OKLAHOMA TRIBAL FAMILIES REACT TO A FAVORABLE RULING FROM THE TO A FAVORABLE RULING FROM THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

U.S. SUPREME COURT.

>> THESE KIDS ARE IN THE MOST >> THESE KIDS ARE IN THE MOST UNSTABLE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

UNSTABLE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

SO PROVIDING STABILITY, SO PROVIDING STABILITY, CULTURE, SIMILAR HERITAGE, THAT CULTURE, SIMILAR HERITAGE, THAT WEIGHS A LOT.

WEIGHS A LOT.

>> JET VETERAN AND FIRST >> JET VETERAN AND FIRST RESPONDERS TAKE A DEEP DIVE TO RESPONDERS TAKE A DEEP DIVE TO HEEL THEMSELVES.

HEEL THEMSELVES.

WE ARE IN THE AREA ABLE TO WE ARE IN THE AREA ABLE TO TALK.

TALK.

>> OKLAHOMA FAMILY FARM >> OKLAHOMA FAMILY FARM STRUGGLES AFTER DISCOVERING STRUGGLES AFTER DISCOVERING THEIR CROPS MAY HAVE BEEN THEIR CROPS MAY HAVE BEEN POISONED.

POISONED.

>> THEY ARE ALL GVENLT THERE IS >> THEY ARE ALL GVENLT THERE IS NO BRINGING THEM BACK.

NO BRINGING THEM BACK.

>> DETAILS ON PAID INTERNSHIP >> DETAILS ON PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNSERVE DERSERVED PROGRAM FOR UNSERVE DERSERVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

>> AN INDEPTH DISCUSSION ON THE >> AN INDEPTH DISCUSSION ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH AND SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS FOR WHAT IT REPRESENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF OKLAHOMANS.

THOUSANDS OF OKLAHOMANS.

>> IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO >> IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY AND WHAT AND WHO IT THE HOLIDAY AND WHAT AND WHO IT WAS MEANT FOR.

WAS MEANT FOR.

>> THOSE STORIES AND MUCH MORE, >> THOSE STORIES AND MUCH MORE, NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

REPORT.

HELLO, EVERYONE.

HELLO, EVERYONE.

AND WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA AND WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

NEWS REPORT.

I'M RICH LENZ.

I'M RICH LENZ.

BY A 7- 2 VOTE, THE U.S. BY A 7- 2 VOTE, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS AFFIRMED THE SUPREME COURT HAS AFFIRMED THE STEWING ITY OF THE INDIAN CHILD STEWING ITY OF THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT A MAJOR VICTORY FOR WELFARE ACT A MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE TRIBES ACROSS THE NATION THE TRIBES ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

INCLUDING HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

THAT WILL HAVE IMPACT ON NATIVE THAT WILL HAVE IMPACT ON NATIVE CHILDREN SEEKING ADOPTION.

CHILDREN SEEKING ADOPTION.

>> IN 2021, THERE WERE 7500 >> IN 2021, THERE WERE 7500 CHILDREN IN THE OKLAHOMA FOSTER CHILDREN IN THE OKLAHOMA FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

CARE SYSTEM.

NINE AND HALF PERCENT OF THE NINE AND HALF PERCENT OF THE KIDS ARE NATIVE AMERICANS AND KIDS ARE NATIVE AMERICANS AND THAT MEANS THE SUPREME COURT THAT MEANS THE SUPREME COURT DECISION REQUIRES THE STATE TO DECISION REQUIRES THE STATE TO WORK TO TRY TO FIND STABLE WORK TO TRY TO FIND STABLE HOMES.

HOMES.

>> WE WERE THANKFUL TO SAY >> WE WERE THANKFUL TO SAY BROWN PARTY OF SIX.

BROWN PARTY OF SIX.

>> THE BROWN FAMILY REACHED SIX >> THE BROWN FAMILY REACHED SIX MEMBERS.

MEMBERS.

TWO PARENT AND FOUR CHILDREN.

TWO PARENT AND FOUR CHILDREN.

>> WE ARE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE >> WE ARE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE CHOCK CHOCK NATION.

CHOCK CHOCK NATION.

I AM A TRIBAL MEMBER AND WE I AM A TRIBAL MEMBER AND WE WENT THROUGH INDIAN CHILD WENT THROUGH INDIAN CHILD WELFARE TO GO THROUGH THE WELFARE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FOSTERING TO ADOPT PROCESS OF FOSTERING TO ADOPT AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED.

AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED.

CHRIS AND SHERRY BROWN FOUND CHRIS AND SHERRY BROWN FOUND OUT AFTER THEIR FIRST CHILD WAS OUT AFTER THEIR FIRST CHILD WAS BORN, THEY COULD NO LONGER HAVE BORN, THEY COULD NO LONGER HAVE CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

THEY WEREN'T DONE GROWING THEIR THEY WEREN'T DONE GROWING THEIR FAMILY DESPITE THAT.

FAMILY DESPITE THAT.

>> WE WERE AT THE POINT WHERE >> WE WERE AT THE POINT WHERE WE WERE NOT GOING TO TO BE ABLE WE WERE NOT GOING TO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE BIOLOGICAL TO HAVE MORE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

WE WERE INVOLVED IN EDUCATION WE WERE INVOLVED IN EDUCATION AS OUR CAREERS AND YOUTH AS OUR CAREERS AND YOUTH PASTORS IN CHURCHES AND SO OUR PASTORS IN CHURCHES AND SO OUR FAITH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

FAITH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GROW WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GROW OUR FAMILY AND THIS WAS GOING OUR FAMILY AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION FOR US.

TO BE THE BEST OPTION FOR US.

>> THE FIRST ADOPTION WAS SETH.

>> THE FIRST ADOPTION WAS SETH.

TOOK THREE AND HALF YEARS TO TOOK THREE AND HALF YEARS TO COMPLETE.

COMPLETE.

BUT WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME BUT WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME TO ADOPT SISTERS ADLEYN AND TO ADOPT SISTERS ADLEYN AND EMLIN, THE PROCESS WAS LESS EMLIN, THE PROCESS WAS LESS TIME.

TIME.

>> THEY HAD BEEN IN THE FOSTER >> THEY HAD BEEN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND PLACED IN OUR CARE SYSTEM AND PLACED IN OUR CARE, THE PROCESS WAS LESS THAN CARE, THE PROCESS WAS LESS THAN A YEAR.

A YEAR.

SIX MONTHS, YEAH.

SIX MONTHS, YEAH.

>> IT WHO IS THE BEST COOK?

>> IT WHO IS THE BEST COOK?

>> MY MOM.

>> MY MOM.

>> YOUR MOM?

>> YOUR MOM?

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH >> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH FROM MOM?

FROM MOM?

>> I LIKE SPAGHETTI.

>> I LIKE SPAGHETTI.

ADLINAND HER SISTER EMLE YN ADLINAND HER SISTER EMLE YN WERE ALREADY LIVING WITH WERE ALREADY LIVING WITH A FOSTER MOM.

A FOSTER MOM.

>> SHE TOLD US THAT WE WERE >> SHE TOLD US THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO TO A NEW HOME AND GOING TO GO TO A NEW HOME AND WE WERE UNSURE AND WE WERE JUST WE WERE UNSURE AND WE WERE JUST USED TO HER.

USED TO HER.

WE WERE LIKE LIKE, WE WENT TO WE WERE LIKE LIKE, WE WENT TO GO MEET THEM AND WE WERE LIKE GO MEET THEM AND WE WERE LIKE OKAY.

OKAY.

AND FINALLY WE WENT TO GO LIVE AND FINALLY WE WENT TO GO LIVE WITH THEM.

WITH THEM.

AND HAVE YEAH, WE WERE GETTING AND HAVE YEAH, WE WERE GETTING ADOPTED.

ADOPTED.

>> THE FAMILY OF SIX IS GLAD >> THE FAMILY OF SIX IS GLAD THAT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT THAT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED THE INDIAN CHILD CONFIRMED THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT WHICH HAD BEEN IN WELFARE ACT WHICH HAD BEEN IN PLACE MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

PLACE MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

JUSTICE NEIL GORSUCH NOTED IN JUSTICE NEIL GORSUCH NOTED IN HIS CONCURRENT OPINION THAT THE HIS CONCURRENT OPINION THAT THE TRIBES HAVE THE RIGHT TO HELP TRIBES HAVE THE RIGHT TO HELP THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

THE FULL PICTURE IS COME IN TO THE FULL PICTURE IS COME IN TO VIEW.

VIEW.

IT IS THE TRIBES THAT ARE IT IS THE TRIBES THAT ARE INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNS FOR INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNS FOR GOVERNING THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.

GOVERNING THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.

THAT FALLS IN THE TRIBE'S THAT FALLS IN THE TRIBE'S TRADITIONAL POWERS OF SELF TRADITIONAL POWERS OF SELF GOPHERANCE.

GOPHERANCE.

JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS BELIEVES THAT THE CHILD'S BELIEVES THAT THE CHILD'S INDIAN IDENTITY SHOULDN'T INDIAN IDENTITY SHOULDN'T FACTOR IN THE FOSTER CARE AND FACTOR IN THE FOSTER CARE AND SAID.

SAID.

CONGRESS IGNORED THE NORMAL CONGRESS IGNORED THE NORMAL LIMITS ON THE FEDERAL LIMITS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S POWER AND GOVERNMENT'S POWER AND PRESCRIBED RULES TO REGULATE PRESCRIBED RULES TO REGULATE THE STATE CHILD CUSTODY THE STATE CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.

PROCEEDINGS.

AS THE CHILD HAPPENS TO BE AS THE CHILD HAPPENS TO BE A INDIAN.

A INDIAN.

IT DICTATES THE STATE COURTS IT DICTATES THE STATE COURTS PLACE INDIAN CHILDREN WITH PLACE INDIAN CHILDREN WITH INDIAN CARE TAKERS EVEN IF INDIAN CARE TAKERS EVEN IF DOING SO IS NOT IN THE CHILD'S DOING SO IS NOT IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTCHLT IT IMPOSES BEST INTCHLT IT IMPOSES HEIGHTENED STANDARDS BEFORE HEIGHTENED STANDARDS BEFORE REMOVING INDIAN CHRN FROM REMOVING INDIAN CHRN FROM UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND IT UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND IT ALLOWS THE TRIBE TO INTERVENE ALLOWS THE TRIBE TO INTERVENE IN THEIR CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.

IN THEIR CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.

GINA SOUTH IS THE JUVENILE GINA SOUTH IS THE JUVENILE DIVISION CHIEF FOR THE CHOCTAW DIVISION CHIEF FOR THE CHOCTAW NATION TRIBAL OFFICE AND SAID NATION TRIBAL OFFICE AND SAID ICWAN IS NOT RACIAL.

ICWAN IS NOT RACIAL.

IT IS SOVEREIGNTY.

IT IS SOVEREIGNTY.

>> BEING A NATIVE PERSON AND >> BEING A NATIVE PERSON AND BEING A MEMBER OF A TRIBE OR BEING A MEMBER OF A TRIBE OR CITIZEN OF THE TRIBE IS CITIZEN OF THE TRIBE IS A POLITICAL CLASSIFICATION.

A POLITICAL CLASSIFICATION.

IT IS NOT RACIAL.

IT IS NOT RACIAL.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE TRIBE, THAT IS A POLITICAL TRIBE, THAT IS A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION THAT YOU ARE ORGANIZATION THAT YOU ARE A GROUP OF AND YOU ARE BORN A GROUP OF AND YOU ARE BORN INTO THAT GROUP.

INTO THAT GROUP.

SHE BELIEVES THAT GETTING SHE BELIEVES THAT GETTING A NATIVE CHILD IN A NATIVE HOLE A NATIVE CHILD IN A NATIVE HOLE HOME IS A BETTER SUCCESS RATE.

HOME IS A BETTER SUCCESS RATE.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT IS >> WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT IS BEST TO HELP THAT CHILD SUCCEED BEST TO HELP THAT CHILD SUCCEED WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL IDENTITY.

IDENTITY.

THEY WILL KNOW THEIR HERITAGE THEY WILL KNOW THEIR HERITAGE AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE THEY AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

CAME FROM.

>> THESE KIDS ARE IN THE MOST >> THESE KIDS ARE IN THE MOST UNSTABLE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

UNSTABLE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

SO PROVIDING STABILITY, CULTURE SO PROVIDING STABILITY, CULTURE SIMILAR HERITAGE.

SIMILAR HERITAGE.

THAT WEIGHS A LOT.

THAT WEIGHS A LOT.

>> OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD >> OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY JOE DORMAN SUPPORTS ADVOCACY JOE DORMAN SUPPORTS THE ICWA DECISION AND SAID THE THE ICWA DECISION AND SAID THE DHS AND TRIBES ARE WORKING DHS AND TRIBES ARE WORKING TOWARD THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN.

TOWARD THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN.

>> YOU HAVE SEEN GREAT >> YOU HAVE SEEN GREAT IMPROVEMENT WITH THE RELATIONS IMPROVEMENT WITH THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND HUMAN BETWEEN THE STATE AND HUMAN SERVICES AND EACH OF THE JUDGED SERVICES AND EACH OF THE JUDGED OFFICES WITH THE TRIBES HERE IN OFFICES WITH THE TRIBES HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA.

THEY ARE WORKING WELL WITH THEY ARE WORKING WELL WITH STATE LEADERS.

STATE LEADERS.

>> HELLO, I AM SCHALKE AND MY >> HELLO, I AM SCHALKE AND MY NAME IS ADLEYN.

NAME IS ADLEYN.

>> ADLEYN IS A CHOCTAW >> ADLEYN IS A CHOCTAW PRINCESS.

PRINCESS.

>> I DIDN'T WANT TO BUT I >> I DIDN'T WANT TO BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

I WAS TOO SCARED AND I KNEW I WAS TOO SCARED AND I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO SPEAK THE THEY WERE GOING TO SPEAK THE SCHALKE LANGUAGE AND GOING TO SCHALKE LANGUAGE AND GOING TO KNOW ALL OF THIS.

KNOW ALL OF THIS.

I DON'T KNOW THAT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT.

>> WE WANT THEM TO KNOW >> WE WANT THEM TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR TRADITIONS AND CULTURE AND TRADITIONS AND CULTURE AND THEIR FAITH.

THEIR FAITH.

WE JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM EVERY WE JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS THEY CAN TO PASS THAT ON TO THEY CAN TO PASS THAT ON TO THEIR KIDS SOME DAY.

THEIR KIDS SOME DAY.

WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT.

WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT.

AS OF MAY THIS YEAR, THE AS OF MAY THIS YEAR, THE CHOCTAW NATION HAD 476 CHILDREN CHOCTAW NATION HAD 476 CHILDREN IN TRIBAL OR STATE CUSTODY.

IN TRIBAL OR STATE CUSTODY.

WITH 52 CHOCTAW FOSTER WITH 52 CHOCTAW FOSTER FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE TRIBAL MEMBERS WILLING TO MORE TRIBAL MEMBERS WILLING TO OPEN THEIR HOME.

OPEN THEIR HOME.

>> THANK YOU, JASON, GREAT >> THANK YOU, JASON, GREAT STORY.

STORY.

THE HEALTHIER OKLAHOMA THE HEALTHIER OKLAHOMA COALITION HELD A VIRTUAL COALITION HELD A VIRTUAL MEETING THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS MEETING THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS AND OFFER ADVICE ON THREE AND OFFER ADVICE ON THREE TOPICS.

TOPICS.

BRIAN HEALTH, ALZHEIMER'S AND BRIAN HEALTH, ALZHEIMER'S AND CATARACT AWARENESS.

CATARACT AWARENESS.

>> IN OKLAHOMA, THE NUMBER OF >> IN OKLAHOMA, THE NUMBER OF OLDER RESIDENTS AND THEIR CARE OLDER RESIDENTS AND THEIR CARE GIVERS IS GROWING.

GIVERS IS GROWING.

THAT IS INCREASING HEALTH CARE THAT IS INCREASING HEALTH CARE COSTS IN OKLAHOMA.

COSTS IN OKLAHOMA.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 67,000 >> WE HAVE ABOUT 67,000 OKLAHOMANS LIVING WITH OKLAHOMANS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

1 OF 4 CARE GIVERS SUFFER FROM 1 OF 4 CARE GIVERS SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND COSTS OUR STATE DEPRESSION AND COSTS OUR STATE 5 MILLION ANNUALLY IN MEDICAID 5 MILLION ANNUALLY IN MEDICAID COSTS FOR THIS DISEASE.

COSTS FOR THIS DISEASE.

WE EXPECT THE AGING POPULATION WE EXPECT THE AGING POPULATION IS AGING.

IS AGING.

WE WILL HAVE 75,000 OLDER WE WILL HAVE 75,000 OLDER OKLAHOMANS LIVING WITH THIS OKLAHOMANS LIVING WITH THIS DISEASE IN 'SHORT MONTHS.

DISEASE IN 'SHORT MONTHS.

IT IS COMMON AND IMPACTING OUR IT IS COMMON AND IMPACTING OUR STATE.

STATE.

>> WE CERTAINLY SEE PATIENTS, >> WE CERTAINLY SEE PATIENTS, NOT COMMONLY, BUT HAVE NOT COMMONLY, BUT HAVE BILATERAL BLINDNESS DUE TO BILATERAL BLINDNESS DUE TO SEVERE CATARACTS IN BOTH EYES.

SEVERE CATARACTS IN BOTH EYES.

AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXAMINE THESE DIFFICULT TO EXAMINE THESE PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEMENTIA.

DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEMENTIA.

>> WE ARE ABLE TO DO A SUCCESS >> WE ARE ABLE TO DO A SUCCESS WILL CATARACT SURGERY AND MOST WILL CATARACT SURGERY AND MOST POST OPERATIVE APPOINT WANTS POST OPERATIVE APPOINT WANTS WITH THE PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA WITH THE PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S AND BLINDNESS AND ALZHEIMER'S AND BLINDNESS DUE TOCCATA RACKETS AND JUST DUE TOCCATA RACKETS AND JUST HEARING THE FINISHING FAMILY HEARING THE FINISHING FAMILY MEMBERS REPORT THAT THEY HAVE MEMBERS REPORT THAT THEY HAVE SIING CANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR SIING CANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER THE CATARACT REMOVAL.

THE CATARACT REMOVAL.

>> JUNE IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S >> JUNE IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH.

AWARENESS MONTH.

EXPERTS ADVISE PEOPLE TO EXPERTS ADVISE PEOPLE TO EXERCISE REGULARLY AND EAT EXERCISE REGULARLY AND EAT HEALTHY MEALS AND PROPER AMOUNT HEALTHY MEALS AND PROPER AMOUNT OF SLEEP TO HELP SLOW THE OF SLEEP TO HELP SLOW THE IMPACTS OF THE BRAIN DISEASE.

IMPACTS OF THE BRAIN DISEASE.

JUNETEENTH WAS MONDAY.

JUNETEENTH WAS MONDAY.

JUNETEENTH IS NOT OFFICIALLY JUNETEENTH IS NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED HERE IN OKLAHOMA, RECOGNIZED HERE IN OKLAHOMA, MANY PEOPLE SEE IT AS A TIME TO MANY PEOPLE SEE IT AS A TIME TO HONOR THE PAST, TAKE STOCK OF HONOR THE PAST, TAKE STOCK OF THE PRESENT AND PLAN FOR THE THE PRESENT AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

FUTURE.

THAT'S THE TOPIC OF OUR INDEPTH THAT'S THE TOPIC OF OUR INDEPTH CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER ON CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER ON IN THE NEWSCAST.

IN THE NEWSCAST.

>> YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, IF >> YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, IF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY SPECIFICALLY, BUT I KNOW THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I KNOW THAT THE AWARENESS AND WANTING TO THE AWARENESS AND WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT HAS GROIN.

KNOW MORE ABOUT IT HAS GROIN.

OUR FESTIVAL STARTED WITH TEN OUR FESTIVAL STARTED WITH TEN COMMITTEE MEMBER AND NOW WE ARE COMMITTEE MEMBER AND NOW WE ARE AT 25.

AT 25.

THE SAME WITH VOLUNTEERS.

THE SAME WITH VOLUNTEERS.

WE STARTED A FIVE K LAST YEAR, WE STARTED A FIVE K LAST YEAR, WE HAD 800 PEOPLE JOIN US FOR WE HAD 800 PEOPLE JOIN US FOR OUR JUNETEENTH FIVE K LAST OUR JUNETEENTH FIVE K LAST YEAR.

YEAR.

THIS YEAR, WE HAD 16 ANSWER 0 THIS YEAR, WE HAD 16 ANSWER 0 PEOPLE RUN.

PEOPLE RUN.

THEN THE SAME, YOU KNOW FOR THE THEN THE SAME, YOU KNOW FOR THE FESTIVAL OVER ALL.

FESTIVAL OVER ALL.

>> SORT OF MULTIRACIAL, >> SORT OF MULTIRACIAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL GROUP OF MULTIGENERATIONAL GROUP OF FOLKS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN FOLKS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS NOT VARIOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS NOT ONLY THE STATE, BUT THE ONLY THE STATE, BUT THE COUNTRY, IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE COUNTRY, IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE FOR THE MOST PART.

FOR THE MOST PART.

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THAT MLK HOLIDAY HAS ULTIMATELY THAT MLK HOLIDAY HAS ULTIMATELY SORT OF EVOLVED OVER TIME.

SORT OF EVOLVED OVER TIME.

I SUSPECT JUNETEENTH WILL ALSO I SUSPECT JUNETEENTH WILL ALSO BECOME ANOTHER DAY LINE THE MLK BECOME ANOTHER DAY LINE THE MLK HOLIDAY FOR THE MOST PART.

HOLIDAY FOR THE MOST PART.

>> FOR THE REST OF THAT >> FOR THE REST OF THAT CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER ON CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER ON IN THE NEWSCAST.

IN THE NEWSCAST.

THE OWNER OF A SMALL FARM IN THE OWNER OF A SMALL FARM IN JONES, OKLAHOMA IS TRYING TO JONES, OKLAHOMA IS TRYING TO SALVAGING HIS BUSINESS AFTER SALVAGING HIS BUSINESS AFTER HIS ENTIRE CROP OF VEGETABLES HIS ENTIRE CROP OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT WERE POISONED AND AND FRUIT WERE POISONED AND RUINED.

RUINED.

RUZYCKI FARMS SUPPLIES HUNDREDS RUZYCKI FARMS SUPPLIES HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH PESTICIDE OF CUSTOMERS WITH PESTICIDE FREE PRODUCE, BUT NOT IN YEAR.

FREE PRODUCE, BUT NOT IN YEAR.

STEVE SHAW HAS THE REPORT.

STEVE SHAW HAS THE REPORT.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST FIELD I >> THIS IS THE FIRST FIELD I NOTICED WHEN I PULLED UP.

NOTICED WHEN I PULLED UP.

>> MICHAEL RUZYCKI AND HIS WIFE >> MICHAEL RUZYCKI AND HIS WIFE OPERATED RUZYCKI FARMS IN JONES OPERATED RUZYCKI FARMS IN JONES FOR 15 YEARS.

FOR 15 YEARS.

THEY GROW ORGANIC VEGETABLES THEY GROW ORGANIC VEGETABLES FOR AS MANY AS 300 FAMILIES FOR AS MANY AS 300 FAMILIES EACH WEEK.

EACH WEEK.

>> THIS IS MORE DEAD THAN WHEN >> THIS IS MORE DEAD THAN WHEN IT WAS FOUND.

IT WAS FOUND.

>> LAST TUESDAY MORNING IS WHEN >> LAST TUESDAY MORNING IS WHEN RUZYCKI DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF RUZYCKI DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF PLANTS IN HIS VEGETABLE CROP PLANTS IN HIS VEGETABLE CROP DEAD OR WELL ON THEIR WAY.

DEAD OR WELL ON THEIR WAY.

>> I HAVE 1700 TOMATO PLANTS >> I HAVE 1700 TOMATO PLANTS AND HUNDREDS OF SQUASH AND AND HUNDREDS OF SQUASH AND HUNDREDS OF ZUCCINI.

HUNDREDS OF ZUCCINI.

CUCUMBERS AND BELL PLAYER AND CUCUMBERS AND BELL PLAYER AND FLOWERS AFFECTED.

FLOWERS AFFECTED.

>> RUZYCKI SAYS 2023 WAS GOING >> RUZYCKI SAYS 2023 WAS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST YEAR.

TO BE THE BIGGEST YEAR.

THEY PLANTED MORE CROPS THAN THEY PLANTED MORE CROPS THAN EVER AND THE HARVEST THAT EVER AND THE HARVEST THAT IRONICALLY SCHEDULED TO START IRONICALLY SCHEDULED TO START LAST WEEK WAS GOING TO SET LAST WEEK WAS GOING TO SET ROESHDS -- RECORDS AS WELL.

ROESHDS -- RECORDS AS WELL.

>> THEY ARE ALL GONE NOTHING >> THEY ARE ALL GONE NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

YOU CAN DO.

>> ALL ROADS BEGIN AND END TO >> ALL ROADS BEGIN AND END TO THE WEATHER WHICH HAS BEEN THE WEATHER WHICH HAS BEEN WACKY FOR FARMERS IN OKLAHOMA WACKY FOR FARMERS IN OKLAHOMA LATELY.

LATELY.

WHEN THEY SFRA TO WARD OFF WHEN THEY SFRA TO WARD OFF WEEDS AND INSECTS, FARMERS HAVE WEEDS AND INSECTS, FARMERS HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL.

TO BE REALLY CAREFUL.

RESIDENT SAYS THEY NORMALLY RESIDENT SAYS THEY NORMALLY ARE.

ARE.

>> PIGS GRUNTING.

>> PIGS GRUNTING.

>> AND RESIDENT SUSPECTS REALLY >> AND RESIDENT SUSPECTS REALLY WENT ON.

WENT ON.

STINKS.

STINKS.

TWO FRIDAYS AGO, RUZYCKI HIRED TWO FRIDAYS AGO, RUZYCKI HIRED A DRONE OPERATOR WHO CAME OUT A DRONE OPERATOR WHO CAME OUT AND SHOT AERIAL PHOTOS AND AND SHOT AERIAL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE CROPS.

VIDEOS OF THE CROPS.

STRICTLY FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND STRICTLY FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA PURPOSES.

SOCIAL MEDIA PURPOSES.

>> RUZYCKI THAT THE DRONE >> RUZYCKI THAT THE DRONE OPERATOR HE BROUGHT IN WAS OPERATOR HE BROUGHT IN WAS CONFRONTED BY AN ANGRY NEIGHBOR CONFRONTED BY AN ANGRY NEIGHBOR WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHY A CAMERA WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHY A CAMERA WAS UP IN THE SKY TAKING WAS UP IN THE SKY TAKING PICTURES.

PICTURES.

RUZYCKI THOUGHT THAT THE RUZYCKI THOUGHT THAT THE SITUATION WAS RESOLVED.

SITUATION WAS RESOLVED.

HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT BELIEVE HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT BELIEVE HIS CROPS WERE POISONED AND HE HIS CROPS WERE POISONED AND HE HOPES IT WAS NOT A NEIGHBOR.

HOPES IT WAS NOT A NEIGHBOR.

>> YOU HAVE YOUR SUSSPIGZS.

>> YOU HAVE YOUR SUSSPIGZS.

>> WE HAVE SUSPICIONS, ONE >> WE HAVE SUSPICIONS, ONE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER THAN THE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER THAN THE OTHER.

OTHER.

WE ARE ACTUALLY HOPING THAT IT WE ARE ACTUALLY HOPING THAT IT IS NOT THAT CASE AND IT WAS IS NOT THAT CASE AND IT WAS MORE OF AN ACCIDENT AN ANYTHING MORE OF AN ACCIDENT AN ANYTHING ELSE.

ELSE.

>> HOW WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

>> HOW WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

NEXT THERE IS DIFFERENT.

NEXT THERE IS DIFFERENT.

BUT TO ME IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE BUT TO ME IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A ACCIDENT.

A ACCIDENT.

>> RUZYCKI FILED A POLICE >> RUZYCKI FILED A POLICE REPORT WITH OKLAHOMA CITY REPORT WITH OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE LAST TUESDAY.

POLICE LAST TUESDAY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID AN THE SPOKESMAN SAID AN INVESTIGATORS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATORS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

>> YOU FEEL LIKE THE POLICE ARE >> YOU FEEL LIKE THE POLICE ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

>> I THINK THEY ARE.

>> I THINK THEY ARE.

YEAH, AT FIRST THEY MAY HAVE YEAH, AT FIRST THEY MAY HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS A SMALL HOME THOUGHT IT WAS A SMALL HOME GARDEN AND DISRESPECTFUL GARDEN AND DISRESPECTFUL NEIGHBOR, BUT ONCE WE PUT IT NEIGHBOR, BUT ONCE WE PUT IT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AND LET UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AND LET THEM KNOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE THEM KNOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION, THEY ARE TAKING IT SITUATION, THEY ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

SERIOUSLY.

>> THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF >> THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CAME OUT TO THE AGRICULTURE CAME OUT TO THE FARM LAST THURSDAY AND TOOK FARM LAST THURSDAY AND TOOK SOIL, PLANT AND WATER SAMPLES.

SOIL, PLANT AND WATER SAMPLES.

AN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPOKESMAN SAID THEY WILL GET SPOKESMAN SAID THEY WILL GET THE RUMENTS IN TWO WEEKS.

THE RUMENTS IN TWO WEEKS.

>> A LOT OF SENSITIVE PLANTS >> A LOT OF SENSITIVE PLANTS LIKE MIMS ONNA.

LIKE MIMS ONNA.

SUN FLOWERS WERE HIT.

SUN FLOWERS WERE HIT.

>> AND MIKE LEVERETT IS >> AND MIKE LEVERETT IS DISTRICT EIGHT COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT EIGHT COMMISSIONER FOR THE OKLAHOMA FARM BUT ROW.

THE OKLAHOMA FARM BUT ROW.

HE SAID FOR MORE THAN FOUR HE SAID FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADESAED A FARM BUREAU DECADESAED A FARM BUREAU MEMBER.

MEMBER.

THIS IS RARE.

THIS IS RARE.

WHO KNOWS?

WHO KNOWS?

THEY WILL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THEY WILL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE IT.

IT.

>> WITHOUT FARMERS THERE IS NO >> WITHOUT FARMERS THERE IS NO FOOD.

FOOD.

SO FRUSTRATING.

SO FRUSTRATING.

>> IT IS FRUSTRATING.

>> IT IS FRUSTRATING.

>> YEAH, A LOT OF THE WORK SG >> YEAH, A LOT OF THE WORK SG GOES INTO CREATING A SIMPLE GOES INTO CREATING A SIMPLE PRODUCT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE PRODUCT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF EFFORT THAT IT TAKES TO GROW EFFORT THAT IT TAKES TO GROW A TOMATO AND SQUASH AND KEEP A TOMATO AND SQUASH AND KEEP THIS STUFF PRODUCING THROUGHOUT THIS STUFF PRODUCING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, AT LEAST ON A SCALE THE SEASON, AT LEAST ON A SCALE TO FEED THE FAMILIES WE TO FEED THE FAMILIES WE SUPPORT.

SUPPORT.

>> OH, MY GOSH, THEIR POTATOES, >> OH, MY GOSH, THEIR POTATOES, WE LOVE THEIR POTATOES SO MUCH WE LOVE THEIR POTATOES SO MUCH AND THE CARROTS.

AND THE CARROTS.

>> ELIZABETH ENGLAND, HER >> ELIZABETH ENGLAND, HER RECENTLY RETIRED MILITARY RECENTLY RETIRED MILITARY VETERAN AND HUSBAND AND VETERAN AND HUSBAND AND CHILDREN ARE ONE OF THE MANY CHILDREN ARE ONE OF THE MANY FAMILIES WHO GET THE VEGGIES FAMILIES WHO GET THE VEGGIES FROM THE RUZYCKI'S EACH WEEK.

FROM THE RUZYCKI'S EACH WEEK.

ENGLAND SAYS HER FAMILY NEEDS ENGLAND SAYS HER FAMILY NEEDS ORGANIC VEGETABLES BECAUSE OF ORGANIC VEGETABLES BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUES.

HEALTH ISSUES.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS >> WE HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, WHO HAVE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, LUPUS AND CELIACS.

LUPUS AND CELIACS.

THEY ARE SEEKING OUT FOOD THAT THEY ARE SEEKING OUT FOOD THAT IS GROWN CLEAN WITHOUT IS GROWN CLEAN WITHOUT CHEMICALS.

CHEMICALS.

>> HONESTLY, I WAS HEART >> HONESTLY, I WAS HEART BROKEN.

BROKEN.

I SAW THE NEWS SEGMENT WITH I SAW THE NEWS SEGMENT WITH MICHAEL LOOKING AT HIS FARM AND MICHAEL LOOKING AT HIS FARM AND CRIED.

CRIED.

IT WAS HARD TO WATCH THEIR IT WAS HARD TO WATCH THEIR GRIEF.

GRIEF.

IT WAS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IT WAS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO IT AND GOING TO THAT WENT INTO IT AND GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO COME BACK TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO COME BACK FROM IT.

FROM IT.

>> ENGLAND PUT TOGETHER 1 OF 2 >> ENGLAND PUT TOGETHER 1 OF 2 RUZYCKI FARMS GO FUND ME PAGES RUZYCKI FARMS GO FUND ME PAGES THAT POPPED UP THIS PAST WEEK.

THAT POPPED UP THIS PAST WEEK.

SO FAR, THEY RAISED SEVERAL SO FAR, THEY RAISED SEVERAL THIS HAPPENED DOLLARS.

THIS HAPPENED DOLLARS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO RECOUP >> WE ARE TRYING TO RECOUP FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND GOING TO PURCHASE FROM THE GOING TO PURCHASE FROM THE LOCAL FARMS TO TRY TO FILL OUR LOCAL FARMS TO TRY TO FILL OUR CSA FOR THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE CSA FOR THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID.

ALREADY PAID.

>> ENGLAND SAYS IF IT IS WAS >> ENGLAND SAYS IF IT IS WAS INTENTIONAL POISONING, IT IS INTENTIONAL POISONING, IT IS UNCOIN SONABLE.

UNCOIN SONABLE.

>> IT IS BREAKING MY HEART THAT >> IT IS BREAKING MY HEART THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE INCONTRACT OF SOMEONE WOULD BE INCONTRACT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

IT EFFECTSMENT RUZYCKI AND IT IT EFFECTSMENT RUZYCKI AND IT IS ALL THAT THEY INTERACT WITH IS ALL THAT THEY INTERACT WITH AND SERVE.

AND SERVE.

IT IS OUR STATE AS A WHOLE.

IT IS OUR STATE AS A WHOLE.

STIF SHAW.

STIF SHAW.

THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, STEVE.

>> THANK YOU, STEVE.

IT IS A FRUSTRATING WEEK FOR IT IS A FRUSTRATING WEEK FOR OKLAHOMA'S LARGEST ENERGY OKLAHOMA'S LARGEST ENERGY PROVIDERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS PROVIDERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE HISTORIC STRAIGHT LINE OF THE HISTORIC STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN TULSA REACHING 100 WINDS IN TULSA REACHING 100 MILES PER HOUR TOOK OUT POWER MILES PER HOUR TOOK OUT POWER POLLS.

POLLS.

PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.

ELECTRICITY.

BECAUSE GOVERNOR STITT WAS OUT BECAUSE GOVERNOR STITT WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND GOVERNOR OF THE COUNTRY AND GOVERNOR PINLE WAS OUT OF THE STATE.

PINLE WAS OUT OF THE STATE.

SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM GREG SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM GREG TREAT STEPPED IN.

TREAT STEPPED IN.

TWO PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE OF THE TWO PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE OF THE STORMS.

STORMS.

AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, FATE,000 AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, FATE,000 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER MOSTLY IN TULSA COINCIDENT.

MOSTLY IN TULSA COINCIDENT.

>> AND THE HEALING PROPERTIES >> AND THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS HAVE OF HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR DECADES.

BEEN KNOWN FOR DECADES.

IT CAN PROVIDE THERAPY FOR IT CAN PROVIDE THERAPY FOR MENTAL ISSUES AS WELL.

MENTAL ISSUES AS WELL.

MORE AND MORE FIRST RESPONDERS MORE AND MORE FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS ARE TAKING AND VETERANS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

JOEL FILOMENO EXPLAINS.

JOEL FILOMENO EXPLAINS.

ALMOST 30% OF COMBAT VETERANS ALMOST 30% OF COMBAT VETERANS HAVE A TRAUMATIC STRESS HAVE A TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

DISORDER.

EXTRA PRESSURIZED OXYGEN CAN EXTRA PRESSURIZED OXYGEN CAN HELP.

HELP.

>> OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD >> OKLAHOMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRAD DEAN LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRAD DEAN JOINED THE MILITARY IN 1995.

JOINED THE MILITARY IN 1995.

HE RECALLS THE HELICOPTER CRASH HE RECALLS THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT LEFT HIM SUFFERING FROM THAT LEFT HIM SUFFERING FROM POSITIVE PAIN AND MENTAL POSITIVE PAIN AND MENTAL TRAUMA.

TRAUMA.

>> I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 28 >> I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 28 DAYS.

DAYS.

RIGHT COLLAPSED LUNG AND HAD RIGHT COLLAPSED LUNG AND HAD THREE CHEST TUBES IN MY LUNG THREE CHEST TUBES IN MY LUNG TRYING TO KEEP THE LUNG FROM TRYING TO KEEP THE LUNG FROM COLLAPSING.

COLLAPSING.

GOT OUT OF THAT AND RECOVERED GOT OUT OF THAT AND RECOVERED FROM IT PHYSICALLY.

FROM IT PHYSICALLY.

NOT IN A LOT OF PAIN AFTER NOT IN A LOT OF PAIN AFTER THAT.

THAT.

BUT THE BRAIN INJURY STILL BUT THE BRAIN INJURY STILL CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

>> DEAN SAYS HIS MENTAL TRAUMA >> DEAN SAYS HIS MENTAL TRAUMA WAS A BIGGER STRUGGLE FOR HIM WAS A BIGGER STRUGGLE FOR HIM THAN MANAGING BODILY PAIN.

THAN MANAGING BODILY PAIN.

>> I JUST DIDN'T REALLY >> I JUST DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE COGNITIVE STUFF UNDERSTAND THE COGNITIVE STUFF THAT WOULD HAPPEN AS FAR AS THAT WOULD HAPPEN AS FAR AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COME FROM THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COME FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SHORT TERM TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS.

MEMORY LOSS.

IT TOOK ME TO GET MY HEAD IT TOOK ME TO GET MY HEAD KNOCKED IT TO GO GET TIME FOR KNOCKED IT TO GO GET TIME FOR HYMN.

HYMN.

I HAVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM MY I HAVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM MY KIDS SAYING DAD, YOU NEED TO KIDS SAYING DAD, YOU NEED TO GET HELP.

GET HELP.

>> HE FOUND HELP AT HYPERBARICS >> HE FOUND HELP AT HYPERBARICS FOR HEROES, A ORGANIZATION IN FOR HEROES, A ORGANIZATION IN LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

THEY TREAT VETERAN AND FIRST THEY TREAT VETERAN AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH THE RESPONDERS THROUGH THE TREATMENT.

TREATMENT.

>> WHETHER IT IS PTSD OR BEING >> WHETHER IT IS PTSD OR BEING ON THE EDGE ALL OF THE TIME.

ON THE EDGE ALL OF THE TIME.

>> PAUL CONRADY SAID IT >> PAUL CONRADY SAID IT FUNCTIONING DIFFERENTLY FROM FUNCTIONING DIFFERENTLY FROM ISOLATED SINGLE PERSON ISOLATED SINGLE PERSON CHAMBERS.

CHAMBERS.

>> YOU ARE LOCKED IN THE >> YOU ARE LOCKED IN THE CHAMBER FOR AN HOUR THIS GIVES CHAMBER FOR AN HOUR THIS GIVES THOSE WITH LIKE SITUATIONS AND THOSE WITH LIKE SITUATIONS AND STORIES TO TALK WHAT THEY HAVE STORIES TO TALK WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND IT IS AMAZING BEEN THROUGH AND IT IS AMAZING WHAT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WHAT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN THE CHAMBER WILL DO.

IN THE CHAMBER WILL DO.

>> IT CREATES THE SAME >> IT CREATES THE SAME ENVIRONMENT WITH SCUBA DIVING.

ENVIRONMENT WITH SCUBA DIVING.

>> WE ARE DOING HYPERBARIC AIR >> WE ARE DOING HYPERBARIC AIR AND THERE IS NO HOOD AND NO AND THERE IS NO HOOD AND NO MASK AND YOU ARE ABLE TO TALK.

MASK AND YOU ARE ABLE TO TALK.

>> IT ADDS PRESSURIZED AIR.

>> IT ADDS PRESSURIZED AIR.

>> I AM PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT >> I AM PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT 500 DIVES.

500 DIVES.

>> GUY STINET OPERATES THE >> GUY STINET OPERATES THE CHAMBER FROM THE INSIDE.

CHAMBER FROM THE INSIDE.

>> WE DO A 52 FOOT DIVE >> WE DO A 52 FOOT DIVE PROTOCOL AND ALSO DO A 60 FOOT PROTOCOL AND ALSO DO A 60 FOOT DIVE PROTOCOL.

DIVE PROTOCOL.

EACH ONE HAS THEIR BENEFITS.

EACH ONE HAS THEIR BENEFITS.

HYPERBARICS FOR HEROES GO EASY HYPERBARICS FOR HEROES GO EASY ON MOST FIRST TIME DIVERS.

ON MOST FIRST TIME DIVERS.

>> ONCE YOU FINISH THE 40, WE >> ONCE YOU FINISH THE 40, WE DO LIKE THEM TO TAKE A BREAK.

DO LIKE THEM TO TAKE A BREAK.

SEE IF THERE IS REGRESSION OR SEE IF THERE IS REGRESSION OR IF YOU MAINTAIN WHAT HAS IF YOU MAINTAIN WHAT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT YOUR HAPPENED THROUGHOUT YOUR HEALING PROCESS.

HEALING PROCESS.

>> CONRADY SAID THE CHAMBER >> CONRADY SAID THE CHAMBER IMPROVES HEALING CONDITIONS TO IMPROVES HEALING CONDITIONS TO THE BODY AND BRAIN.

THE BODY AND BRAIN.

>> IF YOU ARE IN THE CHAMBER >> IF YOU ARE IN THE CHAMBER WITH OXYGEN AND CONSTRICT THE WITH OXYGEN AND CONSTRICT THE BLOOD VESSELS, THE BLOOD HAS TO BLOOD VESSELS, THE BLOOD HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

GO SOMEWHERE.

IT IS CREATING NEW BLOOD IT IS CREATING NEW BLOOD VESSELS TO GO AROUND VESSELS TO GO AROUND IMPIFRJMENT AND DETECTS.

IMPIFRJMENT AND DETECTS.

>> WE DO STEM STELLS THREE >> WE DO STEM STELLS THREE TIMES NORMAL.

TIMES NORMAL.

>> FIRST RESPONDERS WES BLEDSOE >> FIRST RESPONDERS WES BLEDSOE SAYS THE CHAMBER HELPS TO FIGHT SAYS THE CHAMBER HELPS TO FIGHT OUT DISEASE AND INFECTION.

OUT DISEASE AND INFECTION.

>> THERE ARE WITH THAT ARE >> THERE ARE WITH THAT ARE LYME.

LYME.

STROKE, VICTIM AND RENAL STROKE, VICTIM AND RENAL FAILURE AND LIVER PROBLEM AND FAILURE AND LIVER PROBLEM AND SO ON.

SO ON.

EVERYBODY IS BEING HELPED EVERYBODY IS BEING HELPED BECAUSE OF THE SAME THING, WE BECAUSE OF THE SAME THING, WE HAVE THAT COMPRESSED OXYGEN.

HAVE THAT COMPRESSED OXYGEN.

>> BLEDSOE SAYS HE STRUGGLED >> BLEDSOE SAYS HE STRUGGLED WITH HIS FIRST DIVE BECAUSE OF WITH HIS FIRST DIVE BECAUSE OF PTSD.

PTSD.

>> I HAD BROKEN ONE EARDRUM.

>> I HAD BROKEN ONE EARDRUM.

MY BRAIN IS TELLING ME.

MY BRAIN IS TELLING ME.

YOU ARE P NOT GOING TO BE ABLE YOU ARE P NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN AND RUIN THE TO GET DOWN AND RUIN THE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

>> THERE ARE SAFETY PROTOCOLS >> THERE ARE SAFETY PROTOCOLS BEFORE AND DURING THE DIVE.

BEFORE AND DURING THE DIVE.

>> WE'LL PREP EVERYBODY ON WHAT >> WE'LL PREP EVERYBODY ON WHAT WE DO BEFORE WE GO IN.

WE DO BEFORE WE GO IN.

THEN ONCE WE ARE IN.

THEN ONCE WE ARE IN.

WE GO OVER A SAFETY PROTOCOL.

WE GO OVER A SAFETY PROTOCOL.

THEN WE GET STARTED AFTER THAT.

THEN WE GET STARTED AFTER THAT.

WE GET EVERYBODY TO CLEAR THEIR WE GET EVERYBODY TO CLEAR THEIR EARS.

EARS.

THAT'S THE REALLY THE MAIN THAT'S THE REALLY THE MAIN THING TO FOCUS ON.

THING TO FOCUS ON.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HURT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HURT THEIR EARS.

THEIR EARS.

>> WES BLEDSOE O PTSD OCCURRED >> WES BLEDSOE O PTSD OCCURRED DURING CHILDHOOD AND KAEFRD DURING CHILDHOOD AND KAEFRD OVER TO ADULT HOOD.

OVER TO ADULT HOOD.

>> I HAVE HAD MAIL I DON'T OPEN >> I HAVE HAD MAIL I DON'T OPEN BECAUSE IT IS TOO MUCH.

BECAUSE IT IS TOO MUCH.

>> BLEDSOE OVERCAME THE INITIAL >> BLEDSOE OVERCAME THE INITIAL FEAR AND WELL PAST HIS FOURTHT FEAR AND WELL PAST HIS FOURTHT DIVE AND HE SAYS THE LIGHT IN DIVE AND HE SAYS THE LIGHT IN THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

>> I HAVE HOPE THAT THIS IS >> I HAVE HOPE THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT MAYBE I AM NOT 100 A PLACE THAT MAYBE I AM NOT 100 PERCENT YET.

PERCENT YET.

BUT IF I JUST KEEP COMING BACK BUT IF I JUST KEEP COMING BACK AND I SHOW UP.

AND I SHOW UP.

I WILL GET BETTER.

I WILL GET BETTER.

>> PAUL SAYS HE STARTED THE >> PAUL SAYS HE STARTED THE OIRGZ TO HELP VETERAN AND FIRST OIRGZ TO HELP VETERAN AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

RESPONDERS.

THEY HAVE HAD 20 MILITARY THEY HAVE HAD 20 MILITARY VETERANS ENTER THE CHAMBER.

VETERANS ENTER THE CHAMBER.

>> IF 17 VETERANS ARE TAKING >> IF 17 VETERANS ARE TAKING THEIR LIVES PER DAY AND THIS THEIR LIVES PER DAY AND THIS WILL HELP THEM, IF IT HELPS, WILL HELP THEM, IF IT HELPS, ONE, IS IT NOT WORTH GETTING ONE, IS IT NOT WORTH GETTING THEM INTO THE CHAMBER?

THEM INTO THE CHAMBER?

>> BRAD DEAN SAYS HYPERBARIC >> BRAD DEAN SAYS HYPERBARIC FOR HEROES GAVE HIM A NEW FOR HEROES GAVE HIM A NEW PURPOSE AFTER OVERCOMING HIS PURPOSE AFTER OVERCOMING HIS MENTAL TRAUM A.

MENTAL TRAUM A.

>> PEACE OF MIND THAT'S GIVEN >> PEACE OF MIND THAT'S GIVEN ME HELP IN MY PERSONAL LIFE.

ME HELP IN MY PERSONAL LIFE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE COME THROUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE COME THROUGH HERE.

HERE.

I GET TO WATCH PEOPLE GET I GET TO WATCH PEOPLE GET BETTER.

BETTER.

>> THE CAMARADERIE HELPS, TOO.

>> THE CAMARADERIE HELPS, TOO.

BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEONE WHO BECAUSE THERE IS SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOUR SITUATION.

UNDERSTANDS YOUR SITUATION.

>> WHETHER YOU ARE A VETERAN OR >> WHETHER YOU ARE A VETERAN OR FIRST RESPONDERS OR SEXUAL FIRST RESPONDERS OR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM, WHETHER YOU ARE ASSAULT VICTIM, WHETHER YOU ARE A CHILD WHO'S ABUSED OR A CHILD WHO'S ABUSED OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

THEY ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS ON THEY ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS ON A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS.

A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS.

THOSE ENTERED SHOULD LOG ON.

THOSE ENTERED SHOULD LOG ON.

>> RICH?

>> RICH?

>> REALLY INTERESTING.

>> REALLY INTERESTING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> A TULSA TOURIST ATTRACTION >> A TULSA TOURIST ATTRACTION MAY GET THE FUNDING IT NEEDS MAY GET THE FUNDING IT NEEDS AFTER ALL.

AFTER ALL.

THIS IS IN THE OKLAHOMA NEWS THIS IS IN THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT REVIEW.

REPORT REVIEW.

IT IS APPEARS THAT THE IT IS APPEARS THAT THE OKLAHOMANS POP MUSEUM WILL OKLAHOMANS POP MUSEUM WILL RAISE THE MONEY TO COMPLETE THE RAISE THE MONEY TO COMPLETE THE TULSA ATTRACTION.

TULSA ATTRACTION.

THE TRULLSA WORLD REPORTS THAT THE TRULLSA WORLD REPORTS THAT AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE ATTORNEYS THEY MOVED FORWARD TO ATTORNEYS THEY MOVED FORWARD TO RAISE THE MONEY NEEDED.

RAISE THE MONEY NEEDED.

A BILL WOULD HAVE SET UP A BILL WOULD HAVE SET UP A RESOLVEINGLY FUND FOR THE A RESOLVEINGLY FUND FOR THE $18 MILLION PORTION DID NOT $18 MILLION PORTION DID NOT PASS THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE.

PASS THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE.

TULSA BASED REBELLION ENERGY TULSA BASED REBELLION ENERGY SOLUTIONS IS THE FIRST COMPANY SOLUTIONS IS THE FIRST COMPANY TO LAND A ORPHAN OIL AND GAS TO LAND A ORPHAN OIL AND GAS WELL PLUGGING PROJECT ON THE WELL PLUGGING PROJECT ON THE AMERICAN CARBON REGISTRY.

AMERICAN CARBON REGISTRY.

REBELLION HEARTLAND METHANE REBELLION HEARTLAND METHANE ABATEMENT AND LAND RESTORATION ABATEMENT AND LAND RESTORATION PROJECT HAS SEREQUESTED 74,000 PROJECT HAS SEREQUESTED 74,000 METRIC TONS OF CO2 EQUIVALENT.

METRIC TONS OF CO2 EQUIVALENT.

THE PROJECT WAS ABLE TO RESTORE THE PROJECT WAS ABLE TO RESTORE VEGETATION ON THE ORPHANED WELL VEGETATION ON THE ORPHANED WELL SITES.

SITES.

THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF THE THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF THE CORRECTIONS HAS RENEWED A LEASE CORRECTIONS HAS RENEWED A LEASE GRAMENT WITH CORE CIVIC WHICH GRAMENT WITH CORE CIVIC WHICH OWNS THE DAVIS CORRECTIONAL OWNS THE DAVIS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

FACILITY.

THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTENDED 90 DAYS EXPECTED TO BE EXTENDED 90 DAYS WITH A NEW LEASE STARTING ON WITH A NEW LEASE STARTING ON OCTOBER 1ST.

OCTOBER 1ST.

THAT LEASE WILL EXPIRE ON THAT LEASE WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30THKS, 2029 AND THE STATE JUNE 30THKS, 2029 AND THE STATE WILL PAY 7.5 MILLION TO WILL PAY 7.5 MILLION TO COLECIVIC DURING THE NEXT LEASE COLECIVIC DURING THE NEXT LEASE CONTRACT.

CONTRACT.

>> NEW YORK BASED LATHAM GROUP >> NEW YORK BASED LATHAM GROUP OPENED UP A FIBERGLASS SWIMMING OPENED UP A FIBERGLASS SWIMMING POOL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN POOL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA.

SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA.

THEY HOPE TO ATTRACT MORE THEY HOPE TO ATTRACT MORE DEALERS.

DEALERS.

OKLAHOMA CITY BASED MD BUILDING OKLAHOMA CITY BASED MD BUILDING PRODUCTS HAS A NEW CEO WITH PRODUCTS HAS A NEW CEO WITH A FAMILIAR LAST NAME TO THE A FAMILIAR LAST NAME TO THE COMPANY.

COMPANY.

PRESIDENT RYAN PLOTKIN HAS BEEN PRESIDENT RYAN PLOTKIN HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE PROMOTED TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT.

OFFICER AND PRESIDENT.

THE ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAS THE ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAS JOINED MD BUILDING PRODUCTS AS JOINED MD BUILDING PRODUCTS AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE WELL AS EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, RYAN'S BROTHER VICE-PRESIDENT, RYAN'S BROTHER JOSH PLOTKIN.

JOSH PLOTKIN.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> THANK YOU, JASON.

>> THANK YOU, JASON.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IS THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IS RAISING TUITION FEES BY 3% AND RAISING TUITION FEES BY 3% AND OKLAHOMA STATE IS HOLDING OKLAHOMA STATE IS HOLDING STEADY FOR SECOND YEAR IN STEADY FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

A ROW.

IT WILL COST IN STATE STUDENT IT WILL COST IN STATE STUDENT ROUGHLY $285 MORE TO ATTEND ROUGHLY $285 MORE TO ATTEND CLASSES.

CLASSES.

OUT OF STATE STUDENTS WILL PAY OUT OF STATE STUDENTS WILL PAY $785 A YEAR.

$785 A YEAR.

IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY 80 IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY 80 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.

MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.

OKLAHOMA STATE WILL KEEP OKLAHOMA STATE WILL KEEP TUITUION AND FEE COSTS TUITUION AND FEE COSTS UNCHANGED FOR THE SECOND YEAR UNCHANGED FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

IN A ROW.

THAT AFFECTS THE UNDERGRADUATE THAT AFFECTS THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN STILLWATER AND TELL US A. STILLWATER AND TELL US A.

ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE.

ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE.

IT WILL COST 4656 TO ATTEND IT WILL COST 4656 TO ATTEND SEMESTER IN OU.

SEMESTER IN OU.

12, $500 FOR OUT OF STATE 12, $500 FOR OUT OF STATE STUDENT.

STUDENT.

IN STATE TUITUION IS $30 LESS IN STATE TUITUION IS $30 LESS PER SEMESTER.

PER SEMESTER.

THE GENESYS WORKS INTERNSHIP THE GENESYS WORKS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GIVES DESERVING PROGRAM GIVES DESERVING STUDENTS AREAS TO CHANCE TO STUDENTS AREAS TO CHANCE TO EARN WHILE THEY LEARN.

EARN WHILE THEY LEARN.

HERE IS TAELYR JACKSON.

HERE IS TAELYR JACKSON.

>> HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP >> HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE ON THE RISE.

OPPORTUNITIES ARE ON THE RISE.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE NATION ARE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS NATION ARE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO INTERN DURING THE JUNIOR AND TO INTERN DURING THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS TO GAIN REAL WORLD SENIOR YEARS TO GAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.

EXPERIENCE.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE THE BEST PROFESSIONAL SELF IF YOU BEST PROFESSIONAL SELF IF YOU ARE NOT THE BEST PERSONAL ARE NOT THE BEST PERSONAL SOVIET UNION.

SOVIET UNION.

>> GENESYS WORKS TULSA DIRECTOR >> GENESYS WORKS TULSA DIRECTOR SAID THAT THIS IS GENESYS WORKS SAID THAT THIS IS GENESYS WORKS INAUGURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INAUGURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TULSA AREA.

TULSA AREA.

>> WE WORK WITH STUDENTS ALL >> WE WORK WITH STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE OVER THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO WORK REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH TPS TO START IT HERE.

WITH TPS TO START IT HERE.

THIS ALLOWS THE SENIORS AN THIS ALLOWS THE SENIORS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PAID OPPORTUNITY FOR A PAID INTERNSHIP IN THE SCHOOL YEAR INTERNSHIP IN THE SCHOOL YEAR AND STUDENTS CAN MAKE $14 AN AND STUDENTS CAN MAKE $14 AN HOUR.

HOUR.

THIS WEEK, MORE THAN A DOZEN THIS WEEK, MORE THAN A DOZEN SENIORS GATHERED TO BEGIN EIGHT SENIORS GATHERED TO BEGIN EIGHT WEEKS OF TECHNICAL SKILL WEEKS OF TECHNICAL SKILL TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR FALL TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR FALL INTERNSHIP.

INTERNSHIP.

>> THAT IS THEIR IN PERSON >> THAT IS THEIR IN PERSON PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND THAT HELPS THEM LEARN WHAT AND THAT HELPS THEM LEARN WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN THE WORK IT IS LIKE TO BE IN THE WORK PLACE AND LEARN THE HARD AND PLACE AND LEARN THE HARD AND SOFTSKILLS.

SOFTSKILLS.

>> THE REASON WE ARE PARTNERING >> THE REASON WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM HERE IN THE TULSA, IS WITH THEM HERE IN THE TULSA, IS THAT THEY HAVE REFINED A WAY OF THAT THEY HAVE REFINED A WAY OF WORKING WITH STUDENTS, WITH WORKING WITH STUDENTS, WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PREPARING THEM FOR AND SUPPORTING THEM IN THEM FOR AND SUPPORTING THEM IN THE WORK BASE EXPERIENCES.

THE WORK BASE EXPERIENCES.

>> TULSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT >> TULSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SAID THEY ARE WORKING TO SAID THEY ARE WORKING TO SECONDARY READINESS.

SECONDARY READINESS.

>> WE ARE MAKING SURE STUDENTS >> WE ARE MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND READY FOR COLLEGE CAREERS AND READY FOR COLLEGE CAREERS AND CHOICES THAT THEY MAKE IN AND CHOICES THAT THEY MAKE IN THE ADULT LIVES.

THE ADULT LIVES.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE WORK- BASED WE BELIEVE THAT THE WORK- BASED EXPERIENCES ARE CRITICAL EXPERIENCES ARE CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THAT READINESS.

COMPONENT TO THAT READINESS.

>> THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS >> THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS STUDENTS CAN GAIN IN THE HIGH STUDENTS CAN GAIN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

STUDENTS CAN ADD THE EXPERIENCE STUDENTS CAN ADD THE EXPERIENCE TO THE RESUME AND COLLEGE TO THE RESUME AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

APPLICATIONS.

>> AND I THINK WHAT WE DO WITH >> AND I THINK WHAT WE DO WITH WORKING WITH SENIORS, THAT IS WORKING WITH SENIORS, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE MISSION.

IMPORTANT TO THE MISSION.

THAT IS THE TIME THEY ARE THAT IS THE TIME THEY ARE MAKING CRUCIAL DECISIONS ABOUT MAKING CRUCIAL DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE.

THEIR FUTURE.

WE SEE THAT COMPARED TO THEIR WE SEE THAT COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS, A GREATER NUMBER OF PEERS, A GREATER NUMBER OF GENESYS WORKS STUDENTS WILL GO GENESYS WORKS STUDENTS WILL GO ON TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

ON TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

>> I THINKA THIS WE ARE >> I THINKA THIS WE ARE REQUESTING TO SEE SIMILAR TO REQUESTING TO SEE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER EXPERIENCES THAT OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCES THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD, WHICH SOMETIMES THEY HAVE HAD, WHICH SOMETIMES THEY LEARN ABOUT CAREERS THAT THEY LEARN ABOUT CAREERS THAT THEY NEVER KNEW EXISTED.

NEVER KNEW EXISTED.

THEY START TO BUILD THEIR THEY START TO BUILD THEIR NETWORK AND THIS WILL GIVE THEM NETWORK AND THIS WILL GIVE THEM A HEAD START INTO THE REAL A HEAD START INTO THE REAL WORLD.

WORLD.

>> ALSO REALLY SEEING WHAT IT >> ALSO REALLY SEEING WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF MEANS TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN THE BENEFIT OF EARNING INCOME.

BENEFIT OF EARNING INCOME.

AND THEN THE SUPPORT THEY ARE AND THEN THE SUPPORT THEY ARE GOING TO GET FOR THAT COMPONENT GOING TO GET FOR THAT COMPONENT AS WELL.

AS WELL.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT PROCESS HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT PROCESS AND HOW DOES ALL OF THIS WORK.

AND HOW DOES ALL OF THIS WORK.

IT IS WHAT WE WANT OVER TIME IT IS WHAT WE WANT OVER TIME ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE.

TO EXPERIENCE.

>> GENESYS WORKS SAID THE >> GENESYS WORKS SAID THE MEDIAN AGE OF 25- 34 IS MEDIAN AGE OF 25- 34 IS 65,$000.

65,$000.

>> WE HAVE SEEN IT WITH THE >> WE HAVE SEEN IT WITH THE STUDENT AND IMPACT WITH THE STUDENT AND IMPACT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THE NUMBERS.

NUMBERS.

72% OF STUDENTS COMPLETE 72% OF STUDENTS COMPLETE COLLEGE COMPARED TO 45% OF THE COLLEGE COMPARED TO 45% OF THE OTHER ADULTS OVER REASON.

OTHER ADULTS OVER REASON.

>> INTERESTED STUDENTS APPLY >> INTERESTED STUDENTS APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM EARLIER THIS FOR THE PROGRAM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

YEAR.

>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT CRITERIA >> THERE ARE DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR RISING SENIORS.

FOR RISING SENIORS.

THEY ARE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME THEY ARE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME AND THEY NEED TO BE ON TRACT AND THEY NEED TO BE ON TRACT WITH THEIR GRADUATION.

WITH THEIR GRADUATION.

>> I THINK ALSO, THE KIND OF >> I THINK ALSO, THE KIND OF PROGRAM THAT IS NOT FOR EVERY PROGRAM THAT IS NOT FOR EVERY STUDENT BECAUSE NOT ALL STUDENT BECAUSE NOT ALL STUDENTS WANT TO BE GONE, HALF STUDENTS WANT TO BE GONE, HALF OF THE DAY FROM THEIR SCHOOL OF THE DAY FROM THEIR SCHOOL DAY AND BE AWAY FROM THEIR DAY AND BE AWAY FROM THEIR FRIENDS.

FRIENDS.

>> WITH JUST A FEW WEEKS INTO >> WITH JUST A FEW WEEKS INTO THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS HAVE THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED A VARIETY OF NEW LEARNED A VARIETY OF NEW THINGS.

THINGS.

>> SO THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THEM >> SO THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO GET THAT PROFESSIONAL TO GET THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE LIKE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE LIKE THEY ARE HAVING THIS SUMMER AS THEY ARE HAVING THIS SUMMER AS THEY ARE GEARING UP FOR THE THEY ARE GEARING UP FOR THE INTERNSHIP.

INTERNSHIP.

THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE WAYS THE OFFICES AND BUSINESSES WAYS THE OFFICES AND BUSINESSES WORK.

WORK.

HOW DO YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF AND HOW DO YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF AND TECHNICAL TOOLS AND ALL OF THE TECHNICAL TOOLS AND ALL OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND WHATEVER SUCCESSFUL AND WHATEVER ENVIRONMENT AND WHEREVER THEY ENVIRONMENT AND WHEREVER THEY ARE PLACED.

ARE PLACED.

>> GENESYS WORKS PARTNER WITH >> GENESYS WORKS PARTNER WITH THE AREAS THAT HOPES TO INTERN THE AREAS THAT HOPES TO INTERN THIS FALL.

THIS FALL.

>> AND THEY ARE MAKING THOSE >> AND THEY ARE MAKING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY.

PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE WONDERFUL WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE WONDERFUL PARTNERS INCLUDING BLUE CROSS, PARTNERS INCLUDING BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD OF OKLAHOMA.

BLUE SHIELD OF OKLAHOMA.

WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CARE AND WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CARE AND CONSUMER CARE AMONG A FEW OF CONSUMER CARE AMONG A FEW OF THOSE.

THOSE.

WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL IN EACH.

WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL IN EACH.

>> AND BRINGING IN AN >> AND BRINGING IN AN OPPORTUNITY TO TULSA STUDENTS.

OPPORTUNITY TO TULSA STUDENTS.

IS MEANINGFUL.

IS MEANINGFUL.

>> TO ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE >> TO ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK TO TULSA AND BE WORKING AS BACK TO TULSA AND BE WORKING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH GENESYS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH GENESYS WORKS.

WORKS.

IT FEELS LIKE IT CAME FULL IT FEELS LIKE IT CAME FULL CIRCLE.

CIRCLE.

I SEE THE IMPACT AND IT MAKES I SEE THE IMPACT AND IT MAKES NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS BUT NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS BUT FOR THE FAMILIES.

FOR THE FAMILIES.

FOR ME, IT REALLY IS JUST KIND FOR ME, IT REALLY IS JUST KIND OF A DREAM.

OF A DREAM.

GENESYS WORKS WILL PROVIDE GENESYS WORKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNSHIP THIS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNSHIP THIS FALL, RICH?

FALL, RICH?

>> THANK YOU, TAELYR.

>> THANK YOU, TAELYR.

>> AND THERE WAS LARGE >> AND THERE WAS LARGE CELEBRATIONS FOR JUNETEENTH.

CELEBRATIONS FOR JUNETEENTH.

WHILE IT IS NOT A WRECKINIZED WHILE IT IS NOT A WRECKINIZED STATE HOLIDAY.

STATE HOLIDAY.

EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THE COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE DAY FOR SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE DAY FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

REESE WETZEL HAS MORE IN THIS REESE WETZEL HAS MORE IN THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH CONVERSATION.

WEEK'S INDEPTH CONVERSATION.

>> WE'LL DISCUSS JUNETEENTH AND >> WE'LL DISCUSS JUNETEENTH AND BREAKING DOWN THE HISTORY OF BREAKING DOWN THE HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY.

THE HOLIDAY.

JB WILLIAMS MUSICIAN AND JB WILLIAMS MUSICIAN AND BUSINESS OWNER AND ACTIVIST IN BUSINESS OWNER AND ACTIVIST IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

OKLAHOMA CITY.

GERMANE.

GERMANE.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

JB, HOW HAVE THE CELEBRATIONS JB, HOW HAVE THE CELEBRATIONS GROWN IN OKLAHOMA CITY?

GROWN IN OKLAHOMA CITY?

ARE MORE PEOPLE DREWING TO THAT ARE MORE PEOPLE DREWING TO THAT AND UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY.

OF THE HOLIDAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE >> I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY SPECIFICALLY, BUT I KNOW THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I KNOW THAT THE AWARENESS AND WANTING TO THE AWARENESS AND WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT HAS GROWN.

KNOW MORE ABOUT IT HAS GROWN.

OUR FESTIVAL STARTED WITH TEN OUR FESTIVAL STARTED WITH TEN COMMITTEE MEMBER AND NOW WE ARE COMMITTEE MEMBER AND NOW WE ARE AT 25.

AT 25.

THE SAME WITH VOLUNTEERS.

THE SAME WITH VOLUNTEERS.

WE STARTED A FIVE K AND HAD 800 WE STARTED A FIVE K AND HAD 800 JOIN US LAST YEAR FOR JOIN US LAST YEAR FOR JUNETEENTH.

JUNETEENTH.

THIS YEAR 1600 PEOPLE RAN.

THIS YEAR 1600 PEOPLE RAN.

SO FOR THE FESTIVAL OVER ALL.

SO FOR THE FESTIVAL OVER ALL.

THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING TO THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING TO 10000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR.

10000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR.

SO I KNOW THAT THE INTEREST IS SO I KNOW THAT THE INTEREST IS GROWING.

GROWING.

AND I AM DEFINITELY SEEING, YOU AND I AM DEFINITELY SEEING, YOU KNOW, JUST THE NUMBERS OF KNOW, JUST THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING AND THINGS PEOPLE PARTICIPATING AND THINGS ARE CENTERED AROUND JUNETEENTH ARE CENTERED AROUND JUNETEENTH FOR SURE.

FOR SURE.

>> YOU CAN SEE ALL COMMUNITIES >> YOU CAN SEE ALL COMMUNITIES JOINING IN ON THIS.

JOINING IN ON THIS.

PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND COMMUNITIES AND BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES AND BACKGROUNDS AND WHITE AND BLACK AND EVEN AND WHITE AND BLACK AND EVEN OUR COMMITTEE, PEOPLE ARE WHITE OUR COMMITTEE, PEOPLE ARE WHITE AND HISPANIC AND ALL TYPESES.

AND HISPANIC AND ALL TYPESES.

SO, I THINK THAT IS THE SO, I THINK THAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNETEENTH, IS IMPORTANCE OF JUNETEENTH, IS THATUN YOU KNOW, THE THATUN YOU KNOW, THE CELEBRATION IS, OF COURSE, IT CELEBRATION IS, OF COURSE, IT IS YOU KNOW, ABOUT BLACK IS YOU KNOW, ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT PEOPLE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT ONLY FOR JUST BLACK PEOPLE ONLY FOR JUST BLACK PEOPLE CELEBRATE.

CELEBRATE.

>> THAT'S GOING WITH MARTIN >> THAT'S GOING WITH MARTIN LEGISLATOR KING.

LEGISLATOR KING.

>> I URGE A BIT OF CAUTION, NOT >> I URGE A BIT OF CAUTION, NOT ALL LIVES MATTER JUNETEENTH.

ALL LIVES MATTER JUNETEENTH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF THE THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAY AND WHAT AND WHO IT WAS HOLIDAY AND WHAT AND WHO IT WAS MEANT FOR.

MEANT FOR.

BLACK PEOPLE WHO GAINED THEIR BLACK PEOPLE WHO GAINED THEIR FREEDOM IN TEXAS.

FREEDOM IN TEXAS.

>> MAYBE TWO MONTHS AFTER THE >> MAYBE TWO MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR.

END OF THE CIVIL WAR.

SO TWO YEARS AFTER THE SO TWO YEARS AFTER THE EMANCIPATION PROCLOMPATION.

EMANCIPATION PROCLOMPATION.

WHAT I AM SEEING AND HAS BEEN WHAT I AM SEEING AND HAS BEEN MUMENTY- RACIAL AND MUMENTY MUMENTY- RACIAL AND MUMENTY GENERATIONAL GROUP OF FOLKS GENERATIONAL GROUP OF FOLKS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN VARIOUS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY PROBABLY COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY PROBABLY THE STATE, BUT ACROSS THE THE STATE, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY.

IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE FOR THE IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE FOR THE MOST PART.

MOST PART.

I THINK THAT IS THE WAY THE MLK I THINK THAT IS THE WAY THE MLK HOLIDAY HAS ULTIMATELY SORT OF HOLIDAY HAS ULTIMATELY SORT OF EVOLVED OVER TIME.

EVOLVED OVER TIME.

I SUSPECT JUNETEENTH WILL ALSO I SUSPECT JUNETEENTH WILL ALSO BECOME ANOTHER DAY LIKE THE MLK BECOME ANOTHER DAY LIKE THE MLK HOLIDAY FOR THE MOST PART.

HOLIDAY FOR THE MOST PART.

I URGE CAUTION NOT TO SORT OF I URGE CAUTION NOT TO SORT OF FORGET THE HISTORICAL AND FORGET THE HISTORICAL AND SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY.

SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY.

IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY A BLACK, IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY A BLACK, NOT A HOLIDAY, BUT IT IS A DAY.

NOT A HOLIDAY, BUT IT IS A DAY.

>> IT IS A BLACK INDEPENDENCE >> IT IS A BLACK INDEPENDENCE DAY?

DAY?

>> YES, SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY, I >> YES, SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY, I MEAN, IT HAS MANY NAMES OR HAD MEAN, IT HAS MANY NAMES OR HAD MANY OVER TIME.

MANY OVER TIME.

BUT CERTAINLY IT IS BLACK BUT CERTAINLY IT IS BLACK INDEPENDENCE DAY.

INDEPENDENCE DAY.

NOT TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE OVER THE NOT TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE OVER THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT WE CELEBRATE IN THIS COUNTRY, WE CELEBRATE IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT BLACK INDEPENDENCE DAY IT BUT BLACK INDEPENDENCE DAY IT IS.

IS.

>> JB?

>> JB?

YOU WANT TO ADD?

YOU WANT TO ADD?

>> WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY, >> WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY, THIS DAY IS IMPORTANT TO THIS DAY IS IMPORTANT TO ELGREAT AND INSCENTIZE.

ELGREAT AND INSCENTIZE.

YOU WILL GO TO A MLK YOU WILL GO TO A MLK CELEBRATION, AND YOU KNOW, YOU CELEBRATION, AND YOU KNOW, YOU WILL SEE AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS, WILL SEE AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS, SOME MIGHT BE WHITE, SOME MIGHT SOME MIGHT BE WHITE, SOME MIGHT BE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RACES, RIGHT?

CULTURES AND RACES, RIGHT?

THOSE ARE THE THING AND THOSE ARE THE THING AND PHILOSOPHIES THAT CENTERED WHAT PHILOSOPHIES THAT CENTERED WHAT MLK WAS ABOUT.

MLK WAS ABOUT.

BUT SPECIFICALLY THIS DAY, IT BUT SPECIFICALLY THIS DAY, IT IS A DAY TO HIGHLIGHT AND IS A DAY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ELEVATE BLACK VOICES.

ELEVATE BLACK VOICES.

SO YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T GO TO SO YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T GO TO A JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AND EVENT A JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AND EVENT AND HEAR SOMEBODY WHITE AND HEAR SOMEBODY WHITE SPEAKING, AND SEE A WHITE SPEAKING, AND SEE A WHITE PERFORMER.

PERFORMER.

IT IS A DAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO IT IS A DAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO YOU KNOW, JUST CELEBRATE BLACK YOU KNOW, JUST CELEBRATE BLACK PEOPLE AND LIFT UP BLACK PEOPLE AND LIFT UP BLACK VOICES.

VOICES.

AND SO WITH OUR FESTIVAL WE AND SO WITH OUR FESTIVAL WE ONLY GIVE PLATFORM TO BLACK ONLY GIVE PLATFORM TO BLACK PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER RACE AND CULTURES TO OTHER RACE AND CULTURES TO PARTICIPATE WITH VOLUNTEERING PARTICIPATE WITH VOLUNTEERING AND HELPING.

AND HELPING.

THEY ARE ON OUR COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE ON OUR COMMITTEE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE PLATFORM IS FOR BLACK BUT THE PLATFORM IS FOR BLACK VOICES.

VOICES.

>> SO IT IS A LEARNING >> SO IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OTHER CULTURES EXPERIENCE FOR OTHER CULTURES AND HAVING THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND HAVING THE BLACK COMMUNITY REPRESENT AND TAKE PART IN IT.

REPRESENT AND TAKE PART IN IT.

>> I WANT TO TURN THE >> I WANT TO TURN THE CONVERSATION TO THE STATE.

CONVERSATION TO THE STATE.

OKLAHOMA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT OKLAHOMA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A HOLIDAY.

AS A HOLIDAY.

JB, DOES THAT UPSET YOU THAT IT JB, DOES THAT UPSET YOU THAT IT IS NOT A HOLIDAY HERE?

IS NOT A HOLIDAY HERE?

>> I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT >> I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT UPSETS ME.

UPSETS ME.

IT JUST REMINDS ME WHERE I AM IT JUST REMINDS ME WHERE I AM AND HOW FAR BEHIND OKLAHOMA IS AND HOW FAR BEHIND OKLAHOMA IS IN A LOT OF WAYS.

IN A LOT OF WAYS.

I REMEMBER IN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER IN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, WE WOULD SAY LIKE FOR INSTANCE, WE WOULD SAY TEXAS GETS ALL OF THE GOOD TEXAS GETS ALL OF THE GOOD MUSIC FIRST.

MUSIC FIRST.

FASHION FIRST AND WE WERE FASHION FIRST AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW OKLAHOMA WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW OKLAHOMA WAS SLOW AND BEHIND.

SLOW AND BEHIND.

THIS IS JUST THE SAME THING.

THIS IS JUST THE SAME THING.

JUST IN ANOTHER AREN A.

AND I JUST IN ANOTHER AREN A.

AND I THINK WHAT IT MAKES ME FEEL, THINK WHAT IT MAKES ME FEEL, WHEN I THINK ABOUT OKLAHOMA, WHEN I THINK ABOUT OKLAHOMA, AND THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF AND THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF BLACK PEOPLE AND BEING A STATE BLACK PEOPLE AND BEING A STATE THAT HAS THE MOST BLACK TOWNS THAT HAS THE MOST BLACK TOWNS AND BEING A STATE THAT WAS AND BEING A STATE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR BLACK SUPPOSED TO BE FOR BLACK PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

I THINK ABOUT THE FOOTPRINT FOR I THINK ABOUT THE FOOTPRINT FOR BLACK PEOPLE.

BLACK PEOPLE.

IT REMINDS ME OF HOW LITTLE OUR IT REMINDS ME OF HOW LITTLE OUR GOVERNMENT THINKS OF BLACK GOVERNMENT THINKS OF BLACK PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD WITH >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD WITH THAT?

THAT?

>> YOU CAN SEE THE PARALLELS TO >> YOU CAN SEE THE PARALLELS TO THE KING HOLIDAY.

THE KING HOLIDAY.

SOME STATES ARE SLOW TO APPROVE SOME STATES ARE SLOW TO APPROVE OR OBSERVE A KING DAY AS OR OBSERVE A KING DAY AS A STATE HOLIDAY.

A STATE HOLIDAY.

I THINK FOR A LOT OF THOSE I THINK FOR A LOT OF THOSE STATES THAT ARE SLOW TO THE STATES THAT ARE SLOW TO THE PARTY IF YOU WILL, ECONOMIC PARTY IF YOU WILL, ECONOMIC CONCERNS, AND COSTS, RIGHT.

CONCERNS, AND COSTS, RIGHT.

ALSO JUST GOOD OLD, I DON'T ALSO JUST GOOD OLD, I DON'T WANT TO SAY SOUTHERN RACIAL WANT TO SAY SOUTHERN RACIAL MENTALITY, BUT THAT IS FAIRLY MENTALITY, BUT THAT IS FAIRLY PERVASIVE.

PERVASIVE.

BUT A MYRI AD OF REASONS WHY BUT A MYRI AD OF REASONS WHY STATES SLOW WALK TO ACKNOWLEDGE STATES SLOW WALK TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND OBSERVE OF THESE BIG AND OBSERVE OF THESE BIG NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.

I THINK WITH THE KING HOLIDAY, I THINK WITH THE KING HOLIDAY, WHICH BECAME FEDERAL, I THINK WHICH BECAME FEDERAL, I THINK IN 1986 WITH THE FIRST TIME WE IN 1986 WITH THE FIRST TIME WE OBSERVED IT AND IT WAS NOT OBSERVED IT AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1999 BEFORE ALL STATES UNTIL 1999 BEFORE ALL STATES FULLY YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZED IT.

FULLY YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZED IT.

YOU KNOW, THE DEEP STATE, THERE YOU KNOW, THE DEEP STATE, THERE ARE STATES THAT CELEBRATE KING ARE STATES THAT CELEBRATE KING HOLIDAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOLIDAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROBERT LEE DAY.

ROBERT LEE DAY.

THAT IS BIZARRE.

THAT IS BIZARRE.

IN OKLAHOMA, THERE SHOULD BE IN OKLAHOMA, THERE SHOULD BE A LEADER IN SO MANY WAYS A LEADER IN SO MANY WAYS LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE BLACK LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE BLACK HISTORY AND PROXIMITY TO TEXAS, HISTORY AND PROXIMITY TO TEXAS, BUT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER REASON, BUT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER REASON, THE STATE IS SORT OF WALKING THE STATE IS SORT OF WALKING EERILY SLOW BEHIND THE STATES EERILY SLOW BEHIND THE STATES THAT TOOK UP THE MANTEL AND THAT TOOK UP THE MANTEL AND WILL RAN WITH IT.

WILL RAN WITH IT.

>> AND ONE OF THE REASONS WAS >> AND ONE OF THE REASONS WAS IT IS EASIER FOR YOU KNOW, IT IS EASIER FOR YOU KNOW, STATES TO TO, YOU KNOW, BE STATES TO TO, YOU KNOW, BE ACCEPTING OF A MARTIN LUTHER ACCEPTING OF A MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, YOU KNOW, HIS KING DAY, YOU KNOW, HIS FOUNDATION WAS IN CHURCH.

FOUNDATION WAS IN CHURCH.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN KIND OF AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN KIND OF LIKE, DRAW A LINE BETWEEN LIKE, DRAW A LINE BETWEEN MARTIN LUTHER KING AND MARTIN LUTHER KING AND CHRISTIANITY.

CHRISTIANITY.

AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN EVER YOU START TO GET INTO EVER YOU START TO GET INTO SLAVERY AND START TO GET INTO SLAVERY AND START TO GET INTO YOU KNOW, BLACK PEOPLE WHO AT YOU KNOW, BLACK PEOPLE WHO AT THIS TIME THEY WERE GIVEN THIS TIME THEY WERE GIVEN A RELIGION AND GIVEN A FAITH A RELIGION AND GIVEN A FAITH AND TOLD, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY AND TOLD, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY COULD READ AND WHAT THEY WERE COULD READ AND WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO READ AND NOT TO SUPPOSED TO READ AND NOT TO WRITE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WRITE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT IS HARD TO LIKE, IT IS HARD IT IS HARD TO LIKE, IT IS HARD TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO ACCEPT IT TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO ACCEPT IT KNOWING THAT WE CAN'T LEAN ON KNOWING THAT WE CAN'T LEAN ON THIS BEING A CHRISTIAN THING OR THIS BEING A CHRISTIAN THING OR BEING ABOUT GOD, YOU KNOW.

BEING ABOUT GOD, YOU KNOW.

IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE TOTAL IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE TOTAL ITY OF AMERICA AND THAT TRAGIC ITY OF AMERICA AND THAT TRAGIC HISTORY THAT A LOT OF US, A LOT HISTORY THAT A LOT OF US, A LOT OF THEM, PEOPLE WANT TO IGNORE OF THEM, PEOPLE WANT TO IGNORE AND SWEEP UNDER THE RUG AND AND SWEEP UNDER THE RUG AND PRETEND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

PRETEND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

>> THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE >> THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.

DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.

HOW IS THE PROGRESS AS A STATE HOW IS THE PROGRESS AS A STATE AND NATION?

AND NATION?

>> I WOULD SAY IT IS A MIXED >> I WOULD SAY IT IS A MIXED BAG.

BAG.

ONE THING THAT BROUGHT ME TO ONE THING THAT BROUGHT ME TO OKLAHOMA FROM BOSTON, WAS THE OKLAHOMA FROM BOSTON, WAS THE IDEA OF SEEING YOUNG, ENERGETIC IDEA OF SEEING YOUNG, ENERGETIC AND STUDENTS REALLY PICKING UP AND STUDENTS REALLY PICKING UP THE TORCH AND RUNNING WITH IT.

THE TORCH AND RUNNING WITH IT.

THEY WANTED CHANGE.

THEY WANTED CHANGE.

THEY WANTED SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND THEY WANTED SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND USE THEIR VOICE AND RESOURCES USE THEIR VOICE AND RESOURCES TO GET THAT CHANGE TO MANIFEST.

TO GET THAT CHANGE TO MANIFEST.

AND SO IN THE IMMEDIATE AND SO IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH.

AFTERMATH.

WE SAW A FLURRY OF CORPORATE WE SAW A FLURRY OF CORPORATE IDEAS SURROUNDING DIVERSITY AND IDEAS SURROUNDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND ET CETERA AND INCLUSION AND ET CETERA AND RIGHTING THE WRONGS OF THE RIGHTING THE WRONGS OF THE PAST.

PAST.

BUT SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, A LOT OF BUT SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, A LOT OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE STALLED OR THOSE EFFORTS ARE STALLED OR FORGOTTEN COMPLETELY.

FORGOTTEN COMPLETELY.

AND SO FOR THE GOOD THAT DID AND SO FOR THE GOOD THAT DID EMERGE OUT OF IT, IT HAS BEEN EMERGE OUT OF IT, IT HAS BEEN AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS RENEWED, BUT CERTAINLY THE RENEWED, BUT CERTAINLY THE MENTALITY WITH THE GEN X AND MENTALITY WITH THE GEN X AND MILLENNIALS, RECOGNIZING THE MILLENNIALS, RECOGNIZING THE POWER OF THEIR VOICES AND SORT POWER OF THEIR VOICES AND SORT OF MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE OF MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE COUNTRY AND OF COURSE, IN THE COUNTRY AND OF COURSE, IN THE STATE.

STATE.

BUT AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE SO FAR BUT AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE SO FAR TO COME BECAUSE OF THE BACK TO COME BECAUSE OF THE BACK LASH THAT IS EXTENSIVE AND LASH THAT IS EXTENSIVE AND REALLY TROUBLING.

REALLY TROUBLING.

>> JB, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE >> JB, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?

TO ADD?

>> I THINK HE IS RIGHT.

>> I THINK HE IS RIGHT.

SINCE THEN IT CAUSED A BUNCH, SINCE THEN IT CAUSED A BUNCH, WE HAVE SEEN CHANGE FOR SURE.

WE HAVE SEEN CHANGE FOR SURE.

WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WHO WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY THINKING OF ONE WAY NORMALLY THINKING OF ONE WAY AND WATCH A MAN BE EXECUTED AND AND WATCH A MAN BE EXECUTED AND START TO SEE LIKE WHAT PEOPLE START TO SEE LIKE WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING, IS ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN SAYING, IS ACTUALLY TRUE AND REALLY DOES HAPPEN.

TRUE AND REALLY DOES HAPPEN.

AND SO, FOR THAT REASON, YOU AND SO, FOR THAT REASON, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GREAT THINGS KNOW, THERE ARE GREAT THINGS AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT CAUSED AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT CAUSED A WHOLE GENERATION OF PEOPLE TO A WHOLE GENERATION OF PEOPLE TO RISE UP AND BE BOLD ABOUT WHAT RISE UP AND BE BOLD ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN AND WHAT THEY THEY BELIEVE IN AND WHAT THEY FEEL IS RIGHT.

FEEL IS RIGHT.

FOR US, WHO ARE ON THAT SIDE, FOR US, WHO ARE ON THAT SIDE, IT'S TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND IT'S TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND ACTUALLY DECIDE IF WE ARE GOING ACTUALLY DECIDE IF WE ARE GOING TO CHOOSE, YOU KNOW, TO WORK TO CHOOSE, YOU KNOW, TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE OR CHOOSE CLOUT WITH THE PEOPLE OR CHOOSE CLOUT AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE LISTEN TO LIKE, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO LIKE, WE HAVE TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS SYSTEM, AND FIGHT AGAINST THIS SYSTEM, AND THENNAST THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE THENNAST THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE ARE TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE ARE BEHAVING AND TREAT EACH OTHER BEHAVING AND TREAT EACH OTHER AND NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN AND NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN A MOMENT OF HAVING THE MIC AND A MOMENT OF HAVING THE MIC AND HAVING THE FUNDS AND TAKE CARE HAVING THE FUNDS AND TAKE CARE OF FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE.

OF FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE.

WHEN YOU FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE, WHEN YOU FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THAT STUFF SHOULDN'T ALL OF THAT STUFF SHOULDN'T MATTER.

MATTER.

AND SO, I THINK ON BOTH SIDES, AND SO, I THINK ON BOTH SIDES, I THINK THERE IS A LOT HAVING, I THINK THERE IS A LOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE REALLY SEE YOU KNOW, PEOPLE REALLY SEE THAT THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE THAT THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS ARE HAPPENING.

HAPPENING.

IT IS PROBABLY WITHOUT SEEING IT IS PROBABLY WITHOUT SEEING THE MOST, YOU KNOW GOOD.

THE MOST, YOU KNOW GOOD.

>> AND ARE YOU HOPING THAT THE >> AND ARE YOU HOPING THAT THE CELEBRATIONS DRAW A CLOUD AND CELEBRATIONS DRAW A CLOUD AND PEOPLE AND LEGISLATORS SEE THAT PEOPLE AND LEGISLATORS SEE THAT AND HOPE TO ACT ON THAT AND LET AND HOPE TO ACT ON THAT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AND SEEN; IS THAT RECOGNIZED AND SEEN; IS THAT A GOAL?

A GOAL?

>> I THINK THAT IS ONE.

>> I THINK THAT IS ONE.

THE MORE NUMBERS WE DRAW AND THE MORE NUMBERS WE DRAW AND YOU KNOW, IT WILL HELP AND KIND YOU KNOW, IT WILL HELP AND KIND OF HELP LEAD THAT.

OF HELP LEAD THAT.

WE KNOW THE PEOPLE HAVE THE WE KNOW THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER.

POWER.

YOU KNOW, NUMBERS IS POWER AND YOU KNOW, NUMBERS IS POWER AND I HOPE THAT THE MORE EDUCATION I HOPE THAT THE MORE EDUCATION AND PEOPLE INVOLVED AND THE AND PEOPLE INVOLVED AND THE LARGER OUR EVENT GETS AND LARGER OUR EVENT GETS AND LARGER OUR VOICE GET AND FOOT LARGER OUR VOICE GET AND FOOT PRINT GETS WITH THE EVENT PRINT GETS WITH THE EVENT CELEBRATION FOR SURE.

CELEBRATION FOR SURE.

>> HOW DO YOU GET IT TO SPREAD >> HOW DO YOU GET IT TO SPREAD TO OTHER COMMUNITIES?

TO OTHER COMMUNITIES?

>> AND WE TALKED ABOUT NORMAN >> AND WE TALKED ABOUT NORMAN DOING A CELEBRATION AND HOW DEW DOING A CELEBRATION AND HOW DEW GET IT TO THE OTHER GET IT TO THE OTHER SUBCOMMUNITIES?

SUBCOMMUNITIES?

>> AND FOR ME, ONE OF THE BEST >> AND FOR ME, ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IS SORT OF TO USE THE WAYS IS SORT OF TO USE THE PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE AND STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE AND CLASSROOM, THEY ARE HEARING CLASSROOM, THEY ARE HEARING THINGS THAT MATTER AND THEY ARE THINGS THAT MATTER AND THEY ARE TAKING THINGS BACK AND TAKING THINGS BACK AND DESSIMINATING THEM IN THE DESSIMINATING THEM IN THE COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS AS WELL, BUT I WILL SAY THIS AS WELL, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN A BOOM SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN A BOOM AND IT HAS HELPED TO BRING AND IT HAS HELPED TO BRING A GREAT DEAL OF AWARENESS OF A GREAT DEAL OF AWARENESS OF VARIOUS ISSUES AFFECTING VARIOUS ISSUES AFFECTING OKLAHOMANS IN THE RACIAL LINES.

OKLAHOMANS IN THE RACIAL LINES.

THAT IS AS A NEWBEE HERE.

THAT IS AS A NEWBEE HERE.

SEE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT SEE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE STATE HOUSE ET CETERA AND THAT STATE HOUSE ET CETERA AND THAT IS REFRESHING.

IS REFRESHING.

I KNOW PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE WHO I KNOW PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE WHO CARE AND WANT TO SEE THE STATE CARE AND WANT TO SEE THE STATE SORT OF MARCH TOWARD A PROGRESS SORT OF MARCH TOWARD A PROGRESS OR MAKE PROGRESS ON VARIOUS OR MAKE PROGRESS ON VARIOUS FRONTS.

FRONTS.

THE YOUNGER GENERATION ARE THE YOUNGER GENERATION ARE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN, PROBABLY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN, PROBABLY NOT AT THE SPEED THAT THEY NOT AT THE SPEED THAT THEY LIKE.

LIKE.

I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, AT OU AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, AT OU AND OTHER PLACES AND OTHER, YOU OTHER PLACES AND OTHER, YOU KNOW HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF KNOW HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THAT WE PUT HIGHER EDUCATION, THAT WE PUT FORTH STUDENTS WHO WILL FORTH STUDENTS WHO WILL CONTINUE TO SORT OF YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO SORT OF YOU KNOW, SHAKE THE TABLE IF YOU WILL TO SHAKE THE TABLE IF YOU WILL TO GET THINGS DONE IN THE STATE GET THINGS DONE IN THE STATE AND COUNTRY.

AND COUNTRY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LAST QUESTION HERE, JB.

LAST QUESTION HERE, JB.

ARE YOU LOOKING AT JUNETEENTH ARE YOU LOOKING AT JUNETEENTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS NEXT AND HOW DO YOU GROW THIS NEXT AND HOW DO YOU GROW THIS CELEBRATION AND WHERE DO YOU GO CELEBRATION AND WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?

FROM HERE?

>> I AM HAVING CONVERSATIONS >> I AM HAVING CONVERSATIONS 2024.

2024.

THAT IS WHAT IT IS IN THE YEAR THAT IS WHAT IT IS IN THE YEAR BEFORE.

BEFORE.

THAT IS MY OPPORTUNITY.

THAT IS MY OPPORTUNITY.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME HERE.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE TIME TO JOIN US.

HAVE TIME TO JOIN US.

IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL VIEW.

IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL VIEW.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO FOREST LANE WE'LL TAKE YOU TO FOREST LANE FOR THE ANNUAL RAMP HARVEST.

FOR THE ANNUAL RAMP HARVEST.

WHATTA A RAMP?

WHATTA A RAMP?

FORAGER CALL THEM GREEN GOLD.

FORAGER CALL THEM GREEN GOLD.

WE FIND OUT FROM THE FRIENDS AT WE FIND OUT FROM THE FRIENDS AT PUBLIC TELEVISION.

PUBLIC TELEVISION.

>> THEY CALL WILD LEAK.

>> THEY CALL WILD LEAK.

MOUNTAIN LEAK.

MOUNTAIN LEAK.

THEY ARE CALLED RANSOMS IN THEY ARE CALLED RANSOMS IN ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.

THEY ARE SPECIAL.

THEY ARE SPECIAL.

THEY ARE NOT FARMED AND THERE THEY ARE NOT FARMED AND THERE IS A CARC ITY.

IS A CARC ITY.

IT CREATES BUZZ AROUND THE IT CREATES BUZZ AROUND THE STUDENTS.

STUDENTS.

RESTAURANTS AND SEE IT THREE RESTAURANTS AND SEE IT THREE WEEK AND THEN IT IS NEXT YEAR.

WEEK AND THEN IT IS NEXT YEAR.

>> I FOREST FOR RAMPS.

>> I FOREST FOR RAMPS.

WE'RE NOT DISCLOSING WHERE THEY WE'RE NOT DISCLOSING WHERE THEY ARE.

ARE.

THERE IS ISSUES WITH PEOPLE NOT THERE IS ISSUES WITH PEOPLE NOT CHECKING WITH THE LAND OWNER TO CHECKING WITH THE LAND OWNER TO MAKE SURE IT IS OKAY.

MAKE SURE IT IS OKAY.

WE HAVE PERMISSION AND IT IS WE HAVE PERMISSION AND IT IS A SPECIAL SITUATION WITH US.

A SPECIAL SITUATION WITH US.

VERY COMPETITIVE.

VERY COMPETITIVE.

WHEN IT IS SPECIAL, EVERYONE WHEN IT IS SPECIAL, EVERYONE WANTS TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT.

WANTS TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT.

YOU WILL PAY X AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU WILL PAY X AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A SCALLION AND THE DEMAND FOR A SCALLION AND THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY LIKE THIS.

AND SUPPLY LIKE THIS.

SUPPLY IS ONLY A THREE WEEK SUPPLY IS ONLY A THREE WEEK SEASON FOR RAMPS AND THE DEMAND SEASON FOR RAMPS AND THE DEMAND GOES HIGH BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT GOES HIGH BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO EAT IT.

TO EAT IT.

IT IS A HIPSTER FOOD PEOPLE IT IS A HIPSTER FOOD PEOPLE WANT TO EAT.

WANT TO EAT.

THERE IS A PRICE GOUGE.

THERE IS A PRICE GOUGE.

>> THIS PATCH IS 70 AND 90 >> THIS PATCH IS 70 AND 90 POUNDS AND IT IS PROBABLY WORTH POUNDS AND IT IS PROBABLY WORTH OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

>> I DEAL WITH RAMP PIRATES OF >> I DEAL WITH RAMP PIRATES OF REALLY PICKING.

REALLY PICKING.

EVERY YEAR IT IS FIVE PEOPLE I EVERY YEAR IT IS FIVE PEOPLE I KICK OUT.

KICK OUT.

YESTERDAY I KICKED TWO PEOPLE YESTERDAY I KICKED TWO PEOPLE OFF OF THE PROPERTY THAT I WORK OFF OF THE PROPERTY THAT I WORK FOR.

FOR.

THEY COME ON TO THE PROPERTY THEY COME ON TO THE PROPERTY AND CLAIM THEY DON'T SEE THE NO AND CLAIM THEY DON'T SEE THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN AND WALK ON TRESPASSING SIGN AND WALK ON AND SOMETIMES GET AWAY WITH IT, AND SOMETIMES GET AWAY WITH IT, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T.

DON'T.

>> YOU HAVE TO DO IS >> YOU HAVE TO DO IS SUSTAINABILITY.

SUSTAINABILITY.

THEY WILL DIG THE SOIL DOWN AND THEY WILL DIG THE SOIL DOWN AND THE BULB UP.

THE BULB UP.

YOU ARE SCREWING UP THE ECO YOU ARE SCREWING UP THE ECO SYSTEM.

SYSTEM.

IF YOU PILL AMG EVERYTHING AND IF YOU PILL AMG EVERYTHING AND UPROOT IT WILL NOT COME BACK UPROOT IT WILL NOT COME BACK AND THEN YOU WILL NOT HAVE THEM AND THEN YOU WILL NOT HAVE THEM ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPRING ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPRING VEGETABLES.

VEGETABLES.

SOME THINGS ARE GOOD FOR SOME THINGS ARE GOOD FOR A REASON.

A REASON.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

DAN DOESN'T TAKE THE BULBS OUT DAN DOESN'T TAKE THE BULBS OUT AND THEY COME BACK EVERY AFTER AND THEY COME BACK EVERY AFTER YEAR.

YEAR.

THE FACT THEY ARE AROUND SHORT THE FACT THEY ARE AROUND SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME FOR ME IS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR ME IS SPECIAL BECAUSE IT FORCES US TO SPECIAL BECAUSE IT FORCES US TO RESPECT THE INGREDIENT.

RESPECT THE INGREDIENT.

SOMEONE HAS TO WORK HARD AND SOMEONE HAS TO WORK HARD AND ANY OUT AND PICK THEM AND ANY OUT AND PICK THEM AND MAINTAIN THE RESPECT OF THE MAINTAIN THE RESPECT OF THE PLANT.

PLANT.

TOO OFTEN WE TURN FOOD IN THE TOO OFTEN WE TURN FOOD IN THE COMMODITY AND GROW THEM IN HUGE COMMODITY AND GROW THEM IN HUGE MASSIVE FIELDS AND DON'T MASSIVE FIELDS AND DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IT REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IT REALLY TAKES.

TAKES.

IT IS A TRUE GIFT THAT MOTHER IT IS A TRUE GIFT THAT MOTHER NATURE GIVES TO US EVERY YEAR.

NATURE GIVES TO US EVERY YEAR.

>> AND THE ONES WE PICK TODAY, >> AND THE ONES WE PICK TODAY, WE'LL BRING TO THE SAUSAGE WE'LL BRING TO THE SAUSAGE SHOP.

SHOP.

HE WILL MAKE SAUSAGE WITH THEM.

HE WILL MAKE SAUSAGE WITH THEM.

>> THESE ARE RAMPS.

>> THESE ARE RAMPS.

I GOT THEM FROM DAN.

I GOT THEM FROM DAN.

THEY CAME IN ON SATURDAY.

THEY CAME IN ON SATURDAY.

THESE ARE GOING TO GET GROUND THESE ARE GOING TO GET GROUND IN WITH THE PORK.

IN WITH THE PORK.

WE ALSO HAVE A PUREED OF RAMPS.

WE ALSO HAVE A PUREED OF RAMPS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MIGHT PITS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MIGHT PITS.

IT IS ALL LEAF.

IT IS ALL LEAF.

LIKE AN ONION HERB ALMOST.

LIKE AN ONION HERB ALMOST.

THIS SAUSAGE WE'LL DO UNTIL WE THIS SAUSAGE WE'LL DO UNTIL WE CAN'T GET THEM ANYMORE.

CAN'T GET THEM ANYMORE.

IT COULD BE 3 OR 5 WEEKS.

IT COULD BE 3 OR 5 WEEKS.

13 AND 20 POUNDS A WEEK RIGHT 13 AND 20 POUNDS A WEEK RIGHT NOW.

NOW.

THIS SAUSAGE SHOWS THE RAMPS THIS SAUSAGE SHOWS THE RAMPS AND SMOKED PAPRIKA WE MAKE AND SMOKED PAPRIKA WE MAKE HERE.

HERE.

WE ARE 90% LOCAL.

WE ARE 90% LOCAL.

EVERYONE BUYS CHICKEN IN EVERYONE BUYS CHICKEN IN A PACKET.

A PACKET.

BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CHICKEN ON A FARM?

A CHICKEN ON A FARM?

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN IT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN IT GETS TO YOUR PLATE.

GETS TO YOUR PLATE.

SOMEONE HAD TO WALK IN THE WOOD SOMEONE HAD TO WALK IN THE WOOD AND PULL IT OUT OF THE GROUND.

AND PULL IT OUT OF THE GROUND.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONNECT TO IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONNECT TO THAT STUFF.

THAT STUFF.

IF YOU DON'T WHAT IS IT TO IF YOU DON'T WHAT IS IT TO APPRECIATE ANYMORE?

APPRECIATE ANYMORE?

YOU APPRECIATE THE FOOD.

YOU APPRECIATE THE FOOD.

BUT THE JOURNEY IS THE MORE BUT THE JOURNEY IS THE MORE INTERESTING PART OF THE FOOD IN INTERESTING PART OF THE FOOD IN MY OPINION.

MY OPINION.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE >> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT THE OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE WILL GO OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE WILL GO BACK TO CONSIDER THE BACK TO CONSIDER THE LEGISLATURE ONE STEP CLOSER TO LEGISLATURE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BRAPING UP THE SYSTEM.

BRAPING UP THE SYSTEM.

WE'LL HAVE A REPORT.

WE'LL HAVE A REPORT.

WE'LL LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK OF WE'LL LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK OF A TOUR BY OKLAHOMA CITY.

A TOUR BY OKLAHOMA CITY.

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