CC)--The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet this evening. During their rescheduled regular meeting commissioners are schedule to make appointments to several citizen advisory committees and boards, consider awarding $250,000 to Enid Street Outreach Services for the purchase of a building in the 700 block of West Randolph, as part of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant CV-2 funds. If approved, the funding allocation will purchase the building near Our Daily Bread, for services for people experiencing homelessness. In other business, commissioners are expected to approve a number of agreements and funding appropriations. Prior to the regular meeting, the commission will meet in study session. The agenda calls for a legislative update, and an update on traffic signals. The study session will be held 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, followed by the regular meeting at 6:30. Both meetings are open to the public.
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CD)--The 2023 Champagne and Diamonds Gala in support of 4RKids will take place inside the ballroom at the Stride Bank Center in Enid on Friday. Doors open at 6:00 pm. The gala starts at 7:00 pm. Cocktail attire is recommended. Executive Director Rachel McVay said, “4RKids is honored to work with KOFM/KGWA, Mead Jewelers, and Great Plains Bank for the 2nd annual Champagne and Diamonds Gala. The Champagne and Diamonds Gala is an inspiring and fun-filled evening of dining, dancing, and live music featuring “The Drive” from OKC. Tickets are $75 each. Each ticket includes dinner and one champagne flute. Inside each flute, there will be a gemstone. One of the flutes contains a genuine “One Carat Round Brilliant Cut” Diamond worth $7500. Mead Jewelers will examine each gemstone and the winner will be announced at the end of the evening. Additional flutes can be purchased for $60 each or receive a discount of $50 each for two flutes or more. Tickets can be purchased online at www.stridebankcenter.com, www.4rkids.com or, in person at the Stride Center Box Office, and Mead Jewelers. Go to kofm.com or kgwanews.com for more information.
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CA)--Applications are available for Enid Police Department’s next Citizens Police Academy. The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. March 1, and CPA will begin April 4, with participants meeting weekly through June 20. EPD officials said CPA is not a training class but an exciting informational class with a behind-the-scenes look at EPD operations. One of CPA’s goals is to educate Enid residents about the structure and activities of their police department. Weekly sessions will cover a range of topics, including patrol, criminal investigations, traffic stops, crime scenes, narcotics, driving under the influence enforcement, officer use-of-force, officer safety, crime prevention and defensive tactics. CPA will visit the police shooting range, and participants will have the ability to have a ride-along with an officer and the opportunity to shoot a variety of firearms used by police and the SWAT team. CPA is free and will meet at 6:00 p.m. every Tuesday except for the final class, which will meet Saturday morning. Anybody interested in being accepted into CPA must complete an application and pass a background check. Because portions of CPA are hands-on, class size is limited. Applications are available online at www.enid.org/services/police or in the EPD lobby, 301 W. Garriott.
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NC)--County music stars Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence are coming to Stride Bank Center on Friday, March 10 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 are on sale.
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AF)--The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County is looking for participants for its annual Enid Author Fest. The event will be 1:00-5:00 p.m. April 15 at the library, 120 W. Maine. Local author festivals provide an opportunity for authors to display their work while developing connections in the area. The community also learns about authors publishing in their neighborhood. Attendees can meet some of the top writing talents in the region, sample their work and even take home an autographed book. Interested authors should visit the library’s website at enid.okpls.org/Enid-Author-Fest-2023 to view the author’s cover letter and to apply for participation. Authors accepted into the festival will be notified by March 4. Any questions should be directed to enidauthorfest@gmail.com.
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