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It has sprung: The change of the season which brings the entire spectrum of huesand tints of color to the landscape. Daffodils are the early risers followed by thecrocus. Those rows and beds of lilies shoot upward bringing their shades of

purple forth.Spring’s arrival is a blessed event following our endurance of back to back snow

storms. Twenty inches and another 12 inches piled high arenow but distant reminders of getting stuck and the painlesschores of shoveling.

As these buds filled with new life emerge, our demeanorand outlook gains a fresh perspective on life. Newness of aseason has begun to dot the canvas with buds on trees,flowers along the roadside and we even welcome the weedsthat are regaining life in our yards. All a small price to payto witness and experience the change of seasons from winterto spring.

Gardners of Rogers County have been patiently awaitingspring’s emergence. With this fresh canvas may we refreshour spirit and enjoy the moments that come our way.

*****In this issue of Surrey our writers bring to you stories about people enjoying fresh

starts, new sounds and success.Zack Stoycoff gives us a close up look at Douglass Wittman, a Rogers State

University student who is about to embark on a new life following graduation.We profile a pair of sisters, Nicole and Jordan Flippo, who have represented

Rogers County across the state and nation in pageant competitions. Jordan is thereigning National American Miss Jr. Pre-Teen while her sister Nicole placed in theTop 10 in the National American Mis Jr. Teen competition.

A new musical group has found its way in the metro area. Jill Wiebe and JeffCowen are Appassionata Duo. Combining their musical abilities on the harp andviola they have introduced a new sound mixing classical and popular music.

Pat Dewey of Champion Windows tells about how more and more people arefinding a remodel of their home helps them become more energy efficient. Deweytells about replacement windows and patio rooms which are becoming very popular.

*****Take a look around you and breath in smell of Spring. It is time to experience the

change of the season. Enjoy it.

RANDY COWLING

Spring has sprung andit’s filled with color

SurreyTaking you places today!

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O thou with dewy locks, who lookest downrough the clear windowsof the morning, turnine angel eyesupon our western isle,Which in full choirhails thy approach, O Spring!

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Douglas Wittman goes where the currents takehim. at’s how he likes it. For some, thatlifestyle is a way to save money in a soureconomy. For Wittman, a 24-year-old Rogers

State University senior, it’s a life goal: Tethered only to anRV, whatever job he’s got at the moment and his never-ending road trip across the country.

He’s not quite there yet, but he’s working on it. Reno-vating a 1966 Airstream International travel trailer — thealuminum Twinkie, he calls it — fits into his post-gradua-tion plans in a big way.

“e randomness is really what defines me,” he said. “Idon’t have one plan. I have like five sub-plans.”

Some of his randomness: He’s a photographer, a skate-boarder, an operator at RSU Public Television and is mak-ing a black-and-white crime film for a project in school.

Somewhere along the line, he plans to marry his girl-friend, move into his travel trailer and see the world. Bet-

ter wait to get tied down, he says.“I’m a spur the moment kind of person. When I decide

to do something I’ll have the option without being tied tosomething,” he said. “I don’t want to wait till I’m 62 to gosee the world.”

He admits there are those who don’t understand, whoexpect college graduates to settle down, start a career andraise a family. At least his family isn’t among them.

“Most of my family really is up for it. ey know I’m24; I’m nowhere near over the hill yet,” he said. “e peo-ple who don’t get it, they don’t like change and they don’tlike to move around so they don’t know why someonewould want to do that.”

e goal for now is to pick up talents along the way.Renovating an Airstream has required he pick up many

— carpentry and designing among them. He’s gutting theinterior, erecting new walls and painting, just to start.

“I’ve always been infatuated with the Airstream,” hesaid. “e thing I like is if you want to move, you don’thave to pack your bags. You can just unhitch it and move.”

Graduation looming, RSU student chases unfettered life


He bought the 232 square-foot, silver-panedtravel trailer from a dealer in Claremore for$2,000 on a spur-of-the-moment whim. Hesays he can rent a parking space for less than$350 a month, which includes sewer, electricityand water. at is, until he decides to leave.

As for his girlfriend, he’s fairly sure she’ll justcome along for the ride. ey plan to live to-gether.

“I don’t know where I’m going to be in 10years. I might be here; I might be in Canada.Who knows,” he said. “A lot of retirees do theRV thing, but I don’t want to wait till I’m 52 or62 to see the world.”

But college graduation comes first, and as asenior project required for graduation with hisRadio-Television degree, Wittman is filming a15-minute “Dick Tracy-type” film noir crimedrama.

He said he loves the contrasts of shadows inblack-and-white films and the typical anti-heroprotagonist in 1940s crime dramas. e anti-hero is severely flawed despite being the “goodguy.”

Whitman said he began learning how to filmmovies just two years ago and plans to continuefilmmaking after college — another spur-of-the-moment hobby that ended up costingnearly $1,000 for the proper equipment.

It’s perhaps related to his love of photogra-phy, which stems from his desire to show theworld his unique perspective. It’s been hishobby as long as he can remember.

“You’re forcing the world to look at theworld through your eyes,” he said. “It’s showingpeople your point of view.”

In other words, he said, a photographermight be able to make a decrepit building lookbeautiful or interesting.

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For another, he’s happy with thejob at RSU Public Television and hisofficial title of “master control opera-tor,” which he admits sounds ratherlofty.

“It’s one of those jobs where itsounds cooler than it is,” he said.

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“I was looking for a university where I would be more than a face in the crowd. At Rogers State University, I’m a member of the Honors Program and the varsity cheerleading squad, all while pursuing my degree in medical/molecular biology. I don’t know for sure where I’ll be ten years from now but I do know I’ll be working in the medical �eld and my education will have prepared me to be successful. RSU has given me so many opportunities that I would not have gotten at other schools. For that, I’ll always be grateful.”

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Winning at pageants runs in the family forNicole and Jordan Flippo of Claremore. etwo Rogers County girls held the same Na-tional American Miss Jr. Pre-Teen and Teen

title for Oklahoma in the same year in different age divisions. Jordan went on to win the National American Miss Jr. Pre-

Teen crown while her sister, Nicole, placed in the Top 10 inthe Miss Jr. Teen pageant. eir vibrant personalities andbeaming smiles aren’t just seen on the runway for judges. eycome natural for the young women, who began competing inpageants in 2006. Jordan was entered and Nicole joined her.

“We just showed up and walked on the stage,” Nicole said.

“It just spiraled from there.”Nicole’s piano teacher had encouraged her to compete be-

cause her talent. Her musical ability has caught local talent of-ficials’ eyes as well. She won the 2010 Best and BrightestCompetition, which is sponsored by the Claremore DailyProgress.

At 15 Nicole has excelled. A freshman at Cascia Hall HighSchool in Tulsa. Jordan, 11, she is a fifth grader at the Univer-sity School fo Gifted Children at the University of Tulsa.

e sisters caught much attention this year in the world ofpageants as in June of 2010 they both won the Miss Okla-homa title for their respective age divisions.

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Jordan won the Junior Pre Teen Divi-sion and Nicole won the Jr. Teen division.

It is believed by the Miss America andNational American Miss Systems that thisis only the second time on record thattwo sisters have held a state title at the

same time. e girls won their titles competing

against approximately 100 other youngladies in each of their respective divisions.At the state level each of the girls won notonly their state titles, but took more pre-

liminary awards in each of their divisionsthan any other contestant competing inthe year 2010.

At the national event the competedagainst participants from 49 state winnersfrom across the U.S.

Jordan and Nicole Flippo are enjoyinglife as students as well as winningpageant competitions.

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e 8-day competition was in Ana-heim, Calif. last November of 2010 duringthe anksgiving holiday.

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• Formal Wear Modeling• Public Speaking• Casual wear modeling• Talent Presentations• Actress competitions• Resumes & Gradese girls’s parents are John and Sandy

Flippo. John is an attorney, a partner atFrasier, Frasier & Hickman Law Firm inTulsa. Sandy is a CPA, CVA, and has herown firm of Sandra Henderson P.C. inTulsa.

Jordan and Nicole have a youngerbrother, Christopher Flippo, 7, a firstgrader at the University School for GiftedChildren at the University of Tulsa.

eir grandparents reside in Claremore— Melton & elma Henderson, and An-nice Flippo from Tulsa.

Nicole – Miss Oklahoma1st place in Talent1st place in Spokes model1st place in Academic AchievementVoted Miss Personality by other contestants1st runner up to Most Promising Model1st runner up to Best Resume1st runner up for Casual Wear Modeling1st runner up for Best Actress3rd runner up for Most Photogenic

Jordan – Miss Oklahoma1st place in Talent1st place in Casual Wear Modeling1st place in Best Resume2nd runner up in Best ActressVoted Miss Personality by other contestants

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At first glance Jeff Cowen and Jill Wiebe look like typicalmembers of the Tulsa Symphony. Dressed in all black.Jeff in a tuxedo and Jill in a smart black dress. One with

a viola in hand and the other standing alongside a massive harp.First impressions can be very deceiving when it comes to Appas-sionata Duo.

e two have found a musical niche that has taken theTulsa-metro scene like a prairie fire.

It all began quite by chance, Wiebe recalls. e two kneweach other from playing in the orchestra and the Tulsa Sym-phony. ey decided to read through some various styles ofmusic.

Wiebe, who has played on cruise ships, had a portfolio thatincluded popular music as well as classical pieces. Jeff was moreinto the classical venue, but when they sat down, tune their in-

struments and began playing, they liked what they heard. Sohave many others who now follow them from bars, restaurants,and even the Harwlden Mansion in Tulsa, where they have per-formed twice to a packed house.

While playing at a downtown Tulsa restaurant, customerswould turn their heads trying to come up with the name of thesong they were playing.

“Is that what I thought they are playing? No it can’t be,”some say. But to their surprise it is “riller” by Michael Jack-son or better yet, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.

Wiebe and Cowen play many popular covers from artists in-cluding Guns N Roses, e Beatles, Journey, Pink Floyd andElton John, but they haven’t left their classical roots far behind.ey include several pieces from Claude Debussy and Jean-Michel Damase.

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e duo recently recorded a CD of someof their favorite pieces.

e $15 CD is available at their website -www.appassionataduo.com

Appassionata Duo is a regular at eChalkboard, Bodeans and e Green Onion.

With the help of the Arts and HumanitiesCouncil of Tulsa and a variety of donors theyhave launched a Candlelight Concert Seriesat the Harwelden Mansion, 2210 S. Main St.in Tulsa.

ese will be romantic evenings of musicilluminated by the warm glow of candlelight.

Each concert pays tribute to a uniquetheme, but also features a diverse collection

of classics by composers such as Debussy,Faure and Ravel, some sultry mambos, rhum-bas or tangos, and even a few pop and rockhits. e concerts are centered around holi-days of the year. At each event there will be awine and cheese reception following the con-cert.

Tender is the Night Oct. 18, 2011e Spirit of Christmas Past Dec. 13, 2011Love Poems Feb. 14, 2012Viva Espana! March 6, 2012

Tickets are $25 for each event or $80 for aseason pass.

APPASSIONATADUO

Jill Wiebe, 30ClassicalHarpist

Jeff Cowen, 46Classical Violist

For more information go towww.appassionataduo.com.

They can also be foundonline at Facebook.

Jill Wiebe and Jeff Cowen are Appassionata Duo.


SWEETS

ou with dewy locks, who lookest downrough the clear windows of the morning,turnine angel eyes upon our western isle,Which in full choir hails thy approach, OSpring!

e hills tell one another, and the listeningValleys hear; all our longing eyes are turn'dUp to thy bright pavilions: issue forthAnd let thy holy feet visit our clime!

Come o'er the eastern hills, and let our windsKiss thy perfumèd garments; let us tastey morn and evening breath; scatter thypearlsUpon our lovesick land that mourns for thee.

O deck her forth with thy fair fingers; poury soft kisses on her bosom; and puty golden crown upon her languish'd head,Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.

To SpringWilliam Blake

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