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UNIVERSITY CENTERC a m p a i g n t o f u n d b e t t e r e n v i r o n m e n tBy Jennifer L indseyjennifer.lindsey@ardmoreite.com

After nine years of planning, Dr.Steve Mills woke up excited onThursday.The University Center of South-ern Oklahoma director, along withthe board of trustees, announcedthe public portion of the capitalcampaign following the board'sregular meeting."I've had this job for nine years

and 12 days," Mills said. "For nineyears of my tenure, we've beenworking on this project?'The project is a new campus forUC, which will be located on MountWashington Road, north of its cur-rent location on Veterans Boule-vard. The campus will be accessedby two entries on Mount Washing-ton Road."This is a community, and theyare going to make this happen," said

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O M I N O E SBy M ichael P inedamichael.pineda@ardmoreite.com

1 t was one for the ages.Sybil Milhoan threw down the win-ning domino to claim the title in the an-nual tournament pairing Lakeland ManorNursing Home and the city of Ardmore. In win-ning, Milhoan and partner Robb Newell held offa spirited rally by Kristi McElroy and partnerDoren Watson. The runner-ups entered the finalround trailing 125-90 and tied it at 14 5 beforeMilhoan came through in the clutch.

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Top, Sybil Mi lhoan and RobbNewell d isplay their trophies after takingthe t i t le in the C i ty o f Ardmore/Lake land M anorNursing Home Dom ino Tournament. Above, strategiesare tested. MICHAEL PINEDA/THE ARDMOREITE -. . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1r.rt_

TEACHER PROFILE I By Jennifer Lindsey I jennifer.lindsey@ardmoreite.com

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Leadersluncheonattractsbig crowdBy Michael P inedamichael.pineda@ardmoreite.com

Following a summer-long layoff, the SouthernOklahoma Leaders Lun-cheon grew in popularityas seating was filled to ca-pacity for the Septemberevent at the Ardmore Con-vention Center.The featured speakerwas Maria Robles Meyers,who discussed the PatientProtection and AffordableCare Act (Obamacare).Bryan Gonterman, presi-dent of AT&T Oklahomapresented the businesshighlight.Gonterman discussedthe addition of 4G LTE,the latest in wireless tech-nology, to the Ardmorearea. The addition, whichwill benefit both businessand individual users, willoffer benefits as technologydrives progress forward.Gonterman said AT&Thas recorded an increaseof 30,000 percent in mo-bile data usage, which isexpected to continue torise as people continuallyuse smartphones and otherwireless devices. Amongthe benefits are face-to-face video calls, managing

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C laudia L abeth W ilson Public Schools Teacher of the Year

Proposed University Center health, science and math center

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Claudia Labeth serves as the middle school and h ighschool counselor and district test coordinator. She wasnamed Wilson Public Schools Teacher of the Year for2 0 1 3 . SUBMITTED PHOTO

Abou t Labe thAge: 51Experience: 27 yearsteachingHometown: ValliantEducation: Bachelorof Science in educa-t ion from Southeast-ern Oklahoma StateUniversity, Master ofEducat ion in schoolcounseling from EastCentral UniversityFamily: Three chil-dren Shane, Ty andBreeInterests and hob-bies: Works for theNational Park Ser-vice in summert ime,camping, hiking,boating, skiing andscuba diving

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Q . How and why d i dy ou d ec i d e to becomean educator?A. I decided to be ateacher because of the posi-tive experience school wasfor me and the teachersthat influenced my life. Iwanted to help others havethat same positive experi-ence. I had coaches thatpushed me to be my best,teachers who helped medevelop a passion for thesubject of science; spon-sors who taught me to bea leader.

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C O M I N G N P R I N T Urban living: InNew York, Chicagoand other big cities,it's nothing unusual.But in Ardmore,what's it like to liveamid the hustle andbustle of downtow n?This and more you'llfind in upcoming edi-tions of The Ardmo-reite.

O S O N L I N E Photo gallery:The fourth annualCity of Ardmore/Lakeland ManorNursing HomeDomino tourna-ment goes does tothe wire. Games and puz-zles: Now availableon our website. Bloggers: Look-ing for an interest-ing read with a localangle? Check outour area bloggers.We have area writ-ers blogging regu-larly!INDEXClassified 8B SportsBComicsB Weather 2ADigestA Lifestyles 5AObituaries 2A MarketsA

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today is making educationrelevant to the student. Wehave to make them under-stand how important it isto their future.Q. What adv i ce canyou of fer for someonewho w ant s t o g o in toeducation?A. My advice to anyonegoing into education is to

only do it if you have astrong desire to make a dif-ference in children's lives.You will work more hoursthan you are ever paid, youwill be asked to do thingsnot in your job description,you will not be wealthy.However, you will havea wonderful career withmany beautiful memories.1 1 Q. What are the great-est challenges in educa-tion today?5. I believe the great-est challenge in education00101

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