Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) back issues from September 2007:
Tulsa World, Okla., Dave Sittler column.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Sittler Sep. 1--OH, MY. Sportscaster Dick Enberg's signature call came immediately to my skeptical mind Thursday night when this score flashed across the TV screen: Kent State 23, Iowa State 14. Actually, it was more like: Oh, my, god. It was ...
Bacone students held in alleged campus violence plot.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: April Marciszewski Sep. 1--MUSKOGEE -- Two Bacone College students were in custody Friday after they allegedly threatened a Virginia Tech-like attack against the school and other students, officials said. Both students were arrested Thursday for allegedly ...
Ex-Tulsa music and ballet pioneer Rosalie Talbott dies.(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Rosalie Virginia Talbott, a former Tulsan who was instrumental in the creation of the Tulsa Ballet and Chamber Music Tulsa, died Wednesday in Taos, N.M. She was 89. A memorial reception will be held Sept. 9 at Talbott's New Mexico home. No other services are planned. ...
Lawmaker won't face felony: DUI convictions in Tulsa County from 1990 are too old to escalate a charge against him.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rhett Morgan Sep. 1--HUGO -- A statute of limitations in Oklahoma's drunken-driving laws precludes a state legislator from being charged with a felony in relation to an alcohol-related driving arrest. Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, faces misdemeanor counts of ...
Tulsa World, Okla., Action Line column: Crash probes a victim of M.E. money woes.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Mulkins Sep. 1--Dear Action Line: Regarding a recent fatal accident, the newspaper story said troopers smelled alcohol on the driver's breath and ordered a blood test. Then it said test results won't be known for five months. Why will it take so long? Hospital blood ...
BOK Center seen as a start: Developing the rest of downtown will take time, officials say.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Barber Sep. 1--Think of the BOK Center as a giant seed planted in the downtown Tulsa dirt two years ago. A year from now, the $178 million, 18,000-seat arena will be fully grown and ready to open, city leaders say. But it will take much ...
Virus is fatal to third Sooner: The 87-year-old Tulsa County man died of West Nile virus this week, official says.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Archer Sep. 1--An 87-year-old Tulsa County man died from West Nile virus this week, the third Oklahoman to succumb to the mosquito-borne illness this season, according to Tulsa City-County Health Department spokeswoman Melanie Christian. West Nile virus ...
Ex-DA pleads not guilty to embezzlement count.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rhett Morgan Sep. 1--OKMULGEE -- A former district attorney pleaded not guilty Friday to embezzling about $8,800 in drug task force funds. Richard Gray, 47, entered his plea through his attorney, Clark Brewster, at an arraignment in Okmulgee County District ...
Corrections.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--A Friday Tulsa World Sports story incorrectly stated the location of a possible Texas League playoff matchup next week. If Springfield is division champion and Tulsa makes the playoffs as the secondplace entrant, the schedule would be the following: Games 1 and 2 at Springfield; ...
Travelers hammer Mattheus: Drillers still lead Arkansas by three games in playoff race.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Jacobsen Sep. 1--Arkansas worked out its frustrations from back-to-back losses on Tulsa starter Ryan Mattheus. After losing on a ninth-inning rally on Wednesday, 7-5, and 5-2 on Thursday, the Travelers rocked the Tulsa right-hander for seven runs on 10 ...
ORU gauges newcomers: ORU BASKETBALL.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Brown Sep. 1--Toronto has many interesting attractions, from the CN Tower, the world's tallest standing structure at 1,815 feet, to Old Fort York, a battle site in the War of 1812. But Oral Roberts University's basketball players won't have much time to ...
Game day tips.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Guerin Emig Sep. 1--Keep this in mind for Saturday's season opener against North Texas: Where to park: As in the past, parking is limited on campus. Even more limited, in fact, as parking that once existed on Brooks Street north of Owen Field is no longer ...
Drillers Update: TONIGHT.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Jacobsen Sep. 1--What: Texas League baseball, Tulsa vs. Wichita Wranglers. Where: Drillers Stadium, 15th Street and Yale Avenue. When: 7:05. Broadcast: KAKC am1300 Season series: Tulsa leads 17-8. Probable ...
Where you turn: On tap: OU and OSU start the season.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--For a full list of community events, and to submit your event, go online to www.tulsaworld.com/calendar. SATURDAY The University of Oklahoma plays its first football game of the season at 6 p.m. against North Texas in Norman. The game will be televised on FSN ...
Chipotle Mexican Grill on 71st Street menu.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Debbie Blossom Sep. 1--The latest chain to enter Tulsa's fast-casual dining market will open a restaurant this fall along the popular 71st Street business corridor. Construction on Oklahoma's first Chipotle (pronounced chi-POAT-lay) Mexican Grill at 10902 E ....
'Beautiful' thoughts: Home show to feature improvement ideas, products.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Brown Sep. 1--Are you sick of your bathroom or desperate to decide what color to paint your kitchen? Want to learn ways to keep your energy costs down? Home and landscaping ideas and advice will flow freely at the Tulsa House Beautiful Show, which will ...
Animal house.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Brown Sep. 1--The pet: Mi Hija, or Miha for short. It means "my daughter" in Spanish. She is a 3-year-old lab mix. The family: Jake Murdock Describe your pet's personality: Miha has never met a person that she did not like. All that she wants ...
EDITORIAL: Penny wise . . .: Budget cut threatens flow of prison data.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--A decision by Senate Co-President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee and other legislative leaders to slash the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Research Center budget by 12 percent is penny wise and pound foolish. Their action is nothing more than an effort to kill the messenger. Over ...
TV host will appear at Tulsa House Beautiful Show.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Brown Sep. 1--It's probably easier to find TV host Andrew Dan-Jumbo at a home-improvement store these days than at his own home in Buffalo, N.Y. The construction expert, who appears on the Learning Channel's "While You We re Out," and on his new show, ...
'More laughter than tears': Vietnamese ex-refugees recall Okie college days.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: April Marciszewski Sep. 1--Straight out of a Vietnamese refugee camp in 1975, 25 people ages 18 to 25 made Claremore Junior College their first American home. Ten of them, plus a few more refugees who came to the school after the first group, will reunite ...
Where you turn: Online: New online.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--BOK Center: Watch a slide show of construction progress and check out a fly-through simulation of the arena. Also, tell us what artists you want to see perform at the grand opening. www.tulsaworld.com/bokcenter From the blogs Movie Critic Michael ...
Downtown church, downtown mission: Sharing a revival: Nogales Avenue Baptist Church hopes to play a role in Tulsa's revitalization.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Billington Sep. 1--One of Tulsa's oldest and most diverse churches is celebrating 95 years this month and is hoping to gain strength from the downtown revitalization. Nogales Avenue Baptist Church has scheduled an anniversary reunion Sept. 16 to help ...
Religion briefs.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Divorce workshop: Broken Arrow Assembly of God Church, 200 E. Broadway St., Broken Arrow, will have a divorce workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday for those dealing with people going through separation or divorce. Gospel music: Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1246 E. McKinney Ave., ...
Abston gets 30 years: The former skating rink operator is given the maximum penalty for child pornography crimes.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Harper Sep. 1--A former Broken Arrow skating rink operator who is accused of sexually abusing children was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for federal child pornography crimes. David A. Abston, 56, received the maximum punishment possible from ...
Concealed-carry case: Shooter must surrender gun, serve 30 days.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Braun Sep. 1--A man who was licensed to carry a concealed weapon received a 30-day jail term Friday on a misdemeanor charge related to a Tulsa shooting. Phillip Wayne Stephenson, 31, pleaded no contest Tuesday to recklessly handling a firearm. ...
BRIEF: Prelim results: Sac & Fox oust chief, others in tribal vote.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--STROUD -- Sac & Fox Nation voters chose a new chief in tribal elections Aug. 25, results show. Results will not be final until after the Labor Day holiday, tribal officials said. George Thurman of Shawnee defeated incumbent Chief Kay Rhoads by 332 votes to ...
Every Oklahoma park is open for Labor Day: But summer flooding brings some caveats.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Angel Riggs Sep. 1--OKLAHOMA CITY -- All 50 of Oklahoma's state parks will be open for Labor Day weekend, though some areas may still be under water. "The welcome mat is out, and we're ready for visitors," said Hardy Watkins, Oklahoma Tourism Department ...
Higher Education briefs: Norman, OU campus see alcohol violations drop: Business execs, former envoy to speak at NSU.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--NORMAN -- Alcohol violations have dropped both on and off campus in Norman since the University of Oklahoma implemented an alcohol policy in January 2005 that made student housing, including fraternities and sororities, alcohol-free, according to a news release. The ...
BRIEF: Dive holiday.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Libyan boys dive from rocks into the Mediterranean Sea on Friday at a private club in Tripoli, Libya. Libya celebrates National Day on Saturday, marking the 38th anniversary of the Libyan revolution. To see more of the Tulsa World, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to ...
AEP-PSO rate case moving forward: Energy conservation and a cap on the utility's return on equity are addressed.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jason Womack Sep. 1--OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has begun drafting an order in the AEP-PSO rate case that will require the utility to implement an energy conservation strategy and put a limit on the company's authorized return on equity. ...
EDITORIAL: Be careful out there: If it's not one thing, it's another.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Historically, Labor Day weekend is a time to be extra careful on the highways and lakes. With a high volume of traffic, both drivers and boaters need to watch out for the other guy and keep the alcohol consumption down. But now there's another danger. Armed robbers ...
Injuries hamper exhibition: OU BASKETBALL.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Guerin Emig Sep. 1--NORMAN -- Oklahoma wanted several things from the early start to its basketball season. One was a clean bill of health. Instead, Austin Johnson has a bulging disc in his lower back. Tony Crocker underwent surgery to release blood from his ...
Ask a master gardener.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The Master Gardener: Brian Jervis, coordinator of the Master Gardener program and horticulturist at the Tulsa County OSU Extension Office. Q. My azalea plants are approximately 24 years old and seem to be blooming less. I noticed the leaves have tiny black specks on ...
Golfers get chance to pitch in: Saturday, proceeds from courses will help veterans and families.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Doyle Sep. 1--Dan Rooney simply says it was a call to action. For Rooney, a Broken Arrow resident and an F-16 fighter pilot in the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, this mission is just as important as the two tours of duty he did in ...
BRIEF: Meditation workshop today.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Learn to manage stress and gain the physical benefits of meditation when the Kiwanee Center offers a meditation workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hope Unitarian Church. Mary Lincoln, the Tulsa center's founder, will lead the workshop in the log cabin located on ...
BRIEF: Grove man, thrown from ATV, dies.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--A Grove man was killed Thursday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving ran off a Delaware County road and struck a tree. Stephen Abell, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene on County Road 650, a two-lane gravel road four miles south and 3-1/2 miles east of Grove, ...
Tulsa World, Okla., Danna Sue Walker column: Flower power.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Danna Sue Walker Sep. 2--McDazzle Gala to feature 'Garden of Love' theme, multiple auctions The "Garden of Love" is in bloom at Tulsa's Ronald McDonald House. It's all part of the fun in store for those attending the McDazzle Gala set for Sept. 22 ...
Auto hits ambulance taking tot.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Billington Sep. 2--An EMSA ambulance taking a 2-year-old girl to a Tulsa hospital after she nearly drowned was hit by another vehicle at an intersection, police said. Sgt. Ted Umbarger said paramedics and police responded about 2:30 p.m. to an apartment ...
Tomlinson tops in fantasy rankings: Extra point.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jason Collington Sep. 2--MOCK ME. My first fantasy draft is Monday, so I've been doing mock drafts almost daily to see what choices I will have when my pick comes. While some leagues allow you to keep someone from last year's team, many start fresh every ...
Keeping in touch with constituents: Lawmakers' vacation is work: When the Legislature is not in session, they tend to their primary jobs, families and districts.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mick Hinton Sep. 2--Tulsa-area lawmakers who spend far more time at the state Capitol from February to May than they do in their home territories say they are always relieved when the session ends. In the off-season, they get back to daily life with their ...
Palmer: Mayor's offer was a shock.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole Marshall Sep. 2--When Ron Palmer returns as Tulsa police chief this week -- five years after he retired from the post -- he faces many new challenges and some old ones. "Not too many people get a second chance," Palmer said. "My intention is to just do ...
City's returning police chief ready to roll: Issue: reducing crime in the city.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nicole Marshall Sep. 2--Tulsa World asked newly hired Police Chief Ron Palmer, who served as chief here from 1992 through 2002 before retiring and working in private security consulting, about three high-priority issues facing the department. One of the top ...
OU '70s star Billy Sims is honored with a statue: The likeness of the Heisman Trophy winner is unveiled before the opening game of the Sooners' season.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Guerin Emig Sep. 2--NORMAN -- Saturday was a day to unveil a statue of Billy Sims, Oklahoma's 1978 Heisman Trophy winner, in Heisman Park, literally in the shadow of Owen Field. "Thirty-some years ago, who would have thought a little black kid from Hooks, ...
Oklahoma kids' immunization rates up.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Immunization rates among Oklahoma children ages 19 to 35 months rose to 25th in the nation in 2006 compared with 44th place the previous year, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Thursday ...
BRIEF: Ramona girl, 16, is killed in crash.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--A Ramona teenager was killed early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on a Washington County road, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Troopers said 16-year-old Kandace Krause was driving a 1999 Dodge pickup eastbound on a county road three miles east of Ochelata when the ...
BOK Center scores new assistant general manager: He begins his job booking entertainment at the start of next year.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Barber Sep. 2--The BOK Center's assistant general manager will come from San Antonio's NBA arena, the AT&T Center. Jerry Goldman, who has served for 2-1/2 years as the director of booking and marketing at the Texas venue, home of the Spurs, will start ...
'08 White House hopeful John Edwards in Edmond: After a private fundraising event, he talks about his views on top issues.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara Hoberock Sep. 2--EDMOND -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards stopped in Edmond on Saturday for a private fundraising event. "It was a huge crowd," Edwards said, though he didn't know how much money was raised. More than 125 ...
Call for help.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Broken Arrow Neighbors offers basic needs assistance via food, clothing, limited financial assistance and prescriptions. The organization needs substitute volunteers in all areas from receptionist/ clerical, interviewers, pantry workers to special events assistance. Call 251-7781. ...
Drillers Update: TONIGHT.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Jacobsen Sep. 2--What: Texas League baseball, Tulsa vs. Wichita Wranglers. Where: Drillers Stadium, 15th Street and Yale Avenue. When: 6:05. Broadcast: KTBZ am 1430. Season series: Tulsa leads 18-8. Probable ...
Anglers enjoy saltwater fishing.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Powell Sep. 2--Tulsan Donald J. Cohn, along with son Jack and and nephew Thomas Degrigio of Sugar Land, Texas, recently enjoyed a spectacular late-summer saltwater fishing trip along the Texas Gulf Coast. Fishing out of Galveston with Capt. Randy Hardaway, ...
BRIEF: What's New.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Powell Sep. 2--Berkley, long one of the most innovative fishing tackle companies, has introduced Gulp!, an artificial bait that resembles a lifelike minnow, grub or leech. The bait is packaged in fish-attracting juice and available in two resealable plastic buckets ....
BRIEF: Deadlines set for MLK student contest entries.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society has set the deadline for entries in the annual student art, essay and oratorical contests. Entries must be submitted by Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. The art contest is open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade ....
Veterans notch victories.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Barry Lewis Sep. 2--RON LANCASTER'S debut at Broken Arrow grabbed much of the Week 1 spotlight, but he was not the only prominent veteran in his first game back after returning to a head coaching position. Lancaster's next opponent, Owasso, won 17-9 at ...
Drillers win, but playoffs still murky: Wild Card Race.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Jacobsen Sep. 2--Tulsa took care of its business Saturday with a 8-5 victory over Wichita. But the Drillers are no closer to the playoffs because Arkansas defeated Springfield 7-3. The Drillers (67-69 overall, 32-34 second half) need the ...
Pettigrew has career-best night: Pettigrew's.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Doyle Sep. 2--ATHENS, Ga. -- On a night of disappointments offensively, tight end Brandon Pettigrew was one of the few bright spots for Oklahoma State. The junior recorded career-best totals in receptions (7) and yards (85) in OSU's 35-14 loss at Georgia ...
BRIEF: What's Open.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Powell Sep. 2--Squirrels: Statewide through Jan. 31 Coyotes: Open statewide, year-round Feral Hogs: Open on private lands Mountain lion: Open for depredation Doves: Statewide through Oct. 30 Canada Geese: ...
Outdoors Calendar: Club Meetings.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Powell Sep. 2--Green Country Quail Forever meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road. Club members are planning to host a youth bird hunt. Anyone interested in upland bird hunting and conservation is welcome. Car-Boat Show ...
Warm-weather fowling time.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Powell Sep. 2--OKLAHOMA'S STRANGEST HUNTING season is now under way and will continue for a little over a week. And for this one you don't need a down jacket, insulated longjohns and heavy gloves. You'll need a good insect repellent, maybe a ...
BRIEF: Fast Fact.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Barry Lewis Sep. 2--Memorial, which fell to Bishop Kelley in overtime, has dropped its last four openers. Three of those reached OT and the other ended with Memorial being denied on a decisive goal-line stand. To see more of the Tulsa World, or to subscribe to ...
Fourth arrest made in BA homicide.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Billington Sep. 2--BROKEN ARROW -- A Tulsa man was arrested and jailed on a murder complaint Friday in connection with an alleged kidnapping plot and slaying. Isaiah Anthony Jennings, 18, is being held without bond in the Tulsa Jail on a first-degree ...
Teen arrested after shooting incident.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--A Broken Arrow teenager was arrested Friday night for having a gun in his possession after shots were fired following a high school football game between McLain and Central. Maurice Owens Jr., 18, was booked into the Tulsa Jail on complaints of possession of a firearm ...
Garden party: Botanical garden's 'Centennial Celebration' includes 100 activities.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Brown Sep. 2--Organizers of the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden's "Centennial Celebration" have done their homework. And the only problem you might have at the event on Saturday and Sept. 9 is making up your mind between all the different activities ....
Pink House restaurant has new owner.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The Pink House restaurant at Fourth Street and Weenonah Avenue in Claremore is now under new ownership. "When we purchased this restaurant four months ago, we knew we had some big shoes to fill," said new owner Margo Stewart. "After 25 years of dining excellence ...
Centers of attention: Tulsa area has right stuff to attract data facilities.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Laurie Winslow Sep. 2--Tulsa is low when it comes to critical costs required for running a data center -- land, labor, utilities, taxes -- and that places it high on one private study that compares operating costs of many cities. Moreover, Tulsa benefits from ...
TU's Friends of Finance announces speakers.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The University of Tulsa's Friends of Finance announced the line-up for its 2007-08 executive speaker series, including nationally known business executives Steve Largent, president of CTIA; and Wade Miquelon, CFO of Tyson Foods Inc. "I couldn't be more pleased with the ...