Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride is a special section that will publish in the Enid News & Eagle for eight Sundays in January, February, March and April 2022. The sections are designed to feature individuals, businesses and organizations in Enid and Northwest Oklahoma that work every day for the betterment of the region and its residents. This section, which published March 12, 2023, focuses on Arts and Entertainment.

Other sections include:

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Education, Jan. 29, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Economic Development, Feb. 12, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Northwest Oklahoma, Feb. 26, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Faith, March 26, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Military Impact, April 9, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Health and Wellness, April 16, 2023

• Our Story 2023 ~ 130 years of Pioneer Pride: Community Service April 30, 2023


Movie theater to add quality of life aspect to Enid

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❝The community of Enid can expect to have a very nice theater for them to be able to enjoy the entertainment in Enid, have things to do in Enid and no longer feel like they have to leave Enid to go see a movie.❞ — Debbie Moore of ERDA

❝This was the only view back East of the West. … It was the lens of how people saw the West.❞ — Jake Krumwiede on Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s “Imprinting the West” exhibit

September marked the 30th anniversary for the beloved community children’s museum and inspired officials to ensure it remains a landmark well into the future.

❝We bring people together and have established a place for people to hang out in downtown Enid.❞ — Lafe Coldwater, owner of Enid Axe

❝It’s is a great place to come and meet and be entertained. We want to entertain Enid and give the community a place to come and meet.❞ — General Manager Jeff Bemis

“Gaslight: The Revival” is a $1 million capital campaign with the goal of a complete renovation of the theater building, top to bottom and front to back.

❝It will open up a lot of different opportunities for competitions that maybe we didn’t have before. I think it’s incredible.❞ — Bill Mayberry, director for David Allen Memorial Ballpark

❝There’s an economic benefit to having art in public places. It brings people to your town, and it’s quality of life. When people get to stroll around and look at beautiful things — art creates a sense of community.❞ — Angela Rasmuson, the Public Arts Commission of Enid’s city of Enid staff liaison

ENID, Okla. — The rides at Meadowlake Park have provided family fun for Enid area residents for decades, and Enid Kiwanis Club has been the op…


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