Lifestyle

With triple-digit heat across the state, many Oklahomans are looking forward to fall and cooler weather. Although there will be several more weeks of intense heat, gardening enthusiasts can get a jump-start on fall by planning their fall gardens now.

The plant kingdom is highly complex and has been the subject of mystical intrigue since the beginning of time. As with any stationary object, plants must develop an internal ability to protect themselves from all manner of assaults, be it atmospheric or predatory.

Oklahoma State University recently recognized spring 2020 graduates.

The Underwood Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently at Lake El Reno with Ann Ricketts as hostess. Neta Liebscher called the meeting to order and led the flag salute.

It is time for one of the most favored plants to begin producing fruit - it is tomato time at last. Americans eat over 12 million tons of tomatoes each year, making it one of the most popular items on our menu.

This summer seems determined to rival the summer of 2011 when we had record-breaking heat, excruciating long days of humid sweltering and little rainfall, allowing thousands of grasshoppers to thrive. This year, along with a pandemic, we can add the hazy dust from Africa to the miserable mix.

Nearly 270 young artists from across Oklahoma spent a week studying with internationally renowned faculty and celebrity guest artists at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI). Among those studying acting was El Reno student Kali Grizzle.

Some El Reno youngsters were in the giving spirit last week, setting up a lemonade stand and offering their product for free.

OKARCHE – More than $500,000 was raised for the Center of Family Love during a live stream telethon that was held in place of the nonprofit’s usual gala, an event that for the past two years delivered more than $1 million to help support the home for adults living with intellectual and physical...

Summer solstice arrived last Saturday ushering in summer amid global celebrations with a rare eclipse occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. The longest day of the year, solstice occurs when both sunrise and sunset occur respectively at the earliest and the latest times during the year.