HRI luncheon MacKenzie and Ryan Dennis were the co-chairmen of the Heart Rhythm Institute luncheon. Pages B1 & B2.
Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Page 11.
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 52 No. 30 • Two Sections • 20 pages November 23, 2018
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NHills sells $3 million in bonds for capital improvements By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer Another $3 million in bonds were sold last week by the Nichols Hills City Council to underwrite various municipal capital improvements. Ninetythree cents of every dollar from the proceeds will be devoted to street and water
projects. The bonds were purchased by Robert W. Baird & Co. of Milwaukee, Wisc., which submitted the lowest net interest cost and the lowest average interest rate: 3.09163 percent. Three other bids were received, from organizations in Oklahoma City, Chicago, Ill., and Prairie
Village, Kan. Although the bonds were sold on Nov. 13, the transaction won’t close until Jan. 10, 2019, city officials said. Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed the “AA+” rating for the Series 2019 GO bonds that Nichols Hills received in March on its $3 million tranche of Series 2018 GO bonds, according to Chris
Gander, a registered investment adviser with Bank of Oklahoma Financial Services. “This fiscal excellence brings big dividends” for Nichols Hills taxpayers, Mayor E. Peter Hoffman Jr. said. The Series 2018 and Series 2019 bonds were tranches from the $22 mil-
A doctor is born
See BONDS, Page 3
Britton Road bids opened
Kallenberger’s new partner helped him deliver her sister
By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
make me stay in the changing room during her exams.” “I also saw Dr. Kallenberger at all of my mom's prenatal visits when she was pregnant with my sister. He could tell I was curious so he was always asking me questions and volunteering information regarding my mom’s pregnancy. He made it a point to include me in all of the conversations.” Kallenberger was equally impressed with young Cheatwood.
Three bids were submitted for the reconstruction of a deteriorated mile-long section of Britton Road in The Village. Crossland Heavy Contractors was the apparent low bidder at $3,954,000. Allen Contracting and Redlands Contracting submitted a joint bid of $4.384 million, and Schwarz Paving Co. bid $4.598 million. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) opened the bids Nov. 15. After the proposals are evaluated, a contract is expected to be awarded at the State Transportation Commission meeting Dec. 3. The asphalt pavement on Britton Road between May Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue are to be completely torn out and the street will be reconstructed from the base up. The three-lane thoroughfare will be paved in concrete, and a 10-foot-wide pedestrian/bicycle path is set to be built along the north side parallel to the street. Construction is scheduled to start sometime early next year, after the Christmas holiday season and is expected to be finished in November 2019, according to The Village City Manager Bruce Stone. Invoices from ODOT indicated the federal
See DOCTOR, Page 7
See BRITTON, Page 7
At far right: David Kallenberger, M.D. and Crysten Cheatwood, D.O. today. At right: A 12year-old Cheatwood helps Kallenberger deliver her sister.
David Kallenberger, M.D., and Crysten Cheatwood, D.O., are physician partners who practice obstetrics and gynecology at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. But what makes their partnership so extraordinary, is that they share a professional and personal bond very few will ever experience. Cheatwood has known Kallenberger her entire life – literally. In fact, he was the one who physically brought her into this world, as the physician who delivered her as
lion general-obligation (GO) bond package that Nichols Hills voters authorized in 2015. Interest earnings on the city’s GO bonds are exempt from state and federal income taxes. The Series 2019 bonds will be paid off in 14 and
a newborn. “I could not have imagined 33 years ago when I delivered Crysten that she one day would be working with me,” Kallenberger said. “This is indeed a full circle moment for me.” Kallenberger was Cheatwood’s grandmother’s OBGYN and then her mother’s. “So I was familiar with his name and reputation very early on,” said. Cheatwood. “I can remember being young enough that my mom would
Bargain shopping not cheap for Oklahoma City woman By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer An Oklahoma City woman learned the hard way that switching tags on clothes may not be a bargain after all.
The Village police were summoned to a clothing store at Britton Road and Pennsylvania Avenue earlier this month on a suspect case of larceny. The store clerk told an offi-
cer that a woman was seen switching price tags on a purse and two shirts. The purse was valued at $100 but was found with a $22 tag, one shirt was priced at $18 but had a $5 tag on it and the
Village PD receives reaccreditation By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer The Village Police Department has been reaccredited by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP). Of several hundred law enforcement agencies throughout the state, The Village P.D. was one of only about 20 to seek and achieve OACP accreditation, Deputy Police Chief Russ Landon said. The award constitutes recognition of a department’s professionalism, he said.
The OACP has 185 standards in its reaccreditation process, Landon said. These cover myriad areas, including a department’s policies governing use of force, racial profiling, an individual’s constitutional rights, vehicle pursuits, property and evidence management, and many other administrative, patrol and investigative operations. “This process provided for an independent review of our department’s overall operations and
other shirt cost $16 but was bearing a $3 tag when the woman was detained. The 54-year-old suspect denied having committed the alleged offense, but the store clerk signed a complaint and
banned the suspect from ever entering the store again. In addition, the suspect was issued a ticket for altering price labels. The maximum fine for that offense is $820 in The Village Municipal Court.
FRIDAY’s
Dog of the Week Ostia is a 5-year-old Rat Terrier adopted on impulse by the Hulen family when she was just a pup who needed a home. Ostia is the official greeter of the home (here she is making introductions to a neighborhood box turtle) with the exception of all squirrels who try to enter the backyard. She is athletic and playful while also being a calming and snuggly companion.
Sponsored by Paulette and Leo Kingston of WePayFast.com See VILLAGE, Page 2