The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center kicks off another year of monthly Brown Bag Lunch & Learns. Bring your lunch and join us at noon on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 as Cody Jolliff, Education Director for the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center presents a program featuring bugle calls and military band music. The program will explain how music was used as a communication tool in the Army 150 years ago during the Civil War. Cody will perform bugle calls on a Civil War style bugle and perform sections of military band music on a 19th century rotary valve trumpet. Mark your calendars for future Brown Bag Lunch & Learns to be held regularly on the second Wednesday of the month in the Village Church. The presentations are open to the public free of charge.

The Sesquicentennial or the 150th commemoration of the Civil War is in full swing with many activities across the nation. On February 9, President Lincoln will make a stop in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma History Center. More information on the event and other Oklahoma Civil War information can be found at www.okcivilwar.org.

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is located at 507 S. 4th Street in Enid, Oklahoma. To join the Heritage Center’s e-mail list and receive current information on events and activities contact our office at csrhcinfo@okhistory.org. Or receive updates through Facebook and Twitter by going to the Follow Us link on the Heritage Center website, www.csrhc.org.

Pre-registration will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Gym, 117 N. Grand. Race day registration will begin at 9 a.m. at Gym.  The top three male and female finishers in each division will win awards along with overall age winners and others.

The 5K run is a chip timed race through a certified course in downtown Enid.  Registration information is available on the JWL website, www.jwlenid.com.

Proceeds will help the JWL raise funds for the renovation of the new Return Engagement building on Grand.

For information about JWL, call 234-0624.

I remember an Enid with a Sandy’s restaurant and a tiny place called Somewhere. Both were located on north Van Buren, Sandy’s was replaced with Hardees which was replaced with Carl’s Jr. The neat thing about these burger places was that they were in Enid before McDonalds.

I found a fun website dedicated to the old Sandy’s chain. The photo above is not from the Enid Sandy’s but is how I remember ours looking.

Do you have an old photo of Sandy’s? Van’s Drive In? Or any other old establishment in Enid? Please send us your great old photos of Enid, we would love to post them here.

Boom-a-Rang Diner
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226 W. Randolph
7am-9pm
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast any time of the day
Home of the famous Burger Basket

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If you’re not interested in directing, but have a suggestion for a play that you think would be great at Gaslight, contact the box office. OR vice versa, if you want to direct, but can’t find a play, let us know as well. Thanks.

221 N Independence Enid, OK| Enid, OK, 73703
Phone: 5802342307
gaslighttheatre_enid@yahoo.com

www.gaslighttheatre.org

KNID Agrifest

Agrifest begins at 9am today at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center.

There will be events happening throughout Friday and Saturday so stop by and take part. Admission to Agrifest is free.

For more information on events, call (580) 237-0238.

Pierce Arrow with Jarrett Dougherty

Friday at 7pm at Northern Oklahoma College Enid Briggs Auditorium.

Pierce Arrow and Jarrett Dougherty is a show from Branson, Missouri. The group performs year-round at the Pierce Arrow Theater in Branson.

Tickets for the show are $25 and sold at Jumbo Foods, Basket Kase and Oxford Cleaners. Call (866) 620-2762 for more information. Visit www.piercearrowtheater.com to learn more about the show.

The old and the new La Macarena are gone, as is the old Playa Azul. But! The new Playa Azul is now open where the old New La Macarena was on west Garriott. Got it. Pastimes is closing but not closing for good. They’ll reopen after the downtown construction has been completed but might not be the old Pastimes, rather a new Pastimes instead. There’s a new bakery in town called the Jubilee Bakery at 220 East Maple and also a new smoothie bar at 220 West Broadway called The Nutrition Nook. The Nook has replaced the new Trough, not the old Trough, which was there for just a short period of time. The new Italian place which replaced the old China place is now closed so don’t worry about that. Cafe on Broadway at 226 West Broadway is open even though I thought at one time it was closed.

Is everyone caught up now?

The latest Enid Public Schools information and news will soon be as close as your smartphone.

EPS officials announced today they are working with Oklahoma-based School Connect to launch a free mobile app for the district. The app will be available for download in both the Apple and Android app stores later this month.

School Connect specializes in the development of mobile applications for K-12 school systems and institutions. The company’s services are free to the school district, and there will be no download charges for mobile users.

Superintendent Shawn Hime said he believes the app will enhance school-to-parent and school-to-community communication, especially since users can subscribe to the school news and announcements they would like to receive.

“We’re living in a busy world. Parents, students, grandparents, and residents are always on the go, but they still want to keep in touch with school news, which we appreciate,” Hime said. “This app will give them a convenient way to stay informed. It’s free to the district and free to the user, but the benefits will be priceless.”

The app, financially supported by school-friendly sponsors, will feature:

● Push messaging from both the district and school-site levels,
● GPS mapping and navigation,
● Online gradebook access,
● Tap screens for email for district staff,
● Multiple language options, including Spanish,
● Lunch menus, athletic information, and much more.

Dr. Nick Migliorino, School Connect’s president, said the company is excited about working with Enid Public Schools and other districts to transform school communications.

“People rely on their mobile devices for everything – contact, news, messaging, scheduling – so schools serious about community engagement are serious about robust mobile platforms,” Migliorino said. “This makes the free School Connect app high value to its partners, and we are proud to partner with this local district. Together, we are taking school communication, transparency and accountability to a much higher level.”

At the turn of the nineteenth century, rivers and prairie streams were the highways upon which the early explorers and settlers depended as they crossed the wilds of Indian Territory.  Later, as some of these waterways were dammed to create the large lakes we know today, sporting opportunities increased for all Oklahomans.
Visitors will learn about the development of Oklahoma’s national forests, game management areas, wildlife refuges, preserves, and state parks.  Since the Territorial Legislature of the 1890s enacted the first hunting laws it has been a long road to recovery for Oklahoma’s wildlife.  Visitors will experience this dramatic comeback and how Oklahomans past and present have enjoyed this valuable resource.  Guests can choose between a number of outdoor sport and conservation activities with a history lesson or two thrown in.

The camp section of the exhibit explores the cultural history behind this popular form of outdoor recreation.  See and experience examples of vintage camping equipment, camping methods, and Oklahoma recipes from over the years.

For more information on the exhibit, please contact the Heritage Center at 580-237-1907 or visit the website, www.csrhc.org.

·         Chop it up and put it in the green cart (leaf and grass cart).
·         Take it to the Recycle Center.
·         Take it to the Landfill.

(There is no special pickup for the Christmas trees.)

Derrick G. Silas, Sr.
Web Communications Development/Social Media Strategist
City of Enid
401 W. Owen K. Garriott Rd.
Enid, OK 73701
580-616-7294 direct/fax
www.enid.org