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“Write a review of 2010,” my editor said. I
enthusiastically complied, bouncing
blatantly offensive Justin Bieber jokes
off of her immediately.
“Give me two days,” I said and, with
that, hung up the phone. I immediately
rush for my notebook and throw one
liners at anyone who will listen without
scoffing in disgust. I grab my pen to let
the words pour — and nothing.
That was two weeks ago.Tonight,
this article is officially six days late.
Now, I sit alone in a crowded coffee
shop. My delicious beverage sits to my
left. I take a drink; it’s lukewarm awful.
Let me ask you this — Hot coffee is
great; Iced coffee is, likewise, great.
Why is any temperature in between
on par with drinking bitter laundry
detergent? I digress.
This cold cup of joe is usually the
case when I’ve been staring at a blank page for over an
hour. I’ve sat to write this article, at the very least, six
times and every time it’s taken a new direction. Do I write
about pop culture? Do they want an article ripped from
the headlines? Politics are
always a popular choice.
More importantly, how
do I cram an entire year
into 1000 words? With my
fingers crossed, my coffee
topped off, and no particular
focus, I revisit the last 365
days.
From Haiti to Pakistan,
from California to Tennessee
no one was exempt from
their share of disaster this
year, but the story that
captured our attention for
over 3 months was the Gulf
Oil Spill, or as I like to call it,
the BP Oil Leak, because
let’s face it — It wasn’t the
Gulf’s fault. For weeks, BP
executives worked diligently trying to plug the leak.They,
clearly exhausting every resource, even consulted James
Cameron, because he directed Titanic, and Kevin Costner,
because he starred in Waterworld. Meanwhile, I had Bruce
Willis and Ben Affleck on the phone assembling the team
from Armageddon, just in case things really got out of
hand.The leak, lasting for 91 days, was finally capped on
July 19th
.
While we’re on the subject of oil leaks, much to
my dismay, Jersey Shore assaulted the intelligence of
America this year — and people from New Jersey haven’t
shut up since. Let’s be honest Jersey, you didn’t have that
great of a reputation before the show came out. I write
these terrible things having never seen a full episode of
the show, but if I’ve learned anything from it, I know that I
never want to visit a place inhabited by a life size Oompa
Loompa. Regardless of my distaste for such a show,
Jersey Shore was hugely successful, airing its second
season and announcing they will be back to ensure that
2011 is ruined as well.
Stirring up quite a bit of controversy this year, was
new media organization, WikiLeaks. I write these terrible
things your having never seen a full of the show, but if I’ve
learned anything government eve from it, I know that I near
loves want to visit a place inhabited by a life size Oompa
Loompa. you of my distaste for such a show, .
As we do every four years, we gathered around our
televisions to, once again, remind ourselves that we don’t
Here is My Review of 2010
By Justin Williamson
Staff Writer
Continued on page 7

really care about soccer (or football if you’re reading this
from the rest of the world) as Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA
World Cup.This year, however, I will admit that I was more
involved in watching a few games and, at points, even
yelling to express my strong hated toward vuvuzelas. Even
now, my ears are ringing just
thinking about them.
Possibly the only more
obnoxious than having my
regularly scheduled programming
interrupted by the dull roar of
those horns is the state of music
this year. Acts like Ke$ha, Lady
Gaga, and Katy Perry really
pushed the envelope this year,
but one young fellow came in and
stole the show. At some point
this year, Bieber Fever made
it’s rounds and it just won’t go
away. Giving Justin Bieber a little
credit, he has done pretty well
for himself considering he’s just now old enough to drive
himself to his concert. He’s had three hit singles, sold over
5 million albums worldwide, and he was nominated for a
BET award despite failing to meet two of the requirements;
black and entertaining.Try as you might to avoid his
music, but you’ve undoubtedly got one of his catchy tunes
stuck in your head on a few occasions, that is, unless
you’ve been living in a hole.
On August 5, a mine in San Jose collapsed, trapping
33 miners inside approximately 2300 feet underground.
We watched rescue
efforts that lasted for 69
days (should’ve called in
my Team Armageddon),
and on the night of
October 12, the first
miner emerged. By the
next day, all 33 men
we rescued. “Misión
cumplida Chile.”
The coffee shop
is closing. Just as
well. Once again my
coffee is cold. I should
really invest in an
insulated thermos for
occasions such as this. I finish the last miserable drink,
still reminiscing over the last year; international, local, and
personal. I hope all was well for you in 2010, but here’s to
hoping 2011 is a little nicer to us all.
2010 in Review ...continued from page 5

Are New Year’s Resolutions the perfect way to begin
the new you or just a general waste of effort and a
reminder of our shortcomings? I, personally, am not a fan
of New Year’s
resolutions. In fact, I
would go so far as to
say they suck. If I am
being honest however,
I will tell you that I am
sure the majority of the
reason I dislike them is
because I have never
been able to follow
through with a single
one.
Every December
after the jingle bells
stop jingling and the
carolers stop caroling,
I start focusing on
what I want to change
about myself in the
New Year. I start
picking myself apart
and then narrow it
down to the three
most imperative self-
improvements, and
start trying to motivate
myself for them. This
year, I say to myself, I
am going to make the
gym my new BFF and
lose those extra
pounds. I am going to
learn from my past
mistakes, I am going
to be sitting front, and
center in that pew
come Sunday
morning. Alas, however, before MLK Day has ever had a
chance to make an appearance, I have already gained a
pound, wasted money on a gym membership, and have
allowed the devil on my shoulder to convince me to sleep
in Sunday morning. Now not only have I let myself down
with resolutions again and been reminded of all the things
wrong with myself, I have also endangered my soul by
traveling south after I wake up and drained my bank
account just a little bit more. Geez, could this be any more
stressful? Truth be told a week after the New Year I am
already scouting out all of the Valentine’s Day goodies
because we know they stick those things out two months
ahead of time. If I showed up even once at that gym, I will
have considered it a
valiant effort on my
part and can live off
that success for the
rest of the year.
Therefore, I ask you
again; Are New
Year’s resolutions
the perfect time to
start the new you or
do they just occupy
their own planet of
suck?
I am sure we all
have our views on
this topic and even
though I despise
them so, I will
inevitably take out
my pen and paper
this year, number it
one through three,
and begin to jot
down the things I
would like to change
about myself. After
all, they are tradition
and I love to
embrace the holiday
traditions. Even
though the possibility
we might fail is
strong, we should
not allow that to
govern all the
decisions we make
in life. If we look at
everything as a possibility of failure, will we stop seeing
the possibilities of success when they present themselves
all together? The thing to keep in mind is that we do not
need January 1st
to make improvements to ourselves. We
just need the desire to do so. Do not wait until 2011 to
start the new you or make a resolution that your heart is
not really into, just because you feel like it is the thing to
By Valerie Lalli
Staﬀ Writer
New Year’s Resolutions:
Embrace them or despise them?
Continued on page 9

do. Set attainable goals for yourself and this will increase
your chance at success.
Benjamin Franklin said, “How few there are who have
courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough
to mend them.” It is difficult to own up to our shortcomings
but a blessing when we can recognize them and have the
desire to do better. This year my resolution will be to stop
waiting until January 1st to make much needed
improvements. In addition, if I slip up, I will just shake it off
and try again. I also will encourage myself to start viewing
resolutions in a more positive light and I challenge you to
do the same. If you are someone who already embraces
the tradition with open arms, then cheers to you! For the
rest of us, let us just pretend that every day is New Year’s
Day and a new opportunity to be successful.
Just a few helpful tips to increase your success rate this
year:
 Make sure to write down your resolutions and not just
state them aloud
 Hang them in an area you will see every day to
remind you of your commitment. The refrigerator in
the kitchen, dash of your car, or maybe even a vanity
mirror could be ideal places since you visit those
places often.
 Reward yourself for doing a great job and sticking
with them.
 Do not beat yourself up if you get off track. Just keep
trying. If you plan and make realistic goals, you have
already taken one giant positive step in the direction
of more fantastic you.
With these things in mind, have a happy 2011!
New Years Resolutions...continued from page 8
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Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma:Vietnam
Book: Out of the Night:The Spiritual
Journey of Vietnam Veterans by
William P. Mahedy
Scholar: Dr. Doug Watson
Introduction: George Green
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February 15, 2011
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Scholar: Dr. Jennifer Kidney
April 19, 2011
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By Anika La Shawn Safi
Staff Writer
The mission of many of those who are in the Social
Service field is to serve, to help, to care, to nurture, and
to have an understanding of the
needs of others.
The mission of Family
Promise of Lawton, Inc. is to help
homeless families with children
to achieve and sustain economic
independence and lasting self-
reliance.They achieve their
focus by helping homeless
families achieve independence,
creating service initiatives that
meet needs, providing congregations with a variety of
mission opportunities, and fostering public awareness
initiatives focused on the problem of homelessness.
Family Promise of Lawton, Inc. recognizes poverty
is a multifaceted problem that requires a multifaceted
response.They also recognize the importance of effective
programming and education.
Family Promise opened their doors full-time on
October 17, 2010, and they are the second Oklahoma
Network (the first is located in Shawnee.)
“Family Promise was introduced to the community
about 10 years ago. It wasn’t widely received. Now with
the economic downturn, and many more people in need,
the board decided to bring it back,” says Sarah Head,
Executive Director
of Family Promise
of Lawton, Inc.
Family Promise is
linked with Social
Service Agencies
to prevent
homelessness for
at risk families.
This work is
accomplished
through 161 independent Affiliates in 41 states.
In partnership with Family Promise of Lawton, church
congregations provide overnight lodging for guests.
Congregations usually convert religious education or
meeting rooms into private or semi-private bedrooms
for each family. A home-cooked dinner, sack lunches,
and breakfast are provided every day. Access to shower
and laundry facilities are also provided. A congregation
Continued on page 12
Family Promise of Lawton, Inc
A New Hope

hosts guests from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for one week. On
Sundays, guests move to a new congregation.Volunteers
move guests’ belongings to the next host location.
Family Promise of Lawton provides families with a Day
Center to use as their “home base” during their stay. At
the Day Center, guests work on self-sufficiency plans and
meet with staff.They provide transportation to and from
the Day Center and Host Congregations every day.
Family promise is about helping, not enabling, “We do
have a different environment here, the clients must save
90% of their income. And we have some ground rules: the
family must have children; the family has three interviews
over the phone, and one in person; they must also pass a
drug and background check, and must not have a criminal
background, violent offenses, or mental illness,” Head
notes. “If you had certain offenses over 10 years ago, your
background won’t follow you that far, I’m talking recent and
violent.”
Family Promise of Lawton provides 24-hour shelter,
meals, transportation and supportive services for up to 90
days.The program is a partnership with faith communities
throughout Comanche County; however, religious values
are not imposed on their guests. “Even though we are faith
based, we don’t proselytize our guests.” Head says, “We
minister to their needs, by meeting them, I let them know
God will provide. I get pushed in my faith as well. I’ll say
‘Jesus I need this fixed,’ I get to see God provide in ways
I never imagined, God can make miracles happen.” She
smiles and adds, “I get more spiritually than my paycheck.
I tell my husband, ‘my paycheck is not always on paper
like yours, I get to tell a family they got their first apartment,
or they get to stay in the shelter and not their car,’ that’s a
big deal for me and the families.”
“In social service there are a lot of bad days, but the
rewards are great with service, I get discouraged, out of
discouragement, great things are born.We want to help
families get back on their feet, homelessness is not what
it used to be,” Sarah says, “if my husband lost his job, we
would lose our home, unfortunately homelessness is a
part of life, and we need to give people back their dignity, it
could really be any one of us.”
Like so many in Social Service, I ask “What drives you
to help those who cannot help themselves?” Her reply,
“It’s my calling, my purpose. God put me here for a reason;
it is frustrating at times to see the trials people go thru,
frustration can definitely set in. If we can’t help them there
is Continuum of Care to help find resources. If I can’t help,
I can call C. Carter Crane, Lawton Housing Authority, or
if they have drug issues, I can call Roadback.There may
also be a lot of red tape with Section 8, Child Support,
and Food stamps. In these cases, I make sure to tell them
they can press thru, they need to be completely honest
with me and let me know what’s in their past.We get
people to want to be better, we want people to come with
expectations.”
Sarah concludes, “A lot of doors have opened, we
see a lot of change and we do hope to have more Hosting
Congregations. Of course volunteers and donations are
always welcome; we want to thank the community for
embracing us, and the media for being so kind to us.”
As of 2010, Family Promises had 11 Host
Congregations, and 7 Supporting Congregations.To
volunteer, donate or to become a Host or Supporting
Congregation, Please contact:
Family Promise of Lawton, Inc.
Mrs. Sarah Head M.A.
Executive Director
P.O. Box 142
Lawton, OK 148
Lawton, OK 73502
(580) 695-3542
(580) 353-7522
director@familypromiseoflawton.org
visit online at: www.familypromiseoflawton.org
Family Promise of Lawton...continued from page 11

Some morning back in May 2010, I heard a story on
NPR about an art exhibit in France, called “Action 1.” The
exhibit displayed photos and videos made by people in
Iran who protested the re-election of President
Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, which they claimed
was fraudulent. The protestors uploaded
thousands of videos to sharing sites. And
they used social networking sites like twitter
to keep the world informed about the
protests, since the media were banned
from reporting on much of it. The “Twitter
Revolution” as it is called “gave new hope
for Iranians all over the world,” says one
of the men interviewed, a blogger named
Oresh, “and it has created a solidarity
beyond imagination.”
The story is a brilliant illustration of the
power of social media. But the
reason I have looked it up, and
treasured it, and posted it to my
facebook page several times is a
small bit of audio toward the end of
the piece. It is the sound of people
shouting from their rooftops in Tehran.
For months after the election,
protestors came outside of their
homes at night and shouted
from their rooftops, “Allahu
akbar.” A woman who had been
in Tehran at the time described it. She said when she
came out of her house, she would hear people shouting
from the tops of their roofs or from their windows. After
one month, the neighbors knew each other. “And it’s so
kind,” she says, her voice breaking a little bit over the
words.
Of course, what this story shows us, first of all, is that
the internet is awesome! Social media, in particular, is an
enormously useful tool for sharing information, for building
support systems and, in fact, for building community.
News travels fast through social media—news about
neighbors who need help, kids or pets who need finding,
trucks that are now for sale. A delicious sandwich that
your friend is having as he’s “getting ready to watch
Glee!!!” in his Superman pajamas. It is beautiful what
social media can do to connect people. My newsfeed is a
mix of newspapers, organizations, artists and strangers
as well as real life friends recording their triumphs,
tragedies—some real tragedies—confessions, rants,
puns, stories and observations. And sometimes friends
are asking for help in some way—or offering help
because it’s that easy to do now—to get help and to be of
use.
That is why social media is an amazing tool for
achieving change and social justice. For one thing, we
have access to all kinds of information, from many
different sources. We no longer need to rely on one or
two news agencies to tell us about our world. And that
was good for the people in Iran during the 2009
protests. They used twitter to share information
with each other, to organize and to get
news to the rest of the world. The police
were armed with clubs and guns, and
the protestors were armed with
cameras and cell phones. Their
ability to communicate and
cooperate gave them hope
and strength and unity with
people all over the world,
and they still have that.
That is something that
can grow, and at least
the people who were
viewing the “Action 1”
exhibit seemed to feel
that it has already
begun to bring about
change.
That may be why Iran
and other nations consider sharing sites like YouTube,
Twitter and Facebook dangerous. Some governments
consider information a weapon, and seek to control is as
a form of “Cyber Arms Control.” According to James
Lewis, and official who is interviewed in another NPR
article, called “Seeing the Internet as an ‘Information
Weapon’” at least one nation sees twitter as “a plot by the
American government to destabilize foreign governments.”
It sounds strange to us to think of the internet in that way.
Although lately we’ve begun to take a more serious look
at sharing sites because of the Wikileaks controversy, we
still talk about Facebook like it is only a waste of time. We
still seem to think Twitter is ridiculous or cute. But Twitter
is not cute. Not merely. Twitter is power.You can hear it in
that recording of people shouting from their rooftops in
Tehran.
The internet gives us the power to educate, inspire
and influence each other. It gives us the power to
communicate quickly and effectively enough to organize
By Teri McGrath
Staﬀ Writer
New Year’s Resolution:
Spend More Time on the Internet

The Fit Kids Coalition of Southwest Oklahoma was
developed in 2006, to serve as a coordinating
organization to create a more healthy and active
community for children, and to help
prevent childhood obesity.
Cameron University is a
partner with Fit Kids of
Southwest Oklahoma, and
they are actively involved.
This instrumental partnership
has led to the beginning of
many initiatives, such as:
healthier eating on campus, CU in
Shape, Aggie Mile, Freedom from
Smoking, and the Community Garden.
“Education is key,” says Dr.
Fischer, Chairman and Associate
Professor of Cameron’s Agriculture
Department, “we want to educate
people about healthy eating, less fat
food, and a more active lifestyle.”
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY GARDEN
IN CAMERON HISTORY
As president of Cameron State School of Agriculture
from 1927-1931, John L. Coffey recognized the need to
find jobs for Cameron students. Believing that any student
willing to work should have an opportunity to go to school,
Coffey established a community garden program at
Cameron in which students could work in the garden to
help pay their way through school. When the stock market
crashed in October 1929 and the United States plunged
into the worst depression in American history, this
program became even more important. When Coffey
became President of the State Board of Agriculture in the
mid 1930s, he used Cameron’s community garden as a
blueprint for the other agricultural schools in the state.
Cameron University Community Garden
In 2009, Cameron University re-opened its community
garden to promote healthy eating for employees,
students, retired employees, alumni and donors. This is
part of the Healthier CU in Century II initiative. Their
community garden is located east of 38th
Street on the
south side of Avenue C. Since it is located on state land,
this garden is not for profit, but all crops can be donated
to churches, charities or the local Food bank.
“We began with 36, 20’ x 20’, and 24, 10’ x 20’ foot
plots,” says Dr. Fischer, “we had a total of 60 plots
available, we added 24, 20’ x 40’ foot plots, and we had
close to 70 people maintain their own crops.” Cameron
prepares the garden for initial use and provides water,
although gardeners are responsible for hoses and
gardening implements.
Dr. Fischer said, “It’s very educational. First of all, it is
locally grown crops and people can see where their food
is grown from beginning to end. People love to get
involved in the entire process, from the planting and
watching to waiting for results. People must know the
value of healthy food and the results of their hard
work; it’s also a stress relief for them.”
The garden was hugely successful during its first
season. In the near future the
garden will stay the same size
though there is room for
expansion. “We hope to have
more seminars and workshops
to improve gardening, from
growing healthy food, to cooking
it, and healthy shopping.”
Cameron’s community
garden is a valuable way to help
everyone; not only does it grow
crops, it helps to grow an
appreciation for the value of
hard work, healthy eating, and giving time and the harvest
to those in need. The values are endless.
Other organizations involved in Cameron’s community
garden & Fit Kids of Southwest Oklahoma include: Fort
Sill, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Great Plains
Technology Center, Comanche County Health
Department, O.S.U. Extension, Lawton Parks &
Recreation, Lawton Public Schools, Junior league,
Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the
Trail, Lawton-Fort Sill YMCA, Miracle League of Lawton-
Fort Sill, Smart Start Success By Six, and many more.
Cameron Instructor, and OKIE Staff Writer, Teri
McGrath says, “If you’re interested in contributing to the
community gardens, one great way to get involved will be
to join the Plant a Row Campaign. Moms and Dads on
Campus, Sigma Tau Delta and other school organizations
will be sponsoring a plot in the community gardens where
you will be invited to help grow food to donate to the food
bank. Visit the Plant a Row campaign on Facebook to
learn how to become involved.”
The next planting season will begin in February or March
according to Dr. Fischer, for more information on how to
sign-up, or to become involved in Community Gardens,
please contact:
Cameron University Agriculture Department
Staﬀ Writer
Cameron University Community Gardens & Fit Kids
of Southwest Oklahoma: a Healthy Collaboration
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In 1982 artist Leonard D. McMurry was commissioned
to sculpt life-size busts of the 21 Oklahoma
Governors who had held office. Since then other
artists have been commissioned to create
renderings of succeeding Governors. Having
served eight years in office, Governor Brad
Henry will soon join the ranks of others in the
State Capitol’s Hall of Governors when his
likeness is unveiled.
The official bronze bust of Oklahoma
Governor Brad Henry, the state’s 26th Governor
will be unveiled on January 4, 2011 during a
dedication ceremony at the State Capitol.
Hosted by the Oklahoma Arts Council and the
State Capitol Preservation Commission the
ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the Hall of
Governors located in the southwest corner on
the second floor of the Capitol. The ceremony is
open to the public.
Sculptor Paul Moore of Norman was
commissioned to craft the bust, which will be
added to a collection of Oklahoma governors’
busts on permanent exhibit in the Hall of
Governors. The first 21 busts were produced as
a commemorative project of the Oklahoma
Diamond Jubilee, the 75th Anniversary of
Oklahoma in 1982. Subsequent governors’ busts were
produced and
unveiled as each
left office.
Gov. Henry will
participate in the
ceremony along
with Oklahoma
Arts Council
Executive Director,
Suzanne Tate, and
Dr. Glen D.
Johnson,
Chancellor of the
Oklahoma State
System for Higher
Education. Former
Oklahoma
governors and
statewide elected
officials are among
those expected to
attend the
unveiling. Noted
Oklahoma sculptor
Moore, whose
work includes
Governor Henry Bellmon’s sculpture at the Oklahoma
State Fairgrounds and the nine-foot likeness of Johnny
Bench at the Bricktown Ballpark, will be recognized
during the ceremony.
A reception following the dedication will be held in the
second floor rotunda. A strings ensemble from the
Classen School of Advanced Studies will provide music
during the reception.
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January is National Blood Donor Month and the folks
at the Oklahoma Blood Institute are helping their donors
celebrate, not just this month, but the other eleven as well.
The Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) has been helping
blood-donating Oklahomans help those who are in need
to blood products since 1967. There are several places to
donate across Oklahoma:
Tulsa, Ardmore, Ada,
Lawton, Enid, Ponca City
and five in the Oklahoma
City metro area. In an effort
to reach as many donors as
possible, the OBI has
recently expanded to
include the Texas Blood
Institute and the Arkansas
Blood Institute.
It’s estimated that one
in three people will need
blood products during a
lifetime. In contrast: of those
eligible to donate blood in
the U.S., less than ten
percent donate each year. The need for blood donations
is constant. Patients in Oklahoma hospitals have needs
365 days a year, whether it’s for scheduled treatments or
for emergencies. Since there is no substitute for human
blood, supplies must be constantly renewed. Every two
seconds someone needs blood. Each unit of blood that is
donated can save the lives of up to three people.
Although all blood types are needed, those with
O-Negative type blood are needed the most. According to
the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), those
with O-Negative blood type make up only nine percent of
the national population; however, O-Negative blood can
be used by anyone in emergency need when a patient’s
blood type has not yet been identified.
It’s no surprise to me that January is National Blood
Donor Month, since donations decrease this time of year.
“With the start of a new year and unanticipated weather,
blood donations typically decline in the winter months,”
said John Armitage, Oklahoma Blood Institute president
and CEO. “But the need for blood is constant, and
patients in our community count on volunteer donors to
fulfill that need.” As an incentive to donors who help out
with a life-giving donation, throughout the month of
January donors will receive a pair of OBI fleece gloves
plus free health screenings. But, as a donor, I can tell you
that receiving something tangible doesn’t feel nearly as
good as how donating can make you feel. Knowing that
giving an hour of your time and a pint of your blood, or
other blood product, can help to save someone’s life is
better than anything that can be given as a token of
appreciation for donating.
So who can give? All healthy adults ages 16 and
older who meet weight requirements are encouraged to
give blood. 16 year olds must weigh 125+ pounds and
have signed consent from their parents to donate. 17 year
olds must weigh 125+ pounds, but they only need
parental consent if it’s
required by the
sponsoring
organization. 18
years and older must
weigh at least 110
pounds. If you meet
the age and weight
requirement, and you
feel well and can do
normal day-to-day
activities, you can
probably donate
blood.
Regular blood
donors can give
blood every 56 days.
There are some
donors who give other products (and they can give at
different intervals). Other donations include: plasma
(every 28 days); platelets (every 7 days); red blood cells
(every 112 days); or a combination of red blood cells and
plasma (every 56 days). While a regular donation takes
about an hour, these other products generally take longer
because of the spinning and returning that takes place.
If you’re not convinced yet, just think about this: you
could go to a movie and sit in the theater to two hours
eating your popcorn, and when you’re done you may or
may not feel good about yourself – and lest we forget,
you’ve spent right around $20; or you could go to your
nearest OBI location, get a free health screening, give the
gift of life, only be down for about an hour, get free
snacks, and you get to walk out feeling good about
yourself because you could help up to three people who
really need your help – oh, and it didn’t cost you a dime. It
looks to me like that is a pretty easy decision to make.
To find your nearest OBI location, head over to www.
obi.org or call them toll-free at 877-340-8777. I happen to
know that there are at least seven places in the Lawton
area that are hosting blood drives during the month of
January. A full list of all upcoming blood drives can be
found on the OBI website. Personally, I prefer the center
with its recliners, TVs with headphones, and cable or
movies to watch while you donate. Become a superhero
this month (and all year long), and help save a life.
By Jim Joplin
Staﬀ Writer
Become a superhero. Save a life.

“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books”,
a musical revue based on popular children’s literature, will
be performed at McMahon Memorial Auditorium, 801 NW
Ferris Avenue on Friday, March 4 at 11:45am for schools
and for the first time, a 6:30pm performance is open to the
public.
Eight delightful stories come to life in
this Theatreworks USA’s musical revue, a
national touring company.This 60-minute
musical is recommended for Pre-K to
4th graders. However, this is something
that the whole family can enjoy! Monday,
Jan 3 registration for the 11:45 school
performance and tickets for the 6:30pm
show go on sale. Cost is $1.00 for the
11:45am show with assigned seating and
$3.00 general admission for the evening
show.
Performed by a multi-racial cast, the
stories represent various issues, themes
and ideas relevant to a broad and diverse
audience of children. Books featured
in the show include “Amazing Grace”,
“Borreguita & the Coyote”, “If You Give a Mouse A Cookie”,
“Imogene’s Antlers”, “Martha Speaks”, “Master Man”,
“Math Curse”, & “Owen”.
Theatreworks USA, since 1961 has a distinguished
history of not only providing young audiences with
their first taste of the performing arts, but also giving
young actors, writers, directors, and designers an early
opportunity to work in this field.They are America’s largest
and most prolific professional
not-for-profit theatre for young
and family audiences. Funding for
this presentation comes from the
National Endowment for the Arts,
Oklahoma Arts Council, Lawton
Arts & Humanities Council,
and the McMahon Auditorium
Authority.
Parents, schools, daycares,
and other children’s service
organizations should call the Arts
& Humanities Division at 580-
581-3470 or 581-3471 for more
information on the registration
process. Please note that seating
is limited.
For more information about
Theatreworks USA, visit their official website at www.
theatreworksusa.org
Children’s Musical Theatre Production Comes To Lawton

The Museum of The Great Plains has a wonderful
history and rich beginnings. This history
involves a long yet remarkable
journey, an impressive collaboration,
and harmony among many
individuals. Its heritage has been
documented and chronicled since
1930, when the first steps to form
the Comanche County Historical
Society were made.
In 1955, Col. Harry C. Larter
appeared before the Museum’s
Board of Directors and offered them
quarters in the Old Stone Corral at
Fort Sill.
In 1958, Mrs. E.P. McMahon of
the McMahon Foundation set aside
$200,000.00 for archives, a museum
building, and furnishings leaving the
entire matter of location, architect,
and planning in the hands of the
Comanche County Historical
Society. The only condition was that
the final approval for building plans would be made by the
McMahon Foundation. This was the Society’s dream
come true.
The plans were made, Elmer Thomas Park was
chosen, and by June of 1958 all agreements were
finalized and the work commenced. During the building
process, a Director was selected and by May 1960 the
Archives Building was completed. The formal ribbon
cutting ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon, April 9th
,
1961. The formal opening of The Museum of the Great
Plains took place...50 years ago.
Happy 50th
Anniversary
Museum of The Great Plains
What a milestone: officially opened 50 years ago, yet
born over 80 years ago.
“All you need to start a Historical Society is a few
dedicated people who are deeply, interested in preserving
the intriguing past,” said Dr. Charles Evans. How profound
and prolific. The importance of preserving history is the
foundation the Museum of the Great Plains was built
upon.
2011 marks the Museum of the Great Plains
Semicentennial Anniversary. The Museum will be
celebrating their 50th
Anniversary throughout 2011 and
they will feature exhibits dedicated to those who came
before, and to those who presently live in Southwest
Oklahoma.
The Museum will feature an in-house exhibit that will
portray people from the community who grew up in
Lawton and significantly helped shape the
vision of the museum.
“We have many events planned,”
says John Hernandez, Museum
Director. “We really want and need the
community to be involved. Not only do
we want the museum to be in our
community, we want our community to be in
the museum. The museum must reflect the
community, it’s about everyone, the museum
must be inclusive and diverse.”
The Museum will also grow and become
more progressive. They’re hoping to procure
more funding to become interactive. When
you think interactive, Science and Discovery
Museums are usually the first thing people
think of. “Science and Discovery Museums
are flourishing, and the History Museums are
dying,” said Hernandez. “There’s so much
competition, why would a child want to go
learn history in a History Museum when
they’re inundated with Game boy, Xbox, Playstation,
cellphones, etc. I’m not against any of those luxuries.
Those things, our competition, is electronics.” Interactive
is the forward progressive movement the museum is after.
The goal of the museum is to draw all ages, where
parents and children can interact with one another in a
hand’s on way. “We also want to have exhibits that cater to
those with special needs. We’ve been here a long time
and we were looking inward; now, we’re looking outward.”
“Many people have lived in here their entire lives and
didn’t know there was a museum,” said Museum Registrar
Jim Whiteley.
“We also have feedback from the community. Many
people say ‘I was here as a kid on a field trip once.’ They
forget,” added Deborah Baroff, Head Curator of the
museum.
Curator of Education, Jana Brown said, “We’re really
open to new ideas from the public, we welcome their
input, ideas, and feedback.”
They use the feedback to continue to update and
change the museum so that it is truly full of undiscovered
secrets, future plans, and innovations. They research,
study, contemplate, and ponder the future of the treasure
they have been chosen to watch over. No pressure.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Presented by Lawton Public Schools
January 13, Time TBA
McMahon Auditorium, Lawton
580.581.3472
Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma
January 18, 6:30 p.m.
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Lunch Bag Lecture
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton
Sarah Janda: “Writing the History of Cameron”
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Polar Bear Plunge and 5K run
January 22, 8 a.m.
LETRA, Fort Sill
580.919.2965
DANCE
Perpetual Motion: Modern Dance
Te Ata Memorial Auditorium, Chickasha
405.574.1335
2011 offers many events to celebrate their
anniversary. The Museum of the Great Plains has a
wonderful gift shop, beautiful outdoor exhibits, a
contemporary Museum Auditorium and the Louise D.
McMahon Hall available to rent for events.You can
become a member of the Museum of the Great Plains.
Membership comes with special benefits and all dues go
directly to supporting the museum.
For more information or to volunteer contact:
Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Avenue
Lawton, OK 73507
(580) 581-3460
www.museumgreatplains.org
Hours of operation:
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm
Admission:
Senior Citizens: $5.00
Ages 12 and older: $6.00
Ages 7-11: $2.50
Ages 6 and under (with adult) : Free
Museum Members: Free
Lawton and Comanche County Residents are FREE
on Sundays.
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Trail Dance Film Festival
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580.467.8519
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ART
Art Show Opening
“Echoes of External Aura” by Andrew Baker and
“Evolution of a Fiber Artist” by Dale Nomura
January 8, 7 p.m.
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton
580.357.9526
Watercolor Workshop
January 13, 9:30 a.m.
Community Fine Arts Center, Duncan
580.252.4160
Drawing Classes (FREE!)
Every ﬁrst Thursday
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MUSIC
American Voices: Lyric Arts Trio
Simmons Center, Duncan
580.252.4160
Chamber Music Concert: Whang, York, Ranheim Trio
Cameron University Theatre, Lawton
580.581.2440
HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS
Holiday in the Park
January 1 - January 2, 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, OK
580.581.3400
EXHIBITS
Museum of the Great Plains
Eureka! Exhibit; Heart & Soul of the Great Plains Art
Exhibit; History of Lawton;View Space:
Views from the Hubble Space Telescope;
and Project Proto Judy: Local Mammoth Dig.
Ongoing
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The Oklahoma Art Guild would like to invite artists
nationwide, over 18 and working in all visual media, to
submit entries for our national juried exhibition.‘Oklahoma
Friendly 2011’ is set to open
at the IAO Gallery, 706 W.
Sheridan, Oklahoma City on
Friday, March 18, 2011.This
exhibition will be on display,
March 18 through April 9.
Artists interested in
entering this exhibition must
submit their art no later than
February 20, 2011. For all
entry details and guidelines,
visit www.okartguild.com/.
Online Entry Deadline: February 20, 2011
Acceptance Notification: March 1, 2011
Enter at: www.okartguild.com
Inquiries: okfriendly@okartguild.com
Contact: Annalisa Campbell
The jury panel will consist of four art professionals
from the Oklahoma arts community and curator of awards,
Nancy P Anderson. Nancy is the Executive Director and
Curator of the Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery in
Lawton, Oklahoma since March 1989.
Over $4,000 in cash, purchase, and artistic awards
will be available. Nancy P Anderson will choose final
Awards from a mixture of media in five categories, plus
“Best of Show” and the “Pioneer Spirit” awards for artistic
innovation.
Annalisa Campbell, president of the Oklahoma Art
Guild noted, “This exhibit continues to grow in the number
and diversity of entries.The variety of media and the
breadth of styles exemplify
the inviting and friendly nature
of our state.This will be an
art exhibit that everyone can
enjoy.”
The Oklahoma Art
Guild (OAG) is committed to
the promotion of creativity,
education, and the
advancement of the visual arts.
This non-profit organization
was founded in 1954 and
continues to provide support and encouragement
to Oklahoma artists. OAG membership is open to
professional and amateur artists of all media, students, art
enthusiasts and patrons of the visual arts.
The Oklahoma Art Guild’s mission is sponsored in
part by the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council.
For more information visit www.okartguild.com
Oklahoma Art Guild Seeks Entries for
“Oklahoma Friendly 2011” National Juried Show

Cameron University professor of art
Katherine Liontas-Warren will have a solo
exhibition of her artwork at the Oklahoma
State Capitol. “A Time of Protection: Drawings
and Lithographs by Katherine Liontas-
Warren,” will be on display through February
20, 2011 in the North Gallery of the capitol
building. Liontas-Warren has selected 30
works for exhibition.The North Gallery is
located on the first floor of the State Capitol
and is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 6
p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. “A
Time of Protection: Drawings and Lithographs
by Katherine Liontas-Warren” is sponsored by
the Oklahoma Arts Council.
Liontas-Warren teaches drawing and
printmaking. She joined the Cameron faculty
in 1984. For the past 26 years, she has
exhibited in 18 solo shows and 210 national
and regional juried competitive exhibitions
throughout the United States and Europe and
has received numerous purchase awards
and juried awards. Many of her drawings and
prints are in permanent collections throughout
the nation and can be located in university
galleries and private institutions such as
Austin Peay University, University of Texas at
Tyler, Arkansas Art Center, Oklahoma State
University, Quartz Mountain Lodge, University
of Colorado, University of North Dakota, Texas
Tech University, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, and the Milwaukee Museum of Art.
Her exhibitions have been displayed
at the Longview (TX) Museum, Midwestern State
University, Ball State University, Florida State
University, Moorhead State University, Leslie
Powell Art Gallery, Goddard Center for Visual Arts,
Kirkpatrick Museum in Oklahoma City and the Bruno
Art Conservatory Museum in the Czech Republic,
among other locations.Two of her drawings are
included in the second edition of “Drawing from
Observation,” a textbook by Brian Curtis.
In November, the Paseo Art Association
recognized her as 2010 Artist of the Year.
Pictured left: Circus Treats. Above: Terrafirma by
Katherine Liontas-Warren.
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As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday,
let us not forget how far we have come as a nation and a
society.
Dr. King’s vision and dream was for unity and peace,
not just for America, but for the globe. His dream and
vision is reflected in all of us; we all hope, dream, wish,
have turmoil or sadness, yet we press on.We go deep
within our soul and pull out an inner strength and a will to
persevere thru all adversity.
The human spirit wants to care, the human spirit has a
will, the human spirit wants to try.The spirit of every man,
woman, and child transcends race, or creed, it is within
the human race. Let his message of peace and hope not
be silenced, let his voice be heard loud and clear.
Let us each reflect on the message of hope, change,
honor, respect, and dignity, not just on this day, but every
day. Not just in others, but also within ourselves. Let us
reflect on how we can change and how we can become
better individuals day by day, one step at a time.
Let us reflect and acknowledge our own weaknesses
and proclivities, and embark on a mission of self-
improvement. If only for a moment, let’s not forget we are
all human.
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One of the things that Duncan, Oklahoma is famous
for is being the birthplace of director Ron Howard.
Each year in January, the Trail Dance Film Festival
brings directors, producers, writers, and
actors, to this community on the old
Chisholm Trail to showcase their inde-
pendent films—and who knows, it could
be the stepping-off point for a future
director of Howard’s caliber. Make
sure to mark January 28-30 on
your calendar; this is one event that
you will not want to miss.
In 2005, Anthony Foreman, who
is studying communications at
Cameron University, started the
Southwest Association of Film and
began preparations for the first Trail
Dance in early 2006. As a child, Anthony
had been very interested in filmmaking.
“I was taught in part by my father,
and in part by watching how-to
television or how stop-motion ani-
mation was done. I spent many
days and nights
filming short ani-
mations.”
Even as he
grew older and
began working
as a profession-
al graphic and
website designer,
his love for film
remained. In August of 2005, Anthony sat down with a
design client who was the director of the Duncan
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. They discussed the
need for new events and tourism opportunities in the area.
At the time, Anthony was a full-time student and recollects
several discussions in his classes about film festivals.
That, he said, was where the “motivational seed” was
planted. He thought that Duncan would be a great loca-
tion, not only because of its tie to Ron Howard, but also
because of its proximity to Oklahoma City and Dallas.
Curious to how the entrants to the festival go about
submitting their films, I asked Anthony about the process.
“Entrants must submit their film either through
Withoutabox.com or via a printed entry form. Their films
are the received, processed and provided to our judges.
Judging takes approximately 3-6 months to complete.
Films are then placed into appropriate categories and the
selected films are notified.” Submitted films come from a
variety of categories: horror, comedy, thriller, western,
documentary, etc., and the budgets for the films
are just as diverse ranging from $5 to $5
million. I was interested to find out that
many of the actors in the films are
staples of television coming from
shows such as NCIS, Pushing
Daisies, Grey’s Anatomy and sev-
eral are film and music stars:
Avatar and Tool. Of the 269
entrants, this year’s festival will fea-
ture 84 Official Selections; Official
Selections are films that ranked highly
in the opinions of the Judging and
Selections Committee.
One great aspect of the Trail Dance
Film Festival is the one-on-one interac-
tion that the viewers get to have with the
film makers. After each film is shown,
there is a question and answer time
where the audience can speak to
the film makers directly; this gives
the audience an
“inside look” at
the process of
creating a film.
No film festi-
val would be
complete without
awarding a few of
the stand-out films,
actors, directors,
and screenplays. On the last day of the festival, there is a
large-scale awards ceremony held where 26 Golden
Drovers are awarded in categories ranging from Best
Short Comedy and Best Narrative to Best Actor (in both
Short and Feature Films) and Best Director. The public is
welcome to attend the awards ceremony, as well as any
of the screenings. Ticket prices range from $6 to $40,
depending on how many films and events the patrons
would like to attend.
This casual event will be full of fun and excitement.
There will be actors, producers, directors, and writers
from all walks of the film industry. If you’re interested in a
career in film making, or are just a lover of films, this is a
must-see event. For ticket and event information, or to
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Staﬀ Writer
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I maintain that fairy tales are the reason that most
relationships today are so screwed up.Why?
Girls of previous generations read book after
book about the handsome prince who came to
the rescue of the damsel in distress. Mothers
toted young daughters to theaters to view
cinematic fantasies involving paupers who
became princesses. It was a wonderland
of happily ever after.
Did they realize that Prince Charming
would go off to work every day, make
time with his secretary and kick back with
the boys and a cocktail? All while they
were stuck at home wiping runny noses and
making a return to the charwoman’s existence
that they thought they were escaping.
Today, thanks to DVD’s, our daughters are
fed a steady diet of this alternate reality on a
daily basis-- sometimes more than once a day.
So, what about those glass slippers?
Wouldn’t they kill your feet? Would the prince
actually visit your house to see if you had the
missing slipper? That has got to be a security
hazard. Riding off into the sunset on horseback?
That’s going to cause a traffic jam.
Now we’re older and wiser and looking for
a relationship. Logically we know there is no
handsome prince, but we still want someone to use
that big ol’ broom to sweep us off our feet.We meet
someone we think is kind and wonderful. Aha!
Maybe, just maybe, those tales of wonder
weren’t a fantasy after all.
Now we find out what no one ever
mentioned: Snow White will eventually
have to wash the boxer shorts the prince
carelessly left on the bathroom floor
and Cinderella is going to suffer 3 solid
months of morning sickness.Will the prince
be there to hold her hair back while she
pukes?
This is where reality meets fantasy and
we are forced to reevaluate our idea of the
perfect mate. He doesn’t have to be male model
handsome. He just has to make our heart do
that little flip every time we see him. He doesn’t
have to be a wealthy prince. He just needs to
make an honest living.
Most importantly, he should be kind.We
should never feel unsafe in his presence
or insecure about where we stand in the
relationship. And maybe, if we’re very lucky, he
will bring us soup when we are sick in bed.
That is the real fairy tale ending.
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Staff Writer
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Predictions For The Coming Year
2011: Lock & Load
By Mortimor Oullouitious Snerkleschwartz
Self-Akklaimed Sykik
Dallas, Texas announces the Grand Opening of their
new public Safe House/Shelter/Arena-for-Rent…
formerly known as Texas Stadium.
Following her release from rehab, Lindsey Lohan is cast
in the lead role of “The Amy Winehouse Story”; she prepares
for the role by going on a drinking and drug abuse binge.
The SETI Institute intercepts a message from Extraterrestrials warning of
an impending visit to claim one of their own; following a UFO sighting over
New York City, witnessed by millions, Lady Gaga is reported missing.
On December 20, 2011, historians and archeologists discover an ancient
Mayan artifact that reveals they added one year to the Mayan calendar
“just for fun,” in order to “catch everyone off guard.”
Under pressure to be politically correct, Hollywood releases an additional
Twilight movie, in which Edward and Jacob leave Bella and run off with each other.
Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address is interrupted by the
Networks to announce the release of Justin Bieber’s new single.
Following another drunken binge arrest, Charlie Sheen goes
from “Three and a Half Men” to “three and a half years.”
President Barack Obama announces that he
reduced the National Debt by switching to Geico.
A huge explosion in the Nevada desert produces a
green mushroom-shaped cloud that lingers for days;
the Government’s official response is, “Ooops….our bad.”
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook, and
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2010,
announces that Facebook was actually a covert social
study, aimed at trying to find Susan Boyle a date.

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1¼ cups softened margarine
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups McCann’s Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
¾ cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream the margarine and sugars. Add egg and vanilla extract.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to margarine mixture. Mix well. Stir in McCann’s Quick
Cooking Irish Oatmeal, raisins and walnuts. Drop rounded teaspoons of batter on an ungreased cookie sheet.
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½ cup rolled oats
3 cups of stock (your
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Sliced mushrooms (just
a couple)
One scallion
1 teaspoon fresh ginger
Put liquid, oatmeal,
sliced mushrooms, ginger
and white section of scallion
in pan. Remove cover and
reduce heat to very low. Cook
uncovered for 1.5 hours until
thickened. Stir occasionally
to keep oatmeal from sticking
to the bottom of the pot.
Garnish top with the sliced
green scallion, a dash of soy
sauce or sriracha sauce.
January is National Oatmeal Month. Believe it or not, it is the most
popular time of the year for oatmeal and one in which the highest
amount of oatmeal is consumed.The yummy warm goodness that
most of consider just a breakfast cereal is a healthy food choice
with many benefits including lowering cholesteral and possessing
cancer-fighting properties. It is available in instant, steel cut, rolled
and a variety of other forms. Oatmeal is often served with fruit, sugar,
milk, butter, spices and in many baking items like cookies or breads.
Besides being an all around healthy choice in your diet, oatmeal is
used in soaps and lotions to aid skin conditions. Celebrate oatmeal
this month and enjoy a bowl with your favorite toppings!
Banana Chocolate
Oatmeal
2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
dash of salt
½ Cup brown sugar
1 mashed banana
¼ cup semisweet chocolate
chips
In a pan, combine water,
oats and salt. Simmer 5
minutes uncovered, stirring
occasionally. Remove from
heat, cover, and let stand 3
minutes. Stir in brown sugar,
banana and chocolate chips.

XOXOXOXO,
Lola
Dear Readers,
I love to make an art form out of taking a bath. I have an entire kit that I keep under the sink and pull out
just for such occasions, and now I am going to pass this information on to you in hopes that you will use the
month of January to treat yourself and recover from the holidays.
• Start by making sure the tub is really clean and free of toys and anything else that doesn’t
belong there.The bath is supposed to be stress free and a refuge from your daily life
• A bath is not something that you get to do everyday, so when you see things you like for your
bath on sale, stock up! I love the scent of magnolia, so whenever I see them on sale I always
grab a handful and keep them away from everyone else.
• Epsom salt is great inexpensive way to treat aches and pains in the tub. Grab an airtight
canister and pour a box in with no more than 2 drops of an essential oil (grapefruit, rosemary,
mint or tea tree oil are favorites) and shake vigorously, Keep in the airtight container until
ready to use.
• I have specific towels that I hide from everyone in this house. I bought myself the fluffiest bath
sheets I could find.Yes, they were a bit pricey, but stepping out of tub into that towel makes
me feel like Victoria Beckham.
• Oh, one thing I do while I am cleaning out the tub is throw that towel in the dryer to get warm
and fluffy.This adds to the whole Posh Spice fantasy.
• In my kit is also a CD of relaxing music. I keep the CD around 30 minutes since most baths, at
least in my house, don’t last much longer than that.
• When I was little, my mom used to tell me that Marilyn Monroe used to take milk baths. I
thought that was the ultimate way to pamper yourself and thought that I would never be able
to afford to do that for myself until I figured out this easy milk bath recipe:
• 2 cup dry milk powder
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2tsp. your favorite herbs (rosemary, mint, chamomile)
• Combine the milk powder and cornstarch together in a blender.When it is well
combined, add herbs and blend once more.
• To use: Add 1/2 cup to warm running bath water
• I always take something refreshing (or adult) to drink into the bath. Sometimes, if I am
recreating a spa moment, I take bubbly water with lime in a pretty glass or the standard glass
of wine. I find one glass is plenty to relax me and take me away...for just a moment.
• I like to set everything up right next to the tub: pumice stone, loofah, trashy magazine, wine
glass and towel. Once I am in I don’t want to get out and you won’t either.
Now, go relax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January is National Bath Month. I am sure the
Domestic Diva is the only one that knows this...brat.
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1. Acquisition of knowledge
6. Slipped
10. Taxis
14. The Roman Senate
15. Localities
(mathematics)
16. Border on
17. At right angles
18. Mimicked
19. Grief or sorrow
(archaic)
20. Partner
22. Become evident
24. Snake-like fishes
25. Squander
26. Against
29. Author ____ Uris
30. Food thickener
31. Not doing anything
37. Excellence or worth
39. Government computer
language
40. Ecclesiastic residence
41. Petty misdeed
44. Intercollegiate athletic
organization
45. Bee colony
46. Clerics
48. Thing intended
52. Game of chance
53. Made with eggs
54. Official rebukes
58. Actress ____ Moreno
59. Israeli city Tel ____
61. Inspire
62. Flan or pie
63. French for “Celebration”
64. Warm reboot
65. Scottish island
66. One of the five senses
67. Lock of human hair
DOWN
1. Hurry away
2. Hollow cylinder
3. Compound found in
urine
4. Absolute opposite
5. Whine loudly
6. Long narrow strips
7. Run with an easy gait
8. Frozen water
9. Founder the
“Enlightenment”
movement, Denis
_______
10. Armed forces trainee
11. Terminate prematurely
12. Protruding part
13. Guide
21. Jai ____, sport
23. Half note in music
25. Pertaining to solid
human waste
26. Place where tents are
pitched
27. S-shaped curve in
molding
28. Narcotics officer
29. Soup serving spoon
32. Unsophisticated
33. City in British Columbia
34. Quechuan indian
people
35. Russian emperor
36. Affirmatives
38. Resort and lake in
Nevada
42. Women in general
43. Baking appliance
47. Place inside
48. Harbors
49. Inuit boat
50. Attempt again
51. Dish
52. Sturdy belaying pin
54. Quote
55. Thorny flower
56. Supplements with
difficulty
57. Collections
60. Letter before W
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DATE: Saturday, January 8, 2011
TIME:7:00-9:00
“Echoes of External Aura”
Andrew Baker, Lawton, OK
Photographic images
&
“Evolution of a Fiber Artist”
Art by Dale Nomura, Lawton, OK
Art Quilts &Fiber Objects
Refreshments Served--Public invited, free of charge.
Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday from 12:00
noon until 4:00 p.m.
Leslie Powell Gallery, 620 SW “D” Ave.
Lawton, Oklahoma
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T E A M M A T E E M E R G E
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There is a moment early on in Hardy Jones’ new novel
Every Bitter Thing where the hero, a twelve-year old boy
name Wesley, accepts a gift from another boy, Rubin, who
he very much wants to befriend.The gift is a
drawing of a swastika, but it might as well be
a switchblade for the danger the two project
upon it.
He held it up.The swastika sat square
in the middle, about to leap off the sheet.
“Take it with you. Just don’t let your
dad see it. Mine hates that I can draw a
swastika. He flips out and starts cursing
in Spanish.” No only was this a gift, but
contraband.
This exchange between friends will be
replayed in way more serious terms as the
novel moves into its third act, but what we see early is
the illustration of an interesting idea: to what degree can
a secret be empowering? Like most twelve-year olds,
Wesley doesn’t have his own money or transportation; he
doesn’t control the spaces he lives in(he has to keep his
bedroom door open 24/7); he can’t prepare his own food
and, most importantly, his very thoughts and desires seem
to be policed by his ubiquitous father. It is in this context
that the exchange of the swastika drawing between Wesley
and Rubin is both a gesture and a contract of tremendous
power. A lesser novel might stand pat here, create a world
in which Wesley and Rubin’s friendship empowers them
to levels previously unrealized, but Jones refuses such
sentimentality. Instead, the novel turns this friendship inside
out: where fraternal trust once offered symmetry, now it is
the crooked thing; where sexual naivete was guarded, now
it is preyed upon; and where once the boys held the secret
of a swastika drawing—in reality not dangerous at all—now
they come to share the secret of something else, utterly
taboo, and completely and realistically dangerous.
Set in Florida, in 1981, Every Bitter Thing is told by
Wesley Royal, an overweight adolescent being raised by
an overbearing, racist father, and an exhausted, patient
mother. In the novel they simply go by “Dad” and “Mom”,
and herein we see early the nearly sentence-by-sentence
difficulty of trying to write from the point of view of a twelve-
year old.The trick with such a narrator, it seems to me, is to
find a voice that avoids affecting preciousness on the one
hand, while still maintaining a sense of wonder on the other.
Such books as Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina
and Padgett Powell’s masterpiece Edisto strike that balance
in the voices of their young storytellers, where as perhaps
a book like Tony Early’s Jim the Boy crosses that line of
believability. Either way, what is striking and original about
Jones’ narrator is the way in which he seems so different
than so many contemporary adolescent narrators—he is
neither precocious nor sarcastic. Instead he lives mostly in
silence.
The story line of the novel essentially follows
Wesley’s journey to become a man as his father
imagines what becoming a man means. In his
typical overbearing nature, Wesley’s father, after
watching a Bruce Lee film, decides to enroll
Wesley in a tai kwon do class.There he meets
other kids, also trying to become men, and most
importantly, it is there that he meets the enigmatic
Rubin Lopez, a black belt, and several years his
senior.Their friendship and Wesley’s advancement
from white to yellow belt, all under the relentless
gaze of his father, take up the bulk of the action of
the book.
For a novel set in Florida, Every Bitter Thing
is remarkably without the trappings, the furniture—if you
will—of typical Floridian literature: there are no beaches to
speak of, just as there are no alligators, swamps, or boats.
Any aesthetic that might lend itself to some cheap Jimmy
Buffet world, where relaxation is religion, where space and
time are limitless, simply doesn’t exist here. Instead, it is
replaced by the exact opposite: the limitations in Wesley’s
world are limitless, and domestic spaces are constantly
described in terms of their claustrophobia.
Our dining room table was a long dark brown
rectangle with extensions at each end.We never used
the extensions, because that would make the table
twelve feet and it was already six and took up most of
the room. A narrow path ran from the kitchen past the
head of the table, where Dad always sat, to the back
hallway that split in two.To the left was Mom and Dad’s
room, straight ahead was the bathroom, and to the
right was my room: a small square box the same size
as Mom and Dad’s room.
What is important to notice here is that this is just one
of many of Jones’ use of interior description. Added up,
these descriptions lend themselves thematically and build
toward the novel’s climactic moment—a moment of utter
fear and helplessness that I cannot describe here—which
will occur in a terrifyingly tight space. A space that Wesley,
to be fair, has feared for a hundred pages.
To call Jones’ novel a coming-of-age story is to
discredit the amount of confusion Wesley contains by the
book’s end. However, there is a modicum of understanding
between boy and father that rounds the story and offers,
if not a conclusion, a place to exit. Hardy allows us to walk
away. Listen: For a novel this intense, you’ll be grateful for
the fresh air.
Reviewed by George McCormick
Book Review: Every Bitter Thing by Hardy Jones
(Black Lawrence Press, 2010)

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Writers arrive at Cameron University as a part of
the college’s lecture series.They come from all over
the country to read their novels, short stories, poems,
memoirs.They share part of themselves and meet
members of the community. Any person can attend and
by merely attending, a person may end up conversing
one-on-one with a visiting writer. Almost every writer
who comes through Lawton to read at CU is engaging,
welcoming, and open to conversation. Generally, CU’s
English and Foreign Languages Department invites
three authors per school year. So far this year, Moira
Crone and Ken Hada have entertained the local crowds.
Ken Hada, a native Oklahoman said that coming to
Lawton and CU was “like coming home.”
The first writer
of school year
presented her
original creative work
on Friday, September
10. Moira Crone
teaches at Louisiana
State University. She
is an accomplished
author and professor.
As a writer she has
published a novel
and three short story
collections. Most
recently Crone is the
author of What Gets
Into Us (Mississippi
UP, 2006), a
collection of stories
set in the fictional
town of Fayton,
North Carolina. What Gets Into Us, like all of Crone’s
work, is considered regional writing, as she portrays the
contemporary deep south and deals with racial storylines,
emphasizing the cooperative nature among many
southerners. Crone delighted the Cameron crowd with her
inventive story lines and imaginative characters. Her world
is influence by the region she grew up in but the North
Carolina Crone presents on the page is unique, inviting
readers into a place that just feels special in a way that’s
difficult to pinpoint.
Poet Ken Hada can also be characterized as a
regional writer. Hada is no stranger to Lawton. Hada’s
region is Oklahoma. He now lives in Ada (Ken Hada from
Ada) and teaches at East Central University. Over the last
couple of decades, Hada has made several trips to Lawton
and he discussed them at his latest reading on October 8.
This Friday night included a packed room at the CETES
building as several people knew the writer personally. “I
know half the room,” Hada said. He also joked that since
he was among friends, the audience was obligated to
enjoy his poetry.
A month before, Hada
was a presenting poet at
Oklahoma Laborfest.The
writers at that reading
focused on working class
issues, a subject that is very
familiar to Hada. In Lawton,
Hada read poems about
working class people and
poems to or for the workers,
including a love poem to
a waitress at a truck stop.
His work is deeply rooted
in the people of Oklahoma,
most especially the poor
and working class. As he
mentioned at the Cameron
reading, he looks to shed light on a group of people
and a state that isn’t always noticed. Hada’s two most
recent books of poems, Spare Parts (Mongrel Empire
Press, 2010) and The Way of the Wind (Village Books
Press, 2008), show his Oklahoma, the state that he’s
recreated, honoring the long-standing Okies who
survived the Dust Bowl years, other severe weather,
racial tension, and employment woes.These subjects
live vividly in the poems Hada creates.
Crone and Hada are not the only writers to pass
through town this school year. At least one more
writer, Craig Paulenich, will present his work on April
15. Paulenich, a self-touted working class poet is
author of the collection, Blood Will Tell (BlazeVOX
Books, 2009). And next year, at least three more
writers will entertain at CU, including non-fiction writer
Dennis Covington, originally from Birmingham, Alabama.
His book, Salvation on Sand Mountain, was a finalist for
the prestigious National Book Award, given to the best
book by an American in each writing genre.
Another reading is in the plans for later this school
year. At least four local writers were recently anthologized
in Ain’t Nobody That Can Sing Like Me, published
last month by Mongrel Empire Press in Norman.The
Lawtonians were among many other Oklahomans
sharing poems and stories.The book is available at www.
mongrelempirepress.com. A celebratory reading will
happen in the next couple of months with books available
to purchase.
Crone and Hada Read
By Aaron Rudolph
Staff Writer

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Indie’sIndie’s
MixtapeMixtapea mishmash of musica mishmash of music
Listen. Love. Hate. Suggest.Listen. Love. Hate. Suggest.
The Best of 2010?!
Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
Another Way To Die - Disturbed
Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
Daddy’s Home - Usher
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Water - Brad Paisley
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Far From Home - Five Finger Death Punch
Love The Way You Lie - Eminem/Rihanna
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
American Honey - Lady Antebellum
California Gurls - Katy Perry/Snoop Dogg
Airplanes - B.o.B.
Bedrock - Young Money
Animal - Neon Trees
If I Die Young - Band Perry
Highway 20 Ride by Zac Brown Band
DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love - Usher
Your Love Is My Drug - Ke$ha
Baby - Justin Bieber
Mine - Taylor Swift
Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton
Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Whip My Hair - Willow
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I Will Survive-
Gloria Gaynor
Anyone who has
had a breakup
and wanted to get
even by looking
good needs this
song on their
playlist. Far and wide, THE disco anthem,
this song always puts a spring in my
step…hey hey.
Neutron Dance-
The Pointer
Sisters
You can totally
judge me for this
but this song will
get you moving. An
80’s classic and
underrated act,
The Pointer Sisters never fail with delicious
harmony and sickening shoulder pads.
Give it To Me
Baby-Rick
James
Set aside his drug
provoclivities and
that one time he
got Eddie Murphy
to sing and you
will find the genius
of Rick James. No one wrote a more bad
ass bass line and no one rocked the corn
rows better than he did.
Legal Download of the Month:
Not a workout song but a song I think
you should hear is The Rescue’s cover of
Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. Worth the
1.29 from iTunes.Trust.
Invariably, after the New
Year, resolutions to lose weight
start popping up and then about
three weeks later maintaining that
motivation becomes a struggle.
Audiophiles have it a bit easier. We
have access to an enormous music
collection, so finding music that
keeps us moving becomes easier.
What constitutes a good
workout song? I am a firm believer
that it depends on the type of workout. I do not listen to the same
music when I am doing weight training…let’s face it, I do minimal
weight training unless lifting my coffee cup counts, but if I happen
to do it, I enjoy rock music. Possum Kingdom by The Toadies,
Tiny City Made of Ashes by Modest Mouse, and Back In Black
by AC/DC never fail to get me pumped.
If I am on the treadmill or that godforsaken elliptical then I like
a playlist with songs that have similar beats, and I also like for that
playlist to be as long as it takes to do one mile. I stop after one
mile so I can smoke…I kid, I kid…kinda. Usually what motivates
me here are the same songs that motivate me to get on the dance
floor.David Guetta feat Akon’s Sexy B****, Flo Rida feat T-Pain’s
Low (I have yet to have a workout get me ready for apple bottom
jeans and the boots with the fur), and for me no workout playlist
would motivate me unless there was a representation of trueWest
Coast Rap and that song is the old(ish) school California Love by
2Pac and Dr. Dre.
I also like some old school disco for the bike. Boogie
Wonderland, To Be Real, Best of My Love, Ring My Bell and
Knock on Wood all make me want to sing along and before I know
it the time has flown by and it’s time to go and tan.
When it is time for my cool down, I usually want to keep my
spirits high and need something a little mellow (remember I have
been shakin’ it with Dre and Pac). I will turn to Viva la Vida by
Coldplay (don’t judge) or Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for
Cutie. But I wanted to tell you about my favorite song to cool
down, and I hope everyone goes and listens to it and then legally
downloads it: Wonderful by Gary Go. This song always brings a
smile to my face and even when the scale never budges it reminds
me to tell myself that I am wonderful.
Confessions of an AudiophileConfessions of an Audiophile By Amy Merchant
Staff Writer
Audiophile:Audiophile:
When your priorities about enjoying music goes beyond
the norm. Like selling a car to buy a turntable.
Three workout songsThree workout songs
guaranteed to get you movingguaranteed to get you moving

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