580 Roller Girls

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580 Roller Girls

March
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Education Reform:
Not as easy as A-B-C!
Jammin’ It Up!
580 Roller Girls
Ready To Roll!
Goodbye Guitar
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Reel World:
The Summer of
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The Monthly Grind:
Celebrating local art
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JAMMIN’ IT UP! 580 ROLLER GIRLS
READY TO ROLL!
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EDUCATION REFORM:
NOT AS EASY AS ABC!
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BALLROOM DANCE:
A THING OF BEAUTY
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Jammin’ It Up!
580 ROLLER GIRLS
Ready To Roll!
By Randy Pennington
Sta Writer
One might call traveling at a high rate of speed around
an 88’ x 53’ oval concrete track, at a minimum of twentyve laps in under ve minutes, intense. And if you try it on
four-wheeled skates, with “Kitty Chaos”, “Bettie Blackeye”
and “Violent Beareguard” trying to stop you…it could even
be called extreme. The 580 Roller Girls call it…Thursday.
Founded in 2010, the 580 Roller Girls are Lawton,
Oklahoma’s newest sporting sensation. Sanctioned by the
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), they are
one of over 400 leagues in North America, devoted to the
sport of women’s attrack derby competition.
These teams aspire not
only to roller skate, but to
empower women, create
a league that helps foster
community spirit, and
have fun.
While many are
familiar with “Roller
Derby”, which is usually
associated with a
banked track made
of wood, the Leagues
in WFTDA utilize
at tracks, often on
concrete surfaces. This
is not Raquel Welch
in the “Kansas City
Bombers”…no one yells
“Cut!” when a player
goes down…maybe
other words are yelled…
but not “Cut!”. It’s an
action-packed, timed
event, where seconds
can work against the
most skilled skaters, and
the most skilled skaters
can come in second.
“It really all started
with a Facebook post”,
states Co-Founder Michelle Curry, who found herself in
Lawton, Oklahoma when her husband was stationed at
Fort Sill. “I had been asking around about interest, and
once I started a Facebook page, it took o from there”.
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Curry is originally from Canada, and has experience
in ice skating, a common background for many of the
competitors. She soon located Kelly Rimmer, who was
also searching for other skaters for the same purpose.
The military had also brought Rimmer to the Lawton area,
although she is originally from New York, and was a former
skater in Knoxville, Tennessee. The two hit it o, and soon
founded 580 Roller Girls, combining their eorts to quickly
nd over fty-ve women in the area interested in joining
the league.
“It’s been amazing how fast this has come together”,
states Curry, referencing the coincidence of nding
Rimmer, who was just as
enthusiastic as herself
about starting a league
in Lawton. “We’ve been
able to work a deal on
a location to practice
and hold events, as well
as nding some great
sponsors”, she added.
Currently, Shine On
Tattoo, Freeze Frame
Photography, Phillips
Chiropractic, Chambers
Heat and Air and
RollerGirlSkates.com
have signed on as ocial
sponsors.
Since September
of last year, 580 Roller
Girls have signed on
over fty-ve women as
members of the league.
While many will skate,
others will participate in
administrative support,
ociating, setup and
teardown, organization
and other areas of
support, as well as
coaching and training.
“And then we have the
‘Derby Widows’”, Curry
mentions, referring to the husbands and signicant others
of the skaters. “They understand how important this is to
us, and while we devote a lot of time to it, they are there to
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support us in a lot of ways”, she adds.
As with any sport, experience is a plus, and the
580 Roller Girls have been blessed to nd several past
skaters, as well as many with varied skating backgrounds.
One of those is Christi Chambers, a former skater with the
Red Dirt Rebellion League, from Oklahoma City, who is
heading up the training committee for the League. “A lot
of our members have experience”, states Chambers, “but
often its on rollerblades or ice skates. Flat Track Derby
requires ‘quads’, or four-wheeled skates,
which can be a little dierent for those not
used to them, which is why the training is
important”. And with this sport being relatively
new to Lawton, many require basic education
on the rules of the sport, as well.
Even though it’s considered a contact
sport, WFTDA has rules in place to protect
the skaters. Contact between skaters is
limited to the main frame of the body, with no
“clipping” below the knee allowed, as well as
no punching, elbowing, hair-pulling or other combative
behavior. “We rely on the refs to protect us by enforcing
the rules”, states Chambers. But when skaters like “Candi
Killher”, “K. Kevorkian M.D.” and “Ginger Snaphernek”
are in the bout, one might wonder “who’s protecting the
referees”?
With so many women interested, it is hoped that the
580 Roller Girls will be comprised of at least three teams,
which will allow for inner league bouts, as well as give the
league an opportunity to form an “all star” or “traveling”
team to compete with other leagues in the region. “It’s
a national sport, and it would be awesome to represent
Lawton in area tournaments, or even the WFTDA National
Championship”, Chambers noted, adding, “and the cool
thing is, these will be local athletes, women who live right
here, playing in the tournaments”.
The League will consist of multiple teams, as
mentioned, comprised of fourteen women each, with
ve women from each team competing on the track at
any given time. These teams will compete against other
teams from other leagues in Oklahoma, North Texas and
even Arkansas. Each ve-person team will consist of
four “blockers” and one “jammer”. While logic may lead
one to believe the larger women will be blockers, and
the smaller women, jammers, that’s not always the case.
“We have such a diverse league, with so many dierent
types of women, aged from 18 to in their 40’s, all with
dierent experience levels and backgrounds. Depending
on their skill level, they could play either position. You’d be
surprised at how hard some of the petite women can hit”,
Chambers and Curry agreed.
Each bout starts with sixty minutes on the clock,
and the match consists of repeated two-minute “jams”,
breaking for 30 seconds in between, with the teams racing
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around the track in an attempt to score points. Teams earn
points by getting their “jammer” around the other team’s
“blockers”, or the “pack”. It’s fast-paced and physically
challenging, in addition to being a great spectator sport.
Teams even use strategies like “whip it”, where a jammer
is given extra momentum by their team members literally
“slinging” them around portions of the track.
Being a 580 Roller Girl takes dedication and a
willingness to practice consistently, as well as a strong
level of commitment. Each team member
is responsible for their own gear, which
must meet WFTDA’s approval, in addition
to providing their own uniforms. The dues to
become a member are $25 per month. “It’s
not for the weak of wallet”, states Chambers.
The nancial requirements have not been
a deterrent, as the league continues to
grow, and they are receiving requests for
information on a regular basis. “We are getting
a lot of women who have never done this, but
want to articipate…they’re known as “Fresh Meat”, and
that’s why our training program is so important”, added
Chambers.
The excitement is growing as the 580 Roller Girls
are preparing for their rst local bout, which will be held
April 30th at the Great Plains Coliseum. The event is
slated as a double header, with the rst bout being a
“mash up”, or players from multiple teams competing,
with the second bout being the 580 Roller Girls vs. the
Oklahoma City Roller Derby Lightning Broads. It will be
the perfect opportunity for spectators to see this sport in
action, and to cheer on their local favorites. Tickets for
the event are available at each sponsor location, as well
as the Coliseum box oce. Children 12 and under are
free, while tickets purchased in advance are $10.00 each,
and $12.00 at the door. Also, there is a $2.00 discount for
military and seniors. “We want this to be a family activity,
something the entire family can enjoy”, Curry notes.
In addition, the 580 Roller Girls will be hosting
a “Meet and Greet” at the Best Western Hotel and
Convention Center on April 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. Details on
this and other upcoming events, as well as information
on the league, can be found at the ocial website,
www.580RollerGirls.com.
While a Roller Derby League based in Lawton,
Oklahoma may appear to some as unusual, remember
that a few short years ago, many never would have
considered it possible that Lawton would have a
professional basketball team, either. Times change, and
any activity that gives the people of Comanche County…
especially young people and families…an opportunity to
be involved and entertained, should be gladly welcomed.
The attitude of, “there’s nothing to do in Lawton”, is
about to get “whipped” by the 580 Roller Girls.
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City of Lawton Trash-O 2011
By Anika La Shawn Sa
Sta Writer
The City of Lawton will be conducting its annual
Trash-Off on April 30, 2011. A recycling center will be
set-up in the parking lot of the McMahon Auditorium.
Residents are encouraged to bring all unwanted debris
and recyclable items to the parking lot of McMahon
Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The following items will be accepted:
Tires, without rims, no larger than truck tires.
Appliances & Refrigerators, any appliance that
contains refrigerants will also be accepted
Auto Batteries, Various automotive stores will also
accept batteries such as O’Reilly Auto Parts, located at
110 SW Sheridan Road and 6404 NW Cache Road
and Auto Zone, located at 1228 NW Sheridan Road.
Automotive Oil & Paints. The paint containers should
be labeled with the type of paint.
Plastics, Newspaper, Cardboard & Aluminum cans
Computers, Monitors, printers etc…
Hazardous Material & Pharmaceuticals
Flammable Solvents.
Household Cleaners.
Paint Thinners, Stains & Turpentine
Pool Chemicals.
Pesticides-Herbicides-Fertilizer.
All types of Drugs.
The following items will also be accepted at the City
of Lawton Landfill on April 30, 2011:
Tires, without rims, no larger than truck tires, from City
residences free of charge.
Appliances &Refrigerators, any appliance that
contains refrigerants such as refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, icemakers, dehumidifiers,
heat-pump and drinking water coolers, will be
accepted at the city landfill.
Automotive Oil & Paints Only Oil base and Latex
paints will be accepted at the city landfill and should
be in containers labeled with the type of paint.
Additionally, The City of Lawton & Lawton Beautiful
Inc at Trash-Off will be hosting “Re-Tree Lawton”. The
residents of Lawton will be given the opportunity to
purchase selected trees at a nominal fee. This project is
geared to enhance the health and beauty of the
community.
The following activities will also be part of Trash-Off
2011:
Free hot dogs and refreshment for all participants
(while it last).
Free T-Shirts for the first 300 volunteers.
Live entertainment.
Prizes/ awards for the most trash, most number of
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volunteers, etc…
Antique Car display
Document shredding for residents (not businesses).
Lawton Police providing free picture ID and finger
prints for kids
Spring Clean-up 2011
The City of Lawton will be conducting Spring Cleanup from April 4 to April 22, 2009. Solid Waste Collection
crews will collect all residential trash including unwanted
debris from homes and yards such as old washers, dryers
and hot water heaters, furniture and other miscellaneous
items placed at the curb during Spring Clean-up. Limbs
and brush must be tied and bundled, weight not to
exceed 75 pounds or five (5) feet in length. Residents
whose property borders an alley should take advantage of
Spring Clean-up by trimming all limbs, brush and
vegetation as well as clean up all other debris that hinders
vehicular travel and or provides harborage for rodents and
vermin.
The Mayor, City Council and City Manager
encourages all the residents of the Lawton - Fort Sill
communities to participate in Trash-Off 2011. This effort
will improve the appearance of our City, creating a more
livable environment while protecting the environment for
future generations
Trash-Off 2010 Interesting Facts
Out of 3000 bags received, 2762 bags were used, the
238 leftover bags were used to support Adopt-A-Street
and Adopt-A-Spot programs.
There were 100 promotional posters throughout the
city to promote the event.
1786 Volunteers participated in Trash-Off 2010 from
various groups and organizations such as churches,
schools, non-profit, businesses, and Fort Sill.
There were 2610 bags picked up by volunteers.
47.8 tons of trash was collected, the following items
were collected at Trash-Off 2010
800 GALS OF WASTE OIL.
2,100 GALS OF PAINT.
40 AUTO BATTERIES.
1237 APPLIANCES.
3009 TIRES.
2762 BAGS OF TRASH.
3,200 LBS OF CARDBOARD.
400 LBS OF PLASTIC.
1200 LBS OF STEEL.
50 LBS OF ALUMINUM.
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Education Reform: Not as easy as A-B-C!
By Jody Meier
Sta Writer
Education reform is a hot
topic around the country. Reports
are continuing to surface that
reflect the decline in our nation’s
position in the world market. We
see weekly, sometimes daily,
editorials that demand that BIG
changes be made. The time for
tentativeness is over; we can no
longer afford to take baby
steps—we need transformational
change at multiple levels and we
need it NOW. Indeed, the
statistics are alarming—but they
really shouldn’t come as a big
surprise to anyone. The trend
has been obvious for years—
and isn’t a shock to anyone
who has been paying
attention. We have
been steadily
losing ground
as others
nations have
been steadily
improving.
This is the
first of three articles
that will examine the
need for reform and what
ideas are getting a lot of attention nation wide. This first
article will concentrate on teacher training and recruiting.
The second article
will focus on
curriculum, and
the final article will
attempt to make
sense of
educational
funding and
money issues. But
first, let’s take a
look at the sorry
state of education
around the
country.
Education
Secretary, Arne
Duncan, recently
noted that 75% of young Americans
are unable to enlist in the military
because of criminal records,
physical problems (usually obesity)
or academic performance—NO
High School Diploma. One
fourth of all 9th graders
nation wide will NOT
graduate in 4 years.
And, maybe even
more shocking, among
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Trash O ...continued from page 8
1000 LBS OF PAPER
40 GALS OF PHARMACEUTICALS.
330 GALS OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS.
47.8 TONS OF GENERAL TRASH.
As you can see, Trash-Off 2010 was a great
success, and Trash-Off 2011 promises to be
even greater!
So come join us for Trash-Off 2011
McMahon Auditorium Parking Lot
April 30th, 2011
8:30am-3:00pm
You Can Help Make A Difference
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Teaching Reform ...continued from page 9
the 34 nations that belong to the Economic Cooperation
and Development Organization only 4 countries (Mexico,
Spain, Turkey and New Zealand) have higher drop out
rates than the USA. Among that same group, according
to 2009 statistics, the United Stated ranked 17th in
Reading, 29th in Math, and 23rd in Science.
This organization represents the leading
industrial powers in the world. This is not good
news.
A generation ago the US had the highest
proportion of college graduates in the world—
today we rank 5th among developed nations.
Add to that dismal picture the startling fact
that this year China will award more
doctorates in Engineering and the Sciences
than any other country. Until this year, that
distinction was held by the USA.
I am sure you get the picture. Our
education system is in big trouble—and
sinking fast. But what, if anything, can we do
to turn things around? Three things are
certain—it won’t be easy, it might not be
popular, and it will take some time. This mess
didn’t happen over night, and it won’t get fixed
over night. This monster has many heads—
and major overhauls have to take place at multiple levels
if we expect to find our way out of this free fall.
Some things we know: 1) Parents and home life have
a tremendous (and predictive) influence on kids’ success
in the classroom. 2) Having a highly effective teacher in
the classroom is the 2nd greatest indicator of success.
So, what do we do to produce successful, effective
teachers? Well, first we have to recruit people who are
smart enough and talented enough to be great teachers.
Let’s take a look at a very telling (and sensitive) statistic.
In America, only 23% of new American teachers come
from the top third of their graduating class. By
comparison, countries that are demonstrating the highest
test scores (Singapore, South Korea, and Finland) have
100% of their teachers from the top third of their college
class. This is tough to say, but quite simply, we are NOT
getting the best and brightest to go into teaching—and it
shows. So how do we change that? We have to start by
raising the status of teaching, not just by paying teachers
more, but by making the selection of people allowed into
our Education programs more prestigious, their
academics more rigorous, training more intense, and
then holding teachers accountable for student
improvement. We must concentrate on continuous
teacher training, and do more Research and
Development on what constitutes best practices. And
finally, but maybe most importantly, we have to reform
teacher tenure. We can no longer afford to keep
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ineffective teachers—even if they have been at it for 10
or 20 years. We have some brilliant older teachers and
some brilliant new teachers. We have to treat education
like a business—and if a teacher is not getting the job
done, they need to go. At the same time—we have to
reward our best performers with bonuses. There is no
other entity that keeps employees based only on their
years of service regardless of their contribution to
success. Why on earth would you do that? It doesn’t
make sense. Especially when you are talking about our
greatest natural resource—our kids.
Tony Wagner, the Harvard-based education expert
has written a book titled “The Global Achievement Gap,”
and it’s an excellent resource for readers interested in
teacher reform. His views, research and ideas are
fascinating, scary, and inspirational. Wagner advocates
creating a kind of West Point for teachers. He says, “we
need a new National Education Academy, modeled after
our military academies, to raise the status of the
profession and to support the [Research and
Development] that is essential for reinventing teaching,
learning and assessment in the 21st Century.”
Michelle Rhee, former highly successful chancellor
of Washington D.C.’s public schools, points out that we
must commit to a comprehensive system for evaluating
teachers, INCLUDING growth in student achievement as
measured by standardized tests (so that teachers who
take on the toughest students aren’t unfairly penalized)
and more focused observations of classroom practices.
There is much to be done—and teacher preparation
and training are just one piece of the puzzle. Next month
we will take a look at some of the issues surrounding our
national curriculum.
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March of Dimes
By Jim Joplin
Sta Writer
The March of Dimes, a non-profit organization known
for the prevention of premature birth,
birth defects, and infant mortality,
wasn’t always an organization
committed to the health of babies. In
its own infancy, the March of Dimes
was committed to providing support
polio researchers and virologists.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, as it
was known when first founded by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in January of 1938, had two purposes: raise
money for polio research, and care for those who were
suffering from the disease. President Roosevelt founded
the organization because he himself was paralyzed with
what was thought to be polio (recent studies and
examinations have brought about considerable debate on
the actual cause). By calling it a National Foundation,
President Roosevelt wanted to emphasize a national,
nonpartisan public nature. The first fund raiser was
conducted with a number of radio spots asking everyone
in the nation to give a dime to fight polio.
“March of Dimes” was the name of the annual
foundation fundraiser held each year in January. Eddie
Cantor, a popular entertainer, was referencing a news reel
called The March of Time. Over the next few years, many
Hollywood, Broadway, radio and television stars helped
promote the charity. In 1945, President Roosevelt died
while in office, and was commemorated by placing his
portrait on the dime. Over the years, the name “March of
Dimes” became synonymous with the charity and in 1979,
the organization made the change permanent.
With the development of two successful polio
vaccines, the organization faced a decision: go out of
business or use the well-supported charitable
infrastructure and move in a slightly different direction. In
1958, the organization began to serve mothers and
babies to prevent premature births, birth defect, and infant
mortality. The program utilized community services,
education, advocacy, and research including
biochemistry, developmental biology, genetics, pediatrics,
and many other fields – along with their annual March for
Babies.
Personally, I wasn’t familiar with the March for
Babies, until I found out that it was formerly known as
WalkAmerica. This annual fundraiser began in 1970, and
has helped to raise more than $1.7 billion to fund
research, educational and outreach programs.
Katie Korhonen, with the March of Dimes in Lawton,
OK explained that on a local level, the March of Dimes
has an active educational program for mothers and they
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provide assistance to Mercy Hospital’s Newborn Intensive
Care Unit. She also mentioned Lawton’s March for Babies
taking place on April 30th at 3:00 p.m. in the Elmer
Thomas
Park. If
you’re
interested in
getting a
team
together to
walk, or walking yourself, visit www.marchforbabies.org
and enter your zip code. It’s that simple. You’ll have
everything you need to start a team and start raising
money for this well-deserved charity. Of course, if you’d
like to skip the walk and just donate, you can do that on
the website, or at the local office, 908 SW B Avenue. For
more information, check them out on the web at http://
www.marchofdimes.com, on give them a call at (580)
248-4898.
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Cameron Alumnus and Past Director Start NPO
By Elijah Morlett
Sta Writer
Two former Cameron University affiliates
have started a new organization that aims to
reshape the way we render aid to needy communities.
Jordi Mullor, a 2008 Cameron alumnus,
and past Director of Student Housing Casey
Case have founded Independence
Development Consulting, a non-profit organization that
reaches out to underdeveloped communities worldwide.
“We had been discussing ways we could really help
people,” Case said. “We wanted to make a tangible difference.”
The organization formed in 2010 with a goal to aid
communities with heavy poverty and create sustainable
economic environments by training and educating entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations and other small
organizations.
According to Mullor, the IDC aims to help people by
teaching individuals and organizations how to help themselves. Both Mullor and Case shared similar ideas about
aiding those in need.
“Experience is everything in IDC,” Mullor said. “We
have been surrounded by bureaucracies and institutions
that have taught us in many ways how things are not meant
to be.”
“We are focusing on four major areas: business, health,
agriculture and education,” Case said. “We will be training
teachers, nurses, farmers and businessmen in such a way
that they can improve their practices and also teach others
around them in their own nation how to improve their practices as well.”
“People saw our initiative as different and effective.
They are willing to put in what it takes for a community to
really commit to development.”
Plans for IDC are not limited to Africa. The
founders have stated that IDC can potentially
reach several areas around the world.
“The idea of IDC - teaching people to have
personal freedom through empowerment works anywhere around the world, even here
in the USA,” Case said.
To help or contribute to IDC, contact visit www.independencedevelopment.org. IDC also has a Facebook page
under the name Independence Development.
“We are always looking for people who want to help,
even if they cannot give,” Case said. “People can just simply tell others about us.”
“IDC is different than other organizations in many
ways,” Mullor said. “I would encourage people to contact
us, get involved, or follow us on Facebook. I’m sure they will
not only help change lives, their lives will be forever
changed as well.”
IDC began with the relationships made at Cameron
University. Mullor, who graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor
of Business Administration, worked under Case as the
Student Housing Graduate Assistant. He is currently seeking a Master of Business Administration degree at Bentley
University.
Case was hired in 2005 as the university’s first Director
of Student Housing. He recently resigned from this position
and resides in Oklahoma City. Case is currently completing
a Doctorate in Education from Walden University.
“My time at Cameron and the other institutions where I
worked helped open my eyes to the rest of the planet as I
worked with students from all over the world,” Case said. “It
helped me see the world differently and learn how to relate
to other cultures.”
The first location that IDC will be traveling to is West
Africa. According to Mullor, several opportunities have
opened up there after he had previously worked in the
area.
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United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill
Community Is, As Community Does
Sta Writer
The mission of the United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill, is to
improve lives by mobilizing the caring power within our
community. United Way funds programs responding to
identified community needs. The United
Way of Lawton Fort-Sill funds health and
human services, not capital improvements.
The United Way is transforming the way
they provide funding to local non-profit
organizations.
United Way gathers the input of the
community to determine the most important needs and fund
those programs that will provide the best outcomes. Money
raised in the organizations campaigns will be used for
services provided by United Way funded organizations. The
United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill funds the following agencies:
American Red Cross, Great Plains Service Center, Armed
Services YMCA, Boys Scouts of America-Last Frontier
Council, C. Carter Crane Shelter for the Homeless, Catholic
Charities, Center for Creative Living, Christian Family
Counseling, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, Goodwill
Industries of SW Oklahoma and N Texas, Hearts That Care
Volunteer Health Clinic, Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, J.
Roy Dunning Children’s Shelter, Lawton Food Bank, Lawton
Family YMCA, Lawton Support Services, Legal Aid
Services of Oklahoma, Marie Detty Youth and Family
Services, Roadback Inc., Salvation Army Community
Center and Boys and Girls Club, Teen Court, Wichita
Mountains Prevention Network.
The funded health and human services agencies are
pre-screened for need, integrity, and effectiveness by
volunteers who make up the Fund Distribution Committee.
The fundraising efforts of The United Way create
opportunities that focus on building blocks for a good life.
Education, income, and health are key. Education, helps
children and youth achieve their potential through
education, strengthening families with parenting outreach,
providing opportunities for young adults, promoting before
and after-school care, and establishing mentoring
programs. Income helps families become financially stable
and independent by supporting essential services and
encouraging financial education. By improving people’s
health, and increasing access to critical health care
services, the United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill offers lifechanging health solutions, promotes interventions for child
abuse and domestic violence, and encourages healthy
lifestyles by increasing health education and wellness
activities.
The United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill is governed by
community volunteers who serve in many capacities. In
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addition to their Fund Distribution Committee, the board
members establish and monitor policy. Volunteers
coordinate marketing, public relations, and special events
for the campaigns. Volunteers raise money and serve on the
leadership team to oversee Success by 6, an early
childhood initiative that works to ensure
that all children from birth to age 6 have
the positive and enriching experiences
necessary to begin school. Volunteers
also help with the Day of Caring events.
“Lawton-Fort Sill is a very
compassionate and supportive
community,” says Executive Director Katie Noffsker.
Noffsker is the new Executive Director of the Lawton-Fort
Sill United Way. She comes from American Red Cross,
Great Plains Service Center, where she was the Executive
Director for 2 years. “United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill has a
responsibility to the community. In addition to raising funds,
we must communicate the needs to the community. The
needs are so great, we want to do our part,” said Noffsker.
“It is a privilege to be a part of an agency that allocates
funds. The process for the campaign is setting a goal,
raising funds, and then the Fund Distribution team springs
into action.”
The United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill campaign begins in
September, and runs through November; however, you can
give year round.
“So far, we are at 94% of our goal and we want to get
100%. Even though 94% seems like a high percentage, it
still leaves us several thousand dollars short. We’re hopeful
we’ll make it. When you give to the United Way of LawtonFort Sill, you are part of the solution. We hope to be part of
the greater solution, we don’t just bring in monetary value,
we bring in that collaborative spirit to garner the effort and
come up with the solution. We don’t just write checks, we do
so many other things.”
The United Way of Lawton-fort Sill...they don’t just bring
money to the table, they bring change.
The United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill needs and
embraces volunteers. If you’re interested in making a
difference, join forces with the United Way of Lawton-Fort
Sill.
To volunteer or to make a charitable donation, please
contact:
United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill
1116 SW A Avenue
Lawton, OK 73502
Phone: (580) 355-0218
For more information visit their website:
www.uwlawton.org
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Ballroom Dance: A Thing of Beauty
Sta Writer
Ballroom Dancing is not only popular, it is also a thing
of beauty; a graceful expression for
men and women of all ages.
The art of dance has no limits,
unless we limit ourselves.
“I myself didn’t grow up with a
dancing background,” says Roberta
Wilkinson, Ballroom Dance
Instructor at South Star Dance. “I
was born and raised in Hungary and
moved to the states in 2000. So I
want to convey to everyone dancing
can begin anytime. Dancing can
begin at any age, there is no
prerequisite to begin the art of dance. I believe
when the inspiration of dance hits you, follow
your heart, there is no right or wrong time to
start.”
“Music and dance has been a passion of
mine for a long time, my love for the art of
dance transcends many years, and when I was
given the opportunity to teach, that is when I
realized how much I enjoy dancing and how
much I have to offer the world of dance.”
There are many forms of Ballroom Dances: Cha-Cha,
Fox Trot, Merengue, Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Swing,
Tango, Waltz, and Hustle to name a few. Many things can
be learned thru dance lessons: leading/following,
partnership and timing, dance position, balance and
coordination, appearance, variety of footwork, technique,
and styling.
South Star Ballroom Dance offers a Corporate Night
Out program where your entire company can come out
and participate in a night of fun at the studio. On the
Saturday of your choice, employees will have a 2 hour
dance party with a free 30 minute dance lesson. Dancing
is a great way for employees to have fun together, as a
team building exercise or just to let off steam. On the 2nd
Friday of each month, South Star hosts a Social Night
Party, this event is open to the public.
Getting married? South Star will choreograph your
first dance for your memorable occasion, or create a
dance routine for your wedding party. Your first
introductory wedding lesson is free.
“In dance I have found fun and joy. In teaching I
have found great purpose. What gives me the greatest
joy is when I see people complete their course and
have a smile on their face. Their sense of
accomplishment becomes my accomplishment. I just
want my students to be individuals and have their own
style. I can learn from my students, and we can all get
better. I want them to be better than me. I teach the
basic moves and steps, but the passion must come
from within, the desires
must come from their heart,”
Wilkinson says.
“In addition,” she says, “I
want my students to realize
how much they can gain
from dance. It’s an
investment of their time,
talent, and treasure. It
benefits them physically and
mentally. It builds muscle
memory and like any other
sport it takes practice.”
While developing your dancing skills, you will also:
enjoy increased self-confidence, meet new people, make
new friends, improve your overall health, find the exercise
and fitness you’ve always wanted, acquire more grace
and poise, relieve stress, and feel refreshed and relaxed.
As you can see, dance has many, many benefits.
For more information on Ballroom Dance Contact:
Roberta Wilkinson
Ballroom Dance Instructor
Phone: (706) 718-5315
Email: [email protected]
South Star Dance
201 C Avenue
Suite C
Lawton, OK 73507
Director/Owner: Emily South
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Tuesday, March 8th
Sunday, March 6th
Magic 95 Fitness Revolution Monthly Event
8am to 1pm
Doors open at 7am for Mall Walkers
Central Mall
Register to join the
Magic 95 Fitness Revolution
Enter to win free prizes
Get a free T-shirt while supplies last
Visit with fitness-related vendors
Enjoy free coffee courtesy of
Java Joe's starting at 8AM
Mountain of Mayhem Bike Event
Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA)
Fort Sill, OK
Contact: Sports Fitness and Aquatics Office
Phone: 580-442-5623/3269
Email: www.sillmwr.com
Event is $15.00 for the Road Race (28 miles), $30.00 for
the Mountain Bike Race (17-20 miles) and $35.00 for both.
Registration is now open.
Mountain Boomers Hiking Club
Second Monday of Every Month
Enjoy nature on a relaxing, guided hike in
the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Nature-loving Baby Boomers call Susan
at 580.429.2199 for information.
Saturday, April 9th
Walk MS is the rallying point of the MS movement,
a community coming together to raise funds
and celebrate hope for the future. Food and
entertainment before and after the walk.
Location: Elmer Thomas Park
Site Opens: 9:00 a.m. Walk Begins: 10:00 a.m.
Walk Manager: Cristy Racy
Contact Info: [email protected] or 800.344.4867
Support local resident Brian Johnson in his efforts to raise
money for WALK MS - visit kmgz.com for details
Lawton Pro Musica: Something to Sing About
By Becky Smith Gallops
Sta Writer
With the spring concert Singing with Spirit coming up
on March 8, Lawton Pro Musica is once again
entertaining southwest Oklahoma with a new season of
wonderful music that inspires and wows audiences. The
music of Singing with Spirit was specifically chosen to
offer listeners the opportunity to
reflect, renew and be uplifted.
Lawton Pro Musica, a group
comprised entirely of music
professionals, was formed in 2003
by Nancy Willoughby, a music
teacher. The inspiration for Pro
Musica sprang up as a result of
conversation with a group of fellow
teachers. “We found ourselves
wishing we could sing some of the
wonderful choral pieces our
students were learning for All State
and All Region choirs,” Mrs.
Willoughby explains.
“I also knew many trained
singers who had very few
opportunities to sing classical
repertoire in our area,” she said.
The basis of the group is,
essentially, to give classically trained and experienced
singers in the Lawton/Fort Sill area an opportunity to sing
great music.
A parallel goal of the group is to sing music that
audiences will love. Willoughby thinks the two go hand in
hand. “I don’t see these as conflicting goals,” she says. “I
have found them to be very closely related.”
During their first year, Lawton Pro Musica was invited
to join the Arts for All organization. Willoughby saw this
invitation as an honor and a compliment to the quality of
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the group’s performances.
Lawton Pro Musica holds several choral concerts
each year that are free and open to the public. These are
naturally complementary to the other professional and
community arts activities in the area. Willoughby hopes
that Pro Musica will enrich Lawton and its surrounding
areas with concerts of outstanding choral music and by
providing performance opportunities for area vocal artists
and enhancing the quality of life for area citizens.
The March 8 concert is being held at St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, 1313 D Avenue in Lawton, at 7 p.m. A
pancake dinner celebrating Shrove Tuesday will be served
prior to the concert at 5 p.m.
To learn more about Lawton Pro Musica you can visit
them on the web at www.lawtonpromusica.org/home or
become their fan on Facebook.
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MARCH 2011
calendar of events
Nye Library Book Club
March 6, 2 p.m.
Nye Library, Fort Sill
Discussion: Caravans by James Michener
580.442.3806
Lunch Bag Lecture
March 17, 12:15 p.m.
Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton
Mark Norman on OETA’s Documentaries
580.357.9526
Silent Witness: Book Signing by Towana Spivey
March 24, 7 p.m.
580.357.9526
Lunch Bag Lecture
March 25, 12:15 p.m.
Maestro Jon Kalbeisch on Sing! A Cole Porter Celebration
580.357.9526
Duncan Area Job & Career Expo
March 31, 7 a.m.
Simmons Center, Duncan
580.255.9675
FAMILY
Spring Break Dance
March 18, 7 p.m.
Lawton/Fort Sill Boys & Girls Club
580.357.7541
American Red Cross Dance
March 18, 8 p.m.
The New Event, Lawton
580.483.2717
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
March 25 & 26
Cowan Field, Fort Sill
580.442.9480
Rick Minter, Hypnotist
March 26, 7:30 p.m.
Buttereld’s Ballroom, Duncan
580.475.0223
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
March 24, 5 & 7:30 p.m.
Municipal Park soccer eld on A Street
Elgin
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The Oklahoma Museum
Network and the Museum
of the Great Plains
Th Oklahoma
The
Museum
Network
(OMN),
funded by the
Donald W.
Reynolds
Re
Foundation, is a
Foun
state
state-wide Network
of fiv
five museums
dedic
dedicated to
bring
bringing new
disco
discovery
educ
educational
expe
experiences to the
stude
students and
famil
families of
Oklah
Oklahoma. This
progr
program will provide
interactive,
resource-rich
science exhibits and outreach programs that
increase and encourage inquiry learning and
science literacy throughout the state.
Initiatives include: five new traveling exhibits to
open simultaneously at partner museums and
rotate every 6 months to provide new, interactive
science content at each area of the state; a
traveling exhibit vehicle to provide powerful learning
experiences similar to those of museum-based
exhibits, providing true discovery learning in areas
of the state where museum facilities do not exist;
the Exhibit Vehicle that will create a highly
immersive environment, transporting students into a
new multi-sensory learning atmosphere that will
encourage participation and investigation.
Children will cross the portal and enter a
magical world filled with hands-on experiments
where they will mix, measure, investigate, create
and deduce allowing them to experience true
discovery learning.
For more information on the traveling exhibits:
Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Avenue
Lawton, OK 73507
(580) 581-3460
www.museumgreatplains.org
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FILM
calendar of events
Desperado: A Tribute to the Eagles
March 12, 7:30 p.m.
580.252.2900 ext 240
Saturday Matinee Movie
March 5, 1 p.m.
Nye Library, Fort Sill
Feature: The Cat in the Hat
Magic Lantern Film Society: Patton
March 25, 6:30 p.m.
CETES Conference Center B, Cameron University, Lawton
580.581.2491
ART
Mixed Photography Art Show Opening
March 5, 7 p.m.
Featuring the work of George Oswalt, Je Dixon and Steve
Miller
580.357.9526
Lawton Fort Sill Arts Council Meeting
Guest Speaker, Anastassia Menshikova, Designer
March 25, 5 p.m.
580.695.2524
Painting and Drawing Workshop
Guest Instructor, Anastassia Menshikova, Designer
March 26, 10 a.m.
580.695.2524
Drawing Classes (FREE!)
Every rst Thursday
Lawton Fort Sill Art Council, 17th and Ferris, Lawton
580.678.6248
MUSIC
48th Annual Southwest Pride of the Barbershop Harmony
Society Show
March 4 & 5, 7:30 p.m.
580.252.2900 ext 240
Singing with Spirit: Music to Renew and Uplift
Lawton Pro Music
March 8, 7 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Lawton
www.lawtonpromusica.org
Manding Jata
Music, irrepressible rhythms, unbridled dances, untamed
acrobatics, circus acts and illusion.
March 11, 7:30 p.m.
580.252.4160
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Park Stomp Live Bluegrass Festival
March 12 & 13, 12 p.m.
Medicine Park, OK
580.529.2825
Sing! A Cole Porter Celebration
Presented by Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra
March 26, 8 p.m.
McMahon Auditorium, Lawton
580.531.5043
THEATRE
Chocolate, the Center of the Universe
Benetting Lawton Community Theatre
March 4, 7 p.m.
Dan Mullins’ Showroom, Lawton
580.355.1600
Tickets are $35 - Reservations required. Must be at least 21
years of age to attend.
The Sound of a Voice & On the Kindness of Strangers
March 11, 12, 18 & 19, 7 p.m.
Goodwill Adult Daycare Center Auditorium, Lawton
Dinner, 7 p.m. Show, 8 p.m.
580.591.6730
EXHIBITS
The Last Campaign: Geronimo
Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton
A hanging exhibition featuring numerous objects from the
Museum’s collections related to the Chiricahua Apaches
along with photographs.
Through March 27th.
580.581.3460
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
580.581.3460
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Happy St. Urho’s Day!
By Jim Joplin
Sta Writer
Sure, we’ve all heard of that so-and-so from Ireland
who chased the snakes, but the Finns have St. Urho
(pronounced “oorho”) the patron
saint of Finnish vineyard workers.
Before the last glacial period, wild
grapes grew in copious amounts
throughout the area now known as
Finland. Archaeologists have
uncovered substantial proof of this
fact scratched on the thigh bones
of colossal bears that once
roamed northern Europe. The
grapes were threatened by a
plague of grasshoppers, until Urho
banished them with the words,
“Heinasirkka, heinasirkka, mene
taalta hiiteen,” which translates
(oddly enough) to: “Grasshopper,
grasshopper, go to Hell.” In
memory of this amazing
demonstration of the power of the
Finnish language, at sunrise each
March 16th, Finnish women and
children dress in royal purple and
Nile green, gather around the
shores of the many lakes in
Finland and chant the same words
that Urho used to banish the
grasshoppers. The men, dressed
in green costumes, gather on the
hill opposite the lake, and listen to the chanting, then kick
out like grasshoppers, slowly disappearing to change their
costumes from green to purple. The festivities continue
with the dancing of polkas, singing the Ode to St. Urho,
and drinking grape juice – although, the actual sequence
of the activities sometimes vary.
I guess now would be a good time to tell you that the
above legend is a complete fabrication. I will concede that
most legends are fabrications, loosely based on historical
evidence, as to reaffirm commonly held beliefs and values
of a specific group. Well, the St. Urho legend isn’t just
loosely based, it is completely made up.
Actually, St. Urho was the product of several people.
The original legend has been traced back to Richard
Mattson, from Virginia, Minnesota. That’s right; the legend
didn’t even originate in Finland. Let’s look at the legend of
the conjuring-of-the-legend: Mattson was a FinnishAmerican living in Minnesota and was fed up with all the
hype surrounding Ireland’s Saint Pat and all the green
beer, so he made up a saint to one-up Ireland. Mattson
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wasn’t really sure of a name for his saint, until Urho
Kekkonen became president of Finland in 1956.
Mattson enlisted the help of his good friend, Gene
McCavic, and together they wrote the Ode to St. Urho.
The song told of a “poika” (Finnish for boy) named Urho
who became strong on
“feelia sour” (soured whole
milk) and “kala mojakka”
(fish head soup). Urho
chased “tose ‘Rogs” (those
frogs) with his loud voice.
The original song was
written on the back of a
piece of wrapping paper and
is on display at the Ironwood
Discovery Center in
Chisolm, Minnesota. The
addition of a plague of
grasshoppers is credited to
Dr. Sulo Havumäki, a
professor of psychology at
Bemidji State College in
Bemidji, Minnesota.
The legend spread to
many Finnish settlements in
Minnesota, and finally
reached Finland, Minnesota.
St. Urho’s Day is now
celebrated in towns with
Finnish heritage across
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula;
Thunder Bay, Ontario;
Burlington, Vermont; Butte,
Montana, and Hood River, Oregon. In these communities,
and many others, St. Urho’s Day is the day of celebration,
and St. Pat’s day is merely an afterthought – used for
recovery.
So what about Finland? Do they even know about St.
Urho and his valiant effort to save the grape crops of
ancient Finland? It’s not a resounding “yes,” but it’s still a
“yes.” There are St. Urho fan clubs in Canada and Finland
and they hold festivals on March 16th. The only
permanent structure dedicated to St. Urho located in
Finland is the St. Urho’s Pub in central Helsinki. But, if
you’re looking for a St. Urho celebration to rival all others,
head up to Finland, Minnesota for their St. Urho Festival,
held the weekend closest to March 16th. The highlight of
the weekend is the Saturday afternoon parade down the
main street…Highway 1 – and pretty much the only paved
road through town. If you’re planning on going, I suggest a
jacket. The average highs and lows for St. Urho’s Day in
Finland, Minnesota are 31º and 11º. Oh, and pick me up a
post card. Thanks!
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Women: Making A Dierence
By Valerie Lalli
Sta Writer
Once upon a time a woman‘s only expectation in life
was to marry a man, give birth to his children, cook his
dinner and tend to household chores. Meanwhile, her
husband went to work where he would earn the money
to provide for
his family and
bring home the
food. Without
him, raising a
family alone was
very dicult.
However,
women have
come a long way
thanks to the
females in our
nation’s history
who were strong,
courageous
and envisioned
a better future
for women
everywhere.
If you
look around
today, you will see women have become teachers,
lawyers, judges and athletes. Women are on the covers
of magazines, on every television channel, the lead in
movies and running for President. They are ying planes,
ghting in wars alongside men, and assisting in delivering
babies in the hospital...not just giving birth to them. Our
United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is a
woman. Now for the rst time Oklahoma, we have female
Governor Mary Fallin. For a young girl growing up and
trying to decide what she wants to be, all of these choices
are a gift that came at a high price she may not even be
aware of.
Women have not always had the gift of choosing the
direction of their future and it denitely wasn‘t given to
them. To earn rights women have had to ght for hundreds
of years, struggling for each accomplishment and each
step forward. Even the right to vote took over seventy-ve
years of marching, demonstrating, and at times a more
radical approach of starving or chaining themselves to a
courthouse. Nevertheless, even through all of this, women
have prevailed and kept focused on a dicult journey that
at times had no end in sight. Women played a signicant
part in the history of our country and a key role in shaping
the future for not
only women, but
for everyone.
Extraordinary
women like
Rosa Parks,
whose refusal to
relinquish her bus
seat to a white
man in Alabama,
helped to end
segregation on
the Montgomery
bus system.
Women like
Amelia Earhart,
the rst woman
to y across
the Atlantic
Ocean; Elizabeth
Blackwell,
America’s rst
female doctor; or Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul who
fought for woman’s right to vote and helped that dream
come true in 1920. All of these remarkable women paved
the way for the future of women, and without them we
would not be where we are today.
March is a month dedicated to the history of women.
It is a time to remember those who have changed our
past and the women who are still setting examples for our
future. ‘Woman’ is not just a ve-letter word that describes
an individual’s gender. It is a word that represents
compassion, perseverance, courage, leadership and the
gift of life. To be able to follow in the footsteps of such
great women from our past and be able to walk side by
side with the women of this generation who are creating
opportunities for those to come, is a gift in and of itself.
How will you pay tribute to the women in history?
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J. Roy Dunning Children’s Shelter
Announces New Executive Director
J. Roy Dunning Children’s Shelters Board of
Directors announced that Chearlene Glover-Johnson,
PhD has joined the organization’s team. Johnson will
oversee the day to day
operations for the shelter
and will report to the
board of directors.
Dr. Chearlene GloverJohnson joins the
organization as Executive
Director. Previously, Mrs.
Johnson was Operations
Manager for Johnson &
Johnson Locksmith,
Director of Development
for Hospice of Southwest
Oklahoma, and Program
Manager for Education
Resource Center at
Cameron University. She
has received a B.S. & M.S. from Cameron University and
a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Walden
University, Minneapolis, MN.
“Mrs. Johnson will lead the shelter management staff
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and be instrumental in making the public aware of the
shelter and its services to the community” said Rick
Sellers, Board President. “Today I am honored and
excited to announce that
Ms. Johnson has joined J.
Roy Dunning Children’s
Shelter as Executive
Director.”
J. Roy Dunning
Children’s Shelter is a
501(c)3 not-for-profit
organization caring for
children infant to twelve
who are abused, neglected
and/or abandoned in
Southwest Oklahoma. They
rely heavily on the United
Way and community
support through fundraising
and donations to fund its
programs and day to day operations. In 2010, JRDCS
cared for over 400 children and resulted in 3,957
overnight stays for those children to sleep in a safe and
warm bed.
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Goodbye Guitar Hero
By Elijah Morlett
Sta Writer
Music and rhythm games have
come far in our decade. While
games such as Karaoke
Revolution and Dance
Dance Revolution never
gained a huge
following, Activision
published a game
that would: Guitar
Hero. This series
ushered in a new
generation of music
games that took both
hardcore and casual
gamers by storm.
However, the
very same series that
boosted the genre
may have killed it too.
In Feb. 2011,
according to IGN,
Activision Blizzard
declared that it will
“disband Activision
Publishing’s Guitar
Hero business unit.”
This cancels any further
development of the
series and discontinues
the production of all
future downloadable
content (i.e., additional
songs).
According to the official DJ
Hero community website,
Activision states that the
decision to discontinue both
the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero
series was made “due to
continued declines in the
music genre.” IGN has stated
that a total of 19 guitar hero
games have been released in
the span of five years. Most
games do not see that many
sequels and spin-offs in a
decade.
What has happened to the
gaming community is an
oversaturation of plastic instruments. A
good game is made with time and an
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outstanding development team. When the publisher tries
to shove so many variations of the same game with a
lack of innovation, consumers tend to get sick of
the product.
Harmonix’s music game series Rock
Band, Guitar Hero’s primary competitor,
released far fewer titles. Each Rock
Band release has gained more
popularity and has been a critical
success, whereas Guitar Hero has
dwindled in sales and received lower
review scores.
Rock Band has constantly added
new variations of instruments,
innovative ways to combine game play,
only allowed master tracks of recording
to be used and produced instruments
that would teach gamers how to play
instruments. This has contributed to
the success of the game’s developer,
Harmonix. However, with the
oversaturation of the genre, even this
developer has been hit with overall
declining sales.
In comparing the two games, it’s
important to look at the development
history. Harmonix was the original creator
of Guitar Hero and created the first and
second title of the series. The two titles
were released a year apart.
Harmonix was acquired by MTV and
they went on to produce their multiinstrument game. Guitar Hero’s
development moved to Neversoft.
While the developer may not
necessarily be the direct problem,
innovation did play a huge factor
in comparing the two series.
Game publishers need to
take note about releasing
games. Consumers aren’t
looking for a multiple copies of
the same game. A sequel
should expand and create a
better experience. Activision
Blizzard flooded the market with
Hero titles, and now we see the
declining music genre. Good
riddance, Guitar Hero. Gamers still
have Rock Band’s developments to look
forward to.
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The Perfect Companion
By Rachel Rhodes
Sta Writer
While my daughter and I were watching the Grammy
Awards, we were rocking out to the Aretha Franklin tribute
and singing along, “Sisters are doing it for themselves.” I
decided it was the perfect
opportunity to remind
her that she was capable
of doing anything she
wanted to in life. And that
she didn’t necessarily
need a man in her life to
validate her. I should have
known that would backre.
“Then why do you
date, mom?” Ummmm.
Why do kids always
have to ask the dicult
questions?
I gave what I hoped
was a reasonable answer
about having another
adult to spend time and
talk with. I even threw in
some stu about needing
companionship and how
God created Eve so that man would not be alone. We’ll
consider that her religious education for the week. I left
out the more sordid reasons why man and woman would
want to be together. I’m pretty sure she knows, but like
most 12-year-olds she is thoroughly convinced that HER
parents have never done anything like that.
The bottom line is that it got me thinking. Why do we
always seem to be seeking a mate?
The need to be with other people is simply ingrained
in us. From the day we are born we are constantly with
others. Actually, it starts at conception when we get to
spend nine months hitching a free ride in someone else’s
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body. Then, in our early years we are surrounded by family.
During our school years, we spend our time with friends
and then co-workers. If you are lucky, your golden years
will be spent with family or at least
a partner in crime at the nursing
home.
We shop, go to restaurants
and movies, to clubs and to church.
We are in a constant quest for the
companionship of others. Who
wants to go home alone every night,
choke down a microwave dinner,
watch TV and converse with their
pet? Don’t get me wrong. It’s ne
to talk to Fluy, but if Fluy starts
talking back then you might want to
think about getting out more.
When you nally do meet
someone who “rings your bell” so to
speak, what is it about that person
that makes them special? Is it their
body, their eyes, their laugh or their
smile? It could be a combination of
these things.
They may be the one who makes you laugh, who
can make you smile even at the most dicult of times or
who holds you close for no particular reason. What they
should be is the person that you can have the world’s most
profound conversation with or sit in complete silence—
comfortably. We don’t need them to tell us that we’re
awesome or that the things we do are great. All they need
to do is to just be there.
Is your perfect person out there? I like to think so. They
say there is someone out there for everyone. It may take
some time to nd your special someone, but I believe we
will because I don’t think that we are meant to be alone.
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Welcome to the rst issue of The Monthly Grind!
Each month, we will feature the work of local
writers, poets and artists, some of whom may
be you! This month, we are proud to feature
some new work by Sandra Dunn, who has also
provided a description of the medium she is
exploring with these pieces. Knowledge and
beauty is what she’s bringing. You can see more
of her work and her words at her blog, Sandra
Dunn [Artscape] . Jason Poudrier’s new
chapbook, In the Rubble at Our Feet, came
out of Rose Rock Press in February, and he is
also featured in Ain’t Nobody That Can Sing
Like Me: An Anthology of New Oklahoma
Writers. We are also proud to feature Seth
Copeland’s poem, “Rosalia,” which is about a
famous mummy in Palermo, Italy. Weird, I know,
but also awesome. Visit The Monthly Grind on
line to see more and to tell us what you think.
If you would like to be featured in a future issue,
send your submissions along with a brief bio or
artists’ statement to [email protected]
Sandra Dunn, Encaustic Art
Images are from “The Spirit of Creation” Series.
Encaustic is a versatile and challenging medium. It consists of oil
pigments suspended in a base
of wax and resin
that are melted on
a heated palette at
over 200 degrees
Fahrenheit. Sandra
prepares each
painting surface
with 2 layers of beeswax followed with several
more layers of encaustic medium. Each layer
is fused with heat to bind the layers together.
The word, encaustic, comes from the Greek
word, enkaustikos meaning “to heat or to
burn”.
The historical roots of the medium are intriguing. Encaustic painting dates back to the
Ancient Greek civilization where it was used
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on the hulls of ships, paintings and sculptures dating back to
the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. Perhaps some of
the best known ancient
encaustic works are the
Fayum Portraits
from the GrecoRoman Egyptian
civilization that
were set into mummy casings. Encaustic painting
was resurrected as a medium in the 1950 and 1960’s
by the famous New York artist, Jasper Johns. Since
then, it has been gaining popularity as a modern
medium with artists.
Encaustic paintings
seem to light from within – the colours are
exceptionally bright,
because the light does
not get reflected from
the surface of the painting, but penetrates the
different wax layers.
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Rosalia
“Did you see Rosalia? Bella.”
-Palermo cab driverHave you seen her?
She lies just down the hall;
the nymph with the
darkened face,
like a bronze cast
of innocent slumber.
For a time & time,
she’s been there,
sleeping nonchalant
among her grim forbears.
With hollow, abrupt smiles
they guard their spawn.
Their jagged, hanging faces
do not disturb her rest.
She sleeps on.
Desert Hostel
Our skin turns
the grey of the dead,
rippling as flesh submerged
in liquid too long,
and the creases
in the valleys of our hands
turn to creeks,
but we will not feel the satisfaction
of water over our bodies
till we are done.
As heat piles into waves
atop the horizons,
tan currents scrape
away our hydration like
Roman slaves with strigils
invading our every orifice,
asphyxiating our pores
and the sand scorches
through the soles
of our combat boots
souring and suffocating
our socks.
Dried out,
our flesh falls off in clumps.
Our muscles shrivel
like sucked-dry Camelbacks,
as we stand in formation
naked, until
our exposed tendons dry
into strips of jerky,
our carcasses fall clanking
into one copious pile,
and the desert dogs
gnaw on our bones,
swallowing our marrow.
There’s a tinge of sorrow
in that face.
The sad truth of her sleep
may well be the cause.
She has left us
a precious shell,
a statue of eerie closeness.
Wake up! Live!
Poor dear angelica!
You fell asleep a child.
You awoke a symbol.
Somewhere, she
plays and laughs again.
Seth Tyler Copeland was born in
Lawton, Oklahoma in 1990. He is
currently studying English at
Cameron University where his poem
“Rosalia” won the John G. Morris
Poetry Contest in 2010.
JASON POUDRIER is an Oregon native who has lived in
Oklahoma since joining the Army and being stationed at Fort Sill
in 2001. In 2003, he was deployed to Iraq, wounded in action, and
awarded the Purple Heart. He advanced to the rank of sergeant
before being honorably discharged in 2005. He completed an
English degree with emphasis in creative writing at Cameron
University in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he also completed his
Master’s of Education. He has been invited to read at the
Scissortail Creative Writing Festival in Ada, Oklahoma, and he
was selected to read at the first annual Oklahoma Laborfest. His
work has appeared in the New Mexico Poetry Review,
Connecticut Review, Gold Mine, and Sugar Mule, and was anthologized in Ain’t Nobody That Can Sing Like Me, a collection of
work by Oklahoma writers. He currently resides in Rush Springs,
Oklahoma, with his wife Chelsey.
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Qu t H
National Chip and Dip Day
March 23
Easy Spinach and Artichoke Dip
8 oz cream cheese
1 3/4 C (1 jar) Alfredo sauce
2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 C shredded parmesan cheese
2 T minced garlic
1 (14-oz) can artichoke hearts, drained and diced
1 (10-oz) package frozen spinach
2 T hot sauce
Thaw spinach, drain and squeeze out water. Allow
cream cheese to soften then whip until smooth. Add Alfredo
sauce, mix until smooth and well blended. Add minced
garlic, artichokes, spinach, hot sauce, parmesan cheese
and mozzarella cheese. Mix until blended. Put in baking
dish. Top with more shredded parmesan cheese (optional). Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until
bubbling.
Easy Hummus Dip
Bualo Chicken Wing Dip
4 garlic cloves, minced and then mashed
2 (15-oz cans) of garbanzo beans (chickpeas),
drained and rinsed
2/3 C of tahini (available at Health Food Center)
1/3 C lemon juice
1/2 C water
1/4 C olive oil
1/2 tsp of salt (optional)
3 C shredded, cooked chicken breast
2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 C bualo wing sauce (depending on taste- more/
less)
1 C blue cheese dressing
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 C parmesan cheese (optional)
In a food
processor, combine
the mashed garlic,
garbanzo beans,
tahini, lemon juice,
water, and olive
oil. Process until
smooth. Spoon
into serving dish
and sprinkle with
chopped parsley. A shot of Sriracha sauce on top for
those that like a little heat with their dip. Serve with
pita chips or raw veggies.
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Whip cream
cheese and spread
it over the bottom
of a 9” X 13” baking
dish. In a mixing bowl,
stir the chicken and
bualo wing sauce
together. Spread the
mixture over top of
cream cheese. Pour the blue cheese dressing over
the chicken mixture and top with mozzarella and
parmesan cheese. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for
20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with raw
veggies or chips.
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March is National Beer Month. Of course, The Domestic Diva has her own micro-brew and even
designs the label herself. I hope she named it Insanity Ale because that is exactly what it is...
Dear Readers,
I missed you guys last month and while I do not question Edna’s domestic skills, her diva-ness is
denitely up in the air. Vinegar?!? That is an amateur’s column. I’ve got something else you can use around
the house...BEER!
• It is garden season again and that means slugs. Use a small jar or butter tub and ll it with a
little bit of beer. Slugs drink it up but won’t be able to get back out
• Having a party? An hour before the event is due to kick o, place some small containers of
beer around the perimeter of the yard. The sugar and smell will attract the bees and they’ll be
happy with the beer while you enjoy your shindig bee-free.
• Help grass grow by pouring beer on those irritating brown spots on the lawn. The grass
absorbs the nutrients, sugar and energy it needs to be able to grow.
• Furniture Polish – Strangely enough, at beer can help to revive wood furniture with a nish
that has seen better days. You’ll need some old, warm, stale beer and a good microber
cloth. Simply rub the beer into the furniture with the cloth and you will restore its shine to a
considerable degree.
• Sprinkle the beer over your compost pile and then turn it over. The beer will give the microorganisms a real boost.
• Did you know that beer can also can be used on your feet? There’s a spa/salon in Chicago
that oers a foot soak in a tub of beer. Why? The yeast softens the feet and the alcohol acts
as a natural antiseptic, according to a recent issue of Health. Fill a basin with warm water and
then add a bottle of beer and let them soak for 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
• I am sure most of you have your own beer batter recipe, I mean who doesn’t? But just in
case, here is an all purpose one. Just mix and enjoy your sh and chips:
1 12oz bottle of beer
1 cup all-purpose our
2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 egg, beaten
• Wash your pillowcases in it. This may be an old wives tale, but apparently the nutty smell of
hops helps you fall asleep. If you’re an insomniac, try washing a pillowcase in beer and you
may just get to the land of nod sooner than you think.
Well, readers, that is all I have this month! Good luck with all your beerventures!
Muah,
Lola
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by cousins Edwin Binney and
C. Harold Smith. The rst box
of crayons sold for a nickel,
was produced in 1903 and
contained eight colors:
black, brown, blue,
red, purple, orange,
yellow, and green. The
word “Crayola” was
formed by the wife
of Edwin Binney,
Alice Stead
Binney, who
combined the
French words for
chalk(craie) and
oily(oleaginous).
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LAWTON
GETS TOO MUCH SNOW
By Mortimor Oullouitious Snerkleschwartz
Cars with California and Hawaii license plates are going 60 mph down Gore Boulevard…………………..sideways.
You see a 4x4 pickup truck, (complete with gun racks in the back window and flood
lights mounted on the hood), pulling a 30,000 lb tow truck out of a snow bank.
Hourly City workers are driving the same speed they normally drive when it’s dry and sunny.
Taxi-cab drivers are flagging you down, asking you for a lift.
Every school within fifty miles is closed…….but the casinos,
liquor stores and pawn shops are open…………and packed.
The regular local television anchors are snowed in, so someone with hair presents the nightly news.
Every employee who called in sick can be found sledding on the hill at Cameron Stadium.
Cache Road is reduced from three lanes…to three tracks…with the one
in the middle having to be “shared” (a result of the first
idiots who ventured out and made the ‘tracks’)……<see license plate reference above>.
People who haven’t left their house in a month, now decide it’s absolutely necessary
to venture out on the ice to go to Walmart…for the impulse buys.
At least three people in Lawton will turn their hair dryers into industrial snow
blowers…without proper wiring, without a permit…and without a clue.
The IRS auditor STILL makes it to your business for your appointment.
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Reel
World
By Jim Joplin
Sta Writer
The Summer of Blockbusters – Part 1
Summer is right around the corner, and this summer
looks like it will turn out to be one of the best – theatrically
speaking. There
some great movies
coming out. So, this
month I’ll be
highlighting May and
June, and next
month I’ll cover July
and August. Let’s
get started…
May starts out
with one of the most
anticipated films of
the summer, Thor
(3D). Marvel Comics
has partnered with Paramount to
bring us this epic adventure. With
the acting talents of Chris
Hemsworth, who we saw in Star
Trek, Natalie Portman and
Anthony Hopkins. Thor is
directed by Kenneth Brangh who,
if you’re a fan of Harry Potter, you
would recognize as Professor
Gilderoy Lockhart. Look for Thor
in theaters on May 6th. This film is
not yet rated.
The next notable
movie to grace to silver
screens will be Pirates of
the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides (3D).
Johnny Depp and
Geoffrey Rush are back
and looking for the
Fountain of Youth. With the
addition of Penelope Cruz
as a ruthless con artist and Ian
McShane as Blackbeard, this
looks to be a great adventure
movie. Stranger Tides will come
ashore on May 20. No rating yet
on this one.
Midnight in Paris, directed by
Woody Allen, is released the
same weekend as the Tides so
I’m not sure how it will fare, but I
have a feeling this will be a movie not to be missed. With
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Woody Allen directing and a cast filled with very familiar
names such as Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Rachel
McAdams, and Kathy Bates and new name Tom
Hiddleston, this movie is sure to be a hit.
Another of the more anticipated films is
the sequel to one of the funniest movies I’ve
seen in some time – Hangover 2. This movie
has to really kick it up a notch if they plan to
outdo the original. When asked if this was the
same gift in a different package, director Todd
Phillips said, “It takes place in Bangkok and
LA...I know what I’m up against. I saw Meet
The Fockers. But we’re aiming high.” We’ll have
to wait and see, I guess. Not much is known
about this movie, but I do know that Stu is
getting married, and in light of the
debauchery of Las Vegas has
opted for a pre-wedding brunch.
Hangover 2 will be released on
May 26; this film is not yet rated.
May 27th will see the release
of two movies, one for the kids
and one for the adults. Kung Fu
Panda 2 will hit the screens, with
Jack Black returning as Master
Po. I say this one is for the kids,
but you know I’ll be right there
opening weekend. Kung Fu
Panda 2 is being released in 3D.
If a drama is more to your
liking, you’ll want to check out The Tree
of Life starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and
Jessica Chastain. The story is set in the
1950s and follows Jack through the
innocence of childhood to his
disillusioned adult years as the tries to
reconcile his strained relationship with
his father. This sounds like a
wonderful film; I wouldn’t be
surprised if it snagged some
nominations later this year.
If you’re a fan of Marvel
Comic’s X-Men, you’ll only have to
wait until June 3rd for the next
installment. X-Men: First Class will
chronicle the epic beginning of the
X-Men saga. This prequel is
studded with some pretty hefty
star power with James McAvoy,
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Michael Fassbender and Kevin Bacon.
As of the writing of this column, this film
is slated to be presented in 2D, and has
not yet been rated.
There’s not much information on
Beginners, also coming out on June 3rd.
The film is directed by Mike Mills and
stars Ewan McGregor and Christopher
Plummer. The film explores the hilarity,
heartbreak and surprises of a son’s
discovery that his dying father is gay.
This film is rated R.
If you’ve been waiting for
another SciFi flick, your wait will be
over on June 10th. Directed by J.J.
Abrahms, Super 8, looks to be a
high energy thrill ride! When a train
leaving Area 51 derails and
something escapes from one of
the cargo cars, a group of kids
making movies with their Super 8
cameras accidently captures the
escapee on film. Although this
sounds remarkably like Cloverfield
(2008), the writer has assured us
that Super 8 is not a prequel or
sequel.
No humans have ever been invited to become part of
the powerful protectors of peace and justice called
The Green Hornet Corps. That is, until now. Ryan
Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, the first ever human
to be recruited to join the Corps; but Hal brings
something with him that the Corps has never had:
humanity. The Green Hornet will buzz into the
theaters on June 17th. This film is not yet rated, and
it’s unknown if it will be presented in 2D or 3D.
The last movie I’d like to mention this month is
one that I, personally, have been eagerly
anticipating: Cars 2! The majority of the original
voicing cast will be returning for the trip across the
big pond to race in the first-ever
World Grand Prix. While in
Europe, Mater (voiced by Larry
the Cable Guy) gets caught up
in his own adventure:
international espionage. I have
no doubt that people will be
racing to the theaters on June
24th, for the premiere of Cars 2,
which will be presented in 3D.
Well, there you have it: the
first installment of great summer
movies. Make sure you check
out part two next month. Have a
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Confessions of an Audiophile
Audiophile:
When your priorities about enjoying music goes beyond
the norm. Like selling a car to buy a turntable.
This month is Women’s History Month and so I decided that I would talk a little about some of my favorite
women in music. As a staunch feminist, raised by a
staunch feminist, I feel like a lot of my love of music has to
do with the women who provided the soundtrack to my
upbringing.
There are two women who have my heart when it
comes to R&B and that is the legendary Diana Ross and
incomparable Gladys Knight.
Ms. Ross, with her amazing hair, is the original diva. I
love her with the Supremes but when she went solo she
recorded some amazing tracks that if released today
would trample
any of these
pop tartlets that
out there nowadays. My favorite solo track of
hers is her
cover of Marvin
Gaye
and
Tammi Terrell’s
“Aint
No
Mountain High
Enough”.
Normally relying on her
breathy voice, Ross steps away
and speaks most of this song. It
is not until the refrain of the song
that she let’s us have it. And like
most of her fans, we take it.
Gladys Knight is my mother.
Not literally but when I hear her
voice it is like home. Her smooth
alto and unique phrasing send
me into fits. This woman can
absolutely sing ANYTHING. I
have heard her cover Barbra
Streisand, The Spinners, and
even Boys II Men. But if you
want to hear her at the height of
her and the Pips, then check out
“Neither One of Us”. If you can get through that song without
getting misty eyed, you might be glittery and not come out in the
sun a lot.
Ani DiFranco is everything rock music should be-angry,
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independent, ballsy and female. DiFranco started her own
label and never left despite major offers from major labels.
Her albums are usually range from
the insanely manic to a depression
of the wounded. When I tell you she
is a ninja on the guitar, I mean it. It is
her anger and bitterness on “Outta
Me, Onto You” that gets me every
time.
If you try to tell me Tina Turner is
not rock music, then I will go on Ike
Turner on you. Her scratchy voice
and more energy than a 4 year old
on pixie sticks, Tina’s powerhouse
voice and growl paved the way for
Janis Joplin, Joan Jett and in anyone else with an in your face attitude.
As a Southern girl I would not let an article
about women in music end without talking about
women in country music. And I would be remiss
in my duties as a music columnist if I did not talk
about the First Lady of Country Music, Miss
Tammy Wynette! No one sung about heartbreak
and loneliness better than Wynette. An amazing
songwriter, she dominated the country music
charts and is still one of the most successful solo
female country music acts of all time. If you don’t
know her song D-I-V-O-R-C-E, you haven’t been
through one. But if I were you I would listen to it
just in case.
There you have it, my BRIEF overview of my favorite
women in music, my editor wouldn’t give me the whole magazine to write the article I wanted. Something about other writers.
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