Monday, 31 March 2008
In an informal, man-on-the-street informational outing, 80% of those who agreed to respond in a Tulsa Today survey could not answer the headline question.  Even more telling was the fact that these Tulsans could not name their current City Councilor or in what district they resided.

And tomorrow Tuesday, April 1 (Fool’s Day and Tulsa’s Birthday) these people are expected to go to the polls and elect someone to represent them?

For a city, state or federal level government to really represent the wishes of the majority of people, that majority MUST participate.  That means spending a little time to review what has been broadcast in comparison to what was actually said, presented or voted on by the representative.  Oftentimes what’s out there is not what happened, with the information from media having been spun to the direction desired by the reporter, assignment editor or publisher.

So what does a City Councilor do?

According to the 1989 Amended Charter and Amendments, Article II,
“All legislative powers of the City of Tulsa, except for the rights of initiative and referendum reserved to the people of the City of Tulsa by Article XVIII, Section 4, of the Constitution of Oklahoma, shall be vested in and exercised by a Council composed of nine (9) Councilors elected by districts as provided in Article VI of this amended Charter.  The Council  shall exercise such other powers delegated to the Council by this amended Charter or delegated to the legislative body of a municipality by the Constitution or the laws of Oklahoma.”

Translated that essentially means that they make the laws for the City of Tulsa.  Additionally, the Council is expected to oversee the collection and allocation of money for personnel and materials to run the City and construction and maintenance of infrastructure.

Generally, members of the public only become involved with the City Council when there is an issue regarding their personal property or a perceived injustice caused by another entity, i.e., the City itself, a business or person wanting to do something that the citizen doesn’t want done.

But the time for citizen involvement should more reasonably happen at the polls, the time when the choice is made about who will make the decisions for or against that citizen’s point of view.

If the average Tulsan is unaware of what Council District they live in, how are they to know if the candidate has abided by the rule requiring residence in that district?  If a candidate “fudges” on that rule, what can be expected of their performance in office?

ImageOften the mainstream media makes an issue over where the finances come from for a candidate to run.  The assumption is that if the money comes from “special interest groups,” then the candidate will be more likely to vote in favor of those groups over the desires of less well-heeled constituents.  At a local level, the probability is even more likely.  Does the average citizen have the means to fight a large corporation?  Lawsuits are expensive.

The point here is that before you go to the polls on April 1, perhaps you should review what the candidates have proposed as their objectives during service in office.  Some places to learn about local candidates include:

   1. This site may help you determine what district you live in: http://maps.cityoftulsa.org/districtFinder/districtFinder.asp
   2. The Election Board site may help you determine where you should go to vote.  http://www.tulsacounty.org/electionboard.asp
   3. The League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa asks for comments from candidates on various topics, and has published the responses here http://lwvtulsa.fileave.com/CityCouncil.pdf

As for the candidates, if you live in District 1, 2, 5 or 7, your Councilor is already sitting on the Council.  Jack Henderson regained his seat at the primary, and Councilors Rick Westcott, Bill Martinson and John Eagleton had no opposition.

Council District 9 has no incumbent as Cason Carter has decided to try for a State Representative seat.  Those residents must determine whether G. T. Bynum (R), Philip Kates (D) or Paul Tay (I) will best represent them.

The remaining four districts will see incumbents seeking re-election.  If they have a campaign web site that we could find, the link is included.

In District 3, Roscoe Turner (D) runs once again against David Patrick, who has registered as an Independent for this campaign.

The District 4 race features Maria Barnes (D), the only woman currently running, challenged by Eric Gomez (R) who is making a second run for the seat.

To the east in District 6, Dennis Troyer (D) faces Kevin Boggs (R), and to the south in District 8, Councilor Bill Christiansen (R) is challenged by Democrat Austin Hansen.

In addition to Tulsa City Councilors, voters are also asked to determine if two proposed amendments should be made to the Tulsa City Charter.  The Charter is periodically changed to update policies and/or to bring the City of Tulsa more in line with State or Federal mandates.  Click here  for a link to the current Charter, published in 2006.

One proposed amendment is an effort to provide more time between the election and swearing in of a new mayor and/or City Councilors and their review and approval of the City’s next fiscal year budget by shifting City elections from the current spring even-numbered years to the fall in odd-number years.  This change would also help candidate campaign timing to move away from year-end holidays and allow more grassroots participation.

The second proposed Charter change addresses the issue of voters who are registered in one district and move to another prior to an election.  This amendment would give a grace period for only that election to cast ballots in the former district if voters move during the closed registration period.

Go to http://www.tulsacounty.org/, click Election Board on the bottom left, and then the Sample Ballot for April 1, 2008, to see what your ballot looks like.  Take the time to find out who you are really putting into an office that has so much impact on your day-to-day life.  Then take the few minutes on Tuesday, April 1, to make the trip to the polls to cast your vote for the person who you feel has your best interests in mind when they vote on City of Tulsa issues.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 31 March 2008 )

Sunday, 30 March 2008
Editor’s Note:  The following article is the first of two installments as Tulsa Today revisits contributor Jim Downing’s 1991 interview with legendary Tulsa deejay and music historian Rockin’ John Henry, who died in August of 2004.

Henry may have passed on to a better life, but those still living in this one are invited to celebrate the anniversary of his 4/4/44 birthday on Friday, April 4, 2008, at VFW Post 577 , located at 1109 E. Sixth Street (6th & Peoria) in Tulsa. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the program commences at 8 p.m. sharp.

The theme of the evening will honor Henry’s radio shows: “Hadacol Hillbilly Hoedown”, “Saturday Bandstand” and “Smokehouse Blues”. Guest musicians slated to appear and/or perform include Don White, Billy Parker, Rodney Lay, Steve Bagsby, Randy Crouch, Gene Crose, Rocky Frisco, John D. LeVan, Bill Holden, Wes Reynolds, David Dover, Bill Davis, David Teegarden, Tommy Tripplehorn and Jimmy Markham – among others.

Admission is free, but donations to the VFW or the Rockin’ John Henry Foundation – established to preserve his vast library of music and help fund scholarships in music and broadcasting – are encouraged. Music memorabilia is welcomed, and if you have any recordings of John Henry radio shows, they would be greatly appreciated, too.

It was a moment like any other in young John Henry’s life – but one that would drive him for the rest of it.

“I was fourteen years old. It was a wintry Friday after a football game. We were leaving the old Eucha Mission Field House where the dance was, in Lester Lovelace’s 1950 Plymouth with the defroster on. I was in tall cotton – in my leather jacket and a flat top with the sides combed back – and turned that old six-volt radio on. As it warmed up, I I began to hear it: the end of the song ‘Peggy Sue’. Oh my God, turn that up! What was THAT?! I got cold chills. Didn’t know who it was, had to have it.”

Thirty years later, John Henry remembers that moment as if it just happened. He bought that Buddy Holly record the next day, not yet knowing that it was the same group – The Crickets – who had done ‘That’ll be The Day’. He still has it and 100 more copies of it.

I had to confess: the same sort of thing happened to me when I first heard Ray Charles, ‘Shapes of Things’ and Jimmy Smith.

“Most people have that same type of experience.” Henry explained. “Whatever the era –  whether it be the Yardbirds or Van Halen or whatever – the first time you hear the greatest thing you’ve ever heard is a never-to-be-repeated experience.”

John Henry’s persona may seem a bit contradictory. Much of the time he looks pensive and preoccupied, his stony face seemingly stolen from Mount Rushmore. On the other hand, he can be one of the funniest people around, especially when he’s sparring with a caller to his radio shows, or jiving back and forth with such certified lunatics as Bill Davis and Gaillard Sartain. But there’s no question about how he feels about that good ole Rock & Roll: it is his passion, and he is dedicated to keeping its history alive and correct.

Calling John Henry a “walking encyclopedia” of Rock & Roll doesn’t really do him proper justice; he’s more like the Library of Congress of Rock & Roll.

If you casually ask him, “Who did ‘Sixteen Candles’?”, Henry will not only inform you that it was The Crests, but that the lead singer, Johnny Maestro, was also the lead singer on The Brooklyn Bridge’s ‘The Worst That Could Happen’ – which, incidentally, was written by Okie Jim Webb. (Not that you asked, but now you know.)

Rockin’ John Henry
Johnny David Henry is a Tulsa native, born 4/4/44 and raised in Sapulpa. His father and grandfather were blacksmith/welders. His parents listened to big band music and Bob Wills. Henry started piano lessons at age six and played trumpet through high school. “Mostly at my parents’ urging – what would happen if I didn’t? I was much more interested in the guitar,” he noted. “I was thirteen or so when I borrowed a Sears Silvertone guitar with the amp built into the case. It was a $50 toy guitar then. Now they’re valuable collector’s items.”

I asked him – knowing full well that he did – if he remembered the first song he learned to play on it.

“It was ‘Honky Tonk.’ Three chords in E. Ha,” He chuckles at the memory. “My first gig was at Sophia Letlow’s Dance School. We sprayed our hair silver, wore sunglasses and played the same four songs over and over. I’m told one of the guys, now a Washington attorney, has a tape of that.”

“And it was downhill from there?”

“Right – and I’m still paying for it,” he grinned. “Johnny and the Crossfires was my first real band. We did about ten songs, mostly instrumentals. All those guys have real jobs now.”

“You were Johnny?” I deadpanned.

“Yes, I was the only one named Johnny,” he deadpanned back.

“Irving and The Crossfires wouldn’t have worked as well?” I not-exactly-deadpanned, beginning to crack a smile.

“No,” he laughed.

By way of explanation, “Crossfire” was an instrumental hit by Johnny and the Hurricanes. Fledgling bands are often not very original with their names – but at least they recycle.

Henry entered the service after completing high school, and generally went on with life – but he never neglected his music.  He played in various bands until 1981, when he formed The Blue River Band, which played country. The group also performed nostalgia gigs as Johnny and the Teen Tones; that band evolved into Billy and the Bop Cats.

“I always admired the Big Seven jocks – Scooter Seagraves, Dick Schmitz and Roger Borden –on KAKC,” Henry says. “I said when I grew up I wanted to be a deejay, but I never really believed it. There was a radio station in Sapulpa – KREK- and a guy named Ken Cox, whom I got to know. He let me come in and watch him and push a few buttons, and I got really enthused. And then, in 1965, when I was in Claremore, I started on a little radio station there, playing real twangy country – the white man’s blues.”

Listening to Henry talk, I am reminded that I am speaking with a radio announcer; that cadence crops up in his everyday speech patterns.

“Were you influenced by any of the nationally known jocks, such as Dick Biondi on WLS?” I asked him.

“Wolfman Jack was on XERF in Del Rio, Texas. Their transmitter was across the border in Mexico. They could ignore the FCC’s 50,000-watt rule and kick out 100,000 watts all over the middle of America. I liked him because he sounded like Little Richard. You could buy songbooks from him – and even live chickens,” Henry said with a smile. “There was a guy named Frank Berry, I believe on KRMG, who played black screaming gospel late at night in the early fifties. I had a favorite Nashville station that had ‘Randy’s Record Shop’, where I heard stuff like Big Joe Turner and the like. I didn’t really know what it was, I just liked it. Ours was a typical Ozzie and Harriet family, and late at night everyone was asleep – except little Johnny, who had his radio by his pillow, stumbling across far-away stations and hearing LaVerne Baker and such.”

“Is it true you have one of the biggest record collections in Oklahoma?” I asked.

“I’ve never really counted them, Jim,” he replied, “but with 78s, albums, and 45s, it’s somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000. I really don’t care; the more the merrier, I guess it used to be a collection, but now I call it a library. The effort was to try to come up with one copy of every hit record, be it blues, country or rock; rather an impossible task, when you think about it. I have some thick ones from around 1900, not anything musically important. I have some blues from the late 1920s.”

(I can attest to the fact that he’s a collector. I was at a garage sale once and found a record collection of the widow of a deejay. They were mostly 70s promotional albums, immaculate; 300 of them for ten cents apiece. I called John. “I’ll take them all,” he said, “sight unseen!”)

“If you could take ten records to a desert island, what would they be?”

Henry answered the query like he’d already given it some thought, saying he’d take “almost any Chuck Berry record. I’d have to have an Elvis and a Little Richard – things that were important to me in their time and still are from a historical standpoint. My all-time favorite is still ‘Peggy Sue’. I’ve had the opportunity to talk to The Crickets about that session. The drummer was down the hall for a little echo effect, doing those paradiddles. Buddy was singing and playing so fast on the rhythm pickup that Nick Sullivan had to reach over and flip the treble pickup on for him for the break! Overdubbing had been done before, but I don’t know if those kinds of songs would have had the spontaneity if done in a more formal setting. They sold millions and millions of records.”

I asked him if his collection included any rarities.

“One is the original Teen Kings’ record of ‘Ooby Dooby’, on the Jewel label, recorded in Clovis, New Mexico. Up in the corner in little print, it says ‘vocal by Roy Orbison’. He autographed it for me and said he hadn’t seen a copy of it in 25 years. There may have been only 500 or 1,000 of them to begin with. One that I looked for years was ‘It Ain’t the Meat, It’s the Motion’ by The Swallows. I got those before they were collectible. I found one at a garage sale that’s extremely rare: Richie Valens, live at his old junior high school for an assembly.”

Henry’s favorite genres are blues and rockabilly. I asked him if the latter was a grassroots phenomenon or if Carl Perkins invented it.

“You could really split hairs as to who recorded what first; it was all happening so fast back then. It could’ve been Joe Smith in his garage. It was white hillbillies singing Rhythm & Blues music. Early charts in Billboard had Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis on the Hot Country, while Little Richard and Bo Diddley were on the Rhythm & Blues charts. In 1958, the Hot 100 put them together. Rock & Roll is southern music – you didn’t find rock singers from New York and Chicago,” Henry said.

Every day on his radio show, Henry observes birthdays of famous recording artists, sometimes the anniversary of their deaths or historical release dates and famous performances.

“How do you find someone like Paul Peterson’s classmate you had on the other day?” I asked.

“I have a lot of help through the audience, and I routinely appeal for that on the radio. ‘If you know who was in this band …’, and so on. I’ve spent 10 years looking for some people, just for fun. Larry Dowd from Des Moines, Iowa, had a big record on KAKC, ‘Blue Swingin’ Mama’ and ‘Pink Cadillac’, a two-sided Top Twenty hit 30 years ago, and I thought, ‘Whatever happened to … (dramatic pause) Larry Dowd?’ I finally got to talk to his parents, and they said they hadn’t seen him in seven years! Where is Bobby Lee Trammel?”

“The Arkansas Twist!”  (I knew that one.)

“He did sock hops here. Another one we look for from Tulsa is Lucky Clark. He wrote ‘Just Two Kinds Of People in the World’ which was a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials. I missed him by one day. I get pretty obscure,” he explained.

I told him I once heard a young deejayette introduce ‘All Along the Watchtower’ from Bob Dylan’s “Live At Budokan” album as ‘an old Jimi Hendrix song.’ Henry will not abide such inaccuracies. He uses some reference books for historical data, but relies mostly on his phenomenal memory and old KAKC/Pepsi Top 50 surveys and KELI Top 40 lists.

“My collection of those has some gaps in it,” he remarked, “but I like to be of local interest. What was popular in Tulsa may not have been what was popular elsewhere in those days.” Explaining that before national playlists began dictating the standardization of radio content so that stations across the country play the same songs, local bands with homemade singles often made the local Top Ten. Likewise, some national hits might just not catch on locally.

(Check out the second installment of this two-part article by clicking here. To read more about Rockin’ John Henry click here.)
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2008 )

Endorsement:  The most exciting race in next Tuesday’s city
election may be as important to the economic health of all Tulsans as it is to
the residents of District 4.  The core of
the controversy is the redevelopment of

Tulsa’s center city area and the
limitation of individual property rights and development promoted by incumbent
Councilor Maria Barnes.

Barnes is most famous for asking during a public meeting if 40 percent and 60 percent include everyone.  Barnes often introduces herself at official hearings as both City Councilor and President of Kendal-Whittier Neighborhood Association which sounds like a conflict of interest to other neighborhood groups.

District 4,which stretches from the Arkansas River east to Sheridan Rd and from I-244south to 21 and 25 Streets faces big-city challenges of crime, street repair,abandoned and neglected property.  However,young and not-so-young Tulsans are buying commercial and residential property to repair and rebuild in the most exciting rebirth of the inner-city in Tulsa history.  That growth could halt if Barnes and her small group of vocal supporters win.

Infill development adds wealth to center city neighborhoods.  It
increases property values and home owner equity and revenue to the city
both public and private.

 

Conservation districts have not yet been defined specifically by proponents, but in general it would overlay additional specifications on what can and cannot be done with private property.  It empowers some neighbors to tell other neighbors what to do with their own land and buildings. It reduces economic and individual liberty.

Facing Barnes in the Tuesday vote is Eric Gomez, Republican, in his second race for the seat.  In 2004, Gomez came within 24votes of beating then-incumbent and now-Deputy Mayor Tom Baker.  Gomez has lived in Tulsa 17 years in the mid-town area.  He owns a small real estate services company and has his real estate license with Keller Williams Realty in mid-town.  His company specializes in mid-town restoration and remodeling.

Gomez told Tulsa Today, “I support private property rights and I believe individual investments in District 4 are building better neighborhoods.  In some cases within a small area with similar property a so-called conservation district might work, but the devil is in the detail and there are no details publicly available at this time for this proposal in Tulsa.  I don’t sign blank checks.

When I talk with the residents of District 4, they are most interested why it takes so long for police to respond to their calls and why the city streets are in such bad shape.  Their automobiles are getting torn-up on bad roads – a very personal expense," Gomez said.

Gomez and his wife Sarah have been living in Renaissance Neighborhood since March of1998.  Sarah and Eric have two children,Nora and Isaac and two adopted greyhounds.  They are members of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.  Since joining the church in 1997 he has served in numerous capacities including Chairman of the Trustees (4 years), Vice President of United Methodist Men (1 year), Tulsa United Methodist District Campground Board Member, Volunteer youth worker (UMYF grades 6-12), and other committees.

Gomez is an avid neighborhood advocate and has actively participated in the Renaissance Neighborhood Association for six years, including serving as President for two years.  Additionally, he was appointed to the Tulsa County Fairgrounds Residential Impact Committee. He has served on the Steering Committee for Tulsa International Mayfest for seven years and as Co-chair of the Performing Arts Committee for six years.  He is an active volunteer, patron, and charter member of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and a member of the Steering Committee for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  As an avid cyclist Eric Gomez’s cycling teams have raised over $180,000.00 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

Councilor Barnes has broken several recent promises to be interviewed by Tulsa Today.  This has been typical of her current highly managed campaign.  Several so-called neighborhood forums have been organized and executed more as worship services for Barnes and ambushes for Gomez.

However, in 2007, this writer taped a long interview with Barnes that shows her lack of understanding of public.  The two resulting stories are extremely accurate transcriptions – a fact never since disputed by Barnes, her staff or supporters.  While she does not say so specifically, many believe as we gathered during the interview that she would prefer Tulsa be a sanctuary city and that her votes in every dispute between the City of Tulsa and Tulsa County are cast against Tulsa County because Tulsa County Sheriff Stanly Glanz enforces current law.

Kent Morlan of www.morelaw.com wrote in a letter distributed to downtown business and property owners, “While I know and like Maria Barnes and laud her on her community spirit and involvement in the affairs of the Kendall-Whittier area east of Downtown Tulsa, I do not believe that she has demonstrated any particular insight or interest in the public policy issues that are of importance to the interests of the downtown business and property owner community.

“I have had the pleasure to spending a number of hours with Eric recently discussing issues of importance to the downtown real estate and business community.  I believe that he has a better sense of what will be needed to help us Morlan continued.  

Tulsa Today agrees that Eric Gomez is the best candidate.  This site rarely makes political endorsements and when we do it is most often on an issue rather than an individual race.  While Barnes is sweet and gracious as anyone could ask; District 4 needs a councilor with a clue, a working intellect,honesty, candor, courage and the ability to add 40 and 60 percent.  I am voting in District 4 Tuesday April 1,for Eric Gomez and urge you to do the same.

For more information visit online:

Maria Barnes campaign site: http://www.mariabarnes4tulsa.com

Eric Gomez campaign site: http://www.eric4tulsa.com

 

Wednesday, 19 March 2008
The Tulsa women’s golf team captured the team championship at the Samford University Women’s Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon. The Hurricane carded a final round 303 and finished with a 20-over par 884 score, 17 strokes better than second-place Tennessee-Chattanooga at the Limestone Spring Golf Course.
 
It’s the second tournament victory for the Hurricane in the last three events, as Tulsa claimed the tournament title at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational in February. Tulsa has not won two tournament crowns in the same season since the 2002-03 campaign.
 
“During the first 36 holes, we played very well with balanced scoring from top to bottom. The effort was fantastic and the girls worked hard,” said first-year Head Coach Randy Keck. “As with a lot of tournaments you tend to get a little conservative with a big lead and that’s what we did today. We didn’t play our best golf today, but we’re excited about the victory.”

The Hurricane had five golfers place among the top-15 individuals. Senior Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) had her fifth top-10 performance of the season with a second-place finish. She carded rounds of 74-70-73 for a one-over par 217 total, placing six strokes behind individual medalist Emma deGroot of Chattanooga, who shot a four-under par 68 on Tuesday for a 54-hole score of 211.
 
Fellow senior Tara Goedeken, the individual leader after two rounds, carded a final round 83 after opening day rounds of 70-71. Her 224 score put her in a tie for seventh place, her fifth top-20 performance of the year. Freshman Kelly Fuchik (Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS) also finished among the top-10 individuals with a ninth-place outing, moving up from 26th place at the start of the day. On Tuesday, Fuchik turned in Tulsa’s best score of the day with a one-under par 71 for a total of 226. It was Fuchik’s fourth top-15 finish this year, including the second top-10 finish in her last three tournaments.
 
Tulsa newcomer Woori Shin and senior Leisl Hasbrouck tied for 13th place with 229 totals. Shin had her third top-15 finish in as many tournaments after carding a final round 77 today, while Hasbrouck shot an 82 on her final round.
 
Tulsa freshman Brooke Baker (Edmond, Okla./Memorial HS), playing as an individual for the Hurricane, had the best finish among the nine golfers playing as individuals at the Samford Intercollegiate this week. Baker had a final round 75 and finished with a 230 total for 17th place.
 
“We feel really good about the victory and the progress of this team. We’ve come a lot further in a shorter amount of time than what we imagined, and mainly that’s because of the hard work of the kids. They’ve remained focused and have played well,” added Keck.
 
Chattanooga began third round action in fifth place, but turned in the best team round of the day with a 298 but it still wasn’t enough to catch the Hurricane. Jacksonville State, Missouri State and Illinois rounded out the top-5 teams.
 
Tulsa will be in action next at the UALR Invitational, March 22-23.
 
Team Results
1.              Tulsa                        290-291-303=884
2.              Tenn.-Chattanooga    300-303-298=901
3.              Jacksonville State       306-296-311=913
T4.            Missouri State            307-306-302=915
T4.            Illinois                      307-291-317=915
6.              Murray State             295-304-318=917
T7.            Bradley                     310-303-317=930
T7.            Samford                   317-305-308=930
9.              Belmont                   315-298-323=936
10.            South Alabama          316-310-316=942
T11.          Birmingham Southern 322-309-318=949
T11.          UAB                          317-316-316=949
13.            Western Kentucky      329-310-327=966
14.            Xavier                       331-318-321=970
15.            Lipscomb                  336-314-345=995
 
Tulsa Results
2.             Michaela Cavener    74-70-73=217
T7.           Tara Goedeken       70-71-83=224
9.             Kelly Fuchik            81-74-71=226
T13.          Leisl Hasbrouck      71-76-82=229
T13.          Woori Shin             75-77-77=229
 
T17.          Brooke Baker*        76-79-75=230

*playing as an individual

Top-5 Individuals
1.             Emma deGroot, Chattanooga      72-71-68=211
2.             Michaela Cavener, Tulsa             74-70-73=217
T3.           Amy Phalaljivin, Missouri St.        69-76-75=220
T3.           Seul Ki Park, Illinois                   76-73-71=220
5.             Lorie Warren, Belmont                74-72-75=221
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 March 2008 )

Thursday, 13 March 2008
Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, for voters in the City of Tulsa, Vo-Tech 18 Election District 3, Glenpool School District and Liberty School District.  Patty Bryant, Secretary of the Tulsa County Election Board, offered voters some tips on how to make their vote count.

Bryant said that a valid marking —- a filled in arrow—-is shown on posters at the polling place and inside the voting booths.  If voters make mistakes marking their ballots, Bryant said they should not try to correct those errors.  Instead, voters should return the spoiled ballot to the Precinct Officials, who will destroy it and issue a new ballot to the voter.

Bryant also urged voters to take their Voter Identification Cards with them to the polls.   “Your voter identification card can help Precinct Officials find your name in the Precinct Registry and it may also help them resolve the problem if you are not listed in the Precinct Registry.”  

Voters whose names are not found in the Precinct Registry, or a voter who disagrees with the information shown in the Registry, may need to cast a provisional ballot.  A provisional ballot is sealed in a special envelope and counted after election day if the voter’s information can be verified by the County Election Board, but requires the voter to be voting in the correct precinct.

Bryant said that voters who want to get through the line quickly should vote at mid-morning or mid-afternoon, because those usually are the two slowest periods for voting during the day.  “Anyone who is eligible and in line at the polling place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, will be entitled to vote,” she added.

Polling Location changes

Please note Polling Places listed below are changes since the November 7, 2006 General Election which will be voting 4/1/08.

Precinct #   New Location/Name  Address
002   Tulsa Academic Center 2740 E 41 St N, Tulsa-Name Change (Formerly Kipp)
011   New Birth Tabernacle  3210 E. Tecumseh, (Formerly Celia Clinton)
017   Sequoyah Hills Baptist 714 North Harvard, (Formerly Lewis Ave Assy of God)
052   Harvard Ave Baptist Church 3235 E 17, Tulsa (Formerly Lanier Elem School)
056   Jones Elementary 1515 S 71 E Ave, (Formerly Margaret Hudson)
072   John Knox Presbyterian Church 2929 E 31, (Formerly So Side Christian)
088   Faith Assembly of God  7500 E 21, Tulsa (Formerly McArthur Elem School)
091   Food Pyramid  7990 E 51, Tulsa-Name Change Only(Formerly Albertsons)
098   Christview Christian Church 2525 S Garnett, Tulsa (Formerly Columbus Elem)
121   New Haven United Methodist 5603 S New Haven (Formerly Carnegie Elem)
123   Kirk of the Hills  4102 E 61, Tulsa (Formerly Harvard Ave Christian)
126   St. Dunstan’s Church 5635 East 71 St (Returning to regular poll)
137   Asbury United Methodist Church 6767 S Mingo (Formerly UMAC)
145   Tulsa Tech Alliance & Conf Ctr  801 E 91, Tulsa (Formerly Manger Baptist)
156   Cascia Hall PAC 2520 S Yorktown, (Moved from Gym to PAC)
157   Church of the Shepherd 2140 S 67 E Ave, (Formerly Woodlake Assbly)
160   Rosa Parks Elementary  13702 E 46 Pl, Tulsa (Formerly Health Dept.)
163   Harvard Ave Christ Ch   5502 S Harvard, Tulsa (Formerly Grimes Elementary)
165   Food Pyramid  4818 E 80, Tulsa-Name Change Only(Formerly Albertsons)
168   Thoreau Demonstration Academy 7370 E 71, (Formerly Grissom Elem)
174   Father’s House 9222 S Harvard, Tulsa (Formerly ORU Mabee Center)
705   First Baptist Church Main & Broadway, Glenpool (Formerly First Grace Church)

All Precinct Listing
Precinct #     Polling Place      Address
1 HOUSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5402 N CINCINNATI TULSA
2 TULSA ACADEMIC CENTER 2740 E 41 ST N TULSA
3 SUBURBAN ACRES LIBRARY 4606 N GARRISON AVE TULSA
4 TULSA TECH CTR (PEORIA CAMPUS) 3850 N PEORIA TULSA
5 GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH 727 EAST 56 STREET NORTH TULSA
6 ST ANDREWS BAPTIST CHURCH 3115 N GARRISON TULSA
7 ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1921 E 29 ST N TULSA
8 TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE – NE 3727 E APACHE TULSA
9 GREELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 105 E 63 STREET N TULSA
10 CHURCH OF CHRIST 2247 NORTH PEORIA TULSA
11 NEW BIRTH TABERNACLE 3210 E TECUMSEH TULSA
12 JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2137 N PITTSBURG TULSA
13 RUDISILL NORTH REG LIBRARY 1520 NORTH HARTFORD TULSA
14 MT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 419 NORTH ELGIN AVE TULSA
15 D W REYNOLDS ADULT DAY SVCS 902 E PINE ST TULSA
16 KENDALL WHITTIER LIBRARY 21 S LEWIS AVE TULSA
17 SEQUOYAH HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 714 NORTH HARVARD AVE TULSA
18 CROSSTOWN LEARNING CENTER 2501 E ARCHER TULSA
19 OWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1132 N VANDALIA TULSA
20 ROSE HILL UNITED METH CH 748 N LOUISVILLE TULSA
21 TULSA URBAN LEAGUE 240 E APACHE TULSA
22 TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE – NE SUB OF PRECINCT 008 TULSA
23 TWU LOCAL NO 514 11945 E PINE TULSA
24 SHERIDAN AVE UNITED METH CH 1621 N SHERIDAN TULSA
25 MAXWELL PARK LIBRARY 1313 NORTH CANTON TULSA
26 FAITH NAZARENE CHURCH 525 N OXFORD TULSA
27 MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6703 E KING TULSA
28 UAW LOCAL NO 952 1414 N MEMORIAL TULSA
29 ROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8934 E LATIMER PL TULSA
30 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 913 S BOULDER TULSA
31 ALIENE MURDOCK VILLA 828 S WHEELING AVE TULSA
32 ST ANTONY’S ORTHODOX CHR CH 2645 E 6 ST TULSA
33 UNIVERSITY UNITED METH CH 2915 E 5 TULSA
34 SANDUSKY AVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1101 SOUTH SANDUSKY TULSA
35 BRADEN PARK BAPTIST CHURCH 4739 E 5 STREET TULSA
36 EAST TULSA CONG COMM OF CHRIST 510 S HUDSON TULSA
37 BELL ELEMENTARY ANNEX-CAF 209 S LAKEWOOD TULSA
38 SHERIDAN AVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 315 S SHERIDAN RD TULSA
39 MCCLURE COMMUNITY CENTER 7440 E 7 ST TULSA
40 LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 931 S 89 E AVE TULSA
41 TULSA WESLEYAN CHURCH 701 S MINGO TULSA
42 KERR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 202 S 117 E AVE TULSA
43 IGLESIA PIEDRA ANGULAR 13016 EAST 4 PL TULSA
44 EASTLAND FAMILY CENTER 12929 E 21 TULSA
45 EASTLAND FAMILY CENTER SUB OF PRECINCT 044 TULSA
46 HOLY TRINITY COMM CENT 1206 S GUTHRIE TULSA
47 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 11TH & MAIN (DOWNTOWN) TULSA
48 ST PAUL’S UNITED METHODIST CH 1442 S QUAKER TULSA
49 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 1244 S UTICA TULSA
50 BARNARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2324 E 17 TULSA
51 FIRE STATION NO 7 TULSA 3005 EAST 15 STREET TULSA
52 HARVARD AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 3235 E 17 STREET TULSA
53 ELEVENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 3712 E 11 STREET TULSA
54 WILL ROGERS METH CHURCH 1138 S YALE TULSA
55 SOUTH LAKEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH 6110 E 20 TULSA
56 JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1515 S 71 EAST AVENUE TULSA
57 MEMORIAL DR UNITED METH CHURCH 7903 E 15 TULSA
58 OAKBROOK VILLAGE CLUBROOM 1140 S 111 E AVE TULSA
59 PEARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10818 E 17 TULSA
60 COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1808 S 123 E AVE TULSA
61 ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL 2210 S MAIN TULSA
62 UNITARIAN CHURCH 2952 S PEORIA TULSA
63 SOUTHMINISTER PRESBY CHURCH 3500 S PEORIA TULSA
64 SOUTHBROOKE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1132 E 38 STREET TULSA
65 TULSA GARDEN CENTER 2435 S PEORIA TULSA
66 BROOKSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 3615 S PEORIA TULSA
67 TRINITY UNITED METH CHURCH 3737 S PEORIA TULSA
68 BROOKSIDE LIBRARY 1207 E 45 PL TULSA
69 HENTHORNE COMMUNITY CENTER 4825 S QUAKER TULSA
70 TULSA WESLEYAN CHURCH SUB OF PRECINCT 041 TULSA
71 MADALENE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3188 E 22 TULSA
72 JOHN KNOX PRESBY CHURCH 2929 E 31 TULSA
73 JOHN KNOX PRESY CHURCH 2929 E 31 TULSA
74 ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH 4803 S LEWIS TULSA
75 FELLOWSHIP CONGREGATIONAL CHUR 2900 S HARVARD TULSA
76 CHURCH OF CHRIST 2901 S YALE TULSA
77 BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH 2111 S DARLINGTON AVE TULSA
78 NATHAN HALE LIBRARY 6038 E 23 STREET TULSA
79 HIGHLAND PARK CHURCH 5708 E 31 TULSA
80 SALVATION ARMY 3901 E 28 TULSA
81 METHODIST MANOR 4134 E 31 TULSA
82 PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3613 S HUDSON TULSA
83 WHITESIDE COMMUNITY CENTER 4009 S PITTSBURG TULSA
84 PATRICK HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOO 3820 E 41 STREET TULSA
85 TRADE WINDS EAST 3337 E SKELLY DR TULSA
86 BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH 4615 S DARLINGTON AVE TULSA
87 CHURCH OF CHRIST/PARK PLAZA 5925 E 51 STREET TULSA
88 FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD 7500 EAST 21 STREET TULSA
89 WOODLAKE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 7100 E 31 STREET TULSA
90 OPERATION AWARE OF OKLAHOMA 7226 E 41 STREET TULSA
91 FOOD PYRAMID 7990 E 51 STREET TULSA
92 ST PETERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9100 E 21 PL TULSA
93 SKELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2940 S 90 EAST AVE TULSA
94 FULTON TEACHING ACADEMY 8906 E 34 STREET TULSA
95 ALDERSGATE METHODIST CHURCH 3702 S 90 E AVE TULSA
96 REGENCY PK CH OF THE NAZARENE 8707 EAST 51 STREET TULSA
97 MAYO DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL 2525 S 101 E AVE TULSA
98 CHRISTVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2525 SOUTH GARNETT RD TULSA
99 DISNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 11702 E 25 STREET TULSA
100 HICKS COMMUNITY CENTER 3443 SOUTH MINGO RD TULSA
101 GARNETT CHURCH OF CHRIST 12000 E 31 TULSA
102 BRIARGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3303 S 121 E AVE TULSA
103 ROCKWOOD VILLAGE 4130 S 104 E AVE TULSA
104 1ST KOREAN BAPTIST CHURCH 13610 E 24 STREET TULSA
105 BOEVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3433 S 133 E AVE TULSA
106 WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1110 E 45 PL TULSA
107 EVANGELISTIC TEMPLE 5345 S PEORIA TULSA
108 SOUTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 5590 SOUTH LEWIS AVE TULSA
109 MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1142 E 56 STREET TULSA
110 RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 6363 S PEORIA TULSA
111 SOUTHERN HILLS UNITED METH CH 6160 S LEWIS AVENUE TULSA
112 VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER 7700 S LEWIS TULSA
113 UNIVERSITY VILLAGE RETIREMENT 8555 S LEWIS TULSA
114 MARRIOTT BRIGHTON GARDEN TULSA 5211 S LEWIS TULSA
115 CHRIST REDEEMER CHURCH-WEST 2550 E 71 STREET TULSA
116 CHRIST REDEEMER CHURCH-EAST 2550 E 71 STREET TULSA
117 JOY LUTHERAN CHURCH 9940 S YALE TULSA
118 HELMERICH LIBRARY 5131 EAST 91 STREET TULSA
119 ST BERNARD CHURCH 4001 E 101 STREET TULSA
120 WOODLAND ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH 5511 S HARVARD TULSA
121 NEW HAVEN UNITED METHODIST CH 5603 S NEW HAVEN AVENUE TULSA
122 CHURCH OF CHRIST 829 S ROCKFORD TULSA
123 KIRK OF THE HILLS 4102 EAST 61 ST TULSA
124 ABERDEEN HEIGHTS 7220 SOUTH YALE TULSA
125 TULSA BIBLE CHURCH 5838 S SHERIDAN RD TULSA
126 ST DUNSTAN’S CHURCH 5635 E 71 STREET TULSA
127 GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 2331 E 5 PL TULSA
128 EAGLE POINT DAY ROOM 5808 E 71 TULSA
129 MEMORIAL PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 7950 E 57 STREET TULSA
130 PARKVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 5805 S SHERIDAN TULSA
131 CHURCH OF CHRIST 2901 S YALE TULSA
132 FELLOWSHIP LUTHERAN CHURCH 6727 S SHERIDAN TULSA
133 CHRISTIAN CHAPEL 7807 E 76 STREET TULSA
134 CENTRAL CH OF THE NAZARENE 7291 E 81 STREET TULSA
135 CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH 8555 E 91 STREET TULSA
136 VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF OKLA 9605 EAST 61ST STREET TULSA
137 ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 6767 SOUTH MINGO ROAD TULSA
138 ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 6767 SOUTH MINGO ROAD TULSA
139 LAFORTUNE TOWERS 1725 SOUTHWEST BLVD TULSA
140 CONTACT CHURCH OF CHRIST 1529 W 49 STREET TULSA
141 EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CH 4811 SOUTH 25 WEST AVE TULSA
142 CARBONDALE BAPTIST CHURCH 2909 W 48 STREET TULSA
143 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3205 W 39 STREET TULSA
144 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH 5304 S 33 WEST AVENUE TULSA
145 TULSA TECH ALLIANCE CENTER 801 EAST 91 ST TULSA
146 OVERLOOK APARTMENTS 6339 S 33 W AVE TULSA
147 NOGALES AVE BAPTIST CHURCH 1011 W 1 STREET TULSA
148 OSAGE HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4500 WEST EDISON TULSA
149 GRACE UNITED METH CH 519 S 49 W AVE TULSA
150 METROPOLITAN INSURANCE CO 12902 E 51 TULSA
151 UNION INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL 7616 S GARNETT RD BROKEN ARROW
152 FIRST FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH 2828 S 129 E AVE TULSA
153 MT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 12435 EAST 31 STREET TULSA
154 CORNERSTONE FAMILY CHURCH 3434 S GARNETT RD TULSA
155 SANDBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18580 E 3 STREET TULSA
156 CASCIA HALL – PERF ARTS CTR 2520 S YORKTOWN TULSA
157 CH OF THE SHEPHERD-UNITED METH 2140 S 67 E AVE TULSA
158 THE CHURCH AT BATTLECREEK 3025 N ASPEN AVE BROKEN ARROW
159 ROCKWOOD VILLAGE SUB OF PRECINCT 103 TULSA
160 ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13702 EAST 46 PL SOUTH TULSA
161 JAMES INHOFF PLAZA 6565 S NEWPORT TULSA
162 ORU HAMILL STUDENT CENTER 7777 S LEWIS TULSA
163 HARVARD AVE CHRISTIAN CH 5502 S HARVARD TULSA
164 HARVARD AVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5502 S HARVARD TULSA
165 FOOD PYRAMID 4818 E 80 ST TULSA
166 FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH 5434 E 91 STREET TULSA
167 ST JAMES UNITED METH CHURCH 5050 E 111 ST SOUTH TULSA
168 THOREAU DEMONSTRATION ACADEMY 7370 E 71 ST TULSA
169 COUNTRY CLUB OF WOODLAND HILLS 6333 S 91 E AVE TULSA
170 SOUTH TULSA BAPTIST CHURCH 10310 S SHERIDAN TULSA
171 BETHANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 6730 S SHERIDAN RD TULSA
172 WOODLAND TERRACE 9524 E 71 STREET TULSA
173 HEATHERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH 6901 E 91 STREET TULSA
174 FATHER’S HOUSE 9222 SOUTH HARVARD AVE TULSA
175 LIVING OAKS BAPTIST CHURCH 8855 EAST 91 STREET TULSA
176 MCCLURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1770 E 61 STREET TULSA
177 CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL 10901 S YALE AVE TULSA
178 CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL 10901 S YALE AVE TULSA
179 EAGLE POINT DAY RM(SUB OF 128) 5808 E 71 STREET TULSA
180 ABERDEEN HEIGHTS (SUB OF 124) 7220 SOUTH YALE TULSA
181 HEATHERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH 6901 E 91 STREET TULSA
182 FOREST PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 9102 S MINGO TULSA
183 TULSA COMM COLLEGE-SE CAMPUS 10300 E 81 STREET TULSA
184 GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SUB OF PRECINCT 127 TULSA
185 VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER SUB OF PRECINCT 112 TULSA
186 TURLEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD CH 6301 N PEORIA TULSA
187 LAFORTUNE TOWERS SUB OF PRECINCT 139 TULSA
188 HARDESTY REGIONAL LIBRARY 8316 E 93 STREET TULSA
352 BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 17300 S MINGO RD BIXBY
454 FOREST HILLS ASSISTED LIVING 4304 W HOUSTON BROKEN ARROW
465 UNION 8TH GRADE CENTER 6501 S GARNETT BROKEN ARROW
470 ST MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 8837 S GARNETT BROKEN ARROW
471 CEDAR RIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4010 W NEW ORLEANS BROKEN ARROW
551 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF TURLEY 1407 E 71 ST N TULSA
552 GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 4316 E 96 ST N SPERRY
702 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 415 E MAIN JENKS
705 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MAIN & BROADWAY GLENPOOL
706 GLENPOOL LIBRARY 730 E 141 STREET GLENPOOL
707 GLENPOOL CITY HALL 140 WEST 141 ST GLENPOOL
708 GLENPOOL CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1600 E 141 GLENPOOL
752 DISCOVERY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 11600 N GARNETT RD COLLINSVILLE
756 TULSA COUNTY HWY DEP/CONSTRUCT 6635 N 115 E AVE OWASSO
758 GOSPEL ASSEMBLY CHURCH 8515 WHIRLPOOL DR SPERRY
801 VIEW ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH 2327 S 65 W AVENUE TULSA
802 ADDAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5323 S 65 W AVE TULSA
871 OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH 155 N 65 W AVE TULSA
1202 GILCREASE HILLS BAPT CH 2001 W NEWTON TULSA
1204 OSAGE OAK CHURCH OF GOD 2100 W 92 ST N SPERRY
1205 PROJECT 12 SCHOOL 1205 W NEWTON TULSA
1309 COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY 9707 NORTH BRIARCLIFF RD SAND SPRINGS
1310 LAWNWOOD FW BAPTIST CHURCH 4115 W EDISON TULSA
2010 CATOOSA COMMUNITY CENTER 105 EAST OAK CATOOSA
2028 DISCIPLE METHODIST CHURCH 1883 S CHEROKEE CATOOSA
2030 MEADOWVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 19350 E 116 ST N COLLINSVILLE
2110 CHURCH OF CHRIST 617 S CHEROKEE CATOOSA
2130 CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 9001 N 145 EAST AVENUE OWASSO
3110 LEE’S BEAUTY SHOP 1/2 MI W OAK GROVE ON HWY 33 CATOOSA
3111 ROLLING HILLS COMMUNITY CTR 20 N 200 E AVE CATOOSA
3113 COUNTY LINE BAPT CHURCH 4575 S 193 E AVE BROKEN ARROW
5027 TWIN HILLS SCHOOL 7225 TWIN HILLS ROAD OKMULGEE
5029 BEELINE GROCERY RT 2 BOX 300 MOUNDS

221 TOTAL PRECINCTS

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 )