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Roses popular, easy to grow in Oklahoma
Roses are one of the most popular plants in Oklahoma gardens, and many are relatively easy to grow, especially the newer varieties like the Knock Out® rose. Roses offer color and fragrance in the garden, and many make wonderful cut flowers. If you have a garden, you should try your hand at growing roses!.
03/22/2012 | Comments 0From ‘Long Black Limousine’ to Elvis
That would change years later. For the next seven years, band members came and went. Finally, Black put together a group of musicians that have been with him for more than 20 years. They include guitarist Graham Pugh, bass player Rick Alongi, drummer Bob Gorley and keyboard player Phil Sapper, formerly of Harvey and the Wallbangers.
03/01/2012 | Comments 0Young artist generates new ideas for veterans memorial expansion
“This will not be done with any public money,” said Howe, an Air Force pilot who flew B-52s during the Vietnam war. “Each statue will cost $40,000, but this type of art puts us in a different realm. It will take us into the world of art, which opens new avenues for giving.
02/23/2012 | Comments 0Fleck and Flecktones to perform April 10 at Rose State
The extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo are touring to support their latest recording, “Rocket Science.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0Real Life
In my presentation, I told the club members about the importance of supporting their local newspaper. After all, we received numerous compliments about our publication and its new appearance, content and local ownership. In this business, compliments can be few and far between, so we enjoyed all of the positive remarks.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0‘General’-ly speaking
In fact, every night when he goes home, the general’s hat comes off – if only temporarily – and suddenly the commander of one of the most critical U.S. Air Force bases turns into father, husband, scuba diver and avid fan of New England sports teams..
02/10/2012 | Comments 0Longtime MWC fire department spokesman Jerry Lojka retires
Lojka spent 29 years at the Midwest City Fire Department and served in several roles, including firefighter, inspector, investigator, public education officer, public information officer and fire marshal.
His favorite job was that of department spokesman as he answered questions from the press, and conveyed important fire prevention tips to the public.
Real Life: Lojka will be missed at fire department
This week’s retirement of Midwest City Fire Marshal Jerry Lojka reminded
me how an effective and well-intentioned PIO does his job. During the
past 14 months I’ve discovered that he knows his job and he understands
the role reporters play in the world of news and information.
02/03/2012 | Comments 0MWC grad, Hudson to receive national awards
Midwest City School graduate Lester Claravall will receive the prestigious Lewis Hines Award for Service to Children and Youth during a ceremony in New York City on Monday.
The award will be presented by the National Child Labor Committee, which serves as the sponsor for the Lewis Hines awards...
Images of 2012 MLK Prayer Breakfast
Several hundred people attended Midwest City’s 15th annual Martin
Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast Monday at the Sheraton Hotel’s Reed
Conference Center. Featured speakers were former state legislator Angela
Monson, Oklahoma City police officer Paco Balderamma and Midwest City
graduate and current University of Oklahoma student Rodney Farrow.
01/19/2012 | Comments 0
January 26th, 2012
Community News in Brief
Del City’s new police station will be complete by end of February or early March, city officials said. (Photo by Tim Farley)
Del City’s new police station almost complete
Construction of Del City’s new, state-ofthe-art police station should be complete by the end of February or early March, City Manager Mark Edwards said.
A move-in time will be late March to early April as furniture, fixtures and equipment are installed. City officials originally were given a bid of $3.6 million for the new station, but change orders caused the price tag to jump to about $3.8 million.
“We estimated it would be $4 million,” Edwards said.
The station, located at 4517 SE 29th , was funded with a one-and-a-half cent sales tax hike approved by voters in 2007. The police station will include a jail, dispatch center, locker rooms and showers for the officers, a self-contained evidence and property room, a laundry room for jail clothing and blankets and a card-swipe entry. Security camera will be installed inside and outside the facility.
The jail will have a drunk tank and four other cells: three for adult suspects and one for juvenile offenders. State law allows police to house only one juvenile per cell and two adults per cell.
The police station will be named the William Keith Haskell Memorial Building in honor of Del City’s only police officer to die in the line of duty. Haskell died in 1965 from injuries suffered in a crash while pursuing a suspect. He died one week after the accident occurred.
Del City Rotary Club hosts Community breakfast Saturday
The Del City Rotary Club will hold its annual community breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Destiny Christian Center, 3801 SE 29th Street.
Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance from any Rotary Club member. Proceeds will be used to benefit the club’s various community projects such as park benches for Del City parks, scholarships and other benefits for Del City High School students, support of local military veterans, the Mid-Del Food Pantry and dictionaries for elementary students.
The Del Aires will perform from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Retired federal workers to meet Friday
The Midwest City-Del City chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold its monthly luncheon 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Twin Hills Country Club, 3401 NE 36th Street.
The meeting will feature James Olden, vice president of the federation. He will speak on recruiting new chapter members and improving member retention.
For more information, contact James Crowder at 840-5870.
Del City WILD 5K event slated Feb. 25
The Del City Runs WILD 5K will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 at Del City High School, 1900 S. Sunnylane Road.
The one-mile fun run will start at 8:30 a.m. followed by the 5K at 9 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Oklahoma Children’s Cancer Association.
Participants can register for the race at www.signmeup.com/80826. The races will be timed by DG Productions.
Old Germany Restaurant to host Rotary fundraiser
The Super Bowl, food and beverages will be the menu for Sunday, Feb. 5 as Old Germany Restaurant hosts a $100 per person party.
The $100 tickets will provide a buffet, three drink tickets and the chance to win a $6,000 football pot. In addition, $1,000 will be donated to the Eastern Oklahoma County Rotary Club for its humanitarian projects that involve the Salvation Army’s Bikes for Kids, 3rd grader dictionary program and the eradication of polio worldwide.
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