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.

Shawnee Medical Center employees held a food drive through the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

Downtown Shawnee, Inc. has announced the 2nd Annual Downtown Business Merchants Design Contest. Downtown businesses will be judged based on best use of lights, window and door display, originality and amount of work put into the design.

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.

One win down, four to go.
The Lions of Chandler and the Tigers of Stroud each prevailed last week in the first round of the 2009 football postseason, and second-round action looms tonight as the crews keep hopes alive of reaching the big show.

Pin the ears back and let fly.
That’s the defensive trademark of the Bixby Spartans, who will try to put a snafu in Shawnee’s Class 5A state championship dreams.