The Shawnee Board of Education voted Tuesday to sell $3 million in bonds recently approved by voters for Dec. 8.
The sale will take place at 12:45 p.m. at the administration building, 326 N. Union.
The special meeting was called because the board needed to approve the selling of the bonds to comply with law.

Deadline for making reservations for the 2009 Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Volunteers’ Holiday Gala is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20.
Gala tickets may be reserved by calling the museum at 878-5300. The annual event will be at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4 at the museum on the St. Gregory’s University campus. It will include dinner, entertainment, live and silent auctions.

Shawnee High School students Kassidy, a senior, and Tayler Werchan, a junior, were honored Tuesday as the Rotary Club Students of the Month.

A lawsuit filed three years ago in Pottawatomie County District Court by the city of Shawnee against three companies hired to engineer and install an ozone machine for treatment of the city’s water has been settled through mediation.
The lawsuit, which originated in 2006, sought resolution regarding the inability for the city to use a machine installed at its water treatment plant.

Just in time for cooler temperatures across the state, the top 5 percent of 2010 Shawnee High School graduating seniors received academic letter jackets from Arvest Bank Tuesday.
A total of 16 seniors received the jackets, which were purchased by Arvest, during the 26th Academic Letter Jacket Reception.
 

Shawnee detectives continue to investigate the armed robbery of a local tanning salon.

St. Gregory’s University Theatre continues its season this week with “Crusades,” a contemporary piece by internationally acclaimed playwright Michel Azama.

Sine Nomine Choral Society of Central Oklahoma takes its show to Broadway in autumn concerts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, and at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at OBU’s Yarborough Auditorium in Raley Chapel.

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

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In recognition of American Education Week, Nov. 15 through 21, and Retired Educators Day, Nov. 17, Pottawatomie County Retired Educators will honor one of its most-active members.

Amanda Ingram, an Oklahoma Baptist University alum from the Class of 2005, received the “Teacher of the Year” honor for the 2009-10 academic year from Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas.

Heartland Hypnosis Services was recently licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools and is now Heartland Hypnosis Services and Training.

The Pottawatomie County Health Department, in collaboration with the Shawnee Public Schools, will host an H1N1 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Will Rogers Elementary School. The clinic is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Despite months of resistance and despite accusations by Shawnee City Commissioner James Harrod that Gov. Brad Henry and Commissioners of the Land Office were “bullying” the city, the city commission voted 5-2 Monday to relinquish their lease agreement with the CLO and to allow 28 lessees to lease directly from the state.
City Commissioners Carl Holt, Billy Collier, John Winterringer and Frank Sims were joined by Mayor Linda Peterson in their vote to approve relinquishment. Vice Mayor Pam Stephens, along with Harrod, voted against the motion.

After an unusually warm fall, temperatures have dipped, so area firefighters want residents to follow winter heating safety tips and advice.

The Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center trust reviewed and renewed Jail Director Sid Stell’s employment contract Monday, with no changes or increase in pay.

The 2009 Harvest Court at Oklahoma Baptist University was crowned in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. The 18 senior candidates for the six-member Harvest Court were nominated by campus clubs and organizations and then voted on by the student body.

Another business is stepping up to help the Shawnee Police Foundation with its fundraiser to purchase bulletproof vests for officers.
R&R Overhead Door Co., 18806 Brangus Road, will join other businesses in making a contribution based on sales.

The Shawnee Board of Education has called a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.
The board will consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time and place for the sale of the $3 million General Oblication Building Bonds of the school district.