Contact: Kyla Culbert
Phone: 580-402-5529
Email: PetSitter@barkaveenid.com
Web site: www.barkaveenid.com
Bark Avenue Pet Taxi and Sitter Service hosts The Hungry Bowl Pet Food Drive to benefit the Enid SPCA
What: As part of an international effort spearheaded by Pet Sitters International (PSI), the largest association for professional pet sitters, The Hungry Bowl Pet Food Drive serves to collect pet food for local shelters. Proceeds from this donation will go to the Enid SPCA.
Who: The local Hungry Bowl Pet Food Drive is being sponsored by Bark Avenue Pet Taxi and Sitter Service

With Special Thanks To the following businesses for donations of items to make the Food Drive possible:
Atwoods Ranch and Home
Eagle Marketing
Emrick's Van and Storage
Evans Pharmacy
The UPS Store
Why: Shelters across the country are in dire need. Enid's SPCA is in great need of pet food and pet supply donations as it enters 2010.
When: Donations accepted December 1-15, 2009.
Where: Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:
C. L. Meyer Salon 2411 Heritage Trail
Finer Physiques 2127 W. Willow
The Groom Closet 2005 W. Chestnut
JB Liquor 420 S. Cleveland
Jumbos East 221 S. 30th
Jumbos West 2311 W. Willow
Oakwood Bowl 4709 W. Owen K. Garriott
The Pet Salon 626 N. VanBuren
Pet Sense 3410 W. Owen K. Garriott
Shear Inspirations 2509 N. VanBuren
Studio 22 Salon 217 N. Independence
Sugar Rush Oakwood Mall

The Christmas season has begun! The official kick off comes on Friday night when Main Street Enid will presents Enid Lights Up The Plains.

The downtown square will be filled with Christmas lights, live entertainment, Santa Claus, carriage rides and late shopping. Things begin at 5 pm and will continue through 8 pm with a few things going later. The highlight of the evening will be the annual fireworks display. If you've never seen the downtown show we have a video from 2008 below.

Enid Buzz would like to send kudos to US Cellular for being the title sponsor for the seventh year!

Happy Holidays! Enjoy this video at the end of the show...

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We hope everyone had a great time and didn't eat to much. Let the shopping begin! A few stores will be opening at 3 am and 4 am in the morning.

Be sure and catch the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving tonight at 7 pm on ABC if you missed it.

The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County wishes to invite you to their Polar Express Party, December 4, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Listen to carols sung by McKinley and Taft Elementary choirs, and to the story of a boy who takes a very special train ride on Christmas Eve. They'll also have cookie decorating, ornament making, and an opportunity for you to have your picture taken with a very special visitor from the North Pole!

Stop by the Public Library on Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. for a class in making fun bath products. All supplies will be provided for you to make & take some relaxing bath bombs.

Drop by the Library on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30 p.m. to discover the secrets to send a little home-baked love to friends & family with a cupcake in a jar!

The Public Library of Enid & Garfield County is proud to offer these programs to you at no charge. Registration is not required. Please call the Library at 234-6313 for more information. Visit: website or blog

Wess Grey remembers Layfields selling some of the grooviest boots in town. Does anyone know what other businesses occupied this corner?

Paradise Donuts has opened a new location on the west side of Enid. Drive by for a quick donut in the parking lot of Sunset Plaza. Paradise is located in the free standing building in the parking lot.

The east side location can be found at 379 E Willow Rd., Enid, OK 73701. Call (580) 237-4099 for more information.

It looks as though the Christmas shopping season is already kicked into high gear this year. There are early sales in the malls and big discounts online. Here are a few ideas to get you started with your shopping...

Home for the Holidays Home Show - Chisholm Trail Expo Center
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday

Dozens and dozens of vendors will include holiday craft makers, gift designers and food providers. Booths will include candles, jewelry, decorations, purses, clothes, soaps, pottery, art and more.

And be sure to bring the kids because Santa will be available to hear their Christmas wish lists.

The cost is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and under.


Santa's Showcase Christmas Craft Show - Hoover Building
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday

Crafters will be selling dolls, baby clothes, toys, blankets, jewelry and fun decorations. There will also be leather goods, metal art and wooden crafts. Stop by for gifts and many delicious home-baked goods.

Charlie Rich (December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. He was a Grammy Award winner that played and sang rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel.

In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the pop singles charts.

What does all of this have to do with Enid, Oklahoma? Well, Charlie actually began his professional music career while stationed at Vance, AFB in Enid!

Charlie met his wife, Margaret Ann, in high school - they married in 1952 and raised two sons and two daughters. After a single year at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville, where he was a member of the marching band, Rich spent four years (1953 - 56) in the Air Force, based in Enid, Oklahoma, where he played with a blues and jazz group called the Velvetones. Margaret Ann was their vocalist. The jazz group moonlighted in the local honky-tonks and clubs around the area.

Upon his discharge he returned to his father's cotton farm, but Margaret Ann had other ideas. She took a demo tape to the Sun Records studios, where producer Sam Phillips was working with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Roy Orbison. And as they say, the rest is history.

Does anyone remember seeing them?

Enid Buzz began as a full fledged website and blog on November 19, 2005. We've come a long way and have posted over 1000 blog posts along with hundreds of photos.

Stay tuned and watch as we organize dozens of vintage Enid photos, many that have never been published before. We'll keep you updated with the latest scoop, openings, closings and news of the weird.

Thank you for checking in and supporting us! Without you stopping by from time to time we would have shut down years ago. We'll keep trying to improve and hope that you keep spreading the word.

All the best!

ANGEL DELIGHT
CANDIES * CATERING * BAKERY * TEA ROOM
Full service catering available any day or time, on site, at an event center, or set up in the privacy of your home.

UPCOMING EVENTS
* Nov. 19 (Thurs) - Business After Hours @ Angel Delight
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. an Enid Chamber of Commerce event.

THANKS GIVING AND CHRISTMAS ORDERS.....
Order your party platters and sweet treat trays soon!
Mail order available for boxes candies, cookies & bars.

COMING SOON: MEALS TO GO CASSEROLES, SIDES, SALADS, SOUPS, DESSERTS
Retha is in the planning stages of making meals available Wed-Fri. Great for families on the go, new moms, the elderly or homebound, and those who just simply don't like to cook. Details to follow or contact Retha at angel.delight@sbcglobal.net.

417 S. Washington * Enid 234-0113 542-2639
Retha Jo Wegmiller, owner
Angel Delight Candies, Catering & Cafe', LLC

SUGAR RUSH CELEBRATES THE MUST ANTICIPATED RELEASE OF "NEW MOON" THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA!
JOIN THEM FOR A VAMPIRE THEMED PARTY. VAMPIRE FORMAL ATTIRED HIGHLY SUGGESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED!

PRIZE FOR BEST VAMPIRE FEMALE AND MALE OUTFITS
TWO MOVIE TICKETS FOR EACH WINNER.

NOVEMBER 21ST, 2009
8PM-10PM
GRADES 5TH-7TH

Price: $ 10.00

NO CHILD MAY LEAVE THE STORE UNLESS A PARENT OR ADULT GUARDIAN PICKS THEM UP OR SIGNS THEM OUT EARLY.

Here's a great old postcard of the Trail Motel back in the day. Notice the word restaurant under the name of the motel? Anyone remember the restaurant?

The Friends of the Library of Enid, OK, in partnership with the Enid Community Foundation and the Public Library of Enid & Garfield County, invite you to show off your spelling skills in the inaugural Bee Our Friend Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser.

Get a team of three together, come up with a creative team name, crazy costumes, and show up with your most enthusiastic cheerleaders on Friday, February 5, 2010. There will be a little pre-competition fun, and the challenge will begin at 7:00 p.m. sharp!

Event coordinator, Katie Carmack says the focus will be more on fun than on spelling prowess. "We definitely want wild and creative costumes. Have your cheerleaders ready with pom-poms. Audience participation could give you an extra chance if you misspell a word!"

The Friends of the Library have planned the event as a fundraiser and membership drive. Dedicated to making the Public Library of Enid & Garfield County the best library possible, the Friends rely solely on volunteers and donations in their efforts to help support the library. Because membership has slowly declined over recent years, the spelling bee is also a way to reinvigorate the organization and draw in new members.

Team sponsorship levels start at $50 for a three person team and include a t-shirt for each team member. Corporate sponsorship is also welcome, and program ads are available at the $100 and $150 team levels. Team registration is limited to the first 20 teams and is due by December 31, 2009. Once registered, a team can also send Al P. Habet, the resident bee, to issue a challenge to anyone! Pick up a registration form from the Library's front desk, or request an email copy from kcarmack@enid.org. Registered teams will receive an information packet with study words in early January.

For more information, please contact Carmack by calling the library at 234-6313, email kcarmack@enid.org, or visit the Library's website at www.enid.org/library .

Happy Friday the 13th Enid! Get out and make it a lucky Friday and a fun weekend! But watch out for elephants and ghosts!

Here are a few things going on...

H.E.S. Sports Club will be hosting the NBA/WNBA Fit Challenge for kids 5-14. The event takes place tomorrow at NOC from 3 pm to 5pm. Call Samuel Hill at (580) 484-3519 for more details and download this PDF file... nba fit flyer.pdf


Holiday Marketplace 2009
At the Chisholm Trail Expo Center from 9 am to 4 pm Saturday.
The Officers' Spouses' Club from Vance Air Force Base will be hosting the event as their annual fundraiser.

Great gifts to buy will include unique crafts, candles, jewelry, pottery, children's books, holiday decorations, local dairy products, local wine, soaps and food items as well. Santa will be there from 10 am to 2:30 pm for pictures. Admission is free.

The John Wilkes Booth episode of Ghost Lab is on tonight, Tuesday, November 10th. Ghost Lab was in Enid to film a segment in the Garfield Furniture building where it is rumored John Wilkes Booth died when it was a hotel.

The episode is on Discovery channel 42 tonight at 9 pm.

This Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. the YWCA will be having "A Night of Beauty" for clients in the Crisis Center and Halfway House!

So far they have:
-1 stylist to cut hair
-Paraffin hand wax treatments
-A wonderful volunteer who is donating cupcakes for the event!

What they need and hope for:
-A massage therapist to do 5-10 minute shoulder massages
-MORE STYLISTS for haircuts!! (they have A LOT of people in shelter right now!)
-Someone to do basic manicures
-A few more snack items

If they get enough stylists to volunteer, they can invite DHS families from the daycare to get haircuts as well. They have called numerous places, but if you have any ideas or leads, please let them know! Even if you just want to get out and help, that would be great!

Contact: Kayte Anton - YWCA Enid
Community Education & Prevention Specialist
Phone: (580) 234-7581 * Crisis Line: (580) 234-7644
www.ywcaenid.com

The annual Mennonite Relief Sale will be held at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center in Enid starting tonight, Friday, at 5 p.m. with a $7-a-plate pork loin dinner.

There will also be other food and snack booths open. The Shafer Gospel Quartet will perform at 6:30 p.m. and then several items will be auctioned from craft and quilt booths.

Stop by Saturday for the pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m.. The cost is $5 per plate.

All booths open at 8 a.m. and at 9 a.m. the craft and miscellaneous auction begins. The quilt auction begins at 11 a.m.. Get out and enjoy some great food or pick up some snakcs for around the house.

When you needed a Halloween costume you knew just where to go. When you wanted a funny prank gift you knew just who had the perfect item. When you wanted to rummage through an old vintage store you knew just the place.

Almost everyone in town has been to Papa Torry's at one time or another over the years. Sitting on Grand with the worst parking situation in town you knew you were in for a treat once you entered the store. There was Papa Torry ready to let you try on a Santa costume or help you find the right mix of make up.

I remember going in my younger years looking for prank gifts and fun little magic tricks. You could spend hours in the store and never see everything. It wasn't the biggest, it wasn't the brightest and it wasn't the most organized, but it sure was an adventure every time you went.

Papa Torry was an Enid icon with a name that was immediately recognized. He kept his vintage store open year after year even though many shoppers began buying from the bigger national retailers. You could always count on Papa Torry for the unusual and unique.

Charles Lipps (Papa Torry) passed away last Saturday Oct 31. He would have been 85 the next day. Fitting that he should die on Halloween since that was his busiest season and one of his favorite times of the year. His Celebration of Life service will be at Central Christian Church in Enid on Tuesday, Nov 10th at 2:00 PM.

RIP Papa Torry, you will be missed.

Don't forget about First Friday this week. Enjoy the usual downtown festivities including late shopping, dining and music.

This Friday you are also invited to an Open House at Angel Delight Tea Room
417 S. Washington, Enid 580/234-0113 cell: 542-2639
"Ladies Night Out" 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres & punch by Retha
Essential oil hand massages by Diane & Jill Dillingham
Touchstone Crystal Jewelry by Rhonda Stevison

Here are a few new laws that took effect on November 1st, 2009 in Oklahoma:

HIGHWAY

HB 1368 requires drivers on multilane highways to remain in the right lane unless they are passing other vehicles. It does not apply to those driving in the far-left lane because of traffic conditions or flow, or road configuration. (Thank you lord for this one! Stop driving in the left lane at 50 mph!)

CURFEW FOR TEENS

HB 1599 changes the teen driving curfew to 10 p.m. from 11 p.m.

LEMON LAW

SB 812 applies to new vehicles with less than 15,000 miles in the first year of ownership. A consumer who bought a defective vehicle would have the option of a refund or a replacement vehicle of a similar type. The legislation includes a formula for determining a lower price for vehicles with more than 15,000 miles. The vehicle would qualify as a "lemon" if the vehicle is in a shop for 30 business days for the same problem or if it's in the shop four times for the same problem in the first year of ownership.

The Enid Veterans Day Parade and Program will be Saturday, November 7.

The parade starts at 10 a.m. with a fly over from Vance AFB & the parade route is around the square. The Veterans Day Program starts immediately after the parade at the gazebo on the north side of the court house lawn.

The council needs veterans to participate in the parade. Veterans wishing to ride in the parade in a vintage car or on a float should be at the parking lot west of Mark Price Arena at 9 a.m. on November 7th. Those wishing to enter a group or a float in the parade can contact Mike Hellman, 1-405-388-0275 (cell#).

The council needs the public to come down and participate in the parade and program. Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m. Come downtown. Show your support for our veterans.

Donald Marquardt
Member, Garfield County Veterans Council

"HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS"
OPEN HOUSE FOR HOPE OUTREACH MINISTRIES OF ENID

START YOUR HOLIDAYS WITH A POSITIVE NOTE THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH. HOPE OUTREACH MINISTRIES OF ENID WILL PRESENT A "HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS" OPEN HOUSE DURING KOFM'S LIVE RADIO BROADCAST FROM THE THRIFT STORE.

THE MINISTRY AND THRIFT STORE STAFF WILL BE CELEBRATING THE PRE-HOLIDAY EVENT AND SHARING WITH YOU ABOUT WHY IT IS A PLACE CALLED HOPE. ENJOY THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, FREE POPCORN, HOURLY CASH AND PRIZE DRAWINGS WHILE SHOPPING THE LARGEST AND FINEST SELECTION OF THRIFT STORE MERCHANDISE IN ENID.

MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, FOR THE HOPE OUTREACH "HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS" OPEN HOUSE AT 215 SOUTH VAN BUREN, BECAUSE THERE IS A PLACE CALLED HOPE ... FOR THE HOLIDAYS! FOR MORE ABOUT HOPE OUTREACH VISIT WWW.HOPEOUTREACH.ORG.

Hollywood Video on west Garriott next to Applebee's has closed its doors in Enid.

The Outdoor Circus is in town!

Tuesday and Wednesday at 5 pm and 7:30 pm at the Garfield County Fairgrounds.

$15 for adults - children 14 and under free with paid adult.

Enid gets to try the Braum's extra long chili cheese coney before anyone else! Starting today, Braum's will be test marketing the coney to see how well it sells in the three Enid stores. Based on sales and the response, Braum's will then roll it out to the rest of the country.

So Enid, get to Braum's and let them know what you think!

Coney's run $2.89 with fresh chili and cheese while a combo meal runs $4.85 (with medium fries and drink).