Oklahoma Today July-August 2003 Volume 53 No. 4

CONTRIBUTORS
Freelance writing--and living in
Oklahoma--gives S hLawyerStruby
plenty of opportunities to explore the state's
diversity. "In Oklahoma, we're blessed with
so many pockets of undiscovered creativity,
it makes livinghere an ongoing cultural
adventure," she says.Her profile of Bozena
Polish Restaurant (page 52) is a case in
point. Struby also wrote this issue's Marketplace
("ArtHistory," page 12), featuringartist
Randy Powers' GGrati Bridge products.
In 2001,Strubyserved as editor for Pam
FleischakeisbookAmkn Woman: Lost
andFoundin Oklahoma (Full Circle Press).
She and her husband Jim live in Oklahoma
Citywith son Scott and daughter Calista.
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Located on the first floor of 50 Penn
Place in Oklahoma Cicy, Jim Tolbert's Full
Circle Bookstore is a haven for bibliophiles
of all walks. Readers ofTolbert's Full Circle
newsletter, "Ladders & Fireplaces," have
long enjoyed his insightll column. Now,
in his first piece for Oklahoma Today, he
reaches a broader audience with an essay
entitled "The Land We Love" (page 30),
which describes his family's deep Oklahoma
roots against the backdrop of Yousef
Khanfais landscape photography. The
civic-minded Tolbert, instrumental in
Bricktown's early development, also was
considered the "godfither" of the Myriad
Gardens. He and his wife Beth, who live
in Oklahoma City, have four children and
seven grandchildren.
Managing subscription files, handling
office payroll, processing those
highly prized invoices, and providing
phone support are a few of Oklahoma
Tokyoffice manager KathyFugate's
primary responsibilities. "Making
everyone happy is one of my favorite
job duties," she says. Fugate, a Florida
native, says, "Asmy first temporary assignment
after moving to Oklahoma in
2001, working for the magazine turned
bakes goodies for her coworkers, Fugate
lives in Oklahoma City.
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2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place, Overall Excellence;
2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place, Feature Writing;
2002 IRMA Gold for Bar Profile;
Sierra Club 2001 Consensarion Journalism Award;
Thrcc Dallas Press Club 2001 Firsr Prize Honors:
IRMA Magazine of rhe Year, 1991,1993,1994,1996;
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