Happy Holidays to Everyone!

The year ended around here a bit on the down side. Our small staff has been hospitalized and knocked out with the flu. But never fear! We will be back at 100% with new stuff for 2009.

Bookmark the blog and check back. We will have more contests, more drawings and more vintage Enid on the way.

May you and your family have a safe, healthy and successful 2009!

Get your kids around the computer and track where Santa is delivering gifts around the world...

Track Santa Here

1. Massage gift card - Serenity Springs 234-3233
2. Auto detailing - Roxie's 233-1635
3. Gift basket - Basket Case 234-0322
4. Homemade candy - Angel Delights 542-2639
5. Christmas flowers - Enid Floral 234-1252
6. Movie tickets - Dickinson Theaters 233-7469
7. Bike accessories - The Bike Shop 233-4333
8. Coffee card - Cafe DaVinci 548-2900
9. Fitness membership - YMCA 237-4645
10. Tennis lessons - Oakwood Tennis Shop 242-5153
11. Fragrances & colognes - Evans Drug - 234-2612
12. Guitar lessons - Guitar Tuna 747-2526
13. Toys - C.M. Miller 233-2672
14. Candles - The Gift Box 237-7553
15. Bottle of wine - Buck's Party Shop 233-0079
16. Cookbook - Junior Welfare League 234-2665
17. Watch - Ediger's 237-2101
18. ....

Add your own last minute gift ideas found in Enid!!

LIFE Magazine has released its entire collection of photos taken over the years. You can now search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

Photos from Enid are a part of the collection. Several photos were taken of the grain elevators in Enid, which at the time, were some of the largest in the world. The photos are now available for personal non-commercial use only and can easily found using the Google Image Search Engine.

Above are a few of those photos. (Click photo for a larger view)

Love to Read?
Open to sharing your viewpoints?
Interested in meeting new people?

Join up for the Inaugural Meeting of Books are OK! Book Club.

What: Books are OK!
Date: January 16, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Da Vinci's Coffee House
2313 W. Willow Rd., Enid OK 73703

Meetings will be held the 3rd Friday of the month, starting Friday 01/16/09.

For More Information Contact: Sarah at 580-540-4487
BooksareOK@gmail.com

Or visit: http://booksareok.blogspot.com for updates!

In case you missed the Charlie Brown Christmas special you've got a second chance! ABC will show the Christmas classic again tonight at 7 pm. Gather the kids and watch Charlie Brown, Linus and the Peanuts Gang as they try to discover the meaning of Christmas.

On a side note, you might want to wish my "Hot Wife" a happy 40th Birthday if you know who she is!!

Merry Christmas!!

Here are a few quick links to Enid related happenings online...

Horseshoe Road - Devil Went Down To Georgia
Kyle Dillingham
This is from their recording sessions for their new "Reel to Reel" CD
YouTube Video


AVMC Toys for Tots event
Flickr Photos


Wreath laying ceremony at Enid Cemetary & Woodring Airport
Flickr Photos

Children's Christmas Sale!
A longtime Enid tradition ... for children ages 4 to 12. Kids buy gifts for the ones they love at piggy-bank prices! Everything in the store under $3! Open to the public!
Saturday, Dec. 13th, 9am to Noon
Free gift wrapping, snacks and a photo with Santa!

Donations Needed:
* Men's Items (tools, cologne, etc)
* Boxes (especially shoe boxes!)
* Gift Bags
* Wrapping Paper and Tape
* Donuts and/or Muffins for 500+ people (includes children and their parents)
* Orange Juice, Bottled Water and Milk for 500+

We need Volunteers!
Help kids shop
Serve breakfast
Wrap gifts
Extra help needed Friday evening for final set-up! Must be able to lift heavy tables! (6-8pm)

Contact Dena Patterson for more information.


Adopt-A-Family
Every year the YWCA gathers info from 20 low-income families from the Enid community who have asked for assistance this Christmas. We only have 4 families that still need to be adopted!

If you adopt a family, you will receive a shopping list with specific info on the family members OR you can donate the money needed and staff will purchase the gifts for you. Great for a church or civic group! Great idea for families looking to give back this Christmas!

Contact Diana Morrison for more information.

Reminder for Enid School Parents:
Here's the Plan ... In Case of Bad Weather

Safety is our first priority, and winter weather is no exception. Enid
Public Schools officials consider travel conditions and other factors
- including slick sidewalks and parking lots - before making a
decision about whether or not to cancel school.

If school will be closed for inclement weather or another unforeseen
reason, an announcement of such a closing will be made no later
than 6 a.m. the day in question on local radio stations and area
television stations. Tune in to the following for such announcements:
KCRC 1390 AM, KGWA 960 AM, KNID 107.1 FM, KOFM 103.1 FM and
KXLS 95.7 FM. Phone calls are also made to our partners at KEIF 104.7
FM and KLVV 88.7 FM, as well as PEGASYS. Additionally television
stations in Oklahoma City will be contacted, such as KFOR (NBC -
Channel 4), KOCO (ABC - Channel 5), KWTV (CBS - Channel 9) and
KOKH (FOX - Channel 8).

In addition to the announcements, when school is closed, phone
calls will be made to students' primary telephone numbers using the
district's SchoolReach notification system. The phone calls will
launch at 6 a.m. and most will be received within 15-20 minutes, as
long as the line is not busy. (If your phone number has
changed, please contact your child's school.)

Thank you for your cooperation.

Does anyone remember any of these? Add your own in the comments section.

1. The Pepper Mill
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Luby's
4. Hendri House
5. Richill's
6. Gene's
7. Ken's Pizza
8. Van's Drive-In
9. Sandy's
10. Somewhere
11. Louisa's
12. Sir Victors
13. Chances R
14. Toucan Harry's
15. Garfield Grill
16. Sneakers
17. Three Towers
18. Bob's Cone Corner

Enid has lost one of its most famous citizens. Best-selling author Johnny C. Quarles died Sunday morning of natural causes at the age of 62.

Quarles was known for his wonderful western novels which were all centered around the Old West. He had several of his books listed on the New York Times best-seller list.

Another of his claims to fame was writing screen plays for television, one of which was the series "Lonesome Dove."

Quarles was a great Enid resident helping out where he could and he will be greatly missed. The services for Quarles will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Arrangements are pending at Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

Mark your calendars. Noon Year's Eve party on Dec. 31 at Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse. Read more below (click for a larger image)...

Fun Holiday Events coming up in Enid...

Breakfast for Santa (March of Dimes)
Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Location: Oakwood Mall 4125 W. Garriott
Breakfast, games, face painting, crafts, prizes and more!

Junior Welfare League 5th Annual Charity Gala
Saturday, December 06, 2008 6:30 pm
Location: Cherokee Strip Conference Center
Tickets in advance call Robbie Goodwin @ 234-6555
Food, drinks, dancing and auction.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus - Gaslight Theatre
Dec 5 - 6 & Dec 12 - 13
221 N. Independence St. - Downtown Enid (580) 234-8171
Box Office (580)-234-2307
Showtimes: Fri & Sat - 8:00 p.m. Sun - 2:00 p.m.

First Friday - Downtown Enid
Friday, December 05
Downtown businesses sponsor First Friday on the 1st Friday evening of each month local and area musicians will perform free entertainment at shops, restaurants and galleries.

Have you ever wanted to be a fireman? Find out if you have what it takes. Take the firefighter physical aptitude test on Saturday. Find out more below.
FirefighterFlyer.pdf

To help keep you in the holiday spirit we have tracked down dates and times of the most popular Holiday Classics. Mark your calendars and enjoy!

12/1 7:30 ABC How The Grinch Stole Christmas - Cartoon
12/2 7:00 ABC Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Animated
12/3 7:00 CBS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Animated
...... 7:00 & 9:00 TNT A Christmas Story - Movie
12/4 7:00 DISN The Polar Express - Movie Animation
12/5 7:00 ABC How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Movie
12/6 7:00 KAUT Miracle on 34th Street - Movie
12/7 7:00 AMC Prancer - Movie
12/8 7:00 ABC A Charlie Brown Christmas - Cartoon
12/19 7:00 CBS Frosty The Snowman - Cartoon