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It’s Way-Back Wednesday. This week’s photos feature longtime downtown business Facets Fine Jewelers, as well as an oldie from Long John Silver’s restaurant.

Share your photos of summer fun with us and they could appear in a future edition of the News-Star. Email photos and information to newsroom@news-star.com.

In the face of rising food costs and increasing shortages, it’s a good idea to consider extending our gardens into fall. Historically, early spring and fall gardening are more satisfying, in that the weather is nicer, and our harvests are still rewarding.

The International Finals Youth Rodeo crowned 11 new youth athletes as 2022 IFYR Champions Friday night and dished out $250,000 on prize money over six-days. The Shawnee event featured over 965 entries from 32 different states.

Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt was among those out and about Saturday morning enjoying the City of 5 Nations Downtown Auto Show and Shine. “Lots of amazing cars,” the mayor shared along with his photos on the Mayor Ed Bolt Facebook page, adding that there was a good crowd.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two neglected tigers rescued from a long-shuttered roadside tourist attraction in Oklahoma are beginning new lives more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away at California’s Oakland Zoo after receiving much-needed medical treatment.

Now in its sixth season, Read for Adventure, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden’s popular statewide library program, invites Oklahoma families to experience this engaging activity while enjoying wild benefits including free Zoo admission.

Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. July 21 The Third Thursday Poetry Reading will feature a video of the late Jim Spurr reading his poetry, followed by the open mike portion of the evening when members of the audience can read their own or others’ poetry.

Longtime Executive Director of the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Marci Donaho, retired on July 15. Her successor is Eileen Castle, formerly of the Science Museum Oklahoma and Director of the Oklahoma Museum Network. Assisting the new Executive Director will be Tonya Ricks of Shawnee, who was employed at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art for 16 years. She will serve as the Associate Director.