Unity raises $114,500 for United Way in nine weeks

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I don’t know about the rest of you but it irks me to no end that some Americans don’t pay their fair share of taxes. For years, some of the richest among us have moved their money overseas to avoid paying taxes on it. That means our country has to either raise taxes on the rest of us or get deeper in debt.

Dear Editor,
The promise of a free meal given all across America showing appreciation to all veterans by Golden Corral Restaurants found Shawnee’s Golden Corral’s parking lot jammed to overflowing, causing people to return at a later time, while veterans with their spouses, families or friends lined up outside down the sidewalk.

Kudos to Fallin for voting against reform
Kudos to Mary Fallin for voting against the health care reform. With the last four presidents running the organizations that want global government instead of sovereignty, we should be jealous about what power we give them. Thank you Mary.

Thanks for sponsoring Project Canine, helping puppies
I just wanted to call and thank the Shawnee News-Star for sponsoring Project Canine. These puppies, these dogs, they needed homes and they needed them now. I think people were a little mean spirited who were objecting to this. I wasn’t able to adopt a dog but I did give some money to help buy food and I just really thank the Tri-County Humane Society. I didn’t know that we had one and I’m just so glad we have one. God bless you.

The Shawnee Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on ponds, critical area planting, grassed waterway, range planting, terrace, diversion, grade stabilization structure, pasture and hay planting, and nutrient management. The percentage of cost-share is 75 percent of the average cost, SCD officials said.

Three Shawnee groups are finalists in the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Competition. They will be recognized at the annual awards banquet on Tuesday evening, Nov. 17 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City.

The state’s budget crisis has caused many concerns across the state.
Discussions have been ongoing in Oklahoma City about what to do to curb the funding crunch due to citizens not spending as much money and given the sluggish national economy.

Getting started with recycling at a young age has been a philosophy of Sheri Rhodes, Shawnee Early Childhood Center teacher, for about five years.

Some employees at a city-owned ambulance service are volunteering to take a drug test while authorities look into missing narcotics at the agency.

Seminole State College will offer a two-day personal self-defense training through a community service course Tuesday, Dec. 1 and Thursday, Dec. 3.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will stop in Norman as part of her national book tour.

State health officials say the swine flu vaccine is now available to all Oklahomans.

Pictures from Unity's celebration of it's record-breaking United way pledge drive.  The fundraising campaign began Sept. 22 and in less than nine weeks raised $114,500.

The Pottawatomie County Health Department, in collaboration with Shawnee Public Schools held an H1N1 vaccination clinic Thursday at Will Rogers Elementary.

The second-ranked Dale Lady Pirates outscored 10th-ranked Amber-Pocassett 17-5 in the first quarter and cruised to a 51-35 victory in a girls high school basketball clash Friday night.
Brenna Burnett poured in a game-leading 19 points and Kaylee Wilkins added 15 for the Lady Pirates, who kept their perfect record intact at 3-0.

Stroud’s Tigers are one win closer to claiming the Class A gold ball after a 21-13 triumph over Pawnee in Friday night’s second-round playoff match. The Tigers are one of eight teams remaining in contention for the 2009 championship.