02-26-21 Print Replica

Page 1

Find the shamrocks

Students The Bishop McGuinness welding workshop class, along with the stagecraft classes, have been hard at work this semester preparing the set for “Chicago: High School Edition.” For more, see Irish Items, Page 3. For Heritage Hall news, see Page 2.

Count the shamrocks hidden in the March 12 edition of OKC FRIDAY. Email the number you find to rose@okcfriday.com. If there is more than one correct answer at the end of the day on Thursday, March 18, we will draw for

- Photo by Nathan Coomes '22

OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 42 • One Section • 12 pages • February 26, 2021

www.okcfriday.com facebook.com/okcfriday OKC’s only locally-owned legal newspaper with all local news Serving Oklahoma City, Nichols Hills, The Village, Quail Creek, The Greens and Gaillardia for 47 years

The Village approves $538k in park improvements By Eric Oesch Staff Writer Heavy snow and treacherous roads caused the last Village City Council meeting to be conducted via Zoom as the council authorized the city manager to execute a

contract amounting to $538,400 for park improvements in four of the city’s seven parks. All five council members participated remotely via teleconference. The city received four bids from general contractors and

selected the bid from Jenco Construction of just over a half million dollars for Phase II of park improvements. Proposed completion date for hardscape is July 15, while the city plans to wait until the fall to plant trees to avoid the hot, dry summer

months. Completion of landscaping is set for Nov. 1. In 2018, voters approved a ballot measure authorizing the city to issue general obligation bonds of $8.5 million for street improvements and $1.88 million for parks and recreational facilities. Last

FRIDAY’s

See VILLAGE, Page 2

It IS okay to drink the water

Crossings’ academic team takes state The Crossings Christian School’s Class 3A academic team is the state champion. 2021 marks the 10th year for the CCS Academic Program to participate at the state level and fifth year to take home the gold. For the first time in program history, the team is comprised of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, but being young hasn’t stopped the team from breaking records as evi-

week’s City Council action will complete the $1.88 million park enhancements. “The total general obligation bond money available for this project is $804,000,” said City Manager Bruce

By Rose Lane Editor

weaknesses in different subject areas,” Klossner said. “And, clearly, that hard work paid off!”

Go ahead and quench your thirst right from the faucet — Oklahoma City and Nichols Hills have deemed their water safe. The Village buys its H2O supply from OKC. In the aftermath of record low temperatures which caused water mains and pipes to freeze and burst, Oklahoma City performed water quality testing from 55 sites affected by water services interruption, Utilities Director Chris Browning said. The Utilities Department voluntarily conducted additional bacteriological testing in areas impacted by extremely low water pressure or no water service. “Oklahoma City’s water is safe,” Browning said. “Our water is continuously tested in accordance with EPA and DEQ standards. As an extra precaution, we voluntarily tested 55 sites in areas within our system where there was extremely low pressure or no water service this week. “The test results confirm our water meets

See CCS, Page 2

See WATER, Page 2

Crossings Christian School’s Class 3A Academic team with its state championship trophy and winning bracket.

denced in their 4-0 run at state with a statewide high score of 320. After winning districts and coming in second at regionals, coach Katie Klossner

talked about the team’s growth. “They were determined to get better each tournament, learning and studying to fill in any gaps or

Dog of the Week

Layla is a shelter dog with a mix of lab, dalmatian and whippet. Whatever she is, she is a cute bundle of energy. She loves to play fetch with her human parents, Linda and Russell. Her brothers are Milo, Noah and 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.

Sponsored by Paulette and Leo Kingston of WePayFast.com

Lyric to go ‘under the stars’ for 2021 Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 2021 season kicks off next month under the stars in downtown Oklahoma City with the first of five, fully-staged, outdoor productions planned over the coming months. The season features three productions at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage — “Denise Lee: Pressure Makes Diamonds,” “Nunsense and Master Class.” “Grease” follows at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School’s football stadium. In its 11th year, Lyric’s “A

Christmas Carol’’ will close the season, with a return to the historic Harn Homestead just in time for the holiday season. After having to postpone much of the 2020 season due to the pandemic, Lyric was among just a handful of professional theatres in the nation to resume shows last fall. With safety protocols in place, Lyric moved its productions outdoors and will maintain that stance this year. Subscribers’ tickets from last See LYRIC, Page 12


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.