Midwest City Living Guide

MIDWEST CITY — The “Midwest” inMidwest City, which is east of OklahomaCity and north of Interstate 40, doesn’trefer to the region where it’s located.

Instead, the city was named afterMidwest Air Depot, the former name ofTinker Air Force Base. The base remainsthe city’s largest employer, city spokes-woman Kay Hunt said.

The city displays a strong patrioticside, with the city motto, “MidwestCity: Where the Spirit Flies High.”

Hunt said the city is proud that it wasnamed one of the top three places in Ok-lahoma to raise a family by BusinessWeek magazine in 2009. Factors consid-ered by the magazine included its schoolsystem, crime rate, police and fire de-partments, parks, activities for childrenand recreation opportunities.

The city, founded in 1942, is reapingthe benefits from several national retail-ers and restaurants that were built in re-cent years on SE 29 between Air Depotand Midwest boulevards, Hunt said.

The area, adjacent to I-40, has created“a new front door to Midwest City,”Hunt said. It has become a shopping hubfor residents of McLoud, Shawnee andpoints beyond. Melanie Voice, MidwestCity’s Convention and Visitors Bureaudirector, said Midwest City has become a“true player” as a meeting and confer-ence venue. Advantages include freeparking at hotels near the city’s ReedCenter, which can accommodate confer-ences of up to 1,000, Voice said. Thecenter is convenient to the shopping andentertainment district.

Midwest City is the place‘Where the Spirit Flies High’BY CHRIS SCHUTZStaff [email protected]

From left to right, Tech. Sgt. Amy Odom, Master Sgt. Jason Noreen and SeniorAirman Molly Wittry fold an American flag at Tinker Air Force Base.

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MY MIDWEST CITYLIVING GUIDE

The user’s guide to fun and essen-tial living in Midwest City.EDITORIALEditor of The OklahomanEd [email protected] President of News and In-formationKelly Dyer [email protected] EditorMike [email protected] of Custom Publishingand PresentationYvette [email protected] of PhotographyDoug [email protected] EditorMichael [email protected] Local EditorNick [email protected] ColumnistCarrie [email protected] and School ReporterChris [email protected] ReportersDiana Baldwin, Dave Cathey, BryanDean, Tim Henley, George Lang,Jenefar de Leon, Richard Mize,Jesse Olivarez, Jennifer Palmer,Brian Sargent, Susan Simpson,Darla Slipke, John WilliamsPage designersGracelynn Pruitt, Amber FultonGraphic DesignerChris Schoelen

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6 Midwest City beat Oklahoma City,Edmond, Moore and Norman lastyear in home construction, ac-cording to the Central OklahomaHome Builders Association.

ContentsMY HOMETOWN

The Town Center Plaza shoppingcenter, just north of Interstate 40,is near full occupancy and is aplace where shoppers can meetnearly all their needs and wants.

811 Tinker Air Force Base continues

to be a vital part of Midwest City,providing jobs and development.

Columnist CarrieCoppernoll talksabout the dogpool party at theReno Swim andSlide pool.

Right: EastsideChurch of Christmember WandaWeale at thechurch in Mid-west City helpshand out food towildfire victimsApril 14, 2009.

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14Four new firestations werefunded througha $4.5 millionbond issue in2009.

15The Midwest CityPolice Departmentuses communitypolicing to helpprevent crime inthe area.

17 The MidwestRegional Med-ical Center isadding twofloors to thehospital.

18Who repre-sents yourward at CityHall and whorepresents youat the stateCapitol?

19A look at poll-ing places inMidwest Cityand what youneed to regis-ter to vote.

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› Founded: 1942› Government type: Council-manager› Size: 25 square miles› Population estimate (2008):56,394› Population estimate (2000):54,088› Population change, 2000-08: 4.3 percent

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Find the locations of allschools in the district.

Rose State College’s new-est addition to the cam-pus is a $12.5 millionHealth Sciences Center.

Midwest City-Del CitySchool Districtand the stateCareer andTechnologyEducationDepartmentoffer a tech-nology centerto give stu-dents hands-on experiencein variouscareer fields.

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32Rose State College ofPerforming Arts Theat-re is celebrating its 12thyear by offering some-thing different in theOklahoma City market.

The 2010RenaissanceRun set forSept. 25 willhelp a com-munity tax-exempt fundoperated byMidwest City.

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34Midwest Cityparks offerresidentsmore enter-tainmentoptions clos-er to home.

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50What Midwest City’sMeadowood BaptistChurch does to help feedthe hungry.

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and a half since she was adopted thateither of us have seen her run out ofenergy. I was worried she may die ofjoy poolside. All the other dogs therewere ecstatic, too. Everything fromSaint Bernards to Chihuahuas paddledto their hearts’ content.

With so many dogs and so muchexcitement, I wondered how smoothlyeverything would go. One or two dogswere cranky, but the rest were fine.Shedding was happening left and right,but it was the final day of the poolseason.

But I wondered about somethingelse: Do dogs inconspicuously go to thebathroom in the pool the way peopledo? While playing with our dog in thewading pool, a little terrier mix made abreak for it. She hopped out of thepool, squeezed under the fence and

MIDWEST CITY — I thought my dogmight faint.

I’m not even sure if dogs faint, but ifthey did, this would be the time mydog would lose consciousness. Therewas so much happening all at once —so many dogs, so many people and agiant pool for her to play in. It couldhave done her in.

Luckily, she stayed awake for thewhole extravaganza at the Reno Swimand Slide pool in Midwest City. Dozensand dozens of dogs were allowed toclaim the pool for the final day of theswimming season after Labor Day.

My husband and I took one of ourdogs to the big party. We left the older,less sociable, less likely to stay afloatdog at home.

The $5 entry fee was worth everycent. It was the first time in the year

skidded to a halt in the grass nearby.And she went.

Wow, I thought. I guess dogs arebetter behaved than people.

Moments later, I looked at my dog,bounding around in the wading pool.She suddenly froze in her tracks andsquatted.

My husband distracted her before itwas too late and then took her out tothe grass. She showed zero interest ingoing. So he brought her back to thewater, where she squatted again andwent. This time there was no stoppingher and there was no disguising heraction.

“Whose dog is that?” my husbandsaid loudly. “That dog needs to learnsome manners.”

Apparently some dogs are betterbehaved than people. Not ours.

Above: Tiger, a boxer owned by Amanda and Shawn Ingram, of Midwest City, takes a break during a dog pool party at Reno Swim andSlide in Midwest City. Below: Rachel, a schnoodle, shakes off water during the dog pool party. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTOS BY JOHN CLANTON

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MIDWEST CITY — The winner by a nose.Midwest City beat Oklahoma City,

Edmond, Moore and Norman last yearby actually advancing in home construc-tion — by a tiny sliver of a percentage —when the other cities fell back hard.

Builders obtained 148 permits for sin-gle-family homes in 2009, one morethan in 2008, according to the CentralOklahoma Home Builders Association.That smidgen of an increase — 0.68 per-cent — is huge, though, compared withthe others: Oklahoma City was down 5percent. Moore was down 7.2 percent.Norman was down 30.9 percent. Ed-mond was down 37.8 percent.

Longtime eastern Oklahoma Countybuilder Jim McWhirter, owner of GeminiHomes and Gemini Realtors, said Mid-west City held its own largely on thestrength of production builders. Pluswith only 200 or 300 homes built hereper year, a new phase in a single neigh-borhood can change the numbers drasti-cally. Home Creations, based in Moore,is active in two neighborhoods in Mid-west City: Turtlewood, near SE 29 andWestminster, and The Orchard, east ofDouglas Avenue between SE 15 and SE29. The neighborhoods are similar, saidMarketing Director Jan Astani. Eacheventually will have about 150 homes,she said.

Astani said the company, which hadits best year ever in 2009, has beenbuilding in Midwest City just a few years.Home Creations’ current price range

here, she said, is between $140,000 and$190,000.

Buyers are attracted to the proximityof Tinker Air Force Base. Retail improve-ments on SE 29 in recent years also havedrawn buyers, Astani said.

McWhirter said the retail progress inMidwest City has sparked similar growthalong Interstate 40, with developerslearning from Midwest City builders’

successes as well as mistakes.But McWhirter said it’s not urban de-

velopment that attracts most new-comers to Midwest City. It’s suburbanneighborhoods surrounded in manycases by rolling, wooded countryside,which people don’t see if all they do is zipthrough on I-40.

Home values have held even as they’vefluctuated in some pockets of the metro

area and nosedived in other parts of thecountry, he said, and while home con-struction here was flat in 2009, homesales, partly driven by the $8,000 hous-ing tax credit for first-time buyers, rose.

McWhirter said his stable of 12 Realtorshave been busier than ever.

“2009 was our boom year,” he said.“We think 2010 is going to be just asgood.”

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MIDWEST CITY — Shoppers can meetnearly all their wants and needs at TownCenter Plaza, a retail strip just north ofInterstate 40.

The 750,000-square-foot develop-ment is near full occupancy. That’s for-tunate, some say, since most national re-tailers have halted expansion while theeconomy recovers.

“We expect some new retailers tocome to Midwest City in the next 18months, but we’re just not in a hyper-expansion mode right now. I don’t thinkanybody is,” said David Burnett, eco-nomic development director for theMidwest City Chamber of Commerce.

Negotiations are under way for TheChildren’s Place to replace a mattressstore that closed, and a Jack in the Boxrestaurant will open soon, City ManagerGuy Henson said.

There is space to accommodate morebusinesses at Town Center Plaza, andthe city is looking for new tenants, hesaid. A movie theater, major sportinggoods store or specialty clothing storecould fulfill gaps in the city’s retail mar-ket.

According to a 2009 retail marketsummary by Price Edwards & Co., thesuccess of Town Center Plaza indicates asignificant demand for new retail in thearea. The center boasts a vacancy rate ofjust more than 1 percent.

Burnett noted that Tinker Air ForceBase’s $3 billion economic impact acts asan insulator to Midwest City’s economy.

And the area also draws shoppers fromcities including Seminole and Tecumsehwho prefer not to travel into OklahomaCity.

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The featured exhibit this year wastitled “Early Oklahoma: Black Hopes,Black Dreams.”

The exhibit occupied six panels ofdisplays and information that toldthe stories of Ada Lois Sipuel, Ros-coe Dunjee and Edwin McCabe.

Sipuel was the first black stu-dent admitted to law school at theUniversity of Oklahoma Law aftera civil rights lawsuit in the 1940s.

Dunjee was an educator andMcCabe was a leader in territorial Oklahoma. The exhibit was borrowed fromthe Oklahoma History Center.

Other black history exhibits on display in February at the library included apicture quilt created by Lola Jenkins, posters, materials from the Black Heri-tage Library at Langston University and information on Oklahoma’s blacktowns, librarian Linda Temple said.

“A lot of people have been passing through looking at it,” Temple said. It’sbeen seeing a lot of traffic, and it’s put together well.”

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MIDWEST CITY — It’s not exaggeratingto say that without Tinker Air ForceBase, there might not be a Midwest City.

Most government officials can cite thestatistics off the top of their heads. Morethan 27,000 people work at the base, in-cluding private contractors. It is thestate’s third-largest employer behindstate government and Walmart.

The connection between the base andMidwest City goes deeper even than thejobs it provides for city residents.

Although the base is within OklahomaCity limits, Midwest City was founded in1942 specifically to serve the base. Thecity was literally built around Tinker.

It is considered so important by localgovernment officials that OklahomaCounty commissioners have persuaded

voters to pass two bond issues support-ing the base in the past eight years.

“I can’t think of anything else besidesmaybe the jail that merits as much of ourconcentration,” District 2 CommissionerBrian Maughan said. “Virtually everybusiness in probably the 20-mile cir-

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“By and large, all of the developmentyou see on 29th is there because TinkerAir Force Base is across the street,” Bur-nett said.

Burnett also credits the growing num-ber of Tinker retirees for growth in hous-ing in Midwest City over the past five to10 years.

He said the base in unquestionablylinked with Midwest City in a mutuallybeneficial relationship.

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MIDWEST CITY — Few obvious signs re-main from a catastrophic wildfire thatswept through southeast Midwest Cityand on into neighboring Choctaw inApril 2009.

“When you drive through the area,you really can’t tell,” said David Richard-son, a spokesman for the Midwest CityFire Department. “We’ve had a full sum-mer of green.”

However, some of the taller trees neverregrew their leaves and damage to fencesand wooden posts remains visible.

In all, the April 9 fire destroyed 12homes in Midwest City and burnedabout 238 acres. The value of the de-stroyed houses was slightly more than $2million, according to city officials.

The fire started in the area of SE 29 andPost Road and traveled up into neighbor-ing Choctaw, Richardson said.

Twenty-two fire departments joinedin fighting that fire, which was one in aseries of wildfires, Richardson said.

That day, “everywhere you lookedthere was fire,” said Midwest City PoliceChief Brandon Clabes. At the time, hefeared that it would be a worse disasterthan the F5 tornado on May 3, 1999. Thetornado destroyed many homes andbusinesses and killed five people in theMidwest City/Del City area, according toThe Oklahoman’s archives. Clabes con-siders it “a miracle from God” that noone died in the fire. One firefighter wasinjured while fighting a fire that rekin-dled the next day, Richardson said.

The fire department had no significantlosses of equipment in the fire, althoughsome hoses were damaged by falling em-bers and soot-caked air filters had to bereplaced, Richardson said.

The department got a $37,000 reim-bursement from the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency for equipment us-age and manpower.

2009 fire won’t be forgotten soon

Todd Sewell sifts through ashes in thekitchen of his home at 11533 BerkshireCourt in Midwest City after the April9, 2009, wildfire.

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Firefighters direct water on fires onboth sides of Westbury Street in theOakwood East housing addition inMidwest City on April 9, 2009.

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WILDFIRE BRINGS TEARS

Christina Myers, right, hugs her daughter, Braylin Stilwell-Love, 8, during aninterview at the Red Cross field office at Douglas Boulevard United MethodistChurch, 208 S Douglas Blvd. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS

Christina Henson wipes away a tear during 2009 Easter services at First Chris-tian Church in Midwest City. She and Joshua Vineyard, right, were living withfriends when their home on Henney Road was destroyed by wildfires.

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MIDWEST CITY — Four replacement firestations funded through a $4.5 millionbond issue were completed in 2009.

The stations are at 8750 SE 15, 550Adair Blvd., 900 N Air Depot Blvd. and8712 NE 10. The department’s fifth sta-tion, at 801 S Westminster, was remod-eled.

The fire department — and its equip-ment — had outgrown the previous sta-tions, said Jerry Lojka, the fire depart-ment’s public information officer. Fire-fighting equipment was too tall to fit intwo of the old stations, built in 1964.

The department is proud of its statusas one of only 49 fire departments in theUnited States with a Class 1 fire protec-tion rating from the Insurance ServicesOffice, Lojka said. The rating “has a di-rect impact on insurance rates,” he said.

Throughout the year, firefighters con-duct several programs to enhance resi-dents’ safety, Lojka said.

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Recent improvements at the policedepartment include a new crime lab andproperty room.

The city is in the process of installingvideo cameras in each of its 76 patrolcars. The cameras give accurate accountsof events and help protect officersagainst false allegations, Clabes said.

Upcoming technological improve-ments are to include a management sys-tem for the police department’s recordsand upgrades of its mobile computers.

Late this year or early next year, cityofficials plan to add a computerized cita-tion system to reduce the use of paper,Clabes said.

When writing a traffic ticket, the po-lice officer would scan the person’s driv-er’s license to enter the ticket into thecomputerized records management sys-tem. The person would get an electron-ically printed slip, Clabes said.

The department has 93 commissionedofficers, 26 of them with 20 or moreyears of experience, Kelley said.

MIDWEST CITY — The Midwest CityPolice Department is “not a traditionallaw enforcement agency,” Police ChiefBrandon Clabes said.

A “key component” in the depart-ment’s role is community policing,Clabes said.

The department’s community actionofficers are assigned to monitor ongoingproblems. They focus on preventingcrime in businesses and in areas wherepeople live in close proximity to eachother, such as apartment complexes.

As part of the department’s PRIME(Problem Resource Identification Meth-od Evaluation) approach, officers are in-structed to watch for potential problemsin the community and suggest solutions,Maj. Jack Kelley said.

One PRIME project was to suggest thepurchase of first-aid kits for patrol cars.In case of an accident or other injury,“we’re usually always the first onethere,” Kelley said.

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PHONE NUM-BERS:Animal shelter —427-6640 Dead animal pick-up — 427-6640 24-hour informa-tion line — 869-8687

CONVENTIONAND VISITORSBUREAUThe Midwest CityConvention andVisitors Bureauoperates a visitorinformation centerand the ReedCenter, a venue forboth large and small business meetingsand large conferences, conventions andtrade shows.

PHONE NUMBERS:Reed Center — 741-7333 Visitor Information Center — 739-8232 Convention information — 455-1808

CUSTOMER SERVICEThe Customer Service Departmenthandles billing and collection for water,sewer and sanitation services for resi-dents of Midwest City and some ad-jacent areas. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.weekdays. The payment drive-up win-dow at 100 N Midwest Blvd. is openfrom 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Drop boxpayments picked up by 3:30 p.m. arecredited the same day. Automatic bankpayments are available.

PHONE NUMBER:Water, sewer and sanitation bills —739-1252

DEVELOPMENT SERVICESThe Community Development Depart-ment employs planners, engineers, tech-nicians and administrative support per-sonnel who serve the current and future

residents of Midwest City.

PHONE NUMBERS:Director — 739-1228 Building inspec-tions — 739-1211Chief buildingofficial — 739-1270 City engineer —739-1215

FIREDEPARTMENTThe Midwest CityFire Departmenthas an InsuranceServices Officerating of 1, the high-est ranking avail-able for communi-ties.

PHONE NUM-BERS:24-hour informa-tion line — 739-1354 Fire chief — 739-1341Fire prevention,

inspections and education — 739-1340

LIBRARYThe Midwest City Library at 8143 EReno Ave. is part of the MetropolitanLibrary System. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays,and 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays. The library isclosed holidays.

FOR INFORMATIONCall 732-4828, or go to www.metrolibrary.org and select “Library info.”

MUNICIPAL COURT

PHONE NUMBERS:24-hour information line — 869-8677 City attorney — 739-1203 Court clerk — 739-1283

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICESThe Neighborhood Services Departmentencompasses code enforcement, neigh-borhood initiative and property mainte-nance. The staff consists of a secretary,five code officers, a code compliancesupervisor, three neighborhood initiativecoordinators and the neighborhood ser-

vices director.

PHONE NUMBERS:Supervisor — 739-8240 Neighborhood initiative coordinators —739-8249 Code enforcement — 739-8249 24-hour information line — 869-8636

PARKS AND RECREATIONThe Parks and Recreation Departmentoperates a system of public parks, a com-munity center, a senior citizens center,two golf courses, two softball and twobaseball complexes, a soccer complex anda water sports center.

PHONE NUMBERS:Main line — 739-1293 24-hour information line — 739-1296 Community center — 739-1294 John Conrad Golf Course — 732-2209 Municipal Golf Course — 732-9999 Senior citizens center — 737-7611Sports line (city-sponsored leagues) —739-1292 Pools, aquatics information — 739-1288

POLICE DEPARTMENTThe Midwest City Police Department is at100 N Midwest Blvd. To report drug, gangor other suspicious activity in your neigh-

borhood, e-mail the police department [email protected].

PHONE NUMBERS:Emergencies — 911Emergency Management office —739-1386 Investigations — 739-1326 Jail information — 739-1314 Nonemergencies — 739-1300 Police chief — 739-1302 Police records — 739-1306 Recovered property — 739-1333 24-hour information line — 869-8626

PUBLIC WORKSThe Pubic Works Administration pro-vides for the design, construction, man-agement and maintenance of the city’sinfrastructure. It is responsible for com-munity cleanup, graffiti abatement andfacilitating environmental compliance.The headquarters are at 8730 SE 15.

PHONE NUMBERS:Administration — 739-1397 24-hour information line — 739-1392 Sanitation, special pickup — 739-1370 Street Department — 739-1376 Sewer backup — 739-1380 Sewer backup, after hours — 739-1383 Household hazardous waste — 739-1352


MIDWEST CITY — Work continues onthe third phase of construction at Mid-west Regional Medical Center.

The $25 million expansion adds twofloors to the medical center and is ex-pected to be complete in July.

The new seventh and eighth floors arenearly closed in, and will add 102 beds,bringing hospital capacity to 357 beds,said Page Vaughan, the hospital’s chiefexecutive officer.

The new floors will be used to treatmedical and surgical patients.

“As eastern Oklahoma County con-tinues to grow, we plan to meet thehealth care needs of our community,”Vaughan said.

By expanding our facility in terms ofbeds and medical staff, we are investingin the overall success of our community.”

He said the hospital has increased

emergency room visits and admissionsin recent years, partly because of newphysicians and expanding services.

Vaughan said 19 physicians joined themedical staff in 2009, and a similarnumber is anticipated to join the hospitalthis year.

The areas of specialty the medicalcenter is currently focused on includefamily practice, internal medicine, car-diovascular surgery, cardiology, urology,orthopedics and ear, nose and throat.

Officials expect the expansion willcreate about 250 jobs at the medical cen-ter for nursing staff and in departmentssuch as laboratory, radiology, respiratoryand nutrition.

Hospital expands for more patientsBY SUSAN SIMPSONStaff [email protected]

Construction continues on two new floors at Midwest Regional Medical Center.OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND

HISTORYMidwest Regional, 2825 ParklawnDrive, opened in 1962 with 70beds.

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STATESENATEDISTRICT42State Sen.Cliff A. Al-dridge› Party:Republican› Residence:Choctaw› Committees: AppropriationSubcommittee on Education,Finance, General Government(chairman), Retirement andInsurance (vice chairman), Vet-erans and Military Affairs.› Mailing address: 2300 NLincoln Blvd., Room 511, Oklaho-ma City, OK 73105.› Phone: 521-5584› E-mail: [email protected]

STATE HOUSEDISTRICT 95State Rep. Charlie Joyner› Party: Republican› Residence: Midwest City› Committees: GeneralGovernment, Public Health,Subcommittee on PublicHealth and Social Services,Transportation (co-chairman).› Mailing address: 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., Room336, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.› Phone: 557-7314› E-mail: [email protected]

STATEHOUSEDISTRICT101State Rep.Gary Banz› Party: Re-publican› Residence:Midwest City› Commit-tees: In-ternational Relations and Tou-rism, Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment and Transportation,Transportation, Veterans (chair-man).› Mailing address: 2300 N Lin-coln Blvd., Room 406, OklahomaCity, OK 73105› Phone: 557-7395› E-mail: [email protected]

MIDWESTCITY’SELECTEDLEADERSMidwest City’selected leadersconsist of themayor and sixmembers of thecity council, onemember of thestate Senate andtwo members ofthe state Houseof Representa-tives.

CITY COUNCILEach member ofthe city councilrepresents oneof the city’s sixwards. The may-or is elected atlarge.

MEETINGThe city councilmeets at 7:15p.m. on the sec-ond and fourthTuesdays of eachmonth in thecouncil chambersat city hall, 100 NMidwest Blvd.DUTIESThe council isresponsible forhiring the citymanager andappointing mem-bers of cityboards and com-mittees. It alsoapproves theannual budgetand decides oth-er matters onbehalf of Mid-west City.

CONTACT

› City Council:739-1204.› Mayor: 739-1209.

Russell SmithMayor

Jerry MaynardWard 1councilman

Turner MannWard 2councilman

Ruth CainWard 3councilwoman

James RayWard 4 councilman

Michael PungWard 5councilman

Richard RiceWard 6 councilman

AT A GLANCE


Midwest City residents who meet eli-gibility requirements can register to voteat the Oklahoma County Election Board,post offices, tag agencies or libraries. Toregister, a person must be at least 18 yearsold and a U.S. citizen.

The voter registration form asksfor this information:

› Name and address.› Political affiliation.› Date of birth.› Last four digits of the registrant’s

Social Security number.

Residents exercise the right to vote

Above: Voters mark their ballots atthis polling place near SE 15 and PostRoad at the Midwest City CommunityChurch of the Nazarene.


VOTING SITES

PRECINCTS, POLLING SITESIN MIDWEST CITY

› 321: Abounding Grace BaptistChurch, 1495 S Henney Road.› 372, 373: Crutcho Elementary

School, 2401 N Air Depot Blvd.› 374, 375: Dickson Baptist

Church, 2000 N Spencer Road.› 376: Restoration Church, 1228

Loftin Drive.› 377: Eastwood Baptist Church,

12251 E Reno Ave.› 378: Midwest City Community

Church of the Nazarene, 10200 SE15.› 379: Carl Albert Junior High

School, 2515 S Post Road.› 380: St. Christopher’s Episco-

pal Church, 800 S Midwest Blvd.› 381: Harvest Life, 9125 SE 15.› 382: Word-Aflame Ministries,

9029 E Reno Ave.› 383: Midwest City Library, 8143

E Reno Ave.› 384: Ridgecrest Church of

Christ, 500 N Air Depot Blvd.› 385: Cleveland Bailey Elemen-

tary School, 3301 Sunvalley Drive.› 386: Sooner Rose Elementary

School, 5601 SE 15.› 387, 593: Traub Elementary

School, 6500 SE 15.› 388: Monroney Junior High

School, 7400 E Reno Ave.› 389: East Side Elementary

School, 600 N Key Blvd.› 581, 594: Del City First South-

ern Baptist Church, 6400 S Soon-er Road.› 590: Spencer Center, 8306 NE

36.› 591: True Vine Ministries Inc.,

3701 Spencer Road.SOURCE: OKLAHOMA COUNTY ELECTION BOARD

Voters line up in voting boothsNov. 4, 2008. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

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EDUCATION

MIDWEST CITY — Through a partner-ship between the Midwest City-Del CitySchool District and Rose State College,seniors in the Mid-Del district have achance to get a free college education.

The district established the partner-ship three years ago as a way to providestudents a head-start on their post-highschool career, school officials said.

Any Mid-Del graduate with a 2.5grade-point average or above can takepart in the Ticket to Rose program. Theprogram provides Mid-Del grads withtwo free years of college. The partnershipis one of several ties the district has tothe community. The district encom-passes 77 square miles across parts ofeastern Oklahoma County.

With more than 14,000 students and1,500 teachers and staff members, it isone of the largest districts in the state.

The district serves students living inMidwest City, Del City, Forest Park andparts of Oklahoma City, as well as stu-dents at Tinker Air Force Base.

It has 17 elementary schools, five mid-dle schools and three high schools.

The district also has its own technol-ogy center, which offers 19 full-timeprograms to juniors and seniors who canlearn trades such as carpentry, cosme-tology and computer electronics.

West Side School houses the district’sgifted and talented program in twobranches: Mid-Del Academy for ele-mentary students and the Academic

Center for Enrichment for secondarystudents. Also housed at West Side arethe Mid-Del orchestra and the Alterna-tive Academy.

Mid-Del students compete in softball,volleyball, cross country, swimming,tennis, golf, track, soccer, baseball, bas-ketball, wrestling, football, cheerlead-ing, and pom squad. Also offered are

band, orchestra, vocal jazz ensemblesand dance theater productions.

District officials boast of the strongcommunity support the district enjoys.The Mid-Del community has passed thepast 18 consecutive bond issues to fundschool improvements, equipment andtechnology, and its Parent Teacher Asso-ciation has more than 9,000 members.

PARTNERSHIP WITH ROSE STATE COLLEGE IS TICKET TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Mid-Del schools are thebackbone of communityBY JESSE OLIVAREZStaff [email protected]

Fourth- and fifth-graders from the Midwest City-Del City School District partici-pate in the 57th Annual Elementary Vocal Music Festival at Carl Albert HighSchool in Midwest City. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

SCHOOL CALENDAR

MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY2010-11 SCHOOL CALENDAR

› Aug. 3-4: New teachers report› Aug. 5: Teacher workday (allteachers report)› Aug. 6-11: Teacher workday› Aug. 12: First day of class› Sept. 6: Labor Day› Sept. 7: Teacher workday› Sept. 24: Parent/Teacher confer-ence› Oct. 15: End of first quarter› Oct. 18: Start of second quarter› Oct. 21-22: Fall break› Nov. 24-26: Thanksgiving break› Dec. 17: End of second quarter› Dec. 20-31: Winter break› Jan. 4: Start of third quarter› Jan. 17: Martin Luther King Jr.Day› Feb. 18: Parent/Teacher confer-ence› Feb. 21: President’s Day/snowday› March 11: End of third quarter› March 14-18: Spring break› March 21: Start of fourth quar-ter› May 18: Last day of classes› May 19: Snow day/teacherworkday› May 21: Graduation

MEAL PRICES

Meal prices for the Midwest City-Del City School District:

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› Elementary school: $1.25› Secondary school: $1.35 › Reduced: $0.30 › Adult: $1.60

LUNCH

› Elementary school: $1.95 › Secondary school: $2.15› Reduced: $0.40 › Adult: $3.20

PHOTO BY PAULHELLSTERN,

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ADMINISTRATION

› Superintendent Bill Scoggan› Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruc-tion Katherine Hughes› Assistant Superintendent of Operations Pam Twid-well› Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Steve Allen› Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services PamDeering› Assistant Superintendent of Technology Center JohnMatlockAdministration office: 737-4461

SCHOOL BOARD

› President LeRoy Porter, Office 5Midwest City, 733-4652› Vice President Melissa Elzo, Office 1Del City, 672-4946› Clerk Tim Blanton, Office 2Midwest City, 205-6773› Jimmie Nolen, Office 3Del City, 677-6026› Kevin Walker, Office 4Oklahoma City, 228-4949

Bill ScogganSuperintendent of Mid-Del Schools

Melissa ElzoVice President of Mid-Del Schools

Tim BlantonMid-Del SchoolBoard Clerk

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MIDWEST CITY — Rose State CollegePresident Terry Britton describes thecampus as a jewel in the middle of themetro area.

This “jewel” can easily be spottedwhile driving on Interstate 40 throughMidwest City.

More than 20 buildings sit on 116 acres.The buildings hold classes for studentspursuing degrees in business and infor-mation technology, engineering and sci-ence, humanities, health science or thesocial sciences.

When the institution opened in 1970as Oscar Rose Junior College, 1,700 stu-dents were enrolled, according to thecollege’s Web site. That number hasswelled to nearly 9,000.

Britton began working at the college in1972 as an English professor. He said onlya few buildings were on the campuswhen he arrived.

“It’s amazing to look back where westarted and compare it to where we arenow,” Britton said. “The growth of thecollege has surprised a lot of people.”

The newest addition to the collegecampus is a Health Sciences Center. The44,000-square-foot center opened inJanuary. The $12.5 million project wasfunded by a higher education bond issue,said Keith Ogans, vice president of busi-ness affairs.

The facility will provide training forstudents interested in the nursing pro-fession.

More than 400 students are expected

to attend classes in the new building.College officials encourage students

from across the state to attend the insti-tution, but incentives are offered to at-tract students at four high schools.

IncentivesThe Ticket to Rose program allows se-

niors at Midwest City, Del City, Carl Al-bert and Choctaw high schools to attendthe college without paying tuition.

To apply for the program, students

must have a 2.5 grade-point average andcomplete the Free Application for Feder-al Student Aid, college spokesman BenFenwick said.

In 2009, the college was given anaward from G.I. Jobs magazine when thepublication named Rose State to its list ofmilitary-friendly schools. The collegereceived the award because of its rela-tionship to Tinker Air Force Base andother state military personnel.

Outside of the classroom, Rose State

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The festival features music, activitiesand food from various cultures. The fes-tival usually takes place the first Satur-day in October.

On the entertainment scene, concertsand other performances are held in theRose State College Performing Arts The-atre. The venue holds 1,400 people.

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Those who are technology deficientmight be overlooked, said BrandonTucker, instructor at Mid-Del Technol-ogy Center.

The center is part of the MidwestCity-Del City School District and thestate Career and Technology EducationDepartment.

Students who attend classes at thecenter get hands-on experience in vari-ous career fields including architecture,construction, communications, healthsciences, information technology, man-ufacturing and business management.

Tucker is an instructor in the videoproduction program. His students learnhow to shoot and edit video, operatecameras and use lighting and sound ef-fects creatively.

“In order to prepare them for the fu-ture, they’re going to have to learn abouttechnology,” Tucker said. “It will be inmost aspects for their life.”

The center has three locations. Themain campus at 1621 Maple Drive is forhigh school juniors and seniors in theMid-Del School District and adult stu-dents. About 550 students are enrolled atthe main campus, spokeswoman NancySullivan said.

The branch at Tinker Air Force Base is

for Tinker employees, and the Del Cityfacility is where businesses send em-ployees for training in a specific area,Sullivan said.

Online classes also are available foradult students. For more informationabout the center, go to www.mid-del.tec.ok.us or call 739-1707.

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MIDWEST CITY — The Midwest CityConvention and Visitors Bureau helpsput on four major events in Midwest Cityeach year, said Melanie Voice, the bu-reau’s director.

The third Monday in January, Mid-west City’s Reed Convention Center,5800 Will Rogers Road, is the site of theMartin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast.

The event features prayer, a colorguard display, live entertainment, pre-sentations by religious and politicalleaders and a keynote speaker.

In June, the bureau helps the TinkerAir Force Base Intertribal Council withan annual powwow.

The event, set for June 12 this year atMidwest City’s Joe B. Barnes RegionalPark, E Reno Avenue at Douglas Boule-vard, celebrates American Indian cultureand honors tribal members who haveserved in the military.

The powwow features traditionaldance, singing, art, jewelry, food and achildren’s area.

On June 19 and 20, the bureau will helpTinker Air Force Base in presenting itsannual Star-Spangled Salute Air Show.The audience will get to see maneuversby the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, warplanes, military jets and civilian aircraft.

Other entertainment at the air showincludes live music, exhibits, children’sactivities and a fireworks display.

At Christmastime, the bureau helpsMidwest City present its annual Holiday

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Major events keepingconvention bureau busyBY CHRIS SCHUTZStaff [email protected]

A dancer walks by an arts and crafts tent during the Tinker Intertribal CouncilPowwow. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY


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MIDWEST CITY — When Rose StateCollege Performing Arts Theatre openedits doors in 1998, itdelivered a state-of-the-art facilityfor student per-formances and a1,400-seat venuefor Broadwaytouring companiesand concerts.

But as the facil-ity celebrates its 12th year, it is emergingas a venue offering something differentin the Oklahoma City market.

Because of its size and acoustics, ithas become an ideal venue for comedi-ans, chamber orchestras, rock bands

and dance groups. The theater draws events from four

key areas: Rose State College-sponsoredperformances, concert tours bookedthrough independent promoters, eventsbooked through the theater’s manage-

ment agreementwith the CivicCenter MusicHall, and otherarea universitiesthat book thevenue for musicor dance per-formances.

As a result, thetheater has played host to a wide range ofacts, including comedians Jim Gaffiganand Rickey Smiley; singer-songwriterWillie Nelson; and contemporary Chris-tian rock band Relient K, among others.

In March, the center will feature thefast-rising indie-rock band the Avett

Brothers.John Cain, marketing and public rela-

tions director for Rose State College,pointed to the venue’s October 2009performance by outspoken comedianMargaret Cho as an example of how thetheater offers programming with anedge.

“We had quite an enthusiastic crowd.

Would it have made the criteria of, may-be, the Civic Center? Maybe not,” Cainsaid.

“But we do have a bit of a differentmission and are able to program somethings that we think are a range of thingsthat will appeal, and expose people todifferent forms of culture.”

“That’s a big part of it,” Cain said.

Rose State theater is popular spotBY GEORGE LANGAsst. Entertainment [email protected]

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We had quite an enthusiastic crowd. Would it havemade the criteria of, maybe, the Civic Center? Maybenot. But we do have a bit of a different mission andare able to program some things that we think are arange of things that will appeal, and expose people todifferent forms of culture. That’s a big part of it.”

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MIDWEST CITY — Area runners canstretch their legs and benefit communityprojects and programs in eastern Okla-homa County at the annual RenaissanceRun.

Proceeds from the 2010 version of the5K run — the 24th edition — will help acommunity tax-exempt fund operatedby Midwest City. In 2009, the fundawarded grants to the Choctaw SeniorCitizen Center, Project Concern, Shep-herds of Love Ministries, Midwest CityYMCA, ArtzPlace Oklahoma andCrutcho Elementary School’s Girl Scoutsprogram.

The run is scheduled Sept. 25, startingat the city’s library, 8143 E Reno Ave., andending with a pancake breakfast at Mid-west Regional Medical Center, 2825Parklawn Drive. The event draws seriousrunners as well as those who choose towalk the route, event ChairwomanKathy Hefton said.

“With so many activities competingfor people’s time, we are extremelypleased that our event continues to at-tract new participants and that we have aloyal following,” Hefton said. “Whetheryou run or walk the course, you’re doingsomething good for yourself, and you’resupporting the community.”

To qualify for funds, organizations oragencies must present a goal, such as aprogram, an event or a personal devel-opment project, that contributes to thewell-being of others and enriches thelives of those it serves. Event organizers

include employees from Midwest Re-gional Medical Center, the city of Mid-west City and the Tinker YMCA.

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MIDWEST CITY — Fran Gilles and hisstaff are trying to keep up.

As the economy continues to slump,residents of eastern Oklahoma Countyare looking for more entertainment op-tions close to home. That’s where Gillesand the Midwest City Parks Departmentcome in.

“Everybody can’t afford to go to theBahamas or on expensive vacations,”said Gilles, parks supervisor. “We try tooffer good, quality programs, and we al-so try to keep our parks nice and cleanand user-friendly.”

Popular parks programs continue todraw big crowds, Gilles said. The annualDaddy-Daughter Dance is expected todraw nearly 1,000 attendees.

“It’s a really neat event for dads anddaughters,” he said. “Almost every city’soffering one, and nearly every one is sell-ing out. We try to make it as elegant andnice as we can.”

The interest has spurred a similarevent: a mother-son luau. Another newparks activity is an adult recreation soc-cer league, which is set to start in March.In 2009, parks officials hosted the firstDoggy Paddle, a day when dog ownersbrought their pets to the city pool.

“For the first time doing it, it was wayabove expectations,” Gilles said.

Gilles said there are many long-termgoals for the department. For example, adog park, pool remodeling and a skate

park addition could be future improve-ments.

“Those are some of the things that areon our list,” he said. “But we want tomaintain and improve what we havenow."

Gilles said he and other parks employ-ees are always listening for new ideas andare open to suggestions.

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MIDWEST CITY — Up to 7,000 people amonth visit the Midwest City SeniorCenter. They show up for fun, compan-ionship and food, center officials said.

The center, 8251 E Reno Ave., offers avariety of activities, crafts and gameseach week, said Fredia Cox, center coor-dinator.

Through the Oklahoma County SeniorNutrition Program, the center feeds atleast 70 people a hot meal five days aweek, Cox said. They also take food to 80homebound people.

The center has been open at the Renolocation since March 2000.

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MIDWEST CITY — Robert Lee was ap-prehensive before he attended his firstDaddy-Daughter Dance five years ago.

Lee expected to arrive and find thegirls dancing while the dads stoodagainst the wall drinking punch. Thatwasn’t the case, though. Lee said he hadso much fun, he and his daughter, Lari-mye, have attended every year since.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Lee said. “It’s notawkward by any means. All the dads aredancing. Not very well, but we’re try-ing.”

The annual Midwest City Daddy-Daughter Dance usually is in early Febru-ary. The evening features carriage rides,refreshments, professional photo oppor-tunities and more.

“It’s a special night for the dads anddaughters only,” said Scott Bartel, sportsand recreation supervisor for MidwestCity. “Moms are not allowed.”

Guests dress up for the occasion.Some wear fancy dresses, tuxedos ormilitary uniforms, Lee said.

Every year the dance gets bigger, offi-cials said. The 2010 dance included threeseparate sessions with approximately900 tickets sold.

Even when the disc jockey plays songsthe girls want to hear, but the dads aren’tfamiliar with, Lee said the dance is stillfun. “I encourage any dad to go,” Leesaid. “It’s just nice to see dads steppingup and being a part of their kids’ lives.”

Larimye said she likes listening to the

horses’ feet as they pull the carriages.She and her dad take a carriage ride everyyear at the dance. Her favorite part of theevening, however, is slow dancing withher dad.

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MIDWEST CITY — With approximately 80,000 books,periodicals, DVDs and other items, the Midwest CityLibrary offers a wealth of resources for people of all agesand interests. And the collection changes almost daily,said Chris Kennedy, manager of library operations.

The library, 8143 E Reno Ave., bustles with activitythroughout the day, but people seeking solitude canread or relax in a quiet room that is tucked in a backcorner of the building.

“Libraries today are almost a community center-type atmosphere, but people still long for that quietcorner,” Kennedy said.

A piece of artwork by Oklahoma artist Wilson Hurleyhangs on the wall near the main entrance to greet guestsas they arrive.

Wi-Fi is available throughout the building and peo-ple often sit outside with a laptop on nice days, Kennedysaid. He said the library also has 24 public computersthat are in use from open to close.

Community groups can host meetings in conference

spaces for a small fee. Community members also areinvited to help fill display spaces that are changed eachmonth.

The display areas have been used to showcase per-sonal collections, quilts and more. Kennedy said peopleoften stop by to see the new displays.

“We try to reach out and create partnerships with thecommunity,” he said.

The library also features a large collection of works byblack authors, which Kennedy said can’t be found atevery other library.

Lee Alan Leslie is a frequent library visitor and amember of both the Midwest City Library Board andthe Metropolitan Library Commission. Leslie was partof a core group of people who pushed for the bond elec-tion that secured money to build the existing 36,000-square-foot library building in 1987. Until recently,when health problems forced him to cut back, Leslieused to visit the library two or three times a week and hehad upwards of 20 books checked out at any given time.Leslie said the Midwest City Library has a relaxed envi-ronment and an open feel that is inspiring and inviting.

“When you walk into that library, you feel like youcan accomplish something important,” Leslie said.

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MIDWEST CITY — Whenit comes to food in thisarea, tried and true rulesthe day.

You won’t find manygleaming new eateriesthat look like they coulddouble as an art museumor ritzy nightclub. Whatyou will find are estab-lished concepts that satisfy customers.

Take Don’s Alley, owned and oper-ated by Don Moore since 1955. Moorehas tweaked his concept through theyears, growing from drive-in to over-sized diner, but the food has remainedconsistent. If you happen by 4601 SE29, you’ll find comfort food from steaksto fried chicken to sandwiches andburgers with vegetables you won’t findat a lot of places. There’s also a littleMexican food and a breakfast menuthat’s been keeping folks coming back.

You’ll also find some of the city’sbest Korean food just down the street

from Don’s. KoreanHouse, owned by CharlieCho, has been around foralmost two decades. Therestaurant, 4813 SE 29,might serve exotic food,but there’s nothing exoticabout this simple spacein a business strip thatserves its bulgogi on a

simple white table with equally simplechairs. The only frills you’ll find are afew televisions to ensure you don’t missthe football game of the moment.

Across the highway, Primo’s d’Italiaserves up some of the city’s best locallyowned, family-style Italian food. Ma-naging partner Jeff Havern started thebusiness in Yukon, but couldn’t resistwhen a spot came available at 5661Tinker Diagonal in 2004.

“The space was too good to pass up,”Havern said. “Our only challenge wasto make the most of the opportunity.”

Still in business six years later, that

mission has been accomplished by alsoserving steaks and desserts.

The area is also home to one ofAmerica’s most famous barbecue spots,thanks to actor Will Ferrell and friends.Mr. Spriggs Real Pit Bar-B-Q, 1017 SAir Depot Blvd., is in an old BurgerKing that serves standard barbecuefare.

What’s extraordinary is the responseto their commercial, with its SoulTrain-ready jingle, that hundreds ofthousands of people have seen on You-Tube, thanks to Ferrell’s endorsementon www.funnyordie.com.

The commercial has even spawnedremixes, animations and parodies.Meantime, they do serve some fineribs, brisket and pork.

Local flavor also includes sandwichshops, burger joints, Mexican restau-rants, soul food eateries and Greekcafes. There’s no shortage of places toeat in Midwest City; it’s just a matter offinding the time to enjoy them all.

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Each year, Joe B. Barnes Regional Parkis transformed into a winter wonderlandwith 90 elaborate light displays along a1.5-mile route. Starting the Friday beforeThanksgiving and ending Dec. 30, peo-ple travel from throughout the state tovisit the animated displays.

Highlights include Santa fly-fishing ina 15-foot waterfall and a 118-foot-tallChristmas tree decorated with morethan 9,000 bulbs and an eight-foot star.An opening night ceremony featureschoir performances, a balloon glow,Santa Claus and more.

Admission is free, but donations helppay for expenses such as the electric bill,which averages $7,000 per season.

Last season, the city spent about$55,000 for maintenance, advertising,utilities, a new display and candy canesto give to visitors.

The new display, which featured a“forest of dancing lights” that was set tomusic, was a hit, said Melanie Voice, di-rector of the Midwest City Conventionand Visitors Bureau.

Guests come through in cars, limou-sines and buses, or on horse and carriagerides. More than 18,000 cars drovethrough last year, even though the dis-play was closed on Christmas Eve andChristmas Day because of weather.

“It brings so much to the community,”Voice said. “It provides great quality oflife to our residents.”

Each season more than 600 volun-teers spend about 3,200 hours greetingvisitors and collecting donations.

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Hayni collects donations and handsout candy canes and dog biscuits. Shesaid passing out dog treats is her favoritepart of volunteering because dogs seemto love looking at the lights. Hayni saidthe experience is wonderful.

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MIDWEST CITY — Midwest City’sMeadowood Baptist Church takes itsmission to feed the hungry seriously.The church gives out more than 12,000pounds of food each month through itsMaster’s Market.

Jay Ramer, the church’s minister ofeducation and administration, said theMaster’s Market, founded in 1993, typ-ically serves between 400 and 500 fam-ilies a month in the Midwest City-DelCity area.

“This past December, the Master’sMarket hosted an event called the ToyStore and provided gifts for children offamilies who could not afford Christ-mas,” Ramer said.

The Toy Store served 500 families andgave presents to 1,089 children in 2009.This is the ministry’s 14th year to do ToyStore, Ramer said.

Meadowood Baptist Church wasfounded in 1963 as a mission churchfrom First Baptist Church of MidwestCity. Senior Pastor Bob Rutherford hasbeen with the church for 25 years.

In addition to the Master’s Market,Ramer said the church is known for itsage-graded classes in Sunday School andits choir programs.

The church also provides English as asecond language classes for the wives ofairmen at Tinker Air Force Base whoneed to learn or improve their English.

“Our ESL class meets each semesterand usually has between 25 and 30 peo-ple enrolled learning English. This se-mester we have 27,” Ramer said.

But one of the most popular happen-ings at the church is the Wednesdaynight meal for members.

“It’s a time our church comes togetherfor fellowship and develops the strongbonds of community that we encour-age,” Ramer said. “That’s something welook forward to each week. Just gettingtogether and sitting down for a meal.”

The church is at 2816 N WoodcrestDrive. Learn more about the church andits family ministries by calling 737-7684or going to www.meadowoodfellowship.org.

“We have a good reputation for being agood family church,” Ramer said.

Church takes its mission seriouslyBY JOHN A. WILLIAMSStaff [email protected]

Pastor Bob Rutherford speaks at an adult prayer and Bible study at Meadowood Baptist Church in Midwest City. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTOS BY JOHN CLANTON

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Luckily, he brought them to the East-side Church of Christ clothing room,where they could stock up on paper,folders and other gear.

Several volunteers loaded up plasticbags of supplies while parents helpedtheir children find clothing, shoes andbackpacks. The church’s clothing roomis open once a month, and volunteers al-so host a back-to-school event for fam-ilies in the Midwest City-Del City,Choctaw-Nicoma Park, Jones, Harrah,McLoud and Spencer school districts.

More than 150 students receivedschool supplies and clothing during thechurch’s annual back-to-school event.

And hundreds of more families cameby after them.

The clothing room at Eastside is sopopular and the back-to-school drive isso essential, the supplies were runninglow by the end of the day.

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MIDWEST CITY — Things can get prettybusy for Midwest City High School se-nior Victoria Tow.

A normal day can consist of school,swimming practice until 4:30, and thenorchestra practice from 6:30 to 9:30.

Through it all, she said, she’s enjoyingthe ride.

“It gets a little rough at times, but Iwouldn’t have it any other way,” Towsaid. “I’m having so much fun doingwhat I’m doing.”

She’s one of the leaders of the Bom-bers’ swimming team. Though shehasn’t qualified for a state event yet, shehas set school records in the 50-yard and100 freestyle.

“It’s been a good year for us,” she said.“We’re much more like a family, all pull-ing for each other. We’re waiting at theend of the pool when swimmers aretouching the wall. It’s a great feeling.”

While the swimming has been nice,it’s not all Tow has on her plate. The

school in Texas she attended in juniorhigh offered orchestra, and she beganplaying the violin in sixth grade.

There weren’t too many viola players,and the conductor asked Tow if shewouldn’t mind changing instruments.

She had no problem doing so and hasbeen playing the viola ever since.

Tow is a member of two orchestras,the Mid-Del schools’ orchestra and anafter-school orchestra at Oklahoma CityUniversity.

“It’s so much fun, and I can’t believeall the places I’ve seen because of it,” Towsaid. “We’ve played at churches and atthe Capitol and places like that. And onetime we got to play for the governor —it’s real cool.”

Tow has found her passion in life, andit’s not in the pool or playing in the or-chestra, though she said she wouldn’tmind continuing to play in college.

She wants to be a teacher, and even hasthe grade picked out: fourth.

“I love being with kids and love help-ing them grow and teaching them,” Towsaid. “I want to make a difference in chil-dren’s lives.”

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ChurchesGood Shepherd Lutheran. ................................................17Meadowood Baptist. ..........................................................12 Clothing & AccessoriesA Buck Jewelry.....................................................................51Heart & Hand Thrift. ............................................................26Indulge. ..................................................................................11N’Style Fashion Exchange.. ..............................................16

Pixie Dust for Girls ..............................................................43

Dance/CheerTwist & Shout ......................................................................... 2 EducationA+ Academics. ....................................................................21Rose State College. ...........................................................36 FitnessCurves for Women. .............................................................32Shape Fitness. ....................................................................... 7 Food & BeverageCousins Discount Liquor ...................................................56Crest Foods.........................................................Back CoverDomino’s Pizza. ...................................................................24Don’s Alley.. ..........................................................................33Pho-Air One............................................................................ 6The Underground. ...............................................................32

Health ServicesDentistry by Design. ...........................................................52HealthSource Chiropractic ..................Inside Back CoverKathylee Santangelo, MD. .................................................. 9Midwest Regional Medical Center .....Inside Front CoverPhysical Therapy Central. ..................................................45

Physician Directory. ............................................................49Renee Roy, MD ...................................................................48Quang M. Tu, MD ................................................................25 Westminster Drug. ..............................................................28

Home & MaintenanceBryans Flooring....................................................................11Choctaw Locksmith. ...........................................................19Comfort Inc. ..........................................................................29Evan’s Hardware .................................................................52Herman’s Plumbing. ...........................................................39Salazar Roofi ng. ..................................................................55Savannah House of Choctaw ..........................................14Slumberland .........................................................................42Stove's Mantles and More ................................................38Village on the Park ..............................................................13Windsor Door. ........................................................................ 3

InsuranceDawkins Insurance ..............................................................33Newby Insurance .................................................................. 5 Lawn & GardenB&S Lawn .............................................................................38Blue Haven Pools................................................................35Decorative Rock & Stone ..................................................34K&K Creative ........................................................................10

Professional ServicesSCI Dignity ...........................................................................41Travel Gallery ........................................................................43 Real EstateBizell Realtors ......................................................................14Holland & Associates .........................................................47Nita Grimes & Associates ................................................... 8 RetailAbundant Flowers ...............................................................51The Bungalow. .....................................................................31Choctaw Chamber Grouping. .........................................40 Edmond Business Association. .......................................53Gregorys Sporting Goods ................................................38Memory Lane Antiques. .....................................................47Oreck South .........................................................................48Party Galaxy .........................................................................28The Vintage Marketplace. ..................................................31 Salon/MassageEmpress Massage. .............................................................37Salon Mingle. .......................................................................52Tans. Etc. .............................................................................. .37 Telephone Service ProviderCox Communications. ........................................................43

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