CC)---The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet this evening. The commission will meet in Study Session beginning at 5:00 p.m. where commissioners are scheduled to hear a Quarterly VDA update from Mike Cooper and discuss several other topics. Commissioners will then meet in Regular Session at 6:30 to address a number of business items, including the acceptance of a permit, approved by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality that would approve the construction of a waterline to serve the residences along Garland between Garriott and Randolph. The project is associated with the future widening of Garland. Commissioners also will consider some fee changes at Enid Woodring Regional Airport. Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers of the City Administration Building and be open to the public.
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OA)--The One Enid Christ Tree arrived in Enid Monday morning. The journey of the 140-foot-tall live tree from California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest where it was harvested was delayed several days by winter weather including a snowstorm along the way. Workers set the tree in place on Park, south of the Stride Bank Center. Crews will now begin the multi-day process of filling it in with branches. Then, tens of thousands of lights and decorations will be added in time for the official lighting ceremony during Enid Lights Up the Plains on Friday November 25. Organizers said engineers have worked out a way to better stabilize the tree this year so that wind damage that occurred last year
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SR)--The outdoor ice skating rink in downtown Enid will open for the holiday season on Friday. Holidays on Ice, a partnership between Main Street Enid and Stride Bank Center, will once again be open through Jan. 8. Holidays on Ice, title sponsored this year by Visit Enid and the city of Enid, is located in the Stride Bank Center’s southern parking lot. Hours will be 3:00-9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 3:00-11:00 p.m. Friday; noon to 11:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 9:00 p.m. Sunday. Around 10,000 skaters visited Holidays on Ice last year. Admission is $14 per person, which includes skates and a wristband that allows for all-day skating. With a military ID, the admission is $12, and for those who bring their own skates or are 5 years old and younger, the price for admission is $10. Season passes are $60 each, and group skating rates and party packages are available, as well. Certain days will have specials like buy one, get one 50% off or a family four-pack deal. The best way to find out when those specials will be available is to visit the “Holidays on Ice in Downtown Enid” page on Facebook. Tickets can be purchased either in person or online. For more information, visit https://skateinenid.com or SBC’s website, or call SBC at (580) 616-7381.
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WW)--Work on the Leona Mitchell Boulevard Water Main and Improvements Project will result in a planned water outage today. According to the city of Enid, areas affected will be Southern Heights Addition, East Park Addition, Rock Island Addition, Southern Heights 2nd Addition, Garfield Addition and Garfield 2nd Addition. The water outage will allow workers to install a new water line, and service is expected to be restored by the end of the day.
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NC)--County music stars Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence are coming to Stride Bank Center on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Both artists have sold millions of albums and produced a slew of hit songs and albums. To purchase tickets, go to StrideBankCenter.com or go to the office located on the second floor of Stride Bank Center. Tickets range from $39.00 up to $124.00 and will be going on sale Friday, November 18, at 10:00 a.m.
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GT)--Enid Public Schools this week announced its 2022-23 building-level teachers of the year. The honorees, selected by their colleagues, now will be considered for EPS Teacher of the Year, which will be revealed during the EPS Foundation Education Celebration, December 7 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Enid High School gymnasium. This event also will include the EPS Support Professional of the Year announcement. Those finalists will be announced at a later date. The public is invited to attend, and the celebration will be broadcast live on Optima channel 19 by EPS*tv. The EPS Teacher of the Year winner, selected by a community committee, will represent the district at the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year competition next fall.
This year’s building-level honorees include:
Mollie Lorenz Pre-Kindergarten Carver Early Childhood Center
Allison Lentz 1st Grade Adams Elementary
Sandra Lippard Pre-Kindergarten Coolidge Elementary
Tana Germundson Special Education Eisenhower Elementary
Jennie Scott 5th Grade Garfield Elementary
Jamie Sutherland 5th Grade Glenwood Elementary
Mary Siebert Kindergarten Hayes Elementary
Sara Garis 1st Grade Hoover Elementary
Jessica Tatro Pre-Kindergarten McKinley Elementary
Lori Flynn Music Monroe Elementary
Tammy Duncan Library Media Specialist Prairie View Elementary
Charla Good Pre-Kindergarten Taft Elementary
Mallory Stanley 6th Grade Math Emerson Middle School
Wilma Williams Robinson 8th Grade Science Longfellow Middle School
Megan Mansfield Special Education Waller Middle School
Katie Byrd Instructional Coach Enid High School
Scott Mick English Lincoln Academy
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PN)--Need an evening without the kids? The City of Enid Parks and Recreation Department invite all kids to the Parents’ Night Out event at Champion Gym from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 19th. This event will allow parents to drop off the kids (ages 4 thru 14) for an evening of arts and crafts, movies, games, popcorn, fun, and more. Additionally, on this special night, kids will watch the movie, The Polar Express. The event is free, however, please register your children at www.Enid.org/ParentsNightOut to secure a spot by Monday, November 14th for the event. For questions, contact the Parks and Recreation department by phone at (580) 616-7210 or by email at specialevent@enid.org. To check out upcoming events, go to: Enid.org/ParkEvents.
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FB)---People who otherwise would be alone or go without are invited to eat Thanksgiving Dinner with people of First Baptist Church, 401 W. Maine, in Enid. If you are short on resources or without family, enjoy the meal and fellowship between 11:00am and 1:00pm on Thanksgiving Day. For more information, please call the church office at 234-1133.
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