The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 42

III THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2001 Halloween Happenings Statue: Part of transformation plan contest. Prizes will be awarded in four age group categories, from youth to adults. Admission to the candy village is free and tickets for the carnival area and haunted house are four tickets for $1. For more information, call the Midwest City Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department at and older); and $2 for children (4-12). For more information, call 297-3995.

Trick-or-Treat City. The general session will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 31, with a special session for children with disabilities set for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct.

31 at the Midwest City Community Center, 200 Midwest Blvd. Event features include a candy village, carnival, haunted house and costume Haunt the Zoo for Halloween, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26-Oct. 31 at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50.

Children will venture down a jack-o-lantern lit trail through the zoo to collect goodies from 18 decorated theme booths. Admission is $5 for children wishing to trick-or-treat. For more information, call 424-3344 or visit the zoo's Web site at www.okczoo.com. St. Charles Borromeo School Halloween Carnival, 5 to 9 p.m.

Oct. 26 at 5000 Grove. Event features include game booths, a cake walk, adult and kid's bingo and a pumpkin patch area designed for toddlers and preschoolers. Tickets will be available at the door and youths are encouraged to come dressed in costume. Creepy Conservatory, 1 to 4 p.m.

Oct. 27 at the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conserva can Indian Arts in Santa Fe. One of his most high profile projects was as the senior production designer for two attractions at Walt Disney World: The Tree of Life and the Grizzly Raft Ride. Boyiddle, 54, remembers the days in Oklahoma City before the Civil Rights Movement when he would encounter segregated water fountains and rest rooms. As an American Indian, he was often lost in the white and black divide.

He remembers instances when he was scolded by a stranger for using a "whites" rest room as well as instances when he was scolded for using a "colored" rest room. Boyiddle said he learned a great deal about the importance of diversity in Vietnam, where he served alongside Hispanic, black, Jewish and white soldiers. It was a broadening experience for him, as well as the other soldiers, many of whom had never before known an American Indian, he said. Boyiddle's work will be only one element of the Eastside Capitol Gateway project, which has applied to become a part of the Main Street program. The city of Oklahoma City has promised funds for streetscape improvements to the street.

The designated area passes by both the State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion, as well as the planned State History Museum. make his own square relief sculpture plaque expressing his feelings about civil rights. These pieces will be put together on a wall. "We'll provide the format that they'll be working in and the theme and then they'll go for it," he said. Boyiddle came to Oklahoma City last month to visit the library and to discuss plans with organizers.

Boyiddle said the projects are on hold, however, until organizers raise the necessary funds. He said he hopes to begin his work next summer. Donations can be made to the Capitol Chamber of Commerce at 427-4444. Organizers include Eastside Capitol Gateway Ralph Ellison Library, United Cultural Murals and Sculpture Capitol Chamber of Commerce and Patrick Riley, director of fine arts for Oklahoma City Public Schools. Boyiddle was born in Chicka-sha and was raised in Anadarko and Oklahoma City.

He graduated from the Institute of Ameri served monday through friday to YOUR It HUlt Regional leaders have recommended Wednesday, Oct. 31, as the night for Trick-or-Treat activities. From now until that bewitching hour, Halloween activities, along with fall carnivals and other Halloween alternatives, are planned to provide fun for the whole family. Here is a listing of upcoming events: Halloween events Agony at Arcadia. 9 p.m.

to midnight Oct. 25-31 at Arcadia Lake's Spring Creek park, 2V2 miles east of Interstate 35 on 15th Street. For younger children, the Storybook Forest will offer candy and Halloween characters from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for children and parents are free. For more information, call 359-4573.

Camp Fire USA Trick-or-Treat Trail, Spook Houses and Haunted Forests 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 27; 7 to 9 p.m.

Oct. 29 at Camp Da-KaNi, Hefner Road, between Interstate 35 and Bryant (Enter Gate No. 3). Admission is $4 for ages 3 and older. The price includes a free drink and the "Trick or Treat Trail" for children and one trip through the Big Spook House and Haunted Forest or one trip through the Little Spook House and Haunted Forest or parents may leave their child at the "Pun-kin' Patch" instead of going through the Haunted Forest.

According to Camp Fire USA's Scare-o-Meter, the Big Spook House and Haunted Forest are geared for school age youths and adults. The Little Spook House and Punkin' Patch are geared for young children. Choice of Fried Pasta, Gumbo Caesar and tory, downtown Oklahoma City at Reno and Robinson. The Crystal Bridge will be concerted into a creepy spider and insect zoo, featuring a king baboon spider, giant South American centipede, foot-long tarantulas, cigar-sized millipedes, mice, cave roaches and variety of scorpions, pythons and turtles supplied by entomologist Carl Sander and herpetologist Don Bell. Children who aren't interested in the critters can go on a spider-free scavenger hunt through the Crystal Bridge and make pine cone bird feeders and fall crafts.

Admission is $4 for adults; $3 for students and seniors (62 Bond: Funds needed for repairs 2125 S.W 74TH ST. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK l-Al'j'Atih UP Brighten Up Series Available in 14" 21" diameter Patented Freznel System gives more light 2-Year Leakproof Warranty with professional installation e-" 11 Gregg S. Govett SOLATUBE M.D., FAA.QA. Ridgecrest Elementary, 137 Ridgewood Drive. $968,720 to build and equip a media center and classroom addition at Soldier Creek Elementary School, 9021 SE 15.

$406,868 to renovate various classrooms and repair or replace parts of the roofing at Steed Elementary School, 2118 Flannery Drive. $160,500 to continue classroom remodeling and renovations at Townsend Elementary School, SE 40 and Epperly Drive. $167,990 to renovate the front of the building and build a permanent school sign at Traub Elementary School, 6500 SE 15. $905,650 to construct and equip a multipurpose building, build a storage addition to the kitchen, buy and install athletic and student lockers, and paint the exterior at Carl Albert Junior High School, 2515 Post Road. $204,914 to buy new stage lighting and auditorium sound system, replace fencing, refurbish the weight room and install carpeting at Del City High School, 1900 Sunnylane Road.

$181,900 to replace the boiler at the field house, refurbish the weight room, repair or replace some exterior brick and doors, and paint exterior at Midwest City High School, 213 Elm Drive. Staff writer Karen Klinka can be reached by e-mail at kklinka oklahoman.com or by phone at mm up The Cozy Zone Furnace SAVES YOU MONEY while you enjoy COMFORTABLE HEAT this season! The superintendent said a sizable portion of the school bond money will be earmarked for continual remodeling and renovation projects. "The average age of buildings in the Mid-Del district is about 40 years old, and so we try hard to maintain our schools so they remain functional and don't look their age," Steele said. Among the larger projects included in bond proposal are: $150,000 to buy and install computer cabling for media centers and computer labs throughout the school district. $187,250 to remodel and renovate the media center and other areas at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School, 3301 Sun Valley Drive.

$249,310 to renovate the media center and paint the exterior of Highland Park Elementary School, 5301 Dimple Drive. $302,275 to clear portions of the north building, construct and renovate a parking area and refurbish certain classrooms at Pleasant Hill Elementary School, 4346 NE 36. $184,040 to remodel and renovate some classrooms, build a permanent school sign and improve cafeteria lighting at jirxjaury Economic costs less to operate than a Mr. Coffee Comfort does not remove humidity from the air i I Unit can effectively heat up to 800 sq. ft.

rrririrrr Hat Historic fire hose tower to be restored A new day is dawning at St. OKLAHOMA CITY'S NEWEST HOSPITAL THE ONLY HOSPITAL JUST FOR ADULTS er's preservation is important because it is part of early day and fire fighting history. "We're trying in every way we can to restore this city and keep in tact our historical heritage and our antique architecture," he said. Odom said he spent a "number of hours" trying to determine when the tower was built. He said he found a building permit from 1903 for the construction of the fire station.

He also discovered documents that said the fire station was completed in August 1903. But Odom said the hose tower is not visible in an early picture of the fire station. Odom reviewed 45 years of building permits, but was unable to find a permit for the hose tower. In March 1930, voters approved a $30,000 bond issue to remodel the fire station and update equipment, Odom said. Although he never found a building permit for the tower, Odom said he believes it was part of the bond issue.

Odom said he was told that four off-duty firemen worked to pour the foundation to hold the tower when it was built. He said a local man also confirmed his belief that the tower was built in 1931, saying he remembered it being built. Welcome to St. Michael, a hospital where hope By Kenna Griffin Staff Writer GUTHRIE City officials are working to restore an about 70-year-old hose tower at Guthrie's main fire station. Historical society officials believe the tower, built in the 1930s, may be the only remaining hose tower in Oklahoma.

Guthrie historian Don Odom said the tower, which is behind the main fire station at 111 Second, was used to hang canvas hoses to dry. He said the hoses were put in the about 75-foot tall tower by hooking them to a cable and pulling the cable by horse, and later by car. "They would deteriorate rapidly if they had water in them," Odom said of the canvas hoses. In September, the city received a $3,600 grant from the state Historic Preservation Office to help restore the tower. The grant will be used for design preparation and construction documents for the tower.

The city sent out requests for engineering proposals earlier this month, said Jana Howell, Guthrie human resources director. City officials are unsure how much the tower's restoration will cost, Howell said. She said $25,000 was budgeted this fiscal year for the project. City officials recruited Odom to research the history of the hose tower. Odom said the tow ond healing come together in a new way.

Call us today to learn more: 231-8866. Strfciiaei A SAINTS AFFI LIATE Staff Griffin at kgriffin 2129 SW 59TH STREET OKLAHOMA CITY.