On the Record @ Northwestern -- Nov. 2, 2007 -- Newsletter

October 24, 2007
Ranger Preview scheduled for Nov. 3
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's annual Ranger Preview event for high school seniors will take place Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 a.m. in the Student Center. Read more...

October 29, 2007
Annual Ranger Rodeo underway,
approximately 500 contestants expected
The annual Ranger Rodeo presented by Northwestern Oklahoma State University will have its opening performance at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Woods County Fairgrounds Arena. More than 500 student competitors from 20-plus colleges and universities are expected to participate. The rodeo is a sanctioned event of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Performances start at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are being sold by all rodeo team members and by coach Tim Kolb, who can be reached at (580) 327-8688. They also will be sold at the gate.

“Everyone should be really excited about the rodeo because it is a great event for the community,” Kolb said. “That many competitors, along with their families and friends, being in town for at least two days mean a real boost to the community’s economy.” Read more...

November 2, 2007
Theatre students to present children's show
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s theatre program will present its annual children’s show “Just Like Us” by Craig Sodaro on Nov. 8, 9 and 10 in Herod Hall Auditorium. The Thursday and Friday shows are reserved for the elementary schools, and the Saturday show is open to the public at 1 p.m. Admission is $1.

The cast consists of the acting one class, and others who wanted to participate. Read more...

South Hall Halloween fun

South Hall residents are in the Halloween spirit Thursday evening. The residents decorated their halls and lobby so children from the community to come to safe place for trick-or-treating and fund and games. Residents from Coronado Hall helped with the holiday festivities. For more photos, click here.

November 2, 2007
Event scheduling at NWOSU goes online
Anyone wanting to schedule an event or reserve a room for a meeting at Northwestern Oklahoma State University can now do so online, thanks the university’s online facility reservation system.

An “Event Reservation Form” can be found by visiting www.nwosu.edu/event and clicking on the “reservation form” link or by using the A-Z Index link on the homepage. Through using the index link, people can use the convenient alphabet at the top of the page to look for topics such as “Events Scheduling,” “Calendar Scheduling” or “Scheduling Calendar Events.” Those links also will take the person to the link previously mentioned.

Once at the Event Reservation Form, people can schedule an event by filling in the appropriate information. The form asks that people select whether their event is on the Alva, Enid or Woodward campus, what the event is, what facility has been requested and the date of the event.

October 30, 2007
Songwriter Jimmy Webb to appear in Alva
Jimmy Webb is a legend in his native state of Oklahoma, being one of the great American song writers. Northwest Oklahomans will have the opportunity to hear Webb’s magical tunes live at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in Herod Hall Auditorium at Northwestern Oklahoma State University as part of the Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series.

Tickets for the event are $10 for adults, $5 for students and are available at Holder Drug, Schuhmacher’s, Alva Chamber of Commerce and Northwestern Bookstore or by calling (580) 327-8590.

Born in Elk City, Webb perhaps is best known for his tremendously popular tunes written for Glen Campbell (“By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston”), Richard Harris (“MacArthur Park”), the Fifth Dimension (“Up, Up and Away”), Brooklyn Bridge (“Worst that Could Happen”) and others. Read more...

Mike Hargrove's Ranger jersey retired

History was made at Ranger Field Saturday, Oct. 27, when the first ever Ranger athletic jersey was retired. Ranger baseball jersey No. 30, worn by retired Major League Baseball player and manager Mike Hargrove, was retired during halftime ceremonies of the football game. Northwestern athletic director Bob Battisti (right) helps Hargrove display the framed jersey following comments by Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president (left). The 1972 Northwestern graduate earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball and football. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and enshrined in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, also in 1993. During the ceremony, Dr. Cunningham said that it really is true, "once a Ranger, always a Ranger." Cunningham was referring to Hargrove's days in high school as a Perryton, Texas, Ranger, then becoming a Northwestern Ranger, and then being drafted by the Texas Rangers where he made his major league debut on April 7, 1974. He was voted American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and The Sporting News. Hargrove was named to the American League All-Star Team in 1975. He also played for the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians. He finished his playing career with the Indians, retiring after the 1985 season. Hargrove spent 17 seasons as a major league manager with the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. From 1991 to 1999, Hargrove managed the Cleveland Indians. His teams won five consecutive American League Central Division titles from 1995 to 1999, and captured American League championships in 1995 and 1997. He was named the American League Manager of the Year in 1993 by USA Today and won the same honor by The Sporting News in 1995. He retired from baseball as the Seattle Mariners' manager on July 1, 2007. During Hargrove's emotional remarks to those in attendance, he said that he considers Northwestern and this area his home and that it is possible to go home again and thanked everyone for the special day. For more photos from the ceremony, click here.

October 29, 2007
Cargill makes donation to BEST contest,
four teams advance to regionals
Cargill, Inc., presented the Heartland BEST program located at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva with a $5,000 contribution, marking its sixth consecutive year to sponsor the local robotics competition, which took place on the university’s campus Oct. 13. Read more...

October 24, 2007
Oklahoma Centennial Photographer
to speak at Northwestern on Nov. 6
The official Oklahoma Centennial photographer Mike Klemme will be on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Alva Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. for a presentation in the J.W. Martin Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Klemme, a life-long resident of Enid, became the official Centennial photographer in September of 2005. Since then, he has spent the majority of his time photographing Oklahoma for the large-format coffee table book “Celebrating Oklahoma!” Klemme’s presentation will include photographs taken from around the state during this time, and some of the stories that surround these photos. Read more...

October 24, 2007
Alumni Association planning fan bus trip
to Southern Nazarene football game
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni Association is taking reservations from Ranger football fans to ride a chartered bus to the Saturday, Nov. 10, game in Bethany.

The Rangers will face conference foe Southern Nazarene, and kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.