Cleo Glenn Lewis 1909-2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — Cleo Glenn “Bill” Lewis, 98, of Oklahoma City, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008, in Durant. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Comanche (Okla.) Funeral Home Chapel with Dale Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving guests from 6 to 7 p.m.; and from 9 a.m. to service time on Friday. Cleo was born May 9, 1909, in Flat, Coryll County, Texas, to Thomas and Carrie Maddox Lewis. He moved to Stephens County with his dad in 1921. He married Opal Sloan on Sept. 4, 1928, in Duncan. In 1943, they moved to Oklahoma City. Cleo worked at Tinker Air Force Base for 29 years, retiring in 1972. He was a member of Capitol Hill Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Travis Eugene Lewis and his wife, Emma Jane, of Blanchard; a daughter, Patsy Ann Saunders and her husband, Jim, of Durant; four brothers: Joe Lewis and his wife, Libby, of Lovington, N.M., Lester Lewis and his wife, Estelene, of Duncan, Dale Lewis and his wife, Helen, of Breckenridge, Texas, and Ernest Lewis and his wife, Susan, of Dardanelle, Ark.; a sister, Leatrice Cash and her husband, Loyd, and a brother-in-law, Shelby Myers, all of Oklahoma City; five grandsons and three granddaughters; 11 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death in 2005 by his loving wife of 76 years, Opal Estelle Lewis; a daughter, Glenna, and son-in-law, Bud Ford; his parents, Carrie Maddox and Thomas Lewis; his stepmother, Lillian Lasater; and two special sisters, Nelda Myers and Virginia Juanita Maxey.

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PPLD Thing #4 - Register you blog on the PPLD Intranet Wiki

Done that already.

PPLD Thing #3 - Wikis

So wiki is Hawaiian for quick. I can see that since a wiki appears to be one big text document with hyper-links. It is pretty cool to see such a community effort in publishing, editing and policing a web site. Another plus is that you don't need to have the latest technology and the fastest broadband to load and edit a page. I can understand the cons such as vandalism, etc...but unfortunately that part of an open and free environment. I guess the virtual world parallels the real world in that aspect.

The PPLD has quite an extensive wiki on their intranet site. It has info on everything from employee/benefit policies to committee meeting minutes. It even has a staff bulletin board for the posting of items for sell, etc... If you need to know anything about what is going on in our district this is the place to go.

I am still not used to it though and forget to go look for answers to my questions. My entire working life I have been sent memos, e-mails or told new info in person so having to go look for myself is quite the new experience but I am getting used to it.

Part of this project was to look at how other wikis are setup and used.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki (http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page) appears to be a very informative place for librarians throughout the world to collaborate and exchange ideas.

SJCPL Subject Guides (http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page) appears to be nothing more than a card catalogue. It is very restrictive and can be edited only by the librarians at the St. Joseph County Public Library. This seems contrary to the idea of openness that is part of the wiki ideal.

I also looked at Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page). Now this the ultimate in open community effort. To read an extensive history of Colorado Springs, CO go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs.

Overall, I think wikis are quite useful for the spreading of information and ideas. I might have to set one up someday to play around with and learn more. Any ideas for the subject matter?

Altered Space: 21st Century Installation Art

If you get a chance, I highly recommend seeing this exhibit at the FAC Modern located in the Plaza of the Rockies in downtown Colorado Springs. It’s a small exhibit of just 3 installations but each one has its own dedicated room. All 3 artists are from this region.

Christina Marsh – Colorado College

For a room with nothing more than a photo album lying on a chair, stacks of clothes in one corner, a pile of luggage in the center of the room, an antique side table with a silver tea set and a wall full of various empty white picture frames, this was quite a moving experience. It’s all about transition and moving on with your life while staying anchored to your roots. This hit home with me since my family is in the Texas/Oklahoma area and Evelyn’s is in New Jersey.

The wall of picture frames stuck with me the most. I instantly imagined them filled with pictures of family and friends. But when you go, look closer at the frames. They just aren’t any old frames. Stand directly in front of them and take a deep breath. Think about it and you’ll recognize the scent. They are all made from white chocolate.

During the day, the frames are heated by the lights shining on them. At night, they cool off. The results are that they are constantly changing. They sag and change shapes a little more each day. This just drove home the fact that our lives are forever in transition and changing due to external factors we might not even notice or that we take for granted.

Matt Barton – UCCS

This was quite interesting as well. This is the artist conception of a post-apocalyptic world. Instead of the Hollywood idea of utter chaos and destruction, this installation projects a sense of calm, peace and rebirth. You can actually walk into and around this exhibit. Take a walk over to the makeshift shelter and look inside. Now, turn around and you find yourself immersed in the exhibit as if you were really out in the wild trying to start over again. It was really a strange sensation.

Gwen Laine – Denver’s Carson Gallery

Although a great installation, I have to admit that that I understood this one the least. Like the other installations, this was also about change. It is a room full of transparent prints of hands suspended from helium filled Mylar balloons. The slightest breeze will make the prints spin and move. Also as time goes on the balloons will begin to lose their buoyancy and sink. This will cause the prints to stack on top of each other creating a multi-layered picture of hands.

Overall, this was an excellent exhibit and I would recommend it to anyone. The experience of being able to walk around the rooms and be totally submersed in the installation is incredible. The exhibit runs through April 26, 2008.

For more details, go to http://www.csfineartscenter.org/Altered.asp