Two-time Newbery Honor Book-winning author Jim Murphy came to Tulsa recently to accept the Tulsa Library Trust's 2013 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature.
The award presentation, held at Connor's Cove in Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., was the culminating event for Tulsa City-County Library's summer reading program.
Murphy presented awards to the winners of the library's 2013 Young People's Creative Writing Contest.
Here are the categories and winners for each:
Poetry
Ages 10-12: first place, Chloe Buckner; second place, Belle Bieligk; third place, Will Martucci
Ages 13-15: first place, Adrianna Acebo; second place, Shianne Taylor; third place, Rowan Waller
Ages 16-18: first place, Nick Weaver; second place, Whitney Cipolla; third place, Bailey Tulloch
Short story
Ages 10-12: first place, Olivia Ragan; second place, Roberta Wasserman; third place, Olivia Studebaker
Ages 13-15: first place, Sonali Gattani; second place, Brendan Kiely; third place, Luke Eustis
Ages 16-18: first place, Rachel Leland; second place, Alexandra Kaste; third place, John Lohrey
Short play
Ages 10-12: first place, Jordan Brunk; second place, Shira Miller; third place, Emily Shultz
Ages 13-15: first place, Jenna Rozanski; second place, Kailyn Merchant; third place, Camaro English
Ages 16-18: first place, Rachel Stevenson; second place, Anna Shadid; third place, Kelsie Dorrough
Informal essay
Ages 10-12: first place, Charity Farell; second place, Dominique Savage; third place, Hannah Frazier
Ages 13-15: first place, Dim Mang; second place, Elliott McMahon; third place, Dallin Harper
Ages 16-18: first place, Sydney Snell; second place, Rebekah Farell; third place, Samantha Smith
For more about the Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, call 918-549-7323.
Tulsa Area United Way Craft Show
This inaugural event, hosted by the Tulsa County Parks Department and Board of County Commissioners Office, will offer a slew of items from myriad vendors. Items include silver and Native American jewelry, paintings, seasonal wood crafts, crocheted baby items, needlepoint ornaments and bookmarks, hair bows, tutus and wickless candles by Scentsy. You'll also find Mary Kay Cosmetics, Nerium, storage containers and cooking utensils from Pampered Chef and Tupperware, interchangeable handbags, baskets, ceramics, embellished flip-flops, health-care products and - my favorite - baked goods, including gourmet cupcakes.
Proceeds from the rental of booth spaces will be donated to the Tulsa Area United Way.
Event details: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st St.
Attire: casual
Admission: free
For more: Deneice Arterburn, 918-596-5021,
darterburn@tulsacounty.org
Gymnastics coaches Elizabeth Hollenbaugh (left) and Jennifer Patterson (far right) stand with gymnasts Kaylyn Borens (second from left), Kiona Walker and Sheridan Ramsey at a recent awards banquet. Courtesy
Aim High Academy’s grand opening
Aim High Academy, a nonprofit organization teaching gymnastics with a twist of faith to more than 200 children from north Tulsa, will host this event celebrating its new 21,000-square-foot facility. In addition to kicking off its gymnastics classes for the school year, Aim High will have snow cones and popcorn for kids. Plus, three north Tulsa gymnasts - Kaylyn Borens of Central Middle School, Kiona Walker of Monroe Middle School and Sheridan Ramsey of Carver Middle School - will be honored, as they qualified for the 2013 Oklahoma All-State Gymnastics Team.
Event details: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aim High Academy, 4728 Charles Page Blvd.
Attire: casual
Admission: free
For more: Jennifer Patterson, 918-688-9612
David Bryan (left), golf pro at Cedar Ridge Country Club, stands with Suzy Armstrong, event chairwoman of Bishop Kelley's Angelo Prassa Memorial Golf Tournament; Dorothy Prassa; and Father Brian O'Brien. The tournament will be held Sept. 23. CORY YOUNG / Tulsa World
Angelo Prassa Golf Tournament
This scramble-format tournament, formerly held at LaFortune Park, begins with a lunch buffet. During the event, players will have a chance to hit a hole-in-one at one of four par-three holes and win a car from Don Thornton Automotive Group.
Proceeds will go toward gymnasium and locker room improvements, plus tuition assistance.
Event details: Monday, Sept. 23 - 11 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. shotgun start - Cedar Ridge Country Club, 10302 S. Garnett Road, Broken Arrow
Attire: Men are required to wear collared golf shirts and golf slacks or appropriate length shorts. Shirts are to be tucked in at all times.
Sponsors: Eagle - Don Thornton Automotive; Birdie - Christner Trucking, K & M Shillingford; Par - Armstrong Hearing Aid Center, the Grisaffe family, Hercules Tire, Kirkpatrick and Lai Orthodontics, Luxe Home Interiors, MPW Engineering, Premier Wealth, Selser Schaefer Architects, Tom Suess
Admission: $250 single entry; $200 hole sponsorship; other sponsorships $1,500-$10,000 (register at
tulsaworld.com/bkgolfregister)
For more: Danny Limes, 918-576-1053; Doug Thomas, 918-949-8872
People & Places
Any evening that starts with a red carpet and Spartan soldiers forming a sword-drawn canopy over your head deserves writing about.
Come December, Shannon West will be a college graduate.
