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Edmonds street party is back this Saturday evening with Heard on Hurd. Its in downtown Edmond and sponsored by Citizens Bank of Edmond. The fun,
music and food is all from 6 to 10 p.m.
Thursday May 14
---- Cimarron Wind
Quintet at UCO Jazz
Lab
---- OKC Dodgers at
New Orleans at 7pm
Friday May 15
---- Broadway Tonight:
Rising Starr
---- Groove Merchants at
UCO Jazz Lab
---- Movie Night in the
Park Big Hero 6 at
Hafer Park
---- OKC Dodgers at
New Orleans at 7pm
Saturday May 16
---- Broadway Tonight:
Rising Starr:
---- Demo Day at My
Hearts Fancy
---- Downtown Edmond
Historic Tours
---- Edmond Farmers
Market 8am-1pm
---- Eldredge Jackson at
UCO Jazz Lab
---- Golf Family Fun
Night at Kickingbird
Golf at 5pm
---- OKC vs Iowa at
7:05pm, HOME
ets
Location: Downtown
Edmond
Extra Info: 405-2859700 or email silverleafgems@aol.com
Edmond Farmers
Market
Location: Festival Market Place
Extra Info: 405-3594630 or www.edmondparks.com
Golf Family Fun Night
Play 9-Holes of golf
with the Family. Special
junior tees, a FREE putting course, $2 range
tokens, food and beverage discounts.
Time: 5:00pm
Price: $7 Green Fees,
$7 Carts
Location: Kickingbird
Golf Club
Extra Info: 405-3415350 or www.kickingbirdgolf.com
Heard on Hurd
Presented by Citizens
Bank of Edmond. Local
live music including Graham Colton, Autumn
Ray, Chase Kerby and
the Company Men, almost 30 food trucks
and pop up shops &
late hours for local businesses on Broadway between Main and Hurd.
Location: Downtown
Edmond on Broadway
From left are winners of the annual mens cow chip throwing contest in Beaver.
They are Drew Russell, first; Jon Elfers, second and James Pratt, third.
Growing up in
Beaver, he was familiar
with the annual cow
chip festival, which also
includes a talent show,
parade and carnival.
Its a great event for
a small town, he said.
Russell had thrown
cans in the youth division, but this was his
first time in the adult
cow chip throw. He did
have something of an
advantage. During high
school he was a baseball pitcher for Beaver.
I was just hoping for
a respectable showing
and maybe place, he
said.
He was going up
against veterans, and
some past champions
of the contest, which
first began in 1970.
Apparently the baseball form was good
in investment.
Two decades ago, Oklahoma was spending
money on pork barrel road projects that were out of
control. Powerful legislators were building unnecessary projects in their district.
As term limits kicked it, we began to clean up
decades of fiscal irresponsibility. One of the strategies employed by the Oklahoma Department of
Transportation was the 8 Year Plan. Simply put,
the 8 Year Plan requires that a road or bridge project be vetted before it can be built. Only after close
scrutiny can a project can be placed on this 8 Year
Plan. The planning requirement has prevented dollars from being wasted by legislators on pork barrel
projects.
As a former mayor for Edmond, I admit that at
times the 8 year Plan frustrated me. It slowed road
improvements in Edmond by requiring that we do
extensive planning to get our projects listed by
ODOT to be completely in 8 years. But at closer inspection, I understand why this protection was put
in place and fully support it. The planning allows
valuable projects to move forward, and knocks silly
projects off the table. It protects the tax dollars of
all Oklahomans.
Planning allowed us to focus funds on repairing
bridges and improving highways. Oklahoma has methodically moved forward and has made considerable progress. Thoughtful planning is what makes
government less wasteful. It is the kind of government that constitutional conservatives support.
So politicians, dont jeopardize it. Rather than
worrying about the next election, stand up and lead
like statesmen. Encourage long-term planning.
Dont incentivize bad government by robbing
money from strong infrastructure investment and
maintenance that has been vetted. Fund our roads.
Fund our bridges. Let the 8 Year Plan continue. It is
the smart decision, and the decision that Edmond
voters will support.
(Patrice Douglas is a former State Corporation
Commissioner and former Edmond Mayor.)
Clintons fly
under radar
of the press
Historically,
politicians tried to
conceal corruption,
like former Illinois
Gov. Rod Blagojevich, convicted of
seeking to sell appointment to a vacant US Senate
seat.
But now corruption occurs openly,
because a corrupt
news media have
become part of the
governing elite.
And Bill and
Hillary Clinton live
lavish lifestyles
under the pretense
of collecting
money to fix the
world's problems.
Their personal
wealth is now well
over $100-million,
and their foundation adds another
$500-million or so.
National reporters should be
blowing whistles,
but too often are
too busy, also living the lifestyles of
the rich and famous.
With insights,
I'm Ernest Istook.
ANNE SCHMIDT
PETER PAN PRODUCTION ---- Last week St. Mary's Episcopal School presented Peter Pan. The cast above delighted the audience.
Candidate to be in metro
One of the U.S. Senates most outspoken conservative leaders, Sen. Ted
Cruz, will be the keynote speaker for
the Energizing America Gala on Friday, May 22 in Oklahoma City. The
gala is one of several events included
in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC) being held
May 21-23 at the Cox Convention
Center. The gala is Cruzs only speaking engagement during SRLC.
Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, is one of 14 speakers confirmed
for the SRLC and will only take the
stage during the Energizing America
Gala.Cruz was elected to the U.S.
Senate in 2010 and quickly garnered
national attention in Congress for his
leading efforts to defeat Obamacare.
"Sen. Cruzs recent announcement
for president has created quite a buzz
among Republican voters, and I know
primary voters will want to hear what
he has to say, said Randy Brogdon,Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party (OKGOP)."With the
future of Obamacare increasingly in
doubt, many have looked to Cruz as
the point of the spear in Republican
efforts to defeat the presidents signature policy."
Tickets to the Energizing America
Gala can be purchased online
through May 19
atwww.okgop.com/srlcgalaor by
phone at (405) 528-3501.
Tickets to only the gala are $100
per individual or $175 per
couple.Guests also have the opportunity to purchase tickets to a 7 p.m.
reception, which includes a picture
with Cruz before the plated dinner at
7:30 p.m. Ticket sales from the gala
will benefit the Oklahoma Republican
Party.
The SRLC is a quadrennial event
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Last week the fourth graders from Oklahoma Christian School came for their annual visit to the Oklahoma State Capitol. Included in the picture are Representatives Lewis Moore and Randy McDaniel.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Bob Grant, 82, became the oldest graduate in the University of Central Oklahomas 125-year history last week when he received his masters of gerontology from the universitys Jackson College of Graduate Studies.
Inspiring others
to go back to college
Grant now hopes to find a parttime job and teach a course on
aging. He considers himself an expert on the subject with the date
of birth and degree to back the
claim up.
More than anything, Grant wants
to spread the word about degree
completion, inspire adults to go
back to school and encourage people to get upper level degrees. Its
never too late, Grant will remind
them.
And he hopes that his encouragement will make a difference in
someones life.
The truth is, success doesnt
have anything to do with dollars. It
has to do with what youre doing,
said Grant.
I consider myself more prosperous now than Ive ever been. I used
to think that success had to do with
money and cars and titles and paychecks. It doesnt have to do with
any of those. It has to do with what
you do for other people.
The University of Central Oklahoma recently recognized the accomplishments of its top student leaders and organizations during its annual Campus Leadership Awards. Pictured from left are Outstanding Senior Student Leader Award winners Paul Brown, Nela Mrchkovska, Lauren Trecartin, Blakeley Elliott,
Vice President for Student Affairs Myron Pope, Ed.D., Shelby Allen, Kalisa Mora, Abbey Canaday, Oon Feng Lim and Collin Troester.
The University of Central Oklahoma recently recognized the accomplishments of its top student
leaders and organizations during its annual Campus Leadership Awards.
UCOs Campus Leadership Awards are a celebration of the outstanding leadership displayed by our
students and student organizations. These students
and organizations have continuously displayed their
commitment to this university, their peers and their
organizations, said Nicole Doherty, coordinator of
student engagement at Central.
The student recipients for the 2014-15 Campus
Leadership Awards, followed by hometown, are:
Outstanding Freshman Student Leaders: Macie
Snowden, Ada; Mason Thompson, Bixby; Cash
Deitz, Oologah; Reagan Adams, Edmond; Nicole
Elias, Bartlesville; Victoria Hack, Marlow; Jordan
Broiles, Oklahoma City; Katelyn LanCaster, Sulphur; Rachel Meyer, Enid; Natasha Haughton,
Moore.
Outstanding Sophomore Student Leaders: Denton Scherman, Perry; Christen Hickey, Edmond;
Cindy Vo, Riverside, California; Mariah Wagner,
Enid; Alex Naylor, Balko.
Outstanding Junior Student Leaders: Mackenzie
Hodge, Moore; Hung-Lin (Jimmy) Lai, Ping-Tung
City, Taiwan; Riley Cole, Moore; Daniel Woods,
Moore; Raina Wainsick, Hartshorne.
Outstanding Senior Student Leaders: Nela
Mrchkovska, Skopje, Macedonia; Paul Brown,
Waurika; Blakeley Elliott, Edmond; Alex Baker, Edmond; Abbey Canaday, Tishomingo; Shelby Allen,
Oklahoma City; Kalisa Mora, Guymon; Collin
Troester, Edmond; Lauren Trecartin, Tahlequah;
Oon Feng Lim, Penang, Malaysia.
Top Central Man: Paul Brown, Waurika
Top Central Woman: Nela Mrchkovska, Skopje,
Macedonia
Edmond
Teacher
Finalists
Edmond Public Schools
took time recently to honor
the districts top teachers.
Landing the honor of
Teacher of the Year was
Kevin McDonald, middle.
Finalists are, from left,
Kela Baird from Chisholm
Elementary, Amber Johnson from West Field Elementary, Kevin McDonald
from Memorial High
School, Betsie Polk from
Orvis Risner Elementary
and Mindi Mendez from
Centennial Elementary.
PHOTO PROVIDED
PHOTO PROVIDED
UCO
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Outstanding Greek Woman of the
Year: Mikayla Goad
Outstanding Greek Man of the
Year: Connor Thompson
UCO Wellness Center award recipients for the 2014-15 Campus Leadership Awards are:
Peer Health Leader of the Year:
Jacquelynn Skocik
Female Intramural Athlete of the
Year: Alex Fischer
Male Intramural Athlete of the
Year: Ryan Capps
For more information on Central or
opportunities for leadership and student involvement, visit www.uco.edu.
A Kiwanis Benefit
From left, Kaleb Ford, Children's Miracle Network Hospital's Miracle Child,
speaks to those attending the fourth annual Aiming for Miracles Sporting
Clay in Guthrie while his father, Kelly Ford, listens to his presentation.The
event was sponsored by Edmond Kiwanis Club and all money raised was donated to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to support Children's Hospital Foundation's efforts to fund pediatric research and clinical care for ill
children.Edmond Kiwanis Club Member Al Warren, 642-2771, coordinated
the event.
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By Tess Thomson
NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman
Miracle League of Edmond
gives those with special needs a
chance to be a part of a team.
The nonprofit organization has
its own baseball field where
players can play against each
other.
With about 125 people divided among 12 teams, the
players play in one game a week
for eight weeks each fall and
spring. Teams are split by age,
and games are played at Mitch
Park in Edmond.
In 2001, the director of Miracle League of Edmond, Margo
Price, started a baseball league
PHOTO PROVIDED
Junior League members making a charitable grant to Neighborhood Services, are, from left, Nazette Zuhdi Cleaver- JLOC President-Elect, Stacey
Ninness Neighborhood Services Organization and Kristi Leonard- JLOC President.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Reese Witherspoon, left, and Sofia Vergara go for the laughs, but fall short in the new motion picture release, Hot Pursuit.
tried to squeeze in a
few lame jokes that
ended up feeling
painfully out of place.
Hot Pursuit is an
awkward and unfunny
piece of counter-programming that aspires
to be 2013s The
Heat, but falls helplessly short.
Avoid it if you can.
Hot Pursuit is rated
PG-13 for sexual content, violence, language
and some drug material.
0.3 out of 5 stars
Crossword Puzzle
STATEPOINT
CROSSWORD
THEME: THE '80s
ACROSS
1. Inhabitant of Aleutian
Islands
6. "____ alive!"
9. William McKinley High
School's famous club
13. Caterpillar to butterfly
14. Ribonucleic acid
15. Members of Christian
community
16. More so than fine
17. Banking convenience
18. Matter of debate
19. *Elected twice in the
'80s
21. *Popular along with
shoulder pads
23. *___ Zeppelin, broke
up in 1980
24. Mountain lake
25. *Blake Edwards comedy with Julie Andrews
28. Editor's oversight
30. Fate
35. Like a devoted fan
37. *1981 flick with
George C. Scott and Timothy
Hutton
39. Clingy
one
40. Famous
French couturier
41. Highest
point, pl.
43. Greek
god of war
44. Clown
act
46. Japanese
stringed instrument
47. Stretched
ride
48. Twinings
package
50. Fill to excess
52. Goes
with sin and cos
53. Argument
55. ____been
57. *Often
carried on shoulder
61. *19080s
Olympic city
64. Sac enclosing embryo,
pl.
65. Anger or
wrath
67. Less wild
69. Soil for
cultivation
70. Sailor's
assent
71. Clear the
blackboard
72. Eye afflic-
tion
73. Albanian money
74. As opposed to owns
DOWN
1. *TV's friendly alien
2. Den
3. Marine eagle
4. Relating to uvea
5. Walmart competitor
6. *Location of hostage
crisis
7. *Ted Turner's TV addition
8. Brazilian dance
9. Deep wound
10. *____ Whelchel of
"Facts of Life"
11. Purse to match a
gown
12. Ogler
15. Woody polymer
20. Temples' innermost
sanctuaries
22. Aggravate
24. At or near the top
25. *Assassinated Egyptian
President
26. Sheep-like
27. Plants and animals
29. *"Brat ____"
Teachers Appreciated
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John Ross students, from left, Kylie, Sami and Xander honored secondgrade teacher Leah Hedger by bringing her flowers. She also received
balloons and hand-made cards.
Reminder on upcoming
Broadway Tonight finale
The University of Central Oklahomas Broadway Tonight Series will
wrap up its Oklahoma Voices season with the world premiere of Rising Starr: Kay Starr, A Life in Song
at 7:30 p.m. May 15-16 and 2 p.m.
May 17 in Mitchell Hall Theatre, located on campus.
Written and directed by Broadway
Tonight director Greg White, Ph.D.,
Rising Starr offers a look into the
life of Oklahoma native Kay Starr
and her musical legacy
Kay Starr is truly an Oklahoma pioneer spirit strong, diverse, humorous yet tough, self-actualized, with
focus on a goal and ambition to
achieve it, White said.
Starr is noted for having pioneered
the road of versatility, making hits in
the genres of jazz, country, pop, spirituals, rhythms and blues and Broadway tunes. Between 1948 and 1954,
Starr had more than two dozen top40 Billboard hits. Her gold record
Wheel of Fortune became the No.
2 top-selling single of 1952 and The
Rock And Roll Waltz became
1956s No. 2 single in the United
States and the No. 1 single in the
U.K.
While Kay Starr mastered all genres, she was always able to add her
own distinctive style to whatever she
performed and recorded, White
continued.
To captured Starrs rise to fame
and Native American heritage, White
has written the script in chronological form.
The musical is cinematic in nature
an episodic style where each song
bleeds into the next scene, White
explained.
The cast will consist of both current Central students and alumni as
PHOTO PROVIDED
Appointments
Engelbert lands
new audit post
Edmond accounting
firm Arledge & Associates has promoted
Bryce Engelbert to
audit senior.
Engelbert, a Certified Public Accountant,
is a 2013 graduate of
Fort Hays State University.
In his new role, EnEngelbert
gelbert will serve as
the in-charge auditor on various audit engagements as well as train staff auditors.
We are excited to announce Bryces
promotion, said Jim Denton, managing
partner. He has been an integral member
of our team, and we are confident he will
excel in his new role.
Arledge & Associates, PC is a recognized
leader in the accounting industry offering
practical solutions in the areas of tax planning, auditing, consulting, accounting advisory services and client accounting.
Oklahomas April Gross Receipts to the Treasury report shows marginal overall growth from the prior
year due to the effect of low oil and natural gas
prices, State Treasurer Ken Miller announced last
week.
Monthly collections of $1.32 billion exceed last
Aprils receipts by 0.5 percent. Aprils growth brings
12-month collections to $12.1 billion, 4 percent
higher than receipts from the trailing 12 months.
These numbers indicate Oklahomas economy is
still thriving, but growth is more subdued than during
the past few years, Miller said. Due to Aprils tax filing deadline, income tax collections provided a boost
to the bottom line to counter the impact of falling
gross production tax receipts.
Income tax collections in April provided more than
50 percent of total revenue, and were up by more
than $53 million, or 8.2 percent, from last April.
Collections from gross production taxes on oil and
natural gas dropped by more than 54 percent, to
$33.2 million in April, levels not seen in more than a
HR firm hires
Amber Price
RealTime HR announced Edmond resident Amber Price has joined its growing
human resources services practice.
Price will serve as
vice president consulting services and
will manage the
human resources
team to ensure quality of services. She
will also direct business development efforts, aid clients in
operational efficienPrice
cies and development strategies as well as conduct
employee trainings.
Amber brings tremendous business
expertise to our firm and our clients,
said CEO Todd Rogers. Amber has put
her knowledge and experience to work
for our clients, helping them to maximize their employee resources, increase
productivity and effectively manage
human resources matters. She is a welcome addition to our team.
Price received an MBA from Oklahoma Christian University after earning
her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Founded in 2008, RealTime HR provides turn-key human resources solutions
to businesses of all sizes, from benefits
and employee administration to governmental compliance and risk management.
The firm helps businesses align
staffing resources with their specific operational needs.
RealTime HR is located at 920 NW
139th St. Parkway in Oklahoma City and
online at www.realtimehr.com.
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AAA sees
increase
this year for
Memorial
Day travel
AAA projects a surprising 5.3 percent increase in the number of Oklahomans who will hit the highway over
the long Memorial Day holiday weekend this year compared to last year.
Gas prices have been rising lately
but theyre still more than $1 below
where they were one year ago, said
Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma. Cheaper fuel is helping coax
more Oklahomans off their couches
and into their cars in fact, were saying we should see the highest number
of state and U.S. travelers for Memorial Day weekend in ten years.
Overall, AAA predicts 649,000 Oklahomans will travel 50 miles from home
over the holiday, 4.5 percent more
than last year. Air travel will be up 2.4
percent and auto travel up by 5.3 percent. However, travel by other means
(rail, boat, bus or inter-modal) will decline by 3.6 percent.
Nationwide, AAA expects 37.2 million Americans will journey from home
over Memorial Day, a 4.7 percent in-
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and places a high level of importance
in learning about his surroundings in
order to have first-hand knowledge
that his visitors and staff can use.
Shane is always willing to go above
and beyond what is required of him
in his job duties and as a CTA. He
provides free tickets to performances
regularly to the local convention and
visitors bureau for use in their gift
baskets in order to help enhance the
visitors experience of the area. Recently, Shane and his staff made it
possible for around 50 of our CTAs
to attend the Russian Ballets performance of Swan Lake for no charge
so that the CTAs could experience
Contest continues
chance to be featured by BancFirst.
We are thrilled that Rick has been
selected by BancFirst as a winner of
the photo contest, said BancFirst Edmond president Mark Lisle. His winning photo proves that no one is
better equipped to capture the
uniqueness of Oklahoma than the
people that live here. The people of
this state are getting the chance to
tell our story through our own eyes.
That kind of community involvement
is what BancFirst is all about, and we
are very excited that an Edmond photographer was recognized.
For information about the types of
photos needed or to submit an
entry, please visit
www.bancfirst.com
Companion Healthcare
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Baptist volunteers
help serve those
affected by storms
Last weekend, with more bad weather forecast, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continued serving communities affected
by the May 6 storms. To date, more than 80
volunteers have served more than 2,500 meals,
in addition to other work that includes debris
clean-up.
According to Wes Johnson, a volunteer
leader with the Baptist General Convention of
Oklahoma (BGCO)'s disaster relief operation,
workers have served victims in various parts of
the state, including the Tuttle and Newcastle
areas.
Johnson also reported that the BGCO disaster relief has received more than 60 requests
for debris removal, roof tarping, mud removal
and other services, all of which are offered at
no cost to the owner.
People may request assistance from the
BGCO disaster relief operation by calling (405)
443-7583 or by visiting
www.okdisasterhelp.org. The BGCOs disaster
relief operation, a non-profit, faith-based group
which offers a wide array of services, also receives tax-deductible donations to help victims
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
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