Entries for August 2009

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas said Friday so-called “cap and trade” legislation being debated in Congress will hurt American companies and farmers. Following a tour of Koch Nitrogen’s Enid plant, Lucas, R-Okla., addressed the issue and talked with area business leaders about their concerns for the proposed...

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When Richard Dermer first heard about Enid’s attempt to break a Guinness World Record for kite flying, he didn’t really know if it would work. “I thought it was kind of a far-fetched idea when I first heard of it two months ago,” the Stillwater resident and former president of American Kitefliers A...

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More than 100 people entered “flight school” late Saturday morning and early afternoon as part of a practice run for a record-breaking event. W.O.W. Kites Over Enid is an attempt to set the Guinness World Record for most number of kites in the air at one time as well as raising awareness of wind en...

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Test Flight Preview of Kites Over Enid 10 a.m. Saturday Behind James W. Strate Business Development Center Kites Over Enid is still three weeks away, but kite enthusiasts, families and residents can experience a sneak peak of the event this weekend. The Kites Over Enid committee will host a “pr...

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It seems Enid’s attempt at setting the world record for simultaneous kite flying is attracting a lot of national attention. In fact, around 30 corporate employees from energy companies around the region plan to be in Enid on Sept. 10, when the kite record will be attempted. That’s according to...

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Stewart Kennedy, of NGV Fleet Partners in Guthrie, has helped Tulsa Public Schools change 140 buses to run off compressed natural gas rather than gasoline. He spoke Thursday at James W. Strate Cen-ter for Business Development at Autry Tech-nology Center to explain how that could be-come a reality i...

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