For Oklahomans on an average pay scale, it can be kind of a chore (and even terrifying) to visit dealerships and follow through to make sure you get the best car for your money. But heading to the lot with money from your friends and a $9 million promise from your parents sounds like a lot of fun! Museum director James Pepper Henry, a member of the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma, told NewsOK.com that the museum’s plans are being updated with new advancements in technology that have come along since construction began. One of the ideas is that guests would pick a tribe of interest at the start of their visit and a special chipped card would customize their experience with information on the tribe’s history as they progressed through the displays. While construction of the museum is expected to take two years to complete, it will take another year for exhibits to be prepared. The museum is scheduled to open April 2021. We here at Chicken-Fried News are not letting a few work delays dampen our excitement for the new
museum. Expect us to be among the many people eager to get a glimpse after the center’s debut.
Dodging balls
Just about the only sport in which it’s okay to hit your opponents with balls is dodge ball. Baseball players aren’t exactly trained to spend all their time on the diamond and in the outfield dodging balls. They never have someone like Patches O’Houlihan yelling, “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!” at them. Plus, there are probably major safety violations involved with flying wrenches. Oklahoma City Dodgers player Alex Verdugo hit a fly ball into right field during the eighth inning of a recent game against the Reno Aces. Instead of catching the ball, Aces right fielder Zach Borenstein lost sight of it and was hit in the head. However, getting hit as an outfielder isn’t as big a deal as getting hit as a batter, so the game didn’t stop and Borenstein wasn’t given any freebies, like a walk to first base. The ball’s momentum continued as it glanced off Borenstein’s head and flew over
the fence and into the warm-up area, giving Verdugo the luckiest home run of his life. Unfortunately, Verdugo’s luck wasn’t enough for the Dodgers to win the game, the first in a four-match series; they lost 9 to 7. No ballplayers were harmed in the freak accident.
Bright side
If you talk with solar energy advocates, they will tell you that solar energy is the cleanest and most renewable energy source available. If you tell them you live in the Oklahoma City area, they will advocate you install a rooftop solar system at once. Solar energy peeps know the state holds great solar energy potential. They also know that Sooners aren’t really doing much about it. In fact, SolarPowerRocks.com — where all the solar energy cronies go to read about the natural energy source – gave Oklahoma an “F” grade on solar production. Burn! Now, thankfully, we can tell those solar backers to look on the bright side, as there is movement on that front in OKC. Recently, the City of Oklahoma City’s Sustainability Office teamed
up with the U.S. Department of Energy through the SolSmart program. The program brought a national solar expert to OKC to help city workers review city codes. Why city codes? Well, the city and the feds wanted to make it easier for locals go about installing solar panels. According to News9.com, SolSmart awarded OKC a bronze designation for its efforts in reviewing local code and policies in regard to solar installation. That’s hot! And it’s a start to bigger, better and brighter efforts in solar energy — we hope!
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