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The Oklahoma Publisher
Official Publication of the Oklahoma Press Association
Vol. 86, No. 9
16 Pages • September 2015
www.OkPress.com
www.Facebook.com/okpress
INSIDE
OVERTIME RULE: The
National Newspaper Association
is asking the U.S. Dept. of
Labor to scale back its overtime
rule increase.
Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation receives
grant from Ethics and Excellence Foundation
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PHOTO APPS: Dr. Terry
Clark reveals some of the best
apps for photo editing on a
smartphone.
PAGE 10
ONF INTERNS: In Part II, six
more of this year’s interns write
about what they experienced
working at a newspaper this
summer.
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DONATE TO ONF to receive
this Will Rogers print. Details at
OkPress.com/will-rogers.
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism
Foundation recently awarded a $50,430
grant to the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation for college journalism students working summer internships at community
newspapers.
The grant was part of the distribution
of $2.47 million in grants distributed to 21
journalism organizations nationwide.
The mission of the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, founded
by Edith Kinney Gaylord, is to invest in the
future of journalism by building the ethics,
skills and opportunities needed to advance
principled, probing news and information.
In addition to the ONF grant, the following grants were awarded to organizations
for projects addressing the foundation’s
core areas of focus:
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OKLAHOMA JOURNALISM
• $66,500 to University of Oklahoma for
the Oklahoma Scholastic Media Initiative, providing grants to high schools
starting or improving online newspapers.
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
• $125,000 to Institute for Nonprofit News
for general support and for regional
education programs targeting best business practices and best use of innovative digital tools.
• $100,000 to Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting for further development of its data analysis service and
to increase multimedia storytelling for
earned revenue opportunities.
• $100,000 to Center for Investigative
Reporting (CIR) for Reveal, public
radio’s first show and podcast dedicated
PS Form 3526 must
be filed by October 1
The deadline to file your Statement of
Ownership, Management and Circulation
(PS Form 3526) is October 1.
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to investigative storytelling, showcasing investigations from CIR and newsrooms nationwide.
$100,000 to Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting to expand coverage
of agribusiness through data apps and
tools, visualizations and audio/video
content.
$100,000 to NJSpotlight to support a
Director of Business Development and
to launch new projects that will generate a sustainable revenue stream.
$75,000 to Connecticut Health I-Team
to initiate podcasts, expand use of data
specialists and to pursue in-depth projects with a strong multimedia, social
media and live event component.
$50,000 to Better Government Association for investigative reporting, and
to help with the first year cost of new
donor management software.
$50,000 to Boston University for New
England Center for Investigative
Reporting to build audience through
new forms of presentation by hiring
freelance digital specialists in animation, video and interactive design.
$50,000 to Maine Center for Public
Interest Reporting to report the actions
of government officials and provide citizens with the information they need to
hold government accountable.
$50,000 to Texas Tribune for a reporter to produce stories and investigative packages based on reporting by
the Texas Tribune for the public radio
show Reveal.
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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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$85,000 to Carole Kneeland Project for
conference workshops, online videos,
boot camps, webinars and one-on-one
coaching focused on improving news
directors’ leadership, ethics and journalism.
The completed form must be filed at
the post office serving the publisher’s
office.
Dailies must publish a completed copy
of the form in their newspaper by October
10; non-dailies must publish it by October
31.
There are no regulations regarding the
$35,000 to Institute for Justice and Journalism in general support of efforts
to strengthen journalism about justice
issues by providing training, funding
story projects and developing digital
tools.
$20,000 to American Society of Newspaper Editors Foundation for opengovernment seminars, data journalism
conferences and a hotline providing
free legal advice.
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$950,000 to Arizona State University for
the News Innovation Initiative, a highprofile national test bed for digital news
experimentation; and for salary and
housing expenses for Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics.
$150,000 to WETA for Washington
Week Election Initiative, a series of
audience participation road shows
across America and an interactive initiative to give voice to voters as the
2016 election approaches.
$134,000 to National Press Club Journalism Institute for The Kalb Report,
a series of forums on leadership in
journalism and lessons learned in the
digital age.
$85,000 to Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press for a legal fellowship focused on assisting journalists
with issues involving libel, privacy and
confidential sources.
$50,000 to National Freedom of Information Coalition to increase network
of linked coalition member websites,
incorporate Freedom of Information filing Web tool and contact database into
online network and expand FOI training to government record custodians.
$40,000 to Homeless Alliance for The
Curbside Chronicle, Oklahoma’s first
and only street newspaper.
size or format of the published information, but it must be legible.
In July 2014, the USPS revised PS
Form 3526, which now includes a page
for reporting electronic subscriptions.
A PDF version of PS Form 3526 that
can be filled out in Acrobat is available on
the OPA website at www.okpress.com/
postal-resources.
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Thank you, whistleblowers
The caller to The Oklahoman’s newsroom said he had a news tip.
He claimed to know someone, who
was related to someone, who worked
at a state children’s home in Tecumseh
and “there’s a bunch of employees taking care of only a few kids – it’s a big
waste of taxpayer’s money.”
I asked for his name. He declined to
provide it.
“How do you know this again?” I
asked.
He again said that a friend, who has
a relative working at the home, had told
him about it and “I don’t think it’s right.”
I thanked him for calling, and told
him that I wished he could trust me
with his name, but again he refused to
identify himself.
It was 2 p.m. in the afternoon in
1992 – late in the day to start working
on another daily story. An anonymous,
third-party tip is not very reliable, I reasoned. Probably not true, or as bad as
the caller claims.
But, what if it is true? What the heck
– I hurried to the car and headed for
Tecumseh.
AT THE TIME,
the Oklahoma Department of Human Services was lobbying
the Legislature for more funding.
Pulling up to the Central Oklahoma
Juvenile Treatment Center, I was greeted by a sign advising that no visitors
were allowed without an appointment
and no cameras or recording devices
were permitted.
I walked up to the gate with a camera
slung over my shoulder, holding a notebook and tape-recorder and advised the
guard that I was an Oklahoman reporter
and wanted to talk to “the director” of
the center.
He made a phone call and, to my surprise, within minutes I was interviewing
the director in his office.
Citing the state’s Open Records Act, I
asked to see records showing how many
employees worked at the center and
how many children were being housed
there. I also asked if the director would
give me a tour of the 143-acre campus
and its 23 or so buildings.
THE OKLAHOMAN’S PLAY STORY
the
next morning was headlined: “172 to 13
– Clients Outnumbered at DHS Youth
Center.”
The top of my story read:
“The Oklahoma Department of Human
Services has 172 full-time employees and
another 18 contracted professionals caring for only 13 teen-agers at the Central
Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment Center in
Tecumseh, The Oklahoman has learned.
“More employees in recent months
have been eating free – at state expense –
at the center’s fully staffed cafeteria than
residents, records show.
“In the last 12 months, the center has
had an average of 38 residents at a cost
to Oklahoma taxpayers of $168,838 per
child, records show. The center for emotionally disturbed teens can accommodate
76.
“In a surprise visit to the center, (a
reporter) found a number of employees
playing cards, working crossword puzzles,
reading books, watching television or sitting in small groups, visiting and laughing.
‘“It’s a little slow,’ remarked one
employee, who was reading a newspaper,
while nearby a lone teen-age resident
watched television. ‘It’s been quiet,’ said
another worker.
“A junior Olympic-size swimming pool,
with treated water at depths of up to
10-feet, was being heated and filtered,
but not used. High-powered lights in an
indoor gymnasium were burning, but the
facility was not in use.
“This is occurring while DHS officials
and some legislators have cried that the
mammoth multimillion dollar state agency is strapped for money … and said they
desperately need voters to approve a new
health care provider tax in November.”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONORED
the story as Oklahoma’s story of the
year – its 1992 sweepstakes winner. Voters soundly rejected the Health Care
Provider tax. The state center at Tecumseh was reorganized and continues
today, but now under the state Office of
Juvenile Affairs.
All because of an anonymous caller.
Thank God for whistleblowers.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
DEADLINE TO VOLUNTEER FOR CONTEST JUDGING
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October. Categories will be judged ONLINE and you will have a few weeks to complete it.
Please indicate which types of categories you are willing to judge by checking the appropriate
boxes on the form available at http://www.okpress.com/contestjudging. NCPA will use those
selections as a guideline when assigning categories to you. This is a great opportunity to gather
new ideas for your newspaper. We encourage all contest winners – as well as those who want to
contribute or find new ideas – to sign up to participate. For questions or more information, contact
Lisa Sutliff at 405-499-0026, 1-888-815-2672 or email [email protected].
OCTOBER 1-3, 2015
129TH NNA ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW
St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO
NNA’s 129th Annual Convention and Trade Show will address pressing business objectives of
community newspaper owners, publishers and senior staff with educational sessions and peer
sharing activities. For more information, visit nnaweb.org/convention.
OCTOBER 9, 2015
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followings. Advertisers need to collect data about their customers. Promotions that you create can
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driving results for your advertisers. To register, visit www.inlandpress.biz.
OCTOBER 15, 2015
ADVERTISING WORKSHOP: GET SMART ON SELLING
Cost: $35 for staff of OPA member newspapers, $65 non-member
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Presented by Karan Ediger of The Edmond Sun. Learn the basics of researching prospective clients
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will cover the elements of becoming a great salesperson so you can hit the ground selling. Staff
who can benefit from this seminar are advertising representatives who were hired in the last six
months, other staff members who have started selling ads, or ad reps who want to find new sales
techniques.
For more information on upcoming events, visit the OPA website at www.OkPress.com or contact
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Susan Ellerbach wins Pinnacle Award
Susan Ellerbach, executive editor of
the Tulsa World, is among the winners
of the first Women of the Year-Pinnacle
Awards.
The award honors women whose
lives and work help to empower women
through community services and advocacy for women’s rights.
Ellerbach became executive editor
of the Tulsa World in November 2014,
following the retirement of Joe Worley.
She joined the World in 1985, starting
out as a business reporter and rising to
business editor in 1988.
Ellerbach served as state editor and
Sunday editor before becoming the
paper’s managing editor in 1995.
The award is the result of a partnership between awards given by the
YWCA Tulsa and the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women.
“The new award and event simply
and eloquently take the best of both
organizations’ past initiatives and blend
them together in a powerful way that
celebrates the importance of women in
Tulsa, while highlighting the current
and future needs in our community,”
said Vanessa Finley, CEO of YWCA
Tulsa.
Other winners of the Women of the
Year-Pinnacle Awards are retired educator Shirley Ballard Nero; Tulsa Community College vice president for student
affairs Jan Clayton; former State Sen.
Judy Eason McIntyre; Janice Edmiston,
director of foundation at the OSU Medical Center; executive director of the
Surayya Anne Foundation Allison Leigh
Moore; Tracey Lyall, executive director of DVIS; Tulsa Public School board
member Suzanne Schreiber; Tulsa
School for Arts and Science teacher
Ellen Stackable and Carlisha Williams,
executive director of Women Empowering Nations.
The awards ceremony will be Feb.
5, 2016, at the Cox Business Center in
Tulsa.
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2015
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professional incomes than in large cities. And for newspapers, the newsrooms
will suffer. Today editors can schedule
their time to cover important stories as
needed and have the flexibility to take
time off when family and personal needs
demand. Under this proposal, unless the
company had the unusual ability to meet
the new thresholds, this flexibility would
be gone,” Edgecombe said. “Members
tell the effect on our industry would be
huge.”
NNA told DOL: “NNA supports an
appropriate adjustment of the exempt
worker salary threshold. But escalating the threshold salary beyond a small
business’s capacity to pay salaried professional workers means our industry
and others would experience a dramatic
loss of professional staff. Whether a
newspaper’s professionals wish to be on
the hourly clock or not, the newspaper’s
inability to achieve a high threshold salary for them means these workers will
lose status, control over their time and
the ability to cover the news in the manner their professional judgment compels
them to do.”
The Labor Department has not
increased the threshold for exempt
workers since 2004. It began its deliberation over a change when President
Obama ordered the agency in 2014 to
consider whether the salary basis was
too low.
“It is remarkable for an agency to do
nothing for a decade and then expect
businesses to somehow catch up to an
adjustment in a single year,” Edgecombe
said. “The agency has approached the
issue without considering the limited
abilities of small businesses to absorb
radical changes over a short period.
For newspapers, NNA’s surveys indicate
there would be job losses and unfortunate curtailment of some news coverage
so businesses could comply with the
new rule. We cannot imagine that is
what the agency really wants. We are
hoping reason will prevail.”
NNA has also joined with Partnership
to Protect Workplace Opportunities in
its comments, which similarly urged
DOL to take a more reasoned approach
to the increases.
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NNA wants to slow down overtime rule hike
The National Newspaper Association
called on the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL) to scale back its aggressive push
to raise salary thresholds for exempt
workers under the Fair Labor Standards
Act.
DOL has said it wants to more than
double in a single year the salary basis
by which professional, creative and
administrative white collar workers are
qualified as exempt.
NNA President John Edgecombe Jr.,
publisher of The Nebraska Signal in
Geneva, Neb., said NNA newspapers
had expressed alarm at DOL’s surprisingly steep increase.
Though many companies agreed
that it was time to adjust the salary
basis, Edgecombe said, they thought the
expectation for companies to increase
the base from $23,660 to more than
$50,440 a year – a 113 percent increase
in one leap – was a threat to many community newspapers’ viability.
“This proposal would be a particular
problem for rural and small town newspapers, where local economies dictate
different expectations for middle-class
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Robby Trammell, President
The Oklahoman
Dayva Spitzer, Vice President
Sayre Record &
Beckham County Democrat
Rod Serfoss, Treasurer
Clinton Daily News
Mark Thomas,
Executive Vice President,
Oklahoma City
OPA DIRECTORS
Jeff Funk, Past President
Enid News & Eagle
Brian Blansett, Tri-County Herald
Ted Streuli, The Journal Record
Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune
Mike Strain, Tulsa World
John Denny Montgomery,
The Purcell Register
Mark Millsap,
The Norman Transcript
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Collins joins OU publications board
Enid News &
Eagle Executive
Editor Rob Collins
will serve a threeyear term on the
Publications Board
of the University of
Oklahoma.
His term officially began with the
fall 2015 semester and runs through
summer session 2018.
Following Rusty Ferguson’s term,
Collins fills the board vacancy as the
Oklahoma Press Association’s representative.
A 1993 journalism graduate of the
University of Oklahoma, Collins has
maintained ties to his alma mater and
taught writing as an adjunct instructor
of journalism at OU from 1998 to 2012.
New editor at Norman Transcript
Caleb Slinkard has been named as
editor of The Norman Transcript.
Slinkard previously served as editor
of the Herald-Banner and Commerce
Journal in Greenville, Texas.
A Texas A&M University-Commerce
graduate, Slinkard majored in journal-
ism and minored in political science.
While at school, he served as editor of
the student newspaper, the East Texan.
The Norman Transcript and HeraldBanner and Commerce Journal are both
owned by Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Oklahoma Weekly Group adds mobile editor
Steven James recently joined the
Oklahoma Weekly Group as mobile editor.
James will be based in Sand Springs,
but will work for the Oklahoma Weekly
Group’s sister newspapers in Broken
Arrow, Coweta, Owasso, Skiatook and
Wagoner whenever additional copy is
needed or an editor is away from the
office.
A graduate of the University of Tulsa,
James wrote movie reviews and humor
columns for the student newspaper, The
Collegian.
He has worked at a variety of subur-
ban newspapers over the last 25 years,
including multiple stints at the Sapulpa
Daily Herald and Broken Arrow Ledger.
James returns to the OWG after serving as Jenks editor for the South County
Leader, which ceased publication last
year.
“I’m excited to come home to a
newspaper group for which I’ve worked
before and am looking forward to getting to know my new coworkers and
administration,” James said.
The Oklahoma Weekly Group is a
division of BH Media Group of Omaha,
Neb.
Former Duncan publisher joins United Way
Ed Darling, recently retired editor
and publisher of The Duncan Banner,
has been named executive director of
the United Way of Stephens County.
Over the past four decades, Darling
has been publisher of eight newspapers
in Oklahoma, Alabama and Mississippi.
Doug Volinski, chief financial officer
at Duncan Regional Hospital and president of the United Way board of directors, said Darling has been a long-time
supporter of the United Way and has
served as president of the board and
campaign chairman.
“His experience should add strength
to our organization,” Volinski said.
Darling succeeds Tara McGovern,
who resigned in June.
“I have a great deal of respect for the
United Way,” said Darling. “My hope is
we can continue the impressive legacy
and perhaps even expand on our abilities to make a difference in the lives of
many.”
Scott Carter joins American Civil Liberties Union
M. Scott Carter has joined the staff
of the American Civil Liberties Union of
Oklahoma in a new position of director
of investigative communications.
Carter will support the ACLU’s work
in courthouses and the state capitol by
telling untold stories about the state of
civil liberties in Oklahoma.
Carter previously worked as an investigative reporter for Oklahoma Watch.
Prior to that, he was Capitol Bureau
Chief for The Journal Record.
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Carter earned a master’s degree
in 2014 from OU’s Gaylord College of
Journalism and Mass Communication.
Ada names
Amy Johns
as publisher
OU Daily a finalist for Pacemaker Awards
For the first time ever, The Oklahoma
Daily is a double finalist for the Pacemaker, an award that has been called
the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism.
Online Pacemaker Finalists were
announced in the spring. Newspaper
Pacemaker Finalists were announced
Sept. 2. Pacemaker winners -- both
online and print -- will be announced at
the National College Media Convention
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Austin.
The Pacemaker is awarded annually
by the Associated Collegiate Press.
The Daily last won an Online Pacemaker in 2009; the paper’s last Newspaper Pacemaker was in 2004.
The only other double finalist this
year is the Minnesota Daily.
Other print finalists in the Daily’s size
category are: The Crimson White (Alabama); The Daily Bruin (UCLA); Indiana Daily Student; The Daily News (Ball
State); and The Daily Tar Heel (UNC).
Other online finalists in the Daily’s
category are The Daily Wildcat (Arizona), UATRAV.COM (Arkansas), Daily
Trojan (USC), Golden Gate Xpress (San
Francisco State), El Don (Santa Ana,
Calif., College), and the Kansas State
Collegian.
The Daily is also a finalist for seven
Organizational Pinnacle Awards and
six Individual Pinnacle Awards from
the College Media Association. Those
awards also will be announced in October at the National College Media Convention.
Day named editor of Examiner-Enterprise
Amy Johns has been appointed
as publisher of The Ada News.
Johns, publisher of the McAlester News-Capital, succeeds Loné
Beasley, who is leaving the position
after 16 years to become senior
media relations officer for the
Chickasaw Nation, headquartered
in Ada.
“It has been my great privilege
to serve as publisher of The Ada
News for all these years,” said Beasley. “While there have been many
industry changes in that time, the
core purpose remains timeless.
Newspapers and, by extension,
their websites, are still the protectors of our democracy.”
Johns has been publisher of
the McAlester News-Capital since
2008. She will serve as publisher
for both the News-Capital and The
Ada News. Both papers are owned
by Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., of Montgomery, Ala.
“As a graduate of East Central
University, I know Ada is a wonderful community,” said Johns. “I look
forward to continuing the great
work the Ada News has provided
to the community for generations.”
Johns joined CNHI in 2000 as an
advertising executive. Prior to that,
she had a career in radio broadcasting in Baton Rouge, La.
“Amy has done an excellent job
in McAlester,” said Steve McPhaul,
CNHI’s chief operating officer. “We
are delighted she will be taking on
the additional responsibility as publisher in Ada.”
Chris Day has been named editor of
the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.
Day also will serve as editor of the
Pawhuska Journal-Capital.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to bring someone of Chris’ ability to
the E-E,” said Gatehouse Media Senior
Group Publisher Matt Guthrie. “His
experience will make a big difference on
how we cover the news.”
Day previously served as managing
editor at the Stillwater News Press. He
also was sports editor and associate editor during the six-year he spent there.
He has worked as a reporter, copy
editor and managing editor at newspapers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Kansas and Texas during his career.
The 1980 graduate of Oklahoma State
University said the Examiner-Enterprise
will deliver information on multiple platforms including the newspaper, its website and social media.
“Readers can expect the E-E to deliver accuracy and fairness,” Day said.
“The newspaper also will reflect the
community and be an independent voice
and catalyst for improvement.”
Ada News changes method of delivery
Starting Oct. 1, The Ada News will be
delivered via the U.S. Postal Service.
“Our company knows how valuable
local news is to Ada, and it is our commitment to our readers and advertisers
to provide them with the best product
possible,” said Loné Beasley, publisher
of The Ada News.
In addition to switching to mail delivery, The Ada News is also changing its
publication days to Tuesday through
Saturday to ensure same-day delivery
service. The new Ada News weekender
edition was introduced on Sept. 5.
“The Weekender will carry all of the
latest features and pictures and also
serve as a planner for weekend activities
and upcoming events in the Ada area,”
Beasley said. “All of the latest sports
coverage of area contests on weekends
will be posted online immediately and
reported on in-depth in Tuesday editions. Breaking news and updates will be
posted as they happen to our website at
www.theadanews.com.”
The Ada News is owned by CNHI,
which owns and publishes weekly and
daily newspapers in 23 states.
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State newspapers switching to digital affidavits
News Roots
by Steve Booher
[email protected]
Stubborn. Opinionated. Allergic to
change. Not you... me.
It took me years to develop all those
traits. I earned my reputation and when
something worked at my paper, no one
was going to convince me that doing
something differently might make my
job easier.
That may have been my attitude,
but little by little I crept into the 21st
century. Credit some really creative coworkers, who drug me along for the ride
when it came to technology.
I mention all the above to explain how
surprised I’ve been at the way Oklahoma
newspapers have accepted the change
to digital preparation of affidavits of
publication. I suppose I expected more
push-back. After all, telling a publisher
he or she is going to have to change the
way they’ve done something for 20, 30
or 40 years – correctly – seemed pretty
daunting to me.
As a matter of fact, nearly every paper
I’ve visited over the past two months has
either made the switch to digital affidavits or has already considered it.
Those who haven’t made the change
from cutting out legal notices with a pair
of scissors and then gluing them to affidavits, seem anxious to learn a method
that not only takes less time but doesn’t
require the skill of a trained Christmas
package wrapper at Macy’s. Yes, I’m
referring to those creative folds upon
folds to get 80-inch long legal notices to
fit on a single affidavit page.
OKLAHOMA CORPORATION
COMMISSION REQUIREMENT
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission now requires its clients to file affidavits of publication in a format that is
prepared for optical imaging or digital
processing.
They still want public notices to
appear in newspapers, which is a reassuring validation of how well Oklahoma
newspapers reach the public; they just
want the Commission’s scanners to be
able to more accurately delineate letters
and numbers when the affidavits are prepared for Commission hearings.
That’s a reasonable request and one
that’s not too difficult to achieve. It simply requires that a digital copy of the
legal notice be printed on an 8 1/2” X 11”
sheet of white paper. Additional pages,
numbered and submitted in order, may
be used for those longer notices.
Why the white paper? Well, it’s easier
for the scanners to recognize letters and
numbers on white paper, as opposed
to colored paper. We all know what
happens when using colored paper on
a copy machine. Apparently scanners
have the same aversion to anything not
black on white.
As much as they’d like to, not all
newspapers in Oklahoma receive Corporation Commission legal notices. I
still recommend that newspapers move
to digital affidavits for all legal notices.
Once you’ve mastered the concept, I
believe you’ll find it takes less time than
cutting newsprint, gluing it and folding it
onto an affidavit.
AFFIDAVIT PREPARATION GUIDE
Thanks to OPA’s Jennifer Gilliland, I
carry around with me from newspaper
to newspaper a colorful “Affidavit Preparation Guide” that can be left with the
person responsible for preparing them
for mailing.
It’s a single 8 1/2” X 11” sheet that
can be posted next to that person’s computer for easy reference. It also contains
valuable information about signatures
on the affidavits and why it’s important
that the person attesting to the accuracy
of the affidavit (editor, publisher or an
authorized agent) be identified in the
text.
In addition, the guide also deals with
the importance of being cautious about
requests to not attach legal notices to
affidavits. Remember, as the person
responsible for an accurate affidavit,
you (editor, publisher, authorized agent)
should attach the notices. I believe the
newspaper’s notary public should also
be hesitant to sign off on a blank affidavit.
I’m on the road again this week, delivering not only the Affidavit Preparation
Guide, but also numerous other OPA
publications designed to help your newspaper operate as efficiently as possible.
ON THE POSTAL FRONT
Don’t forget to file your Statement of
Ownership (Form 3526) at your local
post office by Oct. 1. Papers with electronic subscriptions will find that the
new form includes a page for reporting
those subscribers.
USPS uses the information to determine whether or not your newspaper
meets the standards for Periodicals class
rates and privileges.
Just as important is to remember to
include the statement in your newspaper
no later than Oct. 10 if you publish more
than once a week, and no later than Oct.
31 if you’re a weekly.
In his column Postal Tips, appearing
in the September issue of the Publishers’ Auxiliary, postal guru Max Heath
writes that postage rates may actually
decrease sometime around April, 2016.
Knowing how dangerous those kinds
AFFIDAVIT
PREPARATION GUIDE
An affidavit of publication is normally required by
government and other bodies to verify that a legal notice
was published and have proof of that publication.
DIGITAL COPY OF NOTICE
For decades legal notices were cut from the newspaper and pasted onto affidavits, but
times have changed. Today it is recommended that a digital copy of the legal notice be
placed on the blank space of your Proof of Publication form, or attached as a separate
piece of paper.
In the near future, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will no longer accept legal
notices cut from the newspaper and pasted on the affidavit. New rules require a digital
copy of the notice be printed on an 8 1/2x11 sheet of paper. Additional pages, numbered
and submitted in order, may be used for longer notices.
PLEASE POST
THIS GUIDE AS A
QUICK REFERENCE
FOR THOSE PREPARING
LEGAL NOTICE PROOFS
OF PUBLICATION.
This information is designed
to provide newspapers with
the information to submit an
accurate proof of publication
to the requesting parties.
The OCC’s change is due in part to the difficulty of scanners trying to identify type on
newsprint as well as on colored paper. A white sheet of paper, which is more easily
reocnigzed by scanners, will be required.
SIGNATURES
The Oklahoma Press Association recommends that signatures on all proofs of publication
should be original and that stamped signatures should be avoided.
If a stamp is used to a signature it should be placed on the affidavit by the affiant, or
at the affiant’s direction, and only in the presence of a notary at the time the signature
stamp is used.
IDENTIFICATION
When the proof of publication is prepared, the name of the person who is responsible
for the affidavit must be identified in the text. This person may be the Editor, Publisher
or an authorized agent of the newspaper.
This person is swearing upon oath that the publication is a “legal newspaper” as defined
in 25 O.S. § 106 and that the attached legal notice is a “true and correct copy of what was
published” in the consecutive issues of the newspaper on the required dates.
Not identifying the name of the Editor, Publisher or Authorized Agent leaves doubt as
to who is swearing to the accuracy of the legal notice.
SIGNED FORMS WITHOUT NOTICES
Newspapers should be very cautious with requests to submit signed affidavits of publication,
but NOT ATTACH the legal notice. Because the Editor, Publisher or an authorized agent
of the newspaper is responsible for an accurate affidavit, only the newspaper should
attach notices to the affidavit.
FEE FOR MULTIPLE AFFIDAVITS
For more detailed clarification
concerning proofs of publication
and how to count legal notices,
please refer to the Oklahoma Press
Association LEGAL NOTICE GUIDE.
The book is available
to download in PDF format at
www.okpress.com/legal-notice-guide.
OKLAHOMA
PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 499-0020
1-888-815-2672 (in Okla.)
www.OkPress.com
Newspapers are allowed to charge a fee for a request for multiple affidavits of
publication. Whether to charge an appropriate fee for multiple proofs of publication should
be determined by newspaper policy.
of predictions can be, Heath admits that
“this is another murky time for projections.” However, even a “murky” prediction by an expert like Heath provides a
pick-me-up to the industry.
The devil’s in the details, of course,
with a lot depending on the Postal Rate
Commission’s standoff with the USPS,
which objects to any rate decrease. Keep
your fingers crossed.
By the way, I’ve run into several
newspapers around the state that still
use sacks instead of those white tubs.
Heath reports that use of the tubs “is an
essential step” in better delivery.
Another by the way: Tracking of
newspapers through the epubwatch
website of USPS is no longer available.
That’s because of a cyber-intrusion in
2014, according to Heath. He also suggests not using USPS Form 3721 –
known as Publication Watch – calling it
unsatisfactory.
“The only available tracking is via
Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb),” he said.
However, that’s not possible with
bundles of newspapers, which can’t go
through the machine process. USPS
plans to test a new method, reports
Heath, but pilot testing is about a month
away.
I’ve run across a few newspapers that
haven’t invested in mailing software, for
obvious reasons, primarily the cost. Yes,
it can be expensive, but once absorbed,
that initial cost reverts to an annual fee
that’s a little less costly.
Mail preparation is vital to timely
delivery of newspapers and with the
seemingly constant changes being
implemented by USPS that affect that
delivery, it’s virtually impossible to keep
up without good software.
Lose enough subscribers due to late
delivery – your fault or not – and the cost
for software suddenly becomes acceptable.
That’s all for this month, see you all
down the road.
(Note: My journey from newspaper to newspaper in
Oklahoma continues and I hope to visit your publication soon. I’m available to help with public notice or
postal problems, as well as general questions about
the newspaper industry. In addition, I’d love to hear
about the things that make your newspaper unique to
the industry. Call me at (580) 603-1965, or notify me
at [email protected]).
Comanche County Times moves to new office
The Comanche County Chronicle
held a grand opening and ribbon cutting
ceremony at the company’s new Elgin
office on Aug. 15.
The new office is located at 7602 US
Highway 277, Suite A, just west of downtown Elgin. The weekly newspaper is
owned by Hilliary Communications.
Those attending the grand opening
enjoyed free food and a bounce castle
for kids.
The Hilliary companies began in
Medicine Park in the 1950s when Alice
Jo and Junior Hilliary opened a laundry,
provided rentals and owned the general
store, propane company and Hilliary
Farms. In 1958, they purchased the telephone company.
Doug Hilliary, one of Alice Jo’s and
Junior’s sons, still works with the company and is chairman of the board.
Grandsons Cody, Dustin, Eddie and
Mike, along with granddaughter Dacia,
also work in the family business.
In 1979, Medicine Park Telephone
branched out into cable television. In
the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company began providing Internet services.
Today, Hilliary Communications provides wireless Internet service to more
than 5,000 homes. In 2010, the Hilliarys began Wichita Security Systems.
In addition, the family still owns more
than 3,000 acres of farmland.
The company will begin offering 100
megabits per second Internet service to
many customers in the area later this
year.
“We live in the communities,” said
Eddie Hilliary. “We live in Elgin, in
Medicine Park, in the Fletcher area.
We have employees who live in Cyril,
Sterling, Cement, Apache. They’re our
communities, and we want to see them
grow and strive.”
The Hilliarys bought the Chronicle in
May when it went on sale following the
deaths of former owners and publishers
John and Tinker Hruby last October.
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Blackwell Journal-Tribune in new location
The Blackwell Journal-Tribune
recently moved to a new location at 523
S. Main Street.
After months of looking for a new
office, the four-person team moved into
the new location.
The office is staffed by General Manager Tina Anderson, receptionist/bookkeeper Kris Wayman, news reporter/
photographer Charles Gerian, and Pearl
Austin in distribution
The newspaper had been located at
113 E. Blackwell for more than 70 years
before moving to its new location.
“We’re more than excited to be back
in business at our new location,” Anderson said. “While we will miss our longtime home on East Blackwell, this move
will not only be good for us, but good for
the paper itself.”
Anderson, who has worked at the
Journal-Tribune for almost nine years,
said several changes are being implemented to produce a more community
focused, people driven experience. The
newspaper recently launched a Facebook page at facebook.com/BlackwellJournalTribune.
A donation to the
Oklahoma Newspaper
Foundation will support
its efforts to improve the
state’s newspaper industry
The Blackwell Journal-Tribune is
owned by American Hometown Publishing Group.
and quality of journalism.
ONF’s programs include
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DEATHS
GAYLORD D. SHAW,
a Pulitzer Prize
winner and Oklahoma journalist, died
Sept. 6, 2015, at his home in Duncan. He
was 73.
Shaw was born on July 22, 1942, in El
Reno. He began his newspaper career at
the age of 13 as a sports reporter for the
El Reno American.
Throughout his time in the newspaper business, Shaw worked as a police
reporter at The Lawton Constitution and
as an overnight editor and statehouse
correspondent for the Oklahoma Associated Press. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he served several
different roles at the Washington Associ-
ated Press before moving on to Denver
and Dallas. Eventually he moved back to
Washington where he was named chief
of Newsday’s Washington bureau.
As the White House Correspondent
for the Associated Press, Shaw covered
Richard Nixon during the Watergate Era
and Gerald Ford’s presidency until 1975,
as well being the principal reporter in
the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and
execution of Timothy McVeigh.
Shaw won a number of awards,
including the 1978 Pulitzer and 1997
Pulitzer, which he shared with several
other Newsday reporters, the National
Press Club’s Washington Correspon-
scholarship and internship
programs for journalism
dence award and the Merriman Smith/
White House Correspondents Association Award for reporting on the President. In 1999, he was inducted into the
Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
He retired and returned to Oklahoma
in 2002, settling in his wife Judy’s hometown of Duncan.
He is also survived by his three children, Randy and his wife Donna of
Ramona, Calif.; Kristi Clark and her husband Rick of Richardson, Texas; Kelly
Martin and her husband Casey of Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
In Memory of Our Friends & Colleagues
Cecile D. Richards
August 22, 2014
Matt Lane
August 22, 2014
Anita Sue Cooper
Sept. 10, 2014
Janis Elaine Fairbanks Burton
Sept. 26, 2014
Billy Gordon Foster
Sept. 30, 2014
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Education efforts.
ONF relies on donations
and memorial contributions
to fund these programs.
If you would like to make
a donation, please send a
check to:
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NEWSPAPER
FOUNDATION
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10
Best apps for photo editing on phone
The Word
Clark’s Critique
by Terry Clark
Journalism Professor,
University of Central Oklahoma,
[email protected]
It’s been a long way, and time, from
when Steve Booher and I walked the
football sidelines at Ringling, me with a
heavy battery hanging from my shoulder for my flash, trying to get good
photos on Tri-X film.
Think about how digital photography,
in fact digital everything, has changed
our business, and lives, saving time and
making them better and easier.
I’m wondering if the next step is
almost here, or already is. Translated
– how many of you are using ‘smart’
phones for photography? How long will
it be before they dominate, especially for
small newspapers?
The quality of such photography is
no longer an issue as technology has
improved to equal that of many ‘SLRs.’
The only exception may well be action
sports photography, but as fast as
change is happening, I wonder if phones
may dominate there also, for most publications.
What started this train of thought
is an innovative class being taught by
my UCO colleague Mark Zimmerman,
“Smart Phone Photography.” Zimmerman, a graduate of the Bill and Barb Walter school of journalism at Hennessey,
has discovered a new world of apps that
take the phone to new possibilities for
journalism, that equal the performance
of traditional cameras. Many are free.
The enthusiast will buy more.
True, much of the class sounds like
basic photography, talking about composition and lighting, but it goes much
further. Here’s a list of what his class
is covering: photo composition, photo
lighting, action photography, low light
photography, camera apps, editing apps,
advanced editing apps, video, storytelling, advanced techniques, video editing,
live recording.
Here are some of his favorite apps
he is having the students use. He says
they are worth it for anyone serious
about editing images with their phone.
There are plenty more, but these are my
favorite so far.
• For editing, I am really happy with
Snapseed (free) – It is put out by
Google and gives me a better control of adjustments than the built
in camera/photos app – https://
itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8
• Rookie Cam gives you full white bal-
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will be in Beaver Monday,
August 31, 2015 at 2 p.m. at
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Republicans take care of big
money for big money takes
care of them. — 1931
I have not aligned myself
with any party. I am just sitting tight waiting for an attractive offer. — 1923
I generally give the party in
power, whether Republican or
Democrat, the more digs because they are generally doing the country more damage,
. . . the party in power is drawing a salary to be knocked. —
1924
I hope some of the men who
get the most votes will be
elected. — 1924 Will Rogers
***
The question of the Beaver
Dunes Lake will come before
the Beaver Town Board
Thursday, September 10, 2015
after the meeting begins at 6
p.m.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Department next spring with bass
fish and later on catfish. The
Oklahoma Wildlife folks said
they are committed to putting
fish back in the lake.
I hope the Town Board will
consider allowing trout fishing
during the winter months.
Trout eat insects that are located in the lake it self according to wildlife officials and they
are used to eating a fish pellet. If you want the trout to
grow a little, one might have
to put the fish feeder back in
the lake.
I do not know if the Town
Board wants to allow fishing
at the lake at no charge or allow folks who want to fish
charge a fee.
Hopefully this will be
desided one way or another
during September. That way
we can move on.
***
I have been in touch with
Wildlife Department helping
us with “How to Manage
Beaver Dunes Lake 101”.
***
I really believe there are
businesses and people who
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down in Boll Weevil territory.
Photo by Leslie Nation
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ance control, a camera level, a grid,
timelapse and exposure control. It
is free (with some in app purchases) – https://itunes.apple.com/us/
app/rookie-cam-photo-editor-filter/
id799406905?mt=8
Camera +- $2.99 -- Shutter Speed
Controls, white balance, ISO, manual
focus and other features. By far one
of my favorite apps and worth the
price – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/camera+/id329670577?mt=8
PhotoGenie4 – $2.99. One of my
favorite apps for editing. Although
not free, so far this app is as close
as it gets for editing in Photoshop
– https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/
photogene-4/id363448251?mt=8
From what I understand, Adobe will
be releasing a new Photoshop app
for the IOS next month – http://
www.cnet.com/news/with-projectrigel-adobe-hopes-to-bring-photoshop-to-the-mobile-masses/
Oh, for his detailed weekly assignments students take at least 100 photos
of each area, cull them down to a dozen
and post them on Tumblr hashtagged
#ucosmartphone, so the class can see.
If you’re interested, here’s the link to
the class syllabus: http://www.uco.
edu/la/masscomm/files/Syllabi%20
PDF/Fall2015/Batch%2007/Zimmerman_18312_SmartphonePhoto.pdf
I need to take this class.
Thursday,
August 27, 2015
Hooker, Oklahoma
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
Beaver, OK 73932
In a special ceremony on
August 18 TCEC celebrated
the groundbreaking of its one
megawatt community solar
array located at its headquarters in Hooker, which will be
the first of its kind in Oklahoma.
The State of Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Michael Teague made
some remarks about the
project, saying, “This is abso-
lutely the right next step for
our state.”
Later on in his remarks,
Teague said it takes leadership
to change and TCEC is showing that leadership. “If we
don’t continue to innovate, if
we don’t continue to change,
we kinda we get run over,”
Teague said.
TCEC Chief Operating Officer Zac Perkins also spoke
during the ceremony. Perkins
said 68 percent of TCEC’s
membership was interested in
renewable energy products on
the cooperative’s 2015 survey.
“We wanted to do this the
right way and find the right
partner and I think we found
that with Today’s Power,
Inc.”
Michael Henderson, president of Today’s Power, Inc.,
and developer of the project
also made some remarks dur-
ing the ceremony.
“One of the unique characteristics that we really like
about this is that it’s a lowvoltage system so you don’t
have to worry about electrocution,” Henderson said. “This
is a safer product and we’re
all about safety. The other
thing we like about it is we get
about 20 percent more energy
out of a panel than anyone else
does. The reason we’re able
to do that is because the reflector panel on this system
reflects sunlight back onto the
solar panel and turbocharges
that panel…The other thing is
that most solar arrays take up
a larger footprint. TCEC takes
up about 40 percent less of a
footprint so we’re good stewards of the land.”
Some quick facts about
TCEC Community Solar of
(See SOLAR, Back Page)
Lake donations are increasing;
Park sees many visitors in July
CHAMPS!- The BHS softball team
celebrates Saturday after winning the
Panhandle Shootout on Saturday.
See complete coverage on page 6.
Fair activites to begin on Sept. 10
Dates and events for the
2015 Beaver County Free Fair
have been announced.
This year’s fair will run from
Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept.
20 with the cowboy church
service and the Oklahoma
high school rodeo. Most events
will take place at the Beaver
County Fairgrounds.
Here’s a look at the sched-
ule of events:
Thursday, Sept. 10
Exhibits not pre-entered
taken in all departments except livestock, 3 to 7 p.m.
Commercial exhibitors set up
in commercial building, noon
to 8 p.m.
Quality of standards judging
contest (4-H), 4 to 7 p.m.
Skill-a-thon contests (4-H),
4 to 7 p.m. (Foods and cooking, sewing and clothing, interior design and housing)
Friday, Sept. 11
All entries judged except
livestock, 9 a.m.
Commercial exhibitors must
be set up, 2 p.m.
Commercial and exhibit
buildings open, 2 to 7 p.m.
(See FAIR, Back Page)
Phone
BROWN REAL ESTATE
and AUCTION, Inc.
Don Brown 580-527-1960
David Brown 580-527-1033
Devin Brown 580-571-4617
FAX
580-625-3241
Postal
The month of July was, once again, busy for the staff at the
Beaver Dunes Park, according to manager Heath Noyes. He
noted the staff has spent a lot of time on maintenance and
beautification of the park as well as working on restrooms.
Thanks to good recent rainfall, the lake level has been on the
rise but remains about four feet short.
“The rain has been nice and kept us from experiencing the
usual effects of late summer in the panhandle,” Noyes said. “I
want to thank Joe Lansden, who has been a real champion for
the lake efforts. He is passionate about it and it shows!
“We at the park had kind of hit a brick wall with the state to
get it stocked with fish. Joe got involved and now we have fish
in the lake. He has also used the newspaper to help get the
word out about donations for the lake and is helping to get
more baitfish in the lake. Thanks Joe! You are a true friend to
the park.”
Noyes said not as many people visited the lake last month as
he had hoped but visitors did come in from Arizona, California,
Ohio, South Carolina and Florida.
“We are always happy to have them, and I always try to
point out the features of our park when I get a chance to speak
to them with a handful of sand plums or wild grapes. I hope
that is something that will set us apart from other stops on their
travels.”
The farmer’s market at the park continues on Saturday mornings. Noyes said turnouts have been good.
“Most people have come out to enjoy the jams, jellies and
baked goods that are there every Saturday. And now that gardens in the area are beginning to produce we have been seeing
some really good fruits and vegetables. If you haven’t been
out to visit you really should! It’s every Saturday morning from
8 a.m. to noon.”
If you are interested in making a donation to the lake, please
contact City Hall at 625-3331 or call me at the office at 6253373.
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Oologah Lake Leader, Pawhuska JournalCapital and the Okarche Chieftan.
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Lots of energy in Oklahoma journalism these days. Pardon the pun, but you
don’t have to look far to get ideas.
• The state’s first solar array is under
construction near Hooker in the
Panhandle, by the electric co-op.
Guymon Daily Herald, and The Beaver Herald-Democrat covered the
story, and The Hooker Advance covered the co-op’s improvements.
• Wind turbines are increasing controversy. Harper County Leader
headlined Perri Davis’s article,
“The Trouble with Wind Turbines.”
Pawhuska Journal-Capital’s Mike
Erwin reports on the feds joining
the Osage in fighting another wind
farm.
• Oil, gas and gasoline angles, besides
continued earthquake and fracking
stories, increase. Roger Pugh of
The Okarche Chieftain writes about
complaints and accidents because
of increased truck traffic on rural
roads. Michelle Charles at the Stillwater News Press, reports on oil and
gas decline hurting the city budget.
The Seminole Producer headlined,
“Pain at the Pump Beginning to
Ease.”
Among stories on education, the first
one should grab your attention. In your
area?:
• The Ardmoreite, Michael Pineda,
under “Armed for protection,” on
school administrators taking concealed carry training so they can
carry guns at work.
• The Lincoln County News, Liz Golliver reports on county school districts
feeling the pinch of state teacher
shortage, which will get worse.
• The Shawnee News-Star, Sophia Stanley writes on emergency certificates
being issued to meet the shortage.
• Perry Daily Journal, Dana Hill writes
about new state law supporting Perry’s ban on tobacco on all school
property, vehicles and events. Does
that also mean outdoor football
games?
• Clinton Daily News story on a church
and others providing free shoes to
all students at a school. Poverty in
Oklahoma? Yep.
Rural hospitals:
• Bristow News reprinted Frontier’s
Ziva Branstetter and Cary Aspenwall’s story on the Jenks hospital in
trouble on insurance.
• The Journal Record, Brian Brus’
Continued on Page 11
Clark’s Critique Continued from Page 10
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A5: Living
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The Cleveland High School football
cheerleaders caught a ride on a firetruck
(driven by firefighter Jamie Palkovich)
as they made their way around the
track at Saturday’s community pep
rally sponsored by The Mayberry Foundation. The first football game is Thursday, here, with archrival Homny Bucks.
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End of the road
Highway patrol officers mark the location of a motorcycle on northbound US 169 between Oologah and Talala.
Tyler Rodgers, 18, of Talala, died in the crash Sunday evening.
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Complaints about abandoned properties and their
overgrown yards have been
more abundant this year. With
rain returning after so much
drought, everything is growing, well, like weeds!
In Cleveland, complaints
to the city manger’s office
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An investigation follows, with
officers looking into the ownership of a property. Then, an
abatement process follows:.
If a property is found to be
in non-compliance with city
ordinances, the code-enforcement officer posts a notice
on the property and sends the
same notice to the last known
owner of the property. The
owner then has 10 days to reply, offering either a remedy Likely abandoned, this is one of a number of properties local authorities are attempting to get cleaned up.
for the problem or asking for
a hearing.
system, the City may not get
grown property, the cost is property.
Chief Stout said if no reThe last known owner’s in- reimbursed for the expenses
an average of $300. He said
sponse has been given after
the City does not have the re- formation is derived from the incurred. Meaning, a property
the 10-day reaction time, then
sources to mow these abated Pawnee County property tax could possibily be “dormant”
the police department has the
properties and has to out- registration system. However, for 20, sometimes 30 years
authority to go onto the propChief Stout said a property without the City ever seeing
source the work.
erty and contract whoever is
The bill for mowing is then owner can pay their yearly any return or payments on the
needed to do the necessary
sent to the last known prop- property taxes without hav- lien.
work.
Chief Stout said non-comerty owner with a 30- day pe- ing to pay off a lien placed on
In most cases this means
riod to pay the bill. If the bill their property. So, unless the pliance notices can be placed
mowing the property. Chief
has not been paid after the 30- property is sold and the title after grass or weeds become
Stout said for CPD to contract
day period, ordinances allow has to be brought up to date over 12 inches tall or if there
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TULSA — Federal officials
acting on behalf of the Osage
Nation are attempting to halt
the development of Osage
County’s second wind energy
project.
In a lawsuit filed Aug. 17,
the U.S. Attorney’s office
seeks to prevent developers of
the Mustang Run Wind Project, a proposed 136-megawatt facility proposed west
of Pawhuska. The 68-turbine
CHEER DELIVERY.
Thanks to the sponsorship
of the Cleveland Police Department and the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce, a circus is coming to town.
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to
Cleveland Thursday, Sept.
17 at Feyodi Park with two
scheduled performances at 5
p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are now available fro the Chamber office,
Mack’s Furniture and The
Cleveland American.
Now in its 30th edition,
this authentic one-ring, big
top circus includes an all-star
group of performers and entertainers.
For more details stay tuned,
or read more in this week’s
“Chamber Chat” which you’ll
find on page 3.
Dr. John Leatherman of
Cleveland Area Medical Associates (CAMA) has been
hired to fill the full-time hospitalist position at Cleveland
Area Hospital, according to
CAH’s Chief Operating Officer Edred Benton.
Dr. Leatherman, known by
his patients and colleagues
as “Dr. John,” has signed a
four-year contract with the
hospital. He will continue to
care for his current patients at
CAMA in conjunction with
his new role as CAH hospitalist (dedicated in-patient
physician). Dr. John replaces
Dr. Jason Sims, who resigned
earlier this year.
Dr. John has been a family practicioner at CAMA for
nearly two years. Benton noted his warm bed-side manner
and broad clinical knowledge
as assets to the hospital and
the community.
“I am looking forward to
filling the hospitalist position on a permanent basis,
and continuing the service to
our community the hospital
Dr. John Leatherman
provides. I grew up in rural
northwest Oklahoma. My
father was a physician. So I
have a life-long association
with rural healthcare, and I
am passionate about its importance to our state’s healthcare needs,” said Dr. John.
Through his more than 30
year career in medicine, Dr.
John’s commitment to rural
healthcare extends beyond
the clinic into the area of
medical politics at both the
state and national level. He
was most recently elected to
the Oklahoma State Medical
Association Board of Trustees as an alternate representing District II (Washington,
Pawnee, Nowata, Osage, and
Noble Counties) on behalf of
rural medicine interests. As
part of this organization, he
was part of the historic decision to sell part of Oklahoma
State Medical Association
(OSMA), which will yield a
huge amount of capital that
will stabilize and benefit the
association and its members
for years to come. OSMA
has agreed to sell Physicians
Liability Insurance Company
of Oklahoma (PLICO) to a
division of Berkshire Hathaway, the company ran by value-investor Warren Buffet.
In the past, Dr. John served
a seven year appointment by
Governor Frank Keating to
the Oklahoma State Medical
Licensure Board, and also
served as president of that
group. Dr. John also served
two terms as a board member
of the Oklahoma Foundation
for Medical Quality.
By JOHN M. WYLIE II
Editor
When word began
spreading Sunday night
that a local teen, killed in
a tragic accident, would
never even start college,
the impact was like a blimp
losing all its helium at once.
Words can’t convey the
shock and grief that have
hammered the OologahTalala community for 21
days.
Four times since July 19,
young men with the best
years of their lives ahead
of them have died--three
violently and one without
warning of natural causes.
This week, the community is holding memorial
services for the two most
recent victims. The recovery process will take much
longer.
• It started when Chazz
Holly of Talala disappeared on June 20. Efforts
to find him went on for
weeks.
Chazz was friendly and
trusting, perhaps too much
CHAZZ HOLLY
so, due to Cerebral Palsy
and delayed cognitive reasoning. He was a gentle
young man who loved people and music. There was
hope he had just met new
friends and gone on a trip
without telling anyone at
home.
The awful truth wasn’t
confirmed until July 19
when his body was found
near Antlers. It turned out,
police said, that he had
been killed by three men
who wanted to steal his
dad’s truck and tools.
Even before the case
proved to be murder, the
situation had drawn intense media attention nationwide. But the impact
was strongest at home.
Typical of the outpouring hope and love was a
Facebook post from ScottSteph Mitchell: “I’m so sorry to hear this. I hope he is
found safe and super-fast.
He was such a good kid in
school. Totally breaks my
heart!!”
Chazz was just 27.
CODY TICE
• Before that news had
fully registered, Cody Tice
died of natural causes
without warning on Aug. 5.
A member of the Oologah
Class of 2004, he also loved
music and worked much of
his life as a caregiver.
Cody Clinton said in a
message in his friend’s
memory book, “Cody had
a good heart and a bright
soul. He was always there
for me in a time when I was
very alone and needed a
friend.
“I will miss fishing below the Oologah Dam with
him. I will miss listening to
music with him. I’ll never
forget the time we saw M.
Ward, My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes in Ft.
Worth. My condolences to
the family. A bright, caring man has passed into
a better place. He will be
missed.”
Cody Tice turned 30 on
June 30.
• Two days later, on Friday (Aug. 7), Brian Alan
Cain of the Class of 1997
BRIAN CAIN
died in a horrific traffic accident east of Owasso.
He was a standout athlete, earning All State and
All Conference recognition in basketball; playing
four years of baseball with
pitching that helped the
Mustangs win the 4A State
Championship in 1996 and
earning All County Defensive End honors during
the two years he played
football.
His singing talents
earned him a place in the
All District Chorus for
three years and with all
that he still earned academic honors on both the
Superintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls.
Carly Hammond Tatum
said in a Facebook post,
“Wow, so very sad. Brian,
you will be missed. Prayers
for your dear family!”
He was 37.
• Sunday night brought
perhaps the cruelest jolt of
all.
Tyler James Rodgers
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TYLER RODGERS
COURTESY
Moore firefighting era ends
Battalion Chief Robert Moore has retired from Northwest
Fire. He was a volunteer during the formation of the district, and was one of the original nine paid firefighters.
Moore hanging
up his bunker
By CAROLYN ESTES
Leader Writer
He was there from the beginning of Northwest Rogers County Fire Protection
District on Aug. 11, 1986
but now Robert Moore has
hung up his bunker gear for
the last time. He retired as
a battalion chief on July 31.
Moore was one of the
original nine paid firefighters that started and helped
build the district into one of
the best in Oklahoma.
Before the district was
formed, the area had an allvolunteer fire department.
Used military vehicles had
been refurbished for fire
fighting.
Robert grew up helping
the volunteer department.
He started at the bottom
before he was of age with
training that never stopped.
In 1980 he completed vehicle extrication for his first
certification and then expanded his training to include disaster control, fire
fighters safety, Nims ics
400, advanced fire and arson detection, rescue sys-
tems and tools, just to name
a few classes from his large
stack of training certificates
Throughout the years
Moore has responded to
thousands of calls for service ranging from large
grass fires to controlled
burns someone forgot to
call in. From helping at traffic accidents to assisting
with water rescues, no two
days were ever the same on
his shift.
Moore’s retirement includes working with his
wife, Julua, in her lawn care
business and also working
on small engines. He plans
to spend more time with
his family of two children,
four step-children and five
grandchildren.
On a personal note, the
Leader staff has worked beside Moore on many occasions. He always proved be
exactly the type of fire professional we would want in
any situation. We will miss
him but wish him the best
in his retirement. Thank
you for your service, Robert
Moore!
Salute aviation pioneers Saturday
The Will Rogers & Wiley
Post Fly-In will mark the
80th anniversary of the
1935 Alaska crash in which
aviation pioneers Will and
Wiley perished.
A brief memorial tribute
at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug.
15, will be held on the grass
strip adjacent to the Will
Rogers Birthplace Ranch
house in Oologah.
Pilots will start landing
on the Ranch airstrip about
8:30 a.m. Will & Wiley (Lester Lurk and Joe Bacon) will
arrive by air about 9 a.m.
Civil Air Patrol and Tim
Jarrett, longtime pilot and
Fly-In participant, will help
marshal the planes.
Special activities are inflatables for children, Cherokee storyteller, antique
and classic cars, concessions and tours of the house
“What constitutes a
life well spent, anyway? Love and admiration from your
fellow men is all that
anyone can ask.”
Will Rogers, 9 August 1925
where Will was born and
Amish-built 1879 era-correct barn.
Admission is free and
ample parking is available
grounds. Bring a lawn chair
or blanket and enjoy watching planes land and depart,
get a close-up of planes and
visit with pilots.
Ross Atkins, longtime
Fly-In announcer, will lead
the tribute featuring comments from Cherokee Chief
Bill John Baker, presentation of colors and the national anthem by Mary
West of Oologah.
There will be 35 seconds
of silence signifying the
LEADER/FAITH WYLIE
crash year and honoring pi- Early aviation pioneers remembered
lots from all over the world Interpreters Lester Lurk as Will Rogers and Joe Bacon as Wiley Post will land at the
who have died in plane Will Rogers ranch near Oologah on Saturday morning as part of the tribute to the two
crashes.
Oklahomans who advanced aviation in its early days.
wind farm is to be located
adjacent to the Osage Wind
operation which was completed in June.
The complaint by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Catharyn D.
McClanahan asks for temporary and permanent injunctions against construction
of Mustang Run, a proposed
68-turbine facility which
would cover approximately 9,000 acres some 12 to
15 miles west of Pawhuska.
Mustang Run would be built
on leased, privately-owned
prairie land adjacent to U.S.
Highway 60 and alongside
the 150-megawatt, 84-turbine Osage Wind facility.
Defendants in the action
include Lenexa, Kan.-based
Tradewind Energy, the developer-of-record for Mustang
Run, and Enel Green Power
North America, which operates the Osage Wind project.
In May 2014, the Osage
County Board of Adjustment
voted to deny a conditionaluse permit TradeWind Energy needed to begin construction. Six months later, however, a district court judge
ordered the board to grant
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the permit and an appeal
of that ruling is currently
pending before the Oklahoma
Supreme Court.
This latest legal action
alleges Osage Wind developers violated federal law by
disregarding instructions by
the superintendent of the
Osage Agency, who called for
the developers to discontinue
construction at the site until
it obtained a mining permit
from the Osage Minerals
Council.
Tribal officials claim excavations at the Osage Wind site
constitute mining as defined
by federal laws. The wind
project developer completed
construction of the facility
without obtaining the permit.
Officials for Enel argued
that no mining was involved
in the excavations. They
claim limestone at the site
was removed, crushed and
re-used as fill around the
turbine bases.
Thus far, no hearing date
has been scheduled on the
government’s complaint.
Earlier
this
summer, TradeWind officials
announced the company’s
intention to proceed with
construction of Mustang Run
— which they are hoping to
have completed by the end of
the year.
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Complaints rise with
rising truck traffic
on area county roads
Area man hurt
last week in truck trailer
county road mishap
Pawhuska
welcomes
new faculty
members
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complaints, but radar shows most not speeding;
road, vehicle size gives
appearance they’re speeding
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Journal-Capital
Pawhuska Public Schools welcomed
several new staff members on the first
day of school last Thursday.
“We have many new faces this year,”
said Pawhuska High School Principal
Joe Sindelar, “and I believe we have a
great group of teachers and coaches
who are firmly committed to ‘Restoring
the Pride’ at Pawhuska High School.”
Sindelar announced the theme for
this coming school year in a column
published Aug. 12 in the PJC.
“We are very excited to get the new
school year started, because of the
many positive changes that we implemented under the banner of ‘Restore
the Pride,’” he said in the column.
“Our staff has been very proactive in
bringing forth ideas and objectives
that I believe will change the dynamics
of our school in a very positive way.”
The new faculty members are a
diverse group, filled with both new and
familiar faces to the district. One thing
they all have in common is a desire to
see their students succeed.
Lauri Shatswell
Lauri Shatswell is the assistant
principal at PHS, as well as the coathletic director and head girls’ basketball coach.
“There’s a revitalization happening
at Pawhuska High School this year,”
she said. “We are raising the level of
expectations in all levels of the school,
from academics to athletics, and more.
“I look forward to being a part of
that — building a positive and excellent
school,” Shatswell added.
She is in her 20th year as an educator and holds a bachelor’s degree in
Math Education from Northeastern in
Tahlequah and a master’s degree in
Educational Leadership and Policy from
the University of Texas as Arlington.
Shatswell has two daughters, Jaina
Lee, 21, a senior at Rogers State University in Claremore and, Jayli Lee, 18,
a freshman at OSU-IT.
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Joe Long, center, longtime volunteer with Boy Scouts of America, along with Bruce Hendren, left, and Sean Urban proudly wear
their new Centurion Awards.
Jack Buzbee/J-C Correspondent
Longtime Boy Scouts receive new award
By Deanna Evans
Journal-Capital
Longtime Boy Scout
leader Joe Long — considered a patriarch by many
in the local Scouting community — has received
the Centurion Award, a
prestigious new award
from the Boy Scouts of
America’s Order of the
Arrow.
In honor of the 100th
year of the Order of the
Arrow, the national organization presented awards
to members who have
“best exemplified the high
ideals of our sacred brotherhood.”
Long more than fits that
description. Born Dec.
1, 1918, Long has been
active in scouting since
1934, when he attended
his first Boy Scout meet-
ing at Wynona. He became
a Scoutmaster in 1945,
and has continued his
service to Boy Scouts programs ever since.
“It’s what has kept me
going all these years,” said
Long.
A founding member
of the Washita Lodge —
which was started in February 1946 — Long has
more than seven decades
of service to Scouting and
to the Order of the Arrow,
which is considered the
honor society of Boy
Scouts. Washita Lodge is
comprised of the members of the OA in Cherokee Area Council, which
serves Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Ottawa and Delaware Counties.
During his Scouting
career, Long has completed nearly every course
offered by the National
Council. He has received
numerous other awards as
well, including his 50-year
veteran award, the Order
of the Arrow, the President’s Award (twice) and a
Silver Beaver, the “Above
and Beyond” award in
2014 from the Osage Hills
District, and also earned
Camp Master and Quartermaster honors.
According to fellow Boy
Scout leaders Bruce Hendren and Sean Urban,
who also both received
the prestigious Centurion
Award, Long has always
set a high standard of
excellence for area Boy
Scouts.
“His friendly, positive
and caring attitude con-
tinues to exemplify what
scouting is about,” said
Urban, who has participated in Boy Scouts with
Long for the past 26 years
and serves as Lodge Advisor for the Washita Lodge.
“Joe is very deserving of
this award,” said Hendren,
Troop 43’s Scoutmaster,
who has been a Boy Scout
leader for 30 years. “He’s a
servant-leader and a great
example to all the youth.”
“Joe’s been involved in
Scouting, in general, not
just in Order of the Arrow,
but also in Cub Scouting,” said Urban. “Joe is
still out there during our
events. He has volunteered with Cub Scouts
to help during the Fishing
Derby. He’s always there
to lend a hand.”
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obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has on residents of the
Osage Reservation, according to a statement released
by the ON Communities of
Excellence.
Principal Chief Standing Bear accepted the grant
April 19 at the Pawhuska
Business Development Center. The two-year project
represents an investment of
nearly $1.4 million which
will allow for the building
of Wah Zha Zhi Eco Park
and further the work underway at the tribe’s Bird Creek
Farms near Pawhuska.
The funds will allow for
implementation of the health
initiatives through the Osage
Nation Ta-Wa AmeriCorps
Program. ONCOE will be able
to hire fifteen new members
— including 10 for the Eco
Park, which is the second
project in the development
of its Bird Creek Farms. The
other five positions will provide for continuation of the
work being undertaken at
the Farms.
The Operation AmeriCorps grant is the first-ever
presented to a tribal entity.
It will support 76 AmeriCorps members over the
next two years in developing
the Osage’s Wah Zha Zhi Eco
Park. AmeriCorps members
will also assist in creation
of Bird Creek Farms, which
will hold a community and
collective garden to supply
the Farmers Market segment
of the Wah Zha Zhi Eco Park.
This initiative will empower Osage communities to
engage and learn about their
food systems.
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papers that don’t put their pages up, so I
never see them. Understand that I don’t
do a spread sheet so I’m limited to compiling a monthly list and reviewing it to
try to include as many as possible.
HEAD’EM UP AWARDS.
First place, tie, The Ardmoreite, and
Poteau Daily News.
Ardmore, on Marsha Miller’s story
about a new citizen:
I CAME ILLEGALLY.
Poteau, on Amanda Corbin’s story
about giving hats to nursing home residents:
HAT’S ALL, FOLKS
Second place, The Cleveland American, on Natasja Kemp’s story:
UNKEMPT PROPERTIES
GROWING LIKE WEEDS
Third place, The Eufaula Indian Journal, on Jerry Fink’s story”
IT’S A DOG FIGHT BETWEEN CITY
AND ANIMAL RESCUE GROUP
Honorable mentions: The Altus Times,
on Michael Bush’s story about football fan’s T-Shirts, “They’ve Got You
Covered”; Stigler News-Sentinel, on Jeff
Brown’s story, “Officer Buster is big dog
in McCurtain”; Oologah Lake Leader on
John M. Wylie II’s story about the recent
deaths of four young town people, “Grief
overwhelms us all”; Mustang News, on
Victoria Middleton’s story, “Commissioners put brakes on center parking lot
plan”; The Lawton Constitution, on Josh
Rouse’s story of a Native American artist’s mural in Anadarko, “Painted Pride.”
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story, “Bleak prognosis” on Chickasha hospital near closure.
Notable:
• McAlester News-Capital, Parker
Perry, writing about the Oklahoma execution that was debated on
national TV, Dr. Phil.
• Terrific full front page football photo
in the Alva Review-Courier by Leslie
Nation.
• Digital has changed more than photography. I’m envious of the digital
possibilities for creative flags. The
Bigheart Times is among the best.
• Marsha Miller at The Ardmoreite
provides excellent journalism on a
issue that should be an example
for the whole state. Her two part
series, headlined “I came illegally,”
on an immigrant’s long struggle to
become a citizen puts a very human
face on our changing population.
Personal note on featured pages. Not
counting this month, so far this calendar
year I’ve shown front pages/or flags
from 64 different newspapers. Some
have been selected more than once,
especially when talking about specific
news events, or trends, or when I notice
new designs, or just something standout
remarkable, and because our dailies
publish more issues.
It’s my, perhaps unrealistic, goal
to at least feature every paper in the
state, because this is a terrific tool for
exchanging or prompting ideas. And
since this time last September 83 different papers have been featured. You can
add another 17 different papers from the
rest of 2014. There are also a couple of
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Osages receive AmeriCorps grant for new Eco Park, Bird Creek farms
The Osage Nation is one
of 10 U.S. communities, and
the only tribe, to be chosen
for a health projects grant to
be administered in partnership with the Corporation
for National and Community
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PART 2: ONF internships provide opportunity
This year, the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation’s internship program placed 22 journalism
students at Oklahoma newspapers.
The paid internships were made possible by a
grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. The ONF’s internship program
promotes the value of working at Oklahoma newspapers and benefits students as they begin their
professional careers.
Interns were asked to write about their experience at the newspaper. Following are stories by six
of the interns. More intern stories will be featured
in the October issue of The Oklahoma Publisher.
DEKOTA GREGORY • Oklahoma State University • Claremore Daily Progress
As I sit in my cubical, Googling movie quotes to
try to find the perfect line to begin this “goodbye”
column, I realized none of them can describe my
time at the Claremore Daily Progress these two,
short months.
My last day as an intern in Claremore is nearing and at this point most of you are thinking, “I
didn’t know The Progress had an intern.” Some
of you may have gotten emails from me begging
for a phone call, or witnessed me driving around
in circles while looking for the courthouse, which
happens to be within walking distance of our office.
I can thank Siri for that one.
Actually, Siri deserves a lot of appreciation during my time here, but not as much as the fantastic
staff here who have helped make this journey so
enjoyable.
From the publisher, John Dilmore, who gave
me this opportunity, to all the reporters and both
sports editors I had the pleasure to work alongside.
You guys helped me more than you’ll ever know
and made my 320 hours at The Progress memorable.
During that time I learned the ins and outs of
a small town newspaper, and I realized a lot more
people deserve credit, not just the ones with their
bylines in the paper. I discovered sometimes you
have to be annoying as a journalist to get what you
need when a deadline is breathing down your neck.
Most importantly, I learned that one of the greatest things in life is a box of free donuts every Friday
morning. I’ll take all these lessons with me as I
pursue my dream of becoming a successful sports
journalist.
Now that all my thank yous are over with, a
goodbye column wouldn’t be complete without that
corny quote, so Ernie Harwell will end it with,
“It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes
are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a
new adventure.”
KAELYNN KNOERNSCHILD • Oklahoma State University • The Journal Record
DEKOTA
GREGORY
KAELYNN
KNOERNSCHILD
STEPHEN
LAMAR
CARL
LEWIS
Working for The Journal Record took me places
I had never been.
Most internships probably didn’t lead their
interns to explore the Oklahoma County Jail or to
spend 10 hours roaming the streets of Oklahoma
City in a patrol car.
Fortunately, mine did.
In an effort to broaden my 20-year-old worldview,
Journal Record Editor Ted Streuli arranged for me
to visit agencies and organizations I wouldn’t have
experienced otherwise.
Those experiences taught me that journalism
isn’t created behind a desk or in the office. My best
work was only possible because I left the newsroom
and got to know people and their stories. I found
out that people usually have great stories to tell,
too – if you’ll just listen.
I listened to Sgt. Corey Nooner tell me about
his involvement in a fatal shooting several years
ago and watched as he struggled to not let his
emotions get the best of him. I listened to a client
at the City Rescue Mission talk about spending 22
years in federal prison and how he is now thriving
at the Misson’s new men’s shelter as he pursues his
bachelor’s degree.
I didn’t have to venture far from my desk to meet
great people, however. The Journal Record staff
welcomed me with open arms, and I absorbed more
about journalism from the hard-working reporters
and editors in one summer than I have during most
of my college experience. They, too, had numerous
stories to share and gave me advice on pursuing
journalism and on life in general.
Streuli taught me that sometimes you have to go
the extra mile to get information. My first day, he
told me I had one job: to get the information. That
was my task for the summer. He harped on the fact
that it’s not a reporter’s job to simply make phone
calls and send out a couple of emails hoping sources respond. I learned that getting the information
could mean waiting an hour in a state agency lobby
to interview an official or driving around the metro
to talk to managers and customers of a regional fast
food chain.
Working for The Journal Record reminded me
why I love journalism. Every day on the job is
unpredictable. You never know where the job will
take you or whose story you will get to tell. The
process of getting the information is almost always
a journey that’s sometimes extremely frustrating or
downright fun. Thank you, ONF, for the opportunity to remember why I fell in love with journalism
in the first place. I’m excited for the adventures that
lie ahead.
JESSICA PHILLIPS • Rose State College • Midwest City Beacon
ALISSA
LINDSEY
JESSICA
PHILLIPS
Several jobs allow employees to work in a community; however, very few allow employees to
embrace that community and its people with open
arms.
I consider that the most valuable thing I learned
during my internship.
This is what sets journalists apart. We see and
hear things that no one else does and it is our
responsibility to tell those stories. We befriend citizens, city leaders and other community members
in order to document history. In this documentation, we are able to walk alongside the community
through thick and thin.
Midwest City didn’t experience a great trauma
in my time at the Beacon, but sometimes walking
alongside the community means reporting on city
council meetings, traffic advisories or what new restaurants are coming to the city. It doesn’t have to be
dramatic to be significant. After all, it’s the mundane
that impacts our lives every day.
That is part of the beauty of journalism. It is
simple yet significant.
My internship at the Beacon taught me valuable
skills in reporting, writing and newspaper layout
and design. But I will remember this internship
best by the community engagement it taught me.
for students to work at OPA member papers
STEPHEN LAMAR • Oklahoma State University • The Okeene Record
The first thing I was asked to do when I walked in
the door at The Okeene Record was to get out.
I immediately hit the ground running from day one
at the paper and the constant pursuit of new stories
never stopped flowing in. I’ve lived in Okeene my entire
life and had a pretty good idea of what to expect this
summer when my internship started.
However, my expectations were nothing compared
to what reality threw my way.
In the miniscule, peaceful town of Okeene breaking
news is typically rare. Apart from a few major events
throughout the year, the town is quiet and the weekly
wheat price serves as the biggest talking point for
many. This summer, however, decided to leave the
wheat in the field and the news to me.
From the town bridge collapsing from torrential rain
to a string of teachers and coaches resigning from the
school, I never had a problem seeking news. In fact, it
was often a time-consuming endeavor to keep up with
the news flow and to maintain my composure as stories
continuously kept knocking at my door.
The constant, feverish pursuit of stories was one
of the most invigorating experiences of my life and I
always had one eye on the current story while already
formulating a plan for the next. At times, Editor Toni
Goforth and I would forgo lunch and remain at the
office until the sun was long set. The long hours were
usually accompanied by dreams of laying out pages in
InDesign or writing a story about how comfy my pillow
was. I was literally sleeping and living my job, and I
loved it.
Over the course of my internship, I learned to love
writing and photography more than ever. My interviewing skills saw a tremendous improvement and my photography became sharp and awe inspiring. I purchased
a new camera in the middle of my internship and filled
many SD cards while covering events. An interest in
city council and school board meetings formed over
the course of the summer as well and I learned how to
cover complex topics like education and municipalities.
I learned how to conduct an interview more effectively
and how to handle complex issues and difficult situations.
The most inspiring and enjoyable part of my internship, to my honest surprise, was the people I came to
know and come in contact with. Working in the town I
grew up in, I felt that I knew everyone’s story and that
the people around me were who I thought they were.
The citizens of Okeene quickly showed me that even in
a small town, there are forgotten and unknown stories
calling for their turn to be told. Inspirational and meaningful stories showed themselves as soon as I stepped
out of the veil of comfort that I was placing around the
city of Okeene. While I’ve spent my entire life in the
little town, I quickly came to the conclusion that I only
knew the surface of what Okeene is all about.
The opportunity to cover news in my hometown
was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced and I am
forever grateful to Publisher Maria Laubach, Toni and
everyone who made Okeene such an important part of
my career.
CARL LEWIS • East Central University • The Ada News
I’ve spent the last few years working for The Journal,
the student newspaper at East Central University. I’ve
occupied various positions with The Journal: staff writer, associate editor and finally, editor-in-chief. Each has
reinforced the idea that journalism is the career for me.
But nothing has strengthened that belief as much as
spending the summer with the staff of The Ada News.
The first time I walked into the newsroom, I had a
feeling things were about to change. Change has been
a constant in my life for the last several years, and this
summer has been a whirlwind of the stuff. During the
course of this internship, my mother passed away, a
murder story I began covering at The Journal came
full circle and I saw my byline – and photos I took –
appear on AP Exchange for the first time. That’s a lot
to process.
My editor gave me all the time I needed to deal with
my mother’s passing, and she let me step right back
into the swing of things once I had done so. A friend-
turned-colleague gave me the opportunity to team
up with him in covering the murder trial of one ECU
student who had been charged in the shooting death
of another. This, in turn, resulted in the byline and the
photo making its way onto AP Exchange.
If this was the stuff internships are made of, I
couldn’t wait to see what happened once the training
wheels came off. Turns out, I didn’t have to wait that
long to get the answer.
During the course of this internship, a position came
open for a features writer at The Ada News. I spent a
considerable amount of time watching others come and
go as they interviewed for the job, wondering whether
I had any chance at all to get it myself. Finally, I summoned up the wherewithal to stroll casually into my
editor’s office and, as nonchalantly as possible, inquire
about the possibility of my becoming the features
writer. Turns out, the chances were pretty good.
I began this internship as a student journalist who
was pretty sure this was the field in which he wanted
to work. I am concluding this internship as the newest
addition to the news staff at The Ada News, and I’m
absolutely confident this is the field where I want to be.
As a nontraditional student who set out to reinvent
himself in the aftermath of a series of setbacks, my
path and my college experience haven’t always been
consistent with those of my peers, but it has helped me
regain my footing in life. This internship has been a big
part of that process.
Winston Churchill once remarked, “Success is not
final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue
that counts.” I agree wholeheartedly. This summer
experience may be coming to an end, but my adventures in journalism are just beginning. With that in
mind, and heeding Winnie’s advice, I will close this
column by simply saying, “To be continued…”
ALISSA LINDSEY • University of Oklahoma • The Chickasha Express-Star
Through my internship at The Express-Star in
Chickasha, I learned about the appeal of small-town
journalism. The needs of the community differ significantly from larger metropolitan areas because many
Grady County residents rely on the Express-Star as
their sole news source. Through this unique environment, I gained experience in journalistic judgment for
the needs of a small community.
A close-knit community was a fantastic place for an
aspiring journalist to begin because I was able to understand Chickasha and the surrounding area on a deeper
level than if I had jumped into a metropolitan newspaper. I learned about City Hall meetings, courthouse
proceedings and new business openings. I developed
working relationships with many community leaders
like the city manager, the sheriff and his public information officer.
At the beginning of my internship, I began an inves-
tigative series into a small town called Verden and their
police officer controversy. I attended about five Board
of Trustees meetings to follow the course of the story
as the current police chief and one officer were terminated, as the town went an entire week without police
protection and as the town protested the hiring of the
new police officers. The residents and board members
grew increasingly open to talking to me about the
ongoing problems in their town, and many were thankful for the news coverage of the controversy. I gained
hands-on interviewing experience with both friendly
and antagonistic sources.
One of the most fun aspects of my internship was
getting to do my own photography. I learned about
photo composition and the timing needed to photograph live events. I even acquired some unique photography experience. During the midst of a firefighter
rescue ropes course training session, I scaled a 35-foot
plus fire-truck ladder in ballet flats and a helmet to take
photographs of the training from the top of a building at
the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
My boss and coworkers cultivated a working environment in which I felt included and comfortable asking questions. They gave constructive criticism when
needed, but they gave praise more often than not.
Thank you, James Bright, Adam Troxtell and Jessica
Lane for being the best coworkers I could have asked
for. Thank you for believing in me and assigning me
challenging articles.
With all of this taken into account, this internship
has made me a more well-rounded journalist. I couldn’t
have imagined an internship experience that would
better prepare me for my senior year of college and the
working world after that.
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Tips on working on tables in InDesign
To Copy and Paste tables from other programs
Computer Notes
Under the InDesign
menu > Preferences
choose Clipboard
Handling
from the road
by Wilma Newby
[email protected]
I am often asked about making tables
in InDesign. Tables are useful but it’s
sometimes frustrating to make them.
Following are some advanced tips for
creating tables.
To control formatting of the table, the
options dialog box is useful – especially
if your staff members are using Word or
Open Office.
The ability to match styles or strip
styles completely is very useful when
you take the time to set it up. Once set
up, the choices become the default until
you change it. There’s no need to check
the Show Import Options box after
you set it up.
Depending on the type of file chosen
to import, there will be different options.
It’s easy to set up a table from text
that has tabs. Simply select it with the
text tool, then go to Table > Convert
Text to table....
The hard part is setting it up so it
has all the special formatting. This is all
controlled under the Table Options >
Table Setup.
The most important thing to remember when selecting cells and rows is to
carefully select the row by moving the
cursor to the side of it. This makes the
cursor turn into a black arrow. To select
the column, move your cursor to the top
edge.
The arrow selects columns or rows
independently of the table, which allows
you to apply color to a specific column or
row, or just one cell at a time.
Another tip is to be careful when
selecting text within a cell to move to
another text block. You want to select
only the text and not the block. To
understand the difference watch the
Options Bar. If it turns into the Tables
Command, go back and try selecting
just the text again, then cut it to move it
to another cell.
When you have a row selected, right
click on it to get to the Table Options
such as Insert a Row or Merge Cells.
Be sure the surrounding frame is
Desired results
Command to Select
To strip the text of the table
formatting check the box
that says when pasting text
and table from other
applications
Text Only
To copy and paste a table
from Word/Open Office or
the Internet.
All information (Index Marker, Switches, Styles, etc.)
To control how tables come into InDesign’s Place command
Go to File > Place
> Show Import
Options as you bring
in the file. By checking this box you get
an extra dialog box
that gives more control over the import.
To keep the formatting of the Preserve Styles and
tables to come in from Word. Formatting from
Text and Tables
Leave the default command.
To remove the table formatting from the Word document check the button.
large enough to handle the table it
contains. Like any frame in InDesign it
can crop, and not show the entire table.
When initially converting the text to
table make sure the text frame is large
enough to handle the table or it will
seem like the copy disappeared. If this
happens just make the frame bigger
with the black pointer tool.
To shrink or enlarge the entire table,
including embedded graphics, click on
the table with the black pointer tool and
hold down the Command Key + Shift
Key, then drag to the appropriate size.
You can also select the whole table with
the black pointer and apply the text wrap
to it if it is to be embedded in the text.
AUTO NUMBER
A software program recently suggested to me is Auto-Number. It retails
for $29.95. This software auto numbers
any file being sent to the printer. Newspapers that do print jobs on the side for
extra money may find this little program
useful. It’s easy to set up and use, and
will work with any printer.
To download, go to www.auto-number.com.
VOICE RECORDERS
I’ve had several inquiries about voice
recorders this month. Many reporters
use their iPhone to record with the help
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of some good apps like iTalk or Voice
Recorder HD (available for $1.99). Voice
Recorder HD handles long interviews
and converts files to different formats. It
also has good playback control.
I also looked at Sony’s line of voice
recorders that cost about $50. Many
newsrooms use these as a simple, functional recorder. They come with 4GB
memory and record in MP3 format. The
Sony recorders have 45 hours of recording battery life and built-in speakers.
Another recorder suggested by a
reporter is the Livescribe pen. It not
only records an interview, it can even
record what is written by the pen on a
special notepad. The notepad has micro
dots embedded into the paper so it can
record exactly what is written or drawn
on the pad.
Livescribe syncs all the handwritten
notes to a tablet or computer. It also
works with Evernote.
A good, simple pen for taking
notes with the iPad is a Jot pen.
The company can be found at
www.adonit.net/jot. These pens
have received the highest ratings since the first ones were
released. They have a much
finer point and work with
Bluetooth on the iPad. The
Jot is the cheaper version
of Adobe’s Ink and Slide
products. The pens start
at $30 and go up to $99.
The more expensive
pens draw the fine lines
you need for taking notes.
Jot also works with Evernote, which
means the drawings are accessible by
any device logged into the account.
AUTO UPDATES
Although it’s nice for a computer to
Remove Styles and Formatting from Text and Tables
automatically update, it can sometimes
cause problems.
I’ve known people who had this feature turned on and awoke one morning
to find a new operating system installed.
Of course it was a Tuesday morning
and one of the updates failed.
I recommend taking a look at the
settings on your computer to make sure
that auto updates are turned off. This
puts you in control of when to make
updates.
To locate this setting on Apple 10.6
and up, go to the System Preferences
under the Apple and choose Software
Update. Make sure Download Updates
Automatically is not checked.
You also need to read those messages
that pop up on your computer instead of
just glibly hitting yes. You could end up
with something you didn’t want on your
computer.
I’ve been asked by several members
how to turn off update notifications.
That’s also found in the System Preferences Software Update. Look under the
notification to turn off other unwanted
pop-ups.
In Windows 8 and up, open Windows
Update by swiping in from the right
edge of the screen (or, if you’re using
a mouse, pointing to the lower-right
corner of the screen and moving the
mouse pointer up). Click Settings, tap
or click Change PC settings, and then
click Update and Recovery. Now click
“choose how updates get installed.” You
can turn off notifications in this window.
Check the Important updates, apply settings to the recommended updates, then
click the Apply button.
OPA Computer Consultant Wilma Newby’s
column is brought to you by the Oklahoma
Advertising Network (OAN). For more information on the OAN program, contact Oklahoma
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Retired journalist holds book signing
Liz McMahan, who worked at the
Muskogee Phoenix and Wagoner Tribune, recently celebrated the release of
her new book.
Images of America – Wagoner is a pictorial look at Wagoner and the people,
places and events that are part of its
history.
A lifelong Wagoner resident and
retired journalist, McMahan attended Oklahoma State University before
accepting a summer job at the Muskogee Phoenix & Times-Democrat. She
became the first female assigned to a
regular beat at the Muskogee newspaper.
Later in her career, she served a stint
as editor of the Wagoner Tribune, which
also was where she received her first
journalism experience.
McMahan, who is a member and past
officer of the Wagoner County Historical
Society, writes a Wagoner County History Notebook column for newspapers
in the county.
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OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS CONTEST WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JULY 2015 WINNERS
July Column: FAITH
WYLIE, Oologah Lake Leader
July Editorial: BRIAN BLANSETT, Tri-County Herald
JULY 2015 EDITORIAL WINNER
BRIAN BLANSETT, Tri-County Herald
Public safety has to come first
It is becoming increasingly clear that we must
choose soon between safety and cheaper energy.
Last week, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
expanded its “areas of interest” for Class II injection
wells and is requiring the companies owning those
wells to demonstrate within a month that they are not
injecting wastewater into the bedrock of the earth’s
surface, which is the Arbuckle layer in Oklahoma.
As reported in this edition of the Herald, 16 of those
wells are in Lincoln County and one is in Pottawatomie
County.
The Corporation Commission issued its initial area
of concern in March. In April, the Oklahoma Geological Survey identified injection wells as the “suspected”
cause behind the 600 percent increase in Oklahoma
earthquakes since 2008.
The wastewater injected into the wells is a by-product of fracturing, which allows operators to increase
production from oil and natural gas wells. Such wells
have significantly reduced American dependence on
foreign oil and have helped keep gasoline prices down.
In Oklahoma, the economic impact of the oil and gas
industry is enormous. Industry reports say that up to a
fourth of the jobs in the state are connected to energy,
and there is no denying the industry’s contribution to
the state budget.
However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled three
weeks ago that Sandra Ladra could go to district court
to sue two oil companies over injuries she received in
the 2011 Prague earthquake, which was the largest in
Oklahoma history. She was struck by pieces from the
crumbling chimney in her home.
That case puts a sharp point on the choice we face.
On one hand, we have cheap prices at the pump and
an oil-lubricated state economy that is ahead of most
in the country, if not the world. On the other hand, we
may have caused damage that is only starting to make
itself known and could become catastrophic.
It remains to be seen if a jury will hold the oil companies responsible for Sandra Ladra’s injuries.
But let’s say the Oklahoma Geological Survey is
correct and injection wells are linked to the increase in
earthquake activity.
Would the economic benefits brought about by the
process that requires injection wells be worth it if a truly
big earthquake rumbled through the state, toppling
buildings and causing widespread injuries or fatalities?
It sounds far-fetched, but was equally far-fetched 10
years ago to think of Oklahoma having an earthquake
like the one that injured Sandra Ladra.
The choice is an easy one.
Public safety should always be the highest priority.
Enter and Win
a $100 Check
from Oklahoma
Natural Gas!
The July Oklahoma Natural Gas
Column and Editorial Contest was
judged by a member of the Oklahoma
Journalism Hall of Fame.
1. Each month, send a tear sheet or
photocopy of your best column and/
or editorial to Oklahoma Natural Gas
Contest, c/o OPA, 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd.,
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-5499.
2. Include the author’s name, name of
publication, date of publication and
category entered (column or editorial).
3. Only ONE editorial and/or ONE column
per writer per month will be accepted.
4. All entries for the previous month must
be at the OPA office by the 15th of the
current month.
5. Winning entries will be reproduced on
the OPA website at www.OkPress.com.
Entries must have been previously
published. Contest open to
all OPA member newspapers.
Although Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
selects representative contest winners’
work for use in this monthly ad, the views
expressed in winning columns and editorials
are those of the writers and don’t necessarily
reflect the Company’s opinions.
Thank you for continued
support of “Share The Warmth”
Read the Winning Columns & Editorials on the OPA website:
www.OkPress.com (Under Contests)

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