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Discover your Contour at cox.com/CONTOUR Nichols H ills Plaza NW 63r d &W estern 405.842.1478 rmeyersokc.com Follo w us on OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS MEN'S BASKETBALL - 2015-16 SCHEDULE Date Time Opponent Loacation Dec 12 7:30 PM Minnesota Golden Gophers Sioux Falls, SD Dec 15 7:00 PM Longwood Lancers Stillwater, OK Florida (Orange Bowl Dec 19 5:00 PM Sunrise, FL Basketball Classic) Missouri-Kansas City Dec 29 7:00 PM Stillwater, OK Kangaroos 2016 Jan 02 3:00 PM TCU Horned Frogs Stillwater, OK Jan 05 7:00 PM Baylor Bears Waco, TX Jan 09 1:00 PM West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, WV Jan 13 8:00 PM Oklahoma Sooners Stillwater, OK Jan 16 5:00 PM Texas Longhorns Austin, TX Jan 19 6:00 PM Kansas Jayhawks Stillwater, OK Jan 23 6:00 PM Kansas State Wildcats Manhattan, KS Jan 27 8:00 PM Baylor Bears Stillwater, OK Jan 30 7:00 PM Auburn Tigers Auburn, AL Feb 03 8:00 PM Texas Tech Red Raiders Lubbock, TX Feb 06 1:00 PM Iowa State Cyclones Stillwater, OK Feb 08 6:00 PM TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth, TX Feb 13 12:00 PM Kansas State Wildcats Stillwater, OK Feb 15 8:00 PM Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, KS Feb 20 8:30 PM Texas Tech Red Raiders Stillwater, OK Feb 24 8:00 PM Oklahoma Sooners Norman, OK Feb 27 5:00 PM West Virginia Mountaineers Stillwater, OK Feb 29 6:00 PM Iowa State Cyclones Ames, IA Mar 04 8:00 PM Texas Longhorns Stillwater, OK OKLAHOMA SOONERS MEN’S BASKETBALL - 2015-16 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (CT) Dec 12 Oral Roberts Norman 1:00 p.m. Dec 19 Creighton Norman 1:00 p.m. Washington State Dec 22-25 Honolulu, HA 10:00 p.m. Diamond Head Classic 2016 Jan 02 Iowa State * Norman 6:00 p.m. Jan 04 Kansas * Lawrence, KS. 8:00 p.m. Jan 09 Kansas State * Norman 3:30 p.m. Jan 13 Oklahoma State * Stillwater, OK. 8:00 p.m. Jan 16 West Virginia * Norman 3:00 p.m. Jan 18 Iowa State * Ames, IA 8:00 p.m. Jan 23 Baylor * Waco, TX 11:00 a.m. Jan 26 Texas Tech * Norman 6:00 p.m. LSU (BIG 1 2 / Jan 30 Baton Rouge, LA. TBA SEC CHALLENGE) Feb 02 TCU * Norman 7:00 p.m. Feb 06 Kansas State * Manhattan, KS. 5:00 p.m. Feb 08 Texas * Norman 8:00 p.m. Feb 13 Kansas * Norman 1:00 p.m. Feb 17 Texas Tech * Lubbock, TX 8:00 p.m. Feb 20 West Virginia * Morgantown, WV. 3:00 p.m. Feb 24 Oklahoma State * Norman 8:00 p.m. Feb 27 Texas * Austin, TX 1:00 p.m. Mar 01 Baylor * Norman 7:00 p.m. Mar 05 TCU * Fort Worth, TX 12:00 p.m. TBA * Mar 09 - 12 Kansas City, Mo. TBA BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP * Conference Games publisher : Don Swift assistant : Joni Yeager editor : Tim Farley editiorial assistant : Darian Woolbright videographer : Jeremy Gossett director of photography : Michael Downes web site developer : Patrick Moore with Set Sail Media web site developer : Nina Jones, Data Design Inc. illustration : Rosemary Burke graphic design : Wendy Mills Advertising Sales Dave Amis Tina Layman Photographers Justin Avera Jeremy Gossett Donny Ho Fran Kozakowski Hugh Scott, Jr. Tracy Reece Jerry Hymer Advertising Consultants Rick Buchanan Contributors fashion : Linda Miller art : Joy Reed Belt people : Peggy Gandy entertainment : Heide Brandes book reviews : Lucy Smoker social issues : Robbie Robertson community : Lauren Wright bon appetite : Cheryl Payne contributing writer : Julie Bishop contributing writer : Don Brewington contributing writer : Greg Horton contributing writer : Asa Leveaux contributing writer : M.A. Smith contributing writer : Mindy Wood contributing writer : Julie York thunder fastbreak : Tim Farley FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 ionOklahoma 9 14 Contents COVER STORY 14 From vinyl records to computers, legendary DJ Ronnie Kaye still gets his groove on by Sandi Davis ART 23 Chickasaw artists’ work on display by M. J. Van Deventer 68 Philosophy the same in overseas conflict or art creation for Choctaw artist D.G. Smalling by Tim Farley FASHION 78 Southwest Travels Inspire Priceless Navajo 40 Perfectly dressed eyes and lips: Go sexy, sultry Rug Collec and sophisticated THEATRE by Linda Miller Broadway musical ‘Ragtime’ national tour to 20 PEOPLE perform at Oklahoma City Community College on Dec. 13-14 32 Annie Oakley Society Honors by M. J. Van Deventer Noted Philanthropist and Navy Admiral by M. J. Van Deventer 20 42 The PinUp Dames! Supermodel for a day. by Mindy Ragan Wood 82 An interview with journalist David Gregory at the OKC National Memorial by Peter Preksto 89 In My Space: First Gentlemen BY Peggy Gandy 10 ionOklahoma DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 64 TRAVEL 73 Edmond missionaries work to restore Christmas in Sierra Leone: Couple hopes to bring joy to children in two orphanages by Sandi Davis 47 Play to learn at Oklahoma Wondertorium by Linda Miller ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES 53 Movies: Crimson Peak, The Night Before, Spectre by Jacob Oller 60 Winning combination: Newcastle Casino adds games, restaurant, parking garage by Linda Miller REVIEWS 64 Merry & Bright:Holidays at the Myriad 29 What’s for dinner? Ree Drummond has the Gardens! perfect menus by Mindy Ragan Wood by M. J. Van Deventer 50 Book Buzz: Show Us Your Book 47 by Lucie Smoker COMMUNITY 36 Pulitzer Prize Winner Thomas Friedman Shares View of New Electronic Global Economy 86 Opening Night: It’s a fun, family-friendly event full of action, music and fireworks by Sandi Davis DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 ionOklahoma 11 Publisher’s Note Welcome to ion Oklahoma Online, one of Oklahoma’s fastest growing online digital lifestyle magazines and news-entertainment websites. For more than a decade after the start of OKC Maps Project was approved, downtown Oklahoma City is today being recognized as one of the most successful urban transformation projects in America. Mayor Ron Norick’s original plan approved in December 1993 to fund the rebuilding of downtown Oklahoma City is being studied by many cities across the nation. Over the years Oklahoma City has seen both public and private investments totaling more than $3.14 Billion. 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Hope everyone will have a safe, happy holidays and Happy New year. follow us on twitter @IonOklahoma Sincerely, Don Swift Publisher ion Oklahoma 12 ionOklahoma DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 From vinyl records to computers, legendary DJ Ronnie Kaye still gets his groove on R E V O C Ronnie Kaye hangs out with Elvis. 14 ionOklahoma FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 Back at KOMA, Kaye recalls meeting Elvis, Smokey Robinson and other musical greats BY SANDI DAVIS rom the days of radio studios equipped with turntables and vinyl records to today’s studio filled with computer F screens and keyboards, legendary disc jockey Ronnie Kaye has kept generations of listeners entertained with an enticing mix of music, special guests and his smooth voice. Kaye has been working in radio since his first job at radio station KLCN in Blytheville, Ark., doing play-by-play for a county basketball tournament while still in high school in the mid-1950s. These days he has the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift on KOMA and plays a mix of music from the 1960s through the 1980s. For those counting, that’s almost 60 years. In that time he’s been a DJ and hosted a hugely popular dance show, “The Scene” from 1966 to 1974.” At one time it was syndicated and played in other markets like San Diego and San Francisco. He took a break from radio in the 1980s to work at a TV station but returned to radio in 1991 when he went to work for KOMA. FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 ionOklahoma 15 “I know it sounds trite but I love this,” Kaye said in an interview at KOMA. “The other thing has been luck. I’ve been blessed. I always seem to step on the right stone in the water.” Kaye believes he has been on the air longer than any other DJ in Oklahoma. He started his stint in Oklahoma City with WKY radio in 1961 already well versed in rock and roll.