Enid, Oklahoma - News, Events and Photos

Corvette Fever

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This was my sweet Millie Miglia Red, 1974 convertible Chevy Corvette Stingray. What a car!! If you would like to see dozens of cars just like this one head to Enid this weekend.

Corvette Expo XV takes place this Saturday at Chisholm Trail Expo, 111 W. Purdue.

From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. you should be able to view up to 130 corvettes from Oklahoma and surrounding states. On display will be six corvettes, ranging from 1957 to 2007, to commemorate the state centennial.

Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children, and proceeds benefit Youth & Family Services.

Get Out and Buy Some Junk!

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Beginning today you are invited to get out and shop the Enid city wide garage sale.

The sale runs through Sunday. Can you find an uglier lamp than this??
Check the Enid paper for homes that are participating in the sale.

Happy Hunting!!

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Get Your Motor Runnin!

The newly-formed USMTS Southern Series will be at the Enid Speedway Park on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. The race will feature some of the top Modified drivers from throughout the United States, and will also serve as the second USMTS Southern Series event of the season.

Friday’s main event winner will earn $2,000 while Saturday’s top dog will pocket $3,000. Each night, race fans will be treated to some great Modified racing with heat races, consolations and a feature event. Gates are slated to open both days at 3 p.m., with the first green flag waving at 7 p.m. Enid Speedway Park will also present Street Stocks and E-Mods on the racing card both nights.

The Enid Speedway Park is located 2.5 miles north of U.S. Hwy. 412 on U.S. hwy. 81, then 0.5 mile east on W. Oxford (at the Garfield County Fairgrounds). Race day information is available by calling the track hotline at (580) 234-4488 or online at www.enidspeedwayparkllc.com.

Speaking of racing, check out these old photos of the Enid Dragway and old pics of the Enid Speedway.

Tornado Season on the way!

Peak tornado season is still over a month away and yet we are beginning to see tornado's sprouting up around the state.

Troy Goodwin took this picture Monday 3-26-07 at 5:02 pm. Troy spotted this funnel just south of the Farmland Nitrogen Plant, near Southgate Rd. There was another tail forming out of it, but it went back up into the wall cloud before Troy could get a picture of it.

If you have any great weather pictures that you have taken personally and would like to share them, please send them to us!

Tornado photograph copyright 2007 Troy Goodwin

Labels: oklahoma, tornado

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Clean Up Your Act...

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Attention Enidites! It's time to clean up.

The city is out to clean up the place and they are willing to help. The 2007 Centennial Cleanup Project is underway and the city will be moving from neighborhood to neighborhood picking up trash, limbs and other garbage.

City officials, along with police, will also be giving out warnings and tickets to those that choose not to clean up their act. The city of Enid will be dishing out fines for broken down cars parked in the yard. Other codes will also be enforced including grass mowing and

Residents can place trash to be picked up near the curb and the city will come by and haul it to the dump. The project will run through July 15th and will move across the city one zone at a time.

Folks are already dragging out their garbage and setting it by the road. Take this opportunity to show pride in your yard and your neighborhood.

For more information call 249-4027.

Photographs courtesy Ann Tucker. Copyright 2007.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Breaking News! Bridge Out!

Wednesday night the bridge crossing the drainage ditch at Randolph and Coolidge collapsed. The concrete bridge, west of Waller Junior High collapsed moments after a firetruck had crossed. No cars were on the bridge at the time of the collapse and there were no injuries. Dozens of onlookers gathered and snapped pictures as officials tried to figure out the cause of the collapse.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Taking a new turn.

Beware!!

The two blocks of Van Buren in front of Taco Mayo and McDonalds has changed. The right lane near Taco Mayo now requires you to turn right only onto Broadway. The middle lane will now take you across the intersection to McDonalds. The left lane no longer takes you strainght into the left turn lane on Maine. There is now an actual left turn lane onto Maine in front of McDonalds. Got it?? Have fun driving!!

Waking up in a fog...

It's a bit foggy around Enid this morning.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Closing up Shop

A few more Enid businesses are closing their doors or have already closed their doors.

Big Lots in Oakwood Mall will be closing due to corporate restructuring.

Xccessorize Fashion Accessory Shoppe in Sunset Plaza is closing.

Shiloh's Deli downtown has closed.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Got Insurance?

Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, won adoption of an amendment that would allow the seizing of a vehicle when a driver cannot show that they have insurance. His plan amends a section of law that now allows police to confiscate vehicles containing drugs.

Motorists who fail to show proof of liability insurance during a traffic stop could see their vehicles headed for the auction block under a bill passed Monday by the Oklahoma Senate.

A law goes into effect next year to provide for instantly determining if a motorist has liability insurance. This would prevent problems for motorists that have insurance but are not carrying proof at the time of the stop.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

New In Town

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Aldi's on West Garriott, next to Sonic, is now open serving Enid with low priced generic groceries.

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The Shoe Dept. located behind Wendy's on Garriott and Garland is nearing completion.

Friday, March 02, 2007

Good Eats

We made it over to the new bar and grill in town, in Heritage Hills, and had a very nice family meal. Mickey's is now open and serving up some good eats. The atmosphere was simple but inviting and the staff was awesome. We sat ourselves and quickly received a one page double sided menu. You can choose from a nice selection of appetizers, including gravy fries and a good choice of beers.

Although the menu selection is not the size of the Cheesecake Factory, it does have a very nice variety of selections. Food items range from burgers, sandwiches and chicken fried steak all the way to shrimp and pot roast. They also have an excellent childrens menu to color on with large kid size portions.

Sit at the bar and enjoy TV or sit at one of their booths. Either way, the food was great, the service was fantastic and it was well worth the money. Not overly priced. We fed a family of four for $23!

Someone You Should Know - Jack Quirk

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Jack Quirk owns KJ Productions, an award winning video production business. KJ produces high definition videos, TV commercials and also helps create marketing materials for a wide variety of companies.

Jack began his career in video as a youngster tagging along with his father to local and national news events. As the son of NBC news photographer, John Quirk, Jack gained valuable experience in camera techniques and visual story telling. He went on to work for an NBC affiliate on the east coast before establishing his own business. As event planner and videographer for a highly successful real estate auction house, he was responsible for all areas of media preparation for multimillion dollar contracts with private and government agencies. Jack left the real estate industry to expand his skills and talents in video, and thereby established KJ Productions.

In addition to contract projects, he does freelance work for CNN and a local ABC affiliate, and his footage has aired on national television news several times, including coverage of reaction to the Terry Nichols trial verdict. He is also a storm chaser for KOCO in Oklahoma City.

Jack has big dreams of establishing a Disney like campus in Enid one day that would house videographers, writers, graphic designers and animators, all in one central location. Jack has a new web site coming soon that will have more information about his services. KJProductions.TV.