VB)--Enid Police Department is encouraging residents to take steps to secure their vehicles following a rash of reports. Within the last week, the department has taken numerous vehicle burglary reports. All reports indicate the vehicles targeted were left unlocked. “The Enid Police Department encourages citizens to lock their vehicles and remove all valuable items including cellphones, money, electronics and firearms,” EPD Sgt. Nick John said. Anyone with information leading to the arrest or prosecution of the burglaries or any crime can report an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (580) 233-6233, www.enid.org/departments/police or text to 274637, typing “Enid” and a message in the text box. Those submitting a tip could earn a reward up to $1,000 and will not be required to testify nor be identified.
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EM)--Supporters of a proposal to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma say they have enough signatures to put a state question on the ballot next year. The Oklahoman reports that Yes on 802's campaign manager Amber England says the community organization collected the state requirement of 178,000 signatures, which must be verified. The proposed question would amend the state's constitution and expand Medicaid's coverage to adults between ages 18 and 65 whose income does not exceed 133% of the federal poverty level. England said that more signatures will be gathered until the Oct. 28 deadline to serve as a cushion in case someone should challenge the petition. The conservative think-tank Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs challenged the initial plan, but the Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked it.
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WP)--City of Enid Engineering officials announced a final tie-in for a new 18” water line at the North Van Buren Street and West Oak intersection will take place today. A 24” water main that runs south from the Water Treatment Plant will be shut off to make this connection. Water pressure is expected to be diminished while the connection is made to an existing water line in all areas south of Chestnut and east of Cleveland. Residents may experience low water pressure from approximately 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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GR)--If you missed the OU / Texas game Saturday on KGWA, here's a recap from Learfield sports.
OU-Texas Recap 1:00
You can hear more about the game Tuesday night on the OU Coaches show. It starts at 7:00 on KGWA. This Saturday, the Sooners face West Virginia. Pre-game is at 9:00 a.m., with the game starting at 11:00 on KGWA. Oklahoma State had the weekend off, but they will play Baylor Saturday afternoon at 3pm.
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BS)--The Friends of the Enid Public Library will be holding their fall book sale Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It will also include T-shirts and knitted bookmarks for sale. This year the book sale will kick off National Friends of Libraries Week from October 20-26, celebrating all the ways Friends groups support and raise funds for the library. For more information about this event and others, visit the library’s website at enid.okpls.org.
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LF)--Leonardo’s Children’s Museum will host its three-day Fall Festival this week, with activities kicking off on Thursday. The event, designed to give parents and kids fun, educational activities during fall break, will be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, Thursday through Saturday. Fall Festival is free with paid general admission or membership. Fall-related art and science educational demos, such as learning why the leaves change and a study of artist Wassily Kandisky, are planned for the event. Face painting, door prizes and costume parades each day at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. also are planned. A new OK Museum Network exhibit, “How People Make Things,” also will be available to tour during the festival. In conjunction with fall festival, Leonardo’s is offering a 10% discount for new memberships. Visit www.leonardos.org for more information on this and other upcoming events.
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LT)--Tickets for the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s annual historic Lantern Tours are now on sale for $10 per person. The Lantern Tours will take place on Friday, November 1st with tours for groups of fifteen beginning at 7:00 p.m. A new tour will begin every fifteen minutes. This community favorite will sell out, so purchasing your tickets in advance is recommended. After dark, visitors to Humphrey Heritage Village will travel back to the time when Oklahoma's statehood was in debate. Lantern led tours through the historic buildings and campsites will explore daily life, its hardships and its rewards. Following the lantern led tour, guests will enjoy historical entertainment and refreshments. For more information on the historic Lantern Tours or other Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center programs, log onto csrhc.org.
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PC)—It’s pumpkin decorating time. The Enid Public Library is hosting their 2nd annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest, and they’re accepting pumpkins today through October 21st. You're invited to decorate a pumpkin as a children’s book character or with a fall theme. The pumpkins will be then be judged by the public in three different categories: Most Literary, Most Creative, and Best Overall. The winners will be announced on October 30th. Everyone is invited to participate, but carved pumpkins will not be accepted. The pumpkins will be photographed and displayed on the Enid Public Library Facebook page as well. For more information about this contest and other events at the library visit their website at enid.okpls.org.
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FM)--KGWA has added an FM frequency to carry its programming. In addition to the traditional 960 AM, the station’s programming now can be heard on 100.9 FM in the greater Enid area. We are pleased to have our local shows, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Oklahoma University athletics and all of the other news, talk, weather and sports right in the middle of the FM dial. All the programming will now be accessible to those listeners who exclusively use FM. The signal will cover Enid and the greater part of Garfield County.” KGWA AM and FM, along with KOFM-FM, are owned and operated by Enid-based Williams Broadcasting.
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TT)--Registration is open for the third annual Toucan Trot 5K, set for Saturday, Nov. 2 to benefit Loaves & Fishes of Northwest Oklahoma. The race is organized and sponsored by the 71st Student Squadron Booster Club at Vance Air Force Base and will begin at 9:00 a.m. just south of the intersection of Independence and Elm in downtown Enid. Theo Moran, with the 71st Student Squadron Booster Club, said the event is a fun way for the students and instructors at Vance to give back to and be engaged with the Enid community. Katie Long, assistant director at Loaves & Fishes, said that kind of community support is crucial to the food resource center's mission. Race organizers are encouraging participants to bring non-perishable food or hygiene items to be donated for Loaves & Fishes, or monetary donations can be made on the race website.
Loaves & Fishes distributed 690,000 pounds of food last year to 5,518 people in need in 2,119 households, thanks in large part to community donations. According to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, about 17 percent of Oklahomans, about 608,000 people, live in poverty, and roughly one in four children in the state suffer food insecurity Long encouraged the public to come and participate in Toucan Trot, and meet some of the Vance students helping to provide that community support. Race signup and more information is available at https://runsignup.com/race/ok/enid/toucantrot. Registration is $25, and all who register by Oct. 22 will be guaranteed a race T-shirt. Race packet pick-up will be at 7:30 a.m. the morning of the race, and in-person registrations also will be accepted then.
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DC)--Stride Bank Center is playing host to the OkFutures Moving Forward: 2019 Professional Development Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nov. 2. Sponsored by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness, the conference is $15 to attend, and will cover important topics to parents, teachers and other professionals who work with young minds. Subjects are to include trauma-informed care, infant and toddler care, brain development, the importance of play and teacher self-care. Qualifying attendees will receive a $40 stipend, and professionals can earn six formal training hours. Enid is one of eight locations hosting the conference. Parents can attend the conference for free by using promo code PDPARENT19 during registration. To register, go to okschoolreadiness.org/events.
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GC)--ZZ Top will perform their 50th Anniversary Tour at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Stride Bank Center in Enid. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased at StrideBankCenter.com, 855.TIX.ENID or at the Stride Bank Center Box Office.
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UW)—The official kickoff of the United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma’s 2019-2020 Campaign is still weeks away, but preparation is underway. This year’s Annual Campaign is being chaired by Seth and Christy Skidmore. The goal for this year’s campaign is $700,000.
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