Bright Spots

WesTen's Annual Celebration & Auction will be happening this Tuesday, September 19th at Castle Falls Restaurant & Venue. If you aren't attending, you can participate with the online auction here. We will be celebrating our community and our many Bright...

WesTen Bright Spots are everywhere.  Jan, a long time WesTen Briarwood Estates resident and retired schoolteacher, recently told us about a student she had at Council Grove Elementary School decades ago.  They have stayed in touch and have coffee together...

If you drove by Cactus Jack’s located at 1211 N Council in mid-June, you might have wondered why the parking lot was packed for 3 days? A little investigation led the WesTen District to be reminded, once again, of the...

ROC (Reaching Our City) is pleased to introduce The Fountain Club, an Adult Day Health Services with caregiver respite services at 7710 NW 10th. The Fountain Club is designed to enhance memory, improve physical strength and balance, stimulate brain function,...

A newer Bright Spot is the Workforce Community Hope Center in the WesTen District. They are great community partners with a variety of things but RIGHT NOW they are focusing on Helping Teachers Help Students by collecting school supplies for...

The WesTen is grateful to volunteers from the University of Tulsa Alumni, Cristo Rey Catholic High School, West OKC Lions Club, Intrust Bank,  and Smith Farm & Garden who picked up 34 bags of litter. Our Litter Blitzes are about...

Urban Lawn and Landscape’s owner and WesTen community partner, Jeff Ebbs, was honored with the 2023 Morrison G Tucker Leadership Award from OKC Beautiful. Urban Lawn, under his leadership, works closely with OKC Beautiful and has provided extensive volunteer work...

WesTen District is honored to have Mr. Guatemala 2023 Cesar Reyes, who works at Homewood Suites, as a part of our community. Many of you may not be aware of the Guatemalan Oklahoma Pageant which seeks to promote culture and...

The Chuck House Restaurant, a WesTen Legacy Business, is giving away two dinners monthly in 2023.  Registration will be available on social media, at WesTen District web page and here. WesTen will draw a winner on the 10th of each...

In 2022, the Immigration Center at Western Oaks Church of the Nazarene (ICWO), located at N Council and NW 16, provided legal immigration services to 603 clients, which included Afghans and Ukrainians.  During the past six years, ICWO has helped...