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OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 9 • Two Sections • 14 pages July 10, 2020
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Technology, climate change, pandemic top concerns of the Class of 2020 By Rose Lane Editor
- Photo by Fran Kozakowski
Above: Ellie, Lawson and Dax Daniels ride in the Ann Taylor Fourth of July Parade and Celebration in Nichols Hills. The parade, which has been running since 1958, was named for the city’s first female mayor and council member. At right: Sophia Stewart paints Anna Felty’s face during the Quail Creek Homeowners Association’s celebration, which included a cook-out dinner and fireworks. For more photos of these and other celebrations around Fridayland, see Pages 2, 10, B1 & B4.
Balancing technology with interpersonal communication, the effects of climate change and environmental neglect and uncertainty following the pandemic are the greatest concerns of the FRIDAY’s AllStar graduates of the Class of 2020. On May 29, 2020, the newspaper produced its annual graduation edition which featured 10 members of All-Star Teams from each of our 11 schools. Those graduates were asked to describe their greatest concern facing their generation. The students voiced a real concern that technology will eventually replace interpersonal communication. “My greatest concern is that we will lose face-to-face communication,” Deer Creek High School graduate Brice Fuller said. “Everyone hides behind social media and talks on the phone so that face-to-face contact is becoming rare.” Mount St. Mary graduate Sadie Harris said that she fears her generation will rely too much on technology and lose connections with each other. “Each generation seems to be more connected online, making genuine, face-toface memories rarer,” she said. “I think stories of our childhood and future lives should be things we tell generations to come.” Nikki Weitzenhoffer, a Casady School graduate, said she believes, however, that there can be a balance.
- Photo by Richard Clifton
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The Village to sell $3.27 million in bonds, experiences ‘amazing’ growth By Rose Lane Editor The Village City Council is working to move ahead with the sale of $3.27 million in bonds. These funds will finish
out the projects listed in the 2018 General Obligation Bond package, Vice Mayor Sonny Wilkinson said. Bond advisor Ben Oglesby told the City Council that he felt it made good sense to go ahead and
issue the remainder of the bond in one package. He said that the city has delivered on its promises with the first of the bond issue. “Fortunately, we are picking a good time to go out to market,” Oglesby
OICA first to hold event with Postmates The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is the first organization in the nation to hold a virtual event of this caliber and to partner with Postmates to provide event meal delivery. According to OICA CEO Joe Dorman, the event is scheduled for 6-7:15 p.m., July 31. “We want to err on the side of caution. The date is a month away, but COVID-19 certainly will still be around, and we want to be responsible and not endanger our
advocates and guests.” The event is set to be webcast live on the Zoom platform from what was to be its original venue, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and includes a mix of live hosts and recorded presentations. The event is slated for Friday, July 31 from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. Ticket holders will be sent links and logins to connect with the webcast. See HEROES, Page 3
explained. The Village has experienced “amazing” growth in its assessed valuation of property as determined by Oklahoma County, Wilkinson said in a graphic he shared on Facebook.
The three-year average growth for The Village is 5.14 percent and the fiveyear rate is 3.88 percent. “That is incredible growth,” Wilkinson said. The bond sale is set for Aug. 17.
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