sunday - Stillwater Chamber of Commerce

Stillwater: Best Christmas Pageant on tap C1 Sports: OSU cagers sweep B1
SUNDAY
NewsPress
DRUMMOND
EYE CLINIC
EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE / TRUST
Monty L. Snowden, O.D. / Henry D. Reeves, O.D.
Jonathan E. Drummond, M.D.
December 15, 2013
Stillwater, Oklahoma • www.stwnewspress.com
$1.25
Teachers get
new tool for
classrooms
‘Put away any notion that work is fun’
%\0DUN5RXQWUHH
mrountree@stwnewspress.com
PURXQWUHH#VWZQHZVSUHVVFRP
Stillwater 3XEOLF
Public 6FKRRO
School WHDFKHUV
teachers ZLOO
will KDYH
have LP
im­
6WLOOZDWHU
proved technology in their classrooms as a result of a
SURYHGWHFKQRORJ\LQWKHLUFODVVURRPVDVDUHVXOWRID
recent SXUFKDVH
purchase E\
by WKH
the 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater 3XEOLF
Public (GXFDWLRQ
Education
UHFHQW
Foundation.
)RXQGDWLRQ
The IXQGUDLVLQJ
fundraising RUJDQL]DWLRQ
organization UHFHQWO\
recently SXUFKDVHG
purchased
7KH
100 GRFXPHQW
document FDPHUDV
cameras DV
as SDUW
part RI
of WKH
the 2013 7HFK
Tech 2
Teach campaign.
7HDFKFDPSDLJQ
The ILUVW
first RI
of WKH
the GRFXPHQW
document FDPHUDV
cameras KDYH
have DUULYHG
arrived
7KH
and are being installed in classrooms.
DQGDUHEHLQJLQVWDOOHGLQFODVVURRPV
“I KDG
had PLQH
mine LQVWDOOHG
installed DQG
and QRW
not ILYH
five PLQXWHV
minutes ODWHU
later
´,
was XVLQJ
using LW
it LQ
in P\
my UHDGLQJ
reading FODVVHVµ
classes,” VDLG
said 'HH
Dee 'HH
Dee
ZDV
Liebenau, D
a IRXUWKJUDGH
fourth-grade WHDFKHU
teacher DW
at 5LFKPRQG
Richmond (OH
Ele­
/LHEHQDX
mentary School. “I have used it every day this week
PHQWDU\6FKRRO´,KDYHXVHGLWHYHU\GD\WKLVZHHN
and the kids love it and so do I.”
DQGWKHNLGVORYHLWDQGVRGR,µ
Natalie Cox, a fourth-grade math teacher at Rich­
1DWDOLH&R[DIRXUWKJUDGHPDWKWHDFKHUDW5LFK
mond, said the document cameras are useful teaching
PRQGVDLGWKHGRFXPHQWFDPHUDVDUHXVHIXOWHDFKLQJ
tools.
WRROV
“It is such a wonderful tool to add to my teacher’s
´,WLVVXFKDZRQGHUIXOWRROWRDGGWRP\WHDFKHU·V
toolbox,” Cox said. “My 93 math students are loving
WRROER[µ&R[VDLG´0\PDWKVWXGHQWVDUHORYLQJ
the fact that I am not ‘in the w ay’DV,DPWU\LQJWRLQ
as I am trying to in­
WKHIDFWWKDW,DPQRW¶LQWKHZD\·
struct them.”
VWUXFWWKHPµ
Document cameras have been installed in all of the
'RFXPHQWFDPHUDVKDYHEHHQLQVWDOOHGLQDOORIWKH
core curriculum classrooms at the secondary school
FRUHFXUULFXOXPFODVVURRPVDWWKHVHFRQGDU\VFKRRO
sites DQG
and LQ
in WKH
the NLQGHUJDUWHQ
kindergarten WKURXJK
through ILIWK
fifth JUDGH
grade
VLWHV
classrooms at all of the elementary school sites.
FODVVURRPVDWDOORIWKHHOHPHQWDU\VFKRROVLWHV
See 7RROVSDJH$
page A3
6HH➤
Photos by Chris Day/photo@stwnewspress.com
3KRWRVE\&KULV'D\SKRWR#VWZQHZVSUHVVFRP
Oklahoma State University students participate in fall commencement exercises Saturday at Gal2NODKRPD6WDWH8QLYHUVLW\VWXGHQWVSDUWLFLSDWHLQIDOOFRPPHQFHPHQWH[HUFLVHV6DWXUGD\DW*DO
lagher-lba Arena.
ODJKHU,ED$UHQD
Shannon tells OSU students to aspire to greatness
%\&KULV'D\
cday@stwnewspress.com
FGD\#VWZQHZVSUHVVFRP
Debbie Kirby
'HEELH.LUE\
Skyline (OHPHQWDU\
Elementary 6FKRRO
School WKLUGJUDGH
third-grade
6N\OLQH
teacher Becky Dyson instructs a student while
WHDFKHU%HFN\'\VRQLQVWUXFWVDVWXGHQWZKLOH
using one of the document cameras recently
XVLQJRQHRIWKHGRFXPHQWFDPHUDVUHFHQWO\
installed in many classrooms in the Stillwater
LQVWDOOHGLQPDQ\FODVVURRPVLQWKH6WLOOZDWHU
district.
GLVWULFW
Work LVQ·W
isn’t IXQ
fun, 2NODKRPD
Oklahoma 6SHDNHU
Speaker
:RUN
of the House T.W. Shannon said, but it
RIWKH+RXVH7:6KDQQRQVDLGEXWLW
is fulfilling.
LVIXOILOOLQJ
Shannon KHOSHG
helped 2NODKRPD
Oklahom a 6WDWH
State
6KDQQRQ
University honor its fall graduates dur­
8QLYHUVLW\KRQRULWVIDOOJUDGXDWHVGXU
ing 6DWXUGD\·V
Saturday’s FRPPHQFHPHQW
commencement H[HU
exer­
LQJ
cises at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Approxi­
FLVHVDW*DOODJKHU,ED$UHQD$SSUR[L
mately 1,600 VWXGHQWV
students UHFHLYHG
received GLSOR
diplo­
PDWHO\
mas GXULQJ
during XQGHUJUDGXDWH
undergraduate FHUHPRQLHV
ceremonies
PDV
Saturday DQG
and )ULGD\
Friday QLJKW·V
night’s JUDGXDWH
graduate
6DWXUGD\
college commencement.
FROOHJHFRPPHQFHPHQW
“I want you to put away any notion
´,ZDQW\RXWRSXWDZD\DQ\QRWLRQ
that ZRUN
work LV
is IXQµ
fun,” 6KDQQRQ
Shannon VDLG
said. ´2Q
“On
WKDW
the FRQWUDU\
contrary, ZRUN
work LV
is IXOILOOLQJ
fulfilling, EXW
but
WKH
there is nothing glamorous about it. It
WKHUHLVQRWKLQJJODPRURXVDERXWLW,W
is, in fact, work, the Lawton Republi­
LVLQIDFWZRUNWKH/DZWRQ5HSXEOL
can said. “I don’t care if you get a job
FDQVDLG´,GRQ·WFDUHLI\RXJHWDMRE
on the staff of the White House, or in
RQWKHVWDIIRIWKH:KLWH+RXVHRULQ
the front office of the Dallas Cowboys
WKHIURQWRIILFHRIWKH'DOODV&RZER\V
or you do public relations work for fa­
RU\RXGRSXEOLFUHODWLRQVZRUNIRUID
mous FHOHEULWLHV
celebrities DIWHU
after D
a IHZ
few PRQWKV
months, 2NODKRPD6SHDNHURIWKH+RXVH7:6KDQQRQWHOOV2NODKRPD
PRXV
Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon tells Oklahoma
let’s IDFH
face LW
it, LW·V
it’s MXVW
just D
a MRE
job ZLWK
with ORQJ
long State University students that work isn’t fun, but it is fulfilling dur­
OHW·V
6WDWH8QLYHUVLW\VWXGHQWVWKDWZRUNLVQ·WIXQEXWLWLVIXOILOOLQJGXU
ing Saturday's fall commencement exercises.
See 6KDQQRQSDJH$
page A10
LQJ6DWXUGD\
VIDOOFRPPHQFHPHQWH[HUFLVHV
6HH➤
Drawing puts more jingle into Sartin’s Christmas
%\0HUULFN(DJOHWRQ
meagleton@stwnewspress.com
PHDJOHWRQ#VWZQHZVSUHVVFRP
315845. )RU
For 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater FRXSOH
couple.
Heather DQG
and %UDGOH\
Bradley 6DUWLQ
Sartin, WKDW
that
+HDWKHU
number PHDQW
meant ZLQQLQJ
winning WKH
the JUDQG
grand
QXPEHU
prize RI
of $5,000 DW
at WKH
the -LQJOH
Jingle %HOOV
Bells
SUL]H
Sweepstakes.
6ZHHSVWDNHV
The 6DUWLQV
Sartins FROOHFWHG
collected 322 WLFNHWV
tickets
7KH
from 2XWODZ
Outlaw 'LHVHO
Diesel DIWHU
after %UDGOH\
Bradley
IURP
took his truck there to have it fixed.
WRRNKLVWUXFNWKHUHWRKDYHLWIL[HG
“She DVNHG
asked LI
if ,I GLG
did -LQJOH
(Jingle %HOOV
Bells
´6KH
Sweepstakes) ILUVWµ
first,” %UDGOH\
Bradley VDLG
said.
6ZHHSVWDNHV
“A ORW
lot RISHRSOHSUREDEO\
of people probably GLGQ·W
didn’t VR
so
´$
they
didn’t
even
want
them
but
WKH\ GLGQ·W HYHQ ZDQW WKHP EXW ,I
was OLNH
like, ¶<HDK
‘Yeah, RI
of FRXUVH·µ
course’,”
ZDV
Bradley said.
%UDGOH\VDLG
The JRDO
goal RI
o f WKH
the -LQJOH
Jingle %HOOV
Bells
7KH
Sweepstakes
is
to
encourage
resi­
6ZHHSVWDNHV LV WR HQFRXUDJH UHVL
dents WR
to VKRS
shop ORFDOO\
locally. /LQGD
Linda
GHQWV
Visit us online, Scan Here
Merrick Eagleton/NewsPress
0HUULFN(DJOHWRQ1HZV3UHVV
Heather and Bradley Sartin won
+HDWKHUDQG%UDGOH\6DUWLQZRQ
the $5,000 SUL]H
prize DW
at WKH
the -LQJOH
Jingle
WKH
Bell
Sweepstakes
drawing
on
%HOO 6ZHHSVWDNHV GUDZLQJ RQ
Saturday.
6DWXUGD\
McPherson, GLUHFWRU
director RI
of ILQDQFH
finance DQG
and
0F3KHUVRQ
operations for Stillwater Chamber of
RSHUDWLRQVIRU6WLOOZDWHU&KDPEHURI
Commerce, VDLG
said LW
it LV
is EHWWHU
better IRU
for WKH
the
&RPPHUFH
+LJKž/RZž
whole FRPPXQLW\
community WKDW
that ZD\
way. 7KH
The
ZKROH
Cham
ber’s
Director
of
Economic
&KDPEHU·V 'LUHFWRU RI (FRQRPLF
Development Eric Miller agreed.
'HYHORSPHQW(ULF0LOOHUDJUHHG
“This HQWLUH
entire HIIRUW
effort LV
is JHDUHG
geared
´7KLV
around promoting shopping local in
DURXQGSURPRWLQJVKRSSLQJORFDOLQ
Stillwater,” Miller said. “It’s a win6WLOOZDWHUµ0LOOHUVDLG´,W·VDZLQ
win. )RONV
Folks KDYH
have WKH
the RSSRUWXQLW\
opportunity WR
to
ZLQ
buy from local businesses, and also,
EX\IURPORFDOEXVLQHVVHVDQGDOVR
they’re HQWKXVLDVWLF
enthusiastic DERXW
about FRPLQJ
coming
WKH\·UH
out
and
possibly
winning
a
grand
RXW DQG SRVVLEO\ ZLQQLQJ D JUDQG
prize RU
or VRPH
some PRQH\
money WRZDUG
toward ZKDW
what­
SUL]H
ever they want to do for the holiday
HYHUWKH\ZDQWWRGRIRUWKHKROLGD\
season.”
VHDVRQµ
This is the fifth year the Stillwater
7KLVLVWKHILIWK\HDUWKH6WLOOZDWHU
Chamber has hosted the Jingle Bells
&KDPEHUKDVKRVWHGWKH-LQJOH%HOOV
Sweepstakes. 278,000 WLFNHWV
tickets ZHUH
were
6ZHHSVWDNHV
given
out
this
year.
That
is
34,000
JLYHQ RXW WKLV \HDU 7KDW LV more tickets than last year. The StillPRUHWLFNHWVWKDQODVW\HDU7KH6WLOO
See -LQJOHSDJH$
page A3
6HH➤
,QGH[
Volume 105,
105, Number
Number 299
299
Volume
Business . . . . . . . . . . $
Classified . . . . . . . . . . %
Crossword . . . . . . . . . &
Dear Abby . . . . . . . . %
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . $
Horoscope . . . . . . . . %
Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . &
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . $
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . %
Weather . . . . . . . . . . %
WE STARTED HERE ON MAIN STREET.
Today, we’re going mainstream.
405.372.2230
40
4
05
5...3
372.2230
37
3
72.
72
2.22
22
23
30
3
0
bankSNB.com
)XQHUDOV
James Cathey
-DPHV&DWKH\
Patrick Sawyer
3DWULFN6DZ\HU
Darrell Mote
'DUUHOO0RWH
Laberta Peaden
/DEHUWD3HDGHQ
2ELWXDULHV$
Stillwater National Bank is now Bank SNB.
LOCAL
6WLOOZDWHU1HZV3UHVV‡6XQGD\'HFHPEHU$
Water line project on tap
County ZLOO
will ZRUN
work WRJHWKHU
together LQ
in DQ
an
&RXQW\
inter-local project to widen Country
LQWHUORFDOSURMHFWWRZLGHQ&RXQWU\
QZRRGUXII#VWZQHZVSUHVVFRP
Club 5RDG
Road IURP
from 6L[WK
Sixth $YHQXH
Avenue WR
to
&OXE
Lake View Road.
The 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater 8WLOLWLHV$XWKRULW\
Utilities Authority /DNH9LHZ5RDG
7KH
The SURMHFW
project ZLOO
will LPSURYH
improve WKH
the
7KH
Board RI
of 7UXVWHHV
Trustees ZLOO
will FRQVLGHU
consider
%RDUG
Country Club Road and West Sixth
spending QHDUO\
nearly $480,000 WR
to UHOR
relo­ &RXQWU\&OXE5RDGDQG:HVW6L[WK
VSHQGLQJ
Avenue intersection and also widen
cate ZDWHU
water OLQHV
lines IRU
for D
a URDG
road SURMHFW
project $YHQXHLQWHUVHFWLRQDQGDOVRZLGHQ
FDWH
Club 5RDG
Road KHDGLQJ
heading QRUWK
north
&RXQWU\
that will widen &RXQWU\&OXE5RDG
Country Club Road Country &OXE
WKDWZLOOZLGHQ
from two lanes to four lanes.
IURPWZRODQHVWRIRXUODQHV
to four lanes.
WRIRXUODQHV
The SURMHFW
project ZLOO
will LQFOXGH
include RWKHU
other
7KH
The expenditure is part of the au­
7KHH[SHQGLWXUHLVSDUWRIWKHDX
projects such as curb and gutter up­
thority’s FRQVHQW
consent GRFNHW
docket. 7KH
The SURMHFWVVXFKDVFXUEDQGJXWWHUXS
WKRULW\·V
grade, D
a VWRUP
storm ZDWHU
water GUDLQDJH
drainage V\V
sys­
Trustees ZLOO
will PHHW
meet LQ
in FRQMXQFWLRQ
conjunction JUDGH
7UXVWHHV
tem DQG
and D
a VLGHZDON
sidewalk RQ
on WKH
the HDVWHUQ
eastern
with 0RQGD\·V
Monday’s &LW\
City &RXQFLO
Council PHHW
meet­ WHP
ZLWK
side RI
of WKH
the URDG
road. 7KH
The FLW\
city ZLOO
will DOVR
also
ing, which starts at 5:30 p.m. at the VLGH
LQJZKLFKVWDUWVDWSPDWWKH
relocate DQG
and UHSODFH
replace WKH
the ZDWHU
water OLQH
line
Stillwater 0XQLFLSDO
Municipal %XLOGLQJ
Building, 723 UHORFDWH
6WLOOZDWHU
along
the
construction
area.
DORQJWKHFRQVWUXFWLRQDUHD
S.
Lewis.
6/HZLV
As for the county's project, Payne
$VIRUWKHFRXQW\
VSURMHFW3D\QH
The FLW\
city RI
of 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater DQG
and 3D\QH
Payne
7KH
%\1LFN:RRGUXII
By Nick Woodruff
County ZLOO
will ZLGHQ
widen &RXQWU\
Country &OXE
Club
&RXQW\
Road from the northern city limits to
5RDGIURPWKHQRUWKHUQFLW\OLPLWVWR
McElroy 5RDG
Road. ,W
It ZLOO
will DOVR
also DGG
add
0F(OUR\
storm GUDLQDJH
drainage V\VWHPV
systems DQG
and DOVR
also
VWRUP
contains D
a EULGJH
bridge UHSODFHPHQW
replacement.
FRQWDLQV
There is also a waterline in conjunc­
7KHUHLVDOVRDZDWHUOLQHLQFRQMXQF
tion ZLWK
with WKH
the FRQVWUXFWLRQ
construction WKDW
that ZLOO
will
WLRQ
need to be relocated and replaced in
QHHGWREHUHORFDWHGDQGUHSODFHGLQ
some areas.
VRPHDUHDV
The 2NODKRPD
Oklahoma 'HSDUWPHQW
Department RI
of
7KH
Transportation ZLOO
will ELG
bid IRU
for WKH
the FLW\
city
7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ
and FRXQW\
county SRUWLRQV
portions RI
of WKH
the SURMHFW
project.
DQG
The FRQVWUXFWLRQ
construction HVWLPDWH
estimate IRU
for WKH
the
7KH
water line relocation is estimated to
ZDWHUOLQHUHORFDWLRQLVHVWLPDWHGWR
cost DSSUR[LPDWHO\
approximately $479,000. 7KLV
This
FRVW
will be paid from the Stillwater Util­
ZLOOEHSDLGIURPWKH6WLOOZDWHU8WLO
ities Authority Capital Fund.
LWLHV$XWKRULW\&DSLWDO)XQG
➤Jingle
Lottery
&RQWLQXHGIURPSDJH$
Saturday’s 2NODKRPD
Oklahoma
6DWXUGD\·V
Lottery drawing results:
/RWWHU\GUDZLQJUHVXOWV
Pick 3: 4-3-7
3LFN
Cash 5: 3-9-10-13-15
&DVK
HotLotto: 5-9-30-31-39
+RW/RWWR
HB; 2
+%
PowerBall: 14-25-323RZHU%DOO
33-41 PB: 34
3%
water +LJK
High 6FKRRO
School FKRLU
choir
ZDWHU
performed Christmas Car­
SHUIRUPHG&KULVWPDV&DU
ols EHWZHHQ
between SUL]H
prize GUDZ
draw­
ROV
ings.
LQJV
Multiple SUL]HV
prizes ZHUH
were
0XOWLSOH
given DZD\
away WR
to WKRVH
those ZLWK
with
JLYHQ
winning WLFNHWV
tickets. 3UL]HV
Prizes
ZLQQLQJ
were D
a $300 JLIW
gift FDUG
card WR
to
ZHUH
Cake &UD]\
Crazy, $1,000, WZR
two
&DNH
$2,000 SUL]HV
prizes DQG
and WKH
the
grand prize of $5,000.
JUDQGSUL]HRI
“This LV
is WKH
the ILUVW
first \HDU
year
´7KLV
we’ve DFWXDOO\
actually EURNHQ
broken WKH
the
ZH·YH
categories RXW
out WR
to KDYH
have
FDWHJRULHV
multiple ZLQQHUV
winners DORQJ
along
PXOWLSOH
with D
a JUDQG
grand SUL]H
prize ZLQ
win­
ZLWK
ner,” Miller said.
QHUµ0LOOHUVDLG
Another ILUVW
first IRU
for WKLV
this
$QRWKHU
year ZDV
was KDYLQJ
having DOO
all SUL]H
prize
\HDU
winners SUHVHQW
present DW
at WKH
the
ZLQQHUV
sweepstakes GUDZLQJV
drawings.
VZHHSVWDNHV
Winners ZHUH
were JLYHQ
given WZR
two
:LQQHUV
minutes WR
to FODLP
claim WKHLU
their
PLQXWHV
prize DIWHU
after WKH
the ZLQQLQJ
winning
SUL]H
number was called.
QXPEHUZDVFDOOHG
“That’s WKH
the ILUVW
first \HDU
year
´7KDW·V
we’ve ever not had to call
ZH·YHHYHUQRWKDGWRFDOO
the ZKROH
whole VOHZ
slew RI
of QXP
num­
WKH
bers,” McPherson said.
EHUVµ0F3KHUVRQVDLG
For WKH
the 6DUWLQV
Sartins, WKH
the
)RU
grand prize will be used in
JUDQGSUL]HZLOOEHXVHGLQ
many ZD\V
ways. %UDGOH\
Bradley LV
is Da
PDQ\
senior at OSU and said the
VHQLRUDW268DQGVDLGWKH
money ZLOO
will EH
be KHOSIXO
helpful LQ
in
PRQH\
paying IRU
for KLV
his ILQDO
final \HDU
year.
SD\LQJ
He had a few other ideas.
+HKDGDIHZRWKHULGHDV
“We MXVW
just ERXJKW
bought 10
´:H
acres DQG
and ZH·UH
we’re KDYLQJ
having
DFUHV
dozer ZRUN
work GRQH
done RQ
on WKDW
that,
GR]HU
so I’d say using it for our
VR,·GVD\XVLQJLWIRURXU
land DQG
and &KULVWPDVµ
Christmas,”
ODQG
Bradley said.
%UDGOH\VDLG
News Press
1HZV3UHVV
Help
+HOS
372-5000
x241 for a
[IRUD
classified ad
FODVVLILHGDG
We enjoy hearing from our readers and advertisers.
This guide is intended to make it easier for us to serve you.
MISSED DELIVERY
If you miss delivery of your newspaper in the city of Stillwater, call
372-5000 ext. 251. If you call by 6:00pm weekdays, or 9:00am Saturday or Sunday, a replacement will be delivered. If you live outside the
city of Stillwater, call (405) 372-5103 or 1-800-364-5000
STREET ADDRESS:
211 W. 9th Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74074
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 8:00am - 10:00am
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
OPERATOR (405) 372-5000
HOME DELIVERY BY CARRIER
Reader Services/Circulation .........Ext. 251
email: circulation@stwnewspress.com
• Order home delivery
• Order recent back copies (1 year). After 1
year, contact Stillwater Public Library.
• Vacation starts and stops
• Billing options and questions
• Delivery problems
Local News...................... Ext. 201 & 230
Business Office.......................... Ext. 255
Sports ......................................... Ext. 220
Advertising ................................. Ext. 264
Classifieds.................................. Ext. 240
EMAIL DIRECTORY
Dale Brendel, GM/Editor ...............Ext. 290
gm@stwnewspress.com
Chris Day, Managing Editor ..........Ext. 208
editor@stwnewspress.com
Jason Elmquist, Sports Editor.......Ext. 220
sports@stwnewspress.com
Business Office.............................Ext. 255
busoffice@stwnewspress.com
James Cross, Circulation Dir.........Ext. 253
circulation@stwnewspress.com
Jill Hunt, Advertising Mgr..............Ext. 264
advmgr@stwnewspress.com
Jeff Hopper, Composition Mgr ......Ext. 313
jhopper@stwnewspress.com
☎
➤Tools
NewsPress
#1 Source for Local News and Information
x251 for
[IRU
subscription help
VXEVFULSWLRQKHOS
&RQWLQXHGIURPSDJH$
Stillwater Public Educa­
6WLOOZDWHU3XEOLF(GXFD
tion Foundation Executive
WLRQ)RXQGDWLRQ([HFXWLYH
Director -HQLIHU
Jenifer %DUWOH\
Bartley
'LUHFWRU
collaborated with Superin­
FROODERUDWHGZLWK6XSHULQ
tendent Ann Caine and Di­
WHQGHQW$QQ&DLQHDQG'L
rector RI
of (GXFDWLRQDO
Educational 6HU
Ser­
UHFWRU
vices *D\
Gay :DVKLQJWRQ
Washington WR
to
YLFHV
address WKH
the GLVWULFW·V
district’s SULQ
prin­
DGGUHVV
cipal QHHGV
needs. %DUWOH\
Bartley VDLG
said
FLSDO
the FRQVHQVXV
consensus ZDV
was WHDFK
teach­
WKH
ers DQG
and VWXGHQWV
students ZRXOG
would
HUV
benefit PRVW
most ZLWK
with XSJUDG
upgrad­
EHQHILW
ed technology in the class­
HGWHFKQRORJ\LQWKHFODVV
room. 7KH
The 7HFK
Tech 2 7HDFK
Teach
URRP
campaign was launched in
FDPSDLJQZDVODXQFKHGLQ
September DW
at WKH
the IRXQGD
founda­
6HSWHPEHU
tion’s
annual
gala
WLRQ·V
DQQXDO
JDOD
fundraising event.
IXQGUDLVLQJHYHQW
“The document cameras
´7KHGRFXPHQWFDPHUDV
will KDYH
have D
a GLVWULFWZLGH
districtwide
ZLOO
impact,” %DUWOH\
Bartley VDLG
said. ´,W
“It
LPSDFWµ
puts all of our kids on the
SXWVDOORIRXUNLGVRQWKH
same SOD\LQJ
playing ILHOG
field. :H
We
VDPH
want WKHP
them DOO
all WR
to KDYH
have DF
ac­
ZDQW
cess to technology at each
FHVVWRWHFKQRORJ\DWHDFK
site and classroom.”
VLWHDQGFODVVURRPµ
Bartley VDLG
said WKH
the GRFX
docu­
%DUWOH\
ment cameras allow teach­
PHQWFDPHUDVDOORZWHDFK
ers and students the ability
HUVDQGVWXGHQWVWKHDELOLW\
to SURMHFW
project DQ\
any NLQG
kind RI
of
WR
image.
LPDJH
“It JLYHV
gives WKH
the WHDFKHU
teacher Da
´,W
lot RI
of IOH[LELOLW\µ
flexibility,” %DUWOH\
Bartley
ORW
said.
VDLG
Debbie Kirby, technolo­
'HEELH.LUE\WHFKQROR
gy FXUULFXOXP
curriculum VSHFLDOLVW
specialist
J\
for WKH
the GLVWULFW
district, VDLG
said WKH
the
IRU
document FDPHUDV
cameras HVVHQ
essen­
GRFXPHQW
tially are able to take small
WLDOO\DUHDEOHWRWDNHVPDOO
things DQG
and SURMHFW
project DQ
an
WKLQJV
image WR
to WKH
the FODVV
class. 6KH
She
LPDJH
said WKH
the GRFXPHQW
document FDP
cam­
VDLG
eras engage visual learners
HUDVHQJDJHYLVXDOOHDUQHUV
as well as hands-on learn­
DVZHOODVKDQGVRQOHDUQ
Ads in Brief
Hear WKH
the VRXQGV
sounds RI
of &KULVWPDV
Christmas ZLWK
with WKH
the 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater
+HDU
Chamber
Singers
and
Stillwater
Community
Orches­
&KDPEHU6LQJHUVDQG6WLOOZDWHU&RPPXQLW\2UFKHV
tra. Mon. Dec 16 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist
WUD0RQ'HFSPDW)LUVW8QLWHG0HWKRGLVW
Church. 400 W. 7th. Adm. free.
&KXUFK:WK$GPIUHH$GY
You have a choice in hospice care.
A S K FO R U S B Y N A M E.
JUDITH KARMAN
H O S P I C E IN C
405-377-8012
We’re there...when you need us most.
STRODE FUNERAL HOME
Serving the Stillwater area Since 1889
(405)372-5550 • 610 S. Duncan, Stillwater • Strodefh.com
Pet Care Center
With the addition of Chace Family Crematory, located at
Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery in Stillwater, we now have
a cremation chamber designed specifically for pets. We are now
able to take care of these special members of your family.
For Peace of Mind
We take care of your entire family
We are the only Pet crematory
in Payne County
ers.
HUV
The IRXQGDWLRQ
foundation XVHG
used
7KH
$25,000 of its own money
RILWVRZQPRQH\
for WKH
the LQLWLDO
initial SXUFKDVH
purchase RI
of
IRU
the cameras and has raised
WKHFDPHUDVDQGKDVUDLVHG
approximately $15,000 LQ
in
DSSUR[LPDWHO\
the campaign.
WKHFDPSDLJQ
The IRXQGDWLRQ
foundation LV
is DS
ap­
7KH
proximately $10,000 short
SUR[LPDWHO\VKRUW
of LWV
its IXQGUDLVLQJ
fundraising JRDO
goal RI
of
RI
$50,000. %DUWOH\
Bartley VDLG
said WKH
the
organization KRSHV
hopes WR
to
RUJDQL]DWLRQ
reach the goal by Dec. 31.
UHDFKWKHJRDOE\'HF
Donations FDQ
can EH
be PDGH
made
'RQDWLRQV
by PDLO
mail E\
by VHQGLQJ
sending Da
E\
check WR
to 63()
SPEF, 32
P.O. %R[
Box
FKHFN
286, 6WLOOZDWHU
Stillwater, 74076.
Donations FDQ
can DOVR
also EH
be
'RQDWLRQV
made YLD
via 3D\3DO
PayPal RQ
on WKH
the
PDGH
foundation’s
website,
IRXQGDWLRQ·V
ZHEVLWH
spef@stillwaterschools.co
VSHI#VWLOOZDWHUVFKRROVFR
m.
P
Daily and Sunday..................$8.75/Month
Fri/Sat/Sun............................$6.25/Month
PAYNE COUNTY MAIL
3 Mo. 6 Mo. 1 Year
Daily, Sunday $30.00 $60.00 $120.00
Sunday Only $18.00 $36.00 $72.00
IN-STATE MAIL
3 Mo. 6 Mo. 1 Year
Daily, Sunday $38.25 $76.50 $153.00
Sunday Only $24.00 $48.00 $96.00
OUT OF STATE MAIL
3 Mo. 6 Mo. 1 Year
Daily, Sunday $42.00 $84.00 $168.00
Sunday Only $26.10 $52.20 $104.40
Carriers are independent contractors
and are not employees of the NewsPress. The NewsPress is not responsible
for advance payments made to carriers.
However, you may mail payments to
Circulation Dept., Stillwater NewsPress,
P.O. Box 2288, Stillwater, OK 74076
The Stillwater NewsPress 522100 is published daily except Mondays at 211 W. 9th
Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074. Please mail correspondence to the Stillwater NewsPress,
P.O. Box 2288, Stillwater, OK 74076-2288.
All mail subscriptions payable in advance.
The publisher reserves the right to change
subscription rates during the term of a
subscription with up to 28 days’ notice.
Subscription rate changes may be implemented by changing the duration of the
subscription. Periodicals postage paid at
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes
to Stillwater NewsPress, P.O. Box 2288,
Stillwater, OK 74076-2288.
TED’S PICK OF THE WEEK
2013 Cadillac
CTS
Stock #P07446
GO COWBOYS!!
WAS
32,900
$
30,900
NOW $
ONLY
C H E V R O L E T • C A D I L L A C • E S T. 1 9 8 6
4 8 5 0 W. 6 t h A v e . / 4 0 5 - 3 7 2 - 3 9 2 5 / 8 0 0 - 3 6 4 - C H E V Y
w w w. w i l s o n c h e v y o k . c o m