FASHION G
Summer Camps
Spring Fashion
SPRIN
Jenn Clark has OKC fashion experts weigh in on what is sizzling for spring and where to find the it looks for 2019. Pages 11 & 12.
It’s time to start thinking about activities for your kiddos during summer vacation. Page B7
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 52 No. 48 • Two Sections • 20 Pages April 5, 2019
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Village parking ordinance met with mixed reviews By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer Approximately 70 people packed into The Village City Hall Monday night, many to voice their opinions about a proposed new ordinance to regulate boats, trailers and recreational vehicles (RVs). The City Council listened for an hour and a half, and announced it would take the comments under advisement and vote on the ordinance at a later date. The proposed ordinance would prohibit parking
buses, travel trailers and commercial vehicles on streets and would banish boats and watercraft trailers unless they were parked in side or rear yards and fenced-in to screen them from view. Under the current City Code, trailers, boats, motor homes and RVs are limited to two-hour parking on streets for loading or unloading; the proposed ordinance would allow them to be parked for up to 48 hours. Vehicles parked on residential lots could be no
wider than 7 feet, no longer than 22 feet and no taller than 9 feet. And the number of trailers, buses, RVs, motor homes and commercial vehicles that could be parked on a residential lot would be limited to one. As might be expected, opinions were mixed. “The Village should not be a commercial storage facility,” Victoria Blair, a resident of the city for 18 years, said in support of the proposal. “This is a residential See VILLAGE, Page 3
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Residents of The Village crowded into the City Council chamber Monday night to express their opinions about a proposed ordinance to regulate residential parking of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, buses, boats and trailers.
Clean & Green
It’s Redbud time! The Redbud Classic, Oklahoma City’s oldest local racing tradition, will celebrate its 37th anniversary of bringing fitness, fun and philanthropy to the community this Saturday and Sunday. The 2019 Redbud Classic features events for the whole family starting with 10-, 33- and 45-mile Bike Tours and a 1mile Kids’ Fun Run on Saturday. The events continue on Sunday with 5K and 10K timed runs, 5K Wheelchair Event, 2-
Our students organize to protect the planet By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Teach for America – Oklahoma City, a nonprofit organization
Young people in Fridayland are encouraging parents, students and others to do their part to protect our planet. Dozens of young Oklahomans left school one day last month and assembled on the south plaza of the State Capitol for the National Youth Climate Strike intended to focus attention on global climate change. Months before that event, several high school students calling themselves “Clean & Green” organized to promote “reduce, reuse and recycle.” They are a group of approximately 15 students from Casady, Bishop McGuinness and Heritage Hall schools whose mission is to “create a cleaner and healthier neighborhood by increasing awareness about reduce, reuse, and recycle.”
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- Photo by Ron Vavak
From left: Peter Hoffman, mayor of Nichols Hills; Sandra Payne, Redbud Board president; Patty Anthony, Redbud race director; Steven Cox, Nichols Hills police chief; and Sara Sweet, Redbud Race director, prepare for the 37th running of the Redbud Classic benefiting Teach for America-OKC.
mile walk and 2-mile Baby Stroller Derby. Annually, multiple agencies apply to the Redbud Classic as
potential beneficiaries. After reviewing this year’s applicants, the Redbud Classic Board of Directors selected
Four arrested in connection with attempted home break-in By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer Four metro-area men toting guns were arrested for allegedly attempting to burglarize an occupied
home in The Village. The Village police were contacted at 3:50 a.m. Sunday by a homeowner in the 10100 block of Stoneham Avenue, who said cameras attached to
the exterior of his house alerted him when movement was detected outside. Three armed men were on his back porch, he said. The homeowner grabbed his firearm, locked himself in
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his bathroom and called 91-1, officers reported. When police units arrived, the burglars attempted to flee from the scene, hastily tossing away masks, a shotgun, a semi-
automatic pistol, a backpack and some clothing, police said. “It’s not unusual for criminals to disrobe in an See CRIME, Page 2
Hughes, Cowan qualify for Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals Two Fridayland-area junior golfers are among 80 players who qualified for spots in the sixth annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals this Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters tournament. The competition will be broadcast live on The Golf Channel. Chase Hughes, a student at Deer Creek Elementary, scored 106 points to win his boys age 7-9 division regional at The Club at Carlton Woods in The
Woodlands, Texas. Ryder Cowan, from Cheyenne Middle School in Edmond, collected 133 points to claim his boys age 12-13 division regional at The Club at Carlton Woods. At the National Finals, one champion will be named from each age/gender division. Each finalist is scored on a 30-point system, offering up to 10 points in each of three separate skills. The highest total composite score determines the winner.