August 2017 • Issue 8 • Volume 16 Gasso on faith, family & a life in sport Flavors & Football Taste of Norman returns Heartland Haven: Sam Noble’s Centennial Prairie Love Lindsey Riley welcomes brighter days TAKES THE REIGNS A mortgage partner who can fund all my real estate needs is unrealistic. right here. LOAN PROGRAMS First United has a loan to serve your Conventional/Jumbo Loans specific needs. Our extensive loan FHA/VA/USDA Loans Sec. 184 Native American Loans options enable us to fund a wide Construction to Permanent Loans variety of loans at competitive rates Refinance & Refinance Loans — under one roof. SPECIAL PROGRAMS Doctor Loan Program One-Time Close & Two-Time Close Let me find you the right loan! SPECIAL OFFERS Civil, Military, & Teacher Loan Specials Cheryl Jenkins Koontz Mortgage Loan Consultant NMLS #462274 405-364-0101 [email protected] For Fast & Easy Prequalification: https://cjenkins.firstunitedteam.comFor Fast & Easy Prequalification: First United Bank Mortgage Group, NMLS 400025. All loans subject to 570 24th Avenue NW program guidelines and final underwriting approval. Norman, OK 73069 Banking • Mortgage • Insurance • Investments EARN 11X ENTRIES ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS TO DRIVE HOME YOUR NEW, IMMACULATE PIECE OF GERMAN ENGINEERING: A BRAND-NEW 2018 AUDI Q3. JUST MAKE SURE YOU’RE HERE TO START IT UP SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 AT 11 PM. 405.322.6000 • WWW.RIVERWIND.COM I-35 AT HIGHWAY 9 WEST, NORMAN, OK GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY 1.800.522.4700 SATURDAYS WIN A SHARE OF $500 SATURDAYS 7 PM-11 PM PLAY ANY ELECTRONIC GAME ON SATURDAYS FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN. ONE BANK WILL BE DRAWN EVERY HOUR TO SHARE A $100 PRIZE. I-35 AT HIGHWAY 9 • ADKINS HILL RD. SOUTH TO boydstreet.com SYCAMORE RD. WEST, GOLDSBYCASINO.COMBOYD STREET MAGAZINE | 3 UNI_17-CGR-117 Boyd St August_Promo.indd 2 7/19/17 11:05 AM AUG. 12 SEPT. 1 SEPT. 15&16 Beats and Bites Feat. Jamey Johnson Robin Thicke Confederate Railroad OKC’S MOST REWARDING CASINO 405.322.6000 • WWW.RIVERWIND.COM • I-35 AT HIGHWAY 9 WEST, NORMAN, OK GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY 1.800.522.4700 4 | August 2017 UNI_17-CGR-117 Boyd St August_Concerts.indd 1 7/19/17 11:08 AM AUG. 12 SEPT. 1 SEPT. 15&16 Beats and Bites Feat. Jamey Johnson Robin Thicke Confederate Railroad OKC’S MOST REWARDING CASINO 405.322.6000 • WWW.RIVERWIND.COM • I-35 AT HIGHWAY 9 WEST, NORMAN, OK GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY 1.800.522.4700 UNI_17-CGR-117 Boyd St August_Concerts.indd 1 7/19/17 11:08 AM experience awesomeness TRIVIA SUNDAYS // BINGO THURSDAYS // $ 3 SHOT LIST $2 COORS BANQUET // CRAFT BEERS // ARCADE // MORE 405-366-6291 405-360-4386 301 W Boyd St.-Campus 3750 W. Robinson St. - Brookha- Corner venVillage Norman, OK 73069 Norman, OK 73072 SEE MENUS AND LOCATIONS ONLINE AT WWW.LOUIESGRILLANDBAR.COM 307 E MAIN ST • NORMAN, OK • 405.701.7035 • WWW.EATATTHEGARAGE.COM FRIEDall dayCHICKEN sunday WEEKEND join us for SUNDAYS TUESDAYS BRUNCH starting at 5pm on tuesdays SATURDAY & SUNDAY TIL 2PM WIND DOWN PINT NIGHT WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS DIFFERENT BOTTLE OF WINE EVERY WEEK COMPLIMENTARY GLASSWARE TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, CALL 405-701-5844 CURBSIDE TO GO www.pubdub.com view our menu online at 3720 WEST ROBINSON AVE. | NORMAN | (405) 701-5844 WWW.PUBDUB.COM 6 | August 2017 experience August | CONTENTS 2017 ISSUE 8 – VOLUME 16 awesomeness EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mark Doescher $ MANAGING EDITOR TRIVIA SUNDAYS // BINGO THURSDAYS // 3 SHOT LIST Lindsay Cuomo $2 COORS BANQUET // CRAFT BEERS // ARCADE // MORE SENIOR EDITOR Chip Minty CONTENT EDITOR Grant Schatzman PHOTOGRAPHY Mark Doescher | Sharla Bardin CONTRIBUTORS Roxanne Avery | Sharla Bardin Stefanie Brickman | Tegan Burkhard Lindsay Cuomo | Morgan Day Cheyenne Dickerson | James Hale Kathy Hallren | Emilia Hart Shannon Hudzinski | Denise Huff Chip Minty | Chris Plank Catherine Poslusny Jeff Provine | Sarah Rogers ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Tracie Gray - [email protected] Trevor Laffoon - [email protected] Perry Spencer - [email protected] PUBLISHER Randy Laffoon SEE MENUS AND LOCATIONS ONLINE AT Boyd Street Magazine WWW.LOUIESGRILLANDBAR.COM 2020 E. Alameda • • • 307 E MAIN ST NORMAN, OK 405.701.7035 WWW.EATATTHEGARAGE.COM Norman, Oklahoma 73071 Phone: (405) 321-1400 VisitNorman.com 42Calendar E-mail: [email protected] 8 by Stefanie Brickman Copyright © Boyd Street Magazine Any articles, artwork or graphics created by Boyd Street Magazine or its contributors are sole property of Boyd Street Magazine and cannot be reproduced for any reason without permission. Any opinions Features expressed in Boyd Street are not necessarily that of Boyd Street management. Abbott House Welcomes New High School Renovations Ready to 14 Executive Director by Catherine Poslusny all day sunday join us for 10 Help Students by Sharla Bardin FRIED CHICKEN WEEKEND Cleveland County Free Fair District prepares to open freshman academies, SUNDAYS TUESDAYS BRUNCH college and career centers at high schools 28 by Cheyenne Dickerson starting at 5pm on tuesdays SATURDAY & SUNDAY TIL 2PM Normanite in the Spotlight: iTech Initiative for All 19 Patty Gasso 32 by Tegan Burkhard by Roxanne Avery & Chris Plank WIND DOWN PINT NIGHT Eastside Expansion The National Championship coach shares WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS about her faith, family and sport. 40 by Tegan Burkhard DIFFERENT BOTTLE OF WINE EVERY WEEK COMPLIMENTARY GLASSWARE Construction Clouds to Lift on Love Heading for History 26 Lindsey Event 50 by Lindsay Cuomo TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, CALL 405-701-5844 by Chip Minty Sooner Football 2017 CURBSIDE TO GO www.pubdub.com Tiffany Byrd: Director of Sports by James Hale The reopening of the Lindey Street bridge 44 view our menu online at hopes to be a boon for local businesses. 54 Nutrition by Morgan Day Service with a Smile Centennial Prairie 85 by Jeff Provine 36 by Catherine Poslusny Endocrinology: Advance Technology Monarch butterflies get a new waystation in 75 at Norman Regional Norman. Revolutionary Pet Care by Emilia Hart 88 by Lindsay Cuomo Tasting Norman Penny Hill Deli Bar & Char by Chip Minty Do’s and Don’ts of Successful 64 by Sarah Rogers Fans, restaurants prepare to open football 79 93 Furniture Arrangement season with annual Taste of Norman event. by Denise Huff The Baked Bear by Lindsay Cuomo 3720 WEST ROBINSON AVE. | NORMAN | (405) 701-5844 81 WWW.PUBDUB.COM boydstreet.com /boydstreetmagazine @boydstreet Cover photo by: Mark Doescher COMMUNITY BY: SHARLA BARDIN High School Renovations Ready to Help Students enovations to Norman’s two of a college-type atmosphere, with Liesenfeld said Norman North has high schools were built to pre- lounge and study areas, new labs and a dedicated team that works closely R pare freshman for their high seminar rooms. with freshmen to build relationships school experience and guide seniors and develop a sense of community. to college and other career paths. Scott Beck, principal of Norman High The team assist with the change in School, said the renovations feature rigor and expectations as they help This fall, the freshman academies and enhanced resources that better meet students learn how to be accountable college and career centers at Norman the needs of students. and advocate for themselves. North High School and Norman High School will open. The improvements Norman High’s new freshman acade- He said their facility provides col- are part of the $126 million bond my and college and career center will laborative learning spaces, which are package that voters approved in 2014 help foster development and accom- important components of a college or to fund improvements throughout modate the kinds of creative, auton- career experience. the district. omous and innovative experiences students need to prepare for what “We also plan to expand the options Norman Superintendent Nick Mi- follows high school, Beck said. available to students by connecting gliorino said more than $20 million in them with exploration opportunities enhancements have been made to the Additionally, Beck said the freshman such as university partnerships, dual two high schools. academy will give students a com- enrollment, job shadowing and in- mon space with state-of-the-art class- ternships.” The freshman academy concept of- rooms and collaborative learning ar- fers a freshman-specific section of the eas where students can interact. Beck said some of the features of Nor- school, complete with a dedicated man High’s college and career center principal, counselor and attendance Peter Liesenfeld, principal at Norman include 3D printing, a new library secretary, lounging areas and class- North High School, describes the and commons area that will serve as rooms where multiple classes can freshman academy as a place where a hub for learning. There will also be meet. freshmen will find support and a breakout study rooms, a bookstore, strong foundation for a successful a technology support desk, a coffee The college and career centers are de- transition to high school. shop and a large outdoor learning signed to give older students more space and courtyard area. Sharla Bardin by: Photos 10 | August 2017 “university partnerships, dual enrollment, job shadowing and internships” “The college and career center will look much more like where our stu- dents are headed than where they’ve been,” Beck said. Among the other construction projects at the high schools are enhancements to athletic facilities, including a new all-sports weight room at Norman North, revamped locker rooms, re- surfacing of the softball and baseball fields and the installation of canopies over the stands at the softball and baseball fields, Migliorino said. Enhancements to Norman High in- clude renovations to the Harve Collins Football Field, specifically press box enhancements and a new concession Scott Beck, principal of Norman High School, said the new freshman academy and college career stand, scoreboard and sound system. center at the school will help foster creative and innovative experiences for students.