A10  Saturday, November 9, 2019  THE OKLAHOMAN | OKLAHOMAN.

COM

WEATHER
©2019; forecasts and graphics provided by

Sunny
A sunny and warmer day will prevail today. Sunday will re-
main mild with clouds and sun. An arctic cold front will arrive
Sunday night and Monday. Winds: SSW 8-16 mph.

For the latest weather updates, go to NewsOK.com/weather.

76/41 72/43 69/46 67/48

78/34 73/41 71/45 67/47 65/48

69/45 61/40 Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s

ACROSS THE U.S.

Yesterday Today Tomorrow
H L Prec. H L Sky H L Sky
Albuquerque 59 36 64 39 PtCldy 65 39 PtCldy
Amarillo 55 33 75 41 Sunny 71 30 PtCldy
Anchorage 44 39 38 32 PtCldy 38 31 PtCldy
Atlanta 53 45 Tr 56 39 Sunny 65 44 Sunny
Atlantic City 45 37 .02 47 40 Sunny 58 46 PtCldy
Billings 67 35 55 30 PtCldy 30 8 Snow
Birmingham 49 40 59 37 Sunny 66 44 Sunny
Bismarck 50 16 42 18 Cloudy 21 6 Snow
Boise 60 32 58 38 PtCldy 59 33 PtCldy
Boston 39 33 Tr 42 35 Sunny 53 40 PtCldy
Brownsville 59 52 Tr 68 59 PtCldy 80 67 PtCldy
Buffalo 32 27 Tr 39 33 PtCldy 44 31 Shwrs
Charleston, SC 63 57 .39 59 39 Sunny 68 46 Sunny
Charleston, WV 36 28 .01 50 34 Sunny 60 41 Sunny
Cheyenne 63 25 67 34 Sunny 56 12 Cloudy
WHAT’S AHEAD FOR OKLAHOMA CITY Chicago
Cleveland
31 16
37 27 Tr
45 33 PtCldy
43 35 PtCldy
43 26 Cloudy
50 38 Cloudy
Colo. Springs 62 24 69 37 Sunny 61 19 Sunny
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Columbus, OH 37 22 44 34 PtCldy 51 40 Cloudy
Dal-Ft. Worth 54 41 67 48 Sunny 73 59 PtCldy
71/35 39/17 38/22 49/28 50/28 54/33 Denver
Des Moines
69 25
39 18
71 37 Sunny
55 33 PtCldy
61 17 PtCldy
40 19 Cloudy
Detroit 38 22 42 35 PtCldy 47 28 Cloudy
Duluth 29 9 37 21 Snow 26 7 Flurries
El Paso 61 44 71 53 PtCldy 77 56 Cloudy
Fairbanks 15 3 Tr 15 3 Sunny 15 13 PtCldy
Hartford 37 28 Tr 42 27 PtCldy 51 33 PtCldy
Helena 44 22 53 32 Cloudy 35 11 Snow
Honolulu 85 72 85 71 PtCldy 86 72 PtCldy
Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds: Houston 55 52 .01 67 45 Sunny 75 59 PtCldy
S 8-16 mph N 20-30 mph NNE 7-14 mph SSW 10-20 mph N 8-16 mph S 7-14 mph Indianapolis 34 18 46 34 PtCldy 51 37 Cloudy
Jackson, MS 50 45 60 37 Sunny 69 47 Sunny
Jacksonville 68 62 .30 66 44 PtCldy 73 51 Sunny
Kansas City 44 17 63 40 Sunny 55 27 Sunny
REGIONAL FORECAST MAJOR LAKE LEVELS FOR THE RECORD Las Vegas 79 52 78 49 Sunny 77 52 Sunny
Little Rock 47 30 58 40 Sunny 68 50 Sunny
Arkansas: Plenty of sunshine today. A moonlit sky Los Angeles 86 55 89 57 Sunny 82 56 Sunny
As of 7 a.m. yesterday Yesterday in Yesterday in the state: Yesterday in the world:
tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow; however, some Sun, Louisville 39 25 51 38 Sunny 60 46 Sunny
Oklahoma City:
Lake Normal Current H L Prc. H L Sky
moon: Memphis 46 30 55 41 Sunny 66 50 Sunny
clouds in the west. Miami Beach 88 74 80 71 T-storm 83 71 PtCldy
Altus 1,559.0 1,544 Midnight 50 Enid 45 27 .00 Amsterdam 50 37 PtCl
Texas: Mostly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight, but Arbuckle 872.0 872.83 1 a.m. 47 Gage 53 31 .00 Baghdad 85 55 Sun Milwaukee 30 15 43 33 PtCldy 39 24 Cloudy
mostly cloudy in South Texas. Intervals of clouds and Arcadia 1,006.0 1,006 2 a.m. 43 Calgary 54 45 Cldy Sunrise Mnpls-St. Paul 36 15 41 26 PtCldy 32 13 Flurries
Guymon 64 33 .00 today:
sun tomorrow; pleasant in the east. Brok. Bow 599.5 605.76 3 a.m. 41 Dublin 46 37 PtCl Mobile 56 54 67 42 Sunny 72 51 Sunny
Hobart 51 33 .00 6:59 a.m.
Canton 1,615.4 1,616 4 a.m. 39 Frankfurt 46 37 Shwr Nashville 44 30 56 38 Sunny 66 45 Sunny
New Mexico: Partly sunny today; pleasant in the McAlester 51 31 .00
Copan 710.0 710.38 5 a.m. 37 Geneva 46 41 Shwr New Orleans 60 57 .01 64 50 Sunny 71 58 Sunny
north with plenty of sunshine. Partly cloudy tonight. Eufaula 585.0 587.80 6 a.m. 35 Ponca City 47 23 .00 Hong Kong 82 66 PtCl Sunset New York City 40 33 42 38 PtCldy 52 43 PtCldy
Kansas: Plenty of sun today. Clear tonight. Ft. Cobb 1,342.0 1,342 7 a.m. 35 Tulsa 50 25 .00 Kabul 63 32 Sun today: Omaha 47 20 61 34 Sunny 42 18 Cloudy
Mostly sunny tomorrow, except some clouds in the Ft. Gibson 554.0 562.27 8 a.m. 34 Chickasha 53 31 .00 London 48 32 PtCl 5:28 p.m. Philadelphia 42 35 44 34 PtCldy 56 40 PtCldy
northwest. Ft. Supply 2,004.0 2,004 9 a.m. 34 Durant 57 36 .00 Madrid 55 42 PtCl Phoenix 88 63 87 63 PtCldy 85 59 PtCldy
Foss 1,642.0 1,641 10 a.m. 34 El Reno 49 32 .00 Manila 88 80 Cldy Moonrise Pittsburgh 35 23 43 33 PtCldy 50 38 Cloudy
Missouri: Mostly sunny today. Clear and moonlit Portland, ME 36 28 39 29 PtCldy 49 34 PtCldy
Grand 745.0 746.03 11 a.m. 34 Guthrie 49 28 .00 Mexico City 74 54 PtCl 4:21 p.m.
tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow; however, some Hudson 619.0 623.92 Noon 34 Montreal 32 23 Flry Portland, OR 62 38 56 47 Cloudy 62 46 PtCldy
Idabel 48 35 .00
clouds in the north and east. Hulah 733.0 733.58 1 p.m. 35 Moscow 39 36 Cldy Providence 38 32 .01 41 29 Sunny 53 35 PtCldy
Miami 49 25 .00 Moonset Raleigh 52 45 .10 53 31 Sunny 63 41 Sunny
Colorado: Plenty of sun today; pleasant in the west. Kaw 1,009.1 1,011 2 p.m. 36 New Delhi 87 62 PtCl
Norman 52 30 .00 5:00 a.m. Reno 71 31 71 37 Sunny 70 36 PtCldy
Clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow; however, Kerr 460.0 461.45 3 p.m. 36 Paris 50 37 Cldy
Keystone 723.0 727.52 4 p.m. 37 OKC 50 31 .00 Rio 81 73 Rain St. Louis 37 21 58 44 Sunny 57 35 PtCldy
some clouds in the north. Oologah 638.0 641.55 5 p.m. 37 Shawnee 52 28 .00 Riyadh 90 67 Sun Sunrise Salt Lake City 62 33 62 37 Sunny 60 37 Sunny
Salt Plains 1,125.0 1,125 6 p.m. 37 Stillwater 50 26 .00 Rome 64 50 Rain tomorrow: San Antonio 53 45 .02 69 50 PtCldy 70 62 PtCldy
Skiatook 714.0 716.04 7 p.m. 36 Woodward 52 28 .00 Stockholm 39 32 Shwr 7:00 a.m. San Diego 73 58 80 57 Sunny 74 55 Sunny
Tenkiller 632.0 643.31 Sydney 86 65 Sun San Francisco 61 51 65 49 Sunny 65 50 Sunny
YESTERDAY’S POLLEN Texoma 615.0 617.93 One year ago in Oklahoma City: 48/37 Tokyo 64 57 Sun Sunset Sault Ste. Marie 29 14 35 23 Cloudy 31 11 Flurries
Thunderbird 1,039.0 1,038 Normal high/low in Oklahoma City: 65/43 Toronto 32 21 PtCl tomorrow: Seattle 57 39 55 49 Rain 58 45 Cloudy
Webb. Falls 490.0 490.55 Record high/low: 87 in 1980/19 in 1991 Vancouver 50 37 Cldy 5:27 p.m. Shreveport 51 40 63 42 Sunny 73 55 PtCldy
Wister 478.0 481.43 National extremes yesterday: Sioux Falls 49 18 51 27 PtCldy 31 11 Snow
Thermal, CA, 95; Black River Falls, WI, -8 Full Last New First Spokane 48 30 46 35 PtCldy 48 27 Cloudy
Tampa-St. Pete 84 73 76 59 PtCldy 81 62 Sunny
Total Precipitation Tulsa 50 25 67 48 Sunny 72 37 PtCldy
Jan. 1 - This date in 2016 ................... 25.46 Jan. 1 - This date in 2019 ................... 43.99 Washington, DC 45 38 48 37 Sunny 59 43 PtCldy
Jan. 1 - This date in 2017 ................... 32.85 Normal Jan. 1 - This date ................... 33.31 Wichita 46 21 70 39 Sunny 66 29 Sunny
Source: Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic
Jan. 1 - This date in 2018 ................... 41.16 Oklahoma City annual precip. is ....... 35.85 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 4

SANTA Jesus House seeks holiday

From Page A7
food basket donations
corporate and nonprofit
world, but one day he Staff reports A Jesus House
realized that he did much staff member
of his work for what Jesus House is seeking gives a frozen
he considered selfish donations for its annual turkey to an
reasons instead of the Thanksgiving food baskets Oklahoma
altruistic motives he for needy Oklahomans. city woman
knew he should have. Milo Proctor and his grandmother, Cynthia Fariss, are "Our Thanksgiving during the 2018
“Somewhere along the greeted by Dan Short, who portrays Santa Claus, as food baskets have every- Thanksgiving
way, my desire to help he walks through North Pole City, 4201 S Interstate 44 thing a family needs for a basket
people got sidetracked. Service Road. [SARAH PHIPPS PHOTOS/THE OKLAHOMAN] traditional Thanksgiving distribution.
Basically the integrity meal,” said Mike Bateman, [THE OKLAHOMAN
of the intentions begin wish — so he leaned on executive director of the ARCHIVES PHOTOS]
to fade and promoting his faith to help formulate Oklahoma City non-
myself began to take his answer. profit. "We’re asking the
priority,” he said. “I said ‘Santa can’t do Oklahoma City com- "Last year, we were community helps make
Short said he asked for that, but I know some- munity to help us out able to distribute more sure everyone can have a
forgiveness and made body who can. Santa is with donations. We need than 2,000 food bas- special holiday.”
a pledge to God that he just a toy maker, but I everything from turkeys kets that fed more than Jesus House also fed
wouldn’t seek leadership think God can do that. and hams to traditional 8,000 people,” Bateman 260 additional needy
again unless it as clear Would you like to pray?’” sides and desserts. Our said. “We’re hoping this Oklahomans at its
that the Lord had called Short recalled. food baskets are given to year to give away 2,500 Community Thanksgiving
him to do it. He said he was sur- low-income households in food baskets to those Meal.
He stood by that vow prised and touched when our neighborhoods as part low-income families in For more information,
by withdrawing from his the boy immediately of our outreach program.” our very own neighbor- contact Alfreda Doonkeen
corporate leadership job, grabbed his hand and Needed items include hoods. The grace of God at 232-7164 or go to www.
moving from a suburban started praying. Months frozen turkeys or hams, and the love and generos- jesushouseokc.org.
to an urban neighborhood Dan Short, who portrays later a radio journal- boxed stuffing mix, ity of the Oklahoma City
and starting the Mustard Santa at North Pole ist friend told him that chicken broth, turkey
Seed Development City, has a new book a caller who must have or chicken gravy mixes,
Project, a faith-based called “The Santa Claus been the boy’s mother instant mashed potatoes,
nonprofit that for 18 years Chronicles.” shared the story on the canned cranberries or
helped people in seg- radio and said that the cranberry sauce, canned
ments of the 73114 ZIP “He was my spiritual boy’s brother did survive yams and canned veg-
code overcome chal- Santa Claus. He pushed his illness. The woman etables. Dessert mixes
lenges like poverty.   me into writing, and I said she was moved by and pie fillings also are
So Short was ambiva- pushed him into writing,” Short’s kind response appreciated.
lent when friends like she said. “I’m so so happy that brought faith to the Food baskets will be
longtime author Melanie that he’s finally got it in forefront. distributed starting at
Hemry encouraged him print.” Short said he incor- 8 a.m. Nov. 25 and 26.
to write a book. porates his Christian Distribution will con-
“I was really hesitant Santa’s got stories faith in his Santa role at tinue both days until the
to write it because I’m all North Pole City. At least designated supplies are
through this book,” he Now that the book once a day, he tells the exhausted. Individuals
said. “I was just hand- is out, Short is eager to story of biblical account who wish to pick up a food
cuffed by my promise.” talk to people about the of the first Christmas to basket from Jesus House
Hemry, a prolific stories contained within children who visit Santa’s will need to provide a state
ghostwriter and author its pages. workshop at the south issued ID and proof of resi-
of books like “A Healing There’s the story about Oklahoma City store. As dence such as a utility bill.
Touch: The Power of a toddler who seemed to a visual, he uses a figurine Food basket dona-
Prayer,” provided the last have interesting cloth- of the baby Jesus, one of tions may be dropped off
and successful nudge that ing choices. Then there many sold with Nativity at Jesus House, 1335 W
got him to take on the is one of the first stories sets at North Pole City. Sheridan Ave. Normal
project. in the book about a little Short’s faith is inter- receiving hours are from 7
She said she simply boy who asked Santa to woven in many of the a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days
returned the favor he did heal his brother who was stories in “The Santa a week. If donating by
for her in the mid-1980s seriously ill. Claus Chronicles,” and he check, donors are asked to
when he encouraged Short said the story says that’s how it should include Thanksgiving food
her to leave her nurs- stands out because he be. “The power of doing baskets in the memo line
ing career to pursue her knew he couldn’t prom- this is, in my opinion, a and mail to Jesus House at
dream of becoming a ise the youth that Santa sacred honor — it really PO Box 60369, Oklahoma
professional writer. would deliver on that is,” he said. City, OK 73146.