The Garfield County Bar Association is proud to participate in "Law Day 2009" by offering FREE legal advice from 5:30 to 8:00 on Thursday, April 30.

To receive the free legal advice, one just needs to call the Law Day Hotline from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. ONLY, at 233-2833. The hotline will be staffed by several local attorneys who are volunteering their time.

Garfield County Bar Association lawyers are also taking the day to speak to almost 600 middle and Jr high students about the Bill of Rights, as well as raising more than $3000 for legal aid services of Oklahoma, which provides services to the poor of our community.

For more information about Law Day, a national celebration which was started here in Oklahoma, you can visit:

http://www.okbar.org/news/events/LawDay09/history.htm
http://www.okbar.org/news/events/LawDay09/LawDay09main.htm

Wow! It's that time of year again. The rides are up and there will soon be music in the air. Tri-State will run from April 28th thru May 1st, 2010.

Here are a few new things going on:

Annual Tri-State Dance - Friday from 8 - 11 p.m. Admission is FREE! The dance is for Tri-State participants only.

Ottaway Carnival - Downtown Enid. Carnival runs through Sunday.

Thursday night will be drum night. A concert featuring David Anderson and his group along with the SEOSU marimba band will perform at Montgomery Hall on the NOC campus at 7:00 pm. A drum clinic will precede the concert starting at 4:30 pm. Cost of the concert is $5.00.

Friday night will feature the Tri-State Honor Jazz Band and Show Choir. Performing with these will be the UCO lab band from Edmond. The concert is at Briggs Auditorium at 7:00 pm. The annual Tri-State dance will follow in Montgomery Hall (NOC campus) starting at 8:30 pm.

The Tri-State parade will start at 10:30 am in downtown Enid on Saturday. KOMA’s Ronnie Kaye will announce the parade and will be at the Tri-State car show after the parade. The car show will be on the east side of Convention Hall from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

The Grand Concert will be 3:00 pm Saturday at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. The Tri-State Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir will be in concert along with the NWOSU choir.


For more information visit the Tri-State website.

Don't forget about our vintage Tri-State photo page. Send us your old photos!

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The main parts of Enid escaped a tornado just about an hour ago. North Enid was not as lucky. Reports say that homes have been damaged and the Expo Center was hit.

As of now, the Enid Home Show has been canceled for Sunday due to damage inside the Expo Center. More news and pictures as we get them.

Many homes north of Oakwood Road are without electricity and another round of storms is within a few miles of Enid currently. Enid will be receiving heavy rain.

There are currently no reports of injuries. Authorities are asking that residents stay out of the North Enid area so that rescue crews can do their jobs.

Send us your photos and we'll post them online.

The 34th annual Enid Home Show begins today from 3-8 p.m. The show will continue through Sunday with hours being 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center.

There will be 300 vendors this year from many different industries. The Enid show is one of the largest home shows in the state and has all the offerings of any metro home show.

Admission is $2 for adults. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Vendors and booths will be scattered throughout the Chisholm Trail Expo Center.

Stop by and check it out. There will be drawings for some great prizes and give-a-ways.

The March of Dimes March for Babies will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday The money raising event will take place on the Garfield County Court House lawn downtown.

Activities begin at 9 a.m. with registration, contests and warm ups.

After the walk, festivities will continue downtown with fun for the walkers and their families. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. and will be followed by an awards ceremony. Entertainment will be provided so stop by and check things out.

We are sad to report that Enid has lost a local resident in a tragic fire death. Chris Jones died on Saturday afternoon reportedly when his car caught on fire after pulling into his carport. Details of the incident are under investigation. Portions of the home were destroyed in the fire.

Chris lived in Indian Hills and was known to have been very knowledgeable on Enid history. He was also very active in the arts.

There's plenty to do in Enid this weekend so you will not be bored! Start out the weekend with some BBQ and a little bit of jazz!

The Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ competition takes place in Enid today and Saturday at the Mark Price Arena. This BBQ competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Association and features more contestants than prior years.

The BBQ event begins today at 5 p.m. with food and vendor booths set up around the Mark Price Arena. This evening you can enjoy the Rib Crib rib eating contest and food samples that will be provided by Roberts Ranch and National Pork Board.

The Saturday events run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and include pony and train rides, a BBQ lunch provided by Enid Noon AMBUCS from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the judging of the BBQ competition. The awards ceremony will be held at 3 p.m.


The Main Street Enid Jazz Stroll will also be going on this evening from 8-11 p.m. The stroll will take place in nine different downtown businesses with various jazz entertainers. The evening will end with a fireworks display at dark, weather permitting.


This weekend is also Railroad Appreciation Day which will include caboose rides from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Railroad Museum. The Railroad Museum is located at 702 N. Washington. Model trains will be running during the open house. Donations will be accepted.

Round-trip caboose rides also will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a $1 donation.

Get out and enjoy Enid this weekend!!

Devin Pratt, a fifth-grader at Coolidge Elementary School, had the skills it took to make it to Orlando, Fla. Devin has qualified for the national competition of the Junior NBA/WNBA Skills Challenge in Orlando on May 14-17.

Devin recently won his age group (9-10) at a regional competition in Oklahoma City. For more information on this and other competitions contact Samuel Hill.

Samuel Hill - H.E.S. SPORTS
Cell 580-484-3519
Email: hessportsclub@aol.com
www.hessportsclub.com

The Enid Moose Lodge will be holding their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The hunt is located on the north side of the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. Open to any child 12 years or younger.

Highland Park Manor is also holding their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Their hunt is located at 1410 W. Willow and is also open to children 12 years and younger.

Have a happy and safe Easter weekend!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!

* April 17th We'll be at DaVinci's Coffee House (2315 W. Willow), 7:30 to 11:00 a.m., to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Come enjoy the java and pick up some valuable info from the YWCA!

* April 18th Join us for "Safe, Smart, Strong!",10 am to Noon, for 3rd thru 7th graders (boys and girls welcome!). Learn boundary setting, safety tips and, of course, some self-defense techniques! Plus finger printing kits with Enid Police Department! Cost: Please donate a new teddy bear (soft & cuddly please!) which are given to victims of sexual assault at St. Mary's. For more information, contact Kayte Anton. Registration now open! Class size limited!

* April 27th The Garfield County District Attorney's 18th annual Victims' Vigil will be held at the YWCA's Conference Room at 6 p.m. Keynote address by Dreu Kopf along with a moment of remembrance for victims of crime. Open to the public.

1994 EHS grad, Tom Fischaber and three others created Kerpoof, a web-based creative design suite for children that launched at 2007's TechCrunch 40. Kerpoof has now been purchased by Disney. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Kerpoof's online portal at Kerpoof.com will continue to operate as its technology is deployed on Disney's homepage.

Kerpoof is a good fit for Disney: the company's technology is primarily image-based with little instruction needed so it's ideal for kids, and it has become increasingly popular in classrooms worldwide. Creating a picture generally consists of dragging and dropping images from the site's large collection of clip art, but users can also draw their own doodles and insert speech bubbles. The editor also includes a number of 'smart' features - for example, as users move their images through the pseudo-3D landscapes, the editor will automatically resize them to fit perspective. Kerpoof has a half-dozen different editing modes, including movies, E-cards, pictures, and story books, each of which takes advantage of the same accessible interface.

Disney has already begun to integrate the technology on its Disney Characters site (click the button that says 'Make a Picture'), where users can create custom Disney-themed images, which they can then print out to make a personalized coloring book. It's likely we'll see more new features that take of Kerpoof's technology in the near future.

Tom graduated from Colorado School of Mines and lives in Boulder.

See website demo.

Leonardo's Adventure Quest is presenting
100 Hours of Astronomy
Tonight from 8:30-10 p.m.

Leonardo's Adventure Quest is having an astronomy viewing tonight at the Adventure Quest Observatory.

Astronomers of any age are welcome to view the stars tonight at Adventure Quest. Leonardo's will be offering a viewing through a 16-inch telescope for those that attend.

Admission is $3 per individual; however, participants can bring personal telescopes to set up around Adventure Quest for free admission.

Call 233-2787 for more information.

CORVETTES OF ENID EXPO XVII
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday
Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue

Enjoy the largest indoor Corvette show in Oklahoma.
Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children younger than 12.
Cars will be judged for Best in Class followed by class awards for each of seven classes. Judging will also be done for Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine and Best Modified.

The First Friday event in Downtown Enid will be held Friday, April 3.

Downtown businesses stay open late each First Friday of the month. There is live music at many restaurants and Scribner's Art Gallery has a show opening.

See the Downtown Enid First Friday Website for more information.

Dale King, a guitar and bass teacher in Enid for the past 12 years, is expanding his guitar and bass instruction to a new location. GUITAR TUNA -- Guitar and Bass Lessons (formerly known as Harvest School of Music) is moving from Dale's home studio to the Sunset Plaza, south of Hastings. He will be located in the Plaza Mall directly across from the Mail Room at 610 South Cleveland, Suite 110N, Enid, OK 73703.

At the new location Dale will be offering classes for ages 8 years through adult. These classes will be perfect for beginners as well as musicians with some prior experience. Specialty classes such as Worship Guitar and Guitar Improvisation will be available for players with some prior experience. All first - time students will receive 1 free lesson to determine proper class placement.

An information meeting will be held at the Denny Price Family YMCA, Saturday, April 4 at 10 am and also at 2pm. Class schedule, studio policy, and pricing will be explained at this time. Jay Graves of Graves Guitar will also be available to evaluate your guitar for playability, so bring along all your guitars.

For more information, contact Dale King at 580-747-2526 or by using the comment section of the website at www.guitartunaonline.com .