Belle and Beau
Shop the Look Just in time for Valentine’s Day, let Fashion Editor Jennifer Clark help you choose the perfect present or an outfit for the big holiday. Page 11
Heritage Hall Pep Club Belle and Beau, seniors Lilly Roberson and Henry Evans. For more on the event, see Page 7.
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 40 • One Section • 14 pages • February 12, 2021
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‘Spiro’ opening at The Cowboy
finalists list By Rose Lane Editor
Below: OTTER TURBAN, by Woody Crumbo, Potawatomi, Ca. 1940, Otter fur, silver, silk. Charles W. Hogan Collection, gift of Miriam S. Hogan Revocable Trust. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 2000.37.096
Above: COSMIC TWINS, by Starr Hardridge. A nearly forgotten peoMuscogee (Creek). 2016. Acrylic and plaster on ple who created one of canvas. National Cowboy & Western Heritage the most highly-develMuseum, 2019.17. oped civilizations in the the exhibition represents the Americas. An archaeological find unmatched in modern times. How did these first, and possibly last time these artifacts will be reunited from varincredible works of art and other treasures ious collections across the country. from all over North America end up hidden A special preview video and for hundreds of years and why? Twitter takeover is also set for Opening Friday (today) at the National today at noon. Eric Singleton, Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Ph.D., curator of ethnology and “Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World” seeks to answer these questions and more in the special guests will share their insights and answer questions. Be first major presentation on the Spiro Mounds ever sure to follow the museum on undertaken by a museum. Called the “King Tut’s Tomb in the Arkansas Valley,” Twitter (@NCWHM) now.
See TEACHERS, Page 3
Village honors humanitarian
FRIDAY fumble On Page 1 of the Feb. 5, 2021 edition of OKC FRIDAY, the headline reads “Salmeron named OSU SALMERON dean emeritus.” Salmeron was actually named dean emeritus at Oklahoma City University or OCU. The newspaper regrets the error.
Engraved Shell Medicine Cup. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution 18/9121.
Four of the nine finalists for the Oklahoma City Public Schools Teacher of the Year are educators at Fridayland schools. The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools and Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) have selected the nine finalists for OKCPS Teacher of the Year. Our teacher finalists are: • Dana Chambers, Quail Creek Elementary School, physical education teacher. • Sally Hoch, Belle Isle Enterprise Middle School, seventh and eighth grade math exploration teacher. • Cynthia Johnson, Nichols Hills Enterprise Elementary School, special education teacher. • Kendra Whitman, John Marshall Enterprise High School, social studies teacher. The finalists will be recognized at the Stars of Education celebration, which is set to take place on
By Eric Oesch Staff Writer
- Photo by Kyle Taylor
Village Fire and Police respond to the recent grass fire in the 2400 Block of Ashley in The Village.
The Village and Nichols Hills mayors face opposition in election By Rose Lane Editor Long-time City Council members in The Village and Nichols Hills have drawn opponents in the April 6 school and municipal general election. While filings were still in progress for The Village at presstime, Wynter Griffis had filed against incumbent and Mayor David Bennett in Ward 1. Bubba Symes filed to retain his Ward 2 seat. Adam Graham is seek-
ing re-election in Ward 3. For Nichols Hills councilman in Ward 1, Richard Cornelison is challenging incumbent and Mayor Sody Clements. As Nichols Hills has only three wards, that is the sole race. The filing period for The Village City Council seats in Ward 1, 2 and 3 had been changed from Feb. 24, 25 and 26 to Feb.8, 9 and 10. The filing date changes are due to a Special Election called by the Governor for Senate District 22.
It’s not every day one receives a proclamation declaring a day in their honor, but that’s exactly what happened during The Village City Council meeting. Mayor David Bennett declared by proclamation Monday, Feb. 8, to be ”Kyle Taylor Day” in The Village in recognition of his “quick, thoughtful and generous actions to assist elderly cit-
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izens in need.” “Kyle runs a local lawn and landscaping business and is well known for helping out elderly residents in The Village who need lawn care,” said Village Councilwoman Cathy Cummings who has lived with her husband Sean and their five children in The Village for the past 20 years. “We have so many older residents on limited incomes who occasionally See TAYLOR, Page 3
Dog of the Week
This is Buffy, Rosemary Morgan’s Lahsa Apso rescue. She is about 12-years-old and the love of Rosemary’s heart! She loves treats, and being sassy with her rescue sister Loretta, the street kitty. Send Dog, Baby and Cat of the Week nominations with complete descriptions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions are used in the order they are received.
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