OKC FRIDAY Vol. 57 No. 44 • Two Sections • 18 pages • March 22, 2024 $1 per copy
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Village toys with idea of arts council
NHills couple co-chair gala after cancer battle
By Eric Oesch Staff Writer
By Eric Oesch Staff Writer Chloe and Joseph Krenger are community co-chairmen of the 2024 Trail Blazing Mercy Gala scheduled for Friday, April 5 in downtown Oklahoma City. The event raises funds to provide patient support services for Mercy Coletta Oncology patients, something the young couple knows a lot about. Chloe and Joseph had their world turned upside down in April of 2022 when Joseph was diagnosed with
Joseph and Chloe Krenger with sons Teddy, left, and Joseph, Jr. The couple is chairing the 2024 Trail Blazing Mercy Gala after he received cancer treatment at the hospital.
stage III colon cancer. Chloe was seven months pregnant with their second son. Today, after a year of grueling cancer treatments, Joseph is strong and cancer free. The Fridayland couple is working alongside his caregivers and others to help ensure all those fighting cancer at
Mercy Coletta Cancer Center receive the resources and wraparound care available to win the battle. The goal is to raise $600,000. “It still seems surreal,” said Chole of the ordeal they endured during their 12-month battle against colon cancer.
“Joseph went through an excruciating treatment of surgeries, chemo and radiation,” she said. “We both knew it wouldn’t be an easy road to recovery so when the cancer bell was rung, our entire family was there to
As plans for the March 30 Village Easter Egg Hunt are ramping up at Bumpass Park, 10015 N. Penn., so are expectations for events at the new Civic Area along Vineyard Boulevard in The Village. An innocent post on The Village Facebook group page by Village resident Bret Scovill about the possibility of forming a community arts council has resulted in an overwhelming response from dozens of interested Villagers. Now Scovill is working to develop plans for The Village Arts Council that could bring events, including poetry readings to the Village Green and even a farmer’s market, food, music and arts festivals to the Civic Plaza. Scovill, who is the recipient of the 2022 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Lifetime Achievement Award winner, received wholehearted support from City Council members when he presented his ideas earlier this month. “My proposal would include the use of the new park facilities from The Village Green to the Civic Plaza,” Scovill told the council. “In particular, I would like to utilize the amphitheater in The Village Green by the Library. Ours would be an agenda similar to a Chautauqua Society. Apolitical in nature - soliciting local authors and low-key artists to present at the outdoor theater.
See MERCY, Page 5
See VILLAGE, Page 2
NCAA Tournament Bracket, Pages B2 & B3
FRIDAY’s 2024 Celebrity Final Four Picker Panel
LACEY BIFFLE
WADE CARTER
STEVE GOETZINGER
COURTNEY MORAN
Vice President Quail Creek Bank Iowa State Houston N. Carolina Tennessee
Actor
ERC OESCH
SHAWN SCHENK
MARK STONECIPHER
Councilman, Ward 3 Nichols Hills UConn Houston Arizona Purdue
Girls Basketball Coach Cssady School Iowa State Houston N. Carolina Tennessee
Staff Writer OKC FRIDAY UConn Houston Baylor Tennessee
Boys Basketball Coach Crossings Chr. School UConn Houston Arizona Oregon
Councilman, Ward 8 Oklahoma City Iowa State Houston Baylor Tennessee
UConn Baylor
Houston Kansas
OKC FRIDAY: Fabulous at 50
Paper, QCB have gold anniversaries By Martha McCuddy Retired Quail Creek Bank Senior Vice President What a partnership of success for both Quail Creek Bank and OKC FRIDAY! I joined the bank in 1980 and have lived in Fridayland since grade school. Vicki (Graham) Gourley and her brother, Mike Graham were same year graduates from John Marshall High School as were my brother and me, respectively. FRIDAY
Newspaper was an exciting addition to our community, as Leland Gourley knew the areas of Quail Creek, The Greens, Camelot, the Village, Lakehurst and Nichols Hills, etc. were in need of a truly local newspaper that served these areas with a variety of news that was not previously available. As the new advertising and marketing director for the bank, I knew of the businesses in the See 50, Page 5
FRIDAY’s Dog of the Week This is Thor. He loves to go on car rides with his mom, Brittany O’Brien, going to the golf course and jump in the lake there after running around with his brothers. He’s a mama’s boy and always has to be next to me. The sweetest boy to everyone — including children and cats! He even loves going to the vet. Email Dog of the Week, Baby of the Week and Cat of the Week submissions to rose@okcfriday.com.