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1 The Oklahoma Publisher Official Publication of the Oklahoma Press Association Vol. 88, No Pages September INSIDE MOIRE PATTERNS: Follow Wilma Newby s easy steps to get rid of those pesky halftone patterns in old photos. PAGE 4 INTERNSHIP II: This month, we feature stories from eight Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation interns. PAGE 7 WHAT S MISSING? Dr. Terry Clark asks what you need from his column. Give him some new ideas what you would like to see more of as well as what you like and want him to keep. PAGE 10 Stillwater News Press partners with OSU student publication News Press Stillwater The O Colly, Oklahoma State University s student newspaper, is now being inserted three days a week into gas the Stillwater News Press. American Dreamers Bad strands motorists The O Colly publishes a printed newspaper on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is being inserted in the News Press on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, since the News Press doesn t print a paper on Mondays. This is an excellent opportunity to get the student Oklahoma State students protest White House s DACA decision newspaper into the hands of more Stillwater residents, said Barbara Allen, Oklahoma State University director of student media and adviser to the O Colly. Right now our circulation is densely centered on campus, but we feel there are non-student readers who d love to see our work. Dale Brendel, publisher of the Stillwater News Press, said the new partnership is a win-win for both papers, and for readers as well. Many child deaths largely preventable Oklahoma State University and the Stillwater comautopsies reveal a rash of infant deaths tied to unsafe sleeping munity have always been closely connected, and our readers want to know what s happening on campus, Brendel said. This is a unique value-add for our print readers at a time when other newspapers are reducing print content for subscribers. Although there is no additional costs to readers, both newspapers are looking for sponsors to offset the increased production costs. The distribution partnership could be just the starting point, said Allen and Brendel, who are talking about the possibility of collaborating on some projects together. We have several OSU alumni on our current news staff who worked at the O Colly, Brendel said. We re glad to be involved in something that supports and promotes collegiate and community journalism at the same time. $1.00 Wednesday, September 6, 2017 stwnewspress.com INSIDE TODAY Wrong additive pumped into station s fuel tank The O Colly By Michelle Charles OSU s student newspaper is in today s edition mcharles@stwnewspress.com Inside SMILE OF THE DAY DAVID BITTON/STILLWATER NEWS PRESS Oklahoma State University students, staff and community members participate in a pro-daca protest Tuesday in Stillwater. By David Bitton dbitton@stwnewspress.com Amie and Elijah are smiling because they loved the fair! Nominate a smile: Send us photos of someone smiling and it could be our Smile of the Day. Send to readers@stwnewspress.com WEATHER U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that deportation protections for nearly 7,500 undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma and roughly 800,000 across the United States will end in six months unless Congress acts. It is unknown how many people would be impacted at Oklahoma State University but hundreds of students, staff and community members turned out Tuesday to hold signs and protest President Donald Trump s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. Former President Bar- More online See additional photos and videos from Tuesday s protest at stwnewspress.com rack Obama issued an executive order in 2012, allowing undocumented children of illegal immigrants the chance to work or pursue higher education while deferring deportation. Trump s March 5, 2018 deadline gives Congress time to act and propose changes to the immigration policy. DAVID BITTON/STILLWATER NEWS PRESS White House press secsenior Maggie Salazar, 22, an aerospace and meretary Sarah Huckabee chanical engineering major, holds a sign Tuesday, See DACA, Page A5 during a pro-daca protest on campus. Hi: 81 Low: 53 Delightful, with sunshine More on B8 MORE ONLINE stwnewspress.com DONATE TO ONF to receive this Will Rogers print. Details at OkPress.com/will-rogers. Veterans group, motorcycle ministry honor special group of veterans in Oklahoma DAVID BITTON/STILLWATER NEWS PRESS Oklahoma State University students gather near protesters during Tuesday s demonstration. No earthquakes reported MONDAY Time Site Mag. 6:03 p.m. Luther 3.4 SUNDAY 9:51 p.m. Fairview 2.9 SATURDAY No earthquakes reported Vol. 109, No. 210 See Fuel, Page A5 Infant mortality rates QUAKE TRACKER Oklahoma leads the nation for most earthquakes. Here s a look at the latest quakes. TUESDAY Brenda Brady was traveling home to Colorado on Monday after a Labor Day weekend camping trip in Arkansas when she stopped for $11 worth of gas on the Cimarron Turnpike. She didn t realize it would end up costing her almost $600 in car repairs and other expenses. As she was pulling out of the Kum & Go gas station near exit 36 on the turnpike, Brady says her car stalled. That s when two young men approached her and asked if her car had died right after she bought fuel. The same thing happened to them, they said. They weren t alone. Brady estimates other vehicles had broken down along the roadside after leaving the station, including some large trucks pulling trailers. She says the store s staff didn t have much to offer when she asked what she was supposed to do and where she was supposed to stay since she was traveling with four dogs and didn t have money for a hotel room. They kept telling us, We don t know what to tell you, Brady said. We sat there for six and a half hours... We were going to pitch our tent in from of the Kum & Go and stay there, but my mom helped us out. The store staff eventually asked everyone who thought they had purchased bad fuel to file a claim and leave their contact information. Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman Matt Skinner said the affected bank of pumps had By Mollie Bryant and Jeff Raymond Oklahoma Watch In October of last year, a 2-month-old infant from Kiowa County died after co-sleeping with her parents. Her mother woke up to find her father s arm partially obscuring her face, according to an autopsy report, which attributed her death to probable asphyxiation due to overlay. In May of last year, a 6-month-old Tulsa County infant died from suffoca- tion after co-sleeping with an adult and a sibling on an adult bed. The baby was found unresponsive between the mattress and wall with his face in a pillow. Three months earlier, a 5-month-old Oklahoma City infant was found dead in her crib with her 1-year-old sibling lying on top of her. Despite more than two JEFF RAYMOND/OKLAHOMA WATCH decades of national and Taffy Henderson, a maternal and child health prostate safe-sleep cammotion specialist with the Oklahoma City-County paigns, unsafe sleeping Health Department, arranges cribs intended to show practices are playing a what safe (left) and unsafe (right) sleeping environsee Infants, Page A8 ments look like. Oklahoma s infant mortality rate, like that of the nation as a whole, has been declining for years. But the state s rate remains relatively high. Here are the states with the highest rates, as measured by number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The U.S. rate is 7.3. Mississippi: 9.3 Delaware: 9.0 Alabama: 8.3 Georgia: 7.8 Louisiana: 7.7 Arkansas: 7.5 Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota: 7.3 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. OPA schedules six AG seminars Attorney General Mike Hunter and the Oklahoma Press Association invite you to attend any of the six free sessions that deal directly with your questions and concerns about the Oklahoma Open Meeting and Records Acts. This year s workshops feature Abby Dillsaver, General Counsel for the Attorney General of Oklahoma. Local organizations that deal directly with open meetings and records are invited to attend. The workshops will explore requirements on access to public records and the conduct of public meetings in depth, and questions are welcome. No registration is required and all sessions are free. Look over the meeting dates and locations and make plans to attend. MEETING DATES & LOCATIONS All Sessions from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. SEPT. 28 ARDMORE Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Seminar Room A, 2610 Sam Noble Parkway OCT. 12 WOODWARD Woodward Conference Center Meeting Room, 3401 Centennial Lane Register for the October 5-7 National Newspaper Convention The National Newspaper Association is bringing its 131st Annual Convention and Trade Show to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The October 5-7 convention will be held at the Hyatt Regency and offers owners, publishers and senior staff a variety of educational sessions and peer sharing activities. Full registration includes four general sessions, five sets of round table discussion sessions, an exhibit hall with more than 30 exhibitors and tickets to a welcome reception, two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner with entertainment. The Friday night Extravaganza features a string quartet at the Philbrook Museum. Jeff Mayo, publisher of the Sequoyah County Times in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, knows firsthand the benefits of attending an NNA Convention. The people who attend the convention are tremendous resources for our industry and I enjoy learning from them, Mayo said. For more information and to register, visit the National Newspaper Association website at OCT. 19 TULSA Tulsa Technology Center - Owasso Sycamore Room, N 140th E Avenue NOV. 2 McALESTER Eastern Oklahoma State College Conference Center Auditorium 1802 E College Avenue NOV. 16 OKLAHOMA CITY Metro Tech Conference Center BCC Auditorium, 1900 Springlake Drive DEC. 7 ALTUS Southwest Technology Center Seminar Center, 711 W Tamarack Road For more information or questions, please contact Christine Frank at the Oklahoma Press Association, (405) or visit

2 2 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2017 On that note by Brian Blansett Publisher of the Tri-County Herald OPA President Make plans to enter OPA Better Newspaper Contest It s time to start thinking about entering next year s OPA Better Newspaper Contest. Granted, the entry deadline is still five months away, but you know how time gets away during football season and the holidays. And you know as sure as you re reading this column, the deadline will be here before you re ready for it. In fact, if you squint, you can see it on the horizon already. Reduce your future stress by taking a minute now to review work by your paper and employees over the last nine months and start compiling a list of potential entries. Next year, as you know, the contest will be substantially changed, with only eight categories counting toward the Sequoyah Award and with 11 new ones for individuals to enter. This gives us the best of both worlds, recognizing outstanding work by newspapers and by staffers. The individual categories are the biggest change and one that excites me no end. The awards will go to reporters, photographers, designers and columnists and will be the most prestigious journalism awards in the state because the winners will have competed against the best of their peers statewide. The education committee and OPA staff spent months refining the list of individual categories, considering more than 40 at one point but eventually settling on 11 that will reward work at the core of what we do. If you haven t seen the list before, it includes: News story. Feature story. Sports story. In-depth reporting. Column writing. Small-space ad. Large-space ad. News photograph. Feature photograph. Sports photograph. Front page design. Entry fees are only $10 each. No doubt, publishers around the state will encourage staffers to enter their individual work and bask in the glory that reflects on them when an employee wins. If you are a publisher and you don t, shame on you. Fewer than half the OPA members enter the Better Newspaper Contest each year, so my hope is that the changes will encourage more papers to start entering or at least encouraging their staffers to enter. Looking at exchange papers and those I run across while traveling, I see good work that never makes it into the contest. I hope the new categories give people more of an incentive to participate and that we see a spike in contest entries next year. It s fun to win stuff and the competition will make us all better. O Time to file Statement of Ownership Real Newspapers... Real News! is the theme of this year s National Newspaper Week, which kicks off October 1. The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to communities large and small all over. Content including editorials, editorial cartoons, promotional ads and more The Rush Springs Gazette is under new ownership. Conn and Karen Goodwin, who purchased the weekly newspaper in 1989, recently sold the publication to Mary Hill. The past 28 years with the Gazette, and 30 years total in the newspaper business, has afforded me many friends and experiences that I will always cherish, said Karen Goodwin. October 1 is the deadline to file USPS Form 3526 (Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation) with the post office. Newspapers must publish the completed form in their newspaper dailies by October 10 and non-dailies by October 31 and send a copy of the newspaper that it appears in to the post office for proof of publication. Newspapers with electronic subscriptions to claim also use Form To download PS Form 3526 as a fillin PDF form, go to ps-form-3526-in-pdf-form. Celebrate National Newspaper Week will be available for download at no charge beginning Monday, Sept. 25, at Mark your calendar and make plans to download this material. You can also make it local by editorializing about your newspaper s unique relevance. NNW is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. Rush Springs Gazette gets new owner Goodwin said Hill quickly learned the operation of the newspaper business and will be able to develop its future potential. Jane Worthington, who has worked with Goodwin for the past 26 years, will continue to work at the Gazette. Goodwin said it was time for her and Conn to retire and start a new chapter of their lives. OPA CALENDAR OF EVENTS OPEN MEETING AND RECORDS SEMINARS THURSDAYS, 1-4 PM SEPT ARDMORE, Southern Oklahoma Technology Center OCT WOODWARD, Woodward Conference Center OCT TULSA, Tulsa Technology Center (Owasso) NOV. 2 - McALESTER, Eastern Oklahoma State College NOV OKLAHOMA CITY, Metro Tech Conference Center DEC. 7 - ALTUS, Southwest Technology Center All workshops are FREE to attend and no registration is required. Attorney General Mike Hunter, the Oklahoma Press Association and Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation invite you to attend any of these free sessions designed to deal directly with your questions and concerns about Oklahoma s Open Meeting and Records Acts. Download a flier with addresses of these locations at com/seminars. The National Newspaper Association is bringing its convention to Tulsa! Join other newspaper professionals for discussions about the industry. Plus a trade show with approximately 30 vendors. REGISTER TODAY 2017 NNA CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW THURS, OCT. 5 SAT, OCT. 7 TULSA, OKLAHOMA For more information and to register, see NNAWEB.ORG/CONVENTION WEBINAR: HOW TO SELL THE VALUE OF DIGITAL SEPT. 29, 1-2 PM COST $35 Everyone sells digital. Everyone has similar portfolios. In order to differentiate, you ll need to provide value beyond CTRs, CPMs and the like. This webinar will discuss how to: Simplify digital sales for the customer and your sales team; Build a client-focused digital recommendation; Measure the results of digital advertising in a way that matters to your client; Retain and upsell current campaigns. Registrations after Sept. 26 are subject to a $10 late fee. Register at For more information on upcoming events, visit the OPA website at or contact Membership & Meetings Director Christine Frank at (405) , or CFrank@okpress.com.

3 The Oklahoma Publisher // September Staff changes across the state OOLOGAH LAKE LEADER Jennifer Hertel and Nick Villalobos have joined the Oologah Lake Leader staff. Jennifer Hertel will assist in writing feature articles, cover sports and the Talala Town Board. Nick Villalobos will work with Publisher Maria Laubach on page layout. He is a 2013 Oologah High School graduate and received a degree in mass communication from Northwestern Oklahoma State University where he served as editor-in-chief for the college s student publication. BECKHAM COUNTY RECORD The Beckham County Record has welcomed two new members to its team. Sayre native Char Silk will serve as photographer and report on Merritt School and community news. We are very excited to have Char as part of our team, especially to allow us to provide sports and school coverage for the Merritt community, said Brad Spitzer, publisher of the Record. Her photography skills, familiarity with so many people in our county, and her outgoing personality are assets we value greatly. Silk graduated from Sayre High School in 1992 and Southwestern Oklahoma State University in She and her husband, Jake, live in the country where they raised three sons. Rose Cummings has been hired as a photographer for Elk City sports coverage. It is important to have someone with local roots and a love for school sports to shoot their events, said Spitzer. Cummings was raised in Elk City and also works as a cafeteria manager for Elk City Junior High. She lives in Elk City with her three teenage boys. CHELSEA REPORTER The Chelsea Reporter has hired Tiffany Young as the paper s new office assistant. She will be responsible for answering the phones and welcoming guests. Young replaces Kati Gibson, who is leaving to spend more time with her children. Young lives in Chelsea with her son. THE SEMINOLE PRODUCER The Seminole Producer hired Josh Allen as the new sports editor. Allen began his journalism career in 2010 as a staff writer, then managing editor of a newspaper in his hometown of Paris, Texas. Shortly after, he moved to Oklahoma where he began working for the Tulsa World, Wagoner County American-Tribune and Okemah News Leader. As a staff writer and photographer, Allen covered a broad range of beats such as crime, sports, entertainment and government. Allen has two daughters, Elisabeth and Evelyn, and lives in Seminole. SEQUOYAH COUNTY TIMES Ryan Silapan has joined the team at the Sequoyah County Times as the new sports editor. Silapan has more than seven years of sports journalism experience in his home state of California. He worked for his college newspaper as sports editor before landing an internship for a local newspaper. He worked for three years covering prep, junior college, the NBA D-League s Santa Cruz Warriors, and then two years covering state basketball games for a website called Prep2prep.com. I m planning on growing the social media part of the sports department here at Your Times and will be posting video interviews with coaches and players on YouTube along with a steady diet of tweets on Twitter, Silapan said. He has no family in Oklahoma but believes the news staff will soon become like a second family to him. Defense attorney fi les libel, slander lawsuit against DA An Oklahoma defense attorney filed a slander, defamation and libel lawsuit against District Attorney Kenny Wright over statements made to the media. Winston H. Connor II said he has already experienced a loss of income because of the allegations made by Wright. The lawsuit states Wright made statements with the knowledge and intent that such statements be included and printed within articles by reporters, CORRECTION An article in last month s issue of The Oklahoma Publisher incorrectly stated that The Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat had changed its name to the The Beckham County Democrat. The name of the weekly newspaper was changed to THE BECKHAM COUNTY RECORD beginning in August. The publication s website is located at: We regret the error. exposing Connor to public hatred, contempt and ridicule. The suit states that Wright, the district attorney of Delaware and Ottawa counties, released an audio recording made by a murderer from prison and also made false allegations regarding Connor to reporters. Those allegations state that Wright said Connor had possible involvement in the destruction of evidence, an instance of causing an assault and battery upon an individual, and an alleged solicitation for murder. Connor told The Oklahoman that he never sought to have anyone beaten or killed. Connor, who has not been charged, seeks actual damages in excess of $75,000 on each of the three claims as well as punitive damages of $500,000 or twice the amount of actual damages, whichever is greater. Considering a sale? W.B. Grimes & Company has sold more than 1,500 newspapers over the years and appraised thousands of others. Gary Borders covers Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arizona. garyb@mediamergers.com What s Your Paper Worth? Find Out Today. A free confidential consultation awaits via our website. The Oklahoma Publisher ISSN X Official Publication of the Oklahoma Press Association PUBLISHER Mark Thomas mthomas@okpress.com EDITOR Jennifer Gilliland jgilliland@okpress.com OPA OFFICERS Brian Blansett, President Tri-County Herald Ted Streuli, Vice President The Journal Record Rusty Ferguson, Treasurer The Cleveland American Mark Thomas, Executive Vice President OPA DIRECTORS Dayva Spitzer, Past President The Beckham County Record Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune Mike Strain, Tulsa World John Denny Montgomery, The Purcell Register Mark Millsap, The Norman Transcript Zonelle Rainbolt, The Cordell Beacon Alan Herzberger, The Oklahoman 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK (405) Toll-Free in Oklahoma: (888) news@okpress.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER $12 PER YEAR THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHER (USPS ) is published monthly for $12 per year by the Oklahoma Press Association, 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK. 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4 4 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2017 Removing moiré patterns, cameras without mirrors and more Computer Notes from the road by Wilma Newby How to take a moiré pattern out of a photo is a trick that I ve found many younger users don t know how to do. Photos scanned from older papers that used screens to print photos will have a pattern over the entire photo. You can get rid of that pattern in Photoshop by following these steps: 1. Scan the photo in at a high resolution 600 dpi or more. This allows more manipulation of the pixels. 2. Open in Photoshop. (This will take longer because it s a large file.) 3. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. This brings up a dialog box (see below). Set a low Radius such as 0.5 or 1.0. You want to be able to control the point where the blur is most effective without blurring the photo more than needed. After setting the radius, apply the blur. (A Gaussian Blur randomly blurs the photo. It works well for this application.) 4. Use Command F (Mac) or Control F (Windows) to repeatedly reapply the blur until you no longer see the moiré pattern. 5. Correct the photo as you normally do. Remember to lower the resolution to your normal setting for photos. Don t be afraid to use the unsharp mask. Even though the photo was blurred the moiré will not come back if the fourth step was done properly. The unsharp mask helps your photo look sharper. CAMERAS WITHOUT MIRRORS For the past few years several camera brands have made cameras without mirrors. Although at first they were no competition for high-end cameras with mirrors, they re coming closer to what we expect. If you re tempted to buy one, do your homework first. Canon released a camera without mirrors last year. The Canon EOS M5 retails for around $1,000 without a lens. This is a camera that can compete with the standard DSLR cameras. You ll find high ratings for it all over the web. But it s not the best at taking fast action photos, which is important in your line of work. Yet, it s worth your time to look at the up-and-coming technology. Many top manufactures are releasing these types of cameras and they may replace DSLRs in the future. In a camera that has no mirrors, light passes through the lens and right on to the image sensor. A preview of the image is displayed on the rear of the screen. Newer cameras have viewfinders that show a copy of the preview. DSLR cameras are a little heavier due to the weight of the mirrors and prism system. Without mirrors, the camera can have a smaller body. With a DSLR, the optical viewfinder shows exactly what the camera will photograph. Viewfinders on cameras without mirrors are great if the lighting is good, but unless you re paying for the very high-end product, it s not going to be as good as an optical viewfinder. Low light levels is something this type of newer cameras have had to overcome. The first models just weren t good for nighttime or indoor shots. However, the newest ones seem to be getting closer to overcoming this flaw by adding more sensors. The second thing mirrorless cameras received low marks on is fast motion shots. Again, this year s models seem to have somewhat overcome that. They now have both phase and contrast detection sensors built into the image sensor, and can use both to refine the auto focus process. Take a look at the reviews for the Sony a9. It s a 24MP, full-frame mirrorless camera that can shoot at 20 frames per LEGAL ADVICE is just one of the benefits of being a member of the Oklahoma Press Association s Legal Services Plan. Remove the worry of needing professional advice by enrolling today. For more information contact: OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION S LEGAL SERVICES PLAN or second with full auto focus. All of this comes at a price of around $4,000. But it will shoot sports without a sound. An area where mirrorless has really outdone the DSLR is in shooting video. Some can capture 4K or ultra HD video. Without a mirror, the process is simpler making it easier to shoot more photos per second at higher shutter speeds. The last problem these new cameras had to overcome was the lack of interchangeable lenses. The Canon EOS M5 has overcome that problem with a EF-M lens mount, which allows use of a full set of lenses. Every year new cameras are released in this market. The new, hot one to be released this fall is the Fujifilm X-E3, and Nikon announced last month that it is currently developing a new mirrorless camera line. Their best in this area is the Nikon D810, released in This is the game to keep up with in the camera market. If you re looking for the best prices, wait until December and January. Prices seem to be the best for cameras that time of year. GOVERNMENT WARNING The U.S. government released a warning recommending the removal of all Kaspersky Lab software. This Russian-based company makes some of the best antivirus software, but now they want us to give it the boot if it s on your computer. There is a proposed ban in the Senate that would ban the software on all department agency computers as well as other organizations that deal with the U.S. government. There has been no information released to support the case against Kaspersky, and the company has denied any involvement with the Russian government. Kaspersky states that it is an independent worldwide firm and takes orders from no government. It appears the bill will pass in the Senate. On personal computers, the government recommends removing it completely, saying hackers could attack critical infrastructure in the U.S. and get your personal info. This is most likely true of any antivirus company s employees. These are the best good hackers working against the best bad hackers trying to cause problems. So who do you trust? Kaspersky Lab has been one of the most respected firms in the antivirus business for many years. Your computer is most likely not compromised but you might want to look for an alternative antivirus software. Some good paid options are Webroot, Malwarebytes and Norton. For free protection look at Avira, Avast, Malwarebytes and AVG. NEW IPHONE LAUNCHING Apple is set to release the iphone 8 at the September 12 product launch event. We ll see if all the predictions come true for the iphone s 10th birthday. Rumors of a $1,000 phone and a complete redesign are floating about. Other predictions are an iphone with edge-to-edge screen and no home button. The home button software will have to be rewritten into that new screen so it will require some relearning. The web is also abuzz with the prospect of a $100 drop for an iphone 7 just in time for Christmas. I ll have more on Apple s new products next month. MICROSOFT WARNING Microsoft warns that Office 2011 will not work well with Apple s new OSX High Sierra. Make sure you really want this update and that your computer is compatible before installing Office Once your computer is updated to the new version going back may be a problem even if there is a Time Machine backup. BLACK FRIDAY BOOKMARKS It s not too early to start bookmarking sites for Black Friday sales that start on Halloween. You can find some of the best deals on computers during the Black Friday shopping event. Standard sites such as bestbuy.com, staples.com and OfficeDepot.com are always on the radar, but many others are very reliable if you re looking for the best price. Macsales.com has used computers as well as Mac docking stations and new battery chargers. Newegg.com is another reliable source. Of course, Amazon is a good place to check for deals as well as Walmart and Target. I often look at the manufacture s website to see if prices are really a good deal. Most sell directly to the public. OPA Computer Consultant Wilma Newby s column is brought to you by the Oklahoma Advertising Network (OAN). For more information on the OAN program, contact Oklahoma Press Service at (405)

5 The Oklahoma Publisher // September JIM ARGO, longtime photojournalist for The Oklahoman, died Sept. 9, He was 79. Argo was born Jan. 9, 1938, and raised in Texas. He graduated from Amarillo High School and earned his degree in journalism from Texas Tech University. His 50-year newspaper career began in Texas with the Lubbock Avalanche- DEATHS Journal and the Amarillo Globe-News. In 1963, Argo moved to Oklahoma City to work for the Oklahoma City Times and The Daily Oklahoman. Argo was photo editor at The Oklahoman during the Oklahoma City bombing, a position he held until he retired in He won many state, national and international awards for his work and was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in In 2011, he was inducted into the Historians Hall of Fame. Argo is survived by his wife, Burnis; sons James H. Argo and wife Stephanie of Edmond, and John P. Argo and his fiancée Megan Barth of Oklahoma City; and three grandchildren. Donate to ONF ROSS WARREN CUMMINGS, 87, former journalist and head of a full-service advertising and public relations firm in Oklahoma City, died Aug. 4, Cummings was born April 22, 1930, in Springfield, Illinois. He attended the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman, where he was editor of Covered Wagon, the campus humor magazine. Cummings began his career in 1949 as a radio announcer for WBBZ in Ponca City, his hometown. Then came a fouryear stint as a reporter and news editor at The Holdenville Daily News, the newspaper founded by his father-in-law Thomas R. Phillips. LEWIS L. LEW FERGUSON, longtime Oklahoma journalist, died Aug. 24, He was 83. Ferguson was born Jan. 9, 1934, in Ponca City and attended the University of Oklahoma on a McMahon Journalism Scholarship. He received a bachelor s and master s degree in journalism. While in school, he was also in Army ROTC and commissioned as a second lieutenant upon graduation. He was discharged from the Army after eight years of active and reserve duty. BILLY GENE BILL WOOD, longtime employee at the Cherokee Publishing Company, died Sept. 3, He was 82. Wood was born June 1, 1935, in Wilson and graduated from Wilson High Ferguson s journalism career began as a sports and wire editor for The Ponca City News in He also served as sports stringers for The Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World. In 1960, Ferguson joined the Associated Press in the Oklahoma City bureau before transferring to Sioux Falls, S.D., and then to other cities around the country. Most of his 42-year career was spent with the Associated Press. He was inducted into Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame in After leaving journalism, he served a four-year term on the Kansas Board of Regents. After living in Topeka for 35 years, he and his wife, Sue, moved back to Ponca City in They later moved to Edmond. Ferguson is survived by his wife Sue; daughter Diane Ferguson of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; son John M. Mike Ferguson of Edmond and wife Dayna; and two grandchildren. In Memory of Our Friends & Colleagues Tammy Sue Ervin Aug. 5, 2016 Eddie L. Madison, Jr. Aug. 8, 2016 From print, he transitioned to television broadcasting, joining NBC affiliate WKY (now KFOR) as a news reporter and weekend anchor. Kerr-McGee Corp. selected Cummings to be the company s first director of publications in He left the company in 1960 to found the full-service communications firm Ross Cummings & Company, which remained active up to May Cummings had a successful record in political media, which led to then-vice President Hubert H. Humphrey appointing Cummings to oversee communications for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington. JOHN W. JACK DIVINE, a former Oklahoma journalist, died Aug. 18, He was 82. Divine was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Perry. After graduating from Perry High School in 1953, he received a bachelor s degree in mathematics from Phillips University in Enid. To pay his way through school, he worked as a reporter and photographer for the Perry Daily Journal and the Enid News & Eagle. In 1961, Divine attended the University of Chicago Divinity School. School in After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he was stationed on the USS Orien for four years. When he returned to Oklahoma in 1960, he went to work at the Cherokee James Jim Arthur Worrell Aug. 24, 2016 James Wilson Jim Dunn Aug. 28, 2016 Minnie O. Phillips Sept. 12, 2016 Hildegard Tietjen Sept. 12, 2016 Ross Cummings & Company accomplished other notable wins in the political arena. His firm had a winning record of 71 percent in 143 elections. The firm received multiple American Advertising Awards, many related to Oklahoma Tourism. Ross appreciated Oklahoma and its unique heritage, which he captured in a collection of memorable billboards, print and commercial advertisements. Cummings is survived by six children: Roxanne Terrell, Tom Cummings, Stephanie Soskin, Felicia Smith, Alison Cummings and Paul Cummings; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Anne; daughters Jennifer and spouse Lauren France of Seattle, Mary Divine Myers and husband Greg of St. Paul, Minn.; and son John Wesley Sean Divine III and Deb Malmon of Minneapolis, Minn. Publishing Company where he stayed for 50 years. Wood enjoyed horses and cattle and later went into the cattle business. He is survived by his wife, ElDora, of Cherokee; one sister and two brothers. Philip Burrows Sept. 19, 2016 Susan Dian Savage Sept. 20, 2016 A donation to the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation will support its efforts to improve the state s newspaper industry and quality of journalism. ONF s programs include training and education for professional journalists, scholarship and internship programs for journalism students, and Newspaper in Education efforts. ONF relies on donations and memorial contributions to fund these programs. If you would like to make a donation, please send a check to: OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105

6 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2017 THE OG&E PHOTO CONTEST 6 Fawn shares special kisses : A 2-month-old buck tickles the ear of third-grader Sy Foster at a local petting zoo. Gay and Fred Vaughan of the Baptist Village of Cleveland stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a Freedom Celebration. Local Boy Scouts provided a color guard at the event. Photo by NATASJA KEMP, The Cleveland American, July 5, 2017 JULY 2017 WEEKLY WINNER: Photo by ROBERT S. BRYAN, Clinton Daily News, July 26, 2017 The July 2017 contest was judged by a member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. View all winning photos at OGE-Photo-Contest NATASJA KEMP The Cleveland American ENTER AND WIN A $100 CHECK FROM OGE ENERGY CORP. JULY 2017 DAILY WINNER: For more information about the photo contest, visit oge-photo-contest ROBERT S. BRYAN Clinton Daily News It s time for OG&E ss new SmartHours Price Plans OGE.COM MIDNIGHT MONEY- SAVING OFF PEAK NOON PEAK TIME, WATCH YOUR USE MIDNIGHT PEAK OVER. START SAVING 2012 OGE Energy Corp.

7 The Oklahoma Publisher // September Part II: Summer interns share their experiences The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation s internship program awarded 19 journalism internships and one advertising internship to various newspapers across the state. The paid internships were made possible by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Following are the experiences from eight of the interns. The remainder of the intern stories will be featured in the October issue. DEITRE WEDD, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, The Ardmoreite DEITRE WEDD ALLISON WEINTRAUB TARON ABNER CAMERON JOURDAN My internship this summer only strengthened my resolve to create a career for myself in journalism. Sometimes during my college education I would second-guess myself. I d hit a speed bump and feel like I d picked the wrong major. But every journey has its ups and downs; what s important is remembering the ups. For me, this internship was an up because I was reminded exactly why a career in journalism is one of my dreams. My internship with The Ardmoreite showed me how much I truly enjoy playing a part in creating something with the click of a button or by putting 26 letters together in different ways to form a multitude of different stories. I had fun participating in the many different events. Sometimes I was there to ask questions and see if I could get a good story. Other times I was taking photos. And even though I was working, I was having a great time. I enjoyed those moments when I got to visit with all the friendly people and hear their stories told with gusto. I felt like part of a team in the newsroom and it made me smile when I went to a children s event and got to see their excitement and joy at the smallest thing. Each one of these experiences was special and helped to reinforce some valuable life lessons. Take the children events for instance; when we re younger we tend to be in a hurry to grow up, striving to be more like an adult. While in some instances that s a good thing, I also think that as adults, we should strive to see the world the way children do, to find enjoyment in the little things. Having been given the opportunity to witness the way children can find joy in the simplest of things has reinforced that life lesson for me. I also learned that interviewing someone is like getting to know them for the first time. While interviewing may have more specific questions dedicated to one topic, as you talk to the person you are slowly learning about them. A source can become like a friend after interviewing them more than once, especially if they are as friendly as the people I got the chance to interview. Everything I ve learned and gained from this experience wouldn t be possible without Robby Short, Stephen Lamar, Tiffany Ditto and the rest of the staff. I m grateful to Robby, the Ardmoreite s managing editor, for having me as a part of his team and helping to improve my knowledge and skills with good feedback. I also appreciate Stephen who taught me how to use a camera so I could capture wonderful photos that he was kind enough to compliment me on. I value the helpful tips given to me by Tiffany. She gave me some pointers on being a reporter as well as some simple tips, like where to locate the newly printed copies if I wanted to keep the newspapers with my work in them. I d like to thank the rest of the staff as well, for being so friendly and welcoming. ELISABETH SLAY KELSY SCHLOTTHAUER KATELEIGH MILLS AMANDA HOPKINS TARON ABNER, Southwestern Okla. State Univ., Weatherford Daily News My experience as an intern for the Weatherford Daily News was an unforgettable and eye opening time my senior year. I came across this opportunity almost accidentally and it changed my life. I never saw myself working in the newspaper business but I know more about an industry that most people take for granted. I was an intern in the newsroom but I learned so much more than writing stories. I learned how the marketing aspect of a newspaper works; I helped in the design and production of tabs and was even a photographer for the paper. Not only did my English writing skills improve but I learned a little bit of everything during my internship. In the six months of interning, I worked closely with the head editor who taught me how to put the paper together through Photoshop. I worked with the page designer who taught me how to lay out the stories and ads. I learned from the graphics designer how to use basic tools in Photoshop. I had the privilege to sit down and talk with the publisher about how I could improve my stories and how I could apply his advice and corrections to my future stories. I love my coworkers and am fortunate enough to be hired on full-time after graduation as a marketing representative for the WDN. I am thankful for my opportunity to continue my education in the newspaper business and see how it is from the marketing standpoint. I am able to use the relationships I made while in the newsroom to help with my future as a marketing representative.

8 8 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2017 ONF Internships Continued from Page 7 ALLISON WEINTRAUB University of Oklahoma Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise On my first day coming to the Examiner-Enterprise s newsroom, I was far too early and far too nervous. I spent 20 minutes driving around Bartlesville, wasting time while willing myself to be confident when walking in the newsroom. My confidence went out the window the second I went through the EE s front doors, but it was nice to imagine it was there for a second. This summer has been an incredible exploration of what it s like to work solely on journalism and how nuanced reporting can be when you re not juggling other collegiate commitments. I ve been one of the first people on the scene of a shooting, met a centenarian on his birthday and watched as a young girl covered her dress in cockroaches to say nothing of the times spent traveling between Washington, Osage and Nowata counties, chasing stories. I ve gotten to witness a lot of incredible things this summer, but far and away the best part of this internship has been the people I ve met. My first week at the internship, I interviewed Neva Jo Miller, a woman who opened her home so the people of the area could have a grandpa s farm experience. Even at 89 years old, she was still working hard to serve her community. As the summer went on, I kept seeing variations of her story: people working sometimes without credit, sometimes in the face of opposition to make their towns better and preserve a way of life unique to this part of Green Country. It became easy to see why the EE s staff is so passionate about their work. Covering all these places is not easy, but community journalism means doing meaningful work to shine a light on the nuances of daily life. I don t think I could list every way I ve grown during this internship, but looking back at my first story, it s easy to see all the ways I ve changed for the better. I can t say how grateful I am to have learned those lessons at the EE. The EE s editorial staff has shown me such kindness throughout this process. It s been a privilege to work with them covering important issues, learning from them all the way. Emily, Kelsey, Melinda, Nathan and Tim: thank you for welcoming me to the paper and making me feel immediately at home. Chris Day, the EE s editor, taught me so many things, but the most important lesson I learned from him was the best way to serve the community is to know it. Every decision he made was with Bartlesville in mind and it showed in our stories. Chris: I can t thank you enough for bringing on an arts editor to fill a news position and trusting me to do a good job. Thank you for your guidance this summer. At the beginning of my internship, Chris sat me down and asked what I wanted from the internship. I told him I wanted to tell the stories of Bartlesville to the people of Bartlesville. I truly feel I have accomplished that and I would like to thank the people of Bartlesville, Dewey, Copan, Pawhuska, Caney Valley and Nowata for letting me into their lives and being so generous with their stories. When I think back to how nervous I was during that first day, it seems so bizarre to me. The EE has been a wonderful welcoming place and I would like to thank everyone, both on staff and in the community, for sharing their time, wisdom and experience with me. CAMERON JOURDAN, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater News Press Stillwater is a unique town. It s not just one thing, either. The people, the businesses, the parks and everything in between. That s what I found out during my time as the News Press summer intern. I ve been involved with the News Press for almost a year. I ve been covering prep sports and look to continue that coverage in the fall. But this summer, I really got to experience a town. The people are unique. I went from Cushing to Perry, Coyle to Pawnee. Everyone is different, but that s why Stillwater is so unique. The different cultures and people who influence the town make it unique. It s unique because everyone has a different story. That s why I wanted this internship, and it was better than I could ve ever imagined. I enjoyed getting to tell the stories of Stillwater and its citizens. Plus, I got to travel and tell stories of people in the area. You re probably wondering why I m raving about Stillwater and the community, the people and the stories. There is always a story to be told, and this summer I got to go find them and help share them with you. I ended up in Stillwater almost by accident. I came to the Bedlam football game in Decked in OU gear. My friend had an extra ticket because he wasn t going to the game. Born and raised a Sooner, I accepted because I went to Norman the year before to watch Tyreek Hill return the kick to the end zone where I was sitting. Maybe that s why Bob Stoops retired; he still couldn t get over kicking it again. I fell in love with the campus. After walking through the buildings and the union, I found information about OSU s Journalism School, and I applied the night of the game. My parents still haven t gotten over it. I got to learn about Stillwater this summer, more than I had known about it even a year and a half after I ve been a student. It s an excellent town, and because of this internship, I got to experience it head-on. I won t be going anywhere. Like I said, I am writing a sports column and will cover prep sports until graduation. After that, it s in God s hands. Until then, I m going to continue to serve Stillwater and show people journalism isn t dead. ELISABETH SLAY, University of Central Oklahoma, The Edmond Sun Interning at The Edmond Sun this summer has been one of the most amazing opportunities in my journalism career. I ve had a wonderful time and learned much. I wrote several articles about many interesting people, places and events in the Edmond community. Before my internship I was a contract writer for the Sun and it has been rewarding, but to be able to work full-time doing the thing I love has been incredible and educational. This internship has furthered my desire to be a professional journalist and write for either a newspaper or magazine. I appreciated and enjoyed all the articles I was able to write. However, there were a few that I enjoyed the most. I was assigned to write a human interest feature on someone in the Endeavor Games that took place back in June. The Games are the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. I wrote about a young swimmer who lost his leg in a car accident when he was a child. I interviewed him and his mother. They told me the difficulties they faced as he learned how to walk and live life again. After I wrote his story and it was published I found out his mother was emotionally moved and cried when she read it. It was nice to hear that just by telling her son s story it had such an impact. I also had the opportunity to write about a senior prom for citizens at a senior center. The event was for residents with dementia and Alzheimer s and their significant others. Music from the residents youth played to help them remember times from their past. I took pictures and interviewed several people who benefitted from the event. It was rewarding to see how music and community involvement helped so many people. I had the pleasure of writing a variety of articles throughout my internship. I learned new writing techniques and gained valuable photography skills from my coworkers and mentors. Everyone at The Edmond Sun taught me so much about community journalism. The editor, reporters and staff were extremely kind. My editor, Mark Codner, is one of the best mentors I have ever had. He taught me so much about writing, photography, and other aspects of journalism. He always offered the best constructive criticism and made me strive to produce my best work. He helped me improve my writing and made me excited for the future. My fellow reporters were just as helpful. Patty Miller was always ready and willing to browse my photos or go over my proofreading. She was always ready to help me with a photo or rewrite a questionable lead. I feel like my time at The Edmond Sun has made me a better journalist. I am extremely grateful for the experience I gained and the lessons I learned. I will continue to be a contract writer for the Sun after my internship as well as explore the possibility of writing for other publications in the metro area. I would neither trade my time at the paper nor my internship for anything. I hope the next students given this wonderful opportunity will learn and grow as much as I have. I thank those at The Edmond Sun for their guidance, kindness and advice. I am thankful I had this opportunity. I look forward to the future.

9 The Oklahoma Publisher // September ONF Internships Continued from Page 8 KATELEIGH MILLS, University of Central Oklahoma, The Journal Record I wanted to intern at The Journal Record a year before I would get the chance. I often heard my professors at UCO say how much they admired the staff there and that they thought it would be a good fit for me, so I put all my effort into getting it. The day before my first day at The Journal Record I went out to get a black leather briefcase and a dress. I thought that dressing like a professional would help give me courage to feel and write like one. That night I didn t sleep much. My lack of sleep rekindled memories of me as a child feeling too excited to sleep the night before the first day of school. I managed to get about four hours of sleep before arriving 45 minutes early to my first budget meeting. I walked cautiously into the unfamiliar newsroom, with coffee brewing in the corner and David Page putting together the briefs. Sarah Terry-Cobo greeted me with a bright smile. She gave me a tour and introduced me to people as they came in. The first week I got to report on some of the trends that I gathered in advance as well as helped Catherine Sweeney take some stories off of her plate during the last week of session. From this internship I learned how to move faster to get the story. At school our newspaper is printed weekly so we have more time to schedule interviews and get people on the phone. I had to learn to schedule weeks in advance. Editor Ted Streuli helped me with my weekly story planning. As a general assignment reporter for the newspaper, I was able to get in touch with communities across the state. I covered stories in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Edmond, Guthrie and Pauls Valley. I got to cover at least one story from every beat in the newsroom, which helped open my eyes to the business community in the state. So thank you to everyone at The Journal Record who made me feel comfortable to take on my internship. Thank you to Ted, Sarah, Catherine, Brian, Molly, David, Jessica, Bryan, Brent and Ronnie and the advertising staff for taking me in and helping me with my stories. Thank you for editing my wordy copy and thank you for making me feel welcome. It was an internship that I won t forget. AMANDA HOPKINS, Rogers State University, Claremore Daily Progress As I walk down the sunny side of the street in the relentless summer heat with my good sundress clinging to my sweaty back, I wish I could just crawl into my air-conditioned car and drive back to my airconditioned house before I fall face down on the sidewalk. When I got a cubicle at the Progress I thought I would have an easy-breezy, beautiful desk job, but here I am sweltering in the sun, rushing to an interview I scheduled with a shop owner down the street. I finally get to the end of the block and step inside the antique store and am rejuvenated by the cool breeze brought on by the ceiling fan and the warm, endearing smile of the owner waiting behind the front counter. I cease my internal griping and get my game face on: gaily raised eyebrows over an ear-to-ear grin. If there is one life mantra that my mother made a point to hammer into my amenable child mind it s, fake it til you make it. Such has been my experience as a fast-walkin, smooth-talkin newspaper reporter. Being my first time working in professional print media, I strove to feign a sense of professionalism. I volunteered to take over a weekly food-oriented column and to develop a series of brief videos about the local history of the City of Claremore to be published on the newspaper s YouTube page. In addition to those tasks, I would periodically write unrelated stories, typically simple articles about the local scene: boutiques featuring clothing sales, building demolitions, regional lawn mower races, that sort of thing. Being an on-campus student at Rogers State University, I have been living in Claremore on and off for the last three years, and though I ve been telling myself since I first arrived to explore the town a little, I really haven t had the opportunity to peer through all of the nooks and crannies until I took this job. Working for the newspaper had me traveling all over downtown Claremore, and all over Rogers County. Quaint tourist destinations like the Blue Whale in Catoosa or the Totem Pole in Foyil were interesting attractions, but none more memorable than visiting other local spots like the Wild Heart Ranch or Studio B Artworks. That s where I found the treacly hand holding of a pudgy lemur and the enthusiastic paint slapping of children at art camp whose ecstatic expressions shone just as colorfully as their artwork to be all the more enriching. I didn t go in to this internship with a dream of working in the newspaper business. I came in simply wanting to learn more about it, and to have some experience in working in print, just to say that it s something I have under my belt. But working at the Progress reignited my forgotten childhood aspiration to become a writer. Although I enjoy writing, I m hesitant to say that my maudlin meandering is anything to write home about, let alone publish; but if it isn t something I can pursue as an occupation, I think the practice will at least keep me occupied, recreationally. Of course, I couldn t have enjoyed all that I did while working at the Progress without the patient instruction and humble guidance of its welcoming and supportive staff. So, an immense thank-you to Diana, Tom, Cydney, Rick, Mark, Sheila, Sherrie, Sandy, Carolyn, Ara, Amy, Will and Ginny for helping to make my experience at the Progress worthwhile. With the interview concluded, I dare to make the trek back to the office. The unforgiving sun is as merciless as it was half-an-hour ago, but it doesn t faze me as much. The shop owner was charming and fervent. That energy is something I can feed off of. I walk back into the office and am rejuvenated once again, this time by the satisfaction of meeting someone new today. I sit down at my desk, pull up a Word document and get back into the swing of things. KELSY SCHLOTTHAUER, Oklahoma State University The Grove Sun When I walked inside The Grove Sun office on my first day, Editor Kaylea Hutson-Miller marched me right back outside to take a picture. I stood, as naturally as I could, outside the office and smiled, trying not to think about the cars driving past on Third Street, or how I probably should have put some makeup on and/or fixed my hair. She had me answer some questions about my personality and career goals, and before I knew it, my picture was plastered in The Grove Sun and the Delaware County Journal. One of the questions was What are you most looking forward to with your internship? I had answered, I m mostly excited about getting to know the people of Grove, because that s what you re supposed to say. Life is supposed to be about people and relationships, but I wasn t feeling very social. I was alone in a town I had never even visited, three hours away from family, and any friends I had nearby were away at summer camps. If I had said what I was actually looking forward to, then it probably would have come across as superficial. I wanted to live the Grand Lake life boats, jet skis, sun. I pictured myself spending my days on the water, gettin tan and meetin a cute boy to live the lake life with. I thought most people in Grove were rich and retired; living frivolous lives in vacation homes and on big boats. I didn t expect anyone to care about who I was or what I was doing I was just with the newspaper and just an intern. But that s not how it went. It s as if the people of Grove reached out and grabbed me and pulled me into their family. People I didn t know waved at me on the road, and people I had just met offered me free cookies, T-shirts, inflatable banana chairs and asked me about my life and how I m liking living in Grove genuinely caring about my response. Once at church, someone asked me, So, do you have friends around here? I laughed and said no. Later, I realized that I felt like I had a ton of friends in Grove because of all the nice people I met through stories. Being here this summer was a sacrifice. I m from a tight-knit family, and my older and only sister is getting married in August. As the maid of honor, I was absent from her wedding planning and missed all of the moments I should have been there for; when she found her dress, picked her shoes, planned flower arrangements and decorations, etc. I missed the last summer my family will ever have as our regular family, just us. No sons-in-law or daughters-in-law. As much as the situation pained me, I believe it was worth it. I ve been pushed out of my comfort zone more than I thought I would be and I have a newfound boldness in approaching stories. I m able to be more patient and understanding while listening to people tell their stories, and I have a stronger drive to retell them accurately. I learned to balance stories upon stories, and to drop everything and rush out the door when my editor tells me to go cover something. Most importantly, I learned people truly do care about the media, whether they will admit it, and will almost always be on your side if you re telling human stories and striving for the truth. My short eight weeks here was worth it because of the people I met, and now I can truly say that getting to know the people is what I look forward to the most in my career.

10 10 The Oklahoma Publisher // September 2017 Loss of passion is dangerous to journalism Clark s Critique by Terry M. Clark Journalist I think my favorite Bible character is Barnabas. Why? I don t like ruts. This is supposed to be a monthly column to help working Oklahoma journalists do their jobs better. That s broad, and can mean many things, and in the 20-plus years I ve been writing this (that would be 240 plus months), there have been multitudes of subjects, some of them dealt with several times (as with verbs and headlines, for example). With the world of journalism constantly changing, there is usually plenty of material to write about. But as I review what I ve written, I m stumped this month. What next? The column has changed over the years, but does it need fresh ideas, fresh blood? I admit what I enjoy most is reviewing your papers every month. New digital media allows me to see many issues in color and up close, and it helps me, and you, in sharing good ideas, successes and encouragement. That s where Barnabas comes in (Acts 4:36). I see him as a guy who helped people stay out of, or get out of, ruts. Journalism is a journey of routine, that helps us get the paper out, punctuated by occasional events and people along the way where we shine. But avoiding the ruts of repetition and loss of passion is dangerous and deadly to quality journalism. My experience is that most journalists, and students, need encouragement, perhaps now more than ever in this age of disruption and negativity. That doesn t mean producing fluffy public relations Polly Anna corporate rah-rah. But it does mean elevating where you are, as Jill Castilla, nationally recognized president and CEO of Citizens Bank in Edmond, tells my Twitter class students. Make Sales Soar Like Magic Improve your close ratios to 70% or more with the New MiAD Wizard! It's a fact that spec ads help close more sales and yet spec ads are used less than 20% of the time. Now, with the real-world magic of MiAD Wizard, personalizing and presenting spec ads for EVERY prospect is as easy as 1-2-3! No training. No time wasted. No more tough sells. Go to miadwizard.com and see the magic for yourself! I hope that s what the monthly Lookin em over comments do. I spend hours sifting through those digital files, trying to eventually mention every paper in the state, but still aware of some real problems we have, without getting political. But there comes a time in teaching even though I m retired, it still is happening on a part time basis that I ask students, What do you need? What s missing? That s what I m asking you, especially about the part of the column you re reading now. s please. Suggestions? Help me keep this out of the ruts. Story ideas for you? School enrollment Mountain View News carries a chart showing dwindling rural enrollments. The Cleveland American breakdown dominates the front page. Are Lincoln County residents living in Cougar Country? reports Liz Golliver in The Lincoln County News. Sterling Raines of the Guthrie News Leader writes of 110 neglected county children removed from homes through court-appointed advocates. Gas prices going up reports Chris Day in the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. Grant D. Crawford at Tahlequah Daily Press tells of scientists working to save local bat populations from disease. Budget cuts affect extension service, writes Dianna F. Dandridge-Rystrom in Sequoyah County Times. Oklahoma is unhealthy. A dearth of dentistry. Caleb Slinkard for CNHI in a series on financial troubles shows that 57 percent of Okies don t go to the dentist Enid News & Eagle and Stillwater News Press. Notables: Pauls Valley Democrat s Barry Porterfield dedicates several front pages to the issues about school bond issue what local newspapers are supposed to do. Talihina American s Kay Whitson service@metro- .com miadwizard.com Featured this month is Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Sand Springs Leader, McIntosh County Democrat, The Cleveland American, Guthrie News Leader, The Elk City News, Pauls Valley Democrat, Rush Springs Gazette, Talihina American, The Ardmoreite and the new flag of the Northwest Oklahoman. BY RACHEL SNYDER staff writer amy Magee was reading some of the arguments Jon social media and even got involved in some of the disagreements. After watching people go back and forth about race and politics, he decided he was going to do something about it. The Parlour Hair and Ink is trying to do their part to stop the hate in the 918. The tattoo and hair studio located at 100 N. Garfield will cover up any hate or gang-related tattoo for free from noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 12. An owner of the store, Jamy Magee said the cover up tattoos will be for walk ins and on a first come, first served basis. We felt it was our responsibility to do what we could do, Magee said. Maybe we can make the world a better place together The biggest thing is we really want to be no judgment. We just want to spread the love and keep it about that. Magee said he isn t an authority on gangs or their ink, so he called in a friend from law enforcement to help. I have a friend that works for the Muskogee Gang Task Force, and he is going to volunteer to help us decipher some of what is and isn t a gang-related tattoo. I know some people will try to get one over on us to get free ink, but it is what it is, he said. Lately, Magee has seen a lot of hatchet-man tattoos that have been linked to the Juggalos gang or the Insane Clown Posse music group. The tattoo is generally red with a man running with a hatchet. He doesn t have any features other than what looks like dread locks. Magee said he didn t even realize the symbol was linked to a CPHS Volleyball Lady Sandites earned 3rd at BA 11 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 sandspringsleader.com CPHS Softball Lady Sandites beat rival Sapulpa 12 gang and expects to see some at the event. People have made some mistakes when they were younger, and we ve had people come into the shop and ask to cover up a tattoo because it kept them from getting a job. We want to help them, Magee said. Magee was tired of watching the constant fighting on social media and said it wasn t helping anything and minds weren t being changed. CPHS Football Sandites beat Claremore in scrimmage 13 I tell my son that you can only control what you can control, and I feel like that is relevant in this situation. You can t worry about what anybody else is doing, and I think if more people would take this approach, we could Vol. 103, No. 14 $1.00 A Change of Skin The Parlour Hair and Ink to offer free tattoo cover ups Jamy Magee, owner of The Parlour Hair and Ink, will be doing free tattoos to cover up gang or racist ink, Sept. 12. KIRK MCCRACKEN/Leader really do something, he said. He said there will also be food served at the event. We think it will be a good day, Magee said. Kirk McCracken contributed to this story. writes about a 95-year-old WWII Navy vet, Meet Mama Doris. Lots of eclipse coverage, and Blackwell Journal-Tribune s Gerald Gerian s dominant photo did it right. Also in the Northwest Oklahoman with its impressive new flag. New verb learned, thanks to Louise Red Corn in The Bigheart Times: Catfishing means stalking on the internet. Didja know they have outhouse races in Oklahoma? Tom Fink in the Claremore Daily Progress covers them. Solid writing by Sheryl Ponce in The Elk City News about a local farrier. Congratulations to all: Rush Springs native Mary Hill buying The Rush Springs Gazette from 28-year owners Conn and Karen Goodwin. Wonderful writing: Carl Lewis having fun at The Ada News, Students foil Gingerbread Man s dramatic escape. His lead: On the first day of school, the Gingerbread Man ran, ran as fast as he could. No one would catch him, he thought. No one could. He was the Gingerbread Man, after all. / But he underestimated Debbie Vogt s early childhood center pre-k class. Carolyn Estes in the Oologah Lake Leader, Who killed Helen? Her lead: The one question that has been on everyone s mind this last week is who killed Helen Pasdach?. The answer is still a mystery. Lots of Hurricane Harvey coverage but I saw several papers getting a little too cute with headlines on such a serious story. Those that handled it correctly: The Kingfisher Times & Free Press, Harvey s Havoc ; The Ardmoreite, Long Road Ahead, on Rhiannon Saegert s local angle story. HEAD EM UP AWARDS: First place, tie, Oklahoma City Friday on Rose Lane story about Sen. Lankford saying it s time to turn down the volume in Washington, Shush and UCO s The Vista, on Christian Tabak s story about train quiet zones, by editor Peter Agnitsch: Trains Can t Toot Their Own Horn Second place, Clinton Daily News, on Gerald Green s story: Nine women, three men hold suspect s fate Third place, tie, McIntosh County Democrat, Leilani Roberts Ott s story on retiring postal employees: Retirement gets stamp of approval and Sand Springs Leader, on Rachel Snyder s story, Kirk McCracken s photo of man erasing racial, gang tattoos: A change of skin. Honorable mentions: Eastern Times- Register, Amie Remer story about rescue foundation, Magic, Music and Mutts Slated to Raise Money ; Guymon Daily Herald, April Coble story, Hooker Car Show revs up for another great run ; Tahlequah Daily Press, county fair time, Fair Weather Ahead ; Piedmont-Surrey Gazette, Mindy Ragan Wood counterfeit Continued on Page 11

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Associate District Judge Patrick Pickerill ruled that enough evidence exists for Jeremy Reid, 42, and CathHULQH &ULFNHWµ 5HLG WR EH WULHG IRU FULPHV UHODWLQJ WR the Hillcrest Pharmacy. Jeremy will face trial for burglary, larceny and possession of stolen property. Catherine has been charged with concealing stolen property. The husband and wife, both previously convicted felons in unrelated cases, were in court Thursday for their preliminary hearing. Jeremy Reid was dressed in orange inmate s clothing and bound by hand shackles. Catherine Reid, who bonded out of the Pawnee County Jail in early June, was dressed in street clothes. She sat with family members in the gallery before joining her husband at the defense table. Prosecutor Kyle Alderson told the court that a search warrant uncovered stolen Hillcrest prescription medication from the from the Reid home on May 24. 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The surveillance system was good enough to capture side angle, but when the person left, [I was able to] capture several still frame photos that showed the face and facial PLEASE TURN TO BACK PAGE Lake Collision Kills 2 By Brandi Ball Associate Editor A watercraft collision on Keystone Lake claimed the lives of a Sand Springs couple on Labor Day Weekend. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol s marine enforcement division investigated the deadly incident, which took place on Sunday at 8:15 p.m. about 5 miles from Mannford. According to OHP, the couple were riding a Sea Doo that was not equipped with lights. William Crocker, 56, and Cathy Crocker, 48, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the boat, James Halford, 58, of Bristow, was not injured. Passengers Stan Escalante, 60, of Arkansas, and two juveniles from Bristow did not incur injuries either, OHP said. According to the investigating trooper, the Sea Doo was eastbound and the boat was northbound, but since the personal watercraft had no lights, the boat struck it. Crocker s condition at the time of the crash is unknown, and Halford s condition was apparently normal, the trooper said in his report. 2+3 VDLG WKDW SHUVRQDO Á RWDWLRQ GHYLFHV ZHUH LQ XVH E\ everyone involved except Halford. News & Event Briefs CHS Cleveland Primary CPS Cleveland Intermediate CIS Cleveland Middle CMS Cleveland High Pre-K (17 Head Start)...83 Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Total /- from Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Total /- from 2016 Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Total /- from 2016 Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Total /- from 2016 U N O F F I C I A L C O U N T : 1, 73 8 Student Enrollment Stays Steady The new school year at Cleveland PubOLF 6FKRROV EHJLQV ZLWK WKH XQRIÀ FLDO count of 1,738 just three shy from last \HDU V HDUO\ FRXQW 7KH RIÀ FLDOµ HQUROO ment number is not due to the State Department of Education until Oct. 1 and is OLNHO\ WR Á XFWXDWH VRPH IURP WKH QXPEHUV VKRZQ KHUH UHÁ HFWLQJ WKH À UVW ZHHN RI September. The largest class in the system is the freshman class at Cleveland High School at 162 perhaps the largest class to date. As kindergartners in 2008 this class had 116, so it has grown steadily over the last nine years. The CHS Class of 2017 has 127 seniors starting the school year, keeping pace with its enrollment in 2014 as a freshman class with 130. In 2005, as kindergartners, the class enrolled 118. The CHS enrollment, according to Dr. Alan Baker, principal, also includes 11 virtual students. :H KDYH JRWWHQ RII WR D JUHDW VWDUW µ Dr. Baker said. We have a great group RI VWXGHQWV µ +H VDLG VWXGHQWV DQG WHDFK ers, alike, have a lot of work to do, but he is excited about the efforts being made. With state testing turning to the ACT, it is even more important than ever that we tie our curriculum to OAS standards and work on increasing rigor for our students. We know we must continue to have high expectations for our students to meet these new challenges and I think RXU WHDFKHUV DUH XS WR WKH WDVN µ Extracurriculars are well underway at CHS. Our softball team is 12-6 and playing well. Football got a big win to start the year over Hominy. The CHS band has been practicing all summer and preparing for the upcoming year. Cross-Country is running, and all of our in school organizations are beginning to JHW UROOLQJ µ 'U %DNHU VDLG 7KH EXLOG ing looks great due to the bond issue improvements and the hard work of our maintenance staff. There is a great deal to be excited about at Cleveland High School, and we are excited to get this \HDU UROOLQJ µ Enrollment is up by 14 at Cleveland Middle School with the largest change EARLY FALL ENROLLMENTS OVER A DECADE YEAR being in sixth grade with 138 compared to last year s sixth grade class of 97. Last year s sixth graders (now seventh graders) have increased to 110. First-year principal Sol Bayouth says CMS is off to a great start. Students and staff are getting adjusted and VHWWOLQJ LQ IRU WKH VFKRRO \HDU µ KH VDLG We are excited to be in our third year of our internationally recognized Micro-Society, Tiger Valley, and we are grateful to you, the Cleveland community, for supporting it through private donations and attending Tiger Valley 2SHQ +RXVHV µ :LWK VOLJKW FKDQJHV to schedules and giving students more opportunities to attend industry-driven À HOG WULSV WKURXJKRXW WKH \HDU %D\ outh said faculty and staff are looking to continue the excellence that has become synonymous with Cleveland Middle School. A huge thank you to our community for sharing and trusting us with their students each year. We are looking forward to making this school year, with your help, the best \HW µ %D\RXWK VDLG Enrollment at Cleveland Intermediate School is just eight shy of last year s beginning. And new principal Jeremy McKinney said third through À IWK JUDGHUV DUH RII WR D JUHDW VWDUW.QRFN RQ ZRRG µ KH DGGHG ZLWK D smile. We have made a few changes that I really believe will impact the amount of success our students will have during their time at Cleveland Intermediate School by improving both student and teacher situations within the building. Our teachers have said that the start of this school year has been the best that they can remember in a long time, and everyone has adjusted to the changes made over the summer quite nicely. Things are going very well, yet we look to make them HYHQ EHWWHU DV WKH \HDU SURJUHVVHV µ Primary School Principal Anegla Ragland said the beginning of the school year has started off busy, but very productive. She is starting her second year in Cleveland, with 435 young students in her building. I am thankful to be continuing as the principal at the Primary again this year. I have had the opportunity to get to know many individuals from the community and look forward to continuing to build strong relationships ZLWK HYHU\RQH µ VKH VDLG Ragland said the beginning of this year has brought many positive changes including adding additional faculty members to the Primary team and a number of improvements continue to be made at the school building. I would personally like to welcome Erron Kauk, Madison Green, Amy Compton, Kim Smith, Tonya Trundle and Pam Basile. The faculty and I are looking forward to a great school \HDU µ VKH VDLG Load em Up! Semi Hauls Supplies To Texas Hurricane Victims By Brandi Ball Associate Editor A group of locals recently À OOHG XS D VHPL DQG GURYH LW to Texas to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Darla Champlain, Rick Gilley and Shawna McCurry, along with their families, ZRUNHG WR À OO WKH VHPL WUDLOHU full of non-perishable goods, diapers and hygiene prod- ucts last week. Over Labor Day Weekend, they delivered the bounty, with Rick Gilley donating his time and his 18-wheeler. The group said they were compelled to donate things, not just cash to large charities, so they researched where and what would do the most good. After talking to people 75 cents Crunch time for school vote that were donating and hearing where their families were from, we decided to donate WR WKH %HDXPRQW DUHD µ 0F Curry said. We contacted the sheriff s department and others who put us in contact with who we needed to talk to so that we knew roads were clear, etc. Our truck went to Winnie, Texas, where we ZHUH WKH À UVW RQHV WKHUH µ She said the people of Beaumont were thankful for the generosity shown by the Cleveland area. The effort began as a WaWHU IRU 7H[DVµ GULYH ZKHUH the volunteers urged Cleveland-area citizens to donate ERWWOHG ZDWHU WR À OO D IRRW trailer. After that, Gilley decided to donate his semi to the cause so they could take more goods. The ones that really can t afford to donate, donate the PRVW µ 0F&XUU\ VDLG :H appreciate you; it didn t go unnoticed. We didn t offer prizes or discounts, or anything for that matter, when you donated. We know that all of you did it out of the kindness of your heart. So WKDQN \RX µ The Guthrie Athletic Dept. will be selling season passes Tuesday Aug 29th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boomerang Diner and Thursday Aug 31st from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stables. Now through Sept. 9th the Pollard Theatre presents Laughter on the 23 Floor. For tickets and information call or visit thepollard. org. Red Brick Nights will be held Saturday, Sept. 2nd, from 5 p.m.- 11 p.m. in downtown Guthrie. Enjoy food trucks and merchandise vendors all evening with live music starting at 7 p.m. The Trinity Episcopal Church is hosting a free breakfast Sunday, September 10th. You are invited to attend services at 10:30 and be treated to breakfast afterwards.ww Guthrie Flashbacks 34th Road Celebration Car Show will be held Saturday, Sept. 16th at Mineral Wells Park. Registration opens from 8 a.m a.m. and trophies will be presented at 3:00 p.m. The Guthrie Public Library hosts a children s tory time every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. a free Zumba class is available to everyone in the community. Bring a smile and come have a fun time exercising in beautiful downtown Guthrie at Boomfit 116 W. Oklahoma Ave. Max s Country and Gospel Music Show with the Backstage Musicians is 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesdays at the American Legion Hall, 123 N. First St. Crochet classes are offered at the Simple Life Center in Guthrie locat THE NEWS LEADER Child abuse and neglect is a nationwide problem, and in Logan County, at least 110 active cases are ongoing for children removed from their homes and in need of help. CASA for Kids is conducting training sessions in September, October and November for those who want to be a voice for children in Logan and Payne Counties. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, a nonprofit organization that recruits, screens, trains and supports community volunteers who advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children in juvenile deprived court, according to CASA for Kids, Inc. Payne and Logan Counties year-end review. Lauren Norcom and Verla Raines are case supervisors, recently hired to recruit and support volunteers for Logan County. We have 16 volunteers now, but we would like to double that number by the end of the year, said Don Harman made the commute from his Dallasarea home to Mulhall just about every weekend for five years to oversee operations at Lucille s Restaurant. That commute began to take its toll on Harman, a Mulhall native, and he made the decision to close the restaurant doors and put it up for sale a few years ago. But, thanks to the persistence of manager Julie Larman, Lucille s opened its doors again for business on June 2. Lucille s is open Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. I have five grandkids now and all the t-ball, soccer, ballet and gymnastics is on Friday, Saturday and Opponents offer up two-school combo By Barry Porterfield bporterfield@pvdemocrat.com... 7UL &RXQW\ 3XEOLFDWLRQV,QFRUSRUDWHG Renovate and expand on one school and combine it with another is at the center of an alternative plan for opponents of a school bond issue going before Pauls Valley voters soon. As a young boy Larry Boone once attended classes in schools like Jefferson and Jackson. Now he s leading a charge to save at least one of them from demolition and defeat a plan to replace them with a new school. Boone and a group of others believe there s a cheaper alternative to a school bond issue set for an election on Tuesday, Sept. 12. That issue, which totals $21.86 million in a series over 17 years, calls for the construction of a new school to house prekindergarsee COMBO page 3 By Barry Porterfield cent it calls for the construction of a new school to house prekindergarten through the third grade the same grades now at Jefferson Early Learning Center and Jackson Elementary. Representing a group of opponents to the issue is Larry Boone, who proposes one possible alternative is to refurbish Jackson, add more classroom space there and combine the two schools at a cheaper price than the bond issue. It just isn t a valid alternative, Martin said. First, not only with the addition, it does nothing to help with our traffic issue there. In fact, it would double the traffic issue. To say you can do an addition for $5 million isn t valid. It would probably be closer to $8 million. See DOESN T WORK page 3 makes a difference in both the child and the volunteer. Helping a child can change the future, not just for the child but for the vol- Photo Submitted CASA volunteer Carolyn Kornegay presents an award to Logan County DHS case worker of the year, Kaitlyn Wood. Volunteer classes in Guthrie will be from 10 a.m to 1 p.m., begininning Friday, Sept. 8 at CASA S Logan County office and continue four consecutive Fridays. In addition, online instruction is required. Sunday and I missed every one of them because I was up here every weekend for five years, Harman said. I was missing everything and when they are gone, they are gone. So I locked the doors. Harman said Larman kept in touch with him and convinced him to give it another try. I said I didn t have it in me to come up here every weekend like I did before, he said. I just didn t want to miss out anymore on what I was missing. Larman told Harman that he would only need to be at the restaurant on a limited basis and she would be able to handle the day-to-day operations. She said she was frequently asked when Lucille s would reopen. I told him we were missing out and we need to get this open, she said. Harman said business ing, willing to spend at least 10 to 12 hours a month investigating and advocating for their assigned child. Carolyn Kornegay, who has volunteered for two and a half years, believes that advocating for children unteer as well. Focusing on the needs of others can be empowering because we don t always know that we have something of value to share, said Kornegay. According to the Oklahoma Children s Code, CASA has been booming since reopening. It is exceeding expectations, Harman said. We have an excellent group of servers and we have three experienced cooks and our kitchen has never been better. We are just getting rave reviews for everything. Harman praised Larman for her leadership. Julie is doing it all, Harman said. I am up there once or twice a month now which is allowing me to enjoy my grandkids and still be involved with the restaurant. She is doing a great job. Lucille s was named for Lucille Mulhall, who was known as the first cowgirl. She was given the nickname by then unknown Will Rogers, who was a performer in Lucille s father s traveling Wild West show. Crowds gathered to see Mulhall rope, ride and wrestle livestock that were is named as the preferred method of providing guardians ad litem for abused and neglected children. [Okla. Statutes Title 10A, Sect , to wit.] The large number of children under the auspices of the Juvenile Court makes it very difficult for any of the parties to the case to have direct contact with the child, or with those caring for and treating the child, according to CASA s website. Volunteers are specifically assigned to these children. They are sworn in by a judge to become the eyes and ears of the court, independently representing the child s best interest. Our volunteers can make a meaningful difference in the life of a child, said Raines. Men and women 21 and over, including those who work full-time, have families, are retired or are students, can be a part of the solution for these children. For more information, call CASA s Guthrie office at or visit Tablets, like this one at the end of a book shelf, are now used as card catalogs in the newly renovated interior of Pauls Valley s public library. Break over for library programs Some people just call him Hodge, but local farrier KenQHWK +RGJH LV NQRZQ WKURXJKRXW 2NODKRPD DQG DFURVV WKH country as one of the best at what he does shoeing and WUDLQLQJ KRUVHV +H KDV VKRG and trained horses for more WKDQ \HDUV The horses are my life and I ve met most of my best friends WKURXJK KRUVHV, ORYH P\ ZRUN with my horses and appreciate all of my friends and family YHU\ PXFK 7KH EHVW KRUVH, HYHU VKRG ZDV (DV\ -HW $W RQH time he was syndicated for $30 PLOOLRQ µ +RGJH VDLG He discovered his natural ability with horses at 12, when KH ZDV SDLG WR EUHDN D 6KHWODQG SRQ\ DQG DW KH EHJDQ EUHDNLQJ KRUVHV By the time he was 25 he was training racehorses at the Sayre UDFHWUDFN In 1976 he began shoeing WKHP Hodge was born and reared at Willow where his father was D PXVLFLDQ +H JUDGXDWHG IURP Granite High School and at an early age he had to decide whether to continue with his passion for horses or try his KDQG LQ WKH PXVLF LQGXVWU\ Hodge has a love for Elvis DQG 'L[LHODQG MD]] PXVLF +H has been told that he could have PDGH LW DV D VLQJHU +LV XQFOH played with Conway Twitty and his father was noted for his talhqw RQ WKH SLDQR My mother was given a Monarch piano when she was 16 -years-old and my father played WKDW SLDQR ² D ORW RI SHRSOH WRRN OHVVRQV RQ LW 6RPH IDPRXV people would stop by the house ² VLQJ DQG SOD\ µ KH H[SODLQHG Although his mother didn t want him to choose either career, the horses won his heart, and his understanding of the animals led his path into a life of EOHVVLQJV I shod for Roy Cooper, champion calf-roper, (I) traveled to rodeos and Walter MerULFN ZDV D JRRG IULHQG +LV KDW hangs in my house; he trusted PH +H ZRXOG FDOO PH XS DW three in the morning and tell me to get ready we are going to go ORRN DW D KRUVH DQG ZH ZRXOG WDNH RII µ +RGJH VDLG The classic cowboy has endless stories about his adventures ZRUNLQJ ZLWK DQG WUDLQLQJ FXW- Dept. of Corrections population peaks at 63,009 At left, local farrier Kenneth Hodge pounds out the perfect shoe for any horse and any problem. 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A fire destroyed the origsee Lucille s page 3 7KH 2NODKRPD 'HSDUWPHQW RI &RUUHFWLRQV VHW DQRWKer population record with 63,009 people in the departphqw V V\VWHP 7KLV LV WKH WKLUG VLJQLÀFDQW SRSXODWLRQ GHYHORSPHQW ZLWKLQ WKH DJHQF\ LQ OHVV WKDQ D \HDU As you ll remember on December 16, 2016 we UHDFKHG LQ RXU V\VWHP IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH LQ RXU state s correctional system history and on April 26, 2017 we announced another record of 62,000, said '2& 'LUHFWRU -RH 0 $OOEDXJK 1RZ ZH KDYH PRUH than 63,000 in the system, that s another milestone for XV LQ MXVW õ PRQWKV :KDW DUH ZH WR GR"µ 2'2& SRSXODWLRQ DV RI $XJ * 34,710 Supervision (GPS monitored, community supervision, probation/parole) * 26,730 Incarcerated &RXQW\ MDLO EDFNXS $ZDLWLQJ WUDQVSRUW WR DOC) DOC is researching options available to the agency to DGGUHVV WKH SRSXODWLRQ QXPEHUV Cordell Hospital hires CFO Cordell Memorial Hospital has hired Ben Helm DV &KLHI )LQDQFLDO 2IÀFHU Originally from Drumright, Helm has several years of experience in state hospital administrawlrq With lots of experience as a hospital CFO, Ben brings a wealth of ÀQDQFLDO NQRZOHGJH WR WKH job, said Cordell Memorial Hospital CEO Landon +LVH Ben Helm Helm served as CFO/ Controller at Hillcrest Healthcare System in Tulsa for 10 years and CFO at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon for WKUHH \HDUV +HOP DOVR VHUYHG DV LQWHULP &)2 DW +DVNHOO &RXQW\ Community Hospital in Stigler for 18 months, and he was CFO and interim CEO at Fairfax Medical Facilities,QF LQ )DLUID[ IRU \HDUV $V &KLHI )LQDQFLDO 2IÀFHU IRU &RUGHOO 0HPRULDO Hospital, Helm will lead and oversee the hospital s ÀQDQFLDO SODQQLQJ SROLFLHV DQG SUDFWLFHV Hise believes Helm will be a nice addition to the &0+ WHDP %HQ KDV ZRUNHG LQ VHYHUDO VPDOO IDFLOLWLHV DQG KH NQRZV WKH FKDOOHQJHV UXUDO KRVSLWDOV IDFH µ +LVH VDLG Helm earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in AcFRXQWLQJ IURP 6RXWKHDVWHUQ 2NODKRPD 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ +H DQG KLV ZLIH 6KDURQ KDYH WKUHH JURZQ VRQV +HOP UHSODFHV 0DULH 0H\HU ZKR LV WDNLQJ DQRWKHU SRVLWLRQ ZLWK &RUGHOO 0HPRULDO +RVSLWDO Marie has been wonderful as CFO the last four years, and we re thrilled that she will continue in a new FDSDFLW\ ZLWK WKH KRVSLWDO µ +LVH VDLG 7DOLKLQD $PHULFDQ # " # "!! $ $ 92/80( 180%(5 SPORTS, PAGE 6A OBITUARIES Brown Russ swinney Aug. 31. It was just over a mile north of Pauls Valley where Perkins truck was struck resulting in him being airlifted from the scene and flown to an Oklahoma City hospital. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Perkins was traveling alone in a 2013 Dodge pickup. The truck was going eastbound when in the afternoon hours it failed to yield to a train at a small railroad crossing near U.S. Highway 77. $ RD YEAR NO. 262 A Weekly Newspaper Published In The Interest Of Shattuck And Ellis County USPS No Single Copy - 75 swilkerson@okpress.com (405) MEMBER SERVICES ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA F R I DAY, S E P T. 1, CHRISTINE FRANK HURRICANE HARVEY INSIDE SPORTS, PAGE 6A PDQDJH WR SXW WRJHWKHU DQ LPSUHVVLYH GULYH DIWHU WKH VHFRQG *ROGHQ 7LJHU 7' EXW DV D ZKROH ZHUH XQVXF FHVVIXO ZKHQ IDFLQJ 7DOL KLQD V VWDUWHUV 7KH *ROGHQ 7LJHUV UH DOO\ VSUHDG RXW WKH VFRULQJ GXWLHV ZLWK 6RRQHU %R[ cfrank@okpress.com (405) rhiannon.saegert@ardmoreite.com Two local groups are planning to haul donations from Carter County to the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. 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In a separate effort, Candlewood Suites and Apollo Hospitality are also collecting donations for the Rockport area. Pettit Machinery partner and owner Clint Tillison said the company initially started by asking for nonperishable donations on Facebook, and the effort snowballed. People just came out of the woodwork bringing stuff, and other businesses have joined in, Tillison said. 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Military grade vehicles travel west on the east bound lanes of Interstate 10 in north Vidor, Texas, Thursday. AP PHOTO Industry officials urge consumers to stay calm Floodwaters expected to recede by Saturday By Tiffany Ditto HOUSTON (AP) Officials say flood waters are expected to be gone from most of Houston and Harris County by late Friday or early Saturday. Jeff Lindner, meteorologist for the Harris County Flood Control District, said Harvey flooded an estimated 136,000 structures in Harris County, or 10 percent of all structures in the county database. He called that a conservative estimate. Lindner said 70 percent of the county s land mass or about 1300 tiffany.ditto@ardmoreite.com Hurricane Harvey s aftermath has had far reaching impacts not just in north Texas, but for southern Oklahoma as well. Southern Oklahomans should expect to see a spike in gas prices during the coming weeks as nearby refineries try to make up for those that are offline in Houston and on the Texas coast. However, officials are urging the public not to panic because there is still plenty of gasoline without pro- You ve Got Questions! The truck was struck in the rear passenger area while on the tracks, the OHP report states. The vehicle then rolled three-quarters time and came to rest 28 feet east and 69 feet north of where See WRECK page 3 Northwest Oklahoman Volume 84 - Number 6 SCOTT WILKERSON Front Office/Building Mgr Can I photograph minors without consent? 1934 jfreeman@okpress.com (405) CINDY SHEA Advertising Director cshea@okpress.com (405) BRENDA POER Advertising Assistant Train collision injuries Pauls Valley man A Pauls Valley motorist was injured when his pickup truck was struck by a train at an area crossing. State troopers filing a report on the incident say Jeffery Perkins, 56, didn t yield to a passing train resulting in the collision on Accounting Manager SINCE 16 PAGES By Barry Porterfield Royalty played a big part in this past weekend s Heritage Day Rodeo parade through the streets of Pauls Valley. That includes the rodeo s queen, Shandra Mathis (right), sweetheart Cote Garver and the princess, Chesney Kasen Daugherty (not pictured). (PV Democrat photo) JEANNIE FREEMAN lsutliff@okpress.com (405) DOLKLQD *ROGHQ 7LJHUV VWRPS WKH :DPSXV &DWV bporterfield@pvdemocrat.com... Summer break is over for a lot of things, including a couple of free programs for kids at Pauls Valley s public library. One making a return this week is Storytime for the youngest of children, while an after school play time to build stuff is only a few days behind. The Storytime program for children typical two and three years old comes back on Sept. 6 after taking the summer off. Last year Storytime started a new format of being offered weekly at 10 a.m. Wednesday mornings. In the past it was a monthly thing. Library director Shari Kendall says the weekly way had a pretty good response. 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School Superintendent Mike Martin is instead staying focused on the early stages of another school year and the campaign trial as he works to get more accurate information out on a school issue going before voters next week. On the ballot for PV voters on Tuesday, Sept. 12 is a $21.86 million bond issue in a series over 17 years. If passed by at least 60 per- Raines. She added that the classes offered in Guthrie and Stillwater will prepare volunteers for their special role in serving children. Bullfighter Justin Rumford gives Pioneer students a taste of rodeo life as he travels the country dodging bulls. Submitted photo. $OELRQ 3XEOLF 6FKRROV UVW LQ 2NODKRPD WR UHFHLYH PRQH\ IURP %HJJLQJ IRU (GXFDWLRQ This drawing shows what will be built if the $21.86 million bond issue passes during the September 12 election. The new elementary and new band room at the high school has a price tag of just over $14 million. (Drawing provided) $1 Lucille s reopening exceeds expectations BY VAN MITCHELL THE NEWS LEADER VXEPLWWHG E\ & /\QQ %XOODUG $OELRQ 3XEOLF 6FKRROV 6XSHULQWHQGHQW This drawing shows one possibility for an alternate plan to a school bond issue, which proposes a renovation and expansion at Jackson Elementary instead of a new elementary school on the west side of town. (Drawing provided) TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017 CASA volunteers support abused, neglected Logan County children BY STERLING RAINES This 18-wheeler was filled with supplies donated by Cleveland area citizens for Hurricane Harvey victims. PV, Paoli, Stratford fall in week one games, Maysville wins, Sports 1B pvdemocrat.com Volume 98 Number 9 1 SE CT I ON, 10 PAG E S Local Couple To Face Trial Fall breakfast fundraiser Club making tracks 6HH %5($.)$67 3DJH $ ND MERICAN P U B L I S H ED I N C L EVEL A N D, paw n ee c o u n t y, oklahoma S I N C E S EP T EM B ER A couple of CHS grads share insights and tips about college life. 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