Entries for June 2012

Main Street Enid officials announced the first dues increase in the 19-year history of the organization during a special celebration Monday night at Enid Symphony Center. Dues will rise about 10 percent, said Cara Carson, board president. According to the organization’s website, yearly dues are $...

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Enid Master Trails Plan, a 34-mile walking and biking path through the city, is about to begin the third phase of construction. City grant administrator Andrie Winters on Monday told Enid Rotary Club members when the trail system is completed, 87 percent of residents will live within walking dist...

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Enid will receive $300,000 from the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission for expansion of the main runway at Enid Woodring Regional Airport, the commission’s chairman said Thursday. Mike Cooper, OSMPC chairman and military liaison for the city of Enid, said the commission voted Thursda...

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Leaders of the American Kitefliers Association were in Enid Monday, surveying the city’s facilities in advance of the group’s national convention, which will take place in October. AKA President Barbara Meyer, of Maple Grove, Minn., said the group selected Enid for its 35th annual convention beca...

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Fans stepped onto the field with the essentials of a relaxing outdoor evening. Some brought lawn chairs, others blankets. Many had their favorite beverage in one hand and a hot dog or hamburger in the other. The weather was in the lower 90s, slightly uncomfortable, but the temperature would quickly ...

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Enid Regional Development Alliance is hoping to turn one of Oklahoma’s liabilities into a national asset, and boost the local economy in the process, with an ambitious plan to turn eastern red cedar trees into valuable products. According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the ea...

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