Oklahoma Today July-August 2003 Volume 53 No. 4

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"When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the IQ of both states." -Will Rogers Partners in Kind You will never know my delight in reading your Editor's Letter in the MayIJune 2003 edition of OkkzhomaM y ("Win Win"). As a trustee of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority and a longtime admirer of-and subscriber to-your publication, I applaud any effort toward a partnership involving Oklahoma's two most credible journalistic entities of record. Whether a handshake in a coincidental meeting over yet another rubber chicken dinner or a future formal alliance, I believe what you young people call a "convergence" will only benefit our state and the enlightenment of both viewers and readers. The Oklahoma News Report and OETAs historic dedication to energizing awareness of our citizenry about the governmental, cultural, and educational future of our state has only been enhanced with the addition of the award-winning Stateline and Gallery series, Thank you for recognizing these fine programs. I wish you congratulations on all ofyour well-deserved awards, including the SPJ awards which drew you and Dick Pryor together in the possibilities of partnership. Juanita Kidd Edmond It's a Family Affair My baby sister (age fifty) did not give me another subscription to Oklahoma Todaythis Christmas. Shame on her! Guess she thinks I should grow up and pay for my own. Seriously, Oklahoma Today gives me great delight. When it arrives in the mail, I drop everything and read it in one sitting from cover to cover. Unfortunately, none of our Edmily lives in Oklahoma anymore-we grew up there and all graduated from OU. But Oklahoma will always be home. Thanks to your article, my sisters and I reminisced about Beverly's Pancake Corner on Northwest Expressway and Pennsylvania (The Okhboma Ehy Guideto Cafes &Dinen).We used to walk from our house on Fifty-fifth Street and Belleview across a vacant lot to Beverly's-and that was when Penn Square Mall was still a cow pasture! Keep Oklahoma Tohy coming. Life wouldn't be the same without it. Meg Branson Midland, Texas WHERE ARE YOU? AN OKLAHOMA TODAY CONTEST Nestled in Oklahoma's southern half amid the foothills of a rocky Oklahoma mountain range, this is the historic home of a Native American war chief who racked up eight wives and twenty-five offspring before passing away in 191 1 at the age of fifiy-seven. Located in a "high-dollat" town near one of Oklahoma's military bases, its owner outranked any general of his time, and the sixteen stars painted on the home's metal roof prove it. Do you know the name of this home and its former owner? Mail entries to Oklahoma Today, Atin: "Where Are You?", rn 15 Noh Robinson. Suite 100. Oklahoma City, OK 73102, or send responses to editorial@oklahomatoday.com. Entries must be received by July 15, 2003. Three about my career in the MayIJune 2003 issue ("Portrait of the Sculptor"). The skills of your writers, Christina Pickard a fine example, are the reason Okhoma Ehy is the top magazine of the state. Keep up the good work, and please keep in touch as we create the Okkzboma CentennialLandRun Monument. Paul Moore Norman Dismnce winners, drawn from all correctentries, will receive an OMcrhoma Today T-shirt. 5 I've lived in Indianapolis now for eight K years but just can't quite claim to be a Hoo- 10 1 OKLAHOMATODAY JULY/AUGUST 2003
sier. I was born and raised in Red Carpet Country and experience a thrill every time I find the latest issue of Oklahoma Today in my mailbox. It keeps me grounded and proud ofwhere I came from. What I have seen in your magazine has inspired me to order a number of items from state artists. Oklahoma Today makes me feel connected to my roots, and I commend you for your features. I didn't know there were so many great things about the state in which I was born. I truly look forward to every issue. I'm loving the latest, with the profile of Mike Larsen ("Painter of Spirits," MayIJune 2003). I work with high school kids who sometimes pick up the magazine. I love it when they browse a bit, then say, "Oklahoma? Wow, I've never thought about that state." I guess I'm a miniambassador. Michelle Momper Indianapolis, Indiana The Water's Fine I am a native Oklahoman, currently retired and residing in Texas. I truly enjoy your magazine, and many of the articles make me nostalgic for the years I grew up in Geary and Watonga during the Dust Bowl and Depression years. Your article on the forty-three swimming pools ("Swelter Shelters," MayIJune 2003) was particularly interesting to me. I was the second lifeguard employed at the Roman Nose State Park pool in Watonga in 1941. The pool, filled with constantly flowing water from the "Big Spring," was so cold that not many would brave the water temperature. In addition to lifeguard duties, I cleaned the women's and men's dressing rooms, drained the pool every ten days, and washed down the sides with chemicals to prevent algae growth. My work week was twelve hours per day, seven days per week-all for the grand salary of $60 per month. As the current park manager states, it is, indeed, the most scenic pool in the state. Once an Okie, always an Okie. I tell my Texas friends that when I crossed the Red River to Texas, I improved the IQ of both states! Richard N. LaFaver The Woodlands, Texas It Doesn't Get Any Better Well, you've done it. You've finally outdone yourselves. The MayIJune 2003 issue is a jewel of time and place, a balm for war-jangled nerves. Norma L. Thomas Edmond Our Pleasure Oklahoma Today ran an article about my family, the Prichards, in your 1997Special Travel Issue ("The Heart of Little Italy"). You wouldn't believe how much business we received because of your article. Our little family business is growing and growing, thanks to you for getting the word out 'KL A' about Roseanna's Italian Food. I thought you would like to know that we have bottled our pasta sauce, and it is now in four Wal-Mart stores in Oklahoma. And our salad dressing is in the works. (Our father would be so proud of us.) I know this is late, but thank you so much for including us in your article. Please wme back to visit. We would love to feed you. Emily Prichard-Stangl Norman Phone Skills a Must We recently moved from Tulsa to Ardmore. Of wurse, when one moves, there are many people to notify of an address change. I made call afier call, letting magazines and others know of our new address. Without exception, I got automated voice mail and waited, it seemed forever, to give someone our new address. Sometimes, wen afier calling, I was told to put it in writing. Imagine my surprise when I called Oklahoma Todyand a real person answered on the first ring - and said she could take care of everything! Thank you for red customer service. We love Oklahoma Todzy. Paul and Claudia Mathews Ardmore ' The votes are in and it's official: "Where Are You?" remains a hit! In our MarhJApril issue, many of you responded with the correct answer, ~i&wa~ 63. Our winners are Hazel W% &f SmihviUe, Arla J. Cruzen and Homer Hulme May/June winners Cheek of Cleveland, man ofMihtCiiy, and of Edmond. The cors the town of Hominy. of hose who entered. dries coming in. d -m Oklahoma Today welcomes the views of readers. Letters are subject to editing and must include name, address, and a daytime phone number. Send letters to: Oklahoma Today, Ann: Editor, 15 North Robinson, Suite 100,Oklahoma City, OK 73102,or fax to (405) 522-4588.Address electronic mail to letters@oRlohomotoday.com. LETTERS I j1
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