Beets, turnips, English peas, new potatoes, green onions, leeks, spinach, hot house tomatoes, strawberries, radishes, pickled beets, salsa, jams and jellies (sugar-free, also), fried pies, fudge, peanut brittle, vegetable plants, hanging baskets, many varieties of trees, bedding plants, fresh pecans, candles, jewelry, arts and crafts. Some items are subject to change related to weather conditions.

Monday’s stamp prices increase is the second in two years and suggests that postal rates will rise annually, said Dr. Charles Guy, the former director of the Postal Service’s Office Economic and Strategic Planning.
“Raising stamp prices, even on a yearly basis, won’t save the Postal Service from the significant fiscal challenges it faces,” said Guy, who is now a senior fellow at the Lexington Institute.

Century 21 Golden Key Realty, Shawnee, announced recently that Lori Terry, sales associate, was recognized by Century 21 Real Estate, LLC, as one of the system’s top producers nationwide.
The company honored her with the Multi-Million Dollar Producer Award for 2007.
“Lori places her real estate wisdom and passion for life into everyday business, helping to make clients more comfortable with the real estate transaction as they make what may be the most significant purchase of their lives,” said Josie Cravens, broker and owner of Century 21 Golden Key Realty.
“Lori is a valued and trusted real estate resource for the Shawnee community and a major contributor to the overall success of the Century 21 Golden Key Realty office and the Century 21 System as a whole,” Cravens said.
“I am very honored to receive this award and to be recognized among such a talented and dedicated group of real estate sales professionals,” Terry said.

Studio in the Park, 219 W. Carl Hubbel Blvd. in Meeker, is under new ownership.
The photography studio, formerly known as Carol Dwyer Photography, is now under the direction of Joel Jordan.
Jordan was personally selected by Dwyer for the task. He has extensive education and experience in photography, and has worked with Dwyer to ensure the quality and service standards established at the studio will be met or exceeded.
The studio at Studio in the Park boast 1,000 square feet of space and an infinite number of lighting and backdrop combinations.
Jordan, a Texas native and former California resident, worked as an actor and stunt performer after high school. His first love was photography, however, and he attended the University of San Diego to study photography, art and graphics.
He has been a professional photographer for five years and is experienced in all types of portraiture, including high school students and bridal, engagement and wedding photography. He has photographed more than 100 weddings and has taken countless individual portraits.
All appointments to Studio in the Park will be handled by Jordan. To schedule an appointment, call (405) 279-2525.

 The Central Oklahoma Human Resource Association (COHRA) has been formed to serve Human Resource professionals in the Shawnee Area. 
A chartering ceremony will be held 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, in Skylab No. 1.
 The organization is an affiliated chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest human resource management association. SHRM has more than 225,000 members and 575 chapters throughout the United States.

Shawnee’s Van’s Pig Stand is featured in Oklahoma Today’s May/June special barbecue issue, which is on newsstands now.
In the magazine, Van’s Pig Stand is profiled alongside a handful of successful barbecue eateries. The restaurant shares its history and reveals its signature barbecue sauce recipe.
The article lists some of the restaurant’s most famous side dishes and also tells which barbecue record it currently holds in the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Today prepared for the May/June special barbecue issue by sending out correspondents, writers and editors to comb the state and search for the best of the best in barbecue establishments, sauces, rubs and recipes.
Louisa McCune-Elmore, editor in chief of Oklahoma Today, said in the course of the magazine’s culinary research, they dispelled some myths and answered dozens of questions.
“Chiefly, ‘Who serves the best barbecue and what truly constitutes barbecue?’,” McCune-Elmore said. “Amazingly, we even scored some decades-long secret recipes.”
Oklahoma Today’s special barbecue issue is available on newsstands or by calling 1-800-777-1793 or going to www.oklahomatoday.com.

Century 21 Golden Key Realty announced recently that Century 21 Real Estate, LLC, has named Margaret Davis to the Century 21 System’s Preferred Agent Program for her outstanding sales production in 2007.
Davis ranked No. 1 overall in sales production in 2007 for the Oklahoma region, based on sales production and closed transaction sides.

On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Principal Chief Kelly Haney met with National Indian Gaming Commission officials at a conference in San Diego, Calif., to sign a new agreement that will reduce the Seminole Nation’s quarterly fine payments from 20 percent of their net gaming revenue to just 10 percent.  These quarterly payments are to be made until the remaining $8.9 million balance of an initial $11,376,000 fine levied against the tribe is satisfied.  The NIGC issued the civil fine assessment on June 3, 2003 for illegal gaming activities.

Angus enthusiasts should mark their calendars for the 2008 National Angus Conference Oct. 7-9 in Oklahoma City. The American Angus Association announced that Purina Mills, LLC and Alpharma Animal Health will sponsor the event. The conference headquarters are in the Clarion Meridian Hotel Convention Center. The event,  titled “125 Years — the Challenges of the Next Decade,” will focus on production, marketing and performance. The Oklahoma Angus Association will host “An Angus Gathering,” a two-day tour of Angus operations along with a museum and reining horse training facility.

The Pottawatomie County Cattle Producers and the OSU Extension Center will sponsor an “Agro-Terrorism” seminar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Tecumseh Ag-Ed Building on the campus of Tecumseh High School, North 13th Street.