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Heritage Hall’s Greer Colton, left, handles the ball during the Class 4A soccer semifinals against McGuinness, as FRIDAY looks back to last decade from our archives to events on May 13, 2005. Page 4
Allied Arts Executive Director Deborah Senner and husband, Scott, at the deadCenter Film Festival Drive-in screening. Page 3
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 6 • One Section • 12 pages June 19, 2020
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Women dominate GOP Fifth District primary Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary for the Fifth District. All are endorsing President Donald Trump. The winner will run against Congresswoman Kendra Horn, who voted to impeach President Trump. Many have said that the Fifth District has turned purple, while
statewide Oklahoma is resoundingly red. The most experienced candidate in the race is Terry Neese, who “bootstrapped” Terry Neese Personnel Services with $600, which has found over 37,000 jobs for men and women. At that time in 1975, a woman business owner could not
obtain financing without a man’s signature. By 1988, Terry and another woman business owner were in Washington D.C., demanding the SBA stop discriminating against women. A New York congressman stepped forward to sponsor legislation, and HR5050 was TERRY NEESE
deadCenter at the drive-in
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Talking about the car wash
City Council approves a plan to repurpose the McMurrain property By Rose Lane Editor
— Photo By Vicki Clark Gourley
Dead Center Film Festival kicked off its annual fundraiser by screening its first film, “Eddie,” at the historic Winchester Drive-in. Popcorn, candy bars and beverages were delivered by none other than Executive Director Lance McDaniel, shown above, with his parents Brenda and Tom McDaniel at the movie.
By March 1, 2021, The Village is set to be the home of a new car wash. The City Council approved an application for a Planned Unit Development for the Coulter Carwash. Owner Mark Coulter has purchased the former McMurrain Building from The Village Baptist Church at 10720 N. May and has plans to transform the property into a place where people can have their vehicles cleaned up. The facility is to be located next to the OnCue Express at the corner of May and Hefner. The company also operates another car
wash next to an OnCue at 3900 E. 15 in Edmond. “We think this has a lot of positive synergy with the OnCue,” Coulter attorney David Box said. When The Village OnCue was constructed, the company paved Quail Plaza Drive to end of its property line. Coulter plans to pave the street from where OnCue left off to the east of side of its property line. Coulter does not plan to address the north/south stretch of Quail Plaza Drive. “We do intend to build sidewalks as required by Village ordinances,” Box said. Coulter plans to abide by the See CARWASH, Page 2
There’s a little more to the city of the The Village now By Rose Lane Editor The Village is getting bigger. The City Council voted to annex an “orphaned” portion of Britton Road. In
30 days, the city will officially extend its border from the mid-point of Britton Road south to Oklahoma City from the Lake Hefner Parkway to Westchester. “This portion of the road
has always been in Oklahoma County and never incorporated,” Vice Mayor Sonny Wilkinson said. “Now, The Village will have full responsibility for maintaining the road, policing, etc.”
NHills lifts some COVID regulations By Rose Lane Editor COVID-19 restrictions on playgrounds, movies, concert halls and places of worship have been lifted by the City of Nichols Hills. Also, restrictions on social gatherings of 10 or more people on public property have been eliminated. As the City Council met to discuss the ordinance, attorney John Williams said it was time to relax
certain regulations. He said he and City Manager Shane Pate spent time analyzing other cities’ rules before making these recommendations to city leaders. Now, children are no longer required to social distance at city parks. “That was something we received some complaints about,” Mayor Sody Clements said. “It is hard for See NHILLS, Page 11
The Village was already doing most of the maintenance. “It just made sense to clean up the boundary,” Wilkinson said. The last annexation was in 1959 for the portion
where the Crossings at The Village is at Hefner and Penn. “This is the last time The Village is gong to be increased in size,” City Manager Bruce Stone said.
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