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Capitol Hill Beacon
Capitol Hill Beacon
Capitol Hill Beacon
CAPITOL HILL BEACON OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA () To BER 10, 2013, V-* ,g11313,
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Children make their imaginations come to life at the Capitol Hill Library's Lego club. Encourage your budding engineer or architect at the library's monthly LEGO Club. Kids can build relationships with their peers while building with blocks, in a safe, friendly, community environment, as well as learn about space, relationships, proportions and math ! Take the experience home by checking out the library's collection of books on Lego building. For more information, call 606-6308 Photo Provided
"Given our stated goals and the resource at hand, we all know the potential for economic growth and benefit is right here, right now," McKinley said. "We thing for them is that they feel also know that if the redcedar supported by their administra- resource is going to be utilized tion and that they have a culture to its fullest extent, a great deal where their talents and skills of effort and dedication to that are valued. They also want the goal is required." opportunity to advance in their The cost to attend the sumfield, and they want to be paid mit is $25 for ACA members adequately for their work. and $30 for nonmembers, with In our first meeting in August, lunch included. Registration task force members examined will begin at 8 a.m., with the teacher compensation. We all opening session beginning at 9 realize that teacher pay is not a.m. Following lunch a closing where we want or need it to be, session will commence at 1 p.m. and we need to take a hard look and last about an hour. at how to fix this. Topics for the summit will include innovations in harvestIn Oklahoma, we pay teachers ing, woody biomass storage and with zero years of experience conversion alternatives. Those and a bachelor's degree a base salary of $31,600. That's not a interested in attending can regbad salary for a fresh college ister by calling Debbie Hand at graduate, but on the other end of 580-233-4232 or emailing her the scale, we pay teachers with a at hand@growenid.com. Ph.D and 25 years of experience "We have met some of the only $46,000. That's tragic. We goals but we haven't met all of must find a way to increase pay them," said McKinley. "Briefly for our teachers and give them stated, we're going to have to room to advance in their field. work harder and smarter if we're Effective teachers should be going to meet the objectives set rewarded for their exceptional out several years ago." work. That is why I have proposed a $2,000 stipend be given Oklahoma Farm to teachers. This is absolutely doable. We are at a time when state school districts have record amounts of carryover funds. I'm an advocate of a healthy carryover. My proposal entails asking districts to take simply 10 percent of their carryover and combine it with 2 percent of discretionary spending to give teachers this much-deserved $2,000 stipend. Then we can look for the way to sustain this for the future.
Downtown Okc, Inc. Enters Into Management Agreement With Bricktown Association, Hires New District Manager
The Bricktown Association's board of directors recently approved and entered into a new agreement with Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc. (DOKC) to provide additional management services to the district. The agreement includes accounting, fundraising, event planning, marketing and communications, district management, and additional street-level services not already included in the Business Improvement District contract that DOKC manages on behalf of the City of Oklahoma City. The agreement will also do away with the current association membership fees, making all Bricktown property owners and tenants members of the Association by virtue of their ownership or tenancies. The association's former Executive Director and Marketing Administrator positions were eliminated under the new agreement, and they will be replaced with a Bricktown District Manager who will be an employee of DOKC, but who will still office in Bricktown. The new Bricktown District Manager is Mallory O'Neill, who previously worked as an event manager at SMG, overseeing events at the Cox Convention Center and Chesapeake Energy Arena. Her first day at the Bricktown Association will be Monday, October 7. "The Bricktown board's executive committee played a key role in hiring O'Neill, and everyone is very pleased will her skills and experience. She'll do a great job establishing relationships and communicating with Bricktown property owners, tenants, employees and visitors," said Carrie Palmer, a Bricktown board member who served on the hiring committee. Another key point the board agreed with under DOKC's management proposal was the importance of saving the Bricktown Association money by capitalizing on DOKC's current staff and providing long-term financial security for the association. "This new partnership will save the association a significant amount of money per year, allowing us to provide better services to the district," said A.J. Kirkpatrick, Downtown OKC's Director of Operations and Planning. "We'll be able to improve the physical environment, produce more events, and implement some special projects that have been on hold for several years due to lack of funding. We will also be able to pay off existing debt and put money into savings." Dot Rhyne, the newlyelected Bricktown Association president, said, "It's a good day for Bricktown. Our relationship with Downtown OKC will achieve economies of scale and capitalize on currently underutilized resources so the board can focus less on raising money and more on having a strong, unified voice and being true champions for the district." DOKC President and CEO, Jane Jenkins, said the board of directors for the Bricktown Association is adding new members, and all of them are excited for the change. "The Bricktown board will be developing a new strategic marketing plan and stepping up its community partnerships," Jenkins said. Jenkins and Kirkpatrick resigned their positions on the Bricktown board after the agreement was approved, but Jenkins will still serve in an ex-officio role and act as the liaison between the district manager and the board. Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc. recently produced the firstever Rock the Boat festival along the Bricktown Canal, put up a small temporary park on Sheridan Avenue in Bricktown and installed the third Bricktown gateway marker on the Main Street underpass. The organization also recently hired a full-time Operations Coordinator, Joe Hudson, to examine and address downtown improvement and maintenance issues. Downtown OKC, Inc. is a non-profit organization that promotes and markets downtown Oklahoma City in conjunction with numerous downtown stakeholders. DOKC also manages the Business Improvement District, of which the Bricktown area is included, and DOKC holds annual events such as Downtown in December, the Rock the Boat Festival, Starlight Supper, and Downtown Dash. For more information, visit downtownokc. corn.
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County Farm Bureau offices across Oklahoma are once again serving as food donation drop off locations for Gov. Fallin's fourth annual Feeding Oklahoma Food Drive, Oct. 1-31. The farm group is also encouraging its members and the public to help pick sweet potatoes Oct. 25, at a farm near Albert, Okla., in Caddo County. OKFB hopes to harvest as much as 10,000 pounds of sweet potatoes to donate to the food drive. During an Oct. 1 press conference announcing the food drive, Gov. Fallin said the campaign's goal is to provide enough food for 1.4 million meals. The food drive is conducted in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, which serve community soup kitchens, food banks and shelters in all 77 counties. OKFB will continue its ongoing efforts to help feed Oklahomans through the Farmers Fighting Hunger campaign. Each year, members bring non-perishable food items to the annual Farm Bureau convention in November. Farm Bureau is also a partner in the Beef for Backpacks program where nutritional beef sticks are added to hungry children's backpacks for use on weekends and holidays. For more information about
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