FRIDAY’s Dog of the Week

Lucy Lou is a 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles who resides with her companions Eloise and Kermit Schafer.

She stands watch daily at her tree to receive her treats and love from Mike, the best mailman in Fridayland.

Email Dog, Cat, Pet and Baby of the Week nominations with complete descriptions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions are used in the order they are received.

Holt to rise to president of U.S. mayors’ organization

OKC Mayor David Holt was elected to serve as the 2025-2026 president of the United States Conference of Mayors.

The vote was announced during the organization’s annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

In the near term, Mayor Holt assumes office immediately as the organization’s second vice president. In 2024, Holt becomes the first vice president. At the Annual Meeting in the summer of 2025, Mayor Holt is set to be sworn in as the 83rd president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

awards celebrate the artists and theatre companies whose work make the nation’s Capitol a thriving, nationally recognized theatre community.

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“I am incredibly grateful and excited for the honor of serving in these roles,” said Mayor Holt. “Mayors are the most visionary, effective and unifying leaders in our country right now, and the opportunity to represent them is an opportunity I am very grateful to have. I thank my fellow mayors for their belief in me. This

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