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RUNOFF ELECTION AUGUST 26, 2014 Ideas from successful newspapers Nearly everywhere Kevin Slip visits, he Newspapers are finds the local newspaper thriving. Known as the News Guru, Slimp has ready to talk visited thousands of newspapers in his career and still visits newspapers of all to you about sizes. He serves as director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology in Kentucky and advertising. speaks at hundreds of newspaper confer- ences throughout the U.S. and Canada. Slimp shared some of the keys to a suc- cessful newspaper at the Oklahoma Press Association Convention at the Reed Center Call your local newspaper or in Midwest City on June 13. Oklahoma Press Service at Citing statistics, Slimp said there are newspaper success stories all over the (405) 499-0020 for help place. with your ad placement. “The Atlanta Constitution is up 40 per- cent in print circulation in the last two years; the Tampa Tribune is up about 32 percent. It’s not a bad time in the newspa- per industry at all.” Slimp said people are always asking him IN THIS why he believes newspapers have a bright future. His answer: “Because just about ISSUE: every newspaper I go to gives me reason to believe that.” OPA CONVENTION The qualities of successful newspapers he visits include: Kevin Slimp, known as the News Guru, shares ideas he’s learned from successful newspapers COVERAGE • Loyalty to staff. at the OPA Convention. The convention was held June 12-14 at the Reed Center in Midwest • Investment in quality. City, Okla. • Regular training for staff. • Close relationship between the pub- 14,500 averages 40 to 48 pages a day, filled newsprint. I run into almost no newspapers lisher and staff. with beautiful photos. that make a profit on the digital side. The Slimp showed examples from a few of “These were some of the most beautiful ones doing well are ones that consistently the papers he visited over the past year. photos I’d ever seen,” said Slimp. put emphasis on putting out a quality print At The Mirror-Exchange, a weekly in Some of the secrets to success for this product.” Milan, Tenn., the print product has seen newspaper are focusing on their strength, The Times Free Press in Chattanooga, a steady increase over the past four to five offering all local news and regular training Tenn., has gone from sinking to booming. years. Circulation is around 5,200 – 4,000 for staff members. When a new publisher took over about print and 1,200 online subscriptions. Northeast Nebraska News owns and six years ago, he went out and bought Mac- The paper offers a 48-hour online sub- operates six small newspapers. Circulation Book Pros for all the writers, reporters and scription for $5 and receives a few orders of its largest newspaper, The Cedar County designers. every day. News, is under 2,000; the smallest is 312. Not only did the gift let employees know “People are willing to pay for a day or Each of the six newspapers has its own they mattered to the company, the com- two,” Slimp said. “Over the course of a year staff. pany knew the employees would work from it adds up to some real money.” Publisher Rod Dump told Slimp that home if they had the equipment. The Mirror-Exchange also pushes print it’s important for towns to have their own “In Chattanooga, they invest in the staff,” subscriptions online, said Slimp. Readers paper. said Slimp. “That seems to be a key point of find several places on the website to order “We’re able to make enough to pay the newspapers of every size from largest to the print product and 5 to 10 new subscrib- staff and still have a little profit so I think smallest.” ers come in each week. it’s important to keep those papers,” said Newspapers require a constant invest- Profits are up again this year. Only one Dump. ment in quality, said Slimp. percent of the profit comes from digital; the A consistent emphasis on local news, a “If you ask me one attribute of papers real profit is all in the print product. qualify staff supported through training, that are growing, there’s no doubt that it’s The strength of the Dubois County Her- and an emphasis on print make this group quality. They’re putting out quality prod- ald in Jasper, Ind., is photography. This successful. ucts. No one wants to buy a newspaper six-day daily in a town with a population of “I’m not a naysayer on digital,” said that’s not any good.” Slimp, “but the truth is profit comes from 2 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014

But we haven’t quarter folded the Sequoyah County Times in more than 20 years. Once we bought an insert INK PIXELS machine, our newspaper was just half OPA CALENDAR folded because it ran in the machine bet- ter. It’s an obstacle. OF EVENTS PAPER POWER I bet we still have the well-worn wood- Complete Listing of Events en rulers and sticks used to quarter fold inserts decades ago. We are not good at throwing things away, and something THURS., JULY 10 By OPA President JEFF MAYO, like this only reinforces the hoarding. Associate Publisher of the Sequoyah County Times “See, I knew we would need these,” WEBINAR: 1-2 PM, $35 we tell ourselves. So, maybe our road INDESIGN 201: BECOME to increased sales is at the hands of 30-year-old sticks. A TYPE SUPERHERO I’m told the better spot to be in Register at OnlineMediaCampus.com Getting newspapers It’s easy to put type on a page in InDesign, instead of by the door is by the entrance to the cash register, but our store layout but using basic techniques on a large doesn’t leave much unused space. document can be VERY time consuming. closer to the counter Single copy sales are an old income Learn how to create master styles, and other stream for newspapers, but we must techniques that will allow you to create, What a great convention! Our num- rack out of normal foot traffic pattern? If continually work at it. Stores open and place and format text quickly and with more bers were the highest for number of it is, then that location should be evalu- close, merchandise is moved around exciting designs than you might be doing newspapers and attendees in nine years! ated for other alternatives. from shelves to counters and back. It’s now. It was great to see old friends and make But better than a rack out front is like Zig Ziglar said, “People often say new ones! The sessions were informa- space inside the store. Convenience that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither THURS., JULY 31 tive and designed to help your newspa- store counters are more coveted than does bathing — that’s why we recom- per improve its product or bottom line child eye-level space on the cereal aisle mend it daily.” WEBINAR: 1-2 PM, $35 — or both! I think the OPA staff and at the grocery store. MOBILE: CREATING education committee put on a useful and Serfoss and Wesner are working on THANKS interactive program! I will put away my plans to get back on the counter. Pay- It has been an honor to serve as GREAT VIDEO Register at OnlineMediaCampus.com exclamation point key now. ing a higher sales commission and even OPA president this year. The OPA staff, Learn to create and edit high-quality video including a once-a-month display ad led by Executive Vice President Mark with your smartphone. We’ll introduce you COUNTER SALES were kicked around as enticements to Thomas, do a tremendous job of making to tools for stabilizing your video, adding After Friday’s banquet, I was talking seal the deal. Being on the counter can ours the best press association in the with publishers Rod Serfoss and Brett country. external lights, adding external lenses and produce 2 to 10 times the sales of being getting crystal clear audio (and a few tools Wesner. Single copy sales came up, and I mentioned it during the OPA con- in a lesser-seen location. Store owners to add creativity to your videos). We’ll also we made a detailed analysis of the issue vention banquet, but I want to recognize know that, and we will have to compen- discuss the best apps for shooting and and hatched a plan to increase sales. my wife, Beth, for her sacrifice while sate them to get there. editing on your phone. If your paper costs more than 50 Our newspapers should be a valu- I was serving as OPA president. She cents, I think pocket change becomes an able product. The issues change at least made it easy to dedicate the time the issue — fewer potential customers carry weekly, have compelling local interest OPA deserves. THURS., AUG. 21 75 cents or $1 in change. If they do not and will likely drive customers in. Beth earned a degree from OSU, but WEBINAR: 1-2 PM, $35 have change, I think it is a challenge to For pricing, I think 75 cents or $1 is it was not in journalism. But her work at ask a customer to get change and then perceived better when someone is buy- the paper on the books, handling payroll INDESIGN 301: IMAGES go back to the rack. ing a pop and chips; the paper is prob- and even proofreading, help make our Outside newspaper racks are open 24 & GRAPHICS ably less expensive than each of those newspaper great. Register at OnlineMediaCampus.com hours a day and offer 24/7 advertising items. My mom, Becky Mayo, had a similar Take your ads and editorial pages to the for your publication. They can work very Ideally a customer would simply add start to the newspaper business. “We next level of design. You’ll also learn well as an alternative to being inside a it on to their items when paying. To just need a little help covering lunch or features that integrate InDesign with store if they are in the right spot. How make this work best our product needs getting out the monthly statements,” my Illustrator and Photoshop for additional many feet is it from the front door; how to be close, just inches to a few feet from dad probably told her in the late 1970s. power. far does a potential customer need to the cash register. Good work begets good work and walk out of their way to buy your news- There is not much space on most con- Becky is still there, full time. For more information on upcoming events, paper? venience store counters. In our conver- I hope incoming president Jeff Funk visit the OPA website at www.OkPress.com In this day and age, consumers sation, Serfoss mentioned that he was has as good a year as president as I did. or contact demand convenience. From one-click going to try quarter folding his papers I look forward to giving him any support Member Services Director Lisa Potts at shopping on the Internet, to drive-thru to see if that is more enticing for the he needs. I hope you will too. (405) 499-0026, 1-888-815-2672 or convenience stores, ease of purchase store owner. email [email protected]. for a customer is very important. Is your OPA elects Jeff Funk as association president for 2014-15 term Jeff Funk, publisher of the Enid News joined the News & Eagle as executive as vice president; Gloria Trotter, co- Montgomery, assistant editor of The & Eagle, was elected president of the editor in 2001 and became publisher in publisher of The Countywide & Sun, as Purcell Register. Ted Streuli, executive Oklahoma Press Association for 2014-15 November 2002. treasurer, and Jeff Mayo, associate pub- editor at The Journal Record, was elect- at the OPA Convention in Midwest City, The election was held on Thursday, lisher of the Sequoyah County Times, as ed to his second three-year term. Okla. June 13, during the OPA’s annual busi- immediate past president. Other members of the OPA board Funk is a 40-year newspaper veteran, ness meeting. Newly elected to serve a two-year of directors are Dayva Spitzer, Sayre previously holding news and manage- Other officers elected to a one-year term as director was Mike Strain, news Record & Beckham County Democrat; ment positions with daily newspapers term beginning July 1 were Robby Tram- editor at the Tulsa World. Elected to a Brian Blansett, The Shawnee News-Star; in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. He mell, news editor at The Oklahoman, new three-year term was John Denny and Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune. The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 3

No charges Judge rules Governor Fallin The Oklahoma in zoning can withhold documents Publisher An Oklahoma County trial judge tive process privilege “is to ensure that ruled that Gov. Mary Fallin has the subordinates within an agency will feel dispute power to withhold documents from the free to provide the decision maker with ISSN 1526-811X public based on a deliberative process their uninhibited opinions and recom- Official Publication of the A district attorney determined that privilege. mendations without fear of later being Oklahoma Press Association the City of Bartlesville unintentional- “The court finds the deliberative pro- subjected to public ridicule or criticism.” ly violated the Oklahoma Open Meet- cess privilege is recognized under com- The judge ordered the governor to PUBLISHER ing Act when the City Council voted mon law in Oklahoma, and it is support- provide a privilege log of the 100 with- Mark Thomas to approve a rezoning request. ed by Supreme Court rule as an excep- held documents. “I have made the determination [email protected] tion to the Oklahoma Open Records “Pursuant to the privilege, only the that criminal charges … are not Act,” District Judge Barbara Swinton content of the emails may be withheld,” EDITOR warranted,” 11th Judicial District ruled. “The court finds the deliberative the order stated. Attorney Kevin Buchanan said in a Jennifer Gilliland process privilege thus may be used by Fallin has 20 days to prepare the log “Decline to Prosecute” document [email protected] the defendant to protect the content of that must include dates, sender, recipi- that was obtained by the Bartlesville the documents withheld.” ents and “re:” lines. Examiner-Enterprise. OPA OFFICERS Fallin was sued by the American Civil Ryan Kiesel said the ACLU disagrees The findings are a response to a Liberties Union of Oklahoma on behalf with the finding that a deliberative pro- Jeff Mayo, President complaint filed with the Bartlesville of The Lost Ogle, a satirical blog, after cess privilege exists under Oklahoma Sequoyah County Times Police Department in May by prop- she refused to release some records law. Kiesel is executive director of ACLU erty owners who were upset about Jeff Funk, Vice President dealing with her decision not to expand Oklahoma. the rezoning of property on Minne- Medicaid under the Affordable Health The governor’s office was pleased Enid News & Eagle sota Avenue. Care Act. Her office eventually released with the decision, said Alex Weintz, a The Bartlesville City Council voted Gloria Trotter, Treasurer 51,000 pages but withheld 100 others. Fallin spokesman. 4-1 in November 2013 to rezone an The Countywide & Sun In her five-page opinion, Swinton An appeal is likely in the case. 8.6-acre tract of land from residential stated that the purpose of the delibera- Mark Thomas, agriculture to C-5 commercial zoning. However, the agenda for the Nov. 4, Executive Vice President, 2013, meeting stated that the coun- Oklahoma City cil intended to consider an appeal of a decision to deny rezoning of a Mustang school board members OPA DIRECTORS 19-acre tract of land from residential Jeff Shultz, Past President agriculture to light industrial. During The Garvin County News Star the meeting, the council was advised met privately on school Bible class that the original request had been Prior to approving a Bible-based cur- David Prater said the meeting, which Robby Trammell, The Oklahoman modified. riculum for students next fall, the Mus- involved the board leaving its base in Buchanan said the modification tang School Board broke into small Canadian County and traveling to Okla- Dayva Spitzer, Sayre Record & was not included on the meeting’s groups that met privately at Hobby homa City, could create a potential vio- Beckham County Democrat agenda and that, in his opinion, the Lobby in an attempt to get around the lation if it is proven to be a deliberate Brian Blansett, Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Asso- attempt to go around laws that require city violated the Open Meeting Act Shawnee News-Star when it failed to include the modi- ciated Press reported. governmental bodies to meet openly. fied request in the agenda language. AP reported that Mustang Superin- Prater said boards can meet without a Mike Brown, Neighbor News However, he continued, there is no tendent Sean McDaniel acknowledged quorum present, but no one at the meet- indication the city willfully violated insisting on separate presentations so ing can be present at the other to give Ted Streuli, The Journal Record the law, and that the failure to include the public wouldn’t have to be invited at information to the other members, and Ray Dyer, El Reno Tribune the modified request in the agenda the direction of Hobby Lobby president no action can be taken by the members. language does not constitute a crime. Steve Green and his public relations Three of the district’s five board mem- team. bers attended the meetings, according 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma County District Attorney to emails obtained by the AP. 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SEE TRAMEL, PAGE 2B See Smith Lesley are all smiles as they show off the championship tro- District! on your yards to Keep (Continued on Page 2B) phy from the Johnny Bench Tournament. Weather Vol. 113, No. 109 Home delivery Visit us online tomorrow 97/ 72 50 cents, 8 pgs. 580.225.3000 ecdailynews.com like going back in time. I realized that MORE THUNDER COVERAGE INSIDE JENNI CARLSON THUNDER GRADES THUNDER NOTEBOOK ANTHONY SLATER REMOTE PATROL This series swung on the Thun- It was a mixed bag for the Thun- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had Even though the Spurs were TNT analyst Charles Barkley many people now working for Oklahoma der’s defense. It was abysmal in all der, according to Berry Tramel. kind words for Thunder super- missing Tony Parker, the Thunder criticizes the Thunder’s bench, and three of the games in San Anto- The team’s interior defense played stars Kevin Durant and Russell imploded in a third quarter of says Oklahoma City won’t win nio, and it came up short again in well, but the rebounding and ball Westbrook after hard-fought doom that defined the season- “unless they fix their half-court papers have no idea who Harry was. Game 6...... PAGE 2B security were poor...... PAGE 3B Spurs victory...... PAGE 3B ending Game 6 loss...... PAGE 4B offense"...... PAGE 4B Count I think there’s a column there some- ewey y Reco time in the future. And if the booklet e D r h Seiling, OK, Vol. 104, No. 22, Thursday, May 29, 2014 d ever becomes reality, it’ll sure include T ¢ something about Harry. I also saw many awakens, discovers he is not in bed and 75 items about people I knew who are now goes to the kitchen to begin preparing gone. Very sobering. lunch. Two main ideas stood out. First, “It’s still dark outside and the sun newspapers have changed even more won’t rise for several hours, but the man than I have in these years — email, continues to sit at the table patiently. His (USPS #762-700) Internet, improved printing, Twitter, wife makes him a sandwich with some “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” challenges we never dreamed of. The chips and a drink and serves it to him column — intended to assist our journal- Attention grabbing headlines and photos, a new flag and great writing from Oklahoma while she sits and watches. Once he’s newspapers. Featured this month are The Oklahoman, The Sentinel Leader, The Elk ists as they do their jobs — has changed done, he thanks her and goes back to too, especially with the advent of OPEN City Daily News, The Lawton Constitution, Alva Review-Courier, The Canton Times and bed to go to sleep. His wife — now wide Skiatook Journal digital clipping in 2008, which allows me awake — doesn’t follow, but instead sits to easily view your pages. One of the in the darkness wondering what she Wildlife is in the news, too. Kim Mora- best ways to improve what we do is to eight cents. James Beatty of the McAles- could do to help her husband suffering va at The Shawnee News-Star reports of see and read the examples of excellent ter News-Capital reports on the number from Alzheimer’s disease — the most mountain lions in the area. Josh Newton journalism in Oklahoma. of visitors at the animal shelter. common form of dementia.” at the Tahlequah Daily Press reports the Secondly, as I looked at the topics Tips of the hat: The Lone Grove Led- Readers of the Claremore Daily Prog- same for bears, “Bear aware.” Emily I’ve written about, I realized some things ger, with a black and white front page ress get a daily diet of meat. Consider Droege at the Bartlesville Examiner- never change — the need for attention to for Memorial Day, running the names this front-page story — Mark Friedel Enterprise writes about the honey bee what makes good journalism. The main of all the vets buried in the local cem- reported on a mother fired for testifying crisis, “Feeling the bee’s sting.” topics of the column have cropped up etery, headlined “Lest We Forget.” To about sexual abuse. Good writing trumps everything. over and over through the years. Verbs. The Midwest City Beacon, moving from Bob West of the McCurtain Daily Here’s Joy Hampton’s lead in The Moore Leads. Headlines. Writing. Newspapers. Capitol Hill. To The Cyril News, running Gazette writes under, “Viet vet helps American, about two storm survivors, Readers. Technology. Much more. a front page of people photos, “Good others come to terms with bitter memo- a couple married 57 years: “When the So what’s next? I’ll keep you posted. life in Cyril.” To the Alva Review-Courier, ries.” tornado hit, Dennis and Wilma Chastain running a full page photo every other Lots of trends you can localize, too. were holding hands.” In the cutline, “… LOOKIN’EM OVER: Oklahoma papers week. Improved front page at The Can- Dylan Goforth of the Tulsa World reports they say they won’t let go.” continue to serve up meaty protein-rich ton Times. Improved flag at The Dewey on the state having to deal with texting Cheryl Overstreet at The Elk City meals for their readers. County Record. and driving, under “Deadly distractions,” Daily News tells the story of a cat and One of the best examples is Josh I meant to show Sentinel Leader last after the death of a girl. Colin Murphy of a corrections inmate, under “Thomas month. So it’s here this month. Rouse’s terrific story in The Lawton the Weatherford Daily News reports on time. Tabby paws way into man’s heart.” Constitution about families dealing with residents objecting to electronic signs as Lead: “Seldom does a match of man and HEAD’EM UP AWARDS. First place, tie, Alzheimer’s, headlined “Missing Peace.” distracting to drivers. pet happen twice but the local animal The Lawton Constitution and The Oklaho- Here’s his fantastic lead, based on a Janelle Stecklin of the Muskogee Phoe- shelter hopes a perfect bond lies in store man. These two headlines carry several real situation: “A man wakes up in the nix reported wind farms cost taxpay- for Thomas the tabby.” levels of meaning. middle of the night and sits down at the ers about $12 million in rebates last Lori Cooper at The Carnegie Herald Lawton, on the Josh Rouse story dinner table, where he waits patiently year, “Wind farms reap windfall in tax tells the story of a retiring postman, who about families dealing with Alzheimer’s, for his lunch to be served. His wife soon rebates.” started 40 years ago when stamps were Continued on Page 5 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 5

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LOCAL Missing peace 6KDUH0HGLFDO&HQWHUFHOHEUDWHV &OLSSHUVUHJURXSIRUJDPH Skiatook Journal Cancer care New staff member to join the New boat ramp ready, other facilities almost complete Friday, May 30, 2014 SkiatookJournal.com An $80,400 Spouses, family members often struggle Okeene Record and Canton Times grant will +HDOWKFDUH:HHN DIWHUEUXWDO2.&ORVV at tornado-damaged area of Canton Lake help pro- Dear Readers! Last week we wel- By Tim Coffey, Chief Park Ranger, as loved ones live with Alzheimer’s Disease comed a new staff member and in- Canton Lake IN THIS ISSUE vide care tern Stephen Lamar. BY JOSH ROUSE disease — the most common form of demen- The newly constructed boat ramp Electric rate hike sparks exchange about informing public, stopping the fi scal bleeding for breast 3DJH 3DJH Stephen was raised in Okeene; he and parking area in the Canadian STAFF WRITER tia. graduated from Okeene High School. [email protected] Day Use Area of Canton Lake is cancer pa- “She never went to bed because she was He just finished his sophomore year open for use. The ramp is longer and By Robert Smith chance to contribute to a dis- that Skiatook has been losing ing, when he got his meeting tients in A man wakes up in the middle of the night wide awake and she always knew it would be in Media Production at OSU. deeper than other ramps at the lake News Editor cussion, or whether officials money on electric service and packet, that the subject was Check out Stephen’s column on and should be usable for most boat [email protected] should simply stop the finan- officials couldn’t afford to wait going to come up Tuesday 14 counties, and sits down at the dinner table, where he time to get up in a couple hours,” said Randle our editorial page (4) for a closer in- launching, even if the lake level ap- cial bleeding as quickly as to take action. night, May 27. including Comanche. waits patiently for his lunch to be served. His Lee, describing the plight his family endured troduction. proaches a record low. wife soon awakens, discovers he is not in bed with his father. “He thought it was in the mid- The new parking lot, adjacent to The Skiatook City Council’s possible. “The public needs to be “Maybe y’all have been talk- Wildlife tours and goes to the kitchen to begin preparing dle of the day and it was time for lunch. When the ramp, will accommodate 30 ve- consideration this week of an “I think that this ‘Item 16’ is aware of what’s going on, ing. I haven’t,” Jones said. lunch. he went to sleep, he’d get back up when he was hicles with boat trailers and there are electricity rate-hike measure a little bit premature,” Coun- and we should have started City Manager Dan Yancey “Wildlife Tours” will be con- additional car spaces relative to the It’s still dark outside and the sun won’t rise supposed to and go wait on breakfast to be boat parking area. Near the ramp, sparked discussison about cilor Eugene Jones said. “I earlier if it’s such a big prob- said officials discovered the ducted at the Wichita Moun- for several hours, but the man continues to sit served. The cycle constantly continued like and strain of trying to care for a family mem- there are two large staging areas whether city government would like to see us table this lem,” Jones said. He said that city had not been making as tains Wildlife Refuge on June at the table patiently. His wife makes him a that.” ber who does have the disease. for boaters to prep their boats for should take steps to alert the thing.” he only found out about three Lee, now the Central Oklahoma regional di- “It’s a disease unlike many others, because American Cancer Society launching and prepping for the road. See , 3 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29. sandwich with some chips and a drink and The driving lanes within the park- public and give residents a Mayor Randy Sien responded days before the council meet- RATE HIKE See stories, 3A serves it to him while she sits and watches. rector of the Alzheimer’s Association, said the care giving is a 24-7 issue,” Lee said. “It caus- ing area have arrows on the asphalt Skiatook High Once he’s done, he thanks her and goes back cycle continued for many years until his fa- es stress and strain on families because of the honors cancer survivors surface that users need to follow to Class of 1964 intensive care-giving it requires. That doesn’t On Friday, May 30, 2014, the been on. Every survivor is invited, facilitate smooth traffic flow. TYLES to bed to go to sleep. His wife — now wide ther succumbed to the disease. Lee was one of 7 S awake — doesn’t follow, but instead sits in the countless millions of Americans who suffer — even start to talk about the disease itself and American Cancer Society is host- whether they were diagnosed yester- Visitors to Canton Lake should its direct impact on the family.” ing the twelfth annual Relay for Life day or 30 years ago.” know that while the lake level re- Elder honors darkness wondering what she could do to many of them in silence — not from of Blaine County Cancer Survivors’ The Relay allows communities to mains extremely low, boaters can City health insurance help her husband suffering from Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease itself, but from the stress SEE ALZHEIMER’S, 8A reception. The American Cancer So- celebrate the lives of those who have launch their boats at the two usable Let’s get this party started! AARP Oklahoma is encour- ciety and Blaine County Relay for survived their personal battle with ramps in the Canadian Day Use Area aging nominations for its sixth Life would like to invite cancer sur- cancer. For the newly diagnosed, free of charge. costs may increase vivors and their guests to attend the Relay offers an opportunity to share Visitors are also reminded that annual Indian Elder Honors. celebration reception. with others. For the long-term sur- the Canadian “A” area campground See story, 5A The reception will take place at vivor, Relay brings a communities’ remains closed. Construction of the By Robert Smith Okeene football and track field at recognition of the struggle and clo- park is ongoing and there are portions News Editor 5:30 p.m. on May 30, 2014, right be- sure to a trying time in their life. waiting for repair. Access to the area [email protected] ENTERTAINMENT Hall of Fame teacher opened Swap may fore the Relay begins. There will be “At the Relay, and at the Survi- is by authorized persons and vehicles fruit, cookies, and drinks provided vors’ reception, everyone under- only. For safety reasons, it is impor- A view of the new facilities at the Canadian “A” campground at Canton Lake. The pads, by the Blaine County Relay for Life stands the challenges that cancer tant to stay out of this construction Skiatook city councilors talked and great fellowship. The auction of survivors have overcome and there is area until it is officially open for use shower and toilet facility, and playground were rebuilt after a tornado churned through the area this week about an anticipated alter future the baskets will be at 8 p.m. The lu- peace of mind knowing that together by the Corps of Engineers. May 24, 2011, destroying the previous facilities. nine-percent increase in the cost worlds of possibilities to kids minary ceremony will begin at dusk. we can face the challenges ahead,” All 77 campsites, two shower and toilet buildings and a handicap acces- of the health insurance the city The talent show is 9-10 p.m. said Alana Harper, survivor chair. toilet buildings, loop roads, a play- sible playground. Additional funding BY TYRELL ALBIN The Survivors’ reception is a kick- We would like to invite everyone ground and a boat dock at the Cana- recently became available to rebuild provides to its employees and their STAFF WRITER of GITMO off event hosted before the Ameri- to come to our Blaine County Relay dian “A” area were destroyed when the remaining sites. family members. [email protected] MIAMI (AP) — President Oba- can Cancer Society Relay for Life, for Life event. There will be lots a tornado hit Canton Lake May 24, The Federal Highway Admin- the organization’s signature activity. of great food, fun items for sell at 2011. The storm severely damaged There is currently no deductible ma has edged closer to closing the istration provided $1.32 million to Glenda Sullivan has been The Relay offers everyone in a com- each of the teams’ camp sites, enter- the Canadian Day Use Area, and de- rebuild the damaged camping loop on the health insurance. bringing the world to class- Guantanamo Bay prison by swap- munity the opportunity to participate tainment and games. The Relay is stroyed the Sportsman’s Park conces- roads through the Emergency Relief Skiatook High Kurt Schultz, of AmeriBank Group rooms full of students her whole ping five Taliban members for a in the fight against cancer. not just for those on a team or our sionaire trailer park and boat storage. for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) “We are very excited about this survivors. It’s a community event The Corps used available funding Benefi ts, a subsidiary of American adult life. captured American soldier, but program. School year’s Cancer Survivors’ Reception,” for adults and kids. to rebuild 52 sites in accordance with The longer boat ramp and mod- The retired Lawton Public the criticism he faced Sunday for current modern design standards, Graduation, 2014 said LaDonna Westfahl, relay chair. For more information about the ernized camping facilities should pro- See INSURANCE, 3 Schools teacher will be induct- the deal underscores the chal- “We are looking forward to paying American Cancer Society call 1- complete with 50 amp electric service vide recreational opportunities for the 13-16 ed into lenges he faces in emptying out tribute to the tremendous personal 800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer. and concrete impact zones and trailer public for many years to come. Rare comics journey that cancer survivors have org. pads. There are now two pre-fabri- FACES OF the Ok- the cells at the U.S. base in Cuba. cated handicap accessible shower and The first glimpses of iconic lahoma Several members of Congress Neighbor News-Oklahoma SOUTHWEST heroes Superman, Batman and Educa- condemned the exchange, saying Lawmakers override Walleye Music Fest Flash are part of a rare comic OKLAHOMA tors among other things that it could names Publisher, book collection a Kentucky Hall of put troops in danger if the freed Fallin’s school testing veto Fame Taliban resume hostilities against The new handicap accessible playground is at the Cana- By Paul Laubach they moved on, if they failed they dian Day Use Area at Canton Lake. man is auctioning off to the Aug. 1 the United States. Local school districts will now be stayed in third grade. Advertising Director highest bidders. for her That fear prompted Congress to able to decide if their third graders Lawmaker’s override of Fallin’s 8 95401 00121 9 See story, 6A years impose restrictions on the trans- advance to the fourth grade instead veto allows H.B. 2625 to become Canton Lake Association By G.B. Poindexter GLENDA SULLIVAN of Gov. Fallin and State Superinten- law immediately. The measure, au- Neighbor News of serv- fer of prisoners out of Guan- dent of Public Instruction Janet Bar- thored by state Rep. Katie Henke, R- MILITARY ice as a teacher and especially tanamo that have thwarted Oba- ressi’s mandated testing program. Tulsa, would create a student reading meeting update for her efforts to improve ge- ma’s pledge to close the detention Oklahoma lawmakers voted to over- proficiency team composed of a par- On May 21, 2014, CLA board the 1596.50 elevation. Right now, Effective June 1, Jamey Hon- MICHAEL D. POPE/STAFF Budgets ography education at all lev- center within the first year of tak- ride Fallin’s veto of House Bill 2625 ent, teachers, principal and a read- members Curtis Hoskins, Kermit there exists about 6 feet of water that eycutt will become publisher Glenda Sullivan, retired Lawton Public Schools teacher, shows items she last week. ing specialist to determine whether els. ing office. Raab and president Jeff Converse Oklahoma City could still take un- of the Skiatook Journal and all and benefits brought back from a recent trip to China. Sullivan is a teacher consultant for H.B. 2625 changes the unfunded a student should be promoted to the met with representatives from the der their water storage contract with Sullivan went to a small Okla- Congress eased the restrictions mandates in the “Reading Sufficien- fourth grade. These local controlled Neighbor News publications in the Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education, on whose behalf she advo- Tulsa Corps of Engineers and the the Corps. That quantity of water is In shaping a 2015 defense homa country school through on transfers somewhat last year cy Act” that was promoted by Fallin reading proficiency teams will now Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust. so small that it is not worth trying to Oklahoma. cates for keeping geography at the forefront of public education. Sullivan will and Barressi in 2011. The act passed determine if a local school’s third authorization bill, Congress the sixth grade. There were stu- and a Senate committee has ap- Also present was Charles Surveryor transport the water down the river to BOB TAYLOR/SKIATOOK JOURNAL Honeycutt is being promoted be inducted into the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame Aug. 1. in 2011 required that all Oklahoma graders advance instead of the man- representing the Cheyenne and Lake Hefner. So for now, everything Skiatook Band Director Rusty Chevalier calls on his students to help provide the sounds that make high school graduation a memo- has decided to protect the dents from multiple grades in proved lifting a ban on sending school districts had to administer a dated state test. from the advertising director the classroom, and when she in- prisoners to the U.S. But signifi- Arapaho Tribes. looks good at keeping the remaining rable event. The band, which scored “superior” several times during the year and was an OSSAA Sweepstakes Award winner, pro- prized commissary benefit, but homa State University, which Soon the young couple was trav- “high stakes” reading exam to all Continued on page 6... It was discussed at the meeting water in the lake. military personnel are not like- variably finished her work early was primarily a teacher’s col- eling all over the world. cant challenges remain, including third grade students. If they passed that Oklahoma City has no plans Canton Lake will need enough vided essential support for the commencement ceremony Thursday, May 22 at the district Multipurpose Activity Center. See PUBLISHER, 3 the teachers would set her to any blowback over the exchange ly to escape other key compen- lege at the time, which made it In Nuremberg, Germany, Sul- to take any water from Canton this rain and inflow to offset summer- helping the younger students. easier for her to go there for livan worked as a “roving for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, and time The second ever Walleye Rodeo summer and no intentions of tak- time evaporation to keep the lake at sation curbs. That helped put her on the path her higher education, and she teacher,” which meant she is running short. How much Music Fest was held on Saturday of ing water from the inactive pool. the current level. The inactive pool is water below See column, 3A to eventually becoming a taught every day, but did not “It’s possible that President Walleye Rodeo weekend. majored in elementary educa- Josh Lamle Band, Cole Porter teacher. tion. have a contract with the Depart- Obama could make a big move in rainfall have Band, The Damn Quails, and Stew- HIGH-TECH She also had her Aunt Velma, Her husband, Don Sullivan, ment of Defense school. At the his last two years, presumably af- art Mann & the Statesboro Revue all Blaine Co. tax update a teacher, as a role model, she who later became vice president time, the Department of De- ter the midterm elections,” said traveled to Canton and put on a good we received? show. Some bands are Oklahoma CITIES RECEIVE $138.9 MILLION said. of Cameron University, gradu- fense Schools required that John Bellinger, a former legal ad- According to mesonet.org 5-day teachers have taught full time in local and some came from Austin, COUNTY RETURNS TOTAL $30.9 MILLION Her family moved to Durant, ated from Oklahoma State Uni- viser to the State Department and rainfall calculations (in inches): TX. home of Southeastern Okla- versity and joined the Army. SEE TEACHER, 2A SEE CUBA, 2A Seiling .76 A raffle was held for a guitar and The April distribution of sales in sales tax collections was returned Watonga 3.34 funds were raised for Josh Lamle, tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax to 510 cities and towns reflecting Weatherford 3.26 who has suffered health problems Commission primarily represents lo- an increase of $7,410,035 from the Fairview 2.81 this past year. cal tax receipts from February busi- $121,520,385 distributed to 509 cit- ness. Companies that remit more ies and towns in April last year. The than $2,500 monthly in sales tax use tax disbursement of $10,014,816 receipts are required to file and pay was distributed between 367 cities Community Bulletin Board Fishing Report electronically. and towns. The monies they reported this In county returns, 76 counties LPD dive team hones skills on land and in lake May 19. Elevation 13 ft. period represent sales from Febru- shared in a $28,575,559 sales tax Walleye Rodeo Assoc. Clean up days BY MILES CLEMENTS below normal, water clear. ary 16 to February 28 and estimated disbursement. The use tax disburse- STAFF WRITER The Walleye Rodeo Assoc. will have another clean up day on May Walleye good drifting night- sales from March 1 to March 15. ment of $2,287,523 was distributed [email protected] 31. Weather permitting, meet at old Circle C at 1 p.m. crawlers and trolling crank- Weekly The disbursement of $128,930,420 between 74 counties. Canton AA/NA Recovery Meetings baits along the north shore Wheat Price The Lawton Police Department dive team AA/NA Recovery meetings are held at 7 pm on Thurs at the Commu- of the lake. White bass and Returns to Blaine County Towns compared to a year ago were: Apr. 2013 Apr.2014 Hack attack spent Friday afternoon at Lake Lawtonka nity of Christ Church, 601 N. Broadway. . striped bass hybrids good 7KH$OYD)LUH'HSDUWPHQWXVHGWKHLUORQJDHULDOODGGHUWRTXHQFKD¿UHDWWKH trolling crankbaits. Channel $ 7.28 Okeene $27,311.37 $39,351.89 testing search and rescue tactics with equip- $OYD)LUH¿JKWHU0DULFN1RUWRQVSUD\VZDWHURQDWUDFWRUSDUNHGQHDUWKHEXUQLQJVKHGDW1HDODQG6RQMD:LOOLDPV¶ Library Story Hour Canton $12,960.31 $15,300.15 The hackers are winning, ac- Story hour begins at 10 a.m. Monday, June 2 and will continue each catfish good on minnows $ 7.28 candidates having a fender-bender in Geary $20,170.85 $15,852.61 ment members look forward to replacing. (G6WHZDUWUHVLGHQFHDFRXSOHRIZHHNVDJR7KHKRXVHZDVVXUURXQGHGE\ Monday through June 30 and stinkbait along the dam. $ 7.29 cording to a survey of 500 ex- SODFHRQ-DFNVRQ5RDGMXVWQRUWKRI$OYD7KHWUDFWRUZDVHYHQWXDOO\SXOOHGWRVDIHW\DVZDVDVPDOOZKLWHWUXFN $ 7.19 Greenfield $614.45 $1,048.41 On Thursday, the team practiced in a pool, Library Summer Hours Report submitted by Mark ecutives of U.S. businesses, law KHDY\WUHHJURZWKVRSRXULQJZDWHUIURPDERYHZRUNHGZHOO7KH¿UHPDQRQ Walker, game warden Market Closed Hitchcock $815.74 $788.28 where visibility was optimal, giving the offi- RQWKHRWKHUVLGH3KRWRE\/\QQ/0DUWLQ Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Market Closed Hydro $3,898.62 $3,217.17 enforcement services and gov- cers an idea of how a real pattern would look Canton Chamber of Commerce Meeting stationed in WRSRIWKHODGGHULV0DULFN1RUWRQ3KRWRE\/\QQ/0DUWLQ Blaine County. $ 7.06 Longdale $4,659.90 $3,847.22 ernment agencies. like. Friday morning, the dive team walked a The monthly meeting for May will be held Monday, June 2 at noon at Watonga $121,145.45 $142,471.30 El Charro Total County $191,576.69 $221,877.03 a parking lot, “When two chiefs col- See story, 5B search pattern on the shore of Lake Lawton- ka, practicing for afternoon diving drills. PORTS Dive team leader Lt. Brad Davis, finds the S land work great practice before getting into Good seasons the water. lide”; Inola Independent, on plans for a “When we are on land it’s nice to have With state tournaments and some wide open areas to simulate what’s go- all-star games a thing of the ing to happen inside the water,” Davis said. recent past, we’re attempting “Once you get into Lake Lawtonka you have MICHAEL D. POPE/STAFF today to tie up the last 10 very limited visibility. So it’s hard to try to Dive team leader Lt. Brad Davis prepares to take his team underwater at Lake Lawtonka. Enid, on Dale Denwalt’s story about city park, “Just a twinkle in our eye”; months of area high school learn anything when you’re in the water. It’s Heaton’s story about a pro golfer, “Driv- better to get a visual up on dry land where what’s going on so you can apply it under the Search patterns are used for finding sports. you can see so you have an understanding of water.” See column, 1B SEE DIVE, 2A making corsets at the county history ing force”; on Tim Mustang Times, on Van Mitchell’s story 2 SECTIONS WEATHER OPINION INSIDE Stillwater News Press, Vol. 112 Almanac 7A Dear Abby 6A Opinion 4A No. 262 Partly cloudy Post Cold War Bridge 6A Horoscope 6A People’s Pharmacy 5A center: about a church shoe ministry, “Kicks 2014 Today’s high: 95 Defending Obama’s drones, Ahrens’ feature about lifeguards, “Eyes Classified 7B Lottery 7A Sports 1B Lawton Media, Tonight’s low: 70 not divisions foreign policy Comics 5B Movie listings 6A Styles 5A Inc. See column, 4A Crossword 5B, 8B Obituaries 7A Weather 7A Corsets: ‘Bound to please’ wide open”; Skiatook Journal, on Bob for kids”; The Countywide & Sun, on Third place, three-way tie — Mangum Taylor’s band photo, “Let’s get this party Virginia Bradshaw’s storm story, “One Star, The Moore American, Wagoner Tri- started”; The Bigheart Times on Louise long, hard year later.” bune. Red Corn’s story about two Osage chief Missing Peace In the Mangum paper: The Oklahoman, sports section on It actually does rain the Thunder’s loss in six games, written in Greer County, America for their Twitter “#What’sThe-Headline” Moore, on Joy Hampton’s tornado contest, by Rich Tortorelli at OCU (for- survival story: mer student!). Still holding hands today DEEP SIXED Wagoner, on a Travis Sloat story: Second place, tie, Clinton Daily News Goodbye school, hello pool and Enid News & Eagle. Clinton, on Steve Belcher’s story Honorable mentions: The Midwest about a legislative breakfast: City Beacon, on Jeff Harrison’s story about Mid Del school plans, “Building Shootout at Capitol corral for the future”; Owasso Reporter on Rick Documentary of Edith Gaylord premiers at deadCenter festival “Quiet Philanthropist: The Edith Press Club in 1944. Her advocacy for Gaylord Story” premiered at the dead- women in journalism was strong and Center film festival in Oklahoma City she served as a mentor to many other on June 13. women in news. She died in 2001 at the The 45-minute documentary gives age of 84. an in-depth look into Edith Gaylord’s Director Bryan Beasley and execu- life as a journalist and a philanthropist. tive producer Bob Ross said the idea Through the use of interviews with for the film began in 2012. Ross, who is family and friends, the film touches on also president of the Inasmuch Foun- her challenges in the male-dominated dation, wanted to create a short film to field of journalism and her return to honor Gaylord when she was inducted Oklahoma in the ’60s as she began into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in working on causes such as The Inas- 2012, but this documentary was not much Foundation and the Ethics and used at the ceremony. Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Prior to the screening, a free round- Edith Gaylord was the daughter of table conversation was held featuring E.K. Gaylord, publisher of The Oklaho- several prominent female Oklahoma man. In 1942, she was hired as a news journalists including Vivian Vahlberg, staffer at the Associated Press and Sue Hale, Linda Cavanaugh, Jennifer was president of the National Women’s Reynolds and Pam Olson. 6 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 Joe Worley plans to retire Jamey Honeycutt named as from Tulsa World in November publisher of Neighbor News Tulsa World served as business editor, state editor executive editor Joe and Sunday editor. Jamey Honeycutt is the new publisher at Neighbor Worley announced Ellerbach was the first female to hold News. that he plans to the position of managing editor, and she Honeycutt was previously the advertising director for retire in November. will be the World’s first female executive the group. Josh Umholtz was promoted from his position Worley has held editor. as an advertising zone manager to replace Honeycutt as the position since “Susan has a collaborative nature and advertising director. 1995. a real feel for this community,” Master- The promotions took place after current Neighbor Susan Ellerbach, son said. “She and her husband, Rich- News publisher Mike Brown was promoted to president the World’s execu- ard, have raised their family here, and of Community Publishers Inc., the parent company of the tive editor, will suc- if you’re a friend of hers on Facebook, Neighbor News group. ceed Worley. Eller- you know that they’ve just welcomed “I am pleased to be able to promote from within for bach has served as managing editor their first granddaughter. She, too, is a these two important positions in our company,” Brown JAMEY HONEYCUTT since 1995. strong advocate for the power of news said. News editor Mike Strain will take and for those who produce content for “Jamey and Josh have both been a big part of our over as managing editor. our products.” success over the years they have been with our group.” “I am extremely proud of everything Strain became sports editor at the Honeycutt has previous experience as a publisher for that Joe has accomplished during his World in 2005. Before joining The Okla- newspapers in Arkansas, Missouri and South Carolina. time as executive editor,” said Bill Mas- homan’s sports staff in 1990, he worked Before joining the Neighbor News group, Umholtz terson Jr., Tulsa World publisher. “And I in Shawnee. served as a sales and marketing manager of print and believe we have a great team following Strain was named news editor at the online magazines and consumer guides. in his footsteps. Susan and Mike are World in 2011 and has supervised all Neighbor News, which is owned by Community Pub- both strong leaders who understand the reporters and editors since then. The lishers Inc., publishes the Broken Arrow Ledger, South changing world of our media company. I move to managing editor will expand his County Leader, Collinsville News, Coweta American, couldn’t be more confident in this news- responsibility to the overall newsroom Owasso Reporter, Sand Springs Leader, Skiatook Journal JOSH UMHOLTZ room as we move forward as both a print operation. and Wagoner Tribune. and digital medium.” “Mike’s work ethic and leadership Worley joined the Tulsa World in skills continue to drive him to more and 1987 as Sunday editor. He was named more responsibility within our organiza- managing editor in 1993. He previously tion,” Masterson said. “He and his wife, had served as the executive editor at the Kay, have a natural interest in educa- Longtime Poteau Daily News staffer retires Nashville Banner, an afternoon newspa- tion and raised their sons through the After 40 years at the Poteau Daily in 1972. She first worked for the Poteau per that has ceased publication. Claremore Public Schools. He is one of News, Carol Baker is retiring. Baker Valley Times, then the Eastern Okla- Worley helped in the paper’s transi- the hardest-working and most well-liked created advertisements for the company homa Messenger. tion from a legacy as a family-owned editors in our newsroom. and was the go-to person for questions. In 1974, Baker joined Poteau Daily newspaper to last year’s purchase of “Susan and Mike will be busy this “I had a lot of questions when I first News. the Tulsa World by BH Media Group, summer as we reorganize the Tulsa got here, and the answer was usually, ‘I She has seen many people come and a division of the Berkshire Hathaway World newsroom to strengthen our role don’t know, ask Carol,’” said news editor go at the paper including five owners companies. as a digital and print media company. Ken Milam, who worked with Baker for and at least 11 publishers. “When change happened, Joe was a This will include repurposing the news- several years. Baker is a member of the Oklahoma constant for everyone. He was a strong room to enable us to react faster to “She was a great source of inspiration Press Association’s Quarter Century advocate with the new owners and with breaking news and create new video as well as information,” said Milam. Club. me as the new publisher,” Masterson opportunities for our website,” Master- Baker began her career in newsprint said. “We will always be grateful to him son added. for that kind of leadership.” Worley will continue in his role until Ellerbach joined the Tulsa World in November, when he will retire and 1985 as a business reporter. She also has become a part-time staff writer and con- New staff member at Shawnee News-Star sultant. The Shawnee News-Star recently wel- After graduating from the University comed Ben Luschen to its staff. of Central Oklahoma in May, Luschen Luschen was hired by executive edi- moved to Shawnee. He spent most of tor Mike McCormick to help write sto- his life in northern Oklahoma City and ries and for page layout. Luschen was Edmond. NW previously an intern for The Oklahoman. is when your advertisers need complete multimedia solutions.

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DONALD ‘DON’ BOSTON, who started Boston married Doris Warren on Jan. In 1972, he moved to Page, Ariz., to his career at the Stillwater News Press, 12, 1952. work at a radio station. He and his wife died June 10, 2014. He was 86. He started his career in journalism purchased a hardware store in 1977, Boston was born in Oplin, Texas. He as a sports reporter for the Stillwater which is now owned by his sons. served in the Air Force from 1945-48. News Press, then moved to Port Arthur, Boston is survived by his wife, Doris; He graduated from Oklahoma A&M Texas, as a reporter. From there, he daughters Donna Price and Diann (now Oklahoma State University) joined the Pecos News as a broadcaster. Fornero; sons Daniel Boston, David in 1951 with a degree in journalism. Boston also worked as a reporter for the Boston and Douglas Boston; 14 grand- San Angelo News. children and 22 great-grandchildren.

DAVID CLARENCE FROST, JR., a former lord College of Journalism and Mass the Kiowa County Star-Review, for 18 Oklahoma journalist, died May 29, 2014, Communications in 2005. months. He subsequently learned the THANK in Friendship, Maine. He was 78. After college, Frost worked for The book publishing trade via a fellowship at Frost was born Dec. 19, 1936, in Shawnee News-Star and The Norman the OU Press in Norman. Hobart, Okla. He attended public Transcript before serving three years For nearly 40 years, Frost worked for YOU schools in Chickasha and Hobart and in the Army Security Agency as a Polish publishers in New York and spent nine to the following individuals and went on to graduate from the University linguist. months in San Clemente, Calif., working organizations for their recent of Oklahoma in 1958 with a degree in Frost later moved to New York City on a book about Richard Nixon. donations to the Oklahoma journalism. At OU, Frost was editor of where he landed a job with the Associat- He is survived by his partner, David Newspaper Foundation: The Oklahoma Daily and was honored ed Press as a wire editor from 1963-1965. A. Hovell of Friendship, Maine; a broth- as a Distinguished Graduate of the Gay- When his father died, Frost returned to er, Edgar Lee Frost of Norman, Okla.; Hobart and helped run the family paper, one nephew and one niece. In memory of Ed Livermore, Sr.: RAY E. GAMBILL, who founded The After graduating in 1959, Wallace In 1978, while working at FAA and liv- Newcastle Pacer, died June 8, 2014. He and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Texas ing in Blanchard, Gambill founded The JEFF & NANETTE SHULTZ was 78. where Ray was employed as assistant Newcastle Pacer, a weekly newspaper Gambill was born in Weatherford, state editor of the Wichita Falls Record that he and his wife operated until sell- BILL & BARB WALTER Okla. He graduated from Midwest City News. The family returned to Oklahoma ing it in 1982. High School in 1953 and was then hired in 1962 and Ray again was employed by He is survived by a son, Mark Gam- ANDY & KAREN RIEGER as a copy messenger at The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman as assistant state editor. bill; daughter Rayma Brandt; six grand- He later became assistant state editor Wallace left journalism and went to work children; four great-grandchildren; and In memory of while working his way through Central for the Federal Aviation Administration, a special friend, Linda Stoltz. Ed & Melba Livermore, Sr.: State College in Edmond. retiring in 2004 after 41 years of service. PAT DYER & FAMILY SUE (HESS) MILLER, a previous employ- when the editor of The Daily Ardmoreite She was forced to take medical retire- ee at The Ardmoreite, died May 14, solicited her to do freelance writing for ment in 1994, and subsequently became In memory of 2014. She was 76. the paper based on some documents she involved in volunteer work and local Born Oct. 10, 1937, in Wheeler, had written. Miller enjoyed journalism politics. Nancy Phillips: Okla., Miller graduated high school in and took classes and several seminars Survivors include her children, Ken- Healdton in 1954. She married Kenneth before landing writing jobs for both The nita Moon, Rajeana Heath, and Kerry JEFF & NANETTE SHULTZ Miller of Ardmore on Dec. 8, 1956. Ardmoreite and the Lone Grove Ledger. Miller, all of Lone Grove; sister Lynne She worked in city and county gov- In 1991, she won a first-place award for Jones of Edmond; brother Bill Hess of A donation to the Oklahoma ernment for 14 years. feature writing. San Antonio; eight grandchildren and 10 Newspaper Foundation will support She became interested in journalism great-grandchildren. its efforts to improve the state’s newspaper industry and quality of DONALD ‘DON’ MILLIRONS, who ing with a degree in journalism from business to work in public relations for journalism. worked for several Oklahoma newspa- the University of Oklahoma in 1956, GE/Honeywell. ONF’s programs include training pers, died May 25, 2014. He was 81. he worked as news editor for the Pauls Millirons is survived by his wife of 60 and education for professional Millirons was born on March 10, Valley Democrat, The Holdenville Daily years, Dorothy; three children, Randy, journalists, scholarship and 1933, in Lone Wolf, Okla. After graduat- News and The Duncan Banner between Jeff and Brenda; six grandchildren and 1956 and 1962. He left the newspaper seven great-grandchildren. internship programs for journalism students, and Newspaper in Education efforts. SAM POWELL, outdoors writer for the Powell worked at the Tulsa World in northeast Oklahoma for many years,” Tulsa World for 37 years, died June 8, from 1971 to 2008, experiencing nearly Lorton said. ONF relies on donations and 2014. He was 75. every aspect of Oklahoma’s outdoors. Powell took thousands of Oklaho- memorial contributions to fund Powell was born Aug. 13, 1938, in Robert E. Lorton, who owned the mans on hundreds of fishing and hunt- these programs. Muskogee and graduated from Musk- World during Powell’s tenure, said Pow- ing trips through stories in the World. If you would like to make a ogee High School in 1956. He attended ell was one of the many great people at He is survived by his wife, Jane Pow- donation, please send a check to: the University of Oklahoma, where he the World who held a special place with ell; two daughters, Jennifer Leonard and was an honor student and editor of the readers of the newspaper. Anne Brockman; and two grandchildren, college newspaper. “He was the premier outdoor writer Ben Leonard and Tabitha Leonard. OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPER In Memory of Our Friends & Colleagues FOUNDATION

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Winners of the 2013 OPA Sequoyah Awards were announced at the OPA Awards Banquet on June 13, 2014, at the Reed Center in Midwest City. The Sequoyah Award is presented to the newspaper in its division with the highest number of points. Standing: Greg Poindexter, Broken Arrow Ledger; Glen Miller, El Reno Tribune; Bill Johnston, Collinsville News; Jeff Kaley, Waurika News-Democrat; Jeff Funk, Enid News & Eagle, and Kyle Hinchey, The Daily O’Collegian at Oklahoma State University. Seated: Louise Red Corn, The Bigheart Times; John D. Montgomery, The Purcell Register; Mary Mélon, The Journal Record; Marsha Tucker, Cherokee Messenger & Republican, and Randy Cowling, Claremore Daily Progress.

Oktoberfest and First Friday Cold front Get into the spirit of the fall season in High wind, hail and isolated downtown Enid tonight. tornadoes in forecast tonight. Sequoyah Award Winner – DIVISION 1: Dailies circ. 8,000 or more A9 In Saturday’s paper

4 Sections 24 Pages 75¢ Enid, Oklahoma enidnews.com October 4, 2013 FRIDAY ENID NEWS & EAGLE Sept. 27 drive-by shooting results in Field trials arrest of two teens By Cass Rains EVENT 1: NEWS CONTENT EVENT 04: SALES PROMOTION EVENT 07: PERSONAL COLUMNS EVENT 10: SPORTS COVERAGE Staff Writer Enid Police Department has arrested two teens in connec- tion with a drive-by shooting Sept. 27 in the 400 block of 1 The Norman Transcript 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 The Norman Transcript South Jefferson. Abelardo Mora, 16, and Destry Dean, 17, both were arrest- ed Tuesday night on complaints of use of a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a firearm. Both were arrested as youthful offenders, 2 Muskogee Phoenix 2 The Norman Transcript 2 The Norman Transcript 2 Enid News & Eagle meaning they will face charges as adult defendants would. Police received a call at 8:31 p.m. Sept. 27 reporting a shooting. The four victims were 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 No third place 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 The Lawton Constitution driving a small white four-door car and the sus- pects were driving a large light-colored SUV. Police learned there was a verbal confronta- tion between people in the vehicles that began at D. Bruce Selby Stadium. Both vehicles trav- 4 Enid News & Eagle 4 No fourth place 4 Muskogee Phoenix 4 Muskogee Phoenix Abelardo Mora eled 10 blocks to the 400 block of South Jefferson, where multiple shots were fired from the SUV. No one was injured. Sgt. Bryan Hart said that Mora and Dean were taken into custody at about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Information received by Detective Tim Nick of Time Doyle indicated Dean was involved in the SRS HRCH Nick of Time Jazz Starr QAA retrieves for Bobby Wills shooting. Mora was identified by the victims EVENT 2: LAYOUT & DESIGN EVENT 5: IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: NEWS WRITING EVENT 11: PHOTOGRAPHY Thursday during the Super Retriever Series Classic Trials at Sportsman’s and witnesses as one of the shooters. Ranch in Hillsdale. SRS Classic events are a combination of retriever Police received further information the trials and Super Dock competitions. The event is ongoing through Destry Dean two would be in the 1000 block of North Sunday. Independence on Tuesday, Hart said. 1 The Norman Transcript 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 The Norman Transcript Detectives went to the location and took the two into custody. The teens were interviewed at the police station and both Staff Photos by BONNIE VCULEK indicated they were involved in the shooting, Hart said. Mora and Dean are being held at Garfield County Detention Facility, and formal court charges have not been filed. 2 Enid News & Eagle 2 The Norman Transcript 2 Muskogee Phoenix 2 Enid News & Eagle Shutdown: WIC funding in jeopardy Many Vance employees unaffected 3 Muskogee Phoenix 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 The Lawton Constitution By Clifton Adcock and Lindsay Whelchel long. We can hope for the best.” by federal shutdown — ‘for now’ Oklahoma Watch Around 90,000 Oklahomans are on the WIC program, which offers nutritional By Jeff Mullin poration’s Applied Technologies 4 The Lawton Constitution 4 Muskogee Phoenix 4 The Norman Transcript 4 Muskogee Phoenix If the partial shutdown of the federal gov- assistance, such as formula, milk, cereal, Senior Writer Division in May. The sale was com- ernment continues for weeks, it could lead to fresh fruits and vegetables, and various serv- pleted in July. cutbacks in the federally funded program ices to expectant mothers, infants and children The nearly 900 contract employ- Last month, the Pentagon issued a that helps low-income women, infants and under 5 years old. ees at Vance Air Force Base will con- contract modification to PAE worth children in Oklahoma, officials said Wed- Around 22,700 recipients in Oklahoma tinue to work for the foreseeable $71.1 million to provide base operat- future, despite the government shut- nesday. are women, 22,500 are infants and 44,695 ing support, and aircraft maintenance One possible result could be limiting the aid pro- are children, according to the Health Department. down that began Tuesday. vided under the federal Women, Infants and Children To receive benefits, participants must have a house- “They are all at work,” said Staff at Vance until Sept. 30, 2014. program to only one or two of those groups, such as hold income at or below 185 percent of the federal Sgt. James Bolinger of the Vance No more furloughs have been EVENT 3: ADVERTISING EVENT 6: EDITORIAL COMMENT EVENT 09: FEATURE WRITING EVENT 12: COMMUNITY infants. poverty level, or $43,568 for a family of four. Public Affairs office. “They are not enacted at Vance, Bolinger said. Of “That (WIC funding) is one of the main con- On Tuesday, the federal government partially shut affected by the shutdown, for now.” the 246 government civilians em- cerns, because so many people in our state receive down after Congress could not reach an agreement on The prime contractor on base is ployed at Vance, 100 considered WIC benefits,” said Pamela Williams, spokes- a stopgap measure to fund the government. One PAE, a Virginia-based company. non-essential have been furloughed. 1 The Norman Transcript 1 Enid News & Eagle 1 Enid News & Eagle LEADERSHIP woman for Oklahoma State Department of Health. PAE took over the contract when it “Hopefully, this partial shutdown won’t go very See WIC FUNDING, Page A3 purchased Computer Science Cor- See VANCE EMPLOYEES, Page A3 2 Enid News & Eagle 2 Muskogee Phoenix 2 The Norman Transcript 1 The Norman Transcript Life in the Cold War 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 The Lawton Constitution 3 Muskogee Phoenix 2 The Lawton Constitution Students get life experience at Heritage Center By Phyllis Zorn Youth Corps. They learned about air- 4 No fourth place 4 The Norman Transcript 4 The Lawton Constitution 3 Enid News & Eagle Staff Writer plane spotting, firefighting, first aid and communications during an era Hollee Terry’s fifth-grade class when Americans lived in fear of the fall experienced life during the Cold War of an atomic bomb. 4 No fourth place d h th t Th d t Jolliff dressed as a Ci il Defense The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 9

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Covering Rogers County for the past 121 years FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 www.claremoreprogress.com E911 Trust addresses emergency call issues

By SALESHA WILKEN The location of cell towers in rural “Wouldn’t it be the best to promote want to let the dispatcher know you [email protected] CLAREMORE DAILY PROGRESS Rogers County and the cellular net- the local 10-digit number for emer- need OTEMS or the Rogers County work is designed to route calls to the gencies,” Northwest Fire Chief David Sheriff’s Office to help, according to The Rogers County E911 Trust closest facility, according to E911 Puckett said. the discussion. Authority discussed Thursday recent Director Janet Hamilton. “Our primary goal is public safe- The trustees agree that educating issues with cell phone emergency The call, which resulted in a death, ty,” Hamilton said. the public about the issue should be a calls. the caller was asked to call the Rogers It is important for people to have a priority. Two cell phone callers, who dialed County Sheriff’s Office main 10-digit backup number in their cell phones. In They understand it can be confus- 911 recently, were routed outside number 27 minutes after dialing 911, an emergency, cell phone users need ing for the public, giving the mobile Rogers County to dispatch centers in according to Hamilton. to know their local agency number, technology; but, it is critical to know EVENT 1: NEWS CONTENT EVENT 4: SALES PROMOTION EVENT 7: PERSONAL COLUMNS EVENT 10: SPORTS COVERAGE Collinsville and Nowata. The neighboring agencies were not according to Puckett. which local fire, EMS, police agen- The calls were emergency medical able to locate the 911 caller and once For example, if you live or travel cies serve your area. calls, one of which resulted in the loss the call was transferred, the informa- in rural Talala near the Washington In addition to launching an effort of a life. tion was lost, according to Hamilton. County line or Nowata, you would See E911 page 3A 1 The Ardmoreite 1 Stillwater News Press 1 The Duncan Banner 1 The Ada News 2 The Shawnee News-Star 2 The Ardmoreite 2 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise 2 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise American Legion Auxiliary gift Winter Preparedness See Page 2B 3 The Seminole Producer 3 The Ponca City News 3 Claremore Daily Progress 3 Claremore Daily Progress 4 Claremore Daily Progress 4 Claremore Daily Progress 4 McAlester News-Capital 4 Stillwater News Press

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But Farm tendent of Public Instruction Bureau spokesman Terry Gra- was invited to speak to the ham, who served as moderator membership. for the forum, told the audience Incumbent Superintendent the local Farm Bureau board Janet Barresi, a Republican, wanted its membership to have 1 The Tuttle Times 1 McIntosh County Democrat 1 Cherokee Messenger & Republican 1 The Tuttle Times made an appearance, as did the opportunity to hear as many two Democrat candidates – Dr. potential candidates as possible Ivan Holmes of Edmond and Dr. before the primary election Jack Herron, also an Edmond which will decide Republican resident. and Democrat candidates to ap- A second Republican candi- pear on the Nov. 4, 2014 general 2 Cherokee Messenger & Republican 2 The Tuttle Times 2 The Hennessey Clipper 2 Cherokee Messenger & Republican date, Joe Hofmeister of Jenks, election ballot. was represented by Jenni- Each of the candidates was fer (Wessels) Blackshare. The given time for a short speech to daughter of Dwight and Kathie tell about themselves and their Wessels of Cherokee, Black- platforms, but only the actual share is a teacher at Jenks. candidates, not their represen- 3 The Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh) 3 Mustang News 3 The Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh) 3 Mustang News Forrest Bennet, a campaign tatives were allowed to speak STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Janet Barresi makes are Democrat candidates Ivan Holmes and Jack Herron. worker for Donna Anderson, during a question and answer an emphatic point during her presentation Monday night In the background is County Farm Bureau Board member a third Democrat candidate, See CANDIDATES Page 2 at the Alfalfa County Farm Bureau Forum. Sitting (right) Scott Cormack. 4 Mustang News 4 Vian Tenkiller News 4 Vian Tenkiller News 4 The Carnegie Herald Watch your head at the Aline Fair ALINE – Don’t forget your throughout the Aline commu- Shoot at the ball fi eld. 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Booher called Jackson “a newspaper since September “When she’s not designing good fi t for the community.” 2005, is the new general man- ads or composing pages each “She has involved herself ager of the publication. week for our e-mail to the print- with every aspect of life in a In addition, Reporter Lee er at Mooreland, she’s studying small town,” he said. “She’s ac- 3 The Carnegie Herald 2 Mustang News 3 Cherokee Messenger & Republican Jackson has been promoted to new and innovative ways to tive in her church and is about 3 The Hennessey Clipper news editor. Jackson began her help the newspaper. to make a decision as to which duties at the Messenger & Re- “She’s been a valuable Mes- civic club she intends to join. CHEROKEE SCHOOLS received a $7,395 check from the Cherokee Educational Foun- “Lee has also brought our dation’s Chairwoman Alicia Mitchell during their Oct. 7 meeting. To her right is Super- web page (cherokeemessenger- intendent of Schools Cory Ellis. To her left is Board of Education Chairman Ken Girty. republican.net) back to life. 4 McIntosh County Democrat 3 The Tuttle Times 4 The Hennessey Clipper “Marsha and Lee are work- 4 McIntosh County Democrat ing together to give us a pres- ence on Facebook. Both are well Cherokee Schools receive a $7,395 check suited to do what it will take to make the Messenger & Repub- Amend disciplinary action and receive an estimate of needs lican as strong on the Internet 4 The Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh) as it has been in print for more By LEE JACKSON into $1,760 for Speech Camps; brella of the Pioneer Spirit than 100 years.” Messenger & Republican staff $1,500 for the Speech Depart- Foundation and was founded Tucker’s eight years on the Superintendent of Schools ment for sets, costumes and in 2000. Over the past 13 years job have primarily been as the Cory Ellis and Chairman of other materials; $1,000 for the it has provided approximately publication’s graphic artist and EVENT 3: ADVERTISING EVENT 12: COMMUNITY the School Board Ken Girty Music Department for risers, $25,000 in grant awards for advertising designer. But in her EVENT 6: EDITORIAL COMMENT accepted a $7,395 check from music and stands; $1,335 for the benefi t of the students of time on the job, she has done the Cherokee Educational fi ve hover cameras; $500 for Cherokee Public Schools, ex- everything from selling adver- Foundation during their Oct. scientifi c calculators; $1,000 plained Evans. tising to designing pages. 7 meeting. Representing the for the Academic Team’s ex- There were a number of In a pinch, she has also tak- LEADERSHIP foundation was Chairwoman penses and $300 for the guests at the meeting includ- en photographs and written 1 McIntosh County Democrat EVENT 9: FEATURE WRITING Alicia Mitchell and advisor school’s Book Fair. ing Missy Kimminau, Kolby stories. 1 The Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh) Tom Evans. Cherokee Educational Wyatt, Junior High Princi- Tucker has attended nu- The check breaks down Foundation is under the um- See CHECK Page 3 merous Oklahoma Press As- MARSHA TUCKER LEE JACKSON See TAKE ON Page 3 2 Mustang News 2 Cherokee Messenger & Republican 1 The Newkirk Herald Journal 1 Mustang News Inside today... 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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 TheCollinsvilleNews.com IN THIS ISSUE Fifth Grade Cards with clever sign Meadowcreek Fall Festival, arts-and- crafts fair Saturday By Bill Johnston COLLINSVILLE NEWS & News Editor [email protected]

Mark your calendars now for the third annual Fall Festival Kindergarten and Arts and Crafts Fair tak- kids show ing place this coming Satur- day, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 respect p.m. at Meadowcreek United Youngsters feted for Methodist Church. good character The church is at 14205 E. 12 146th St. North, here in Col- linsville, just east of U.S. 169 on 146th Street North, a.k.a. Collinsville’s Main Street. WAURIKA NEWS-DEMOCRAT The festival is being held in conjunction with the an- nual Pumpkin Patch, with all proceeds going to missions/ apportionments. EVENT 1: NEWS CONTENT EVENT 4: SALES PROMOTION EVENT 7: PERSONAL COLUMNS EVENT 10: SPORTS COVERAGE Festival fast facts include: BILL JOHNSTON / COLLINSVILLE NEWS PHOTO UÊ iÃ̈Û>Ê ܈Ê LiÊ i`Ê À>ˆ˜Ê Fifth grade Red Cardinals were among the many fl oats in last Friday’s Homecoming Parade. While some of the players were sort of bored or shine. with the entire idea, most of the kids were having a great time as they rolled down Main Street. This particular fl oat had a delightful sign UÊ ÀiiÊ ÌœÊ Ì iÊ «ÕLˆVÊ ­ÜˆÌ Ê drawn by Annie Tidrick who drew the image and used a projector to enhance the image before painting the sign. We believe one of the Ns the exception of the maze). 1 The Newcastle Pacer 1 The Hooker Advance 1 Waurika News-Democrat 1 Collinsville News Cherokee fell off during the parade. It was supposed to read Go Cards! Run off the Ridgerunners! Nice work, Annie! See several dozen more photos elders honored in our photo gallery at: www.thecollinsvillenews.com. Photos there are available for purchase by the public. See FESTIVAL, 3 by AARP Tribal treasures receive 2 Collinsville News 2 Eastern Times-Register (Roland) 2 Mountain View News 2 The Newcastle Pacer recognition Academic team undefeated; prepping for district event 19 By Bill Johnston as well as the Cardinals. competing on Oct. 14, including ment date, Jan. 18, 2014, is the 3 The Hooker Advance 3 Collinsville News 3 Collinsville News 3 Eastern Times-Register (Roland) 4 Eastern Times-Register (Roland) 4 The Hinton Record 4 The Hooker Advance 4 The Comanche County Chronicle

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 zERTRIBUNE.COM z50 CENTS Public presentation from hospital advisory board set for October Six months after formation, City Manager Rivera says group meeting to ‘prepare’ outline By TRACI CHAPMAN “Meeting this week to formed in April and [email protected] included Rivera as well EL RENO TRIBUNE prepare presentation. as two city councilmen. The first public Various David DeLana proposed presentation from recommendations re: and was named as members of a hospital committee chairman, advisory committee possible cost and and Vice Mayor James could be forthcoming in operational expenses for Archer was selected by October, six months after new versus renovation DeLana to participate in the board was formed by its actions. In April, El EVENT 1: NEWS CONTENT EVENT 4: SALES PROMOTION EVENT 7: PERSONAL COLUMNS EVENT 10: SPORTS COVERAGE of old.” El Reno City Council. Reno Hospital Authority, The group was ex- Tony Rivera, El Reno city manager which consists of the pected to meet last week City Council members, to discuss its presenta- prepare presentation,” operational expenses for also hired REES tion, now slated for next Rivera stated in a new versus renovation of Associates, an Oklahoma 1 El Reno Tribune 1 Sequoyah County Times 1 El Reno Tribune 1 El Reno Tribune month, City Manager Sept. 16 email. “Various old.” Rivera was out of City firm that specializes Tony Rivera said. recommendations re: town last week. “Meeting this week to possible cost and The committee was Continued to HEALTH, Page 14A 2 Sequoyah County Times 2 El Reno Tribune 2 The Bristow News & Record Citizen 2 The Grove Sun Photo/Courtesy Nicholas Bayer, art gallery curator for Redlands, is shown with a “New Harmonies” exhibit. 3 The Grove Sun 3 The Times (Pryor) 3 The Times (Pryor) 3 Sequoyah County Times Slice of Smithsonian headed to Redlands 4 The Bristow News & 4 The Edmond Sun 4 The Grove Sun 4 The Times (Pryor) X‘New Harmonies’ Nov. 8, it celebrates America’s diverse traveling exhibit to musical heritage. New Record Citizen Harmonies tells the make ER stop-over stories of musicians, By TRACI CHAPMAN their histories and the [email protected] cultures that helped EVENT 5: IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: NEWS WRITING EVENT 11: PHOTOGRAPHY The world’s largest create styles never museum — or at least before seen, said one exhibit from it Nicholas Bayer, art — is on its way to coordinator and Redlands Community gallery curator. EVENT 2: LAYOUT & DESIGN 1 Sequoyah County Times 1 El Reno Tribune 1 El Reno Tribune College. Those musicians “New Harmonies” include one with ties is a traveling exhibit to El Reno, Bayer from the Smithsonian said. Museum in Washing- “Brun Campbell 1 El Reno Tribune 2 The Edmond Sun 2 Sequoyah County Times 2 The Edmond Sun ton. Slated for lived in El Reno from Redlands Art Gallery from Sept. 27 through Continued to RCC, Page 14A 2 The Edmond Sun 3 The Grove Sun 3 The Edmond Sun 3 The Grove Sun

Photographer/Carolyn Cole 3 Sequoyah County Times 4 El Reno Tribune 4 The Times (Pryor) 4 The Bristow News & Bud Chronister, Joel Drury, Bill Bradley and Jeff Lara campaign kickoff celebration held at Festivities in El serve as celebrity cooks as United Way of Canadian Reno. Volunteers set this year’s bar at $153,000. County volunteers gathered Thursday for their 2013-2014 Pacesetters employers have already raised $44,572. 4 The Times (Pryor) Record Citizen Gathering the United Way EVENT 6: EDITORIAL COMMENT EVENT 9: FEATURE WRITING Canadian County volunteers gather at Festivities to kick off $153,000 fundraising efforts By CAROLYN COLE Photo/ think about supporting [email protected] Carolyn Cole the United Way,” she said. Dana Hall, This goal is more EVENT 3: ADVERTISING 1 Sequoyah County Times 1 The Times (Pryor) EVENT 12: COMMUNITY United Way of Cana- campaign conservative than the dian County volunteers cabinet $170,000 bar set last year. have set a more modest chairwoman, Fundraising efforts fell goal of $153,000 to help 17 recognized short at $152,378. LEADERSHIP local charities, many the In 2011, contributors 1 El Reno Tribune 2 The Times (Pryor) 2 The Edmond Sun that are reaching out to Pacesetters. squeaked past the group’s tornado victims. United Way $160,000 goal, raising United Way spokes- of Canadian $163,831 for that year. woman Ashleigh Arnall County Canadian County 1 El Reno Tribune said every dollar raised volunteers supporters donated 2 The Times (Pryor) 3 The Edmond Sun 3 Alva Review-Courier in Canadian County will gathered $155,000 in 2010, $147,852 help local residents. Thursday for in 2009 and $140,378 in Many of these groups their 2013- 2008. helped neighbors follow- 2014 The Pacesetters 2 Sequoyah County Times ing the May 31 storms, campaign organizations have 3 Sequoyah County Times 4 The Grove Sun 4 Sequoyah County Times which produced a deadly kickoff already brought the local 2.6-mile-wide tornado in celebration. United Way volunteers El Reno and Union City $44,572 closer to their and straight line winds goal. These employers in- 3 The Edmond Sun that tore roofs off many clude Bank of Commerce, Photographer/Ray Dyer 4 The Edmond Sun buildings in the county. Center of Family Love, Youth and Family City of Yukon, F and M Handling with care Services sustained severe Bank, Integris Canadian d ih d Terry Finnigan right and Tim Davison remove 4 The Times (Pryor)

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EVENT 1: NEWS CONTENT EVENT 4: SALES PROMOTION EVENT 7: PERSONAL COLUMNS EVENT 10: SPORTS COVERAGE 1 The Oracle (Oral Roberts Univ.) 1 The Daily O’Collegian 1 The Southeastern 1 The Daily O’Collegian 2 The Cameron Collegian 2 The Oklahoma Daily 2 The Oklahoma Daily 2 The Oklahoma Daily (Cameron Univ.) 3 The Oracle 3 The Collegian 3 The Oracle 3 15th Street News 4 No fourth place 4 The Daily O’Collegian 4 The Collegian (Rose State College) 4 Pioneer (OKC Community College) EVENT 5: IN-DEPTH ENTERPRISE EVENT 8: NEWS WRITING EVENT 11: PHOTOGRAPHY 1 The Daily O’Collegian 1 The Daily O’Collegian 1 The Daily O’Collegian EVENT 2: LAYOUT & DESIGN 2 The Oklahoma Daily 2 The Oklahoma Daily 2 The Oracle 1 The Oklahoma Daily (OU) 3 The Collegian 3 The Oracle 3 Pioneer 2 The Southeastern 4 Pioneer 4 The Collegian 4 The Collegian (Southeastern Okla. State Univ.) 3 The Collegian (University of Tulsa) EVENT 6: EDITORIAL COMMENT EVENT 9: FEATURE WRITING EVENT 12: COMMUNITY 4 15th Street News 1 The Daily O’Collegian 1 The Daily O’Collegian LEADERSHIP 2 Pioneer 2 The Oracle 1 The Daily O’Collegian EVENT 3: ADVERTISING 3 The Oklahoma Daily 3 The Oklahoma Daily 2 The Oklahoma Daily 1 The Daily O’Collegian (OSU) 4 The Collegian 4 The Collegian 3 The Oracle 2 The Oklahoma Daily 4 15th Street News 3 The Oracle 4 The Collegian 12 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 History of the OPA RAY LOKEY RECEIVES Milt Phillips Award The H. Milt Phillips Award is the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Press Asso- ciation. MILT PHILLIPS AWARD Selection of the award is based on pub- lishing a high-quality newspaper; contribu- tion to the profession and the newspaper industry; years of service to the community, state and nation in a variety of volunteer activities and strong love and dedication to the family. The award was established in 1978 by the OPA Board of Directors to recognize individuals they felt gave the same quality of service to family, community, country and newspapers as had H. Milt Phillips. “Honored by many, regarded by others, feared and disliked by the crafty and cor- rupt,” is the way ‘Cluttered Corner’ Phillips was described by those who founded the award. “Phillips was the kind of editor all editors should be,” they wrote. “He was involved. He gave freely of his love and concern...” H. Milt Phillips purchased The Seminole Producer in April 1946. Prior to beginning his newspaper career, he served as depart- ment adjutant of the Oklahoma American Legion and as editor of the Oklahoma Legionnaire. Ray Lokey accepts the OPA Milt Phillips Award from Jeff Mayo at the OPA Convention. He served for two years in the Navy dur- ing World War II and, after returning home, The 2013 H. Milt Phillips Award until graduating from Tishomingo Democrat on Jan. 1, 1990, becoming was appointed by Gov. Robert Kerr to reor- was presented to Ray Lokey, pub- High School in 1972. publisher and managing editor. He ganize war veteran services in Oklahoma. lisher of the Johnston County Cap- Lokey entered the University of later purchased the remaining inter- In 1950, Phillips and his brother, Tom, ital-Democrat, at the OPA Awards Oklahoma that fall as a McMahon est in the paper from Jim and Mari- purchased the two newspapers in Wewoka Banquet on Friday, June 13, 2014. Scholar, graduating with a bach- beth Pate and was joined by his wife, and merged them into one publication. In his acceptance speech, Lokey elor’s degree in journalism in 1977. Jenny Lokey, as co-publisher in 2006. When Tom Phillips was diagnosed with can- spoke to future journalists. During that time, he worked briefly He became active in the OPA as cer in 1955, the brothers sold the Wewoka “To aspiring journalists out there, on the student newspaper, The publisher of the Capital-Democrat, paper. I encourage each of you to pursue Oklahoma Daily. Between his junior serving on various committees and H. Milt Phillips and his son, Ted, then your life’s work with passion and and senior year at OU, he sat out of as a member of the OPA board of consolidated the two Seminole papers to integrity,” said Lokey. “Take pride college for a year to work for his dad directors. He served as OPA presi- form The Seminole Daily Producer. in what you do. Despite critics, and full-time and learn the newspaper dent in 2003-2004. He has also been Phillips was active in the Oklahoma there are many, I refuse to believe business first hand. involved with the Oklahoma News- Press Association, holding several offices that we do not still work in a noble After declining an offer from his paper Foundation and was named including president in 1954. He was widely profession.” father to purchase the paper in 1977, the ONF’s 2007 Beachy Musselman known as a civic leader and statewide Lokey is a third-generation news- Lokey worked for the Boys Club of Award recipient. industrial booster. Phillips was a longtime paper publisher, following in the Denver, the Boy Scouts of America, Lokey is a past president of many member of the Oklahoma Historical Society footsteps of his grandfather, E.R. and as a language arts teacher at civic organizations in Tishomingo. board of directors and was the moving force Lokey, and his father, John Lokey. Marietta High School. He earned a As president of the local humane in the society’s efforts to microfilm all Okla- He began his newspaper career ped- master’s degree in education with a society, he was involved in fund- homa newspapers. dling his dad’s paper, the Johnston specialization in English from South- raising efforts and overseeing the He served on the Oklahoma Turnpike County Capital-Democrat in Tisho- eastern Oklahoma State University construction of the Tishomingo Authority and was a member of the Oklaho- mingo, as a newspaper boy in the in 1983. Animal Shelter. He was named the ma Public Expenditures Council, Oklahoma 1960s. He started working at the He returned to Tishomingo in Johnston County Chamber of Com- State Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma paper after school on his elev- 1988, where he worked as the pub- merce “Citizen of the Year” in 2002, Safety Council and Oklahoma Memorial enth birthday, where lic information officer at Murray and was one of the organizers and Association. he continued State College, taught journalism original board members of the grass- He also was affiliated with several high- to work and English, and served as the advi- roots organization Citizens for the way booster groups and was inducted in the sor for the student newspaper, The Protection of the Arbuckle-Simpson Oklahoma Heritage Association’s Hall of Aggielite. Aquifer (CPASA) in south-central Fame. Lokey purchased John D. and Oklahoma. H. Milt Phillips died Feb. 27, 1979. Gracie Montgomery’s interest all matter in the Johnston County Capital- paper OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 13 History of the ONF Beachy GLORIA TROTTER Musselman Award RECEIVES ONF AWARD Presented annually by the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation, the Beachy Mus- selman Award recognizes a journalist for his or her contribution to the field of printed journalism or its related field. The recipient of the award receives a plaque and $1,000. The award, which was established in 1969 to recognize and encourage qual- ity journalism in practice, education and research, is named after the late Norman Beachy Musselman. The former editor and general manager of the Shawnee News- Star also served as president of the Okla- homa Press Association. Musselman was born July 17, 1897, in Falls City, Neb., graduated from the Uni- versity of Nebraska in 1918 and did gradu- ate work at the University of Kansas in 1920 and 1921. From 1922-23, he was city editor of the Arkansas City Daily News in Kansas and, from 1924 to 1942, served as advertising manager of the Arkansas City Traveler. He was editor and general manager of the Shawnee News-Star from 1945 until his death on Aug. 6, 1963. A few months after his death, his widow, the late Ruth Musselman, asked the OPA Gloria Trotter receives the ONF Beachy Musselman Award from ONF President Ray Lokey. to administer a Norman Beachy Mussel- man Memorial Fund. The memorial contri- Gloria Trotter, editor and co-pub- Tennessee. She later finished her has exhibited distinguished service bution proved to be the catalyst needed to lisher of The Countywide & Sun, was journalism degree at Memphis State to the community press. Gloria was establish the Oklahoma Newspaper Foun- the recipient of the 2013 ONF Beachy University. the first Oklahoman ever to win the dation (ONF). The first contribution to the Musselman Award. In those days, spouses weren’t award. foundation was the Norman Beachy Mus- Trotter reflected on the accom- allowed to work for the same newspa- Gloria was inducted into the Okla- selman Memorial Fund. ONF was estab- plishments of the Oklahoma News- per, so she worked in college public homa Journalism Hall of Fame, along lished to serve as a trust for donations of paper Foundation since its inception relations for the next 20 years. with her husband, Wayne, in 2009. nearly 50 years ago. The opportunity to work togeth- In 2010, she received the OPA’s Milt money, securities or other property. The annual internships, scholar- er led the Trotters to Oklahoma, Phillips Award. Musselman was a consistent winner of ships and educational programs have where they purchased the Tecumseh She has served on almost every editorial writing awards and his columns, been a wonderful use of the money Countywide News in 1983. Along the board in Tecumseh and is a past “Beachnuts and News-beams,” also won that started the foundation, Trotter way, they purchased and sold the president of nearly all of them. many awards. said. McLoud News twice and started the One recent example of her com- He was a founding member of the “It began with Beachy,” she said. weekly Shawnee Sun, which later munity work is a three-year effort “I think he would be proud of this merged with the Countywide News. to save a playground rocket in American Legion, joining other veterans to legacy.” Gloria is a past president of the Tecumseh. Gloria had heard of a city form the new organization after serving as Trotter began her newspaper Oklahoma Press Association and of that turned their playground rock- a signal corps aviator in World War I. career at the Bristol Herald-Courier FOI Oklahoma. The University of et into a monument. She launched Musselman served as president of and Virginia-Tennessean, where she Memphis Journalism Alumni Chap- the Save the Rocket campaign and the Oklahoma Press Association in 1961, spent summer and Christmas vaca- ter honored her with the Charles raised $2,500 through donations. The which coincided with construction of the tions from college writing weddings E. Thornton Outstanding Journal- rocket was refurbished by the local and features. ism Alumni award in 2004. In 2005, vo-tech and reinstalled at the entrance OPA office building at 3601 N. Lincoln It was there she met Wayne Trot- she was the winner of the National of the park in December 2013. Blvd. in Oklahoma City. ter, the young editorial page edi- Newspaper Association’s McKinney Gloria and Wayne are parents of tor. They married in 1964, during Award, the association’s top honor an adult son, Greg. her junior year at the University of for a working newspaperwoman who ANNUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 14 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 2013 OGE PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2013 WEEKLY PHOTO OF THE YEAR TRAVIS AKEHURST The Delaware County Journal

JUNE 2013 – This mutton buster found the going tough when he came off the sheep at the 55th Annual Siloam Springs Rodeo. Photo by TRAVIS AKEHURST, The Delaware County Journal

2013 DAILY PHOTO OF THE YEAR JAY CHILTON The Norman Transcript

NOVEMBER 2013 – Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Brian Orr tackles an OU fan who invaded Owen Field interrupting play during the second half of the final home game of the season vs. Iowa State University Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Photo by JAY CHILTON, The Norman Transcript

Photos of the year are selected from the 12 monthly winners in the Daily and Weekly Divisions. Judges for the 2013 Photo of the Year Contest were members of the South Carolina Press Association. See all winners of the monthly contest at www.okpress.com/oge-photo-contest

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Selecting novelty ribbons to place on their name tags at the convention are Brad and Dayva Spitzer, The Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat, and Sherry and Tom Muchmore, Ponca City News.

OPA President Jeff Mayo gets ready to speak at the convention.

Ted Strueli, editor of The Journal Record Louise Red Corn, publisher of The Bigheart Times

OPA members participate in a crossword puzzle contest, moderated by Pat Jordan, at the welcome dinner on June 12. Jordan, advertising manager at The Ponca City News, has created more than 1,200 John Hruby, Marlow Review, and Susie Campbell, The Countywide & Sun, show the trophies they won in the crossword puzzles since 1994. Crossword Puzzle Contest. 16 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 OPA inducts new members into Half Century and Quarter Century Clubs at Annual Convention

Lillie Stafford was inducted into the OPA Half Century Club at the Six of the seven inductees into the OPA Quarter Century Club received their award at the June 13, 2014, Awards OPA Convention on June 13, 2014, in Midwest City. Stafford has Banquet at the Reed Center in Midwest City. Standing: Jerry Fink, Eufaula Indian Journal; Brenda (Pettigrew Haney) worked at the Broken Arrow Ledger for 50 years. Also inducted Adams, The Ardmoreite, and Herman Thompson, The Morris News. Seated: Terri Bohanan, The Edmond Sun; Jill into the Half Century Club was Larry Levy, a contributing editor at Hunt, Stillwater News Press, and Jeanne Grimes, The Purcell Register. Alice Duree, The Edmond Sun, was unable to Tulsa Business & Legal News. Levy was unable to attend the event. attend the banquet.

The Oklahoma Press Association Moving to Tulsa, Levy worked at the Five different owners or corpora- established the Half Century Club in LARRY LEVY Tulsa Tribune from November 1967 tions have come and gone since Stafford Larry Levy’s newspaper career spans 1956 to honor newspaper men and through March 1983 as the aviation-mili- joined the Ledger, which is now owned 58 years and worldwide assignments. women who have dedicated 50 or more tary writer and assistant business editor. by Community Publishers, Inc. Levy, now a Tulsa Business & Legal years of professional service to the He joined Retherford Publications in In 50 years, Stafford has missed only News contributing editor, was a part- newspaper industry. 1987 where he served as the Tulsa Daily two days of work due to illness. Not even time police reporter for the Miami (Flor- Two members — Larry Levy and Commerce & Legal News editor and the 2011 record snow storm kept Staf- ida) Herald in 1956 and 1957. Lillie Stafford — were inducted into reporter, a publication that later became ford from working. As long as someone His next newspaper assignment was the prestigious club on June 13, 2014, the Tulsa Business Journal. gave her a ride from her sister’s home, at The Economist Newspapers in Chica- during the OPA Awards Banquet at the Levy also did freelance work for she was there with the skeleton crew go. That was followed by a position with Reed Center in Midwest City. Following Bloomberg News, Chicago Daily News, putting out the paper. the Tucson Citizen in Arizonza. From is information about the two inductees. London Daily Mail, McGraw-Hill News, Stafford is called “Momma Lillie” by there, Levy went to the San Bernardino AOPA Pilot and several airline maga- her co-workers. Her delicious pies, cakes Sun-Telegram. zines. or her famous hummingbird bread often Levy worked at The Oklahoman and show up for birthdays. Oklahoma City Times from 1959 to During her 50 years at the paper, Staf- 1962, and from 1963 to 1967. During LILLIE STAFFORD ford has seen the industry change from that time he had various roles including Lillie Stafford has worked for the Bro- the days of hot type, converting to cold covering the police beat and serving as ken Arrow Ledger for 50 years. type and now its present-day computer- a general assignment reporter. Special Her career at the newspaper began ized layout. assignments included Operation Big Lift in 1963 when she applied for a job as a She has no plans to retire. “Why in France and Germany in 1963 and Viet- typesetter. Today, Stafford is the adver- retire?” said Stafford. “I love doing this.” nam in December 1964. tising services manager for the Ledger. all matter Continued on Page 17 paper OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 17

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been the recipient of numerous awards In 1997, he moved to Las Vegas to join in Lagos, Nigeria, also as a journalism OPA QUARTER from press associations in Texas, Ohio, the Las Vegas Sun as a senior reporter. instructor, supervising production of the Iowa, Louisiana and Oklahoma. In 2002, he became an entertainment yearbook and school newspaper, which CENTURY CLUB writer for the Sun. was published monthly. TERRI BOHANAN Fink returned to Oklahoma in 2012 After returning to Oklahoma in 1993, INDUCTEES Terri Bohanan has worked in the and came full circle to a Mayo family Hunt joined the staff at The Duncan print industry in sales since April 1989. newspaper. He was hired as editor of the Banner as advertising manager. Seven members were inducted into She currently serves as senior multi- Eufaula Indian Journal and the McIn- She has received numerous awards the OPA Quarter Century Club at the media sales team leader at the Edmond tosh County Democrat. throughout her career and is active in OPA convention this year. The club was Sun. several organizations. established in 1998 to honor newspaper Bohanan’s career began at The Buy- JEANNE GRIMES men and women who have dedicated 25 ers Guide in Oklahoma City, which was Jeanne Grimes, a reporter at The Pur- HERMAN THOMPSON or more years of professional service later purchased by Community Newspa- cell Register, has more than 27 years of Herman Thompson has been owner to the newspaper industry. Following is per Holdings, Inc. (CNHI) and renamed newspaper experience. and publisher of The Morris News since information on this year’s inductees. Metro Mail. She attended the University of Okla- 1984. From there, Bohanan went to work homa before going to work as a reporter He worked at the Kingfisher Times BRENDA at the Midwest City Sun and then on to at the Pampa News in Texas in 1975. & Free Press before moving to Morris (PETTIGREW HANEY) ADAMS The Edmond Sun. Her career took her to other news- and opening a commercial printing shop Brenda (Pettigrew Haney) Adams For 25 years she has been dedicated papers in Oklahoma including the Enid in 1980. has 40 years of professional experience to sales and plays an important role as a News & Eagle, The Ardmoreite, The But when a tornado hit downtown in the newspaper industry. multimedia sales representative. Lawton Constitution, the Mustang Morris on April 26, 1984, another oppor- She was named regional advertising News, Tinker Take Off and The Chicka- tunity presented itself. The tornado director at The Ardmoreite in May 2013. ALICE DUREE sha Express-Star. She also worked for destroyed the building where the local Alice Duree began her career at The One of her first projects was a special a time as a media and communications newspaper office was located and the Bargain Post in Oklahoma City in 1987. issue for International Left-Handers Day specialist at The Samuel Roberts Noble previous owner offered to sell the Mor- She then went to work for The Buyers in August, which was well received by Foundation in Ardmore. ris News to Thompson. Guide, which became Metro Mail after readers and spotlighted by local elec- Grimes took a break from the profes- Thompson and his wife, Patsy, bought being purchased by Community News- tronic media. sion from 2005 to 2010, but found she the weekly newspaper. Herman wrote paper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). Before moving to Ardmore, Adams missed newspapers and reporting. like he was talking to the readers sitting After working at the Midwest City served as publisher of the Gonzales across the kitchen table and it worked. Sun, she moved to The Edmond Sun Inquirer in Texas for nearly three years. JILL HUNT Thompson plans to retire this year where she currently handles legal adver- Jill Hunt has worked at the Stillwater She began her career with Donrey and devote more time to “picking and tising and classified sales. News Press since 1998. Media Group in 1974. At the Chickasha grinning” and helping his wife around In addition to serving as advertising Daily Express, she was the first female the home. JERRY FINK director, Hunt also serves as market- representative hired in display advertis- Jerry Fink began his journalism ing consultant, developing multimedia ing. During her nearly 12 years with career in 1974 at the Sequoyah County advertising campaigns for businesses Anyone may make nominations for the Quarter Donrey, she progressed to serve as pub- Times under the leadership of Jim Mayo. located in a geographic territory. or Half Century Clubs. Self-nominations also lisher of the Pauls Valley Daily Demo- He remained at the Times until 1977 She holds a B.S. in journalism from are acceptable. New members are inducted crat and the Chickasha Daily Express. when he went to work for the Tulsa Kansas State University. during OPA’s Annual Convention. To apply for Adams also worked for newspapers World as a general assignment reporter. Hunt served as a journalism teacher induction in either club, review the criteria at in Bossier City, La.; Fort Madison, Iowa; He later served as state editor for five in Houston, Texas, for a year before join- www.okpress.com/century-clubs. Sweetwater, Texas; and London, Ohio. years. ing the American International School Throughout her career, Adams has

ADDITIONAL AWARDS & HONORS Several other awards were present- Winners in the weekly division were: This year’s award was presented to CROSSWORD PUZZLE ed at the June 12-14 OPA Convention at 1. The Grove Sun & The Oklahoman’s outdoor editor, ED CONTEST the Reed Center in Midwest City. Those The Delaware County Journal GODFREY, whose columns help readers OPA members attending the Wel- awards included: 2. Wagoner Tribune explore the great outdoors. come Dinner on June 12 participated in 3. Coweta American a crossword puzzle contest, moderated 4. OKC Friday WEBSITE CONTEST AWARDS PRINT QUALITY CONTEST by Pat Jordan from The Ponca City This award honors newspapers that Established in 2008, the OPA Print News. produce outstanding online content. ONF JOSEPH H. EDWARDS Quality Contest rewards good press- Three teams – One Across, The Winners in the daily division were: OUTDOOR WRITER OF THE YEAR work. Winners, and Scotch & Water – vied for 1. Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Named for the late Joe Edwards, Winner in the daily division was: bragging rights. The Scotch & Water 2. The Ardmoreite who was publisher of the Bartlesville The Journal Record team was declared the winner by Jor- 3. The Shawnee News-Star Examiner-Enterprise, this award hon- Winner in the weekly division was: dan. 4. Tahlequah Daily Press ors a writer’s passion for the outdoors. Suburban Graphics ANNUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 18 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014

tain, died Sept. 3, 2013. He was 64. in 1972, covering the City of Altus, Crain was born Jan. 6, 1949, in San Jackson County and crime beats. He Diego, Calif. He graduated from Put- left The Times in 1984 to work at nam City High School in 1966 and KWHW radio. From 1987 to 1990, he In Memoriam Central State College in Edmond in was an area news reporter for The 1970. At the time of his death, Crain Lawton Constitution. Glenn rejoined worked in accounts payable for the The Altus Times staff in 1993 as a June 2013 to May 2014 Piedmont Surrey-Gazette and The general reporter. He was later pro- Okarche Chieftain. moted to assistant managing editor, Commemorated June 12, 2014 and served as The Altus Times’ at the Oklahoma Press Association Annual Convention RONALD W. ‘KRASH’ CRAWFORD, sports editor at the time of his death. Midwest City, OK who worked at several Oklahoma In 2007, Glenn was inducted into newspapers, died March 9, 2014, at the Oklahoma Press Association’s The Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation offers an appropriate tax-exempt memo- his home in Holdenville, Okla. He Quarter Century Club. He also was rial as a tribute to the memory of Oklahoma newspapermen and women. All contri- was 57. Crawford was born Feb. inducted into the Jackson County butions in memory of an individual are acknowledged and notification is given to 15, 1957, in Joplin, Mo. He lived in Athletics Hall of Fame. the family. Holdenville most of his adult life. His The purpose of the Foundation is to advance newspapers, and to provide for jour- newspaper career included jobs with J. LELAND GOURLEY, longtime pub- nalism education, study and research. As funds are accumulated, the trustees use the earnings to finance activities in these areas. the Holdenville Daily News, Oke- lisher of Oklahoma City Friday, died mah News Leader and the Seminole Oct. 19, 2013. He was 94. In addition Nation communications department to Gourley’s career as a newspa- DIANNA BLANSETT, wife of Shawnee ters in New York. He later joined in Wewoka. per publisher, he also was a politi- News-Star publisher Brian Blansett, the New York Stock Exchange as cian and banker. Orphaned at 13 died Feb. 26, 2014. She was 57. Dian- a manager of its news bureau and CELIA CRAWFORD DUGGINS, who and raised by relatives in Missouri, na developed idiopathic pulmonary media communications department. wrote a weekly column for Holden- Gourley attended the University of fibrosis, a lung disease that limited He returned to the newsroom in the ville, Konawa and Wewoka newspa- Oklahoma in Norman. A four-year her ability to breathe. late 1980s as an editor on the Los pers for over 12 years, died March veteran of World War II, Gourley Angeles Times’ foreign news desk. 20, 2014. She was 84. earned the Bronze Star for his ser- BOBBIE JEAN (DUTTON) BOYDSTON, vice. After the war, he returned who worked at Eastern Oklahoma CHARLES ROBERT ‘CHARLIE’ CLARK, BRIAN MICHAEL ‘AUGIE’ FROST, a to Oklahoma and purchased the County Newspapers, died Oct. 5, former co-publisher and advertis- former reporter at The Oklahoman, Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. He 2013. She was 80. Boydston retired ing manager of The Wewoka Daily died May 9, 2014. He was 33. Frost left his journalism career for a time from Oklahoma County Newspa- Times, died Oct. 9, 2013. He was 90. was born Dec. 9, 1981, and grew up to serve as Gov. James Howard pers after working as an advertising Clark, who was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Arvada, Colo. He graduated from Edmondson’s chief of staff. In 1974, account executive for 16 years. served in the Army Air Corps from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 he founded the OKC Friday newspa- 1943 to 1946. He began working at and immediately went to work as a per where he worked until his death. JACK BRANNAN, an Oklahoma Hall newspapers as an advertising man- reporter for The Oklahoman. Gourley served in leadership roles of Fame journalist, died May 3, ager, and eventually went on to own for numerous journalism, civic and 2014. He was 78. Brannan was born and publish his own newspaper in JOSEPH ‘JOE’ RONNIE GALLEGOS, business organizations including the Jan. 2, 1936. His career in journal- Las Animas, Colo., for 18 years. He a former pressman for the Alva Oklahoma Press Association, Rotary ism spanned four decades from the was named Colorado Newsperson Review-Courier, died Sept. 26, 2013. Club and Greater Oklahoma City 1950s through the 1980s and ranged of the Year in 1985 by the Colora- He was 53. Gallegos was born June Chamber of Commerce. He received across the United States and Latin do Press Association. He mentored 1, 1960, in Grants, N.M. He worked the Oklahoma Press Association’s America. For almost 20 years, Bran- many high school students inter- in a family oil field business in Texas Milt Phillips Award in 2009. He also nan was a reporter, sports writer, for- ested in journalism and provided and later joined the Marines. His was the recipient of the Oklahoma eign correspondent, editor and man- the first job for numerous college work in the newspaper business Newspaper Foundation’s Beachy agement executive with the United journalism graduates. started at the Grants Beacon where Musselman Award in 1997 and was Press International news agency. He he worked his way up to pressroom inducted into the Oklahoma Journal- joined UPI in Oklahoma City in 1958 CLIFFORD ‘CLIFF’ EDWARD CONDY, a supervisor. He later worked for the ism Hall of Fame in 1980. He served after working for the Tulsa World. former advertising manager at The Roswell Daily Record and the Alva as president of the OPA in 1988. In 1965, Brannan was named news Edmond Sun, died Oct. 18, 2013. Courier. During his time in Alva, he Gourley received numerous awards editor and chief correspondent at He was 65. Condy was born July was flown to San Francisco to assist throughout his career including the UPI’s South American headquarters 19, 1948, in Julesburg, Colo., and Hearst Publishing with their press University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the raised in Big Spring, Neb. He moved operations during a strike. College of Journalism Distinguished 1970s, he was an assistant foreign to Oklahoma in 1982 to work for Alumni Award. news editor and economic and busi- The Edmond Sun as advertising JOHN MARK GLENN, sports editor at ness writer at UPI world headquar- manager. He later became advertis- The Altus Times, died May 7, 2014. DON GRAHAM, former press fore- ing manager for Central Oklahoma He was 60. Glenn was born in Jack- man and circulation director at the Newspaper Group. son County on Aug. 11, 1953. After Holdenville Daily News, died June graduating from Altus High School 14, 2013. He was 67. Graham was DAVID HAROLD CRAIN, a longtime in 1971, he started his newspaper born in Richmond, Calif., on Nov. 24, staff member at the Piedmont Sur- career, which lasted more than 35 1945. He spent 30 years at the Hold- rey-Gazette and the Okarche Chief- years. He joined The Altus Times enville Daily News as press foreman all matter Continued on Page 19 paper OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 19

2000, Hamilton was inducted into the ern State University with a degree in where he served as sports editor In Memoriam Oklahoma Press Association’s Half computer programming in 1984. and later managing editor. In 1982, Continued from Page 18 Century Club. he left Elk City to take the OSU , an Oklahoma jour- position. Under Lancaster’s leader- and circulation manager and was ROLLIE HYDE , a longtime nalist and newspaper broker, died ship, OSU’s student newspaper, The inducted into the OPA Quarter Cen- THOMAS R. HARTLEY journalism professor at Oklahoma Nov. 11, 2013, in Oklahoma City. He Daily O’Collegian, won more than tury Club in 2009. State University, died Dec. 19, 2013, was 76. Hyde was born in Carnegie, 200 awards. In 1991, Lancaster was in Oklahoma City. He was 80. Hart- Okla., and graduated from Binger honored as Distinguished Adviser of a for- LINDA McLEMORE GRAHAM, ley was born on Dec. 28, 1932, in High School in 1955. His career the Year by the national Associated mer office manager and advertis- Seattle, Wash. After graduating from spanned almost six decades, begin- Collegiate Press. He was the 1999 ing representative for the Waurika the University of Oregon, he worked ning at the Anadarko Daily News. recipient of the Oklahoma Newspa- News-Democrat, died Jan. 9, 2014. for newspapers in Oregon and Idaho. During his career, Hyde worked per Foundation’s Beachy Mussel- She was 56. Graham was born on He served as sports information and at the Borger (Texas) News-Her- man Award and was inducted into Oct. 29, 1957, in Waurika and raised acting athletic director at the Uni- ald; the Canyon (Texas) News; the the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of in Addington. A graduate of Waurika versity of Idaho and was head of the Oklahoma Journal; Corpus Christi Fame in 2004. High School, Graham was class pres- journalism program and director of Caller-Times; Quad City Times in ident and one of four valedictorians advancement at Fort Hays (Kan.) Davenport, Iowa, and the Midland WAYNE LOYD LANE, former public in the class of 1975. In September State University. After returning to Reporter-Telegram. He became pub- relations director at Northwestern 2012, she was hired by the Waurika the Pacific Northwest, Hartley was lisher of the Plainview Daily Herald Oklahoma State University in Alva, News-Democrat as office manager involved with several advertising and in July 1990. After retiring from the died Oct. 20, 2013. He was 88. Lane and advertising representative. public relations agencies and a com- Herald in 2005, Hyde joined W.B. was born Oct. 16, 1924, in Eldorado, mercial radio station. Hartley joined Grimes and Co., as a senior associate Okla. He received his bachelor’s TERRI LEN GRUBBS, a longtime El the Oklahoma State University fac- for the Mountain States and South- and master’s degree in journalism Reno Tribune employee, died March ulty in 1982 as associate professor west regions. from the University of Oklahoma. 23, 2014. Grubbs was born Dec. 25, of journalism. He led the advertising After serving in the U.S. Army Air 1964, in Okarche. She was a lifetime department for 17 years, and was BETTYE JANE JOHNSTON, a longtime Corps, he worked at the Wichita El Reno area resident and a 1983 named the 1986 Outstanding Edu- journalist and journalism educator, Daily Times in Wichita Falls, Texas. graduate of El Reno High School. cator by the American Advertising died March 26, 2014. She was 93. In 1959, he accepted the public rela- Grubbs had worked for the El Reno Federation. He also advised the OSU Johnston was born in Avant in 1921. tions director position at NWOSU. Tribune since graduating from high student chapter of the American While in high school she wrote a col- During his career, he also taught school. Advertising Federation and Alpha umn for the Pawhuska-Journal Capi- journalism classes, supervised the Delta Sigma. He was a member of tal. After high school, she attended publications of the Northwestern LEVI LOUIS HADDOCK, a 40-year vet- the AAF, the Oklahoma City Ad Club Northwestern Oklahoma Junior Col- News and yearbook, and went on eran of the newspaper industry, died and the American Academy of Adver- lege in Tonkawa, where she was to serve as chair of the journalism March 25, 2014. He was 83. Had- tising. In 1990, he was named to the editor of the school newspaper, The department. He retired in 1988. dock was born in Woodall, Okla., on national Who’s Who in Advertising. Maverick. After receiving her associ- March 31, 1930. He spent most of his ates degree in 1941, she enrolled at ROBERT E. LEE, a longtime Okla- early life in the Tahlequah area. In ALESHA HENLEY, who worked at The Central State Teachers College (now homa journalist, died Feb. 1, 2014. 1949, he moved to Muskogee where Davis News as production manager, University of Central Oklahoma) He was 82. Lee was born on June 22, he worked at the Muskogee Daily died Sept. 17, 2013. She was 39. Hen- and eventually became editor of the 1931, in Buffalo, Okla. He grew up Phoenix. He retired from the paper ley was born Nov. 11, 1973, in War- school newspaper, The Vista. Bettye working at his father’s newspaper, on March 31, 1992, after working ner Robins, Ga. She graduated from and her husband, T.C., later moved the Harper County Journal. During almost 43 years in the composing Davis High School in 1992 and was to Douglas, Ariz. After T.C.’s death, World War II, three of the paper’s room, ad makeup, composition, and salutatorian and president of her Bettye and her children moved to four printers went to war and, at age later as camera technician. senior class. She attended South- Bartlesville where she taught jour- 10, Lee went to work as a Linotype western Oklahoma State University, nalism, English and photography at operator. He graduated from Buffalo KENNETH RAY HAMILTON, who then transferred to East Central Uni- Sooner High from 1966 to 1982, and High School in 1949 and earned his worked for about 54 years in the versity, where she graduated with at the Mid-High from 1982 until her journalism degree from the Univer- newspaper business, died Oct. 12, honors in 1996. Following gradua- retirement in 1986. While in Bartles- sity of Oklahoma in 1953. Lee was 2013. He was 77. Hamilton, who tion, Henley and her husband, Grant, ville she also was a contributor to the news editor of the Woodward County was born on March 23, 1936, began moved to Grandfield, where Alesha Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. Journal for nine years, and man- working for his uncle, S.A. Hamil- was editor of the Big Pasture News. She was inducted into the Oklahoma aging editor of the Enid Morning ton Jr., at the Broken Bow News in Three years later, they sold the news- Journalism Hall of Fame in 2005. News and Enid Daily Eagle for nine 1949. In 1958, he and his brother-in- paper and Alesha returned to her years. He joined The Oklahoman as law, Duane ‘Tack’ Hammer, bought family’s newspaper, The Davis News, JACK ALAN LANCASTER, longtime a special sections editor in 1976. Lee the Broken Bow News. Hamilton working as production manager for adviser to Oklahoma State Univer- served as business editor during eventually acquired full ownership her mother, Sharon Chadwick. sity’s student newspaper, died Oct. his 23 years at The Oklahoman, but before selling the newspaper in 1963. 22, 2013. He was 63. Lancaster’s he was best known for his columns. Hamilton worked for both the Bro- NATHAN LEE HUTCHESON, a former journalism career began in 1973. More than 2,600 of Lee’s columns ken Bow News and McCurtain Daily newspaper carrier for the Tulsa After graduating from Northwest- were published from 1982 to 1999, Gazette, serving as general manager World and carrier for the New York ern State University, he joined the when he retired. Lee was inducted at Broken Bow from 1976 to 1989. Times, died July 2, 2013. He was Alva Review-Courier, his hometown into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall He also worked at the Atoka County 51. Nathan graduated from Chelsea newspaper, as sports editor. His next of Fame in 1996. In 1999, he was Times as editor from 1990 to 2002. In High School in 1980, and Northeast- stop was at The Elk City Daily News Continued on Page 20 ANNUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 20 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014

tojournalism expert, who had once University of Oklahoma, where she reite in 1984 as a graphic artist, and In Memoriam taught classes at the University of met her future husband, Ted, on a was promoted to graphic supervisor Continued from Page 19 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Univer- blind date. They married in 1957 and and then to production manager. She sity, Oscar Rose Junior College and made their home in Seminole. Nancy worked there until 2009. inducted into the Oklahoma Press Northwest Classen High School. worked part-time at The Seminole Association’s Half-Century Club. He McLaughlin also taught photogra- Producer, where her husband was also served as president of UPI Man- JOHN TAYLOR, a longtime publisher phy classes for the Oklahoma Press publisher. When Ted retired in 1994, aging Editors of Oklahoma. of Enid newspapers, died June 14, Association. His lecturing and panel he and Nancy traveled extensively 2013. He was 85. The Taylor family appearances included the Rochester and eventually purchased a home EDWARD KNOWLES ‘ED’ LIVERMORE and the Garber family published the (N.Y.) Photo Conference, the Ameri- in Port Aransas, Texas. Nancy was Enid Morning News and Enid Daily SR., longtime Oklahoma newspaper can Press Institute at Columbia Uni- preceded in death by her husband publisher, died April 26, 2014, in Eagle for two generations until sell- versity, the National Newspaper Pro- in 2004. ing the newspapers in 1989. The two Tulsa. Livermore was a board mem- duction Association in Chicago and ber and president of the National daily papers then merged into the the University of Missouri School MARY REINAUER-FUNK, a former Newspaper Association, receiving Enid News & Eagle. Taylor grad- of Journalism in Columbia, Mo. In reporter with the Guthrie News its highest honor, the Amos Award. uated from Enid High School in addition to The Oklahoman, his Leader, died Jan. 7, 2014. She was He also served as president of the 1944 at age 16. Shortly afterward, he work was published in Time, Life, 59. Mary was born Aug. 29, 1954, in Oklahoma Press Association, Unit- enlisted in the Air Force and served Newsweek, The New York Times Oklahoma City and attended Bishop ed Press Editors of Oklahoma, and in Guam. After his discharge, Taylor and the Miami Herald. McLaughlin McGuinness High School. She received many state and national attended Oklahoma A&M until he also played a key role in bringing attended Oklahoma City Universi- editorial awards. He was elected to returned to Enid to help run the fam- color photos to newspapers. He pro- ty and graduated with a journalism the Oklahoma Newspaper Hall of ily publishing business. The Taylor duced, directed and filmed a 16mm degree. She was a reporter for the Fame in 1970. Livermore was born color sound movie about the Okla- Guthrie News Leader, where she family managed the sales and busi- Sept. 12, 1918, in Hobart, Okla., homa Publishing Company’s meth- covered everything from murders ness operations, while the Garber where, at age nine, he had a job at od of producing run-of-press color. to drug dealing to cow tipping. She family ran the news side. John Taylor the local newspaper. He received a In 1974, McLaughlin married Joan also wrote a newsletter for the World served as president of Enid Publish- journalism degree in 1941 from the Elizabeth Gilmore, who was at that Neighbors organization and at the ing Co. and was an owner until 1989. University of Oklahoma, where he time women’s editor of The Daily time of her death was working on a He also was an owner of Enid radio met Melba Howse Hudson, also a Oklahoman. novel. stations KCRC and KNID-FM and journalism student. They were mar- Enid Two-Way. ried Aug. 30, 1941. Ed and Melba SUE (HESS) MILLER, a retired jour- , a became publishers with the pur- ROBERT ‘BOB’ RAMON SALMON nalist, died May 14, 2014, in Ard- retired newspaper printer, died Aug. MILDRED LADNER THOMPSON, a for- chase of The Claremore Progress more. She was born Oct. 10, 1937. 27, 2013. Salmon was a printer by mer writer and columnist for the in partnership with Wheeler Mayo She became interested in journalism vocation. His career included jobs Tulsa World, Associated Press and of Sallisaw, Okla., in 1948. Ed and when the editor of The Daily Ard- with the Frederick Press Leader, Wall Street Journal, died June 25, Melba worked together for the next moreite solicited her to do freelance Oklahoma Daily (plant superinten- 2013, in Sarasota, Fla. She was 95. 50 years, acquiring the Sapulpa Her- writing based on some documents dent), Oklahoma Journal, Oklahoma ald, Edmond Evening Sun, Guth- Mildred was born in Allentown, Pa., she had written. Miller loved journal- Hunting and Fishing Report and rie Leader, Oklahoma City Buyers’ where her newspaper career began. ism, and she soon took classes and Hooper Printing Company. Guide, Mineral Wells (Texas) Index, She received a bachelor’s degree attended several journalism semi- and other newspapers in Catoosa, from Moravian College and then nars before landing writing jobs for Del City, Midwest City and addition- earned a master’s in journalism from both The Ardmoreite and the Lone al affiliated weekly publications. He KEITH L. SCHROEDER, who once the University of Wisconsin. She Grove Ledger. recently re-endowed the Livermore- worked at what is now the Lincoln began her career at the AP’s Phila- Engleman Chair in the OU College County News, died Sept. 11, 2013, in delphia bureau and then went to , a former employ- of Journalism and Mass Communica- JON DARIS PARKER Chandler. He was 84. Schroeder was work at the Wall Street Journal’s ee of the Johnston County Capital- tions to ensure that the chair contin- born on Oct. 24, 1928, in Wagoner. Washington D.C. bureau. Mildred Democrat, died March 18, 2014, in ues in perpetuity. He graduated from El Reno High and her first husband, John Ladner, Oklahoma City. He was 54. Parker School and attended college at the then moved to Tulsa. Mildred joined was born July 19, 1959, in Chicago, University of Oklahoma. Schroeder ALFRED WILLIS ‘AL’ McLAUGHLIN, the World staff in the mid-1970s as a Ill. He was a former resident of the spent the next 13 years as managing former photo editor for The Okla- book editor, overseeing reviews and Tishomingo-Ravia area. He received editor of the Chandler newspaper. homan, died Oct. 1, 2013. He was an Associate’s Degree at Murray interviewing visiting writers. 92. McLaughlin was born April 27, State College in Tishomingo, and 1921, in Oklahoma City. He gradu- LINDA ANN SIGLER, former produc- worked as a reporter and columnist MICHAEL ZACHARIAS, a former Tulsa ated from Classen High School and tion manager at The Daily Ardmo- for the Capital-Democrat for several World courthouse reporter who later then attended the University of Okla- reite, died July 5, 2013. She was years in the mid-1990s. 64. Sigler was born March 8, 1949, became an attorney and special dis- homa and Oklahoma City Univer- trict judge, died Oct. 1, 2013. He was sity. He was a U.S. Air Force staff in Ardmore. After graduating from 74. Zacharias began his career in sergeant and chief of the photo lab NANCY LEE (CHANEY) PHILLIPS, Ardmore High School, she attend- who worked with her husband Ted journalism with the World in 1960. at Enid Air Force Base for three ed Southeastern State University in Phillips at The Seminole Producer, He later served four years as news years. McLaughlin joined The Okla- Durant. She moved to Dallas and died May 7, 2014, in Norman. She editor for the Claremore Daily Prog- homan in 1942, working his way up then Sherman, Texas, working for was born Aug. 4, 1932, in Wewoka. ress before rejoining the World in to chief photographer. He also was a newspaper advertising company In high school she worked at the 1967. a sought-after journalism and pho- before returning to Ardmore. Sigler Wewoka Times. Nancy attended the went to work for The Daily Ardmo- The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 21 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 OKLAHOMA PRESS SERVICE PERFECTA WINNERS The Perfecta Award was established by the Oklahoma Press Association in 2012 to honor OPA member newspapers that achieve 100 percent accuracy on advertising orders from Oklahoma Press Service in the previous year. This year’s winners are listed below.

The (Afton) American The Shawnee News-Star The Anadarko Daily News The (Shidler) Review Atoka County Times Skiatook Journal The (Barnsdall) Bigheart Spiro Graphic Times Stilwell Democrat Journal Bartlesville Stroud American Examiner-Enterprise Sulphur Times-Democrat Garfield County Daily The Newkirk Herald Journal The (Beaver) Taloga Times-Advocate Herald-Democrat Legal News Nowata Star The Thomas Tribune (Bixby) South County Leader The Garvin County News Star The (OKC) Black Chronicle The (Tulsa) Oklahoma Eagle Broken Bow News Harper County Leader The Okeene Record Tulsa Business & Legal News The Canton Times The Hennessey Clipper The Oklahoman Tulsa Beacon The Carnegie Herald The Hooker Advance Owasso Reporter The Valliant Leader The Chelsea Reporter Hugo News Pauls Valley Democrat Vian Tenkiller News Cherokee Messenger & (Idabel) Southeast Times The Pawnee Chief The Vici Vision Republican Inola Independent Perry Daily Journal Vinita Daily Journal The Cheyenne Star Kiowa County Democrat The (Pryor) Paper Wagoner Tribune Claremore Daily Progress Latimer County The Purcell Register Woods County Enterprise Clayton Today News-Tribune The Ringling Eagle Weatherford Daily News The Cleveland American The Lawton Constitution (Roland) Eastern The Wewoka Times The Cordell Beacon The Lincoln County News Times-Register The Wynnewood Gazette The Countywide & Sun The Lone Grove Ledger The Rush Springs Gazette Yukon Review Coweta American The Madill Record Sand Springs Leader The Davis News Mangum Star-News The Sentinel Leader The Edmond Sun The Mooreland Leader Enid News & Eagle Mountain View News The Eufaula Indian Journal Muskogee Phoenix OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Fairfax Chief Mustang News 3601 N. LINCOLN BLVD., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105 The Freedom Call Mustang Times (405) 499-0020 • www.OkPress.com 22 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 Congressmen address press at OPA convention BY STEVE BOOHER, OPA STAFF Oklahoma’s all-Republican delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives touched on a variety of issues on the final day of the Oklahoma Press Association’s annual convention held at the Reed Center in Midwest City June 12-14. Topics ranged from the passage of a farm bill, to the chances of reversing course and putting troops back in Iraq, to the thousands of youngsters fleeing their homes in Central America for safety within the United States. On hand for the question-and-answer session were First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine, Second District Congressman Markwayne Mullin, Third District Congressman Frank Lucas, Fourth District Congressman Tom Cole, and Fifth District Congressman James Lankford. U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn were invited to participate, but did not attend. NO LUCAS, NO FARM BILL The session began with Cole congratulating Lucas on the passage of a new farm bill. “If there had been no Frank Lucas there would have been no farm bill,” declared Cole. Lucas, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, said it took two and a half years to develop a bill that would garner enough votes for passage in the both the House and Senate. Dist. 2 Congressman Markwayne Mullin and OPA Executive Vice President “The bill reduces expenditures by about $23 million,” explained Lucas. “No longer will Mark Thomas waiting for the congressional session to start. dead people be able to get food stamps. Able-bodied adults without dependents must now work to obtain food stamps.” BACK TO IRAQ? Shifting to the latest conflict in Iraq, Cole was critical of the country’s army, which he said outnumbers rebel Sunni forces three to one. “They’re (Iraqi military) not willing to stand and fight,” he said. He called the situation “dangerous” and said that if the Sunni terrorists are successful in overthrowing the Shiite-dominated Iraq army, the more radical Muslim faction will institute a more strict state, including oppression of women. “We may have won the war,” said Bridenstine, “but now we have an insurgency to deal with.” He claimed the Sunni insurgents “are not Iraqis, they’re foreign fighters.” Although no one from the panel called for putting troops on the ground once again in Iraq, Bridenstine said the solution may “require a lot of ground fighting.” THE YOUNG REFUGEES The recent phenomenon of thousands of orphaned and abandoned children from Central America crossing into the United States “is not going to stop unless we start sending them back,” Cole said. “We need to treat them humanely, but it’s not going to stop unless we Dist. 1 Congressman Dist. 5 Congressman send them back (to Central America.)” Jim Bridenstine James Lankford Lankford said, “Our borders are not secure and we need to work with Mexico to restrict access (by the children). We need to send a signal to them to stop. It costs $250 per day to house, feed and monitor these kids.” Mullin said the thousands of youngsters are a “national security risk.” “This (crossing onto American territory) shows a complete lack of leadership from President Obama,” he claimed. “We have a weak president in the White House.” ON THE WEATHER FRONT A bill introduced by Bridenstine and passed out of the House – the Weather Forecast Improvement Act of 2014 – generated a buzz among the newspaper editors and publishers in the audience. “Improved forecasts have the potential to give the public over an hour of lead time to respond to a tornado, compared to the 13 to 15 minute average currently possible,” said Bridenstine. Because the original draft of the bill proposed shifting research funding from climate change to weather forecasting, the measure was controversial. However, the bipartisan version of the bill infuses resources into weather research without decreasing climate funding. “We heard a lot of grumbling from the other side of the aisle (Democrats),” he said. “But this won’t add a penny to the deficit and hopefully will lead to the day when we have zero days of deaths from Dist. 4 Congressman Tom Cole and Dist. 3 Congressman Frank Lucas answer all matter tornadoes.” questions at the OPA Convention on June 14 in Midwest City, Okla. paper OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 23 Legislative wrapup: A look at the 2014 session BY MARK THOMAS, OPA Exec. Vice President The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die on May 23, 2014. This session was a very good year for newspapers and our issues at the State Capitol. Some issues were dealt with early. HB 2445 allowed counties to take bids and place legal notices on newspaper web- sites. The bill got a hearing but did not pass out of the committee. HB 3356 was an innocent attempt to clean up an old law that defined a sheet of paper. Current law defines paper as “a sheet upon which one usually writes.” It seems silly to define a sheet of paper unless it is important to those who pro- duce paper and want to retain the defini- tion. The bill was introduced but did not get a hearing. Some issues appeared in the final days of session. HB 2506 dealt with lien- holders and small claims court proce- dures. OPA had no position on the bill until an amendment was added nine days before the end of session. The amendment eliminated the exemption prohibiting “libel and slander” cases to be heard in small claims court. The bill was hours away from being heard by the full House before it was stopped by the are sued for exercising their right to free financial campaign reporting for coun- SB 1173 increases from $10,000 to bill’s author. speech, or to freely associate or petition ties, cities over 10,000 population, inde- $15,000 the amount a county can pur- Most legislation meandered through the government. pendent school districts and tech center chase before seeking bids. The counties the long course of law-making until final- House Bill 2998 by Rep. Aaron Stiles elections. The bill becomes effective wanted the bid amount to be increased ly arriving at Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk and Sen. Patrick Anderson created a Jan. 1, 2015, and delegates much of the from $10,000 to $25,000. for signature. Important industry laws framework for the courts to follow when reporting function to the Oklahoma Eth- SB 1448 allows the public access to signed into law by the governor, becom- a judge is considering sealing a record ics Commission. death certificates 75 years after a person ing effective Nov. 1, 2014, include: or portion of a record. Currently, judges Other bills OPA members will find has died, and birth certificates 125 years Senate Bill 1497 by Sen. David Holt may seal records “in the interest of jus- interesting are: after a person is born. Both documents and Rep. Elise Hall amended the Open tice.” HB 2199 changes the political adver- were previously closed. This helps gene- Meeting Act to allow a person to recover This bill requires the compelling pri- tising “paid for” line at the bottom of alogists, but is of little help to the news attorney fees if they sue for a violation of vacy interest to outweigh the public’s political ads, but nothing changes for media unless investigating 75-year-old the Act. This language has been in the interest. Additionally, judges now have this election cycle. HB 2199 repeals the deaths. Open Records Act for many years but it to make findings of fact when deciding current “Anonymous Campaign Act” on SB 1577 was vetoed by Gov. Fallin. now has been added to Open Meetings. to close a record, make specific conclu- Dec. 31, 2014. New rules governing ad The bill would have allowed Higher House Bill 2676 by Sen. David Holt and sions of law so the public is aware of the disclaimers are part of the new Ethics Education Institution business incubator Rep. Ken Walker amended the Open legal basis for sealing the record, and Commission Rules, which become effec- departments to keep confidential their Records Act so it will be clear at all lev- narrowly tailor their decisions to seal a tive on Jan. 1, 2015. It will no longer be a business plans, feasibility studies, mar- els of law enforcement on what “dash record or portion of a record. misdemeanor but will be an ethics viola- keting plans and financial statements camera” videos will be open and what is House Bill 2730 by Rep. Bobby Cleve- tion if a candidate or committee improp- that contain trade secrets submitted by allowed to be closed. Basically, all vid- land and Sen. Ron Sharp creates the erly runs anonymous advertising. a person seeking economic advice. eos are open but law enforcement may Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities obscure images of dead persons, nudity, Accountability Act. The bill would pro- identities of minors under the age of 16. hibit schools from being a member of The statute also allows law enforcement any “athletic association” unless the the opportunity to conduct departmental association has a performance audit LEGAL ADVICE disciplinary hearings, within a reason- every five years, and has written policies able time, before the videotape of the consistent with the provisions of the is just one of the benefits of being a member of the Oklahoma Press incident becomes public. Open Meeting and Open Records Acts. Association’s Legal Services Plan. Remove the worry of needing House Bill 2366 by Rep. John Trebil- This bill was commonly known as the professional advice by enrolling today. For more information contact: cock and Sen. Rick Brinkley created the OSSAA bill, referring to the Oklahoma Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act. Secondary Schools Activities Associa- OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION’S These laws are commonly known as tion. LEGAL SERVICES PLAN anti-SLAPP statutes that are helpful in Senate Bill 1745 by Sen. A.J. Griffin getting cases dismissed when citizens and Rep. Todd Russ will require more 1-888-815-2672 or 405-499-0020 ANNUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 24 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014

Nine OPA members were given five minutes to present a successful idea used by their newspaper. The concept of News Flash is to share great ideas in a short amount NEWS FLASH of time. Below are the nine ideas presented at the OPA Convention on June 13. Create a Local Map & Guide Facebook Using for Your Community Frenzy Magazines Ray Lokey, Johnston County Capital-Democrat Kaylea Hutson, for Special The Grove Sun In Nov. 2012, Miranda Lambert opened a retail store in Tishomingo, Sections which started bringing tourism to the town. Lokey decided to create The Grove Sun grew from 1,321 to almost John Denny a community map as a marketing tool to show tourists how to get to Montgomery, Lambert’s Pink Pistol shop and other stores and restaurants in town. 4,400 likes on Face- The Purcell Register 1 The two-sided map features a cartoon map and advertisers on the front, 23book in one year. Engaging your and a store and restaurant guide on the back. Facebook audience is an important Using a magazine for special sections part of getting more page likes and is an opportunity for more ad rev- views. Adding links to stories on enue. Advertisers get excited about Facebook can increase traffic to your the glossy paper and the ability to use website. Facebook also allows you to higher resolution photos and logos. post breaking news that’s too late to Magazines have a long shelf life and get in the paper as well as edit are more likely to be kept longer than previous stories as updated informa- a newspaper. tion becomes available. Community News Coverage Angenene Gibbs, Sapulpa Daily Herald The Sapulpa Daily Herald found out there are two sides to every story as people protested the paper after the 2008 election of Presi- dent Obama. The front page of the paper covered McCain-Palin win- ning the county as well as most precincts in Sapulpa. However, it did not include President Obama winning the election. Protestors claimed “blatant racism” and “poor journalism.” Publisher Darren Sumner 4 made the decision to leave it off the front page because “everyone already knew the results of the presidential election.”

Front of the handout that features a cartoon map of Tishomingo and advertisements Sampling from local businesses. Jeff Mayo, Sequoyah County Times To convert non-subscribers to subscribers, Using Tout Newsroom on the Go Mayo uses both requested and push sam- Chris Day, Stillwater News Press pling. If someone expresses an interest in to Shoot & the paper, Mayo has them fill out a card for Five apps that can turn your smartphone into four free weeks of the paper (requested sam- Upload a mobile newsroom: pling). For pushed sampling, he sends out Videos Evernote is a cloud-based word processing 7postcards to a specific area, making sure residents know Jason Clarke, application that is used for note-taking and they were selected for a free trial of the newspaper. Mayo The Norman writing stories. said to make sure the postcard arrives two or three days Transcript 6Dropbox is a cloud-based storage and file sharing app that before the newspaper starts to arrive. 5 allows reporters to upload photos taken with smartphones Tout is an app that allows you to and send a link to the newsroom. shoot video from your smartphone and upload it onto the web within Hootsuite is a social media-managing app that posts updates to Facebook, Twitter and other social media from one place. seconds. It was originally used as It allows for updates to be scheduled in advance. a tool for Twitter but is Facebook friendly. The videos can link back to iTalk turns your smartphone into a voice recorder and has your company website. three recording quality settings. Voddio is an audio and video editing app. It does nearly everything Final Cut Pro can do but is only $30. Photography Lynn Martin, 2014 Historical Calendar Alva Review Courier Jamey Honeycutt, Broken Arrow Ledger Cropping a photo can The calendar was the idea of marketing show more detail and consultant Patricia Wilson, who was looking expression within the for a useful tool for readers that would have a picture. Selective focus long shelf life for advertisers. A calendar fea- Postcard used for pushed sampling. The horse is a well-known is on almost every cam- turing the community’s history made perfect statue in the community being targeted. era8 and allows you to choose the sub- sense. The staff sorted through old newspa- ject of most importance. Buying a high 9pers and partnered with the Broken Arrow Historical Society, Town News sponsored the iPad Giveaway for the megapixel camera will also help with which provided cutlines and photos. The calendar offers presenters, which was won by Ray Lokey. To learn better photographs. different sponsorship levels and became a great medium for more about Town News, visit their website at advertising. www.townnews.com. The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 25

The Oklahoma Press Association would like to recognize and thank these sponsors of the 2014 Annual Convention.

Your support helped make the convention a success.

OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION (405) 499-0020 • www.OkPress.com 26 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 CONVENTION SNAPSHOTS Photos from the June 12-14 Oklahoma Press Association Convention at the Reed Center in Midwest City, Okla.

Lori and Donald Cooper, The Carnegie Herald M. Scott Carter and Mary Mélon, The Journal Record

Chris Rush, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, looks at the displays of first place winners from the Better Newspaper Contest.

Louise Red Corn discusses how to take good photographs with Kristy Sturgill, an intern at the Claremore Daily Progress, Zonelle Rainbolt, The Cordell Beacon, and Carla Schultz, Watonga Republican, during a Speed Topic session. Cheryl Franklin, Grove Sun, talks to Gov. Mary Fallin.

Discussing paywalls and online subscriptions during a Speed Topic session are Jeff Mayo, Sequoyah County Times; Mike Brown, Community Publishers, Inc.; Gary Sosniecki, TownNews.com, and Lynn Martin, Scott Cloud, Alva Review-Courier. all matter The Newkirk Herald Journal paper OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 27 Governor speaks at OPA Convention OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION Gov. Mary Fallin emphasized the importance of transparency STAFF DIRECTORY and openness at the 2014 OPA Annual Convention in Midwest City. ADMINISTRATION During this year’s legislative session, she signed six pieces of MARK THOMAS legislation that strengthen open meetings and open records laws. Executive Vice President “I want you to know I am a strong supporter of the Open Meet- [email protected] • (405) 499-0033 ing and Open Records Acts,” Fallin said. JEANNIE FREEMAN Fallin also highlighted her accomplishments as governor. She Accounting Manager said when she took office in 2011 the state was coming through a [email protected] • (405) 499-0027 national recession and was facing a $500 million budget shortfall. SCOTT WILKERSON Oklahoma’s rainy day account had a mere $2.03. Front Office/Building Mgr. “And so, I began to go to work,” Fallin said. [email protected] • (405) 499-0020 The state closed the budget gap and was able to grow the rainy day account to $570 million in three years. MEMBER SERVICES To help the economy grow, Fallin began to pursue smart fiscal LISA POTTS policies for the state. Member Services Director Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of job growth with an [email protected] • (405) 499-0026 unemployment rate of 4.6 percent, down from 7.2 percent in 2010. The state has been listed as the fourth strongest economy in the ADVERTISING nation, she said. CINDY SHEA “That is what I call, frankly, the Oklahoma comeback,” Fallin Advertising Manager said. [email protected] • (405) 499-0023 Fallin and lawmakers also signed off on a $120 million bond LANDON COBB issue to repair the aging capital building that “has been an embar- Account Executive rassment to the state,” Fallin said. The building will have its 100th [email protected] • (405) 499-0022 birthday in 2017. COURTNI SPOON For a list of legislative bills of interest to the newspaper industry, Advertising Assistant & OCAN/2X2 Contact see Mark Thomas’s Legislative Wrapup on page 23 of this issue. Governor Mary Fallin speaks at the OPA Convention. [email protected] • (405) 499-0035 CREATIVE SERVICES JENNIFER GILLILAND Creative Services Director [email protected] • (405) 499-0028 ASHLEY NOVACHICH Editorial/Creative Assistant [email protected] • (405) 499-0029 COMPUTER ADVICE WILMA MELOT Computer Consultant [email protected] • (405) 499-0031 POSTAL ADVICE STEVE BOOHER Postal/Public Notice Consultant [email protected] • (405) 499-0020 Scotch & Water, the winning team of the OPA Crossword Puzzle Contest, show off the trophies they received for being the fastest group to solve the contest. DIGITAL CLIPPING KEITH BURGIN Clipping Manager LEND US YOUR ERRS [email protected] • (405) 499-0024

While it’s fresh in your mind, start looking for KYLE GRANT Digital Clipping Dept. bloopers to send us for next year’s show. We had [email protected] • (405) 499-0032 some great ones this year, but tomorrow’s another day just waitin’ for mistakes to CRYSTAL FOREMAN Digital Clipping Dept. happen. Send us those of your own, or [email protected] • (405) 499-0030 those of someone you admire. JENNIFER BEATLEY-CATES Email PDFs of bloopers to: Digital Clipping Dept. [email protected] [email protected] • (405) 499-0045 Jim Mayo accepts the President’s Appreciation Award from his son, Jeff Or mail tearsheets or photocopies to: GENERAL INQUIRIES Mayo, at the OPA Convention. The plaque Grand Blooper Award, c/o Oklahoma Press (405) 499-0020 read, “In deep appreciation for being an Association, 3601 N. Lincoln Blvd., Fax: (405) 499-0048 inspirational Newspaperman and Dad.” Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Toll-free in OK: 1-888-815-2672 ANNUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 28 The Oklahoma Publisher // June 2014 ONG / OPA CONTEST WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS Column: FAITH WYLIE, Oologah Lake Leader Editorial: KIM POINDEXTER, Tahlequah Daily Press

EXCERPTS FROM 2013 COLUMN SWEEPSTAKES WINNER The mammogram party was conceived. FAITH WYLIE, OOLOGAH LAKE LEADER Wednesday was “Get Smashed” day. Enter and Win Our absence would leave the office unattended, hence my note on the Leader a $100 Check Getting smashed with the girls Facebook page. “We plan to have a smashing time,” I Be careful what you put on Facebook. female anatomy that I shall call the “girls” posted. from ONG! I posted last week that the Leader office for modesty’s sake. Next thing I knew, 1,150 people had The 2013 Sweepstakes Winners were would close early so the office ladies could (I may be indiscrete about my Facebook read it, including KJRH. judged by members of the attend a mammogram party. posts, but I’m not an Anthony Weiner.) At 2:45, we gathered our “girls,” leis, I got a phone call. From a reporter. This smashing idea all started a few beach hats and pink flamingo sunglasses. North Dakota Newspaper Association KJRH-TV Channel 2 wanted to come to our months ago. We cruised to Hillcrest Claremore in Chris’s & South Carolina Press Association. mammogram party. Carolyn Estes, our marketing director, caddy for a smashing time. But it’s just three journalists getting mentioned that it had been four years since At the Mexican restaurant, we request- 1. Each month, send a tear sheet or smashed, I explained. her last mammogram. ed a large table with a few extra chairs. photocopy of your best column and/or No problem. Erin Christy still wanted I confessed that my last mammogram “To getting smashed,” we toasted. editorial to ONG Contest, c/o OPA, 3601 to come. was in 2004. Chris Edens, our city editor, We haven’t seen the report on TV yet. N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK Readers of a youthful or male persua- had her last mammogram before mine. Guess these girls either weren’t wild 73105-5499. sion may not know what a mammogram Carolyn suggested we all go together. enough for the big time or big enough for is. It’s an X-ray to screen for breast cancer. I promised to spring for margaritas and a wild time. 2. Include the author’s name, name of It involves taking images of a part of the Mexican food afterwards. 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. EXCERPTS FROM 2013 EDITORIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER would have been brandishing muskets, and KIM POINDEXTER, TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS perhaps the occasional cannon. 4. All entries for the previous month must If the NRA and those who oppose any be at the OPA office by the 15th of the restrictions on gun purchase and use have current month. Compromise: It only works if we let it any amendment to thank for this freedom America’s love affair with the gun is learned later a couple of participants had they hold so dear, it is just as much the First as it is the Second. The ability to 5. Winning entries will be reproduced on partly rooted in our “wild west” heritage, launched vicious attacks in private mes- the OPA website at www.OkPress.com. and it’s going to take more than escalat- sages to people with opposing views. speak freely and with passion keeps the ing abuse by criminals and mentally dis- Many gun advocates fall back on the government in check to a far greater extent turbed individuals to change the culture. Second Amendment to support their posi- than a pistol on the hip or a rifle on the rack. Entries must have been previously And despite the tragedy in Connecticut, it’s tion. However, if they are familiar with But the same liberties Second Amend- published. Contest open to not likely to happen in our lifetime. the writings of the founding fathers, they ment aficionados hold up like a banner all OPA member newspapers. A look at the Daily Press Facebook must also acknowledge these 18th century aren’t just theirs to cherish. The freedom forum over the past few days reveals the gentlemen had no concept of automatic to believe guns are a problem and should Although Oklahoma Natural Gas Company emotional impact of this topic. Though weapons, assault rifles or magazines that be controlled at some level — and the selects representative contest winners’ most of the comments on a thread seeking hold more bullets than a man of that era freedom to speak publicly about that belief, work for use in this monthly ad, the views input for a story were civil, a few aimed might have shot in a lifetime. Though the without fear of retaliation — is as much of expressed in winning columns and editorials sharp barbs at other participants. And while definition of “well-armed militia” might be a guarantee for those on the other side of are those of the writers and don’t necessarily only two or three folks got out of hand, we debated, the referenced group of citizens the spectrum.... reflect the Company’s opinions.

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