When Duty Calls
He was supposed to be on vacation. Colonel Dr. Michael Dye recently retired from the military and had just settled east of Shawnee where he was waiting to start as SMCC’s newest orthopedic surgeon when the tragedy of Haiti’s quake shook the world. When massive devastation hits a disadvantaged country, the needs are endless. There was [...]
Young at Heart
If you picture Shawnee’s Senior Citizen Center like a nursing home, you’ve got the wrong idea. They may be elderly and retired from work but these young-at-heart Shawnee residents are very productive and full of life. Music, laughter and energy fill the atmosphere where friends gather to dance, play games, and volunteer their time for [...]
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
If you’re one of those people who start a fitness program every time the newest infomercial flashes across the screen then you know its one thing to start something and another to finish it. Making a life change isn’t easy but as our contestants are finding out, it’s definitely worth every ounce of effort. Overcoming [...]
Partners in Learning
The educational staff at St. Gregory’s University brings new meaning to the philosophy of ‘No Child Left Behind.’ While elementary and high schools are making strides to meet the specific needs of students with learning disabilities or differences, most universities are playing catch up. At St. Greg’s they hope to set an example through their [...]
Contestants Start Your Engines
In just the first couple of weeks contestants are heating it up with their excitement and enthusiasm. Clad in red and black team shirts, they’re pumped and they should be. They have finally have hope. Their cries for help are answered. Pleas for help went something like this: “I don’t want to die…I want to do [...]
Cheesy Love
When I decided to leave the hardwood forests and the corn fields and my family in Wisconsin for the prairies of Oklahoma, my parents were deeply concerned but for two different reasons. My father was worried because I was going to Oklahoma Baptist University to pursue a degree in church music. An electrician by [...]
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Operation Boot Camp
There are all kinds of reasons people avoid the gym. Everything from boredom to the need for accountability keeps people from living a healthier lifestyle. With Operation Boot Camp, that’s no problem. They’re keeping their clients on their toes with fun workouts, valuable tips, and encouragement to see them obtain the results they dream about. The [...]
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Westchester Development
When David Little decided to make his way in life he was barely seventeen. Like many ambitious young men in the 1940’s, he sought a brave new world with almost nothing. He left his parent’s farm in an old car and a brown paper sack for a job working in construction for his uncles in [...]
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Rising Star
Debbie Hoag, owner of Rising Star Gymnastics, is excited about Shawnee’s future gymnasts. Ralph and Debbie Hoag moved here from the East Coast two years ago to start a ranch for their horses and are now located in the Coca-Cola building where they opened their gym August 17th. Hoag, former competitive gymnast, owned a gymnastics company [...]
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Brown and Sons
Two things you never expect to hear in one breath are “free” and “wrecker” but at Brown and Sons Wrecker Service they’re giving away plenty of free services. 1-800 Tow Free gives customers free insurance billing, free emergency car unlock for trapped children, free abandoned car removal, a toll free call and more. Owner and managers, [...]
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Wilson Law
Attorney Greg Wilson is not your stereo typical lawyer. His reputation as a savvy trial and general practice attorney is marked by his efforts to build relationships with his clients based on accessibility, excellence, integrity and keeping up with the changing demands of society. Although his most common cases are trial intensive, such as criminal, family, [...]
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Famous Author Billie Letts
Tulsa native Billie Letts, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Where the Heart Is visited Shawnee as a keynote speaker for the Red Dirt Book Festival, an event that draws Oklahoma writers and vendors to celebrate Oklahoma authors and poets every other year. Where the Heart Is sold more than three million copies worldwide [...]
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Making Christmas Brighter
For the fourth year in a row, Shawnee’s Faith Christian Outreach is working to make Christmas just a little happier for local children. Children’s Pastor Destry Newman said the church’s Bikes for Kids program was created with the hope of making a child’s Christmas special. What started with that simple idea has grown over the years [...]
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Supplies for Success
Local Elk’s Lodge 657 has long held a reputation for generosity in our community and this time, word is spreading across the state and even the nation about their newest efforts to supply children and teachers with much needed school supplies. Parents cringe every fall when it’s time to purchase school supplies because they know how [...]
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Tara
“Knock him down again, Tara, then help him up and tell him he was knocked down by a girl.” Tara was an eight year old soccer player who told her parents she wanted to play on the Almor West Elementary School little league football team. I’m not sure how many parents dream that their precious [...]
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