Pigskin Preview
Darla Z Fridayland singer/songwriter Darla Z has new music, is in the running for Grammy nominations and has two live shows on tap. Page 2
Get ready for the 2019 high school football season with OKC FRIDAY’s annual Pigskin Preview in today’s issue. There are previews for each team, along with schedules, team photos and district predictions. Page C1
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 53 No. 17 • Three Sections • 36 Pages August 30, 2019
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Orchestra League tuning up for ball Silks and Sarees is the theme of the OKC Orchestra League’s 2019 Maestro’s Ball, set for Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Cocktails are 6-7:30 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. dinner and entertainment. Music from the “Life of Pi” will be featured. Eddie Walker, former executive director of the OKC Philharmonic is set to be inducted into the Maestro's Circle, joining Josie Freede and Joel Levine. The honorary chairmen for the Maestro's Ball are Robert and Sody Clements and Drs. Chittranjan "Bobby" and Geetika Verma. The attire is cocktail. For more information call 232-7575 or go to okcorchestraleague.org.
‘Survivor’ t-shirt sales to benefit food pantries By Rose Lane Editor
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Honorary Co-Chairman Dr. Geetika Verma, OKC Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate and Somya Verma prepare for the Silks and Sarees-themed Maestro’s Ball set for Sept. 19 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.
A Village resident is turning her frustration with roadwork into something positive with the sales of “I Survived The Village Road Construction Crisis 2019” t-shirts. Heather Coleman willsplit all proceeds between The Village Pine Pantry and BritVil Pantry. Construction along Britton Road has closed lanes of traffic, caused conjestion and has forced many drivers to take alternate routes. The work is expected to continue until November. “I feel for the other Village drivers and businesses who are like us, waking up to new driving challenges,” Heather said. “After feeling slightly exasperated myself, I joked on social media asking if there were going to be merit badges
Sales of these ‘survivor’ tshirts will benefit The Village Pine Pantry and BritVil Pantry.
or survivor t-shirts.” “People laughed at my joke, so I figured maybe there should be a survivor t-shirt and that something good could come from this community challenge.” She said the food pantries came to mind See, T-SHIRTS, Page 2
Nichols Hills City Clerk and Finance Director Kristi Hort retires By Sara Schlecht Student Intern Nichols Hills said goodbye to City Clerk and Finance Director Kristi Hort, who is retiring at the end of this month. She has been with the city for nearly 10 years. “Working for the city of Nichols Hills has been a wonderful career,” she said. “I love the citizens here and the team I get to work with. The employees are an outstanding group of people.” The way different groups
within city government work together is something she has loved getting to experience. One of Hort’s favorite memories at this job occurred within her first six months. Each time she interacted with two of the city’s firemen, one would claim the other’s name, a production she found to be both confusing and amusing. “I finally made them show me their driver’s licenses,” she said with a laugh. Hort said her retirement
is not something she is doing entirely by choice. Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with ALS — otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “I am living with ALS,” she said. “ALS doesn’t have me. God has me. God is living with me and guiding me on this journey.” Hort said she would love to see a cure for ALS found in her lifetime. In her retirement, she looks forward to making memories with and for her children and grandchildren.
Lyric presents ‘Frost/Nixon’ Politics and the press will collide next month as Lyric Theatre presents the Oklahoma City premiere of “Frost/Nixon.” The play by Peter Morgan is based on a series of televised interviews that former U.S. President Richard Nixon granted British broadcaster David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal. “Frost/Nixon” opens Wednesday, running through Sunday, Sept. 22, at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16 St. It stars Oklahoma theatre favorites Matthew Alvin
Brown as Frost and D. Lance Marsh as Nixon. Morgan’s script gives theatregoers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s most memorable moments between a U.S. president and the media. British talk-show host Frost has become a lowbrow laughingstock and Nixon has just resigned as president disgraced over Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Determined to resurrect his career, Frost risks everything on a series of in-depth interviews in
The group is posing in front of a painting of G.A. Nichols, the founder of Nichols Hills.
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Nichols Hills City Manager Shane Pate, Mayor Steve Goetzinger, retiring City Clerk and Finance Director Kristi Hort and Councilman Peter Hoffman during a retirement party for Hort.
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Baby of the Week Hadley House is the daughter of Wendy and Ethan House. She is the granddaughter of Fridaylander Lee Allan Smith, and the late DeAnn Smith. Hadley loves to laugh, play, swim, count, and most importantly being with friends and family. She just turned 2. Dog of the Week, Baby of the Week and Cat of the Week submissions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions are used in the order they are received.
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