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Cassidy Potter was crowned queen over Homecoming festivities at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. For a photo of the entire court, see Page 7.
Casady School looked ready to float possible flood waters earlier this week. Fridayland was subject to intermittent downpours and standing water during a rainy start to the week.
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 52 No. 24 • Two Sections • 20 pages October 12, 2018
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NHills continues quest for recycling system By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer On the subject of recycling, the City of Nichols Hills is nothing if not persistent. The City Council created the Environment, Health and Sustainability (EHS) Commission a decade ago to develop a comprehensive
recycling program. Several plans have been attempted and discarded since then, but the effort has not waned. “The city continues to explore options but has not yet identified a workable solution,” City Manager Shane Pate said in a memo earlier this year. The most recent proposal
came from Republic Services last summer. The waste collection company proposed a mandatory recycling program that would cost $27.50 per household. A preliminary poll of public sentiment about mandatory houseside recycling was overwhelmingly negative, City Manager Shane Pate told the EHS
Commission. The principal points of contention were mandatory versus voluntary participation and the expense: $25 per month plus a $2.50 administrative fee EHS Chairman Nancy Herzel, during a recent commission meeting, said she was told that products manufactured from No. 1 and
Wendy and Ethan are co-chairmen of Red Tie Night Fridaylanders Wendy and Ethan House are the cochairmen of the 27th Annual Red Tie Night, set for Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The gala, which is hosted by the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, an extravagant silent and live auction and dancing to the music from Dallas’ hottest dance band, the Jordan Kahn Orchestra. Wendy has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund since 2017 and is vice president of the Fred Jones Family Foundation. Ethan is the vice president of business development for the MidContinent Region of EnergyNet. “We are thrilled to have the leadership of Wendy and Ethan House this year,” said Paula Love, OACF board president. “New HIV transmissions and AIDS-related
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Festival moved, but game goes on By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
deaths are on the rise in Oklahoma. Now more than ever, we need our community to support Red Tie Night and help us end the epidemic.” The first planning meeting kicked off at the home of Roxanne and Ryan McDonald in their brownstone located in historic Deep Deuce. The reception high- Photo by Sarah Zubair lighted the Wendy and Ethan House are leading the 2019 Red goals for the Tie Night Committee. committee and the 2019 gala Attendees included OACF details. board members Paula Love, Proceeds from Red Tie Frederick Redwine, Phil Night will support the misBurke, Adam Edwards, Sean sion of the Oklahoma AIDS Olmstead, Robbie Powell, Care Fund to provide support, education, advocacy and Tim Rasmussen, and Jake resources to end the HIV and See RED TIE, Page 3 AIDS epidemic.
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No. 2 plastics are being widely recycled but No. 3 through No. 7 are not because China has stopped accepting many items. China notified the World Trade Organization in July 2017 that it would stop accepting shipments of rubbish such as waste plastic
The Village Fall Festival has been rescheduled, but a softball game between the police and fire departments is still planned for Saturday. The festival was set for Oct. 13 but was moved to Oct. 27 “because of the rain and soggy conditions,” City Manager Bruce Stone announced. Meanwhile, the second annual softball game between The Village police officers and fire fighters is still scheduled for Oct. 13. The game is to be held on the softball field at Casady School, 9500 N. Pennsylvania Ave., starting at 10 a.m. The police team will be clad in blue, the fire fighters in red. “Come out to the game for a good time,” said police Lt. Ryan Jacobson. “And bring the kids.” Admission to the game is free.
CHF honors the Meyers Jenny and John Meyer are the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s 2018 Miracle Maker Award honorees. They will be recognized during the 17th Annual Starlight Ball, a formal event set for Oct. 20 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Vi and Tom Blalock are the event chairman. The honorary chairman are Kelly and Justin Brown. See BALL, Page 9
Meetah Cheetah saves cheetahs in the wild World-renowned Cheetah conservationist and the founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) will be at the Oklahoma City Zoo on Oct. 19 with an Ambassador Cheetah from the Columbus Zoo. Both are network television pros. Dr. Laurie Marker, “savior” of the wild cheetah, moved to Namibia in the 1990s with the goal of saving world’s most endangered big cat from extinction. Jack Hanna’s Ambassador Cheetahs have appeared on late night shows with everyone since Johnny Carson. Despite immense challenges, CCF has been successful in developing strategies to reduce livestock farmer-carnivore conflict, enhance livelihoods for rural families and restore habitat for the benefit of all in Africa. Meetah Cheetah will be in the zoo’s new Sanctuary Asia. $150 tickets include drinks, dinner, auctions and a raffle for the rare wine pull. Tickets are available online at cheetah.org. Click on Upcoming events. Call (405) 755-3311 for more information.
Dr. Laurie Marker and the Ambassador Cheetah Emmett will be greeting guests at Meetah Cheetah party Oct. 19 at the OKC Zoo.