Blogger.com, the platform that we've used since building EnidBuzz.com in 2005 has changed their terms of service and we will no longer be using them as our blogging software. We're going to a brand new, shiny WordPress platform!

What does this mean to you? First, this old blog will no longer be updated. We will keep a link to it and all of the old posts will remain online as a fun Enid archives. We are going to republish many of our most popular posts to the new blog so they can easily be found.

Second, our new blog home is now our homepage! Go directly to EnidBuzz.com and you'll be on the blog page.

Thirdly, we will have a few missing pieces and holes to fill in as we transition to the new site. We will eventually get all of our content to the new website but hopefully in a better format. Please bookmark the new blog page and stop by often!

See the new site... EnidBuzz.com

The City of Enid, Oklahoma 2010 Water Tower Logo & Color Scheme Contest

The closing date for receiving art submissions has passed, and the City has received thirty-four logos. Thank you to all who have participated! The City of Enid has sponsored this contest to gather public input on the design scheme for the elevated tank portion of one, or more, proposed City of Enid Water Towers. There are two proposed locations for new water towers. If the water tower project is approved, one or both may be built at the following locations: The Northwest corner of Meadowlake Park and/or near the intersection of Chestnut and 30th Street.

Copies of the art submissions will be on display at the
Enid Public Library through the month of May.

Original Art Submissions are being safeguarded.

Judging will take place Wednesday, April 28, 2010.

The City, in its sole discretion, may choose not to place the winning design(s) on the water tower(s) in the future. Regardless of this decision, the winner will receive a check for $1000.00, and a Plaque from the City of Enid during an Award Ceremony held at a City Commission Meeting.

The Winner will be notified.

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!

The 2nd Story - A Unique Gift & Book Shop/4RKids Foundation

The 2nd Story is sponsoring a special 2-day trunk showing of hundreds of pieces of beautiful and unique handmade jewelry. The jewelry is made in Peru by women in highly impoverished areas who have been homeless, abandoned or abused and are involved in a missionary effort there where they have been taught jewelry making as a skill to help support themselves and their children.

The pieces are one-of-a-kind and are crafted from sterling (.950) and Peruvian alpaca silver wire. They are accented with beads made from semi-precious stone, fresh water pearls, glass, clay, ceramic and man-made materials. The variety is amazing!

Please consider stopping by The 2nd Story gift shop this Monday or Tuesday from 10 am-5:30 pm to view these pieces and meet Norma Rice, missionary to Peru who works one-on-one with the ladies, helping them to improve their situations. Ten percent of sales are being donated to 4RKids Foundation, so all purchases benefit 2 very worthy causes!

The Second Story

710 Overland Trail (Putt-Putt)
580-237-7890

It's the weekend Enid and there's plenty to do around town.

The Enid Home Show starts today and runs through Sunday at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. The show runs from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, kids 12 and below are free.

There will be more than 300 vendors will be on hand with a wide variety of services, merchandise and helpful information.

If you happen to be running to OKC for the day or weekend, don't forget to drop by the OKC Arts Festival going on in downtown OKC. If you know of any Enid artists at the show please let us know.

A Day Without Violence observance will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at D. Bruce Selby Stadium. Admission is free. There will be free food, T-shirts to the first 100 people, games, activities and entertainment.

Garfield County Domestic Violence Task Force is sponsoring 'A Day Without Violence' as a way for the community to come together and show support for victims of crime.

And there should be plenty of garage sales going on around town. Get out and enjoy Enid!

Strong storms blew threw Enid early this morning leaving many residents without power and many trees without limbs. Driving around town this morning you could see that Enid had gotten a heavy rain. In many spotty sections there was heavy tree damage.

The downtown area had several trees knocked over and many large branches snapped. I guess this marks the official opening of the 2010 storm season!

Remember the good old days when you and three friends would go to the drive-in movie and sneak two of you in the trunk? You would sit and watch those cheesy, cornball B-Movies while trying to hear the bad audio on the huge metal speaker hanging in your window. One of the best parts of the show was walking up to the concession stand trying to see who was making out in the cars around you.

I stopped by the old Trail drive-in near Van Buren a few years back. Yep, it's still standing, but not in the exact shape it once was. Here is how it looked then.

The Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ event takes place Friday and Saturday at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center.

Check out more than 75 teams competing for cash prizes and bragging rights. This is a Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event.

30 teams will be participating in the People's Choice BBQ tonight. $5 lets you sample ribs from 6 - 8 p.m. and allows you to vote for your favorite. Roberts Ranch will also be serving free pulled pork sandwiches beginning at 5 p.m.

Rib lovers should enter the Rib Crib rib eating contest at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Enid Noon AMBUCS will host a barbecue lunch 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults. There will be vendor booths and special activities for children during the morning.


Main Street Jazz Stroll is tonight from 8 - 11 p.m. around Downtown Enid

16 jazz performances will be going on throughout the evening: BluesTiger at the main stage between Cherokee Strip Conference Center and Convention Hall; Nancy Dillard at Apple Annie's; Piper Leigh at Cafe Garcia; The Jazz Daddies at Callahan's; Doc Bryant Jazz Band at the courthouse Gazebo; Sheree Chamberlain at The Felt Bird; Vickey Rose at For You Boutique; Bill Benkendorf at Garfield Furniture; Donnie Record at On The Sidewalk; The Groove N Gs at Pastimes; Greg Stong at Scribner's; Kylie Morgan at Simpson's Old Time Museum; Big Blue Dump Truck at the conference center; Jim Nay at Soapweeds and Cactus; The Gene Pool at Q-Spot; and E-Town Rythm Kings at Panevino.

A fireworks show is set for 9 p.m. in the parking lot at Cherokee and Independence if it is not raining.

Proceeds help out Enid Habitat for Humanity and AMBUCS projects.

2010 End-of-Year Senior Events

May Fete - May 4, Government Springs at 6:15 pm
Sr. Awards Practice - May 13, EHS Auditorium at 12:45 pm
Sr. Awards Program - May 14, EHS Auditorium at 9:30 am
Sr. Class Day -May 14, EHS Auditorium at 2:00 pm
Baccalaureate - May 16, CSCC at 7:30 pm
Sr. Practice - May 20, D. Bruce Selby Stadium at 9:00 am
Sr. Commencement - May 20, D. Bruce Selby Stadium at 7:30 pm

2010 Recognition Schedules

5th Grades
Adams May 19 1:30 p.m. in gym
Coolidge May 18 2:00 p.m.
Eisenhower May 13 7:00 p.m.
Garfield May 18 1:00 p.m. in multi-purpose room
Glenwood May 20 1:15 p.m.
Hayes May 18 1:30 pm.
Hoover May 20 8:00 a.m.
McKinley May 19 1:30 p.m.
Monroe May 19 1:30 p.m. w/ reception
Taft May 18 1:00 p.m. Dress Rehearsal, 6:00 p.m. w/ reception

8th Grades
Emerson May 20 Recognition in morning. Class Day activities in afternoon
Longfellow May 20 9:00 a.m.
Waller May 20 8:25 am. - 10:30 a.m.


Northwest Oklahoma students who need to make up a high school credit or wish to get ahead on their studies are invited to enroll in Enid Public Schools' 2010 Summer Academy. Learn more by calling 234-2404.

Oklahoma Magazine has compiled its list of 40 Under 40 for 2010. The 40 Under 40 Class of 2010 represents a diverse group of young professionals who are moving up and giving back.

Enid's own Kyle Dillingham has made the list and adds another honorable mention to his long list of achievements.

View Kyle's video.