OKC FRIDAY Vol. 58 No. 20 • One Section • 16 pages • September 20, 2024 $1 per copy
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Village hopes to be more walkable
Taking a walk in the Civic Plaza in The Village are, from left, Lenea, Corban and Cameron Satchell. By connecting all six city parks and its two grocery stores, it is hoped that The Village becomes more walkable.
By Eric Oesch Staff Writer Village City Manager Dave Slezickey wants to make the city more walkable with ideas to connect all six city parks and two grocery stores through a network of sidewalks. Slezickey shared his vision during his city manager report to the City Council last week. The Village has a little over $3 million approved by voters in a 2022 GO Bond ballot for sidewalk enhancements in the 2.5 square-mile suburb of Oklahoma City. This project is to be the first for the 2022
GO Bonds. Slezickey explained the project provides a new north/south sidewalk corridor along
Sunnymeade Avenue, offering an alternative to May and Penn for walkers. A second new sidewalk corridor run-
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Sister Cities to honor three with Global Visions Three well-known Oklahomans — Charles W. Grim, D.D.S., M.H.S.A., Dr. Randy Kluver and Lopez Dorada — are to receive Global Vision awards presented by Sister Cities International Oklahoma City on Nov. 22,
beginning at 11:15 a.m. at the Embassy Suites at the OU Medical Center. Sister Cities International OKC Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the Global Achievement awards to reflect the continued growth of
Oklahoma City as a national leader in global cooperation at the municipal level, promoting cultural understanding and stimulating economic development.
Midori kicks off OKCPHIL season Oklahoma City Philharmonic welcomes famed violinist Midori to kick off the 2024-25 season on Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Midori is a visionary artist, activist and educator who explores and builds connections between music and the human experience. In the four decades since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11, the “simply magical” (Houston Chronicle) violinist has performed with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and has collaborated with world-renowned musicians including Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, and many others. Midori is the newly appointed artistic director of Ravinia Steans Music Institute’s Piano & Strings program and
oversees the program beginning in summer 2024. OKCPHIL’s Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate is to lead a pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. before the concert. There is to be entertainment in the lobby by Spotlight School, Classen SAS High School at Northeast. “Midori is a world-renowned violinist,” said Alexander Mickelthwate, OKCPHIL Music Director. “The performance will feature the iconic Violin Concerto in D Minor by Sibelius, and Shostakovich’s remarkable 5th Symphony. I know our audiences will be thrilled with what they hear as we begin our 36th fabulous season.” For more information, visit okcphil.org.
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28 of our students achieve Merit semifinalist status By Rose Lane Editor Twenty-eight Fridayland students are among the more than 16,000 across the nation who have been named semifinalists in the 70th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically-talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,970 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million which are to be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. Our semifinalists, listed by high school, are: Deer Creek High School — Tyler Afonien, Nityant Chandupatia, Jemay Leow, Emri Lindley and Edward Ma. Casady School — Umer Ahmad, Robert Evans, Grey Guzzy, Ishaa Mehta, Krish Patel, Samuel Rhoades, Humza Saif, James Sun and Audrey Wang. Classen School of Advanced Studies Aiden K. Brown, Carina K. Chen and Sabrina M. Smith. Crossings Christian School — Parker Bryan, Barron Clark, John Kreger and Katherine Linkous. Harding Charter Preparatory High School — Matthew Albers, Samantha Ardrey and Maxwell Barnes. Heritage Hall — Turner W. Hadrava. Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School — Coffey Collier and Benjamin Willis. Mount St. Mary Catholic High School — Julian Byrne.
FRIDAY’s Baby of the Week Sosie just celebrated her 1/2 birthday, has two new teeth, and is loving eating new foods. Her favorite thing is outside and watering the plants with Mommy. Her best friends are moms Callie and Rachel Ware. Email Baby and Pet of the Week submissions to rose@okcfriday.com.