Lifestyle
Hort Q&A: How do I divide my perennials?
Carla Smith Horticulture Educator, Pottawatomie County Extension Service Perennials are one of my favorite plant groups! You can rely on these to thrive year after year. It is also very fun to share these with fellow gardening friends.
Growing Okra in the home garden
By Linda Workman Smith Multi-County Master Gardener Association Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA has had a hot, dry summer; a perfect combination for growing Okra. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a member of Malvaceae/ the mallow family.
Man bites off more than he can chew with comments
DEAR ABBY: Every year my girlfriend and I take each other out for dinner on our birthdays and bring a gift. This year, even though I am currently experiencing financial hardship, I bought her a gift and offered her dinner.
OBU President delivers annual Convocation address
Oklahoma Baptist University President Dr. Heath A.
Community Calendar
Vicky O. Misa The Shawnee News-Star vicky.misa@news-star.com From 1 p.m.
Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Ready for the Fair?
If your plants haven’t been thriving (barring the hot, dry summer), could it be grasshoppers? They just took out my two hyacinth beans. Could it be provenance? Steve Bieberich from the Sunshine Farm and Nursery in Clinton, OK discussed ‘Provenance’ in the August 18th’ Shackelford Webinar Series.
Rise and Shine
The sun peeks through the clouds as parents drop off their children at Kids for Christ Daycare at Immanuel Baptist Church Thursday morning. .
Registration open for Fall art classes at Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
SHAWNEE – The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is offering new After School Art and adult workshops this fall. After School Art Classes for ages 5-12 begin in September. The first program, Drawing with Nature with instructor Bridget Moore, begins Tuesday, September 6 from 4-5 p.m. with ages 5-8 and 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. for ages 9-12. Students will learn various drawing techniques and work with a variety of drawing tools as they roam the courtyard referencing natural forms. The second program, Happy Fallidays! with instructor Lynn Pollei, begins Thursday, September 8 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. for ages 5-8, and 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. for ages 9-12. Students will create fall themed projects with fall leaves, pumpkins, mummies, and more!
Need for speed
Children live it up as they race down a neighborhood street in Shawnee Tuesday afternoon. Photos by Vicky O.