News-Star staff
This week, hundreds of students and their livestock will converge on the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center for the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show.
Events are scheduled Tuesday through Friday, March 2-5.
The sheep, doe and wether goat shows will be held Tuesday. Wednesday is the beef show and Thursday is the swine show. The Premium Auction is Friday.
Watch for updates and results this week in the News-Star and news-star.com.
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Calendar of events from Feb. 2
The Shawnee News-Star
February 2
Life Recovery Shawnee meets at 7 p.m. at Open Door Church of God, 1200 N. Tucker St. (one block north of Wallace) in Shawnee. If you are in recovery from addiction, divorce, emotional issues, etc., we’re here for you. Meetings are free and everyone is welcome. Contact Ty Thorpe at 405-833-7366 for more information.
The Senior Rec Center holds a free Tai Chi for Better Balance class with Cyndi from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. All fitness classes are designed for any fitness level. Anyone age 55+ is welcome.
The Shawnee Rec Department hosts a free Senior Pickle Ball for ages 55+ from 9 to 11 a.m. Enter through the Senior Rec Center doors to get checked in and gain access to the gym.
COVID-19 dominates year
The Shawnee News-Star
Reminiscing on the past 12 months, the most significant of events glaring back is clearly COVID-19 and how it has upended life as we know it.
Whether it s been health scares, shutdowns or mask mandates, the pandemic has forced everyone to reimagine how to function safely from a distance.
The year began as usual, with news of new business coming and a church marked its centennial.
January (Pre-COVID-19)
• A formal sentencing hearing took place for defendant Byron James Shepard, 38, of Okemah, convicted in the 2017 murder of Tecumseh Police Officer Justin Terney. On the felony count of murder in the first degree, the death sentence was issued to Shepard.