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NO BAIT…
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Tony Goodwin:
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OKIE MAGAZINE
Vol. 1, Issue 5 — March 2009
OKIE MAGAZINE
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NO BAIT…NO TACKLE…
NO PROBLEM! . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4
Tony Goodwin: Champion Okie Noodler
THE BLOCK KIDS . . . . . PAGE 13
12th Annual Contest for Kids.
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A MAN IN
HIS ELEMENT . . . . . . . . PAGE 14
Fishin’ do’s and don’ts.
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NO BAIT…NO TACKLE…NO PROBLEM!
Tony Goodwin: Champion Okie Noodler
By Randy Pennington
Staff Writer
In one focused motion, he inhales sharply, filling his lungs
to full capacity, and then he plunges into the murky water of the
creek. Using all of his strength, he descends quickly, straining
to see through the muddy water, His target lies over six feet
beneath the surface, nestled within the walls of the creek bank.
He does his best to conserve his air, knowing that every
second will count once he begins the struggle that awaits him
below. He reaches outward with his arms, searching for the
muddy bank of the creek, as he swims even deeper beneath
the surface. Once he makes contact, he begins feeling his way
along the muddy wall in front of him, searching for the hole that
he had found just minutes earlier. If his instincts are correct, the
hole is occupied.
As his hands feel the hole in front of him, he knows he is
well into this dive, and has only about a minute of air left in
his lungs. He quickly, but with determination, places his hand
inside the hole in the bank of the creek, bracing for what he
knew, and hoped, would come next: a retaliation from the
creature residing inside. And he got his wish.
The sudden jolt of the large flathead catfish lunging
forward from inside the hole startled him, even though he had
experienced it countless times before. In the defensive action
that nature gave it, the catfish attacked his invading hand,
clamping down hard, using all of its might to dispense of this
invading stranger. The fish, weighing more than 60 pounds,
was not going to give up his domain easily, and tightened his
grip on the intruding hand, and began to thrash from side to
side.
As he struggled to gain control of the feisty fish, he could
feel his lungs straining to hold his remaining air. The fish
continued to fight hard, not wanting to be disturbed from its
resting place, and the man grabbed hold of the fish’s head
with his free hand, locking his fingers behind its gills, at the
same time bracing his feet against the muddy creek bank to
gain leverage. He pulled with all the strength he had, knowing
he would soon be out of air. With a final tug, he felt the catfish
break free from the hole, and he quickly maneuvered to grab
the creature with his free arm, pulling it tight against his chest
as he pushed away from the bank and headed upward. As
his head broke through the surface of the water, he gasped to
replace the lost air from his lungs, as he held on to the fish.
He was relieved to see his friend next to him, reaching to
help him contain the fighting catfish, which seemed to being
growing even stronger. Even with assistance, the task of getting
the rebellious catfish into the boat proved to be an enormous
one.
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It’s a dangerous way to fish…it’s a struggle that few dare
to undertake…and it’s just another day of fishing for Tony
Goodwin of Walters, Oklahoma.
Known as “noodling,” “grabbling” or a variety of other
less-common names, this art of catching fish with only bare
hands has been handed down from generation to generation
in families residing mainly in the south. While it can pertain to
any type of fish caught without the use of the traditional bait
and rods & reels, the term is used today primarily towards the
capture of flathead catfish. This is a result of the circumstances
of the flathead’s habitat. Flathead catfish reside in holes or
under brush in rivers, creeks and lakes, and thus are easier to
capture, due to the nature of their dwelling.
Goodwin, 50, has spent the last twenty years noodling,
although he’s been fishing regularly since he was fifteen years
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old. He learned how to noodle from his friends, Doss, Skipper
and Scooter Bivens, who have been practicing the art form
all of their lives. “I realized I loved it, and had a knack for it,”
states Goodwin, who spends every year, from May to August,
traveling to Southwest Oklahoma waterways in search of the
elusive flatheads. Asked if he has a favorite fishing hole where
he knows the big fish will be waiting, he smiled and replied,
“I’ve got a few of ‘em…and I know when to be there,” offering
no indication he would divulge the specific location. He simply
added, “next question,” with a smile.
Goodwin spends a lot of time fishing, between crappie
season in February, and then on to noodling throughout the
summer. “We’re a fishing family,” he says. “My wife, Robin,
daughter Kasey and the added newcomer, granddaughter
Kyleigh, all enjoy it.”
While many men would be amazed at how Goodwin is
able to spend more time at the lake than at home, and remain
married, he attributes his long marriage to their ability to share
something they enjoy, and the support of his wife, Robin. “She
keeps things going so I can go chase fish,” he said, adding,
“that is, if she’s not fishing with me.”
Asked why he chooses to noodle, as opposed to the
traditional way of catching fish, Goodwin didn’t hesitate to
answer, “Being able to enjoy something with friends and family,
mainly. It’s also the best way to catch a lot of fish in a short
period of time.”
When asked how many fish he can catch while on a
noodling excursion, his lips formed a small smile, and he
replied, “Legally…you can catch three fish per person, per
day.”
His worst day of noodling happened several years ago,
while he was searching for flatheads in a local lake. He and his
friend, Skipper Bivens, were swimming out to a concrete slab
in the middle of the lake when the winds picked up and the
waves became larger. Admittedly not the greatest swimmer,
Goodwin became tired fighting the waves, and was soon
bouncing helplessly in the middle of the lake, barely keeping
his head above water. Struggling to stay afloat, he managed to
make his way to a nearby rock, where he could rest, until his
friend could reach him. After resting, he was able to swim to
another landmark, and then on to shore. “I almost drowned
that day,” stated Goodwin.
Drowning is certainly a risk every noodler faces, as the
environment in which the art form is practiced is far from
perfect. Old fishing lines, tangled netting, underwater
branches, roots, rocks and other obstacles can all catch on a
noodler’s clothing, trapping them underwater. That’s why most
noodlers do not go alone, but at least in pairs. In addition,
many noodlers, such as Goodwin, wear shorts when heading
into the water, to reduce the risk of getting their clothing
caught on underwater items. “I’ve stepped on broken glass
before,” said Goodwin, “and I’ve had my share of encounters
with beavers, turtles and snakes, too,” he added. It’s not
uncommon for noodlers to have scrapes, scratches and
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abrasions after a day in the water.
In addition to catching the flatheads with his bare hands,
Goodwin sometimes uses his feet. Placing his feet into the
holes, he entices the fish to bite down, and then spreads his
feet apart, locking the fish’s mouth, and pulls the fish from the
hole. “That’s why I always put on two pairs of socks,” states
Goodwin, who claims that his old tee shirt, shorts and socks
usually stay in the back of his truck all year long…”just in
case.”
The art of local noodling gained some exposure in 2001,
from a documentary produced by Bradley Beesley, called Okie
Noodling. This film covered the history and current practice of
noodling in the state. During the filming, it was realized there
were no official noodling contests, and this spawned the First
Annual Okie Noodling Tournament held in Pauls Valley,
Oklahoma. Since then, an additional documentary, “Okie
Noodling II” has been released, which showcases Goodwin
and his family and friends doing what they love.
The documentaries and their subsequent exposure have
helped noodling to evolve from an art form to a recognized
sport, although some would insist it qualifies as an extreme
sport. In the tournaments which began following the
documentaries, Goodwin and his team have managed to walk
away with two 1st Place trophies, as well as 2nd and 3rd Place
recognitions as well. The original team which won 1st Place
consisted of Goodwin, Skipper and Scooter Bivens, Jeff and
Brent Jung, Tom Harless, Mike Welch, Teddy Goode and
Christian Bivens. “It was a lot of fun that year,” stated
Goodwin, “our families were all there, and having the film crew
around added to the excitement. It was something to
remember.”
Most would agree that Goodwin has an abundance of
memories after practicing this unique form of fishing for over
twenty years. His determination to be the best at what he does
has been proven, not just by being the recipient of trophies,
but by the quantity of fish he has been able to find over the
years. “With the gift God gave me, and my passion for getting
in the water, we’ve been able to feed a lot of family and friends
over the years,” says Goodwin. Goodwin’s biggest fish to date,
yielded from noodling, is 70 pounds, but his first tournament
noodling team brought a 110 pound catfish to the surface.
When asked if he would suggest this extreme form of
fishing to just anyone, his response is plainly stated, more with
confidence, rather than arrogance: “If you want some…come
get some.”
Tony Goodwin has found his passion in the sport of
noodling, and will not likely give it up anytime soon. As long as
he’s able, he will likely be in the water, searching for the next
“big one,” with his family and friends. And while he may
occasionally come up without a fish, when it comes to family,
friends and doing what he loves…he’s never come up emptyhanded.
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CHRIS FOWLER:
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By Valerie Pennington
Staff Writer
Pulling a quarter out of someone’s ear, correctly
identifying a chosen card from a deck and making
handkerchiefs disappear are all funny tricks that many
people have seen performed by a silly family member.
Although these magic tricks are mostly done as a quick
way to get attention at a family function, there are people
who can mystify and entertain a larger audience just as
easily.
Chris Fowler, a Cameron University alum and Lawton
resident, has been actively perfecting his craft as a
magician over the past twenty-one years. Fowler first
became interested in magic as a young boy when he saw
a commercial on television for a magic card set.
“When I was about ten years old, I was fascinated by
this deck of cards advertised on television and asked for
it for Christmas,” Fowler said.
He dabbled with magic as a young man, but he was
not able to devote the time and energy to learning the
more advanced skills until 1988, when he was in
Bradenton, Florida. Fowler learned quickly with the help
of his friend who owned a magic shop.
Although he was only able to work on his art form
part-time, by 1993, while living in Louisville, Kentucky,
Fowler entered a magic contest and won the title of
“Magician of the Year” for excellence in close-up magic
and sleight of hand—manipulating objects secretly.
“I entered my very first competition, against more
seasoned magicians, and won,” Fowler said.
Many professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and
journalists, have societies that set rules for the
participants to follow. These rules ensure that the integrity
of the profession is upheld. Anyone who wishes to
become a magician has the opportunity to join a number
of organizations, all of which lend credibility to the craft.
“I am a member of the International Brotherhood of
Magicians, [the] Society of American Magicians, [the]
International Magicians Society and Kidabra,” said
Fowler.
Through his association with these societies, Fowler
has met several world-famous magicians, and he has
learned how to perfect the basic techniques while
developing his own twist to make his magic unique.
Having a routine is one of the keys to being successful.
“Magicians are artists and entertainers,” Fowler said.
“You start with a basic concept and put your own
personality into it and make it your own.”
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Chris Fowler
Over the years, Fowler has added new elements into
his routine that incorporate some of the most difficult and
thrilling aspects of magic. He has mastered some of the
same illusions that Harry Houdini made famous, such as
the straightjacket escape and the mailbag escape.
“The next illusion of Houdini’s that I am trying to
master is the Metamorphosis,” said Fowler.
Fowler currently performs, on a part-time basis, for
children and adults. On February 21, 2009, Fowler
performed at the Comanche Home Center Block Kids
event, for 38 children and their parents.
“Children and adult audiences are definitely different,”
Fowler said. “When I perform for children, I make sure to
keep them involved physically.”
Fowler would like to increase his performance
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venues to include fairs, festivals and possibly cruise
ships. He would also like to expand his routines to
include grander illusions that involve an assistant.
“I love magic,” Fowler said. “Making people smile
and seeing the look of astonishment on their faces make
it worthwhile.”
I had the opportunity to see Fowler in action at the
Block Kids event, and I was amazed at the
professionalism, the entertainment value and the magic
skills that he shared with his audience.
For more information on where Fowler can be seen,
or to hire him for an event, one can contact him via
telephone at 580-917-0950, or email him at
[email protected].
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Registration begins at 9 a.m.; the program gets underway at
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and benefits that can be found at Cameron. Following a
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By Valerie Pennington
Staff Writer
February 21, 2009 marked the 12th anniversary of the
Block Kids contest here in Lawton. Comanche Home
Center and the Lawton Breakfast Optimist club hosted
school-aged children from first to sixth grade. The Block
Kids contest is an extension of the competition started by
the National Association of Women in construction.
The NAWIC started a foundation for educating
children about construction. According to their website,
“the Foundation has developed several programs and
competitions, created to foster and promote construction
as a viable career choice among students from grade
school to high school level,”
Each child was given one hour, one hundred
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help society. After the hour ended, each child explained
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At the end of the hour, the 38 children and their
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taking place. There were three winners from each grade
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A Man In His Element
A MAN IN HIS ELEMENT:
Fishing Do’s…But Mostly Don’ts
By Charles Schertle
Staff Writer
With spring right around the
corner I know most fishermen just
can’t wait to get out to our favorite
spots to answer the beckoning call
of nature. After a winter of being
cooped up in a house all day and
with the end of football season,
most men find that we really have
nothing to do. As a result, we are
driving our women absolutely
crazy. But before we rush out to
catch the big one, there are a few
pointers all fishermen need to
remember.
The first thing I take into
consideration when heading out to a new location is
whether or not my four wheel drive can make it. I have
found that my car can sometimes go where no car should
go. On a recent fishing trip that I took my wife on, I got
our truck stuck in a river for four hours in the middle of
nowhere. This may not seem that unusual but I cross that
same creek with my car all the time. I figured, if my 1990
Ford Probe can make it then surely my 2003 Ford
Explorer with four wheel drive can too. Boy was I wrong.
Always make sure your equipment is safe for use.
Take time to check out your boat if you are going to be
taking it out. During the same trip where I got stuck for an
eternity, I neglected to insure that my drain plugs where in
place before heading up river with my wife in my small,
barely two-person, boat. After we started taking on water,
I was forced to abandon ship letting my wife drift back to
the shore in the safety of the boat without me; while I
trekked through 4-foot deep mud. If you ask her though, I
left her in a sinking boat by herself. That simply wasn’t
the case.
Be sure to always look behind you before you cast. It
is really annoying to hook into a brush or tree that is
behind you, but it just sucks when you hook someone in
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the head. Last year, my wife and I were fishing in a small
stream on Ft. Sill when I hooked her in the head with my
favorite lure. (I am going to blame the wind on that one.)
Even though I am Combat Lifesaver Qualified, she still
wouldn’t let me remove it with my Gerber pocket-knife.
She was pretty upset, but at least the emergency room
nurses got a good laugh about it all.
Never overload your boat, this will tend to make it top
heavy and it may capsize with any sudden movements. I
learned this lesson on my first fishing trip with my wife.
We were fishing (in the same barely two person boat) and
the weight wasn’t distributed equally. After my wife lost
her balance and fell in, I found myself looking at the sky
for what seemed like an eternity before ending up in the
drink myself. I lost my favorite rod and spent the next
hour retrieving any of my lures that happened to still be
floating.
Finally, never take your wife fishing. Nothing ever
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where going out alone ended in disaster, but when I’m
with her things happen all the time. Like the time we went
fishing on a live fire range, or the time a search party was
sent out for us. Besides all of that, she always catches
bigger fish than me. All I can say is thank god we don’t
hunt together.
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C-Note & The Ballers
C-NOTE AND THE BALLERS:
Where Words and A Beat Meet
By Jeramy Bigelow
Staff Writer
What do you get when you have a couple young
guys with a voice needing to be heard, some time on
their hands and a microphone nearby? C-Note and The
Ballers. They have gained a following among local spoken
word lovers, entertaining them at shows held on campus,
local venues or apartment parties,
where friends gather to hear their
latest lyrical offerings put to a
beat. With songs like “Tater Totz
Remix,” “Chicken Soup For The
Cowboy’s Soul” and “We’ve Got To
Save Those Dogs” (a catchy ditty
about the plight of the Prairie Dog
in Lawton), who wouldn’t want to
know more about K-Murda and
C-Note? We thought you would.
Who are C-Note and The Ballers?
C-Note & The Ballers are
essentially a satirical Hip-Hop
duo consisting of K-Murda and
C-Note, [aka Keaton Lamle and
Corbin Adams]. We began doing
this our junior year of high school
and in many ways it is a joke that
has gone way too far. [laughs] We
like to tell people that C-Note &
The Ballers are God’s gift to music.
Corbin Adams writes probably
90% of the lyrics, and I [Keaton
Lamle] make the beats and handle
production. We then share rapping duties. Our latest
album is titled The Shape of Rap to Come.
How did you meet?
The two of us have been friends since elementary school.
However, I wouldn’t say we were close friends until maybe
the 10th grade, at which point we basically moved in
together. Corbin grew up in an orphanage and never knew
his parents, and so, as soon as he was old enough to be
emancipated from the state, the two of us moved into an
attic that was rented to us by a nice middle-aged couple.
What is behind the music - how do you come up with
the lyrics?
Oh man. There are so many
answers to that question. At
first we wrote dumb songs to
impress girls. It didn’t work very
well, because these songs were
for the most part, extremely
stupid. This brought topics like
fast food, homicidal friends, and
“emo” dudes with lame hair. At
some point we thought it’d be
funny to write about how little
artistic value there is to be found
in modern commercialized hiphop, and that is where much of
our recent material has come from
[“Shenanigans,” “Chicken Soup”].
Every once in a while Corbin will
have a dream that he can turn into
lyrical content [“Ballad of the Silver
Fox”]. And sometimes we just write
about how crunk we are.
If you had to deﬁne your music by
genre, what would it be?
I think our music is definitely Hip-Hop based, but more
and more I find us being influenced by hardcore bands
like The Chariot, Norma Jean and He Is Legend. It seems
like we are screaming more and more lately and the
next song is going to consist of mostly old rock and roll
samples and a lot of yelling. So I guess we are probably
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Hip-Hop in the spirit of Refused. Or maybe Hip-Hop in the
spirit of the Danielson Famile.
Consider yourselves musicians or poets?
Mostly musicians. C-Note’s lyrics have been pretty
surface level most of the time, though lately Corbin has
been writing some amazing things, just beautiful use
of language. Once we record that, it might be closer
to poetry! I tend to write more prose in my spare time,
but C-Note as an entity would definitely consist of two
musicians.
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On a Friday night you can be found where?
Reading in my apartment, at a C-Note show or out on the
town with friends. Those are the usual options.
Beans and Weenies or Vegetarian Burgers?
Neither, but if I had a gun to my head, beans and weenies.
When is your next show?
Depending on whether I take some responsibility and call
people back, it will either be on March 5 at Bricktown
Ballroom or March 12 on campus at Cameron University.
What’s playing on your ipod right now?
The specific song is “When She’s Near” by Fiction Family.
I have been listening to a mix lately that consists of mostly
M. Ward’s new record, Animal Collective, Ben Kweller,
Andrew Bird, Refused and, of course, Bob Dylan.
By day you...
Go to class, play guitar, wait tables.
By night you...
Get to know the employees at the local Wal-Mart, eat at
Wendy’s, stay up far too late making way too much noise
with 10 friends in my apartment.
Who is Dewey Quickle?
Dewey Quickle was our high school biology teacher. He is
an extremely nice and conservative man, who has some
funnier attributes. I wrote the lyrics for the start of “A
Hymn for Dewey Quickle” on the way back from a funeral
and the concept for the song seemed to revolve around
lost youth or a romanticized view of the American high
school experience. They are probably some of the only
lyrics I have written for C-Note. So I guess I just picked
one of the quirkier teachers from my high school days and
thought it would be funny to write him into the song. One
of the other teachers ended up with a copy of our CD and
showed it to him. I have no idea what he thought.
Check C-Note and The Ballers out on Myspace by visiting
their page at myspace.com/shapeofraptocome.
Favorite musical artists include...
Oh man, favorites of all time would include Conor Oberst,
Dylan, mewithoutYou, Wilco, The Chariot, Sufjan Stevens,
U2, Radiohead, Johnny Cash. So many.
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Poetic Culture
POETIC CULTURE IN LAWTON:
An Interview with Dr. John Graves Morris
By Erica Moore
Staff Writer
Instead of writing reviews of the local poetry readings
which, by necessity, are seen a month after the event has
passed, I’ve decided to start interviewing local poets. So,
let’s start meeting the readers, instead of hearing what
they read.
John Graves Morris has a Ph. D in English. He’s
a professor at Cameron University, an emcee for the
monthly poetry readings co-sponsored by Sigma Tau
Delta, Cameron’s English honors society, and Lawton’s
Universalist Unitarian church. He sponsors a poetry
competition at Cameron. He is also a poet himself.
Morris’s recently published book Noise and Shadows is a
collection of Morris’s best-loved and works. The poems
are striking: they are intellectual, witty, heartbreaking,
luminous and rich with such unexpected details that
render them sensuous and lush. His poem “Still Life” is an
homage to Lawton, warts and all: “Black tar lacquers the
quadruple-/bypass scars on these city streets/ besieged
by migrations of clay/ and best by deferred maintenance.”
The poems are love stories, if only because of the loving
descriptions he bestows to each subject.
I recently sat down with Morris to discuss his career,
his poetic process and, apparently Edgar Allen Poe’s
poetic theory.
said, ‘Well, I don’t want to follow you,’ so I established
that I would be the emcee for the readings, and I would
read my poems at the end […] The history of the reading
resembles a floating crap game […] I like the idea of an
open reading, and I like the fact that it’s not on campus,
so everyone is welcome to read.
EM: How long have you been at Cameron?
EM: So why poetry for your competition? Why not short
stories or nonfiction?
JM: This is my second semester of my twenty-first year.
I started in August of 1988. I think about that and I think
about how the ground-breaking of the fitness center
happened in September of 1988. The sciences complex
wasn’t there. There’s been a lot of changes. […] Back
then, Cameron still had a football team.
EM: How did you get involved in the poetry readings?
JM: Well, at the time that we started in January of 1996,
the old Forgotten Works coffee shop and bookstore on
Sixth Street was still open. There was a barista, a member
of Sigma Tau Delta, and he suggested that we had poetry
readings there. And I was the advisor [for Sigma Tau
Delta] then, so we started the readings. At first, no one
wanted to read, so I got up and read, and then people
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EM: You sponsor a poetry competition here at Cameron.
How did that come about?
JM: I’d been thinking about it for a long time, and my
thinking focused after my mother died, wanting to honor
her memory. She was my first inspiration to write poetry. I
was given a teaching job for upper-division classes, and I
donated my salary to establishing a prize.
When I was a graduate student at Arizona State
University, there was a prize named after an adjunct
teacher, Glendon Swarthout, who wrote the novel Where
the Boys Are which was made into a movie in the sixties.
And he and his wife donated money to the prize. Then I
found out, somewhat ironically, that my father had taken
classes with Swarthout.
So, the connection with my family really inspired my ideas
regarding the prize. His [Swarthout’s] awards are not only
for poetry, but for fiction and nonfiction as well. He keeps
adding money to the fund, so the prize keeps going up.
JM: Because I write poetry. And while I write essays
sometimes, I’ve never tried creative nonfiction.
EM: What inspires your writing?
JM: Well, lots of things. My writing generally comes from
one, things that have happened to me, or things that I
have observed. There’s a lot of Cameron poems, written
about stuff I’ve seen around campus. Also, other poems
I have read [have inspired me]. For example, “Your Highschool Yearbook,” and I read a poem in a magazine that
dealt with a high school yearbook, more surrealistically
than mine. So, that’s where that came
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from. But in my case, the high school yearbook is old,
the spine is cracked, and the memories are faded. So,
it’s a surrealistic take on that. Also [I’ve been inspired] by
other things I’ve read, non-poems. I also feel completely
free to make stuff up. Even though a character may
share my biography, there are many fictional elements.
For example, there are many poems where the speaker
references being married, being divorced, having children.
But I’ve never been married, never been divorced, and I
have no kids.
EM: What’s your process when writing? Do you, for
example, work like Poe says he did—look for a certain
tone, to achieve a certain end, and then craft everything
around that? [Writer’s note: Edgar Allen Poe, in his
Philosophy of Composition, said that he wrote his famous
poem “The Raven,” backwards, starting with the end and
then wrote everything else to ﬁt that end.]
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it—besides the trunk of my car. It sounds kind of black
market.
EM: Would you say there is a recurring theme in your
poems?
JM: Well, you know, several people who wrote the liner
notes in the back [of Noise and Shadows] say that they
[the poems] suggest the trials and tribulations and the
upside of middle age […] They seem to be focused in
the Southwest/West. Life, love, death—that’s what I
write about. Sometimes the natural world […] I usually
don’t start with a theme. I usually start with an image and
specific characters with specific voices and stories.
EM: All right, last question. What advice would you like to
share with other aspiring poets?
JM: The only advice I can think of is, basically, to keep
writing, to try to learn the craft. Don’t get discouraged.
No one makes any money writing poetry in America.
Once you realize that, it’s kind of liberating […] Just keep
writing. Don’t get discouraged. And when I say keep
learning the craft, I’m still learning how to be a poet […]
John Berryman said, ‘You’ll never know if it’s any good,
and if you have to know, don’t write.’
JM: I don’t think anyone writes poems the way Poe does.
I think he’s a liar, he said he wrote the last stanza first
[…] But I think he’s lying. But let me give you an example
[of how I work]. I wrote a poem “How-It-Is-Now Blues,”
because I like traditional jazz… It doesn’t take long,
when listening to those records, to see a pattern to the
characters—they’re like sexual Superman […] So, in my
poem was like a regular-time poem for the rest of us. And
when I started writing, I had no idea it was going to be a
sonnet, written in trimeter. I saw the possibility for it [after
it was written] and so reorganized my thoughts to take
that shape [… ] You may have a general subject, but the
form, the content of the poem, just comes together.
EM: Thank you for your time, Dr. Morris.
JM: No problem.
How-It-Is-Now Blues
I’m your broccoli guy,
rusted little rooster,
and a blue-pill mister,
quiet, tired, and gray,
EM: How many books have you published?
JM: Noise and Shadows is the only one. The only other
one published was a limited edition chapbook called
Learning to Love the Music, published by Rose Rock
Press in 1999.
EM: What led to your latest book?
JM: Probably magic and mysticism, I don’t know. Luck?
The publisher is Plain View Press in Texas… They publish
a lot of political stuff, but the publisher writes poetry,
and I had sent in a few pieces and she liked them and
asked for the full manuscript. And she wanted to publish
it—Yay!... They’re an on-demand publisher, so when
there’s a demand for a book, they print out more copies
[…] It should be available on Amazon soon, and I’ve made
arrangements for copies to be available at Waldenbooks
and Hastings in town. So there will be other places to get
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arrival of the first scheduled passenger train on the new
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Today, Duncan celebrates its rich western heritage with
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an annual Founder’s Day event, historical sidewalks
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1. Leprechaun’s are said to be near 2 feet tall.
2. Irish folklore says that a leprechaun’s pot
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3. According to the same legend, a single
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9. Another favorite pastime of the
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CONFESSIONS OF A PACKRAT:
Finding the Strength to Declutter
By Angela Schertle
Staff Writer
Every year, as the chill in the air disappears and
the leaves begin to reappear on the trees, I make the
inevitable trek to my completely overstuffed closet to look
for the perfect spring outfit only to find myself buried in
clothes of all seasons and sizes. Like my mother and her
mother before her, I have inherited the fear that someday
I just might need that lime green cardigan that was on
clearance four years ago and is currently two sizes too
small. I, like many Americans
am a self-proclaimed
Packrat.
In many ways, I embrace
being a Packrat. I very rarely
have a need for new items,
although I love to acquire
them. If anyone needs a
completely obscure item, like
the plastic lid for an 8-ounce
sour cream container, I
have it. And, let’s face it,
we are bombarded with
messages about reducing
our carbon footprint every
day…what could be more
environmentally friendly than
not throwing away useless items?
But the reality is that being a Packrat also has its
disadvantages. I live in a very small house. In fact, my
living space is as big as many people’s apartments. Yet, I
have enough junk for a house twice this size. And if I can
inherit the need to save my son’s rock collection (pebbles
that he’s collected from his preschool playground) or
every scrap of paper my daughter has ever brought home
from school, can my children easily become Packrats
too?
In an effort to minimize the junk in my house,
springtime becomes the designated time of year to
declutter. Truthfully, by the time I start really looking for
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items in my house I am thrown into a spring cleaning
frenzy. In years past, I have found some very useful
and creative ways to get rid of the items that cram my
cabinets and dominate my closets while still preserving
that precious carbon footprint.
First, remember that decluttering does not have to be
overwhelming. Move through your house one room at a
time. And don’t be afraid to enlist the help of family and
friends. I find that my friends
with children slightly younger
than my own love to give their
support because they often get
first dibs on anything I’m willing
to part with.
Always follow a game
plan. I like to start with my
kids’ rooms. Whether it’s toys
or clothes, everything must be
separated into keep and don’t
keep piles. There’s no reason
for my three-year old son to
still have teething rings in his
toy chest or for my nine-year
old daughter to have mega
blocks in hers. When I have
determined what items we are giving away, my volunteer
friends create goodie bags of their own.
Remember to be reasonable. I love to hold on to the
clothes I wore in high school because I know that SOME
day I will fit back into those size-eights. The truth is, that I
haven’t even been close to that size for ten years, it’s not
going to happen anytime soon. I’ve had to remind myself
that even if I do achieve that goal, those clothes will be
out of style, and I would much rather reward myself with
new clothes than be buried in the old ones every spring.
So what do you do with the old size-eights?
Donating left over items to non-profit organizations is
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a great way to get rid of clutter, and with a receipt
donated items can be counted as a deduction on your
taxes. Many donation points in Lawton rely on donors to
drop off items, but for large donations, some will make an
exception and provide a pick up service. Possible
donation sites are:
Goodwill: 1210 SW Summit Avenue (580) 248-7127
Goodwill accepts usable donations of all kinds. Items are
then sold to raise money for community projects.
Disabled American Veterans: 4704 NW Motif Manor
Blvd # 5 (580) 248-8387
This organization works to ensure that Disabled American
Veterans of all wars are treated fairly and taken care of for
their sacrifices. Sales of items go to further this cause.
Local Churches
Most churches are willing to accept donated items.
Donations are often given to families in need or sold to
fund outreach programs.
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Local Schools
Some schools accept donated items to have on hand for
students who may need them. When my daughter was
younger, her school provided her with replacement
clothes when she had an accident at school and I was
unable to be reached.
Soldier’s Closets
The Armed Services YMCA has a Soldier’s closet where
young families can receive donated items. Many of these
families are just starting out and don’t yet have the means
to purchase larger items. (580) 355-3201
Army Community Service at Fort Sill has a lending closet
that allows soldiers in transition to borrow items for up to
thirty days when their household goods are on hold
before or after a move. (580)442-2360
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BARR COMES TO CAMERON
UNIVERSITY
New York Times bestselling author Nevada Barr, creator
of the Anna Pigeon mysteries, will visit Cameron University
on Thursday, March 5 to preview her forthcoming novel,
“Borderline.” The event, which is open to the public at no
charge, will take place in the Cameron University Library at 10
a.m. “Borderline,” Barr’s 15th book in the Anna Pigeon series,
is scheduled for release on April 7.
COMANCHE ARTIST JOSEPHINE
WAPP TO SHOW
The Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
is celebrating the life of Comanche Artist Josephine MyersWapp with an exhibit in her honor. Celebrating Josephine
Wapp, on display now through April 30th, showcases the
weaving work of this accomplished artist and teacher.
Born in 1912 in
Apache, Oklahoma,
Wapp is a well-known
weaver, educator, and
specialist in Native
American traditional
art. Her first teachers
were her mother and
grandmother. Mrs. Wapp
studied Native American
Art Education at the
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Indian School. After
completing her studies
she taught arts and crafts
at Chilocco (Oklahoma)
Indian School. When
the Institute of American
Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM was established, she was invited
to be one of the school’s first teachers before retiring from
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MARCH 10 - LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAM
“Introduction to Stained Glass Making” Dr. John Hernandez,
Director of the Museum of the Great Plains will teach this
class. Limited Seating, reservation is required. 10-12, 1-4.
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is the award-winning author of Anna Pigeon mysteries,
including the New York Times bestsellers Hard Truth and
High Country will be at the Lawton Public Library.
12-2 p.m., Mary Sellers, is the featured entertainer.
10-11:30 - Lecture at Cameron University Library
7:00 p.m. - Speaking engagement at the Library
Reception at 6:00 p.m.
MARCH 6 - 10-1- BOOK SIGNING
in the Lawton Public Library meeting rooms.
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The Lawton Public Library is located at 110 SW 4th Street on
the corner of 4th Street and A Avenue, south of the Lawton
Police Department and east of City Hall. Open Mon-Thurs.
from 10:00-9:00 PM and Fri/Sat. from 10:00 - 6:00 PM.
Closed Sunday. Contact them at 580-581-3450. The Lawton
Branch Public Library is located at 1304 NW Kingswood.
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teaching in 1973. After retirement Mrs. Wapp focused on
creating traditional and contemporary Finger Weaving. Her
creative work has been exhibited throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe, South America and the Middle East.
She has received many awards for her artwork and teaching.
Museum Director, Phyllis Wahahrockah-Tasi is very
familiar with Mrs. Wapp’s work. Wahahrockah-Tasi studied
under Mrs. Wapp in elementary school through a Johnson
O’Malley program offered in the Elgin Public Schools. “Mrs.
Wapp’s influence has attributed to my love of the arts,”
Wahahrockah-Tasi said. “I am thrilled that a Comanche Artist
of her caliber has taken such great interest in our museum.”
Celebrating Josephine Wapp chronicles Mrs. Wapp’s
work and gives respectful insight into her extraordinary life.
All pieces in this exhibit are hand selected by the artist.
“Mrs. Wapp has influenced thousands of people through
her teaching and her artwork. This show is significant
because her art is so unique. We’re honored to tell her story,”
Wahahrockah-Tasi said.
If you’d like more information or would like to schedule
an interview, please call Candy Morgan at 580-353-0404 or
email at [email protected].
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WOODYSTOCK 2009
Red Dirt Music Festival to Benefit Texas and Oklahoma
Volunteer Fire Departments
(Burkburnett, TX) Saturday, April 11, the second annual
Woodystock, “Live from the Bottom” will be held on the
Texas side of the Red River just off of I-44, exit #14, East
Third Street. Last year’s Woodystock was an overwhelming
success with over 10,000 in attendance raising $12,000 for
the Volunteer Fire Departments, we’d like to double that
money this year and with your help we can.
This year’s event will feature musical artists Kevin Fowler
and Jason Boland and the Stragglers. Also appearing are Roger
Creager, Johnny Cooper, Maren Morris, Brazos Stone, and
Under the Influence. In addition, there will be a Texas/Oklahoma
Benefit Volunteer Fire Department Chili Cook-off, Bikers Rally
and Car Show in the Food Court as well as for children there will
be some jump houses, face painter, and more.
The event will be held rain or shine. Cost to attend this
all day event is $25.00 with children 12 and under free. Gates
open at 10 am and event closes at 12 pm. Lawn chairs and
coolers are welcome, no cooler charge. Please, absolutely no
glass containers or family pets.
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This event is sponsored by Crosshairs Concrete, Bud
light, 94.9 The Outlaw, Kiowa Casino, KAUZ 6, Murk Saxet.
For more information on this event visit the website
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SHELBY EICHER AND MARK
BRUNER IN CONCERT
Looking for a fabulous evening of relaxed music with
good friends? Join us when vocalist Janet Rutland returns to
the LCT stage for one night only, Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Returning to LCT, by popular demand, Janet brings fiddle
and mandolin player, Shelby Eicher and renowned guitarist
Mark Bruner to provide a night of great entertainment.
Tickets are $25 and $20 and may be purchased by calling the
LCT Box Office (580) 355-1600. Hors d’oeuvres and a payas-you go beverage bar start at 7 PM. The concert begins at
8 PM.
SOUTHWEST PRIDE BARBERSHOP
CHORUS
Southwest Pride Barbershop Chorus of Lawton and
Duncan is pleased to announce performance dates for their
46th Annual Show, this year called “Harmony Whodunit,”
a light hearted mystery packed with musical parodies. The
show will feature the chorus, plus quartet favorites Chairmen
of the Chord and the 1981 SW District Mens Quartet
Champions, Vocal Orchestration Corporation. The show will
be performed Friday, March 6th at the Simmons Center in
Duncan and Saturday March 7th at McMahon Auditorium in
Lawton. Both show performances will be at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children 18
years and under in advance or $12 and $10 at the doors
on performance nights. Tickets may be purchased from
any chorus member or at Sheridan Road Veterinary Clinic
and Scott’s House of Flowers in Lawton, and at Pewter
Showplace and R&S Health Mart Pharmacies #1,2 and 3 in
Duncan.
The chorus has selected a number of charities to receive
monetary donations for their causes. The winners will be
announced at the performance. This year the chorus is
also requesting that each show patron bring canned goods
to performances to benefit the Lawton and Duncan Food
Banks.
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COTTON COUNTY ART COUNCIL
12 Artists of the Cotton County Art Council, whose
headquarters is located in the Train Depot in Walters,
Oklahoma, have been invited to exhibit their artwork in
the Governor’s Gallery located on the second floor of the
Oklahoma State Capitol Building. The exhibit which is titled
“Expanding Our Horizons” will open March 2, 2009 and end
May 3, 2009. The group is the first art council in the state
to be given this opportunity. For more information please
contact Sharon Wiley at 580-875-2238 or Lavonne High at
580-875-2144.
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Spring Cleaning
As we enter the month of March, it’s time to think
about spring cleaning. With everything going on in our
environment, we want to look at better ways to clean
and green. We want to look at natural cleaners that won’t
harm the environment, but will still keep our home clean
and fresh. We will look at simple things like toothpaste,
rubbing alcohol, vinegar and baking soda.
Stainless steel is all the rage in kitchenware. If you
want a brilliant shine, use rubbing alcohol and a cloth.
Lemon oil also makes a great cleaner for stainless steel,
and you will have the fresh scent of lemon afterwards. If
you have a resistant stain, rub some toothpaste on the
spot, rinse and allow to air dry.
Vinegar is a handy dandy little item that works like an
all-purpose cleaner. Just mix a solution of 1 part water
to 1 part vinegar (i.e. 1 cup vinegar & 1 cup water), pour
into a spray bottle and you are ready to go. It will disinfect
and deodorize, and it’s safe to use on most surfaces. You
can use your mixture to clean the bathtub, toilet, sink
and any NON-MARBLE surfaces. This will eat away soap
scum and hard water stains in the bathroom and kitchen.
It takes care of stovetops and appliances. You can even
mop your floor with this. Need to do laundry, but run out
of fabric softener? Just add ½ cup of vinegar to the rinse
cycle.
The biggest bonus? Vinegar is CHEAP. You don’t have
to worry about your home smelling like vinegar either
because the smell disappears when it dries.
Lemon juice is another natural product that does
wonders in your home. You can clean and shine brass and
copper with it. You can also make a cleaning paste with
baking soda and lemon juice, and with this paste you can
scrub dishes, surfaces, and stains. Need to polish your
furniture? Mix 1 cup of olive oil and ½ cup lemon juice
and you have a wonderful natural furniture polish for your
hardwood furniture and floors.
I’ve already mentioned baking soda can be used with
lemon juice to create a paste for cleaning, and most of
you know a box in the refrigerator and freezer absorbs
odors. But you can sprinkle it anywhere you need to
deodorize. You can also sprinkle it on surfaces and scrub
with a damp rag for an abrasive affect.
These are just a few ways to welcome spring with
spring cleaning and going green. Good luck and see you
next month.
BLUE MOON PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS “THE
BALTIMORE WALTZ”
Blue Moon’s next production is The Baltimore Waltz,
by Paula Vogel, on March 20, 21 & 27, 28, 2009. This Obie
Award winner for Best New American Play, was Paula
Vogel’s response to the 1988 death of her brother Carl,
who died from complications due to AIDS before they
were
able to enjoy a long-planned European vacation.
Essentially a series of comic vignettes underlined by
tragedy, the farce traces the European odyssey of sister
and brother Anna and Carl, in search of pleasure and a
cure for her terminal illness, the fictitious ATD (Acquired
Toilet Disease) she contracted by using the bathrooms at
the elementary school where she teaches.
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Knowing her life is
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men as possible during
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Financial Services/Institutions
Accommodations
Blue Eyed Coyote Geust House • 239 E. Lake Drive • Medicine Park
580-678-7750 • www.blueeyedcoyote.com
Prickly Pear Cabin • Donna • 176 West Lake Drive • Medicine Park
580-248-3580 • www.roundrockcabins.com
Stardust Inn • Medicine Park • virtual tour @ www.stardustinn.com
Fort Sill Federal Credit Union • 580-353-2124 • www.fsfcu.com
Waddell & Reed • Phyllis L. Watson • Senior Financial Advisor
1 SW 11th STE 180 580-357-3908 x107
[email protected]
Wallace Clay Credit Repair Solutions • 610 SW Lee Blvd Suite A
580-583-2238
Auction
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Lewis Warehouse Furniture and Auction Service • 411 SW McKinley
580-355-8847
Clearance Center • 1015 SW Sheridan
Wolverton Furniture • 1302 N. Sheridan Rd • 580-355-7088
Bars-Night Clubs
C.W. Scooters • 7700 SW Lee Blvd. • 580-536-0558
Fundady’s • 1 Mile North of Rush Springs on Business HWY 81
580-476-3995
Book Stores
Gifts
A Pigment of Your Imagination • #10 NW Sheridan Rd. • 580-248-2700
www.apigmentofyourimagination.com
Curious Goods • 2701 NW Sheridan Rd • 580-353-5355
www.curiousgoodsok.com
Turquoise Trousseau • 23847 State HWY 49 • Lawton • 580-678-5228
Ingrid's Books • 1124 NW Cache Rd. • 580-353-1488 • Adults Only
Health/Fitness
Casinos
Health Food Center • 14 NW Sheridan Road • 580-353-1533
Fort Sill Apache Casino • 2315 East Gore Blvd. • 580-248-5905
Cellular Phone Services
West End Wireless • 2321 W Gore Blvd • 580-351-1123
www.westendwirelesscommunications.com
Churches
Home Services
Comanche Home Center • #2 SW C Ave • 580-357-8630
ECO-SOLUTIONS, INC. • 580-475-0546
Haworth Residential Inspections LLC • Wesley Haworth • 580-678-4389
[email protected]
J&J Burk Mechanical Contractors Inc. • 2012 NW Hoover • 580-354-0330
www.jandjburk.com
Western Hills Christian Church • 1401 NW 82nd St. • 580-536-1880
www.whcc-lawtonok.org
Clothing/Accessories
Insurance
Floyd's Insurance Agencey, LLC • 1421 N.W. Great Plains Blvd. Suite A
580-536-4445
Deb’s • 1605 West Gore Blvd • 580-355-3327
Jodie's Jeans & Things • 1314 W. Gore Blvd. • 580-355-JEANS (5326) • 580-695-9662
Turquoise Trousseau • 23847 State HWY 49 • Lawton • 580-678-5228
Martial Arts
Lawton Lil' Dragons • 2104 Fort Sill Blvd. • 580-357-KICK
Coffee Houses
Buffalo Grounds • Hwy. 49 • Medicine Park • 580-529-4636
www.buffalogrounds.com
Medical Services
Imaging Center & Open MRI • 5116 W. Gore Blvd.
580-353-7226 •888-300-3838
Consultants
Pampered Chef Consultant • Michelle Smith
580-695-4421 • pamperedchef.biz/cookingwithshell
Power of Body Language • Dale Maxwell •208-440-2331
www.power-of-body-language.com •[email protected]
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Driving Education
Movie Rentals
Super Video Plus • 1202 SE 45th Street • 580-353-4644
Pet Services
Ashley’s Grooming • 1421 NW Great Plains Blvd Ste. F • 580-536-0600
Chambers Vet Clinic • 1704 SE 60th Street • 580-357-9833
Home Chaperone Pet & House Sitting Services • 580-512-2148
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2009 Lawton/Fort Sill Directory
Pharmacy
Dishman’s Pharmacy • 1310 SW Lee Blvd • 580-353-8560
www.dismanpharmacy.com
K Mart Pharmacy • 38th and Cache Road • 580-355-7124
Photography
Freeze Frame Photography • 1527 W Gore Blvd. • 580-919-2442
Future Mod Photography • 580-917-3830 • [email protected]
1401 NW 82nd St.
Lawton, OK 73527
Recreational Vehicles
Honda Powersports • 4443 NW Cache Rd. • 580-355-1355
www.hondayamahapowersports.com
Yamaha Powersports • 4443 NW Cache Rd. • 580-351-1355
www.hondayamahapowersports.com
Rentals
Lawton Pointe • 580-357-4040
Summit Ridge Apartments • 6921 W Gore Blvd • 580-510-3024
Summit Springs • 580-581-0200
Summit Village • 580-357-9797
Sunday school
Worship
Wednesday
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
Telephone: 580-536-1880
Online at whcc-lawtonok.org
Restaurants
Anna’s German Quick Stop • 402 SW Sheridan Rd. • 580-353-3928
Buffalo Grounds • HWY 49 Medicine Park • 580-529-4636
www.buffalogrounds.com
Das Bratwurst Haus • 1811 NW Sheridan Road • 580-678-9024
Sam's BBQ • 1633 NW Cache Road • 580-354-0606
The Master’s Kitchen • Medicine Park • 580-529-3939
The Old Plantation Restaurant • Medicine Park
Winery of the Wichitas • Medicine Park 580-529-2321
Salons
Medusa’s Salon • 1915 W Gore Blvd • 580-354-9448
Pretty Nails • 2502 Cache Road • 580-248-6221
Tattoo Services
ACE in the Hole • 2818 NW Sheridan Rd • 580-355-TAT2(8282)
Vintage Ink Tattoo • 580-355-4828
Telecommunications
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Do you want to make a difference in your community?
Are you a person of high compassion and reliability?
Do you want to be part of a great team?
If you answer yes to the above questions you should consider becoming a member of the Volunteer Team of
Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma.
Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma is seeking applicants for
its volunteer program. Volunteers provide support in the
community to the terminally ill and their families.
If you are interested in a volunteer position that could
change your life, call Ginger Veal
Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma Volunteer Director
(580) 248-5885
Vic Menendez • 387 Sunset •580-521-0313 • [email protected]
Your business not listed?
Call 580.536.9500 for details
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