On Saturday, October 15, from 2-4 pm in the Geiger Center Ballroom, Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) will showcase Dances of the Decades during Homecoming weekend (THE WEEKEND). This event is free to current OBU students with ID.
Do you ever feel stressed? Is stress a regular component of your lifestyle? What exactly is stress? What causes it and what can you do to manage and reduce it? What you experience as stress is the result of your reaction to the events, circumstances, and people you encounter. The more you feel frustrated, a victim, helpless, a target, or picked on, the more you feel stressed.
You may have noticed the pink ribbon on the front page since Oct. 1 as we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
First United Bank honored with National Marketing Award Each year, the American Bankers Association (ABA) recognizes the nation’s best bank marketing initiatives at the ABA Bank Marketing Conference. The 2022 Brand Slam awards honored elite bank marketing strategies that stood out among hundreds of nationwide entries from banks of all sizes.
The Avedis Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary by hosting several community events in October and November. Through collaborative partnerships, strategic investments and grantmaking, the Foundation has awarded more than $55 million since 2012 to organizations and initiatives that strengthen the community in the areas of health and wellness, education, social services and community enrichment.
This week Shawnee City Commissioners authorized the emergency repair of the storm water main on Dewey between Broadway and Beard, at a cost not to exceed $176,350. “Staff has discovered a collapsed storm water main on Dewey Street between Broadway Avenue and Beard Avenue,” Public Works Director Brad Schmidt said.
Kozel Family Farms presents Sunshine Shelly’s Pumpkin Patch, 7110 N. Harrison in Shawnee.
Halloween is just around the corner, so along with trick-or-treating, fall festivals and other events, there will be many dressing up in their favorite costumes this month. Plan to capture photos of the little ones or pets in costume and then share them with the News-Star to be featured in an upcoming edition. Email photos to newsroom@news-star.com.
Oklahoma Baptist University students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the community still have time to register for the 7th annual Bison Stampede 5K and One Mile Fun Run. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 a.m. on the campus of OBU in Shawnee as part of The Weekend festivities. The cost is $10 and pre-registration is encouraged by Friday, Oct. 7.
James T. Stuart will receive the Neil E. Bogan Professionalism Award during the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 118th Annual Meeting, Nov. 2-4, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The award is presented annually to an OBA member practicing 10 years or more who for conduct, honesty, integrity and courtesy best represents the highest standards of the legal profession. This award is one of 18 to be given to recipients from across the state during the three-day event. Award winners were selected by the OBA Awards Committee from nominations submitted by Oklahomans across the state.