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Table of ContentsEditor’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Think Outside the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Food For Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Women Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Ask A Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Makeover Winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Brunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

A Woman of Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Outdoor Workouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Covered In Silk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-30

Aaron Wright Gray, Editor

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Cathy Hanselman, Advertising Executive

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Nanette Light, Writer

Michael Kinney, Writer

Kyle Phillips, Photographer

Marise Boehs, Designer

Jason Clarke, Webmaster

Saundra Morris, Advertising Director

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This must be the issue of twos.

Two food features.

Two last names. (I’m a married woman now!!!)

Two SILK issues under my belt.

But most importantly, this issue marks two years that SILKmagazine has been entertaining women in theMoore/Norman area.

As we look to the future, we want to make a concentratedeffort to get readers more involved in the editorial process.

Although I suspect this may apply to several of you readers out there, I’m a women’s magazine junkie. I could spendhours reading about health, kitchen decor and women who are serving in Haiti or kicking butt as entrepreneurs. As Iflip through the glossy pages, I always look forward to the pages that feature the readers. I linger longer on pages thathave comments, observations and stories from readers like me. We want to give you the same opportunity to be heard.

Two immediate opportunities we have to get involved include the chance to invite us into your home to sample andshowcase your signature dish or drink. Many of you have them, the dish that people always cross their fingers, hopingyou will be preparing, when they come for dinner at your house. Church members ask you to prepare it for pot lucksuppers. Your family looks forward to special occasions, knowing they will find it on their plates. Your friends tell you toenter cooking contests. Well, even if it’s not of that fame, but something that you think defines your cooking, let us take a bite, or a drink.

Also, we will start teasing upcoming stories we are working on that may pertain to you. For instance, for an upcomingissue, we are seeking women who have unusual, interesting collections. The advertising representative for SILK, forinstance, collects doll heads. I am a fledging collector or old magazines, books and newspapers. Oh, and when I wasyounger, I collected ceramic cats. We want to know what continues to appeal to you. Do you have a hankering forpaper weights, records, Depression glass, art or mustard bottles? We’re open to both the tame and the bizarre.

We’ll keep you posted as more opportunities for participation come along. And always, always feel free to voice yourthoughts on articles or ideas for future stories with us. We want to make SILK a magazine that appeals to you, thereader.

Sincerely,Aaron Wright Gray

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“You’re only limited by your imagination,” TraceyPayton, Horticulture educator at the Cleveland CountyOklahoma Cooperation Extension Office, said in regardto container gardening.

From old boots to whiskey barrels to bicycle baskets,plants can go in almost anything.

Payton said the only requirements are that the object bea minimum of 6 inches deep and have drain holes some-where. Suggestions for gardening containers:• Kitchen colanders• Old shoes, especially boots• Tins with varying styles according to taste with holespunched in bottom for drainage• Whiskey barrels. Payton suggested that these could be

lined for use in water gar-dens. • Chairs with mesh bottoms• Wading pools• Rubber tires• Feed sacks• Wheelbarrows• Wine crates• Baskets on bicycles• Kettles

Payton warned that if using wood, gardeners must watchfor rotting. She also advised that if using crates seek oneswith smaller slats to keep soil more compact.

VegetablesPatio tomatoesToy Boy tomatoesTumbling Tom

tomatoesJalapeno peppersRed Cherry peppersDixie squashSenator squashRomaine leaf lettuceRuby lead lettuce

Black Beauty eggplant

Crystal Wax green onion

Crispy cucumbersLiberty cucumbers

AnnualsSweet potato vineMarigoldBergonia

PansyPetuniaGeraniumAlyssumDusty MillerSnapdragonWishbone FlowerVinca

PerennialsGaillardia

CandytuftMumsShasta DaisyConeflowerEvening PrimroseYellow BellsBulbsTulipLilliesDahliaCenna

Daffodil

HerbsBasicChivesCorianderDillMintParsleyThymeWinter Savory

Payton’s suggestion for plants that thrive best in container gardens

Think Outside the BoxWays to create an interesting container garden

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This question should be easy, but in thelast few generations it has become increas-ing difficult to answer. For one, we are con-fused about what we are supposed to beeating. Government nutrition guidelineschange drastically every few decades and

every new diet says to avoid a different ingredient. Wait...I for-get, are eggs good or bad for you right now? Secondly, most ofus have no idea what is actually in what we are eating.

There are so many paradoxes with our relationship to foodthat it just furthers the confusion. We watch sexy chefs on tv,while the commercials during those same shows are advertisingpre-packaged, pre-made food. We buy every new trendy cook-book and kitchen gadgets with full intent of using them, yet stillgo through the drive-thru multiple times per week. Evenstranger is the direct and well-documented correlation in thiscountry between poverty and obesity, due to the fact that themost-processed foods are the cheapest. This is the only time inhuman history a person can be considered both obese and mal-nourished at the same time.

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is just that, oh so sad. Wespend billions of dollars a year on the weight loss and healthcareindustries, yet are still fat and unhealthy. We count calories,

carbs, fat grams, sugar grams, pounds, inches. We fast, we binge,we drink only juice for a week, we pop pills. Most children (andmany adults) can't identify common vegetables and think thatfood comes from a box on the grocery shelf instead of the earth.Does your 5 year old know that a carrot grows in the ground?Not surprising, the current generation of youth will be the firstgeneration to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

So what the answer to my original question and to this SADstate of affairs? I'm not a nutritionist, a doctor or a chef, for thatmatter, but here's what I can tell you. Most of the diseases thatwe ail from today are caused by what we eat and didn't existbefore we started eating industrial food. We need to start eatingfood again, real food that is, not the pseudo-foods filling ourpantries. Start with single ingredients and fresh produce andlearn some basic cooking skills. Read the labels: if you need aPhD to comprehend the ingredients, you probably shouldn't eatit. Best-selling author Michael Pollan stated it simply, "eat food.Not too much. Mostly plants."

So here's your homework until the next issue: go to a farm-ers' market (or anywhere that sells local produce) and purchaseone item that you've never had before or an item that you'vealways thought you didn't like. Look up recipes online andjust try it. This is how I discovered my love of roasted beets.In subsequent columns I will be writing about real food: foodthat is both affordable and simple to prepare using ingredientsthat are easy to find and grown locally. It's about going backto our roots, literally.

What’s for dinner?By Sara Ann Kaplan

Indian food, done healthyBy Aaron Wright Gray

Food For Thought

When Misal’s Indian Bistro came to Norman in 1979, co-ownerNeelam Misal said it was her mission to introduce healthy, natu-ral Indian food to the Oklahoma restaurant scene.

“The healing properties of different foods was normal dinnerconversation at my family’s table,” she wrote in a pamphlet aboutthe restaurant.

Nasir Ghouri, co-owner, said the restaurant uses its spices care-fully to both enhance flavor in the food and get the maximumhealth benefits.

One of their bistro specialties and signature dishes, theMediterranean Plate, is an example of that spicing technique. The plate is comprised of lamb, hummus, tabouleh, nan breadand Greek salad.

Ghouri said the lamb is spiced with garam masala and othertoasted whole spices such as cinnamon and cloves.

The tabouleh contains parsley, mint, lemon and olive oil,although Ghouri said the tabouleh is more about the grains thanthe spices.

The plate is available at the restaurant for $12.95. Misal’s is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m.Monday-Sunday and can be found at 580 Ed Noble Parkway.

Editor’s note: SILK magazine will be featuring signature dishes anddrinks of local restaurants. We would also like to feature our readers’ sig-nature dishes or drinks. Please give us a call at 366-3533 or e-mail us [email protected] to invite us to try out your favorite creation.


This will be the fourth time the Cleveland County Habitatfor Humanity will turn to the women of the county todonate their skills and time to provide housing for a localfamily.

Coming either fall 2010 or spring 2011 will be the orga-nization’s Women’s Build. The last time a women’s buildtook place was in Noble in 2007, CCHFH executive direc-tor Jana Castleberry said.

Castleberry said about 300 building volunteers are need-ed, but many more are needed to serve support roles such asfundraising, office work and child care.

“It’s open to anyone to give as much as they want,”Castleberry said, noting that there are no required hours. A kick-off is planned for July although no details were avail-able at press time.

Castleberry said it is common for organizations and work-places to sign up as groups during a build like this, althoughindividual volunteers are encouraged.

Even hubbies and sons are welcome. “It is a women’s build, but men are allowed,” Castleberry

said, adding that men have played roles in the past both byactively building and supporting with lunches and drinks. Castleberry said the average build time is between four andsix months.

“We’re on a 16 week schedule,” she said. Most work iscompleted on Saturdays from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.during the 16 weeks. However, Castleberry said the site canbe opened during the week if an organization or business iswilling to volunteer.

New volunteers are taken through a 30-minute volunteerorientation and safety training is given at the beginning ofevery build. Through a partnership with Lowe’s, participants

will have the chance to attend “how-to” workshops thatcover various aspects of the building process in advance ofwhen they are scheduled to be completed on the house.

New to this women’s build will be an hour for children tobe involved in a clean-up crew. Castleberry said the last hourof each build day will be set aside for children to help.

Women get involved for a variety of reasons, saidCastleberry. Some women view the experience as empower-ing as they watch the house come together and know theyhad a hand in it. Others use it as an opportunity to learnhome improvement skills for their own property. Others justlove volunteering. Whatever the reason, Castleberry said,they are glad to have everyone.

Women get involved in home buildingBy Aaron Wright Gray


Question: Dear Ask a Man, recently, my husband pulled out his1980 high school letterman jacket out of the back of our closest.As the memories from his football days rolled in, he decided hewas going to wear the jacket to work the next day. I thought hewas joking until he laid it out with his work pants and shirt. Iput my foot down and told him this wasn't acceptable. Was I right to do that and what other things do I have the rightto never allow my husband to do?

Answer: I have never been a fan of women believing they havethe power or last word in telling their men what they can or cannot do. However, in this case, your instincts proved correct. The cut off

age for men wearing their letterman jackets in public is the daythey graduate from high school. Any time after that, they run therisk of looking like has-beens who can't let go of the best timesof their lives. That also means their wives would be painted withthe same brush — prom queens who latched onto the captain ofthe football team and now still live in the dream world wherethat stuff matters. It's a very sad picture you should avoid. The letterman jacket fiasco is a common faux pas that many menmake that needs to be corrected, as do some of these other acci-dents waiting to happen that wives and girlfriends should stop.

The top 10 faux pas are listed below:10. Wears cutoff jean shorts. Or in laymen's terms, daisy dukes.This look is meant strictly for females. If you see you man walk-ing out the door with a pair on tackle him or divorce him.9. Rent the movie "Beaches" or any movie in that genre. I'm not

saying it's a chick flick, but any man who would bring that homefor his own personal viewing may need to have his anatomychecked.8. Gives himself a nickname that includes the words young or lit-tle. Unless they are rappers, no woman wants to hear theirboyfriend called Little John and Young Harold in public. It's notvery flattering, for him or you.7. Tries to relieve the old days by cruising the strip in a minivanwith a child seat in the back. The amount of problems with thatpicture are too many to name.6. Paint flames, stripes or numbers on any car built after 1990.They are not in NASCAR or are part of the cast of "The Dukesof Hazard."5. Wear a watch with Mickey Mouse, Batman or any cartooncharacter on the face. Imagine how it would look if you two areout to eat with your boss and his wife. Someone asks what timeit is and your husband says 'It's half pass Mickey's nose.” You cansay good-bye to any future promotions. 4. Tell people his favorite artist is Lady Gaga or HannahMontana. 3. Writes on his resume under skills the ability to name the start-ing rotation for the 1969 Mets. While this is a great beer drink-ing game, it may not impress future employers. 2. Tags Facebook photos of himself where he is blind drunk,partly nude, playing whiffle ball or striking the ubiquitous prisonpose. People will see these, including your mother and collegeroommates who always thought your husband was a loser.1. Karaoke. Enough said.

Ask a ManBy Michael Kinney

The “PICTURE PERFECT” Makeover Contest

SILK would like to congratulate Julie Scrogginsfor being selected as SILK’s Picture PerfectMakeover Contest recipient.

Scroggins was nominated by her mother SherryScott for her relentless dedication to her familyand her caring attitude toward others.

Scroggins will be treated to a manicure andpedicure from Crystal Motley at Cheveux, a facialfrom Laura Suflita from Le Visage, a makeuptreatment from Jaime Baker from Le Visage, a cutand color from Jessica Hogin at Take Five, ashopping trip from Dillard’s and a bath and bodygift from In Your Dreams.


Brunch and summer mornings: A perfect pairBy Nanette Light

A weekend indulgence, brunch is more than a meal.Breaking mid-morning and still brunching mid-afternoon, its sweet and savory meld is breakfast and lunch

incarnate.

And when weekend mornings snooze to embrace leisurely mornings, more and more are “gone brunching,”

whiling away hours of food and chatter.

The meal’s simple menu, however, makes brunching in just as sweet.

Preparation the night before is key to ensuring a home-bound brunch is snooze-worthy for the host and the

guests.

Below Silk features some of its easiest and tastiest brunch items for entertaining family and friends.

The baked French toast, egg casserole, orange muffin batter and cinnamon roll dough, along with the berry

medley, can be prepared the night before — to be popped in the oven the morning of — guaranteeing you’ll be

brunched — not tuckered — out.


Egg CasseroleAdapted from Nancy McCall

2 cups sliced ham8 eggs, slightly beaten2 cups milk1 cup grated cheddar cheese6 slices dried bread with

crusts, cubed1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon dry mustard

Mix all together. Pour intoungreased 9 by 13-inchdish. Let set in refrigeratorovernight for 12 hours.

The next day, bake at 350degrees F for 35 minutes.Yields 6-8 servings.

Pigs-in-a-BlanketAdapted from Nancy McCall

2 containers Pillsbury flaky biscuits (10 biscuits in each roll)1 bag 40-count miniature sausages

Open the biscuits. Cut the biscuits in half. Wrap each half aroundone sausage, pressing the ends together. Place the sausage wrap,ends down, on a baking sheet. When finished wrapping all thesausages, bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees F until tops are gold-en. Yields 40 servings.


Baked French ToastAdapted from Nancy McCall

1 loaf of crusty French bread8 eggs2 1/2 cups milk1/2 cup heavy whipping cream1 cup sugar3/4 teaspoon of salt2 tablespoons vanilla extract1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/4 cup butter

Generously butter a 9 by 13-inch dish. Cut bread into 1-inch slices. Arrange the slices in rows in the dish. In a largebowl, beat eggs, milk, cream, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Pour mixture over the bread slices, makingsure all are covered evenly with the egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Bake for 40 minutes until puffed and lightly golden. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve with syrup or orange mar-malade. Yields six to eight servings.

Mini Orange Muffins with orange, brown sugar glazeAdapted from Nancy McCall and the Pioneer Woman

2 sticks salted butter, softened1 cup white sugar2 cups flour2 eggs1 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon baking soda2 whole oranges, juiced and zested1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)

Cream together butter and white sugar in a mixing bowl.Add eggs, beat well, and slowly mix in flour. Dissolve bak-ing soda into buttermilk and add to the rest of the batterwith the zest from both oranges. Mix well. Store batter,covered, in the fridge.

The next morning, grease mini muffin pans (or spray withnonstick spray). Fill cups 2/3 full.Bake at 375 degrees F for 12 to 17 minutes (or 20 to 25minutes for regular-size muffins) until lightly brown.

In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and juice fromthe freshly zested oranges, making about 1/2 cup. Mixwell. Drizzle glaze over the muffins while warm. Removewarm muffins from pan.

Revisions: If you don’t have buttermilk, add 1 tablespoonwhite vinegar to a little less than 1 cup milk.

Blueberries or pecans can be added to muffins for addi-tional flavor and variety.


Berry Medley

3 containers strawberries2 containers blueberries1 container blackberries

Wash berries. Slice strawberries vertically. In alternating layers, combine strawberries and blueberries in clear dish.Arrange the blackberries on top. Keep in refrigerate until ready to serve.

Glazed Cinnamon RollsAdapted from Betty Crocker

Rolls2 tablespoons granulated sugar1 teaspoon ground cinnamon2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick mix2/3 cup milk2 tablespoons granulated sugar2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

Glaze1 1/3 cups powdered sugar2 tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease bottom and sides of a13 by 9-inch pan. In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons sugarand the cinnamon and set aside.

In a medium bowl, stir Bisquick, 2/3 cup milk and 2 table-spoons sugar until dough forms. If dough is too sticky,gradually add more Bisquick (up to 1/4 cup) to make thedough easier to handle. Turn dough onto a surface well-dusted with Bisquick mix. Gently roll the dough in the mixto coat it. Shape it into a ball and knead 10 times.

Roll dough into 15 by 9-inch rectangle. Generously spreadwith butter and evenly sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mix-ture. Roll up tightly, beginning at the 15-inch side. Sealwell by pinching edge of dough into roll. Cut into 1 1/4-inch slices with dental floss. Place the rolls, cut side down,in the pan and stick the whole pan in the freezer.

The next morning, bake 23 to 25 minutes or until goldenbrown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan.

In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 tablespoonsmilk until smooth. Spread glaze over warm rolls. Makes 12rolls.


After 27 years of teach-ing in Norman PublicSchools, DianeMurphree wasn’t fin-ished helping students. After five years of creat-ing scholarships andfunding programs as thealumni director atOklahoma CityUniversity, she still was-n’t done.

And after almost eightyears of serving childrenaround Norman as areadirector of Big BrothersBig Sisters, she still hasplans to serve area chil-dren and youth.

Murphree joined the Norman community in the 1960s when shemoved from South Coffeyville, Okla. to attend school at theUniversity of Oklahoma.

She began teaching language arts at Central Junior High in 1970,then moved to Whittier Middle School in 1973, where she taughtlanguage arts for 10 years.

“Kids that age are fun. They’re still excited about things,” she said. In 1983, Murphree moved to the only high school at the time,

Norman High School, where she took the post of director of stu-dent activities. She stayed there for 13 years, sponsoring numerousorganizations and creating new opportunities for students.

“I developed a leadership curriculum I taught ‘til I retired,”Murphree said.

It was during her leadership classes, specifically the communityservice aspects of them, that Murphree really first became involvedwith the BBBS program. Her classes often partnered with theUnited Way for projects, several times assisting the BBBS program.She said a couple of her students even became “Bigs” themselvesthrough their involvement.

That initial engagement stuck with her. More than five years afterretiring from teaching classes, a board member for BBBS men-tioned that the organization was seeking a new area director. Itsparked an interest in Murphree.

From her experience as a teacher, she knew youth were in needof mentors. She saw her students flock to teachers whom they knewwould take time to listen to them.

“Kids, they’ll find mentors,” she said. “They find good or badones.”

That thought is what drove her to accept the position with BBBS. Murphree said her first goal was to build on the school-based pro-gram. When she took over there were only about 40 matched pairs

through the program inthe 2001-2002 schoolyear.

“We started that fall2002 with a vengeancefor the school-based pro-gram,” she said.

By the end of the year,she had matched 120“Bigs” and “Littles”through the program.There are now an aver-age of 350 pairs a yearmatched in schools. Shematches about 600 Bigsand Lils a year in boththe community andschool-based pairs.

Murphree would alsolike to turn her attention to recruiting more big brothers. Whilewomen have stepped up to volunteer, men are slower to make thecommitment. She said there is always a waiting list for little broth-ers at the same time there is a waiting list for big sisters. Most of themen who do volunteer, she said, are a product of President Boren’spush for the program at OU.

“He is passionate about mentoring. We couldn’t run the programwithout him,” she said.

While Murphree said she could stay busy with this job as long asshe allowed herself to work, she views a personal life as importantas well. But there’s not too much downtime for this active woman.Her time outside the office is spent with her two granddaughters,a 4-year-old and 5-month-old, that live in California. She also caresfor her three rescue dogs, one “granddog” and a cat. Murphree isan active member in the Sooner Rotary Club, where she served aspresident last year.

She is also a self-proclaimed OU sports fanatic, having nevermissed an Oklahoma-Texas game since before she married her hus-band, who hasn’t missed the showdown since he was 9 years old.

“We spend our fall going to football games,” she said. For more relaxing activities, Murphree enjoys swimming in her

pool or working on crossword puzzles. She and her husband Jimalso regularly sample the cuisine of Norman restaurants.

“We really feel it’s important to patronize local restaurants,” shesaid.

Murphree loves living in Norman and appreciates the chance she’shad to stay invested in one community. She said it’s always a pleas-ant surprise to see her former students grow up to be successfulbusiness leaders, non-profit directors and entrepreneurs.

“That’s the great thing about living in a community so long,”she said.

Murphree has spent life serving children, youthBy Aaron Wright Gray

Photo by Shevaun Williams

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Want to enjoy that summer sun, but not sure what to do? Orare you on vacation with (gasp) no gym? Personal trainer andCleveland County YMCA group instructor RenetteSchmidtke shows SILK readers a few easy workouts to enjoyoutdoors.

Bench movesEasy to complete in any park or public space with benches.Bench push-upsFor this move Schmidtke said to make sure your body is in astable position against a bench. Place hands under shouldersto emphasize chest and tricepts. Wide hands (outside shoul-ders) will emphasize chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps. Thesteps are easy:1) Look down2) Lower your upper body3) Lift yourself upRepeat this move between eight to 10 times if you are abeginner.

Bench stair stepsKeep upper body upright,Schmidtke said. Step up on thebench. Step down. Repeat withother leg. Repeat 8-10 times.

Versa tube movesVersa tubes can be purchased at any local sports stores or bar-gain marts, Schmidtke said.

Bicep curlGrip band with both palms in, palmsup or palms down. Pull up on theband. Make sure wrists are straightand not bent. Bring your forearmtoward your shoulder. Hold for two seconds and release.

Schmidtke said to make sure yourbiceps are doing the work.Everything else should stay still.

Tricep kick-backGrip band with both palms in, palmsup or palms down. Make sure yourfront leg is bent slightly and yourback leg is extended. Press your armback using the resistance of the band.Bring arm back to starting positionand repeat eight to 10 times on eacharm. “Also, make sure your wrist doesn’tflick,” Schmidtke said.

Flat band movesThese elastic bands can be purchased at any local sports storesor bargain marts, Schmidtke said.

Chest pressWrap flat band under arms withends in both hands extended infront of your torso. Pull elbowsback until even with shoulders andpress/push ares forward, squeezingand contracting chest muscles.Hold one to two seconds. Bring itback. Repeat.

Outdoor WorkoutsBy Aaron Wright Gray


No equipment moves

Switch lungesAssume lunge position (step for-ward with knee over ankle). Jumpup. Lunge with other leg. Jump up.Repeat eight to 10 times with eachleg.

Squat JumpsAssume squat position (sit backlike you are sitting in a chair).Jump up. Squat. Jump up. Squat.Repeat eight to 10 times.

Calf raises (not pictured)Find a stable object to usefor balance. (Park bench,light pole, etc..) Stand withlegs hip width apart. Pressthrough big toes to raiseheels above ground. Holdposition for one to two sec-onds. Lower heels. Repeateight to 10 times.

Jumping rope

Jump ropes are reallycheap,” Schmidtke said.They are also easy topack on vacations or doat outdoor locations.Schmidtke suggestsjumping 15-20 minutes,but not jumping contin-uously. Take breaks asnecessary. Schmidtkesaid jump roping can begood for buildingstrength in women’sbones, preventing osteo-porosis.

Schmidtke’s other outdoor/vacation workout suggestions:• If you’re a runner and want to run in a new location onvacation, make sure to be familiar with the area you’re run-ning in. Map out a route that you know will be safe. Also, stay hydrated. Bring a water bottle along. Protectyourself from the sun with sunscreen and make sure to packgood running shoes and breathable clothes. • End each workout by stretching body parts used duringthe workout. Hold each stretch for 10-15 seconds and don’tstretch to pain. • Beat the summer heat. Workout before 10 a.m. or waituntil evening to get outside.


Chocolate: The ExhibitThe Sam Noble Museum’s 2010 summer exhibit deals with one ofthe world’s favorite treats: chocolate.“Chocolate” is scheduled to run through Sept. 12. Admission is $5for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for youth 6 to 17 and free for chil-dren under 5. The museum is at 2401 Chautauqua Ave. and isopen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Wanderlust:The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s summer photography exhibitfocuses on America’s love for travel. The exhibit will remain open through Sept. 12. The museum is at555 Elm Ave. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday throughThursday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturdays and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.Entrance for adults is $5.

Midsummer Night’s FairThe Firehouse Arts Center Midsummer Night’s Fair will takeplace at Lions Park July 9 and 10 from 6-11 p.m. The event will feature art demonstrations and live music.

Thoroughly Modern MillieThis loved musical will be coming to the Sooner Theatre July 29through Aug. 1 as part of the theater’s summer camps for theYoung Producers.

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