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6-27 Meetings on the agenda
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the MAC, 2733 Marilyn Williams Drive. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Call Meeting to order.
2. June 3 meeting minutes.
3. Discussion and action on deposit return:
a. Edmond YMCA Youth Triathlon, Hafer Park & Pelican Bay, June 20.
b. LibertyFest Kitefest, Mitch Park, June 27-28.
c. Taste of Edmond, Festival Market, June 28.
d. Road Rally, Downtown & Out, June 28.
4. Discussion and consideration on the following events:
a. Schaefer Insurance Agency “Open House,” 19 E Hurd. (City Streets) July 25.
b. OBS Streak, Mitch Park & Cities, Sept. 12-13.
c. First Presbyterian Church “VBS In The Park” July 24-25.
d. Stephenson Park. Amendment.
5. Discussion and consideration for correction/s for parade guidelines.
6. New business.
7. Adjournment.
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Deer Creek students break WWF goal
Deer Creek High School students outdid themselves again recently as they shattered their fundraising goal for the 10th annual Wonderful Week of Fundraising. The school raised over $54,367 to provide assistance to refugees in the Oklahoma City area and clean water for the people of Haiti.
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3-17 Police: crime news
Police investigate theft at Faith Bible Church
Police are investigating the theft of $7,600 worth of items including a flatscreen television and musical equipment from an Edmond church.
Monday morning police were dispatched to Faith Bible Church, 600 N. Coltrane Road, in reference to a burglary, according to report filed by Edmond Police Officer Tim Owen. -
Commission OKs office park
The Edmond Planning Commission granted site plan approval Tuesday evening for an office park proposed for the north side of 33rd Street, one half-mile east of Boulevard.
Seventeen brick veneer buildings ranging in size from 4,500 square feet would be located on a 4.6-acre tract, said Bob Schiermeyer, city planner. Buildings would have pitched roofs. Upper-floor windows would not face residential properties.
“It’s not really so much a two-story building but they do have a storage area that’s tall with a pitched roof,” he said. -
1st column goes up on American Indian museum
The first of 10 steel columns at the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum’s Hall of the People was erected and set in place Monday morning.
The Hall of the People will be the most visible architectural feature on the 300-acre museum site southeast of the I-35/I-40 interchange. The facility will be used for meetings, events and galleries.
Edmond architects Hornbeek Blatt and California architects Johnson Fain have spent years designing the museum, which is meant to reflect the values of the American Indians. Hornbeek Blatt has been a part of the project since it began almost 14 years ago. -
Dog house raffle to raise Habitat for Humanity funds
OKLAHOMA CITY — Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with the Oklahoma City Summer Classic Dog Show, will host a raffle for extreme dog houses as part of the Extreme Dog House Challenge, in which entrants created and built unique and imaginative dog houses to donate to Central Oklahoma Habitat’s affordable housing cause. The houses will be on display through Sunday at Penn Square Mall.
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Lawmaker: No fraud, but ME’s office mismanaged
An auditor’s review of the State Medical Examiner’s Office produced no findings of fraud or wrongdoing, but there was mismanagement, one lawmaker said.
Last week, lawmakers received the results of a state auditor’s review of the agency, and it did not find examples of corruption, fraud or wrongdoing, said state Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore. It did reveal incompetence and mismanagement, but it appears the responsible parties are no longer with the agency, Terrill said. -
Police nab suspected golf cart thief
An Edmond man faces a grand larceny complaint after he allegedly stole a golf cart and interrupted a lesson at Oak Tree National, police said.
Saturday afternoon police were dispatched to the 5800 block of N. Kelly Avenue in reference to a larceny in progress, according to a report filed by Edmond Police Officer Jason Roach. -
Ex-CASA worker to serve 20-year sentence
A former worker for an Oklahoma association formed to help abused and neglected children was ordered to prison Monday after pleading guilty to his part in embezzling about $500,000.
Tom Bates, assistant attorney general, said today’s development puts an end to the sentencing phase, and Attorney General Drew Edmondson wanted to make it clear that this type of criminal activity will not be tolerated in Oklahoma. -
3-16 Communtity: your news
Calvey to speak at Kiwanis meeting
Kevin Calvey, local businessman, Army National Guard captain and candidate for Oklahoma’s U. S. Congressional 5th District, will be the guest speaker at the Edmond Kiwanis Club meeting on Wednesday. -
3-16 Scorecard: Legislative Update
Senate Bill 1996
Summary: This bill requires privatization of the state-backed CompSource workers’ compensation insurance provider.
Vote: Passed Senate 25-21
Sen. Todd Lamb: Aye
Sen. Clark Jolley: Aye - More Local News Headlines
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