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I N MUSTANG arolyn Pryor IN NORMAN Nevada Anderson - IN ADAIR Carol Sue Manley Marlies Bailey Rose Moore Alan Mauldin Maxine Bates IN ALTUS Michelle Mauldin Barbara Canfield Kris Britain Rita McLanahan Joanna Floyd Diane Dykens Jeannie Messina Suzanne Foster Art Pohlrnann Dennis Nevius Tony Graham Sh'Rae Smoot Nancy Olney Sharon Grissom IN ARDMORE Frances Park Mike Hawley Margaret Clark Brown Joe Pryor Scott Heiple Tom Love Pete Reeser Marian Ingram IN BARTLESVILLE Martha Roach Marsha Jack Sandra Waldo Norma Rogers Ruth Kelso Donna Barclay Judy Rutledge Patti Krings Karen Boyd Patti Scott Beverly Lafferrandre Liz Fugate Kay 5ealy John Lungren Barbara Hopper Sue Sestal Al Mamary Steve Martin Don Tarnau~k-- Tom McAuliffe Brenda Pierce Charles TriW Andy Newman Leeila Riley I ~udwyalling Gloria Parker - - Pat Schafer Becky Wheeler Susan Raley Ill Kay Sowers Bill Wilson Barbara J. Richardson TN BLACKWELL IN ENID Kathy Roche J- I1 Carla Sandy Evelyn Angleton Margrit Spears - eJ3IN BROKEN ARROW Victoria Ha-nouse=k Warren Taber Corrie Egge Mae Belle Jacl- - Dierdre Taylor Naomi Medlock . IN GROV. Walt Terrell Connie Sips '- Kay Gray\ .- John Tune Ron Surnner I Mary ~ry&P enquite II Holly VanAuken Victoria Perry 4 Sallie Vawter Nell Clark IN GUTHRIE '- Tracey Veal Carolyn Peterson Sylvia Ochs Rose Wilderom Tia Stout IN GUYMON Rachel Zelby Pat Szot Keith Matthews IN OKLAFIOMA CITY IN CUSHING INHARRAa Helen Adams Leslie Kise Marsha Nation Alice Allen IN DEL CITY IN LAWTON Zoe Barten Linda Childers Daisy C. Christian Fran Brooks Larry R. Shuler Jay Kinder Kermit Brown IN EDMOND Larry G. Liter Marie Burroughs Gary Atchley Pam Marion Victoria Caldwell Kay Ayers Barbara Moeller Priscilla Carder Cecelia Beck Max Sasseen Leslie Carnes Karen Blevins Sandra Smith Roberta Carrier Ann Campbell David Stephens Philip Churchill Monty Churchill Marilyn Weatherly Mary Clements Donna Coker IN McALESTER Barbara Cunningham Doryce Plumlee Holly Clifton Dan Cunningham Randy Saunier Kathleen Coffin Linda Davidson IN MIDWEST CITY Norma Cokeley Robert Dugan Pam Barton-Stober Paula Collins Linda Finch Nita Grimes Norma Coppedge Alice Fitzpatrick Pat Hunt Dawn Davis Connie C. Hamilton Sue Moore Linda Daxon Robin Harris Sarah Planer Sandy Ditto Charles Herman IN MOORE Jeanne Eckels Pat Hoge Mike Malone Pat Emerson Cynthia Hutcherson IN MUSKOGEE Henry Gompf Debra Johnson Kevin Crank Jerry Goodwin I 1'- Janet Gungoll Dolores Lemon Karen Jones Barbara Harris Anne McMurtry M aK eeley I['' Shorty Huber Grace Provence Laurie Kirkland Shirley Hunyadi Page Provence Curtis Kretchmar bren Johnston Susie Rusco Oma Jean Lansdown Betty Kennedy Susan Simon Randy Lindemuth Brenda Khourie Jane Spillars Carolanne Mahan Steve Kyle Nancy Wilguess Sherrie Marsh Betty LeJeune Pat Williamson Chris Martin Leslie Lynn INTULSA Patsy Mastin Patti Marshall Judy Acklin Jane Maxey Dana McGuire l?ufhAdams Shirley Miller Ed McNamara Helen Allen David Momper Jack B. 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Brockman Barbara Stich Dottie Smith Ron Buckner Julie Tetsworth Richard Smith Susan Burke Leta Warren Joan Stamman Jane Courtney Paul Wheeler Kenna Tays Barbro Cox Claudette Wheeler Pat Townsend Sylvia Dean Steven Wheeler Genie Vinson Lew Diley Ann Zoller Hope White Natalie First I N m Mary Whittington Vennettea Garrett Russ Sebring Elaine Williams Kathy Gorrell Sandy Sebring Freda Wolfe Bill Gotcher IN WEATHERFORD Alice Dahlgren Pat Hamilton Rita Corlee IN OWASSO Garry Harper Judy Hartsell Bob Batchelor Ann Harral Judy Overton Cheryl Chaloupek Jo Hill INYUKON Martha Baxter Conn Norma Hollinger Bill Bateman Brenda Lawrence Cindy Jamieson Lee Kieffer ... Lynn VanDeventer Dee Dee Jesiolowski Clem McWhorter IN MlNCA CITY hold the Beverly Poet - IN SAND SPRINGS Joe Fisher IN SHAWNEE Highest Degree Sue Gorman Bettie Hall IN STILLWATER Jack Allred in Rea Sherri Bastion Kay Bums Helen Cole I Sandra Ingram 4051533-3800 We're Certified Residential Specialists Alane LeGrand 4051624-2626 Contact us today. Oklahoma Chapter website: www.crs-ok.org Council of Residential Specialists 1-800-462-884 1. www.crs.com EQUAL HOUSIMG LENDER l \ c - l l "\ -.! .n, > ;i I 7-8 I . . - >hi'., Ldid.AmadceeCastingoCocpocacirmin one of wer 63 firme atMdAyda Pornum bbnuihabout us, plssr visit: wwwd--I T o d a y JULY AUGUST 2003 VOLUME 53 NUMBER 4 F E A T U R E S The Land We Love 30 a Sweeping plains, ja ged rock formations, and breath- taking sunsets. Okla oma's natural beauty offers relief andnostalgia. Take a voyage backto childhood memories while enioyinga photographicglimpseof always-inspiring native landscapes. BYJIMTOLBERT PHOTOGRAPHY BY YOUSEF KHANFAR Within These Walls 34 More than eight years have passed since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Thanks to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center Museum, we will never forget. BY STEFFIE CORCORAN 18 Outdoor Dining Favorites 42 It's easy to enjoy a meal with the one you love when the ambiance comes free of charge. Our eighteen picks for superior outdoor dining statewide. BY BROOKE DEMETZ Alone in the Reaches 44 The bad boys of the woods don't stand a chance against Oklahoma's gamewardens. Peek into the world of crimes against nature and jump onboard this journey with the state's wildlife cops. BY CHAD LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM LUKER Bozena's 52 No need to renew your passport. Zbigniew and Bozena Niebieszczanskiserve up their native Polish cuisine and old Europeanhospitalityclose to home at Bozena's in Fort Gibson. BY SHAUNA LAWYER STRUBY D E P A R T M E N T S Contributors Editor'sbiter The Trump Card Feedback Juanita Kidd, Paul Moore MarketplaceArt History Calendar The Range Erick Honey Farm, OETA Update Getaway Guide Scenic Vistas Events Guide The End HGTV's Paul James Onthe cover: Thisflag was displayedatop the crane usedinthe rescueand recoveryeffortsafterthe Oklahoma City bombing. Courtesyof Fihgerald& Associates. This page: On patrolwith Oklahoma's game wardens. PhotographbyTom Luker. CONTENTS 1 5 OKLAHOMA CONTRIBUTORS Official Magazine of the T Od a ; Stare of Oklahoma Since I756 Freelance writing--and living in Oklahoma--gives S hLawyerStruby BRAD HENRY, Goumor plenty of opportunities to explore the state's diversity. "In Oklahoma, we're blessed with so many pockets of undiscovered creativity, it makes livinghere an ongoing cultural adventure," she says.Her profile of Bozena Polish Restaurant (page 52) is a case in JOAN HENDERSON Publisher point. Struby also wrote this issue's Market- place ("ArtHistory," page 12), featuringart- LOUISA McCUNE Edior in chi^ ist Randy Powers' GGrati Bridge products. In 2001,Strubyserved as editor for Pam STEVEN WALKER WALKER CREATIVE, INC. FleischakeisbookA m k nW oman:L ost An Direnor andFoundin Oklahoma (Full Circle Press). STEFFIE CORCORAN, Senior Editor She and her husband Jim live in Oklahoma ANDREA LOPEZ, Arioriate Edior; AUDI TOMEK. Desimer CHARLY ARNOLD, BROOKE DEMETZ, Citywith son Scott and daughter Calista. HEATHER HARKINS, and RYAN MARIE MENDENHALL EditorialRsistants JENNIFER FRISCH and CHRlS STINCHCOMB Editorial lntrm Managing subscription files, han- Conmbuting Editon BURKHARD BILGER, SHEIIAH BRIGHT, KELLY CROW, dling office payroll, processing those BRUCE EAGLE, IOHN ELK Ill. GORDON GRICE. highly prized invoices, and providing ROBERTHENRY,J OHN JERNIGAN,Y OUSEFKHANFAR, TOM LUKER, MAURA MCDERMOTT, phone support are a few of Oklahoma MICHAEL WALLIS, a n d mL OGAN WOLF Tokyoffice manager KathyFugate's COLLEEN MclNTYRE, Production Mznager primary responsibilities. "Making KIM RYAN, Advertising Account Euecutive SAND1 WELCH, Advertising GraphicA rtist everyone happy is one of my favorite LISA BRECKENRIDGE, Accountanr job duties," she says. Fugate, a Florida KATHY FUGATE, OjiceManagfl TAMMY CONAUGHTI, Cummer &vice Specialist native, says, "Asmy first temporary as- BRIDGETTE WARD, Advertising/MarketingIntrm signment after moving to Oklahoma in Tourism and fimation 2001, working for the magazine turned KATHRYN L TAYLOR Cabinet Serrrrary r- RALPH McCALMOM, Interim Dimtor Touma nd Remarion Cornmiwon LT.GOV. .MARY FALLIN. Chair ROBYNBATSON, JENNIFERC OLBER~JOEH ARWOOD, MELVIN MORAN,JANIS RICKS, JIM SCHLIMPERT, BECKY SWTZER, WAYMAN TISDALE bakes goodies for her coworkers, Fugate lives in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Todayawudc indude Located on the first floor of 50 Penn 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place, Overall Excellence; 2003 Oklahoma SPJ First Place, Feature Writing; Place in Oklahoma Cicy, Jim Tolbert's Full 2002 IRMA Gold for Bar Profile; Sierra Club 2001 Consensarion Journalism Award; Circle Bookstore is a haven for bibliophiles Thrcc Dallas Press Club 2001 Firsr Prize Honors: of all walks. Readers ofTolbert's Full Circle IRMA Magazine of rhe Year, 1991,1993,1994,1996; 1999 Folio Editorial Excellence Award; 1998 Wilbur A d newsletter, "Ladders &Fireplaces," have long enjoyed his insightll column. Now, in his first piece for Oklahoma Today, he reachesa broader audience with an essay entitled "The Land We Love" (page 30), which describes his family's deep Okla- homa roots against the backdrop of Yousef Khanfais landscape photography. The civic-minded Tolbert, instrumental in Bricktown's early development, also was raphy, manus&iprs, or'amuork. In no evenr shall &bm;ssion Gf such unsolicited material subicct ORIahonur Thtoanvclaimf or considered the "godfither" of the Myriad holdin fees or other siiar; h a.Payment is lpnp ;blicarion. Viit 8klohm~T+ on th%temet at oklahomatodapcnm. Gardens. He and his wife Beth, who live in Oklahoma City, have four children and seven grandchildren. . 1 OKLAHOMATODAY JULY/AUGUST 2003 summ " I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of iournalism ably practiced in our time." -Henry luce, founder of Timeand life nendy resides in the big time. She lives a quiet writer's life in Wyoming and New- foundland, commands hundreds of thousands per book, and has a resum6 any seasoned writer would unabashedly covet. Her introductionsi nclude phrases such as "Pulitzer- prize winning" and "recipient of the National Book Award and National Magazine Award." She is, in a word, there. Imagine our surprisew hen we discovered that Proulx, in her latest book, That OldAcein the Hok (Scribner, 2002), mentions Okhhoma Today. Twice. On page 26: "I figure ifwe can interest Oklahoma Today, get them to come out and do an article on us, we'd improve business about fifty percent," says a general store owner in the far western Oklahoma Panhandle. And on page 69: "I'm writing a profile for a magazine," says the novel's protagonisr, Bob Dollar. "What magazine is that?" asks LaVon Fronk, a local ranch widow. "Ah,I haven't got one lined up yet. I thought I'd write the article first and then send it to a magazine. Maybe Okhhoma Today," says Dollar. "I don't thinkso,Mr. Dollar. Strange as it may seem, Okhhoma Tody specializes in Okla- SPEAKYOUR MIND homa storie s.... And that's not how you get a article in a magazine. People get assignments." In conjunction with the Maga- In her fictional account ofavery real publication, she has it right on the money. Okh- zine Publishers of America's homa Taday does specialize in Oklahoma. For forty-seven years now, we have been the lone "Magazines Make a DifFer- general interest consumer magazine covering the 69,900 square miles within our borders. ence" campaign, we want to Our articles are the real deal, assigned for their authenticitya nd relevance, and our staffis hear about your experiences charged with bringing readers the very best product issue after issue. That means wei&ng with Oklahoma Today. We're each query, each pitch, and each idea carefully. Our readers trust our bimonthly content looking for specific feedback because it is based on merit, not muscle-flexing, value rather than favoritism. about how the magazine Oklahoma Mystories are not dictated by advertisers, and fortunately these im- has impacted your life, your portant supporters realize the value of this-their ads reach a focused, intelligent, and business, and your family. Has devoted readership who loves all things Oklahoma. The advertiser only wins in this Oklahoma Today changed your unfettered and protected setting. feelings about the state? Teach- In 2002, according to the National Directory of Magazines, there were 17,321 maga- ers, do you use the magazine zines in the American consumer marketplace, another 8,296 trade publications specializ- in the classrooms? Parents, ing in everything from accounting to zoology, and only one created especially for Oklaho- trying to lure your children back mans. This, folks, is your magazine. Because of this simple but important understanding, home? Let us know. Please Oklahoma Today is responsible to its readers, and we believe its audience responds with an mail or email your responses to unprecedented dedication. One measure of proof? Oklahooma Today's subscription renewal Joan Henderson/Magazines rates are twice the national average. But that's not always enough. Make a Difference, 15 North While industry analysts bearishly predict a silver lining for magazine publishers, the Robinson, Suite 100, Okla- media recession isn't over yet. That means we need our loyalists to promote this publica- homa City, OK, 73103 or tion, letting colleagues, family, and legislators know that it's meaningful to your life. To [email protected]. keep your magazine-the one among thousands that represents you-healthy and ro- bust, we need you, in a word, there. Our readers are our ace in the hole. They have to be. mccune@OKLAH0MA To da y.com . I 8 OKLAHOMATODAY JULY/AUGUST 2003