Security National Bank of Enid, Eagle Marketing and the Chisholm Trail Expo Center are joining forces to help raise funds to purchase a K-9 partner for the Enid Police Department. Funds will be raised with the help of “dashing” dachshunds.

The program is called “Paws for the Cause” and will be held October 9, 2010 at the Expo Center. “We are calling it Paws for the Cause Dachshund Dash because there will be many paws racing to the finish line and hopefully helping to raise funds for the “cause”. The cause this year is to aid the Enid Police Department with the purchase of a K9 partner. The K9 partner is needed to succeed retiring K9 partner “Rex” said April Danahy vice president of corporate communications for Security National Bank and an organizer of the event.

The “Paws for the Cause” idea has been brewing for some time said Danahy. This year Security National Bank is in the midst of our “doggone great bank campaign” we floated the idea around. So many people and companies were ready to jump in, we decided there is no better time than the present.

Partnering with SNB is Eagle Marketing. “This is right up our alley”, said Eagle Marketing Director Frank Baker, “we love great promotions and being part of new ideas that help our animal friends, that’s important”. This has big potential and can be as iconic as Candy Cane Cash and the Red Dirt BBQ”.

There will be sponsorship opportunities and booth space at the event will be available.

The event will occur October 9, 2010 10am to 2pm. Forty eight dachshunds will have the chance to participate. There are some rules; the dachshunds do not have to be registered dachshunds but they must look, act, run and be a dachshund, the athletes must be current on their shots and cannot be aggressive. Entries are available at The Groom Closet 2005 West Chestnut in Enid or at www.paws4thecause.com.

After about a zillion years located in Oakwood Mall, Katy’s Pantry is finding a new home in Heritage Hills. The old Plant Patch/Rooster in Wine/Mickey’s/Oakwood Northwood will now be home to Katy’s. They will continue making the same great goodies they are now but hope to add new items to their menu once they settle in.

There are still a few tickets available for this weekends Bacaonalia 2010!

Baconalia, Enid’s and Oklahoma’s first and only bacon festival – yes, bacon festival – is slated for Saturday, August 28, 2010 from noon to 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot adjacent to the Q Spot located at 221 W. Cherokee with musical entertainment to follow inside.

Who doesn’t love bacon? And what better way to celebrate our love for the meaty treat than a festival? Baconalia will consist of a cook off, a bacon eating contest, pageants, a hog calling contest, some mud wrestling, a “Hog Show,” and all around bacon related silliness.

Contestants for the bacon eating contest will be chosen on a first come, first entered basis. Announcements will be made during the festival to sign up and the first 20 people to sign up will get to participate in the eating competition. The competition will consist of eating a particular amount of bacon in a limited amount of time.

Hog calling is the ability to summon hogs; however, it is more often done just for fun. The hog callers will each get 45 seconds to do their call and they will be judged on clarity, creativity, and their ability to excite the audience.

The pageant titles will be Miss Piggy Princess for girls under 12, Miss Piggy for girls 13 to 17 and Ms. Piggy for women over 18. The criterion for the pageants is to do whatever the entrant feels embodies the spirit of the event and does not in any way refer to the size of the person vying for the title. Creativity will be judged heavily.

Motorcycle owners will be able to participate in the festival by entering their motorcycles into the “Hog” show sponsored by the Hog Trough. Motorcycles will be listed in several categories and judged by the festival attendees. This is an “all makes” contest and does not have to be a particular brand to enter.

There will also be the opportunity to mud wrestle a friend for $5. If the challenged does not wish to wrestle, they may pay $10 to avoid the challenge and all funds raised will go to the American Heart Association.

Tickets for the festival must be purchased in advance and will be $20. Each ticket will include a commemorative t-shirt, a drink coupon, and all the bacon you can eat. Children 5 and under are free, 6 to 12 are $10 which include bacon and a t-shirt, and kids over 12 are the same as adults. There will be no entry into the festival without a valid ticket and there will be no tickets sold at the gate. This is to ensure that the amount of food prepared is commensurate with the number of tickets sold. Tickets may be purchased online at www.iloveenid.com or in person at the RSVP center located at 602 S. Van Buren or The Felt Bird at 124 E. Broadway.

Email Tammy Wilson today for last minute ticket purchase.

David Allen Memorial Ballpark

When: August 20th
What: Cars
Time: Movie Begins at 8:30pm OBI Donations: 6-10pm
Where: David Allen Memorial Ballpark 301 S. Grand Enid, OK 73701
Admission: By Donation Only

The Jayla Alexsis Tuck Cancer foundation in conjunction with Integris Bass Baptist Hospital and Universal Management & Maintenance Co. present Movie In The Ballpark. All proceeds benefit the families of Kyrah Cook and Wade Pierce. These children are currently fighting a battle with cancer. This family friendly event will be held on Friday August 6th, 20th, 27th at David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Each night will feature a different movie genre and the field will be open for seating, so bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy an evening under the stars while helping out 2 local families. They will also be collecting PJ’s and Socks for children undergoing cancer treatment and presenting the collected items to Children’s Hospital in OKC and St. Francis in Tulsa. Collection boxes will be setup at local businesses and at the front gate each movie night.

Concessions will be available, please no outside food or drink. Contact: www.bugginoutforkids.org or 580-233-6303

The movie for August 27th will be Field of Dreams.