FW)--A Freeze Warning will be in effect for the late night and overnight hours tonight across much of northern, central and northwest Oklahoma including the Enid area. The National Weather Service forecast is calling for an overnight low tonight in Enid of 27. Frost and freeze conditions could kill sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Now that below freezing temperatures are possible, it is also the time to disconnect hoses from outside faucets.
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CC)—The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet in Study Session and Regular Meeting this evening. Multiple items related to improving the infrastructure of Enid Woodring Regional Airport are on the agenda. During their regular meeting, commissioners are set to consider resolutions, accept federal and state grant funding, award contracts and approve amendments to agreements that will help with various upgrades planned including instillation of pilot-controlled LED lights and Precision Approach Path Indicators for the Crosswind runway, and professional services for South Ramp hangars. Commissioners will also consider contracts between the city of Enid and three different agencies to administer Community Development Block Grants. The first contract is with Community Development Support Association for $85,000 to provide emergency home repairs for Enid residents to prevent homelessness; the second contract for $76,550 with Hope Outreach is for transitional housing improvements to reduce homelessness for Enid residents; and the third contract is for $75,030.57 with Making a Difference to provide after-school program facility improvements for Enid’s youth residents. During the study session, commissioners will discuss Veterans Appreciation Week, pedestrian bridge issues and bridge issues at the 500 block of East Oklahoma. The Study Session will become at 5:00 pm, with the Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers of the city administration building on West Garriott and will be open to the public.
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HS)--Enid Regional Development Alliance, in partnership with RDG Planning & Design, began a process in September to develop the citywide housing study. A handful of Enid city officials and other community members attended a come-and-go meeting Monday evening at Open Door Church which was aimed for people living in the neighborhood around Longfellow Middle School and Garfield Elementary School. Enid residents have the chance for their voices to be heard, as an online survey will be available until around Thanksgiving. The housing study, the first since ERDA conducted on in 2015, aims to identify effective strategies that will address Enid’s housing affordability needs, particularly regarding quality, affordable housing. The overall goal with the housing study is to understand the market and where Enid is at presently, and then see what residents want in the future and how to attain those things. To take the survey, visit https://surveymonkey.com/r/enidhousingstudy.
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FL)--U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas will hold town hall meetings in Northwest Oklahoma this week. His Garfield County meeting will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday in the Gantz Center on the Northern Oklahoma College Enid campus. Lucas will be in Cherokee 11:00 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Alfalfa County Farm Bureau. Then, he will be in Medford 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Medford Municipal Building. Residents are invited to attend and share their thoughts on current events in Washington, D.C., and across Oklahoma. Lucas will discuss recent work in Congress, take questions about issues important to constituents of the 3rd Congressional District and seek input on legislation currently before Congress.
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KC)--Legendary band Kansas is coming to Enid in October. With a legendary career spanning five decades, and selling over 30 million albums worldwide, Kansas established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. Stride Bank Center officials said the concert will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Stride Bank Center. Ranging from $45 to $65, plus fees, tickets are available at StrideBankCenter.com or the office on the second floor of the Center.
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BS)--The 34th annual Hospice Circle of Love’s Fall Book Sale will be held this month. This year’s sale will be 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday at the north building of Hospice Circle of Love’s Enid offices, 314 S. 3rd. Thousands of books will be categorized by genre and will include mysteries, westerns, history and military, classics, science fiction, religious, children’s and cookbooks, among others. In addition, there will be puzzles, DVDs, CDs and books on tape. Julie Nelson, event organizer, said most of the books available are in good or great condition and are quite a bargain at just $1 for hardbacks and 50 cents for paperbacks. In addition, small Harlequin-type romance novels sell for $5 a bag. Proceeds from the event benefit patients with Hospice Circle of Love, the mission of which is to help terminally ill patients live a higher quality of life at the end of life. Circle of Love is one of the longest standing hospices in Oklahoma, serving Northwest Oklahoma for nearly 40 years.
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