SHS announces end-of-year events for Class of 2022
Below is information about endof-year events for Shawnee High School’s Class of 2022. April 27 – Cap and Gown Distribution and Senior Photo • Location: PAAC Gymnasium • Time: 10:05-11:35 a.m.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. April 28 Wesley United Methodist Church will have its Free Clothes Closet from 10 a.m.
For the love of pets
Shawnee area readers are sharing their pet photos. Randy and Judy Mullinax share a photo of Louie, their 1-year-old Havanese, as he is busy working for a treat. To submit your pet photos, email them to newsroom@newsstar.com.
Weekly fitness classes
Hello Shawnee! Here at the Senior Recreation Center at 401 N. Bell, we promote health, wellness, and active living.
Memories of lingering loss
The older we get the more friends and family members we lose through death. Within the period of three months, I lost three loved ones. Two of them died three days apart. Although I knew the end was imminent as I processed each situation, my knowledge and anticipation did not soothe me - it only served to bring me closer to the inevitability of my own mortality.
Sharing life, love and a liver
David Wheelis, of Oklahoma City, wakes up grateful everyday he is alive. His life is forever changed thanks to his girlfriend, now his wife – who saved his life five years ago.
Scratching the surface of Atopic Dermatitis
For many people and pets, spring (aka “allergy season”) is a time of excessive sneezing, itching, and scratching. For some pets, however, their allergy season is never ending, lasting into summer, fall, and winter.
3 Things to Do This Weekend
The Ritz Theater will put on a show with Willie Simon, Neil Rubenstein and Andrew Rose for Comedy Night at the Ritz Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ comedy-night-at-the-ritz-theater-tickets-310752929377?aff=erelexpmlt and will be available at the door.
Community Donation Drive to be held at Expo Center
Oklahoma Home and Community Education Inc. is hosting a Community Donation Drive May 3 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center from 2 p.m.
State briefs and events
OSU Herb and Succulent Festival slated for April 30 STILLWATER, Okla. – Gardeners looking for herbs or succulent plants for their home landscape or a fun outdoor activity with the family should make plans to attend the annual Herb and Succulent Festival at The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University.