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8/13/2019 Main Street Magazine Issue 24

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It is so crazy and exciting to think another year has come and gone. Wealiterally seen it all this year. We started 2013 in the midst of one of the worst droughts in state histor years of above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall had of hurt. Then came the spring rains, and our lakes, ponds and rivers fistate actually turned lush and green again. Thankfully that three-year dscreeching halt for most of Oklahoma. The added moisture, along with temperatures well below average into the summer and fall. What a nicompared to the previous years, like 2010 - the hottest summer on recordweather season was one of the most catastrophic in state history, with destructive tornadoes tearing right through the heart of our state. May 2we all pray we will never see again. On to fall now: We had several showinter precipitation overtake the state. We wrap up 2013 with below-atemperatures and have had enough rain to place the year in the record b

wettest since the late 1890s. No one knows what the New Year has in store for us all here in the Sooexcited to watch it unfold. The weather is sure to keep us on our toes, andforecasting in 2014. May you stick to your resolutions, may our Sooners beat Texas and may Southwest Oklahoma. Have a safe and Happy New Year, everyone!

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Dec 20 2013 • Issue 24 • Volume 2

CONFECTIONS + COFFEENot to tempt you if you’re planningto embark on a healthier new year,but we have a dark chocolatebuttercream cake for you to try. Justsayin’.

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SPORTS TALK This issue we feature the footballMVPs of the high schools inNorman, as well as the possibilitiesfor Sooner Football’s bowl game!

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THE ART OF MANLINESSRichard Moorman has a refreshingpep talk for all the men out therepondering possible resolutions,and I can say quite confidently that you’ll probably be on board.

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FEATUREWanna go somewhere local to usherin New Year’s? Want help sticking to your resolutions for the next day? Wegot ya covered.

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CRUISING MAINI want to wish every single reader a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am sovery grateful for every single one of you!

I hope you pick some great New Year’s resolutions and keep them for the next 365 days!I know you can do it! If you’re struggling with what to change in your life, check out ourfeature on great resolutions to do for the new year.

Hip Hip Hooray!

xoxo,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • Kelli Smith

ART DIRECTOR Kelli Smith

COPY EDITOR

Ashley Roy

PHOTOGRAPHY Mark DoescherEmilye Lewin

CONTRIBUTORSChris JosephToby Lynn

Kelli NicoleLacey Swope

Richard Moorman

ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Joe Wilhite

PUBLISHER Joe Wilhite

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MAIN ATTRACTIONAre you intimidated aboutgetting plugged into fitness?Ever considered yoga? If so, oureditor-in-chief highly recommendsAshtanga Yoga Studio for you toregain balance in life and body.

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We are minutes from entering a new year, and we are allsitting around talking about our list of resolutions that we willundoubtedly break by spring break. I’m in the same boat,but for some reason I always jot down “Get in shape” on mylist. Every year. I am not one to exercise. As a matter of fact,exercise makes me break out in hives. Even just thinking aboutexercise makes me break out in hives. I haven’t legitimatelyexercised in several years due to a knee injury I endured eight years ago. As I get older, the injur y gets worse. Welcome toadulthood.

When my friend suggested I try a yoga class with her, Iscoffed. Balancing? Touching my toes? Twisting myself in apretzel-like position? No thank you. I hurt myself enough inmy home. But I relented, and I showed up on a Monday nightto attend a level one class at Ashtanga Yoga Studio. I wantto say I felt super out of place and vowed to never go back,but I would be lying. It was one of the best workouts andexperiences I have ever had.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a practice that focuses on deepbreathing and structured yoga sequences. There are a fewreasons why this style is so great.

1. You are using deep breathing to heat your body, whichallows you to practice yoga safely without injuring yourmuscles.2. You go at your own pace and you work around anyphysical ailments you might have, so no one is left behind.3. If you are consistent in this practice, you can quickly feeland see the changes in your body and mind, making youwant to keep coming back.

Let’s take myself, for example. I am a young female; I am nota size zero, and I am very tall and have very long legs. I alsohave chronic knee problems. For this reason, my hamstringsare too tight, I cannot physically straighten my knees and Icannot touch my toes. I was worried that I wouldn’t be ableto keep up in class.

When I go to class, I try to follow my teacher’s instructionto the best of my ability. There are some poses I cannot dobecause I cannot put pressure on my knees. My instructorunderstands and shows me a different sequence so I cancontinue with the practice and get as much out of it as anyother person. There are also poses I caught onto very quickly,and once again my instructor showed me the next level so Icould work on expanding my practice.

Two months later, I am just two inches from touching my toes,my hamstrings are very slowly stretching out and I can feel adrastic difference in the muscles all along my legs and lowerback. I don’t dread going to this class. In fact, I look forwardto it, which is something I haven’t experienced when it comesto physical exercise. On top of all the great physical changesin my body, I feel less wound-up and more in tune with mybody than I was before I started.

All of the instructors are very helpful at Ashtanga, and theywill go out of their way to help your practice get better withevery session. If you’ve done yoga before, they have levelstwo through four as well, along with meditation classes,Mysore and Hot Vinyasa Flow, where you practice yoga in a90-degree classroom. Consider this a New Year’s resolutionfor you, to experience a new form of exercise and get in touchwith your mind, body and soul.

Kelli Smith

Ashtanga Yoga StudioOn another level of body, mind and soul

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I’ve been thinking, which is never a good idea.But I’ve been thinking nonetheless. What are yourNew Year’s resolutions? Are they to eat better orto exercise more? Is it to wake up early every dayand do something productive? Is it to find a newhobby? What is your most important New Year’sresolution?

I know we all say we want to eat healthier andexercise more, yadda yadda. I can’t tell you howmany times I’ve said that. But since I’ve star ted yoga in September, I really have no need to makeit a New Year’s resolution to exercise. As for eatinghealthier? Well … I run a food blog, so that’s notgoing to happen.

So then I thought, Why don’t I try new things? Ican accomplish so much if I just try new things!Like working with yeast, trying new bakingmethods, trying new recipes and maybe tastingnew cuisines.

My biggest challenge in the kitchen is workingwith chocolate. I’ve had too many bad e xperienceswith horrible, tasteless chocolate cakes and nastychocolate buttercreams. I have a tendency to stayaway from anything claiming to be “chocolate”because it’s usually disgusting.

So with that, I wanted to tr y my hand at makinga fudge buttercream. I was quite impressed, as itturned out to be one of the best chocolate frostingsI’ve ever had! You can layer this buttercream ontop of a chocolate cake, a vanilla cake, a devil’sfood cake or cupcakes – you name it!

Here are some tips to help you achieve a perfectbuttercream:

• Sift your powdered sugar. It will remove alllumps from your frosting and you won’t bite intochunks of powdered sugar.• Cream your butter at room temperature. Set out your butter an hour before you need to make thefrosting. It helps things mix more smoothly. Trustme!

• Make enough to cover what you made. Youdon’t know how many times I’ve had to makea second batch because I didn’t have enoughfrosting in the first round.

Sift the powdered sugar andcocoa powder in a small bowl.

Make sure there are no lumpsbefore continuing. Beat in thebutter and cream until smoothfrosting forms. Add in vanilla.

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As the Sooners head into their matchup in Stillwater to take on the Oklahoma StateCowboys in the annual Bedlam Game, the possibilities are still up in the air for the Sooners’bowl trip.

One thing I think we can rest easy about is the fact the Sooners will not be playing in theBCS Fiesta Bowl and representing the Big 12. That is probably a good thing. It seemsthat the Big 12 winner will get a matchup that will not entice anyone in the country. It wasprojected that the Fresno State Bulldogs could land in the Fiesta Bowl, and that would besimilar to the Sooners playing Boise State. If you win, you were supp osed to; if you lose, itmakes you look bad. So, it’s a no-win situation for the Big 12 winner. Yes, the money is a

good thing, but would Sooner fans want another trip to the desert?The Cotton Bowl is still a place the Sooners could land, and people are talking about thepossibility of the LSU Tigers being matched up with the Big 12 at Jerry’s World in Dallas.The Sooners against the Tigers would be very interesting: the battle of coaches Bob Stoopsand Les Miles, the two styles of play, the Big 12 against the SEC a nd the meeting of the fansagain. Most Sooner fans that attended the National Championship game in New Orleansdid not enjoy being around the LSU fans.

The bowl that seems to be most likely for the Sooners would be the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. This game would pit the Soonersagainst the PAC-12. This brings a few different teams as possible opponents for the Sooners. According to a few sources, the Soonerscould be playing in the Alamo Bowl against the Oregon Ducks or the USC Trojans. Most Sooner fans enjoyed the series with the Ducks,all except the PAC-12 screw-up job in Eugene, and the other side has the Sooners against a team they have not had ver y much successagainst as a program. The Sooners are 6-1 against the Oregon Ducks, including a win in the 2005 Holiday Bowl. Now, when it comes tothe men of Troy, it hasn’t been so great for the Sooners. The Sooners are 2-6-1 against USC, with the last matchup in the Orange Bowl forthe BCS National Title when the Trojans blasted Oklahoma 55-19.

USC and Oregon both pose different problems for the Sooners, but I don’t know whom I’d rather see the Sooners play. It would be thefirst time the Sooners would play in the Alamo Bowl, and that makes the matchup even more interesting.

The other possibility is that the Sooners would fall to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Arizona. It was known as the Insight Bowl previously,and the Sooners have a victory in that over the Iowa Hawkeyes. One projection even has the Sooners playing Minnesota. Still, I feel it willbe the Alamo Bowl for OU. Time will only tell!

Chris Joseph

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The Norman Tigers football season started with a big performance bythe team defense. The Tigers hassled, pressured and sacked Alabamarecruit David Cornwell to the tune of nine sacks and also had a pick-sixon the night with a big momentum swing in the game.

The Tigers have had a great tradition of defensive players in the storiedprogram’s history. Just bring up the name Tyrell Peters around Norman,and people will tell you that Peters was a man among boys that led theTigers to a state title in 1992.

Under head coach Greg Nation, the Tigers have had talent on thedefensive side of the ball from Jamie Meyers to line backer GreggOffenburger, but Cade Parker has something none of them will ever be

able to take away.Cade Parker and his record-setting season started with five sacks onagainst his rival, Norman North. Everyone was talking about thetalented David Cornwell leading the North offense; many peoplequestioned how the could Tigers stop them. The Tigers responded byspending the entire game in the Timberwolves’ backfield.

Cade Parker set a school record with 19 sacks on the year – that numberis crazy to think about considering the Tigers only played 10 games.Cade Parker was this year’s record-setting MVP.

As the football season began for the Norman NorthTimberwolves, the big question was: Who was going to stepup and take a leaders hip role for the young T-Wolves? Gonewere 32 seniors that helped lead the team to the state titlegame against the mighty Jenks Trojans.

There were a bunch of candidates to take the leadership roleas the reliable guy that makes plays. Big-time college footballrecruit David Cornwell was a strong candidate but injured hisknee early in the year and did not finish the season.

So the question remained: Who was the T-Wolves MVP? Forme that was an easy choice. It was Nick Basquine. Basquine

made plays all year and was the best receiver on the team.Basquine was one of the top pass catchers all year with 64catches for an 18.5-yard average and 13 touchdowns.

It was more than the catches, though. The timing of some ofthem gave Basquine the moniker of MVP for the T-Wolves.Nick continued to show how much he meant to the team latein the year, as he was playing offense and defense as well.Most of the time at corner back, he drew the opposition’s bestplayer and won most battles.

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What to Do on New Year’s Eve:

• Joy’s Palace will be hosting a 1920s Prohibition New Year’s Eve Party!It’s vintage burlesque and prohibition themed; costumes are welcome butnot required. Live blues and a jazz band will provide the sounds of theevening. Champagne packages are available. You can reserve a table by

calling 405-887-3474!

• Ring in the New Year at Opening Night – OKC’s favorite family-oriented New Year’sEve celebration. Opening Night takes place in 10 venues in Downtown OklahomaCity, with 16 stages full of the state’s best talent, b eginning at 7 p.m. Stake your claimin the Myriad Gardens by 11:30 p.m. to enjoy the finale show and fireworks that willofficially launch 2014!

An Opening Night wristband allows attendees into all the venues all night long.Wristbands are $8 in advance or $10 at the event , with children age five and under

admitted free. Visit http://www.artscouncilokc.com/opening-night for more info.

• Blu Fine Wine & Food will be hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner. They will be serving fourcourses and you get a bottle of red or white wine or bubbles for $125. Call 405-360-4258to make reservations!

How to Keep Your Resolutions:

• Save more money with the Toshl Finance App. You can track your expenses, view your budget and add bills so you get a reminder alert topay them on time.

• Want to work out at home? Sworkit is a simple appwith strength training and yoga moves to help you b uilda custom workout program in a specific time allotment.

• Sync-up your sleep schedule, diet and exercise regime with Juice . It helps youwith getting the most use of your energy throughout the day a nd gives you tips tohelp you through the day. It also has a nifty progression tracker.

• Determined to quit smoking this year? The Kickit app is designed to show you thefinancial incentives of all the cigarettes you’re not buying. You think there’s not muchsavings? If you smoke a pack a day, quitting will save you on average $1,800 a

year!

• Want to work on time management? 30/30 is a simple app that helps with that.Simply add your tasks and allocate a specific time for each. A timer will go off toinform you to move on to the next task.

Toby Lynn

New Year’s is a New Year

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Don’t know what to put on your list? Tired of the same old resoluTry something new:

• Master a lost art like wood carving, knitting or welding.

• Sign up for an art class in a medium you’ve never used! The Firehouse Arts Cemany classes to choose from.

• Make a list of books you want to read and go buy them!

• De-clutter your house. Make a plan to get rid of ve large trash bags’worth of stuff. Donate the gently used items to Goodwill.

• Want to become more responsible? Feeling lonely? Adopt a pet from thelocal animal shelter. If you have roommates, make sure that they’re okaywith it and aren’t allergic.

• Sign up to volunteer somewhere like a women’s shelter, a homelessshelter, an animal shelter, at your child’s school or on campus.

• Start writing in a journal at least twice a week. Set an alarm on yourphone or write it on your desk calendar. It can be about a nything: your day, your week, life, creativ

your opinions … it doesn’t matter, just write!

• Treat yourself or a family member by signing up for a monthly sof goodies like Bark Box, Birch Box or Stitch Fix. You can customiwant, when you want it, how often you want it and how much yospend.

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