The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 6

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 METRO STATE THE OKLAHOMAN NEWS0K.COM PLAN IV CHANGES COMING? Edmond City Council members and planning commissioners have started work on revising the Edmond Plan IV, the city's comprehensive land use plan. City leaders will be looking at the use of land in the ft- X- 1 We Support Our Police Qff.vrc Diana Baldwin city, specifically east of Interstate 35. The ordinance plan is designed to be updated regularly and require amendments with changing market conditions. Amendments to the ordinance plan requires formal approval by the city council. "We can't project all the land uses that need to be updated," said City Planner Bob Schiermeyer at a recent workshop.

pAndTheirFamm Thank You Aim PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN "We have seen a few things that merit our attention," Mayor Charles Lamb said. Councilwoman Victoria Caldwell said she wants to see areas of clarification made for people using the plan. "I can see why a citizen might assume there's never going to be anything other than two-acre large lots in certain areas or general agriculture," Caldwell said. Councilman Darrell Davis said he wanted to get Edmond residents and developers to be involved in the discussions about the update. Attorney Randel Shadid, who represents developers, said the fact the plan must be changed by an ordinance gives people the false idea that the plan is etched in stone.

"Why is Edmond the only city that makes it an ordinance and the ordinance has to be changed," Shadid said. The mayor questioned if it is time for the council to consider if general agricultural zoning is still a projected land use in east Edmond. "Large lot residential may be where we're taking east Edmond," Lamb said. "We decided to put water and sewer over there," Shadid said. "You cast the die for high density.

Money has been spent for every section." Support for Edmond police was brought to the attention of the community this week by Victoria Lynn Woods, CEO and president of Chapplewood Financial Services. Woods displayed a sign in front of her business at 1725 15th that reads, "We support our police officers and their families." Chief Bob Ricks and his officers showed up at Woods' business Thursday while she distributed yard signs supporting and thanking the officers. The campaign began after Woods became concerned about the treatment of officers in other cities and an anti-police chant she heard online. The Edmond Downtown Business Association will hold a police appreciation day on Wednesday. Business owners will hang bows on trees to show appreciation for the officers.

The Zahrai family will sponsor free Evoke coffee for Edmond police officers and their families. LABOR DAY CLOSINGS City offices will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Trash collections will be delayed one day throughout the week. IT'S A FACT Edmond's oldest stone commercial building, at 5 Broadway, was built in 1892 by George H. Klein for his Harness Horse and Furnishings Shop.

It had a second-floor residence, according to Edmond Historic Preservation Trust. TRAIL UP FOR BID City council members are expected to consider bids Sept. 14 for the construction of Spring Creek Trail from Interstate 35 to Arcadia Lake. City officials have been informed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation they can move forward with the bidding process, said City Manager Larry Stevens. The trail begins just off the west frontage road at 1-35 at Spring Creek and proceeds under 1-35, then along the creek for three miles to Spring Creek Park at Arcadia Lake.

The trail will be 18 feet wide and provide separate lanes for bicyclists and pedestrians, Stevens said. City officials have budgeted about $3 million for the design and construction. Money will come from the 2000 Capital Improvement Sales Tax fund. ELECTRIC POWER REBATE Edmond Electric and its power supplier, Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, recently presented a check for $21,232 to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for energy efficiency improvements to the OSBI's Forensic Science Center in Edmond. More than 1,100 lighting fixtures at the Forensic Science Center, 800 Second, were upgraded to high-efficiency LED lighting.

The enhancements are expected to reduce energy demand by 120.57 kilowatts for the seven-year-old facility. "The Demand and Energy Efficiency Program provides incentives to our commercial customers who implement energy-saving measures that will reduce their summer peak electric demands, which in turn, saves them money," said Edmond Electric Director Glenn Fisher. "We are pleased to partner with the OSBI to help make their facilities more energy efficient." Through their partnership with the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Edmond Electric is able to offer several programs to residents and commercial businesses. These programs include geothermal heat pump rebates, geothermal loop financing and lighting rebates. For more information, go to www.edmondelectric.com.

NEED ANSWERS? Reader James Heath asked: A section of North Santa Fe between 15th and Second streets is very rough due to numerous gaps in the pavement. Are there any plans to improve the condition of this section of street? City Engineer Steve Manek answered: I drove this street Wednesday and there are some transverse cracks that could be re-sealed to smooth the ride, so I will forward that to the street department. Overall the street is in good condition. Have questions about Edmond and its road construction, the public safety center, traffic, capital improvements or anything else? Email your questions to dbaldwinoklahoma.com. Edmond Exchange will find an answer.

CONTACT DIANA BALDWIN EMAIL: FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER: 0 EDMOND BEAT Jude 'ri Jody's musical legacy lives on also has a large collection of photos taken at the Diamond Ballroom. He plans to share the photos with local photographer Vernon L. Gowdy III, who is chronicling the history of the south Oklahoma City music venue for a book. And Northcutt said some old footage of the "Jude 'n' Jody Show" is still being used in furniture store commercials today. He has DVDs with copies of some of the original shows, although most of the shows were broadcast live and not recorded.

Northcutt still performs on occasion and he sill flies an airplane. "It's amazing how popular old country music still is," Northcutt said. "We played traditional country and we always sang the songs that were popular at the time." including WKY-TV. Those were the days when the television cameras "were about 6 feet long," Northcutt recalls. "We made a lot of mistakes on the air, some of the mistakes you knew it went over the air, but we had fun, we just had fun," Northcutt said.

The cameras frequently failed and parts had to be replaced inside the hulking machines frequently. "It was kind of like working on a tractor," Northcutt recalls. "I can tell you a good story about Wynn Stewart," Northcutt said. Stewart had several country hits in the 1960s when he played a show at the Diamond Ballroom and then was a guest on the Jude 'n' Jody TV show the next day. Northcutt, who was a pilot in the Air Force and served in Korea, flew Stewart in an airplane to Lubbock, Texas, where Stewart made it for a Saturday night show just 90 minutes after appearing on live Oklahoma City television.

"He made it to the show in Lubbock on time," Northcutt said. In one of the photos on his wall, Northcutt is wearing a football uniform and holding a helmet. Back in the 1970s, Northcutt was a neighbor of country star Conway Twitty. Northcutt had a guitar -shaped swimming pool in south Oklahoma City and often invited Twitty over for parties and gatherings. Twitty had an idea for a charity fundraisers to support cerebral palsy research and other causes.

He hosted football games between Nashville country stars and flew everyone to Oklahoma country singer Jude Northcutt of "Jude Jody" sings during an interview at Jude and Jody and Sons Furniture in Oklahoma City on FridaytPHOTo bysteve GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN Oklahoma City. After the game, the musicians still in their game uniforms -put on a show from a flatbed trailer. There were also celebrity baseball games to support charities, as Twitty had once aspired to play pro baseball. Northcutt BY ROBERT MEDLEY Staff Writer rmedleyoklahoman.com Jude Northcutt has an idea for that autobiography he keeps thinking about writing. "I'm going to call it, Two guitars, Two friends: The Jude 'n' Jody Show." Northcutt, 83, was half of the country and western act known as Jude 'n' Jody.

He and his singing partner, Jody Taylor, also sold furniture. Taylor died in 2010. At Jude and Jody Furniture, where the slogan since 1964 has been "We Love Folks," Northcutt is surrounded by country music memorabilia. He picked up Taylor's white cowboy hat in the store. "As as tribute to Jody, I wear his hat wherever I perform," Northcutt said, setting the hat slightly tilted on his head.

"And then I also play Jody's guitar." A Fender King guitar hung from a strap over Northcutt's shoulder. "And then, I also sing Jody's favorite song." Northcutt strummed a chord. "I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee," he sang. "A place where even squares can have a ball." Northcutt took a minute to sing the Merle Haggard song at the furniture store in front of a wall of pictures from his career, and in front of his original sound system, antique pieces of equipment including a rib -bon microphone that "is at least 70 years -old that we know of," says Northcutt. "And it was old when we found it in a pawn shop." His music career is chronicled in the "museum" of photos on the walls of the store, at 508 SW 29 in Capitol Hill district.

Northcutt was 21 and Taylor was 18 when they started the Jude 'n' Jody act. They became furniture salesmen by accident, he remembered. From 1954 until 1982, "The Jude 'n' Jody show" appeared on Oklahoma City television stations, A BOY BORN BUILT IN THE U.SA Labor Day Special Purchase s387 Maverick Performance Leather Cbaisu 1 Reclirw Hot buys everywhere in the store during this Labor Day Event!.