Lifestyle

For many, pets are a big part of their daily lives. Whether it’s a dog, cat, or other pet, the News-Star is looking for your pet photos.

Shawnee native Cindy Elliott Allen as recently honored by the Oklahoma City Panhellenic Association as the Delta Gamma Woman of the Year. The recognition ceremony was held April 6 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club and honored alumnae women from 17 sororities on college campuses in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Homeschooled High School junior Raquel Jett has completed a week of service as a page for her father, Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee). Raquel served at the Capitol during the ninth week of session from April 4-7.

Tecumseh will soon have another restaurant option available. Dirt work for a Taco Bell has started at a site just north of Dollar General.

Shawnee’s Kiwanis Club members served area residents all day Wednesday at its annual breakfast event, Pancake Feed 2022, at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center. Area residents flocked to the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center Wednesday to feast on breakfast during the Shawnee Kiwanis Club’s annual Pancake Feed.

April is National Safe Digging Month. Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Dana Murphy is reminding Oklahomans that any outdoor digging project this spring should start with a phone call.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Spring is in the air and Muskogee is ready to celebrate. Held since 1968, Muskogee’s Honor Heights Park boasts 40 acres of manicured gardens with over 30,000 azaleas in 625 varieties. Visit Muskogee to see this stunning park throughout the month of April for one of the top events in the South. The annual Azalea Festival celebrates the blooming of azaleas, tulips, dogwoods, and wisteria as these buds begin to unfurl during the warmer temperatures of spring to the delight of visitors.

Seminole State College’s Student Activities welcomed exotic animals to campus on April 6. Extreme Animals, of Oklahoma City, brought in various animals, including a wallaby, a bearded dragon, a python and many others. Students were able to interact with the animals, under the supervision of Extreme Animals staff.

DEAR ABBY: I reconnected with an old flame, “Ollie,” eight years ago. We would see each other and catch up during a weekly event he hosted. We’re both married with kids. We kept it non-physical but connected emotionally. We chatted every day and confessed our attraction to each other while still not engaging in anything more than our weekly encounters among friends.