronister, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-582-1972 Katherine Cook, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Third Floor 918-382-5064 Micah Derby, D.O. 1205 W. Main St., Collinsville 918-938-0040 Jonelle Dutton-Gaddis, D.O. 10505 E. 91st St., Suite 201 918-307-3250 John Hervert, D.O. 9645 Riverside Parkway, Suite C 918-561-1500 Madhuri Lad, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Third Floor 918-382-5064 Russell Moneypenny, D.O. 10512 N. 110 E. Ave., Suite 300, Owasso 918-376-8900 Paul Rock, D.O. 801 E. 91st St. 918-828-4066 Gary Slick, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-584-4379 Mousumi Som, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Third Floor 918-382-5064

Trisha Parks, D.O. 5010 E. 68th St. 918-502-2200 Richard Polk, D.O. 2840 E. 51st St. 918-749-0898 Nathan Rapp, D.O. 10011 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-299-5151

Kenneth Calabrese, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 301 918-582-3154

Rita Sanders, D.O. 4706 E. 87th St. 918-254-7222

Christy Wilson, D.O. 6465 S. Yale Ave., Suite 401 918-582-3154

Jay Williamson, D.O. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 800 918-747-9641

NEUROLOGY Jay Johnson, D.O. 7134 S. Yale Ave., Suite 450 918-743-2882 L. Keith Simmons, D.O. 9709 E. 79th St. 918-994-4000

NEUROSURGERY

OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE Robin Dyer, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St., Room 242 918-561-1264 Mark Thai, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-582-1980

John Main, D.O. 7702 E. 91st St., Suite 220 918-764-9999

Jennifer Wilson, D.O. 2345 Southwest Blvd.

918-561-1131

John Marouk, D.O. 2128 S. Atlanta Place 918-583-5131

ONCOLOGY

Greg Wilson, D.O. 9709 E. 79th St. S. 918-994-4000

OB-GYN Corey Babb, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Suite 200 918-586-4500 J. Martin Beal, D.O. 2000 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 701 918-747-9641 Robin Carson, D.O. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 245 918-250-2033 G. Michael Freeman, D.O. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 210 918-294-3430

Jaclyn Jones, D.O. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 100 918-574-0220 Jeffrey Morris, D.O. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767 Brent Nossaman, D.O. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 200 918-481-2767

OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATION/CLINICAL ASST. PROFESSOR Leslie Ching, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-1131

PATHOLOGY

Karlis Sloka, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-8231

PEDIATRICS Cheryl Boyd, D.O. 8439 N. 117th E. Ave., Owasso 918-272-8989 Travis Campbell, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Suite 400 918-382-3100

Steven Buck, D.O. 12697 E. 51st St. 918-505-3200

Rhonda Casey, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-3190

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Scott Cyrus, D.O. 8803 S. 101st E. Ave., Suite 200 918-307-2273

Robert Ellis Baker, D.O. 111 W. Broadway St., Broken Arrow 918-258-5656 Daniel Langley, D.O. 10010 E. 81st St., Suite 100 918-250-2020 John Saurino, D.O. 220 W. 71st St. 918-747-7799

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Clint Basener, D.O. 9709 E. 79th St. 918-994-9400

PEDIATRICS Shawna Duncan, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-3100 Amanda Foster, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-3190 Colony Fugate, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-3100

Chelsea Galutia, D.O. 13600 E. 86th St. N., Suite 400, Owasso 918-272-2247 Jeremy Jones, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-4600 Binh Phung, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Suite 400 918-382-3100 Heather Rector, D.O. 717 S. Houston Ave., Fourth Floor 918-382-3100 Kayse Shrum, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-8201

PLASTIC SURGERY Laurie Duckett, D.O. 1809 E. 13th St., Suite 400 918-584-5817 Joey Manduano, D.O. 2219 E. 21st St. 918-749-5522 Mark Mathers, D.O. 1844 E. 15th St. 918-749-7177

PSYCHIATRY Jason Beaman, D.O. 1111 W. 17th St. 918-561-8269 Mark Gage, D.O. 211 S. Garnett Road 918-438-4257 Sarah Land, D.O. 7302 S. Yale Ave. 918-591-2510

Anne Kozlowski, D.O. 4111 S. Darlington Ave., Suite 700 918-743-8943

REHAB MEDICINE Jeffrey Halsell, D.O. 9308 S. Toledo Ave. 918-748-8020

RHEUMATOLOGY Carrie Gilstrap, D.O. 1430 Terrace Drive 918-748-8024

RHEUMATOLOGY/INTERNAL MEDICINE James McKay, D.O. 1430 Terrace Drive 918-748-8024

STAFF PHYSICIAN Clell Pond, D.O. 1130 E. Lansing St., Broken Arrow 918-258-9111

SURGERY

Hal Robbins, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 505 918-747-5322

UROLOGICAL SURGERY Raji Gill, D.O. 802 S. Jackson Ave., Suite 400 918-599-5756 C. Michael Johnson, D.O. 1220 N. Florence Ave., Claremore 918-343-6100

PULMONOLOGY E. Joseph Sutton, D.O. 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee 918-577-3220

RADIOLOGY Shannon Calhoun, D.O. 212 Homestead Drive, Bartlesville 918-607-5927 George Erbacher, D.O. 4500 S. Garnett Road, Suite 919 918-728-6145

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TULSA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY MEMBER DENTISTS BY SPECIALTY DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Ronald Harrison, D.D.S. 1201 Heritage Circle, Pawnee 918-762-6561

ENDODONTICS

Ronald Anderson, D.D.S. 7134 S. Yale Ave., Suite 205 918-523-5080 Kenneth Bezan, D.M.D. 5555 E. 71st St. 918-524-3366 Christopher DeLong, D.D.S. 12899 E. 76th St. N., Suite 108, Owasso 918-272-2488 Alvaro Gonzalez, D.M.D. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 9210 918-524-3366 Edward Grimes, D.D.S. 1420 S. Lewis Ave. 918-749-8101

James Strand, D.D.S. 4416 W. Houston St., Broken Arrow 918-615-3600 Byron Tucker, D.D.S. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 9210 918-524-3366 John Warden, D.M.D. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 9210 918-524-3366 David Woodard, D.D.S. 1121 S. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-493-3500 Kent Wyatt, D.D.S. 5555 E. 71st St., Suite 9210 918-524-3366

GENERAL PRACTICE

Toby Allen, D.D.S. 8194 E. 111th St. S., Bixby 405-692-5551

Benson Baty, D.M.D. 7335 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 206 918-496-1051 Calysta Beatty, D.D.S. 1334 N. Lansing Ave. 918-295-6140 Kathryn Beller, D.D.S. 7711 E. 81st St. 918-461-2766 Terry Bennett, D.M.D. 1616 S. Denver Ave. 918-582-8651 Steven Berklacy, D.D.S. 6144 S. Lewis Ave. 918-743-0700 Seth Bingham, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1100 918-492-7010 Wesley Black, D.D.S. 6112 E. 61st St. 918-745-0500

Eugenia Johnson, D.D.S. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 340 918-994-6000

Addie Allen-Steed, D.D.S. 225 N. U.S. Highway 169, Oologah 918-443-9900

Fred Blythe, D.D.S. 8110 E. 21st St. 918-622-5700

Jeffrey Johnson, D.M.D. 7134 S. Yale Ave., Suite 205 918-523-5080

Richard Amilian, D.M.D. 6911 S. 66th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-493-1886

Melissa Bowler, D.D.S. 1310 W. Main St., Collinsville 918-371-3774

William Johnson, D.D.S. 7420 S. Yale Ave. 918-493-5001

Bryan Archer, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 312 918-494-4445

Karla Boyd, D.D.S. 8415 N. 125th E. Ave., Owasso 918-272-0031

Michael Kubelka, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 201 918-494-4144

Frank Archer, D.D.S. 9224 S. Toledo Court 918-938-6161

Bobby Bratton, D.D.S. 9 N. Atlanta St., Owasso 918-272-1256

David Maddox, D.D.S. 5010 E. 68th St., Suite 202 918-493-3500

Jeremy Archer, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 312 918-494-4445

Allen Braumiller Jr., D.D.S. 30273 E. State Highway 51, Coweta 918-486-6516

David Pedicord, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 208 918-491-5888

Mark Argo, D.D.S. 8500 N. 129th E. Ave., Owasso 918-274-8500

Bryan Pollard, D.D.S. 6112 E. 61st St. 918-492-9415

Jamie Ariana, D.D.S. 4329 S. Peoria Ave., Suite 335 918-346-6016

Zack Ritter, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 712 918-481-6622

Bonnie Arnould, D.D.S. 7311 S. Lewis Ave. 918-496-3377

Edward Roberts, D.D.S. 4608 S. Harvard Ave. 918-749-4621

Forrest Arnould, D.D.S. 7311 S. Lewis Ave. 918-496-3377

Denny Southard, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave. 918-481-8622

Lauren Avery, D.D.S. 4329 S. Peoria Ave., Suite 335 918-346-6016

Laurie Southard, D.D.S. 5010 E. 68th St. 918-493-3880

George Ballew, D.D.S. 400 Oak St., Taft 918-683-8365

Amy Stone, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 712 918-481-6622

Sonali Banerjee, D.D.S. 5510 E. 41st St., Suite C 918-884-6523

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Michael Breland, D.D.S. 20 W. Lee Ave., Sapulpa 918-224-0551

Highlighted dentists are advertisers Travis Burkett, D.D.S. 1226 W. Broadway St., Drumright 918-844-4625 Jennifer Burkitt, D.D.S. 9729 E. 79th St. 918-250-5030 George Bussman, D.D.S. 6716 E. Pine St. 918-836-6884 Changa Cannon, D.D.S. 7458 S. Olympia Ave. 918-559-5070 Patricia Cannon, D.D.S. 4720 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-455-4242 Creed Cardon, D.D.S. 6634 S. Memorial Drive 918-872-7140 John Carletti, D.D.S. 635 S. Main St., Sapulpa 918-224-0369 Dennis Carlile, D.D.S. 901 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-258-8658 Conrad Casler, D.D.S. 6911 S. 66th E. Ave., Suite 300 918-477-7677 Carolyn Caudle, D.D.S. 401 S. Boston Ave., Suite 1800 918-582-3877 Jerome Cha, D.D.S. 9445 S. Mingo Road 918-286-7776 Misty Chaser, D.D.S. 2000 N.W. 48th St., Oklahoma City 918-230-0638

Jeffrey Broermann, D.D.S. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 510 918-492-1106

Trischa Clarke, D.D.S. 427 W. Stone Wood Drive, Broken Arrow 918-615-3580

Richard Brown, D.D.S. 7115 S. Yale Ave. 918-492-8675

Raymond Clock, D.D.S. 3419 E. Admiral Place 918-834-1587

John Bubert, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 910 918-743-3503

Evan Clothier, D.D.S. 300 N. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-251-3333

Adam Bulleigh, D.D.S. 201 W. Main St., Pawhuska 918-787-4172 Craig Buntemeyer, D.D.S. 9113 S. Toledo Ave. 918-743-9275

Russell Coatney, D.D.S. 110 S. Date St., Jenks 918-299-4477 Jan Cobble, D.D.S. 3920 E. 91st St. 918-496-2481

Jennifer Cook, D.D.S. 2450 N. Harvard Ave. 918-508-7155

Michael Engelbrecht, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1104 918-492-9420

Neil Cornell, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1105 918-481-4949

Beau Evans, D.D.S. 8149 E. 31st St., Suite D 918-665-2676

Ryan Coursey, D.M.D. 7891 E. 108th St., Suite X4 918-364-8180

William Evans, D.D.S. 8149 E. 31st St., Suite D 918-665-2676

Cameron Craig, D.D.S. 9671 Riverside Parkway 918-224-0369

Randy Fagan, D.D.S. 4710 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-455-6406

Mark Curtis, D.D.S. 9050 N. Garnett Road, Owasso 918-272-5387

Gary Fincher, D.D.S. 6971 E. 71st St. 918-492-7010

Baohanh Dang, D.D.S. 300 N. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-249-0249

Jerry Finnell, D.D.S. 1623 S. Peoria Ave. 918-585-2254

Walter Davies, D.D.S. 7614 E. 91st St., Suite 120 918-477-7774

Gerhard Fischer, D.D.S. 464 E. 141st St., Glenpool 918-322-5553

Mark Davis, D.D.S. 5301 S. Lewis Ave. 918-742-8100

Nichole Fishbeck, D.D.S. 101 S. Moore Ave., Claremore 918-342-6400

Steven Deem, D.D.S. 2522 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-355-1391

Caitlin Fleck, D.D.S. 1226 W. Broadway St., Drumright 918-844-4625

Gayle Dennehy, D.D.S. 1334 N. Lansing Ave. 918-587-2171

Robert Flint, D.D.S. 9201 S. Toledo Ave. 918-749-3600

Brett Dieterlen, D.D.S. 3015 E. 91st St. 918-299-2400

John Fonder, D.M.D. 1444 S. Norfolk Ave. 918-747-8802

Bruce Dieterlen, D.D.S. 3015 E. 91st St. 918-299-2400

David Freet, D.D.S. 9006 E. 62nd St. S. 918-249-0249

Katherine Dillard, D.D.S. 1137 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-259-0239

Ronald French, D.D.S. 4604 S. Harvard Ave. 918-743-6158

Myrna Domoney, D.D.S. 1621 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Suite 101, Broken Arrow 918-250-0624 Albert Drake, D.D.S. 8819 N. 145th E. Ave., Owasso 918-272-5381 Craig Dudley, D.D.S. 2738 E. 51st St., Suite 120 918-749-1747 Howard Dunlap, D.M.D. 8988 S. Sheridan Road, Suite D1 918-481-3256

Mark Gaches, D.D.S. 9445 S. Mingo Road 918-286-7776 John Garrett, D.D.S. 6128 E. 61st St. 918-982-6644 Todd Gentling, D.D.S. 1100 E. Lansing St., Broken Arrow 918-251-8141 Dalia Georgy, D.D.S. 12136 S. Yukon Ave., Glenpool 918-216-1000 Ben Gerkin, D.D.S. 4604 S. Harvard Ave., Suite A 918-749-2509

TULSA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY MEMBER DENTISTS BY SPECIALTY

Highlighted dentists are advertisers

Stephen Glenn, D.D.S. 5319 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 222 918-748-8484

C. Mike Hinkle, D.D.S. 1720 S. Utica Ave. 918-712-0000

Allen Keenanv, D.D.S. 3808 E. 51st St., Suite B 918-749-3797

Tracie Malloy, D.D.S. 1225 E. 19th St. 918-582-3927

Mohsen Moosavi, D.D.S. 6716 E. Pine St. 918-836-6884

Glenda Payas, D.D.S. 5314 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1100 918-492-3003

Warren Good, D.D.S. 2112 S. Atlanta Place 918-743-6151

Mark Hodge, D.M.D. 8701 S. Garnett Road, Broken Arrow 918-250-9520

Michael Keenan, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1105 918-481-4949

David Marks, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1100 918-481-4900

John Mose III, D.D.S. 5602 S. Memorial Drive 918-294-9750

Douglas Pittman, D.D.S. 6139 E. 91st St. 918-492-8577

Jason Knapp, D.D.S. 11907 S. Memorial Drive, Suite B, Bixby 918-394-0303

Ted Marshall, D.M.D. 8830 S. Yale Ave. 918-492-6200

Robert Nail, D.D.S. 403 E. Broadway St., Sand Springs 918-245-5979

Richard Pitts, D.M.D. 935 S. Mission St., Sapulpa 918-224-8150

Brian Gosnell, D.D.S. 9146 S. Sheridan Road 918-794-0099 Randall Graham, D.D.S. 9006 E. 62nd St. 918-249-0249 Matthew Gray, D.D.S. 11920 E. 86th St. N., Owasso 918-272-9519 Daniel Griffiths, D.D.S. 3345 S. Harvard Ave., Suite 102 918-743-8539 Stanley Groom, D.D.S. 5801 E. 41st St. 918-628-0311 John Groves, D.D.S. 9119 S. Toledo Ave. 918-299-7474 Ronald Hammond, D.D.S. 10 W. Broadway St., Sand Springs 918-245-5226 Neslihan Hargett, D.D.S. 3808 E. 51st St., Suite E 918-749-5033 Mark Harwood, D.D.S. 122 E. Chestnut St., Coweta 918-486-3266 Richard Haught, D.D.S. 6716 E. Pine St. 918-836-6884 Lindsey Helmerich, D.D.S. 427 Stone Wood Drive, Broken Arrow 918-615-3580 Franklin Henrich, D.D.S. 10124 S. Sheridan Road, Suite A 918-528-6555 Kathryn Henry, D.D.S. 5319 S. Lewis Ave. 918-742-1987 James Hereford, D.D.S. 1111 W. Main St., Collinsville 918-371-3375 Connor Hieger, D.D.S. 1057 N.W. Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City 405- 848-3719

Steven Hogg, D.D.S. 423 W. Washington St., Broken Arrow 918-455-8899 Arthur Holleman, D.D.S. 550 S. Peoria Ave. 918-382-1255 Valerie Holleman, D.D.S. 1656 N. Ninth St., Broken Arrow 918-893-3414 Amelia Hopper, D.D.S. 202 S. Second St., Jenks 918-299-2182

Kendon Knowles, D.D.S. 1829 S. Wood Drive, Okmulgee 918-756-6500 Stephen Knox, D.D.S. 2145 S. Sheridan Road 918-215-2858 Gary Kuenning, D.D.S. 5021 S. Fulton Ave. 918-622-0145

Molly Marshall Hays, D.D.S. 8830 S. Yale Ave. 918-492-6200 Joseph Massad, D.D.S. 302 S. Lewis Ave. 918-749-5600 Mark Massaro, D.D.S. 3150 E. 41st St., Suite 141 918-743-9924

Nicole Nellis, D.D.S. 2840 E. 101st St. 918-518-6305

Jillian Prather, D.M.D. 12814 E. 101st Place N., Suite 102, Owasso 918-900-6337

Ernest Nelson, D.D.S. 109 S. Main St., Wetumka 918-652-3676

Terry Reavis, D.D.S. 13302 S. Memorial Drive, Bixby 918-369-3990

Lauren Nichols, D.D.S. 7707 E. 111th St., Suite 105 918-299-7750

Chad Reid, D.D.S. 29933 E. State Highway 51, Coweta 918-279-7100

Beena Lad, D.D.S. 725 W. Main St., Jenks 918-528-3230

Dale Mathis, D.D.S. 5404 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A 918-663-5215

Tej Lad, D.D.S. 8194 E. 111th St. S., Bixby 918-369-6118

Lesley Maxwell, D.D.S. 635 S. Main St., Sapulpa 918-224-0367

Ronald Lamb, D.M.D. 609 N. Main St., Broken Arrow 918-251-2612

Gene McCormick, D.D.S. 6281 E. 120th Court, Suite 400 918-740-0454

John Landers, D.D.S. 9006 E. 62nd St. 918-249-0249

Randall McCormick, D.D.S. 1701 S. Peoria Ave., Suite 100 918-743-2346

Sally Le, D.D.S. 5401 Taylor Drive, Bartlesville 918-333-4500

Hugh McDougall, D.D.S. 4433 S. Harvard Ave. 918-742-8775

Marti Levinson, D.D.S. 3124 E. 71st St., Suite 100 918-496-1358

Thomas McGinnity, D.M.D. 3747 E. 11th St. 918-834-2330

Gilford Hutchens, D.D.S. 4105 N. Lions Ave., Broken Arrow 918-627-8366

Lael Long, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave. 918-481-4910

Claud McKee, D.D.S. 6134 E. 61st St. 918-492-4448

Douglas Jackson, D.D.S. 5540 S. 79th E. Place 918-663-0284

Linda Loscuito, D.D.S. 5540 S. 79th E. Place 918-663-0284

Roger Metcalf, D.D.S. 6030 S. 66th E. Ave. 918-492-4448

Melissa Jackson, D.D.S. 6939 S. 66th E. Ave. 918-492-3771

Karey Low, D.D.S. 2538 E. 21st St. 918-749-3166

Parnam Mohanna, D.D.S. 12136 S. Yukon Ave., Glenpool 918-216-1000

Karen Pate, D.M.D. 5510 S. Memorial Drive, Suite D 918-627-6364

Larry James, D.D.S. 5011 S. Fulton Ave. 918-665-0015

Pamela Low, D.D.S. 2538 E. 21st St. 918-749-3166

Robert Mongrain, D.M.D. 8701 S. Garnett Road, Broken Arrow 918-250-9528

Nehal Patel, D.D.S. 1125 E. Cleveland Ave., Sapulpa 918-224-9310

Linfan Jin, D.D.S. 1502 W. Blue Starr Drive, Claremore 918-342-4444

Steve Lusk, D.D.S. 9815 E. 51st St. 918-664-9995

Ronald Montgomery, D.D.S. 2105 E. 15th St. 918-742-2888

Rajesh Patel, D.D.S. 10130 S. Memorial Drive 918-369-3024

Tate Montgomery, D.D.S. P.O. Box 30, Sapulpa 918-200-9610

Brian Patten, D.D.S. 9908 E. 21st St. 918-384-0099

Bruce Horn, D.D.S. 7990 S. Sheridan Road 918-492-9090 Kevin Howarth, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1100 918-492-7010 Michael Howl, D.D.S. 3323 E. 46th St. 918-749-1626 Timothy Hughes, D.D.S. 2001 S. Elm Place, Suite E, Broken Arrow 918-455-3777 Nicholas Hunter, D.D.S. 5319 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 222 918-742-1987

Courtney Johnson, D.D.S. 7901 S. Sheridan Road, Suite A 918-492-0412

Kevin Mailot, D.D.S. 221 W. First St., Claremore 918-341-3008

Mark Nichols, D.D.S. 3651 U.S. Highway 59, Grove 918-786-4084 Eric Nielsen, D.D.S. 6416 S. Elm Place, Broken Arrow 918-940-3244 James Osgood, D.D.S. 5930 E. 31st St., Suite 800 918-622-0420 Samuel Owens, D.D.S. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 410 918-455-7700 Jeff Parker, D.D.S. 1508 S. Denver Ave. 918-744-6080 Bennett Parks, D.D.S. 1950 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-806-2123 Kylie Parrish, D.D.S. 765 N. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-251-1521

Angela Rhodes, D.D.S. 2311 N. Ninth St., Broken Arrow 918-994-2100 Ross Riddel, D.D.S. 3101 S. Sheridan Road 918-551-7216 Terry Rigdon, D.D.S. 10010 E. 81st St. 918-494-8666 Jerry Robertson, D.D.S. 9224 S. Toledo Court 918-492-7263 Robin Ross, D.D.S. 201 N. Lynn Riggs Blvd., Claremore 918-343-4300 Miranda Ruleford, D.D.S. 500 E. Eighth St., Okmulgee 918-756-9595 David Scheuerman, D.D.S. 6116 W. 11th St. 918-520-6621 Jerry Schoeffler, D.D.S. 5416 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-492-9711 James Sellers, D.D.S. 4608 S. Harvard Ave. 918-742-7351 Drake Sellmeyer, D.D.S. 102 S. Cherry St., Skiatook 918-396-7373 Meghan Sellmeyer, D.D.S. 102 S. Cherry St., Skiatook 918-396-7373

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TULSA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY MEMBER DENTISTS BY SPECIALTY Carrie Sessom, D.D.S. 400 Riverwalk Terrace, Suite 200, Jenks 918-392-7654 Wade Sessom, D.D.S. 4415 S. Harvard Ave., Suite 102 918-742-2096 Michael Shepherd, D.D.S. 5930 E. 31st St., Suite 200 918-627-6761 Joseph Shoop, D.D.S. 2443 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-872-9030 Newton Simer, D.D.S. 9404 S. Elwood Ave. 918-299-2298 Fred Sims, D.D.S. 323 E. Rogers Blvd., Skiatook 918-396-2370 Daniel Slanker, D.D.S. P.O. Box 1677, Catoosa 918-266-3866 Erin Smart, D.D.S. 13101 E. 96th St. N., Owasso 918-928-4747 Brice Smith, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 212 918-494-9070 Gary Smith, D.D.S. 5424 S. Memorial Drive, Suite D1 918-280-0880 Gregg Smith, D.D.S. 3912 E. 31st St. 918-747-0850

Richard Stephens, D.D.S. 8011 S. Sheridan Road 918-494-7055

Christopher Tricinella, D.D.S. 6130 E. 61st St. 918-628-0834

Jason Weilacher, D.D.S. 3520 E. 31st St. 918-742-2488

Clinton Stevens, D.D.S. 15 W. Sixth St., Suite 2100 918-587-1303

Corbyn Van Brunt, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1103 918-481-4910

Amanda Wendelken, D.D.S. 602 S. Utica Ave. 405-420-6787

Sherry Stevens, D.D.S. 6229 E. 75th St. 210-414-2495

Ronald Van Tuyl, D.D.S. 3223 E. 31st St., Suite 201 918-743-9946

James West, D.D.S. 9119 S. Toledo Ave. 918-749-6841

Daniel Stos, D.D.S. 3100 S. Elm Place, Suite D, Broken Arrow 918-455-9444

Terry Vandale, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1106 918-481-4970

Lauren Whenry, D.D.S. 7717 E. 91st St. 918-994-7645

Paul Strahan, D.D.S. 15 W. Sixth St., Suite 1615 918-587-1303

Jonah Vandiver, D.D.S. 900 E. Will Rogers Blvd., Suite A, Claremore 918-341-6900

Steven White, D.D.S. 8126 S. Mingo Road, Suite 105 918-663-5538

Scott Street, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1107 539-215-5666

Kristie Vinson, D.D.S. 7104 S. Sheridan Road, Suite 8 918-492-1917

Carla Sullivan, D.M.D. 3124 E. 71st St., Suite 100 918-496-1358

Dennis Vo, D.D.S. 765 N. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-251-1521

Marc Susman, D.D.S. 5510 S. Memorial Drive 918-663-9990

Scott Wagner, D.D.S. 9035 E. 62nd St. 918-622-3915

Gary Theobald, D.M.D. 2619 S. Elm Place, Suite D, Broken Arrow 918-455-0811

Falon Waisath, D.D.S. 6416 S. Elm Place, Broken Arrow 918-940-3244

Dirk Thomas, D.D.S. 12406 E. 86th St. N., Owasso 918-376-2700

Matthew Walls, D.D.S. 12627 S. State Highway 51, Coweta 918-486-0039

Reggie Thomas, D.M.D. 2109 W. Washington St., Broken Arrow 918-455-0123

Brett Sommerville, D.D.S. 4955 S. Peoria Ave. 918-895-6568

Dean Todd, D.D.S. 7134 S. Yale Ave. 918-493-2444

Joshua Sorenson, D.D.S. 2321 E. Third St. 503-547-5667

Shannon Toler, D.D.S. 2100 S. Utica Ave. 918-747-6453

Wrany Southard, D.D.S. 6333 S. Memorial Drive, Suite G 918-294-1144

Michael Toole, D.D.S. 4322 E. 51st St. 918-743-9946

Rachel Standlee, D.D.S. 7707 E. 111th St., Suite 105 918-299-7750

Jayson Voto, D.D.S. 8819 N. 145th E. Ave., Owasso 918-272-5381

Shane Tewis, D.D.S. 1137 E. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow 918-259-0239

Lindsay Smith, D.D.S. 2538 E. 21st St. 918-742-6321

D. Spradlin, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 100 918-481-4931

Highlighted dentists are advertisers

Ali Torabi, D.D.S. 1502 W. Blue Starr Drive, Claremore 918-342-4444 Vic Trammell, D.D.S. 423 W. Washington St., Broken Arrow 918-455-8899

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Sharon Wann, D.M.D. 1321 E. 35th St. 918-743-2928 Christopher Ward, D.D.S. 12814 E. 101st Place N., Suite 101, Owasso 918-274-4466 Daniel Warlick, D.D.S. 9908 E. 21st St. 918-384-0032 Katie Warlick, D.D.S. 129 S. Broadway, Coweta 918-279-8880 Matthew Warlick, D.D.S. 4712 E. 51st St. 918-459-9090 Chadwick Webster, D.D.S. 8190 S. Memorial Drive 918-307-0307

W. Scott White, D.D.S. 301 E. 141st St., Glenpool 918-291-6000 Jacob Whitney, D.D.S. 403 E. Broadway St., Sand Springs 918-245-5979 Mark Whitney, D.D.S. 6939 S. 66th E. Ave. 918-492-3771 D. Williams, D.D.S. 227 E. Apache St., Suite A 918-425-3171 Robert Willis, D.D.S. 5908 E. 106th St. 918-688-8848 C. Rieger Wood, D.D.S. 3520 E. 31st St. 918-742-2488 Michael Wynn, D.D.S. 4608 S. Harvard Ave., Suite A 918-742-7351 James Yeats, D.D.S. 1755 N. State Highway 66, Suite C, Catoosa 918-266-6470 Justin Young, D.D.S. 5319 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 222 918-742-1987 Xuemei Zhao, D.D.S. 300 N. Aspen Ave., Broken Arrow 918-251-3333

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Danny Cannon, D.D.S. 3345 S. Harvard Ave., Suite 103 918-743-1351 Lawrence Cuzalina, D.D.S. 7322 E. 91st St. 918-392-0880

Heath Evans, D.D.S. 4716 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-449-5800 Jerry Greer, D.D.S. 2105 E. 21st St. 918-747-4760 James Hackler, D.D.S. 1420 S. Lewis Ave. 918-492-1780 Dorwin Hawthorne, D.D.S. 29992 S. State Highway 88, Inola 918-627-0941

Llon Clendenen, D.D.S. 3305 E. 45th St. 918-932-2707 Jonathan Cooper, D.D.S. 3916 E. 91st St. 918-488-8889 Richard Corley, D.D.S. 215 E. Choctaw Ave., McAlester 918-760-6611 Brent Dobson, D.D.S. 12813 E. 101st Place N., Owasso 918-272-4242

Lloyd Hudson, D.D.S. 7316 E. 91st St. 918-491-9996

Kevin Duffy, D.D.S. 1621 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Suite 201, Broken Arrow 918-249-1818

Roger Janitz, D.D.S. 5676 W. Skelly Drive, Suite B 918-445-0013

Clinton Emerson, D.M.D. 5640 S. Memorial Drive 918-459-0092

Todd Johnson, D.D.S. 4716 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-499-5800

Thomas GrifďŹ n, D.D.S. 3200 S. Elm Place, Suite 110, Broken Arrow 918-455-0976

John Johnson, D.D.S. 4715 E. 91st St., Suite 110 918-744-1255

Robert Herman, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 510 918-492-4822

Larry Lander, D.D.S. 4716 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-449-5800

Michael Hosier, D.D.S. 9101 S. Toledo Ave. 918-523-4999

Christopher Mastin, D.D.S. 9118 S. Toledo Ave. 918-495-1800

Jeffrey Housley, D.D.S. 12813 E. 101st Place N., Owasso 918-272-4242

Thomas Rogers, D.D.S. 2105 E. 21st St. 918-747-4760

Howard Iba, D.D.S. 5010 E. 68th St., Suite 100 918-492-5353

Gregory Segraves, D.D.S. 4716 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-449-5800

Myron Katz, D.M.D. 4543 S. Harvard Ave. 918-749-6448

Vic Trammell, D.M.D. 4716 W. Urbana St., Broken Arrow 918-449-5800 Donal Woodward, D.D.S. 6143 E. 91st St. 918-492-6994

ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS Mark Andregg, D.D.S. 9002 E. 62nd St. S. 918-296-3006 Emily Carter, D.D.S. 3232 E. 31st St. 918-986-9986

Douglas Kirkpatrick, D.D.S. 5304 S. Harvard Ave. 918-747-1346 Thomas Kirkpatrick, D.D.S. 5304 S. Harvard Ave., 918-747-1346 Joseph Lai, D.D.S. 5304 S. Harvard Ave. 918-747-1346 John Lockard, D.D.S. 7110 S. Mingo Road, Suite 110 918-455-0976 Kenner Misner, D.D.S. 3916 E. 91st St. 918-488-8889 Ryan Nowlin, D.D.S. 11910 S. Memorial Drive, Bixby 918-369-6100

TULSA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY MEMBER DENTISTS BY SPECIALTY Van Nowlin, D.D.S. 11910 S. Memorial Drive, Bixby 918-369-6100 Anand Patel, D.D.S. 4550 S. Harvard Ave. 918-749-8817 Kent Shacklett, D.D.S. 1420 S. Lewis Ave. 918-743-2315 Kyle Shannon, D.D.S. 3150 E. 41st St., Suite 112 918-743-2321 Patrick Shannon, D.D.S. 10124 S. Sheridan Road, Suite C 918-299-1223 James Torchia, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 510 918-492-4822 Kyle Vroome, D.D.S. 2117 S. Atlanta Place 918-742-7361 Wayne Wyatt, D.D.S. 9840 E. 81st St., Suite 100 918-496-1155

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Jeffrey Ahlert, D.D.S. 14600 E. 88th Place N., Owasso 918-272-1444 Gary Fisher, D.D.S. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 410 918-455-7700 Sarah Fox, D.D.S. 6585 S. Yale Ave., Suite 510 918-492-1106 R. Grant Gerety, D.D.S. 4606 E. 67th St., Suite 310 918-493-3031 Charles Keithline, D.D.S. 602 S. Utica Ave. 918-895-6933 Kerry Kitterman, D.D.S. 2930 S. Pittsburg Ave. 918-742-9810 April Lai, D.D.S. 2930 S. Pittsburg Ave. 918-742-9810 Feiya Li, D.D.S. 602 S. Utica Ave. 918-585-3744

Highlighted dentists are advertisers Robert Melton, D.D.S. 1226 W. Broadway St., Drumright 918-352-1711

Johnny Starkey, D.D.S. 4404 W. Houston St., Broken Arrow 918-392-0575

Trung Tran, D.D.S. 9607 E. 95th Court 918-288-0818

Mark Morrow, D.D.S. 2930 S. Pittsburg Ave. 918-742-9810

James Steyer, D.D.S. 10127 S. Yale Ave. 918-299-1600

Ross Waltzer, D.D.S. 5032 S. 88th E. Ave. 918-743-6464

Ashley Orynich, D.M.D. 8222 E. 103rd St., Suite 133 918-921-8822

Ronald Winder, D.D.S. 5602 S. Memorial Drive 918-743-2525

David Wong, D.D.S. 4545 S. Harvard Ave. 918-749-1850

James Owens, D.D.S. 10507 E. 91st St., Suite 410 918-455-7700

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William Wynn, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1008 918-492-0737

Michael Riggs, D.D.S. 9908 E. 21st St. 918-384-0099 Ryan Roberts, D.D.S. 8222 E. 103rd St., Suite 133 918-970-4944 Jerry Smith, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 401 918-492-1106 Frank Sommer, D.D.S. 401 S. Utica Ave. 918-599-8383

Ray Beddoe, D.M.D. 2619 S. Elm Place, Suite A, Broken Arrow 918-451-2717

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Roman Lobodiak, D.D.S. 6565 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1012 918-743-1558

Christopher Brett, D.D.S. 9607 E. 95th Court S. 918-288-0818 William Burchard, D.D.S. 2902 S. Pittsburg Ave. 918-748-8868 Kenneth Ray, D.D.S. 5010 E. 68th St., Suite 204 918-492-7581

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THE LITTLE RED PURSE

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carried a heavy shoulder bag for so many years, my left shoulder is an inch lower than the right one. Women have always been hunters-gatherers, so it is in our DNA to carry bags. The fi rst women probably fi lled them with food — fruit, nuts — and the odd bit of pretty. Mine was stuffed with makeup, notebooks and pens, over-the-counter medications and emergency supplies, including, for a while, a hammer.

I no longer drag around a big purse. Now I carry a little red purse so small it looks like a child’s play purse. However, I have a big invisible bag slung over my shoulder fi lled with stories of other people’s lives.

Everywhere I go, women give me the story of their lives, often stories of sharp pain and hard experiences, not with self-pity — just true tales, plain and unadorned. Th is happened and then this happened, and here I am. They have survived incredible events. If I were a short story writer, I would title this “The Woman with a Bag of Painful Stories.”

I wonder why this is. After I give a talk full of cheesy jokes and funny quotes, maybe they think, “Here is a happy person who can take away one of my sad stories so I have room in my life for more happiness.” We are a storytelling species, so

maybe they are giving me the gift of their stories.

Maybe they’re lonely and just want to talk.

I read alarming facts about our lonely society.

One newspaper article was titled “Loneliness is Tearing America Apart.” The book “The Lonely American” says 25% go six months without talking about anything important, and Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse wrote a book about isolation, “Them: Why We Hate Each Other — and How to Heal,” that declares loneliness to be epidemic. He says it is the nation’s least understood public health crisis, worse than obesity, cancer or heart disease. “We’re literally dying of despair,” he wrote.

Someone has been talking about aloneness for decades. In 2000, Robert Putnam wrote “Bowling Alone,” a book about the decline in volunteerism and social organizations. He concluded the reason was technology, especially individual leisure activities such as television, smartphones and the internet.

Why are we so alone? Why are some of us, like Hank Williams’ lonesome whippoorwill, too blue to fly? Lots of reasons: retirement, bereavement, age and ill health. Some say we’re overtired and overstressed from work.

It is not a uniquely American problem.

A British study discovered that an alarming number of people over the age of 65 can go a

week without speaking to a single person. It doesn’t take a book to tell us this is not healthy.

We are herd animals. Incarcerated people are put in isolation as punishment.

I’ve heard the story of a woman who spent her entire adult life being the caretaker of not one, but three, terminally ill husbands. She was still sunny and energetic with volunteer work.

Another woman told me about fleeing an emotionally abusive husband during a rainstorm, only to awake in a hospital after an accident. One leg was amputated and she had some memory loss.

Without any relative to help her, she had to return to the husband. A third woman told me how her teenaged son stormed out of the house in an argument and died that night in a car wreck.

Shouting at him was the last time she saw him alive.

How did these women go on? How did they find the strength to go through an ordinary day and then come out for a funny talk?

Maybe they have learned the trick of celebrating what they have instead of grieving what they lost. Maybe they have put their stories not into a bag so heavy it drags them low, but into a little red purse. Probably they know how to regenerate themselves in this holiday season of miracles and celebration. TP TulsaPeople.com

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SALINA, OK NEAR LAKE HUDSON What a beautiful setting on 9 acres near Salina OK for this lovely furnished Mediterranean home! It offers 4 BR 5.5 BA, 6,759 s.f, two living areas, 3 fireplaces, pool cabana, covered outdoor kitchen, 4,000 s.f. of outdoor living space, large pool, travertine floors inside and out, incredible kitchen with 3 ovens, gorgeous granite, Crystal chandelier in the entry, huge master bedroom with two en suite bathes and a closet that you will not believe, and 1 BR 1 BA guest house has 1,118 s.f., then add the 75 x 40 barn for RV storage and more with an office and bathroom. The gated entrance and winding road to this property makes it so special, you will not want to leave this peace and quiet place. More land is available. Located 15 minutes from the industrial park in Pryor and 5 minutes to Lake Hudson! $2,000,000!

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SEQUOYAH HILL II 11523 S Oswego Avenue, Tulsa Exquisite former Parade home.

Superior craftsmanship & the finest appointments thru-out. Master & Guest Suites down. 2 bedrooms upstairs with Game room & Theater room. Extensive moldings, Granite Kitchen with Commercial Appliances.

Private lot with pool, waterfall, spa, kitchen & Cabana. $1,350,000

4021 S Xanthus Avenue, Tulsa Large family home in Midtown Tulsa.

Gated access, great setting with patio that overlooks swimming pool and big yard. Detached 3 car garage. Master bedroom suite is downstairs. Granite and stainless kitchen has eating area off of kitchen. A value in Midtown Tulsa. $770,000

CLEAR BROOK 19735 E Woodhaven Road, Owasso Breathtaking home on a treed 1.4 acre lot. Huge porch overlooks pond with water feature. Master & 2nd suite down with 2 suites, game room & Theater upstairs. Guest house has exercise & living, bed & bath. Backyard Oasis with outdoor living, kitchen, pool, spa & fire pit. 6 car garage. $1,250,000

RAYVERN PARK 208 E 35th Street, Tulsa Brand new construction in Brookside. Walk to restaurants, entertainment, Gathering Place or stay at home with your 10 ft ceilings and outdoor covered patio.

Granite and stainless kitchen opens to living area. Master bedroom and bath.

2nd bedroom down could be office with bathroom. Hardwoods throughout downstairs and staircase. $599,000

GRAND LAKE The Points on South Grand Lake, gorgeous lots with outrageous views looking east, 145 feet of shoreline, gated community surrounded by beautiful homes & only 5 min east of Ketchum! Two lots available at $495,000 each.

SOUTHERN HILLS II 6438 S Indianapolis Place, Tulsa Built by Don Eng in 1988. Located on a private cul-de-sac near Southern Hills CC. One level throughout w/ updates that include a granite countered kitchen w/a large center island. The kitchen is open to a vaulted ceiling living area. Master bedroom suite, reading room, and luxury bathroom. $419,000

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16728 N Harvard Avenue, Bixby $2,499,000 Paradise Farm in Bixby, South Tulsa County is a One-of-kind estate with 20 acres of beautiful groomed land with stocked ponds for fishing, barns, stables, horse/cattle activities, Morton Equine facility w/16 stalls plus 960sq ft apartment, indoor riding arena & hay barn. Primary residence features 6894sqft w/ 4beds, 3 full & 2 half baths, 4 car garage, library/ game/comp/dog rooms. Must see to believe! See 2 add’l listings just SOUTH both w/ 20 acres, one w/home, barn, etc.

17040 N Harvard Avenue, Bixby $950,000 Quaint farm house with 20 acres gated entrance as well as an additional shop, 7 stall barn and 2 loafing sheds. Farm House featuring 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths. See 2 add’l listings NORTH w/ more acreage and Luxury Estate & Equine Property. Great opportunity for Country Life in South Tulsa County.

16884 S Harvard Avenue, Bixby $550,000 Beautiful Acreage on 20 acres with ponds. See additional listing North of this land for additional residence also on 20 acres as well as additional listing South of this land with Luxury Estate and Equine Facilities also on 20 acres.

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6221 E. 108th Street, Tulsa - The Gates at Forest Park STUNNING HOME! A Custom Build by Sam Hollinger! 4 Bedrooms, 4 Full 2 Half BA’s.

Exterior w/ true Cast Stone Stucco, Gas Lanterns, Circle Dr. & Tile Roof.

Soaring 20 ft. Ceilings, Floating Iron Staircase, Marble Tile Floors, Theater & 2nd bedroom on first floor and each bedroom with its own private bath. Gated Community! $1,250,000

6259 S. Jamestown Avenue, Tulsa - Southern Hills Spectacular Mid-Century Modern Home remodeled by, one of Tulsa’s Top Designers and her husband who is one of Tulsa’s biggest Mid-Century Enthusiasts.

Many Custom designs & updates throughout, on a large lot, sitting in a fabulous neighborhood. A Mid-Century Modern dream home! $659,000

3223 S. Florence Avenue, Tulsa - Ranch Acres One level! Beautiful midtown home in desirable Ranch Acres. 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Updated Baths, 3 Living, hardwoods throughout, large kitchen with double ovens and gas range, huge backyard with great newer deck and Sunbrella Retractable Cover. Newer Hot Tub included. $525,000

3447 S. Gary Place, Tulsa - Ranch Acres Beautiful One Level, Ranch Acres Home in Midtown Tulsa. Four Large Bedrooms, Three Full, One Half Baths. Fully Remodeled with all hardwood floors throughout. New Master and Bath with its own heat/air and laundry in closet. Neutral colors on walls and tiles. Great spacious Backyard with Pool. Move in Ready! $459,000

3620 E. 102ND Street, Tulsa - CHELSEA POND Updated custom dream home on culdesac in GATED Chelsea Pond, Jenks SE school. 2 living areas w/fireplaces on main level. 1st level master suite. Huge mudroom/laundry has study that can be closed off from view. Upstairs has 3 beds, 2 full Pullman baths + game has closet. 3 car side-entry garage. Community fishing pond. $410,000

821 W. Granger Street Broken Arrow - The Reserve at Battle Creek Pinterest Adorable Villa! 3 bedrooms on 1st floor. 4th bed (c/b gamerm) with private bath + hobby room up. Vaulted formal dining + study. Large private master suite. Enclosed patio offers bonus living space. New HVAC & Hot Water Tank in 2019. Roof 2017. Carpet 2018.

Quartz countertops. $252,000

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3921 S 75th West Avenue Beautiful one of a kind Log home on 2.61 acres w/ creek, wrap around porch, large pool & deck. This home is just 8 miles from downtown Tulsa, in the Berryhill School disctrict (top 5% in Ok). It has 2 bedrooms & 2 baths downstairs (2nd bed could be office). 3 bed & 1 full bath plus loft game room or second living room upstairs, a 2 story stone fireplace. All with peaceful wooded views, wildlife, professional landscaped yard & RV parking. Close to stores, restaurants & town. Come live your dream! $489,000

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56680 E 310 Road Unit29, This beautiful 4 bedroom 3 1/2 bath 2 story stucco home has a panoramic view of Grand Lake. The partially covered deck and 2nd floor balcony also overlook the main lake.

The gated community offers a pool and tennis court and is located within minutes of the Shangri-La Resort with its championship golf course and resort amenities.

Features of this home include a 20’ ceiling in the great room with floor to ceiling windows and a two story stone wood burning fireplace, a large master suite with incredible view of the lake, and a den or office on the 1st floor. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, one with private bath and 2nd floor balcony view of the lake, and two with a Pullman bath. There is also a 14’x40’ slip and 2 personal watercraft slips. $679,000 TulsaPeople.com

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8231 S Kingston Avenue Beautifully updated home in gated Stonewall Estates; 1.65 acres with mature trees & heavy landscaping; 2 large bed down, 3 up, each with walk-in closet & private bath. Game room, theater, office & gym. Outdoor living with kitchen, Fireplace, pool, spa & tree house. $2,390,000

4344 S Lewis Place Custom home in gated Greenhill. Beautiful finishes, impeccable detail. 4 bed, 3.5 baths, beautiful hardwood floors; kitchen/ family room combo w/stone fireplace opens to outdoor entertaining space including fireplace & spa. Oversized garage w/storage. $899,000

PE 6311 E 105th Street Amazing estate home on approx 1.1 acres in Gated Rockhurst. Located in highly desirable Jenks SE Schools. 6 Ensuite beds + 2 bed quarters that have access from the home & also a separate outdoor entrance. Entertainers dream w/2 game rooms & theater, diving pool, private pool bath, hot tub, outdoor living/kitchen & indoor basketball court w/separate entrance. Stunning details throughout. All rooms w/ incredible scale and fantastic natural light. Custom built one owner with meticulous attention to detail. $2,980,000

1327 E 27th Place Steps from Philbrook and a short walk to The Gathering Place, a children’s paradise on Tulsa’s most prestigious block.

Commercial two story playground, playing field, theater, three season greenhouse, brick playhouse and basement tiled swimming pool.

Large entry with limestone walls, high ceilings, large rooms w/hardwood floors throughout. .82 acre lot with mature trees. $1,190,000

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1426 E 37th Place, Clean & move in ready! Brookside, newer construction.

Jay Rambo Cabinets. Granite. 2 beds up, 2 beds down. Master Bath retreat!

Outdoor Fireplace. Transitional to Modern Flair. $639,000

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PRIVATE GATED ESTATE ON 26 ACRES F A R M S BrookWood Farms III features 1.0 - 1.5 acre premium home sites located in Wagoner County, just southeast of Tulsa and Broken Arrow. This small, privatized, upscale neighborhood consists of 27 home sites. It is situated among mature trees, open spaces and nature. Purchasers are welcome to choose their own builder. Brookwood Farms is located off East 141st St So. & 246th E Ave. Lot prices start at $70,000.

5412 E PRINCETON STREET, BROKEN ARROW Impeccably maintained private gated Estate on 26+ acres. Breathtaking golf course-like grounds with manicured gardens. Grand curved staircase, palatial rooms with soaring ceilings. 2 master suites on 1st floor & 2 beds up. Kitchen opens to great room & over looks infinity pool & spa. 4 car garage is heat & cooled. Sprawling pond with water feature. 9 bay outbuilding has heat/air, 5 stalls, wash bay & office. Additional outbuilding & greenhouse. 6 Paddocks. Fully fenced with 2 gated entrances. Truly a one of a kind property with access to major highways. $2,950,000.

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River View Park Estates

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40 Plus Residential Lots in Riverview Park Estates, Jenks Southeast School.

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Unicorn! Patio Home with a pool! Private patio home neighborhood. Open living-dining area, pool/waterfall/spa. Rare high ceilings, 8’ doors, extensive oak flooring, two bedrooms down and 2 up. $419,900

Large treed lot with new contemporary design, hardwood floors, large 3 car, 2 down/2 up, checks all boxes! Large deck, open floor plan. $589,000

1939 E 45th Place $1,195,000

Beautiful home in a park like setting located in Bolewood Acres. Fully renovated with extensive outdoor landscaping. Open floorplan with custom cabinetry throughout, extensive storage, & amenities such as heated floors & a continuous flow instant hot water system. Extensive outdoor living space with a large stone patio, a custom tree house & play space, plus sport court. The majority of living space is on one floor with a completely separate living suite that has the option for a separate entry.

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4613 E 78th Street $349,500 Dont’ miss this one!!! If you are looking in the mid $300,000’s range this is IT. Kitchen and bathrooms have been remodeled in the last 3-years. Open formal livingand dining rooms. The familyroom has tile fireplace and pretty beams, opens to the kitchen. Master suite with amazingly redone closet with lots of builtin-is plus bath was featured in Oklahoma Magazine. 2 additional bedrooms each having access to a baths.

Gameroom with wetbar makes for easy entertaining. Beautifully landscaped yard both front and back.

Villa at Southern Hills Only 2 lots left in this beautiful gated addition. All custom homes. Now available to Builders as well as individuals. Lots priced at $325,000-$335,000. Call for a tour of area and or Developer’s own home.

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Happy Holidays to all my customers and thanks for a fabulous year.

450 W 7th Street #10010, Tulsa, OK Central Park Condos Great investment. Fabulous studio in Central Park, all furnishings and appliances will stay.

Perfect for a short walk to Gathering Place or to a workplace downtown. Store on ground level with groceries, wine and made to order food. $40,000

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ced sugar cookies are a sweet surprise for the eyes and taste buds at Felini’s Cookies and Deli. A thin layer of almond glaze tops each cookie, with vanilla and almond meringue adorning many of the varieties.

Though cookies are available in the case, owner Jeannie Reed encourages pre-orders for this seasonal handmade treat. Prices per cookie range from $1.50-$3. TP 3533 S. HARVARD AVE. 918-742-3638

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Jeannie Reed One of the best things about the holiday season is all the fun time spent around the table. Here are some of our favorite spots for gathering with friends and family. — NATALIE MIKLES

Napoleon Room at Nola’s

“I’ve always been invested in the cookie side of the business,” says Jeannie Reed, owner of Felini’s Cookies and Deli, 3533 S. Harvard Ave. As the daughter of original owners Vikki and James Martinus, Reed would come home every Christmas season to help with the cookie orders.

Over its 33 years, the bakery has amassed a collection of cookie cutters in the thousands, with the holiday season being one of its busiest for the almond-glazed cookies. “It’s a great job,” Reed says. “I’m in the business of making people happy.”

Many customers have frequented the eatery since its time downtown, when Vikki expanded her cookie business into a fullblown deli at East Fifth Street and South Boston Avenue. In 1993, Felini’s moved to its current location near East 36th Street and South Harvard Avenue. Along with its deli menu, Felini’s offers a full catering menu of finger sandwiches, fruit or veggie trays, deviled eggs and charcuterie boards.

When Reed became owner in August 2018, she made some slight tweaks to the menu, but made sure to keep the same recipes for Felini’s cookies and salads. Vikki died in April, but business has continued.

“Our customers are a testament to how she ran the store,” Reed says. “I have big shoes to fill.”

One of Vikki’s signature recipes Reed will continue to make is the Sugar Plum, a date stuffed with a walnut and coated in sugar. Sold in batches of two dozen for $10, these are only available during the holidays. — ANNE BROCKMAN

Twinkly lights and an amazing view of downtown are perks of the Tom Tom Room, a private dining space at the Vault. This is a big room that can seat 50 for dinner but can be pared down for a more intimate gathering. The Vault also is great for accommodating different tastes. The filet, served with scalloped potatoes and balsamic-glazed Brussels sprouts, is as good as the vegan loaded mac and cashew cheese. The many vegetarian and vegan choices here are not just side notes.

1334 E. 15TH ST. | 918-779-7766

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The Polo Grill

The Wild Fork

The Polo Grill has several rooms of different sizes for holiday parties. Staff can help you create a personalized menu for a formal dinner, or let everyone choose from the standard menu, which offers many options that have become Tulsa classics. One of the best: a bone-in frenched chicken with goat cheese, basil and a Parmesan stuffing. Smashed potatoes with truffle oil also are part of this great dish.

Stay warm and cozy inside the Wild Fork while watching all the fun of the Nutcracker scenes and twinkling lights of Utica Square. The backdrop is perfect for a fun lunch with friends or a holiday office party in the private dining room. Try the linguini, with a light lemon cream sauce, capers, olives and spinach, or other Wild Fork classics like the Mediterranean burger, fried fivespice catfish or crisp crab cakes with jalapeño slaw.

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Mondo’s Ristorante Italiano 3410 S. Peoria Ave. | 918-561-6300 | mondositalian.com

Ti Amo Ristorante Italiano 6024 S. Sheridan Road, Suite A; 918-499-1919 219 S. Cheyenne Ave.; 918-592-5151 | tiamotulsa.com

Olive Garden 1954 Utica Square, 918-743-8993 7019 S. Memorial Drive, 918-254-0082 | olivegarden.com

Dalesandro’s 1742 S. Boston Ave. | 918-582-1551 | dalesandros.com

Villa Ravenna 6526-A E. 51st St. | 918-270-2666 | villaravenna.com

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ITALIAN Oodles of noodles and flavorful sauces. These places have them all.

Here are the winners from TulsaPeople’s annual A-List Readers’ Choice Awards.

POLO GRILL: COURTESY

Lasting legacy

Tom Tom Room at the Vault

The Napoleon Room at Nola’s is perfect for a small party. The room is beautifully decorated for Christmas, complete with stockings on the fireplace mantel. If your group is too big for this intimate space, Nola’s has other little nooks great for a group. Redfish and shrimp and grits are favorites. But don’t forget about appetizers, like the candied nuts with garlic and spices or the popcorn popped in bacon renderings and tossed with Cajun spice.

Congratulations Diversity Champion: Tulsa Tech

Awarded to a company demonstrating organizational change by accelerating the adoption of DEI best practices and linking cultural diversity to organizational goals.

Equity Champion: American Airlines

Awarded to a company demonstrating strategic and measured collaboration with key partners both inside and outside the organization to ensure sustainable success.

Inclusion Champion: Teach for America

Awarded to a company demonstrating a culture of inclusion that retains its workforce, maintains an environment of lifetime learning and maximizes the workplace satisfaction of all employees.

Catalyst Award: Public Service Company of Oklahoma Awarded to an organization that embodies all three of the above categories by demonstrating excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Leadership Award: Gabe Kalafat at Macy’s

Given to a CEO, business owner or nonprofit leader who champions DEI as part of the competitive advantage for their organization.

Learn more @ mosaictulsa.com

DINING OUT

Roasted chicken

NEXTLEVEL DINING LOWOOD, WITH ITS ELEVATED MENU AND APPROACHABLE ATMOSPHERE, IS A RECENT ADDITION TO THE TULSA RESTAURANT SCENE.

BY NATALIE MIKLES

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ur expectations for fine dining are higher than ever.

It’s no longer enough for food to be excellent. Many diners have a long list of criteria, including the requirement that food should be elevated but unfussy. Menus should have a point of view. Restaurants should have a strong chef presence with some level of accessibility to the diners. And a knowledgeable sommelier is a must.

Somehow Lowood, the new restaurant next to Hodges Bend in the East Village area of downtown, hits all those marks. Credit goes to Hodges Bend partners John Gaberino and Noah Bush, who joined up with chef Ian Van Anglen and T.C. LeRoy and knew a New American restaurant would shine in this spot.

One of the things Lowood so masterfully does is pull back the curtain on fine dining. The performance of the glowing wood-fired grill, the precise cutting of capocollo ham, the plating of beautiful hen-of-the-woods mushrooms — it’s all on display in the open kitchen. A seat at the chef ’s counter gives you an even closer look, but a view of the kitchen comes with most seats in the house.

Lowood’s appetizers are intriguing by description and elegant on arrival. We loved the cheeseboard ($21), which included a mild sheep’s milk cheese with a cherry-ginger jam that was as delicious on crostini as with the cheese.

Daring palates will love the grilled octopus ($18) with a chili citronette, arugula and Castelvetrano olives. The seared quail ($18) was another exceptional fi rst course, served with frisée (a leafy green), fennel and flageolet beans.

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Grilled octopus

Pot de créme

Lowood 817 E. THIRD ST. | 918-960-7349 5-11 p.m., Monday-Saturday

Lowood’s interpretation of the classic Caesar salad was impressive.

A grilled romaine heart ($11) came on a large serving plate with pecorino cheese, toasted breadcrumbs, pickled shishito peppers, bonito flakes and a Caesar dressing. Th is is a salad perfect for sharing or passing around the table so everyone can have a few bites.

All pastas at Lowood are made in-house, and it’s noted upon the fi rst bite.

So often the pasta in restaurants is overcooked and gummy. The reginette ($13) we tried had a distinct texture. And the shape — like a thin, long lasagna noodle — was the perfect choice for the sauce, a dry aged beef bolognese.

Risotto lovers will enjoy the butternut squash risotto ($13) with its mingling of flavors, including gorgonzola, pine nuts and an orange gremolata.

Th is is a dish that’s sure to become a customer favorite.

Lowood’s menu is seasonal and will change according to what’s fresh and available. For fall and winter, those entrees perfectly represent the season.

Classic roasted chicken ($26) is updated with an apple fennel kimchi and smoked potatoes. A dry-aged strip steak ($35 for 8 ounces) was served with charred cauliflower and wild mushrooms, a roasted garlic potato puree and salsa verde.

We loved the whole grilled branzino ($36), a mild white fish. Served with the head and tail, the branzino is artfully plated with grilled lemon, fennel and a pepper sauce that brought just the right balance of saltiness and a little heat to the almost sweet fish. Th is is a dish that really benefits from the wood-fi red oven.

Desserts are complex but fun. The pot de crème ($10) exemplified Lowood’s creativity and charm. Rather than a plain cup of chocolate custard, this was a custard encased in a hard chocolate shell with a grapefruit compote in the center of the custard. Like a nesting doll, each bite revealed another layer. Surrounding the pot de crème were crushed pistachios, pistachio cream, a crumble topping and a piece of caramelized sugar. What could have been a simple dessert was transformed to a next-level course that leaves guests wondering what new surprises Lowood will unveil when they return. TP

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W H AT’S COOK ING? The buzz on Tulsa’s tastiest products, restaurants and events

BY NATALIE MIKLES

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harlotte Shores is like the rest of us when it comes to cooking during the holidays.

She’s thinking about what her kids will eat, she’s making lists, she’s weighing how much time she has to spend in the kitchen versus all the wonderful things she wishes she had time to make.

In other ways, Shores is nothing like us.

When the holidays are over, she will fly to Park City, Utah, to cook beautiful dinners for people in town for the Sundance Film Festival and the majority of the ski season.

Before moving to Tulsa last year because of her husband’s work transfer, Shores lived in Park City full time, working as a personal chef. Before that, she created stunning desserts through her dessert catering business in Washington state. Now she’s working to get her personal chef business off the ground — this time in Tulsa.

Cooking candlelit dinners for industry insiders at Sundance isn’t quite the same as cooking for family. Shores knows how to do both, and talked to us about how to make holiday dinners at home memorable.

Here are some of her tips to keep in mind during the frenzy of the season: 1. Start early. Practice the dishes you want to make ahead of time. Consider how long it will take and whether it will be worth it. “Take that extra time to figure it out,” she says.

2. Make it ahead. When you can, make foods ahead of time. “Cranberry sauce will hold very well for five days. Mashed potatoes can be made in advance, and stuffing is actually better when made a day ahead,” she says.

3. Make a list. Write down each step for the day of your dinner. “I am notorious for, ‘Oh wait, I forgot this one big part,’ because I forgot to write it down,” she says. “Lists are everything.”

4. Give it a spin. Stick with your tried-andtrue holiday favorites, but give them a spin. “Add bacon and garlic to your roasted Brussels sprouts, make brown butter mashed sweet potatoes instead of traditional white potatoes, make a pumpkin chiffon pie rather than regular,” Shores says. Or, doesn’t this sound delicious? Rather than a plain smoked ham, Shores suggests a bourbon and gingersnap-crusted ham.

5. Use a wet paper towel. Th is one is simple, but one you won’t forget. Before setting the platters on the table, use a wet paper towel to

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Sweet potato puff

Charlotte Shores

clean up any dribbles or spills on the platter. It’s the last thing Shores does after plating dinners for a dinner party — and it works just as well for holiday parties at home.

Th is is a must-have for Shores’ family during the holidays.

SWEET POTATO PUFF 3 ½ ½ 2 ⅓ 1 1 ½ ¼ ¼

cups cold mashed sweet potatoes cup sugar cup melted butter eggs, beaten cup heavy cream teaspoon vanilla extract teaspoon salt cup brown sugar cup maple syrup cup flaked coconut

Topping: ¾ cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup chopped pecans 3 tablespoons melted butter ½ cup all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a mixing bowl, beat potatoes, white sugar, butter, eggs, cream, vanilla, salt, brown sugar and maple syrup until light and fluff y. Stir in the coconut. Spoon into a greased 2 ½ quart baking dish.

Combine topping ingredients until well blended, and sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Hot Toddy

BEYOND CAFFEINATED

Irish Coffee

Garrett O’Dell and John Pierce staked their claim in the Pearl District in August 2016 with Cirque Coffee, a whimsical-yet-disciplined approach to top-notch coffees and teas.

“We opened up the shop focusing on coffee and roasts, along with our signature coffee drinks, but we knew that we wanted to do an expansion with the shop to include cocktails,” O’Dell says.

In February 2019, the co-owners unveiled an updated interior and menu for Cirque Creative Libations with an inventive roster of cocktails, beers and wine.

Their “crazy coffees” are ever-changing, with seasonal options like the PUNKIN ($7), which uses Cirque’s house-roasted “weirdo espresso” (a blend comprised of washed and naturally processed Guatemalan coffees), ginger snap milk and pumpkin spice syrup. Each ingredient is made in-house with “an absurd attention to detail.”

The same commitment to creativity and precision can be found in Cirque’s cocktails — whether it’s a classic margarita ($8) or the coffee-infused “I Dream of Alexander” ($12), a combination of brandy, crème de cacao, orange and the delightful vanilla draft latte.

“Two perfect cocktails for the holidays are our Irish Coffee and our Hot Toddy ($8 each),” O’Dell says. “Not only are they both absolutely delicious, they really bring our two drink programs together.”

Another treat for the holidays will be O’Dell’s signature eggnog ($12), which is infused with alcohol.

Cirque has an ever-growing collection of Japanese whiskeys, a beautiful wine list and local craft beers. Cocktails are served at a happy hour that’s sure to please from 5-8 p.m. daily. — ANGELA EVANS

Teaming up for the season Antoinette Baking Co. and Farrell Family Bread are joining forces this holiday season to bring Tulsans artisan breads and pastries at both locations.

Now through the end of December, shoppers will be able to find Antoinette favorites like duck fat Chex mix, chocolate chip cookies and morning buns, among others, at Farrell, 8034 S. Yale Ave. Farrell favorites like focaccia, panettone and Asiago cheese loafs, among others, will be available at Antoinette’s, 207 N. Main St.

METRO DINER: COURTESY TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM; FARRELL FAMILY BREAD: VALERIE WEI-HAAS

The Metro Diner 3001 E. 11TH ST.

Lost restaurants of Tulsa Restaurants might come and go in Tulsa, but many have made their mark on our city’s history for their food, service, owners and atmosphere. Here’s one serving of Tulsa’s gastronomic history from “Lost Restaurants of Tulsa.”

NEW WINTER MARKET SITE It’s hard to imagine a year without the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market on East 15th Street. But due to road work, the market will not be on Cherry Street in 2020. Market organizers have not yet announced the new temporary location for spring and summer.

But until then, we can enjoy the Winter Market, which is in Kendall Whittier, near South Lewis Avenue and East Admiral Boulevard. The market runs 8:30 a.m.-noon every other Saturday through March. The Winter Market is a great place to pick up everything you’ll need for the holidays, from winter vegetables and herbs to locally made bacon and sausage.

If you can’t make Saturday mornings at the market, there’s always the Farm Stand, the market inside Mother Road Market, 1124 S. Lewis Ave., stocked with favorites from many of the vendors at the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market. The Farm Stand is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday; and 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Saturday.

What was once a service station and an Arby’s on East 11th Street became one of Tulsa’s most beloved eateries: the Metro Diner.

Bob Davis had been in the restaurant business for decades before opening the Metro in 1984. It was designed to look as if time had stopped in the mid-1950s: aluminum siding and glass bricks on the outside, colorful murals and deco light figures inside. The hostess station was fashioned from the back end of a 1957 Chevrolet.

The whole Davis family was involved over the years, running a restaurant that was beloved by University of Tulsa students, Route 66 travelers, and Tulsans from the neighborhood. They had a Blue Plate Special and a Monte Cristo sandwich still talked about today.

Like the diners of old, the staff was part of the experience. One such waitress had worked at Pennington’s Drive-Inn for over 20 years. “We were interviewing for waitresses and waiters before we ever opened,” says Bob’s son, Mark Davis. “Dot walked in with her red hair; she looked like she was right out of a movie! It’s kinda like we looked at her, she looked at us ... and we knew she was in the right place. She came to work for us, and she was a classic. People came just to see her!”

In the mid-’90s, the ownership of the Metro transitioned to Jim Rowenhorst, but most everything else stayed the same. In 2006, the property was bought by the Tulsa Development Authority for the University of Tulsa’s new entrance to their campus. On their last day of business, so many people showed up, they ran out of food hours early. — RHYS MARTIN TulsaPeople.com

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A group ice skates on Swan Lake on a winter afternoon in the 1940s. Barricades can be seen blocking the area around the fountain.

Ice skating is no longer permitted on Swan Lake.

SWAN SONG STORY AND COMPOSITE IMAGE BY PATRICK MCNICHOLAS

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n a Creek allotment of land owned by Anna B. Orcutt, a natural spring led to Tulsa’s fi rst lakeside amusement park.

Orcutt Lake Amusement Park opened in 1909, and by 1910 Tulsa’s trolley lines ended at the park’s entrance, which featured dazzling electric lights.

The 25-acre park had a 600-foot-long roller coaster, a handcarved wooden carousel, a covered swimming pool, a theater, a cafe and an event pavilion.

Despite the park’s amenities, by 1917 the Orcutts sold the park to businessman E.J. Brennan. Brennan, a real estate agent, donated the lake to the City of Tulsa and closed the rides to develop the land for residential purposes. Along the way, Brennan dubbed the neighborhood “Swan Lake,” likely due to the presence of waterfowl.

Although popular for ice skating and other recreational activities, the lake was often shallow. By 1948, its ensuing restoration plagued the surrounding neighborhood with infrastructure issues for decades, affecting the appeal for residents and guests alike.

By 1998 the Swan Lake District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, but the area would not return to its full glory until the late 2000s, after various repairs and restorations dating to a 1983 sales tax package. TP

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