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If you could improve one single area in our community what would it be? Image, roads, added retail choices, more entertainment or recreational venues, downtown improvements, world peace, global unity, or everyone singing on key in the local choir?

If we could improve one single area, for us it would be the workforce, for in our way of thinking, workforce affects everything else. A skilled workforce is what can help an existing company stay competitive and/or grow their productivity or services.

A strong and diverse workforce is what the companies we hope to at-tract look for, as without skilled em-ployees, we are just another commu-nity along the well-worn interstate. A skilled workforce is what every type of business from manufacturing and healthcare, to education and govern-ment jobs. They cannot compete, survive, or prosper without a quality workforce.

Without ample numbers of skilled workers, our retailers suffer, existing and new job creation declines; the housing market becomes stagnant and sales and ad valorem taxes drop; costs to each of us for essential ser-vices goes up and every aspect of our community will deteriorate.

For us, the workforce in our area can be our number one enticement or our greatest weakness; and we think how to develop, enhance, recruit and support the needs of the business community in the area of workforce. It’s one of the top priorities of the SEDF.

National experts in the field of workforce have stated that all of the talent will flock to the major cities, leaving the rest of us high and dry in the much needed talent pool. While the experts sell their books and theo-ries, let’s share what can be brought

to bear locally to alleviate those con-cerns.

Our area is blessed to have two fine universities that turn our well-educated individuals who in addition to being bright thinkers, will need to find meaningful employment. These graduates are assets we can utilize to help create a better workforce, if we can help them find employment and keep them here.

Our career tech campuses offer a wide variety of career choices to those seeking skills development, which can align quite nicely with the occu-pations many of our companies offer. They are a bonus to our region, some-thing we should support to an even greater extent.

Our area K-12 systems, either in the county or within close proximity, graduate over 1000 high school se-niors every year. The current statistics prove that around 18% will graduate with a two or four year degree. If we attract some of those out of state stu-dents to stay here, grow our own local talent pool, we are confident that we can weather the workforce storm, en-hance more skills development, and grow our workforce. Having a skilled workforce is something we can all take to the bank.

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Nothing is quite as good as homemade. Canned pasta sauce can be filled with preservatives. February is Heart Disease awareness month, so I included a recipe that is good for your heart and your taste buds. Make extra and freeze it for convenience at another meal. Pasta can be part of a romantic dinner for two on Valentine’s Day as well!

• 1 onion• 4 garlic cloves• 2 tbsp olive oil• 1 – 28 oz. can whole tomatoes• 2 – 6 oz. cans tomato paste• 2 cups fresh vegetables (I used bell peppers and carrots. you can use whatever you have on hand)• 3 tbsp fresh basil• 1 ½ tbsp oregano • 2 bay leaves• 1 tbsp white sugar•¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes• ¼ cup red wine

Directions:Place onion, garlic cloves and fresh vegetables into a food processor or blender and puree. Heat oil in a large saucepan. add vegetables and cook 2-3 minutes. add remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat for 3 hours. Serve with whole wheat pasta, turkey meatballs and a salad for a balanced meal. Makes 16, ½ cup servings

Nutritional Information per Serving:Calories: 75 – Total Fat: 2g – Saturated Fat: .5g – Cholesterol: 0mgSodium: 363mg – Carbohydrates: 12g – Fiber: 3g – Protein: 2g

Nutrition 101 Tip: according to the american Heart association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the united States. being overweight, having high cholesterol and blood pressure are risk factors for heart disease. This risk is higher if you are a man with a waist size above 40 inches or a woman with a waist above 35 inches (this is not your jean size). you can find more information about quitting smoking, reducing stress, increasing exercise and heart healthy recipes by going to www.heart.org.

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Fist over palm, hands poised for battle. Three pumps and SHOOT! A wide, ornery grin spreads across my face. My rock smashes his scissors. It’s best 2 out of 3, as always (unless I whine my way into 3 out of 4…). Round two…I cringe. His scissors just cut my paper. This is it. It all comes down to this. I count silently as my fist determinedly taps my palm to a rhythmic beat. 1…2…3…SHOOT! My paper covers his rock! Victory is mine! My husband groans in defeat.

“Okay, Kendrick, let’s go change your diaper.” Our son giggles his way to the bathroom as I perform the dance of a champion.

It’s true what they say: It takes a village to raise a child. Maintaining a somewhat orderly house and managing a household requires immense time, resources, and energy, too. My husband and I do as most couples I suspect. We divvy up chores, take turns, and overall function as a team. My husband is the breadwinner and I keep our son…alive. This is not always an easy task. There’s choking on sausage gravy at breakfast, reaching for an item in the fridge and contacting the hot light bulb, chewing on nails until there’s nothing left to chew, tripping over purse handles, bike accidents, scrapes, bruises, cuts, and that time he inscribed irremovable hieroglyphics in colorful crayon all over his bedroom wall…

My responsibilities also include doing the laundry (that my husband all-too-often does himself), taking out the trash (which my

husband also finds himself doing regularly…), cooking our meals (my husband prepares his own weekday breakfasts and lunches with a bit of help and assists about 50/50 with dinner…hmm, did I say my responsibilities?), managing our money (this I actually do myself!), and keeping the house clean (also, a solo act). Yes, it is truly a team effort. It is also continually under revision and constantly in flux. It’s not yet a well-oiled machine, but there have been many valuable upgrades since our 2007 establishment. Like at the end of a long, tiring day, when our son requests a clean bottom for what must be the 100th time, we frequently resort to the most mature, fair method of deciding whose turn it is for this honor: rock, paper, scissors. Hey, it works for us.

On this Valentine’s Day, I will be thankful for my husband’s presence at home, remembering that last year, we were worlds apart. I will think back on those thirteen months of parenting and operating a household alone and my heart will be flooded with relief, gratitude, and joy as I take in the beautiful picture of life before me today: a husband who completes me, who is home every evening and most weekends, who sleeps by my side every night; a son who is full of life, constantly amazing me with his sharp mind, quick wit, and athletic abilities; and a growing babe within, a testament to faith in miracles, a highly anticipated addition to our messy, beautiful family.

Shea Moore is a stay-at-home mom to her son, Kendrick, in Shawnee, OK and married to an Oklahoma National Guardsman. She loves to indulge in Cheez-its, dark chocolate, and a steamy cup of coffee. She enjoys journaling, jogging, crocheting/knitting, and a growing photography business. www.facebook.com/sheamoorephotography

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Dr. Jordan Ewert and Dr. Travis Kliewer, Optometric Physicians, have joined two existing optometry practices in Shawnee. Dr. Kliewer is associated with Dr. Marshall Gleckler, who has provided local eye care for over 35 years. Dr. Ewert is associated with Dr. Kirk Hoster, who has been seeing patients in Shawnee since 1976.

Dr. Kliewer was born and raised in Fairview, Oklahoma, and graduated from the University of Central Okla-homa, majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. He went to optometry school at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma College of Optometry in Tahl-equah, Oklahoma. His hobbies include watching many sports, especially the St. Louis Cardinals and he is currently training for the OKC marathon. He is married to Jackie Kliewer.

Dr. Ewert was born and grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma, and went to col-lege at the University of Oklahoma, ma-joring in Zoology – Biomedical Sciences before attending the 4 year optometry school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. His hobbies include golf, tennis and run-ning. He is a Sooner and Thunder fan.

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Allan “Casper” McWade and his Honky Tonk Rebels have caused a stir on the local country music circuit. The Shaw-nee based band hit the number two spot on the North Texas Country Music charts for two months last year. Feb-

ruary 14, they will release their new album, “It Didn’t Used To Be This Way.” They will also perform for an opportunity to be signed with Texas record label company, Winding Road Music, next month in Ennis, Texas.

Their style beckons the old sounds of what McWade says is “real country.” His dominant influences were Bob Wills, and Waylon Jen-nings, but also grew up with his grandmother, and uncle who also sang country and gospel. Modern artists like Craig Morgan, Jamie Johnson, Lee Bryce and former Nashville songwriter Jamie Rich-ards, have also won his respect.

Alongside a revival of “real” or also termed, “outlaw” country mu-sic, there seems to be a growing dissatisfaction in modern country music. McWade and the Honky Tonk Rebels distance themselves

from the Red Dirt music genre, defining it as repackaged southern rock and Nashville’s country music as pop and southern rock. In his song, “Long Way From Home,” he sings the line, “Nashville has no soul.”

McWade explained. “The lyrical content isn’t there. If you hear any country song out of Nashville now, someone is talking about sweet tea and driving down a dirt road, the same stereotypes. It’s the same group of songwriters writing for different people. How can you put a lot of soul in something you didn’t write? Only the person who wrote the song really knows what it’s about. Real country comes from real folks who’ve been in the country.”

Integrity, a love for his own upbringing, and the old fashioned values they were alltaught to abide, McWadewrites songs which are almost entirely based on personal experiences. His wholesome, true-grit, upbringing in an extremely rural Oklahoma town shows up in his music. The new album’s cover is a picture of his great grandpar-ents. “I want people to appreciate the same values I was taught and

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most of us were taught. It was really inspired by my grandmother and grandfather and their values.”

The passion and strength in his deep voice and the stories he tells through song can ei-ther touch the heart or kick up the heels. He sings about everything from life on the road and humorous tales to poverty and the un-answered questions that remain after loss. “When people hear oursongs,” said drummer Grant McCray, “I think they hear our hon-esty. People tell us they cry when they hear The Drive. When they hear, It Didn’t Used To Be This Way, it strikes a chord because we all know what we see on the news didn’t used to be this way. We write about the things we be-lieve in. It feels good to me to be in a band playing music you believe in and that people get.”

McCray, whose father was also a song-writer, grew up in the Nashville music scene. David Short, “Shorty,” plays fiddle and has appeared on stage with Willie Nelson and the Oak Ridge Boys. Bassist and mandolin play-er, Josh “Skeeter” Johnson, guitarist Aaron Failes and drummer Grant McCray complete the band. They reside in Shawnee where they

work in addition to touring throughout the Midwest and southern states.

Their music is available on iTunes and dur-ing shows. February 7, they will perform at the Brickhouse Saloon and February 9, at the Ro-

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How did two people, who lost their spouses to cancer, find each other, fall in love, get married and realize they were meant for each other?

Does this happen in real life? It did for Jeff and Sherry McLoud, but the journey to this place was long and difficult.

“I had it all,” said Jeff McLoud, financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. “I had a loving wife, two great kids, a six figure income and a new home. Life was great.”

But everything changed when his wife of 23 years lost her battle with cancer. “When she died, I was totally lost because for eight months I had dedicated myself to taking care of her. So now what was I to do with myself? Extreme loneliness set in. I had no job; the big house had to go. Life as I knew it was over. ”

Sherry’s story was similar. Married at 18

to a special man, they had two wonderful children. In the early years, they struggled financially, but had finally secured good jobs and life smoothed out. “We had built our dream home and were on top of the world. Then my husband got sick. We both figured it was just a sinus infection.

But after seeing a specialist, he was diag-nosed with Sinonasal Undifferentiated Car-cinoma (SNUC). Sherry said, “The doctors told us it was a very rare type of cancer. He lived 11 months from the first diagnosis and passed away in April 2005.”

Sherry, Executive Assistant for Don Bo-dard Trust, became a widow at the age of 37. “I was a single mom with two teenagers to take care of. Words cannot describe how traumatic it was to lose my husband in this way. We had been married for twenty years and the loneliness was unbearable. I never thought I would ever be happy again. I didn’t

know until later but Jeff was suffering in the same way and had prayed, ‘God take the pain away, I can’t stand this.’ And it was within a week that we met in July 2008.

“One evening,” Jeff said. “I had come home from dinner with my daughter. I threw my keys on the counter and was going to rest a bit, when I was strongly urged in my spirit to go look at a house a friend had told me about.”

So he jumped in his car and took off. Just ahead he saw this beautiful young woman walking down the street. She looked familiar as he had seen her at a reception previously. He stopped the car and asked if she would like to look at the house with him. Since she knew who he was, she agreed.

Sherry said, “We toured the house and talked and talked. After that we started see-ing each other every day, walking around the airport, talking on the phone, and found out >

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we had so much in common.”“After a few weeks,” Jeff said, “I was think-

ing is it possible that I should be falling in love?”

Jeff chose an unusual place to propose. “I bought the ring,” Jeff said. “But I was sweat-ing and nervous. My hands were shaking.”

Sherry said, “Jeff had asked me if I would like to go to the OU football game in Norman with him. And, of course, I said yes. I did not have a clue as to what was going on. We got there and found our seats in the stands. I re-member the date clearly. It was September 27th, 2008.”

The stadium was crowded with people trying to find their seats and others chatting waiting for the game to begin. And finally when everyone stood up for kickoff, Jeff made his move. Sherry said, “He took my left hand and slipped a ring on my finger and whispered in my ear, ‘Do you know what everyone is say-ing?’ And I said, ‘They are saying OU, OU.’ And he said, ‘No they are saying, Oh, Sherry will you marry me?’”

On October 17th, 2012, they celebrated four years of marriage. “Blending two fami-lies,” Jeff said, “is always a challenge. But we

both have worked hard at it and it’s beginning to come right.”

“We love each other so much,” said Sherry, “and I think because we both lost our spouses through cancer, it helps us have mutual un-

derstanding of what the other has dealt with. We share a deep bond. The loss has drawn us closer together. And we appreciate each day we have together because we know all too well how quickly it can all be taken away from you.”

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With growing concerns over the increase in dis-tracted drivers due to cell phone use and additional “close calls” discussed among cyclists and joggers, it seems clear that Shawnee roads aren’t as safe as they could be. In September 2010, competitive cy-clist Monica Mullins suffered severe injuries when a truck struck her on Lake Road. Last August, re-nowned cyclists, Larry and Barbara Smith of the Bike Shoppe were also struck and injured in Tecum-seh.

Among Pott. County residents, Sustainable Shawnee, cyclists, joggers, and now the planning and traffic commission are looking at proposed bike routes. Shawna Turner, president of Sustainable Shawnee and chairwoman of the planning commis-sion, said while safety is the top concern, there are several reasons Shawnee should consider facilitat-ing multi-modal transportation.

“There are people in the community who would like to see this happen because it would beautify the city. It attracts new business and encourages healthy living. We do have a lot of enthusiastic cy-clers but we also have a lot of people who would love to ride bikes but don’t feel safe,” said Turner. “It’s a health issue because you can’t reasonably expect children and adults to become joggers, cyclers, or even walk the distance between two places on most of these roads.”

According to Oklahoma City’s Transportation Planner, Randy Entz, multi-modal routes improve

the flow of traffic, attract new independent busi-ness owners, and increase commerce. Entz gave a presentation to Sustainable Shawnee, January 10 2013, on multi-modal traffic in Oklahoma City.

“Since they’ve made these changes in down-town Oklahoma City to incorporate pedestrian and cyclist paths, they found that it serves as a gateway to not only restaurants and shops, but more locally owned businesses are returning to the downtown area,” said Turner.

More traffic is always welcome news to any business but it’s the pace of traffic that may ring up more sales. “A point that Entz made was that commerce happens at three miles per hour, not thirty. When you make a business area walkable, then people are going to take their time and move from place to place when you give them access.”

Entz discussed several models for cycle and pedestrian paths but among them, Shawnee’s planning commission and traffic commissioner considering “sharos.” It requires striping and share-the-road signs that would be less expensive and simpler to implement.

“They’re looking at routes that avoid areas where on-street parking would be a problem. We’re looking at a ‘share the road’ philosophy where you have designated areas for cyclists or pedestrians; when the road isn’t in use, a car may occupy that space. That’s not exclusively what they’re looking at because there are different ap-

proaches for different needs.”Among the safest options are the “steel wall”

method and off-road trails. The steel method incorporates parallel parking and uses the ex-tra space that angled parking uses as a path, set between parked cars and the sidewalk. Off road trails are separated from street traffic by a distance of land. However, both options are more costly.

According to Michael Ludi, the assistant city engineer estimated the cost for signage and striping at $130,000; an amount that Turner says she hopes will be a community effort. Af-ter the traffic commission is finished with their evaluation, the proposal will go before the city commission for consideration in the budget. “I hope we can find a way, as a community, to work with the city government to find the funds. It’s a lot of money but it’s a doable fig-ure. There are grants out there but it takes time. Sustainable Shawnee, as a 501(c)3, could go af-ter those grants, and try bringing those funds together in a reasonable time. My hope is the city will able to put forth more funds than they would normally give that line item for striping and signage in the coming years to make that happen.”

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“My grandma and grandpa just relax and give their presents and go on with their life.” Scotlyn Hazelwood

“I think my dad should give my mom a box of chocolate and a card. I think my mom should get my dad a cup that has an “R” on it because the first let-ters of his first name is ‘R’.” Layla Clark

“Well, my parents normally give each other flowers and cards to tell each other how hard they work. They give each other presents. They do so much things. The end.” Darius Jordan

“My parents celebrate with a big really really big pink cake that has hearts all over it. My parents get crackers, dips, salsa, chips, and candy out. Some-times they let me watch TV. My par-ents also kiss at midnight and dance.” Kaitlyn Garcia

“We eat breakfast then we sit on the couch and we close our eyes. Mom goes to get what she has for us. We open our eyes and WOW, look at all the candy. Then we set our stuff aside and we say…Happy Valentine’s Day!” Ethen Isenhower

“They probably get each other some flowers or chocolate for each other or a kiss on the cheek or go to a fancy dinner or whatever they do.” Hannah Burkey

“They celebrate Valentine’s Day by having a romantic dinner. They also celebrate by making it a love day, all just kisses and hugs.” Caryington Mason

“My mom is going to a restaurant with me, my sister, and my brother. It might be Cracklebarrel or IHOP. I picked Cracklebarrel, my brother picked IHop. I said no we are going to Cracklebarrel.” Elizabeth Alameda

“We go to McDonalds and then we play a lot and then we eat and got ice cream and mom goes to the store and got some lollipops to all the family.” Nahomy Balvaneda

“My dad, Simon and me are going to Delta Buffet and eat. Then we go get my mom a big present.” Lucas James

Shawnee Outlook would like to thank the students of Shawnee’s Sequoyah Elementary School for sharing their thoughts this Valentine’s Day. Special thanks to Principal Terri Lemos and third grade teachers’ Stephanie Boggs, Louise Walker, and Candice Gatz. They asked their third grade students “How Do Your Parents Celebrate Valentine’s Day”. Hope you enjoy their answers as much as we did.

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St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital, a non-profit, faith-based organization, performed a Commu-nity Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). It was based on demographics and local, state, and na-tional statistics regarding health, among other data collected. The top concerns are obesity, heart disease, cancer, and prescription drug abuse.

Vice President of Support for St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital, Linda Brown said, “Input was sought from community stakeholders who repre-sent not only the broad interests of the commu-nity, but also could address the needs of the aging, uninsured, unemployed, and underserved, includ-ing those with expertise in public health, to build on secondary data analysis and to discover addi-tional health issues the community faces.”

February 19, they will bring celebrated inspira-tional speaker Dr. Michelle May, M.D., to Imman-uel Baptist Church for their annual Heart Event. “Am I Hungry?” is a program Dr. May designed that helps people break out of the dieting cycle and into a natural way of approaching health.

Dr. May shares a roadmap from her own jour-ney to a healthy lifestyle. Rather than focus on weight, size, and dieting, she teaches her audience to “eat mindfully to live vibrantly.”Through humor-ous glimpses into her own past with a disordered way of eating, she seems to get to the heart of the matter with insightful empathy and understand-ing. “One of the things I hear a lot is when people say to me, ‘Gosh, it’s like you’ve been sitting on my couch with me.’ I tell them, ‘Yeah well, I’ve sat on that same couch because I’ve been there,’” said Dr.

May. A turning point in Dr. May’s struggle with di-

eting came while watching her two young children eat. “I watched how natural, beautiful, and effort-less their eating was. They ate what they needed to play and grow. They didn’t eat everything and they didn’t eat what they didn’t like. They weren’t thinking about food all the time. It was a natural way of eating. I thought surely, there was a time when I knew how to do that.”

She causes people to question what most Americans define as being healthy. Her approach helps people readjust their relationship with food and embrace a natural approach to eating and ex-ercise habits. “For me, I knew this was a problem because it was disrupting my life. It’s a constant thinking about food: what you did eat, didn’t eat, and want to eat. It’s called the ‘eat, repent, re-peat cycle.’ You eat, restrict, then you binge, gain weight, feel guilty and do it all over again.”

Am I Hungry? teaches people to rethink food entirely. “It’s about creating an internal process,” said Dr. May, “that teaches people a decision mak-ing process, a series of questions that they can ask themselves to help guide them down the path of deciding what they need to do to take care of themselves. The whole point of eating is to be able to have the energy to live your life.”

The defeating methods of food restriction, punishing exercise, and media stereotypes of what a healthy weight is, are also exposed. “As soon as our approach is focused on something external like the number on the scale, a size, or our appear-

ance, we can assume it’s going to take us down the wrong path. Nutritional information is a tool, not a weapon.”

Dr. May also demonstrates that food is pleasur-able and can be enjoyed with a healthful mindset. She even invites guests for a “mindful” chocolate tasting. “It’s an experience of eating something wonderful in a way that brings true pleasure verses shoveling it down in secret in the closet. When you make changes based on deprivation, it’s predictable that it will increase cravings, thoughts about food, over eating, guilt, weight gain and more weight gain. It’s better to have some chocolate right now than ruin it with guilt and overindulgence.”

The eventdemonstrates their core values. “They are really exhibiting evidence of being invested in this community for the long haul,” said Dr. May.

Linda Brown said, “We will use this opportunity to build on existing partnerships and create new re-lationships with community health organizations focused on improving health outcomes in our pri-ority areas.”

Registration is required. General seating is free and her book, “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat” will be available for purchase. VIP seating is $20 and will include a copy of the book and a pri-vate session following the presentation. The event starts at 6:00 PM. RSVP to 405-878-3496. Visit stanthonyshawnee.com for more information or to read the full CHNA report.

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Local author, Sandra Wilkins has just pub-lished the conclusion to her Heartland Romance series with “Gwen’s Honor” (Montlake Ro-mance, January 2013). The third and final novel is set in Shawnee and Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The first book in her series, “Ada’s Heart,” and the second, “Rose’s Hope” weaves togeth-er life and love in Shawnee during the early 1900’sfor three friends: Ada, Rose and Gwen. In Wilkins final book, Gwen is faced with a de-cision between two men. After a two year long distance engagement, the couple set a wedding date. When a childhood sweetheart rolls back in town, the society reporter for the Shawnee Globe begins to wonder which man she should choose: honor the man she’s engaged to or reach for the man who reminds her just how much that first love remains close to her heart.

The book offers particular insight into life at the beginning of the 20th century when Okla-homa Territory and Indian Territory were com-ing together as a state. Train wrecks, tornadoes, and fist fights pepper the plot in the background of romance.

Local readers will appreciate a depiction of actual historical events such as Guthrie’s Cel-ebration Days held in 1907 upon statehood, lo-cal descriptions of Shawnee as it was then, and what life was like in Oklahoma prior to state-hood and up to the closing of the last saloon when it became a dry state. “I like knowing in my mind where things were and putting actual events in the story,” said Wilkins. “I looked at a lot of photographs that showed what shops

Shawnee fishing enthusiasts will be happy to see the new fishing dock at Shawnee Twin Lakes completed last month. In August of 2011 the dock was damaged by high winds, reported to the city of Shawnee utilities department as high as five feet.City of Shawnee director of operations, James Bryce said while it couldn’t be confirmed, “high winds and big waves gave it a good enough jolt to bend the arms that held it in place.”

The new doc, made of a plastic and wood mix-ture, replaced the concrete and steel structure that stood more than forty years. The material is com-parable to the composite wood- plastic mixture manufactured by Trex but, “is a lot thicker than what you can buy in a lumber yard,” said Bryce. “It doesn’t rot. It’s lighter and it won’t stress the beams underneath it.” The dock also extends fif-teen feet longer than the original structure.

According to Bryce, the cost to replace it was $177,482 of which $52,000 was paid for with insurance money. Last June Bryce reported to the Shawnee News Star that the cost to repair it would have exceeded 50 percent of the cost to replace it. According Steve Nelms, interim direc-tor for the city of Shawnee utilities department, the water level has fallen from the normal level of 1067 elevation to 1064.47. The new dock sits on the number one lake near the boat ramp area.

were like and the build-ings around Rock Island. I happened to be writ-ing the story during the reenactment in Guthrie for Celebration Days so I could actually see what they did that day over a hundred years ago. It re-ally helps to visualize it.”

Once again, Wilkins also used actual historic photographs to give cover designers creative direction for the book. “I was really impressed with what they did. I think Montlake also did a better job ed-iting than Avalon did with my first book. I’m really pleased with it.”

The first two books were published by Avalon Romance before Montlake Romance, an Amazon.com publishing company, pur-chased it. She isn’t sure yet if she will use them for her second series, set in Chandler in 1908. Either way, she is optimistic about the future. “It’s very exciting to have your dream and be published. It’s just something that I feel compelled to do. The stories are in there so, I write them down.”

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Feb. 9 –Enter to win a free “Valentine’s Date” package at the Brickhouse Saloon,located at 113 ½ N. Bell.Must be present to win.

Feb. 12 –Shawnee Public Library will offer a lecture on the history of the real Downtown Abbey by retired history professor, Mary Oppegard. 6:30-8:30PM.

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Feb. 23 -At the Ritz Theatre, The Bilge Pumps, “a pirate music group who perform sea songs, shanties, and Celtic music with comedy.” Show starts at 7:00PM, tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors & students.

Feb. 23 –Six Gun Saints, Jason Savory will perform at the Brick-house Saloon, located at 113 ½ N. Bell. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Mar. 1 –First Friday from 5:00PM-9:00PM features local artists, artisans, food vendors, games and crafts.Free event located on Main Street just west of Harrison in downtown Shawnee.

Mar. 1-24 –Mabee-Gerrer Muse-um of Art will feature St. Gregory’s University Staff exhibit.

February 14, LeAnne Henry Wright and Sips Downtown Kafé will host a silent auction to benefit Hope House of Youth and Family Services. Wright approached three of her art students, Gus Goodson, 6, Piper Goodson, 8, and Titus Wright, 7, who agreed to donate fourteen drawings of flowers for the auction.For fourteen hours between 5AM to 7PM, bid-ders will post their bid on the Facebook page, “14 Hours of Hope,” or while at Sips. Bids will be finalized during a reception with coffee and pastries at 6PM in the downtown café.

The entire proceeds will help fund an up-coming project that Youth and Family Services Interim Director, Sharon Trammell, saidwill expand a playground to a recently acquired property that extends the existing location. “Our current playground area isn’t very big and it’s a lot of cement. We want to convert that lot into a new, larger playground area with new equipment, a walking trail, a sitting area for older kids and a falling water pond. We also hope to plant a garden out there to help them learn to grow vegetables.”

Wright’s goal is to raise $1,000 and even though she admits it’s “a drop in the bucket” compared to the costs, she is happy to see her students use art to help. “They put back over $2,000 into the community last year. I think when you take the energy of a child and their sincere desire to help, then you’re not just teaching them art but teaching them how to use art for these projects.”

As to art techniques, admirers may be surprised at the accomplishments of such small hands and hearts. “I teach them real techniques that I’m doing now. Last semester I went through a drawing college syllabus with them and they blew it out of the water. They’re fear-less,” said Wright.

All drawings will be displayed at Sips Febru-ary 10 through 17 and their works in progress can be viewed on the Facebook page as well. “We will not handle the money. As soon as the dona-tion is made and confirmed with Hope House, then I will mail the drawing,” she explained. “You can bring your sweetheart down for coffee and a pastry and buy a flower that will last a lifetime and make a significant change to a child’s life.”

Trammell said they are applying for a grant of up to $50,000 to the Sarkey Foundation. “We’ve had such an outpouring from the com-munity. Shawnee is a wonderful community; they wrap their arms around us and help us with these kids.”

LeAnne will also submit her own work, including never-before-released prints of her ‘Letter to Luke,” of which a signed print will be awarded to the highest bidder.

As to Wright’s students, they’re happy to help. Titus Wright said, “I’m sad to think of kids with no home or kids that have been treated badly. Using art, they know my help comes with love.” Visit their Facebook page, “14 Hours of Hope” for more information and to see photos of their work.

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They are huge in size, massive in the upper part of their bodies and the hair is so thick over their shoulders, it seems pre-historic. These beautiful creatures are buffalo and reside on the Austin farm north and west of Shawnee. Drive down Hazel Dell Road west of 177 and turn back north on Thyra Trail, named after Thyra Austin, Dan’s wife. There you will find a place that would make the Ponde-rosa seem like an ant farm.

Here the Austins labor like they only have one more week to get it done. These are two of the hard-est working people I have ever met. They are indeed a matching set, with seemingly ageless bodies and a resolve to “gitter done,” when a project is started.

My first trek to the red landscape of “Austin Acres,” was a pastoral visit. In the distance I saw the herd of buffalo and thought, “how quaint and cute.” Then as we journeyed closer to these shag-gy specimens of the plain I saw their horns, eyes, hooves, and enormous frame. My wife wanted to pet them, and I wanted to hold the camera while muttering the confession, wimp. I had never seen them up close. They were intimidating, especially the male, definitely an alpha male.

The Austin’s began with a few, almost by acci-dent. You might say the buffalo found them but Dan loves these wonderful wild animals now. They have multiplied to a herd of eighteen super-stocks and there is promise of more. Dan is both fearless and respecting of the buffalo when feeding time happens. You genuinely see the love the Austin’s have for what has become a trademark of their farm.

I thought of the song, “Give me a home where the buffalo roam…”, and here it is north of Shaw-nee. Uniquely, Dr. Brewster M. Higley, the man who wrote this song is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee. I can picture Gene Autry, sitting on Champion; guitar in arms, singing to the buffalo as he rides across the Oklahoma plains. Well, that is another era but this is today, right here nestled in the blackjacks and cottonwoods of Pott. County.

I have eaten buffalo burgers before, they are lean and mean but now I have become acquainted personally with the named animals; not sure I could eat it again. By the way, never name an animal that may one day show up on the good china or the Di-xie plate. The image will curb your appetite.

The buffalo and bison both come from the same family, Bovidae; they are different, both in size and features. Early pioneers call them “buffello”, and the name stuck. While bison are found only in North America, buffalo have cousins in Africa and Asia, more than 100 species. At one time thou-sands roamed these areas and provided food, cloth-ing and housing from their huge hides.

The Austin’s are pioneers with bulldozers, grad-ers, and trucks, and they certainly have pioneer livestock. I pray their portrait of the Old West (of Shawnee) grows, as they truly have a home where the buffalo roam freely, yet not cheaply. Massive amounts of buffalo feed and two large round bales of hay a day satisfies their enormous appetites. Yet the Austin’s treat them like children calling out their names. I cannot imagine a better therapy than watching, feeding and petting buffalo.

Rev. Larry Sparks wears many hats as pastor, chaplain, and occasionally a missionary. He is the Pastor of New Begin-nings Church of Shawnee and Staff Chaplain at St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital. Educated at OBU and SWBT Seminary, Sparks managed supermarkets for Pratt’s as a great practical teacher. He and Vickie reside in Shawnee where they make time for their seventeen grandchil-dren, poetry, motorcycles and football.

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Give me a home…Where the Buffalo Roam

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