As summer nears, the television networks start the work of cancelling and picking up shows for their schedules. Announcements have been coming fast and furious with a couple surprises coming out. With the annual upfront presentations coming fast, networks are finalizing their schedules and many favorites (and not-so-favorites) have been told their fates. Here is a rundown of what can be expected on our televisions in the coming seasons, although more announcements may come out of the upfront presentations throughout the summer.
The summer movie season means explosions and raunchy comedies for the audiences crowding the theaters. “Neighbors” is the first of the comedies to hit this season, and with one of today’s comedy favorites, Seth Rogen, it is looking to make a solid haul at the box office. Friday, May 09, 2014
Five students from Carl Albert High School received six awards for their photography from the Oklahoma City Camera Club on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Thursday, May 01, 2014
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is one of summer 2014’s most anticipated films. Now that it is finally here, the audiences are looking to see if the webslinger series will continue to make due on promises given in the first film. Thursday, May 01, 2014
Growing vegetables is a fun and worthwhile gardening endeavor, but it may not be suitable for your needs or conditions. Gardening in containers, though, may just be the perfect solution for you. This week we will discuss everything you need to know to prepare the perfect containers to grow flowers or vegetables! Thursday, April 10, 2014
The Star-Spangled Man with a Plan is back for this third outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is the third post-Avengers film, and marks a change in tone for the superhero universe.
Midwest City, OK – The city of Midwest City is hosting a new event, called Cruise In for Coffee the third Saturday of each month, beginning April 19. Thursday, April 10, 2014
Choctaw High School Theatre students are making history this spring by writing, creating, and staging an original one act play entitled, “Miles to Go.” Thursday, April 10, 2014
I’m giving “Noah” a B. It is an enjoyable reinvention of a story every child learns, but it tries too hard to make it fit in with the epics that don’t have a responsibility to stay faithful to their source material. “Noah” is rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief suggestive content.
Jazzercise’s Newest location at 1440 N. Key Blvd opened its doors Monday March 24th. Following the grand opening this location had a week of free classes. The class schedule for the N. Key location is Monday, Wednesday at 5:35 and 6:35 in the evening, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:45 a.m. and 5:35 p.m., Friday at 5:45 p.m., Saturday at 8:30 and 9:45 in the morning and Sunday at 4:00. Many of the classes have childcare available. Thursday, March 27, 2014
FNB Community Bank and the Rose State College Foundation will hold the 2014 FNB Charity Golf Classic on May 16, at the John Conrad Golf Course in Midwest City. Title Sponsor is Midwest Regional Medical Center. Thursday, March 27, 2014
Education Funding is tied directly to the development of the Workforce for the future and to the economic development of the Community! The Mid-Del Community should be very concerned to know that our Community has lost over $5.4M in school funding since 2009. This financial and economic loss is not acceptable! Thursday, March 27, 2014
For most of the school districts around Oklahoma, March 17 to the 21 is Spring Break. This means the kids are home, and after a while they run out of things to do. Fortunately, there are some decent movie options for all ages for that week. Here is a list of upcoming films being released up to and during the break. Thursday, March 06, 2014
Soil in Oklahoma can be difficult to prepare for spring gardening and difficult to maintain in a nutritious state through the growing season. Since our soil may not be ideal in many places – too much sand or too much clay – we have to add amendments to enhance its growing capability. Composting is an ideal way to do that. Thursday, March 06, 2014
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Can’t see the forest for the trees”? It basically means that when we’re too close to a problem or situation, it’s very hard for us to have a big-picture perspective. The trouble is, when you don’t have the proper perspective, it’s very hard to make your situation better. It reminds me of this modern day parable: Thursday, March 06, 2014
Here’s a fun project for your garden that can also involve the kids or grandkids! Plant a zoo garden using plants with animal names! Thursday, February 27, 2014
Drill Team- members of the Carl Albert and Del City JROTC join together with their trophies. Del City brings home two trophies while Carl Albert brings home three Thursday, February 27, 2014
On February 14, the period for the official final voting for Academy members began. Voting will end on February 25, and March 2 is the big awards show to end a season that has been neck-and-neck for many movies. “12 Years A Slave” and “American Hustle” look to be the runaway favorites for the night, but “Gravity” and “Dallas Buyers Club” have been creeping in on the accolades. As final voting begins, EastWord News has picked its favorites for the biggest categories.
Roses are one of the most popular plants in Oklahoma gardens, and many are relatively easy to grow, especially the disease-resistant 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! Thursday, February 20, 2014
Are you familiar with the phrase, “to pass the buck”? It means to not take responsibility for something; to let somebody else do what you should have done in the first place. Thursday, February 20, 2014
He wants to be a pilot and dreams of being able to fly, but it doesn’t matter to him if it’s in the clouds or floating in space.
To become a pilot would be a dream come true for the 12-year-old, who said he is soaking up everything he can in science class and always makes A-pluses on his tests in the subject.
Hutcheson said he wanted to attend Rose State College’s Kids Camp for something to do, but more importantly, to help him achieve his dream.
Just five years after the last installment of Sam Raimi's "Spiderman" series, Sony has set out to re-establish the web slinger in theatres.
"The Amazing Spiderman" opens May 3 and stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spiderman and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. Sally Field and Martin Sheen play Aunt May and Uncle Ben and Rhys Ifans plays the conflicted villain Dr. Curt Connors and his counterpart, the Lizard.
At 11:45 a.m., Monday through Friday, children form a line inside the Midwest City YMCA basketball gym.
They wait patiently, some more quiet than others, to be handed their brown paper sack lunches.
On Monday, bags were filled with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, fruit and string cheese.
Then there was the choice of beverages to drink: either milk or chocolate milk.
Laura Schwartz, the summer feeding worker at the YMCA, said the chocolate milk is the first to go. It can be difficult to get children to drink the "white" stuff, so she has had to get crafty and only put out a certain number of chocolate milk cartons, she said.
OK, now her secret is out, but shhhh... don't tell the boys and girls.
With summer's arrival comes a journalistic convention that seems more and more dated. It is the "summer reading list" of books, often beside a graphic showing a bathing suit and sunglasses.
Sure, I'd like to check out Douglas Brinkley's biography of Walter Cronkite and Hilary Mantel's sequel to "Wolf Hall." Heck, I'd love to read Joan Rivers' funny and shorter book, "I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me."
Problem is, few of us worker bees will be packing a steamer trunk of volumes to while away the lazy afternoons. Average working Joes now put in a month more of labor a year than they did 25 years earlier, and much of that time comes out of summer vacation's hide.
Whenever an overly generous soul praises me for my alleged "success," I thank them and gently remind her (and myself) of the unearned luck of my life.
Consider the following: I was born during the Great Depression, after the nation's birthrate had reached a new low, and I was one of approximately 11 people born that same year. This meant that when I graduated from high school, college admissions offices - desperate to fill empty dorms and classrooms - were eagerly recruiting almost anyone who wasn't under indictment or detox, and maybe some who were.
This also meant that when I got out of college and the Marine Corps, and sought to enter the revered "private sector," it was the decade of the 1960s, during which the gross national product of the United States was actually doubling - and because there were so few people in my generational cohort, for us lucky ones there were almost more jobs than there were young people to fill them.
Last week, I wrote about our expanded news staff and the freelance writers who continue to contribute to the quality of our newspaper.
Much to my chagrin, I failed to mention one of the most important people on the staff. She's not a reporter or photographer, but she certainly keeps the wheels of business and commerce going for EastWord News. Her name is Kristina Boehlke and she's our operations director.
Red, White and Blue Potatoes - Just in Time for July 4th
By Judy Kautz, Master Gardener
Gardeners like to experiment with new and unusual plants and vegetables, just to keep things interesting in their gardens. And one of the most exciting things about experimenting is sharing with fellow gardeners, especially if the experiment turns out to be a success.
Theresa, one of the master gardeners in our area, decided to try her hand at raising potatoes this spring. Of course, potatoes like cool weather and they mature in early summer, so this is the prime time for harvesting this year's spring crop. Not satisfied with plain old potatoes, she decided to plant red, white and blue potatoes for the 2012 crop.
Zero 2 Sixty sets itself apart from packs of other cover bands by putting its own spin on arrangements, tinkering with its set list of songs from the sixties, seventies and eighties, according to lead-guitarist/vocalist John Carnuccio.
"Well, a lot of cover bands play exactly like the recording," Carnuccio continued.
However, Zero 2 Sixty doesn't abide by this convention, he said.
And tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the group Zero 2 Sixty plays a free show at Joe B. Barnes Regional Park in Midwest City, as a part of the Midwest Twilight Concert Series, put on by Midwest City's parks and recreation department.
It's a good thing the speed limit down Sunnylane Road is 40 miles per hour because if it were any faster you might miss one of Del City's almost-hidden treasures, J.T.'s Bar B Que & Catering at 505 S. Sunnylane Road. It's not just the ambience of the parking lot surrounded by large shade trees but also the homey, inviting indoor décor. And if you're not wooed by the antiques and eclectic touches then the aroma of heavy smoke will win you for sure.
"My wife has great taste, she decorates everything herself, she and my niece just redecorated the place," J.T. Moon said.
J.T.'s Bar B Que is very much a family enterprise. Moon, his wife Susan and daughters Misty and Angie have been serving up southern style barbecue since they moved to Del City in June 1994. Misty still fills in part time despite her duties as a registered nurse at Integris Baptist Medical Center, and Angie lives in Indiana but helps when she is visiting "home".
