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‘I have been drinking’

Police find man asleep in car with multiple beer cans, bottles

By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

It used to be said that if someone this drunk had died, he wouldn’t need to be embalmed.

Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue!

The streets of Fridayland communities were filled with patriotism on the Fourth of July as residents paraded through on bikes and trikes, golf carts and vintage automobiles. Above: Maisie, Matt and Georgina Payne in the Nichols Hills Parade. Above right: Hawaiian was the theme of Toni and Kary Brand’s golf cart over at The Greens. At right: Parker Sanders awaits the launch of the Quail Creek Parade.

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McGuinness student takes home third at nationals

Price Collier, a senior at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, was the final round champion and third overall in humorous interpretation at the National Speech and Debate Association competition in Phoenix, Ariz. last week.

Price is a three-time national qualifier, but this marked his first time to advance to the final round. He was one of six students from across the nation to compete on the final stage at the national competition. Price had to compete and advance through 12 rounds of competition in Phoenix to qualify

Four of our students are Merit Scholars

By Rose Lane Editor

Four more of our students have been named National Merit Scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s award competition. They are among 750 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. These Merit Scholar designees join more than 3,000 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June. Officials of each spon- sor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program who will attend their institution. College-sponsored awards provide $500-2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

Our Merit Scholars and the schools they are attending are:

Norah F. Hager, Deer Creek High School, National Merit University of Tulsa Scholarship. Possible career field: Medicine. for the last round of six finalists.

Austin Liu, Deer Creek High School, National Merit University of Oklahoma Scholarship. Possible career field: Biomedical Engineering.

The final round was held at the Phoenix Convention Center in front of a packed audience and a panel of 15 judges who awarded Price Collier as the final round winner.

The National Speech & Debate Tournament is an annual event. Students from across the United States qualify for nationals by competing at their state district competition.

Oklahoma is made up of two

See DEBATE, Page 5

FRIDAY’s Dog of the Week

Jacob M. Love, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, National Merit University of Wyoming Scholarship. Possible career field: Wildlife Conservation.

Sean X. Wu, Classen School of Advanced Studies, National Merit Tufts University Scholarship. Possible career field: Medicine.

This is Elle, a 3-year-old, 12pound Goldendoodle who cannot get enough love or admiration from anyone. She poses for anyone with a camera!

Elle guards her mother, Gay Ashcraft and her two Devon Rex cats. 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.

Nichols Hills police were dispatched to the vicinity of NW 63rd and Penn one day last month to check on a vehicle that was stopped in the roadway, the driver slumped over. When the officers arrived they found the vehicle’s brake lights on and the transmission still in “drive,” Police Chief Steven Cox related.

Officers beat on the windows and shook the vehicle but were unable to wake the driver, who was breathing normally but was asleep. The Fire Department was summoned and attempted to use a vehicle unlock kit “to gain entry, but was unsuccessful,” Cox said.

So a “window punch” was employed on the side window, and the driver “eventually woke up after multiple attempts,” police said.

Officers found “multiple” beer cans, and during an inventory of the

See NHILLS, Page 5

NHFD issues report

By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Building permits, website traffic, water consumption and Fire Department activity reports from June were reviewed by the Nichols Hills City Council.

The NHFD responded to 89 calls

See FIRE, Page 5

Quail Creek displays its love of America!