HM)--Oklahoma Academy for State Goals will have a town hall awareness meeting on housing issues today from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Autry Technology Center. Oklahoma Academy officials will share the findings and recommendations from their 2023 housing town hall focusing on affordable, accessible and attainable housing. Among the topics to be discussed will be developing a long-term vision to increase affordable housing stock; the importance of the Housing Stability Fund being funded and managed; and identifying ways to incentivize small-scale landlords who rent to vulnerable populations. The meeting is free. To register, go online to https://members.okacademy.org/ap/Events/Register/x6HYn bRfKHYC7. Light refreshments will be provided by Enid Regional Development Alliance and Autry Tech.
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SD)--Enid Air Force Association Chapter 214 is inviting members of the public to attend the Air & Space Forces Association Program Dinner this evening at Oakwood Country Club. Col. Charles Throckmorton, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB, will be the guest speaker. Festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. with cocktails, with Throckmorton scheduled to speak around 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited and the cost is $55 per person. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting https://rb.gy/34t8hf.
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SO)--The Enid Police Department is notifying the public that a sex offender has registered with the department. 37 year-old Alvin Wood was convicted of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with minor by use of technology in October 2013, in Garfield County. Wood is not wanted for any crimes and has registered with the department as is required by law. Wood is 6 feet, 1 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Wood is living at 2906 E. Eucalyptus Lot 15 in Enid, which is an approved area for sex offenders.
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EF)--Local residents will have the opportunity next week to hear information on the Enid Public Schools proposed bond issue, and from the two candidates in the Ward 1 Enid City Commission recall election. The forum, which will be open to the public and live streamed online, will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Stride Bank Center main ballroom, 301 S. Independence. The forum will be one week ahead of the April 2 local election. The first segment of the forum will focus on the Enid school district plan for a bond issue to address technology, security and transportation needs. The bond issues package totaling about $10.8 million will be on a separate ballot April 2, with all voters in the Enid Public Schools district eligible to vote. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., Dudley Darrow, Enid schools superintendent, will give an explanation of the school needs to be addressed by the bond financing plan. That will be followed by a question-and-answer time. Both city commission candidates, incumbent Judd Blevins and challenger Cheryl Patterson, have confirmed their participation. The commission portion of the forum will begin at 6:45 p.m., with candidates making opening and closing statements and answering questions. Although almost all Enid residents will be eligible to vote on the school proposal, only residents of Ward 1 in southwest Enid will be able to vote on the commission candidates. The Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce and Enid News & Eagle are sponsoring the election forum. For voters who cannot attend in person, the forum will be live streamed on EnidNews.com, the school system’s EPS-TV and the city of Enid Facebook page and website.
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FT)--The Red Brick Road Food Truck and Art Festival will return this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. The event will be 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6:00 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of East Maple in downtown Enid near Leonardo’s Children’s Museum. This is the 10th year for the food truck and arts festival. The festival will include nearly 30 food trucks plus several art and other vendors. Live music will be set up in the Breeze both days. Attendees are encouraged to bring cash for the entry fee, while most of the vendors will take cash or cards. The entry fee is $5. Children 10 and under are free. Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome as long as they are cleaned up after.
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CF)--Several positions in Garfield County will be up for election this year. Garfield County positions up for election this year are county commissioner District 2, county clerk, court clerk and sheriff. The filing period will be April 3-5. County candidates will file at the Garfield County Election Board, 903 Failing. In addition, state and national positions also will be contested, with those candidates filing at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. The 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas will be up for election. In the state Legislature, odd numbered Senate districts will be up, including District 19, currently held by Sen. Roland Pederson. All state House positions will be up, including all of those representing Garfield County: District 40, currently held by Rep. Chad Caldwell of Enid; District 59, held by Rep. Mike Dobrinski of Okeene; District 58, held by Rep. Carl Newton, of Cherokee; and District 38, held by Rep. John Pfeiffer, of Orlando.
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