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„ “I Found Hope Again

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In 2010 Rodney Ackerman experienced chest pains sefeel himself coming back to life. “I found my hope again and vere enough to warrant a trip to see his Doctor. After some started living life to the fullest,” said Ackerman. “It’s amazing initial testing, Rodney was sent to see a cardiologist, where what happens when you start getting away from your norhe learned he had two arteries blocked at 90%. Two weeks mal routine of food.” As someone who had always enjoyed later he underwent a double bypass open-heart surgery. After cooking and trying new things, the adoption of a plant-based surgery Rodney took a more serious look at his health, began diet only re-energized Rodney’s passion in cooking for his focusing on diet and exercise, and was able to lose 25lbs. Hofamily, especially his grandchildren. “Just this weekend my wever, less than a year after surgery, complacency began to granddaughter and I created a 4-ingredient almond milk ice set in and the weight started coming back. cream that she refused to let me change, saying it was ‘per “I only know that I made it to 200lbs, because I stopped fect exactly the way it is’,” Rodney reflected proudly. weighing myself after that point,” said Ackerman.

After only four months of plant-based eating, Rodney had

In November 2017 Rodney experienced two heart atlost over 50lbs and today stands at his goal weight of 150lbs. tacks, the second of which hospitalized him for several days.

“I can’t explain the way it feels to look in the mirror,” said RodRodney vividly remembers spending Thanksgiving in a hospiney, “I’m still old, but now I look at myself and I’m redeemed.” tal bed, surrounded by loved ones, where his doctor told him

As someone who had experienced the fluctuations of his choices were bleak, “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter weight-loss in the past, Ackerman knew this time something of when, and when you have your next heart attack, you will had to be different. Rodney works as the Facilities Team Lead die.” at Georg Fischer Central Plastics and says he owes a large por “That was a really strange and dark time in my life,” Rodtion of his well-being success to his workforce. ney recounts, “My wife was mourning my life, together we

“There’s a change happening at Georg Fischer, I have a started planning my funeral.” police group around me all the time,” Rodney stated, “It’s a

That was until December of last year, when Rodney’s strong network of friends in the maintenance department friend and co-worker, Tammy Wilburn, introduced him to a who supported me even when I didn’t support myself.” “Theplant-based diet through a book called ‘Prevent and Reverse se were the same guys that used to buy me cake, candy and Heart Disease’ by Caldwell Esselstyn. Tammy and her husband greasy gas-station burritos and now they bring me cans of behad recently started eating a plant-based diet and both expeans and grits.” Rodney said smiling as he pulled a can of black rienced major well-being transformations. That was enough beans from his desk drawer. to get Rodney interested.

As Georg Fischer works to become a Blue Zones Project

As a husband, father of three, and grandfather of five Approved Worksite, leadership has taken a renewed focus on Rodney began to realize he had more to live for than just the health and well-being of their staff. himself and decided to make some intentional changes. But

“There’s an acknowledgment and support of each-otit wasn’t without some initial challenges. hers’ well-being now, that wasn’t here before,” Rodney ex “One thing Blue Zones talks about is spirituality, I’ve alplained. “It’s made everyone more aware of what they eat, ways been involved in church, and I was raised knowing that but more than anything, it’s the excitement of ‘Everybody meat is a gift from God. That was can be in this together’, regardless of a real struggle for me when I was where you are on your health journey, it Rodney and Georg Fischer HR considering changing my eating.” will be supported and encouraged when Director Tammy Wilburn Rodney recalls, “One morning on you work here.” my commute I remember telling

Rodney stated, “I’ve had my heart God ‘If there’s any reason at all outside of my body, I’ve been on machithat I need to change my eating, I nes that kept me going while my arteries need a clear and direct sign from were reattached, I’ve experienced firstyou to do it’; Immediately I was hand that tomorrow is not guaranteed so hit with the thought of the book why fill up your short life with inactivity of Daniel and the passage of Shabecause you can’t do the things you want drach, Meshach and Abendego to do? “Because of the choices I’ve made, and how God could sustain them and the support I’ve received for thoon a vegetarian diet. I decided if se choices, I’m watching my body come that’s good enough for them, it’s back to life. I play on the floor with my good enough for me, I’m all in.” grandchildren, I do everything I want to

It wasn’t long after adopting do, you can too.” “Life is short, so why the plant-based diet, he began to not make it the absolute best it can be?”

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Healthy Events

Community Calendar Get outside and active in Pottawatomie County at any of these healthy, community-focused events. All events listed are free and open to the public.

3rd Friday Downtown Block Party Friday, September 21st @ 6pm Celebration of Life Park. Shawnee, OK

North Farmers Market Thursday, September 13th @4pm 4901 N Kickapoo Ave, Shawnee, OK 78401

Fat Bottom Girls Bike Ride Weekly on Sunday @8am Show up at 113 N Bell Ave, Shawnee OK 74801 to ride

Spokelahoma: Wild and Dirty Wednesday Night Weekly on Wednesday @7:15pm Show up at 113 N Bell Ave, Shawnee OK 74801 to ride

Pott County Downtown Run Weekly on Tuesday @6pm Show up at 113 N Bell Ave, Shawnee OK to run

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Getting Shawnee Back on Bicycles

Blue Zones Project is working to make Shaw­nee a more bikeable city with implementation of the Blue Zones Marquee Project. With commu­nity-driven participation at its center, a Blue Zo­nes Marquee project inspires people to collecti­vely re-imagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community.

Putting Broadway on a “street diet” to create a bikeway was the marquee pro­ject identified and prioritized by Shawnee residents during the summit (see photo example).

We all remember the joy, sense of freedom, and discover we experienced riding bikes when we were young. The project encourages natural movement for healthier lives and gives our community an opportunity to get back to their bicycles.

Now

Safety Tips for Bicyclists Wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet Protect your brain, save your life.

Adjust your bicycle to fit

Stand over your bike. There should be 1 to 2 inches between you and top bar. The seat should be level front to back. The seat height should be adjusted to allow a slight bend at the knee when the leg is fully extended. The handlebar height should be at the same level with the seat.

Check your equipment

Before riding, inflate tires properly and check that your brakes work.

Control your bicycle

Always ride with at least one hand on the handlebars. Carry books and other items in a bicycle carrier or backpack.

See and be seen

Whether daytime, dawn, dusk, foul weather, or at night, you need to be seen by others. Wearing white has not been shown to make you more visible. Rather, always wear neon, fluorescent, or other bright colors when riding day or night. Also wear something that reflects light, such as reflective tape or markings, or flashing lights. Remember, just because you can see a driver doesn’t mean the driver can see you.

Go with the traffic flow

Ride on the right in the same direction as other vehicles. Go with the flow – not against it.

Obey all traffic laws

A bicycle is a vehicle and you’re a driver. When you ride in the street, obey all traffic signs, signals, and lane markings.

Yield to traffic when appropriate

Almost always, drivers on a smaller road must yield (wait) for traffic on a major or larger road. If there is no stop sign or traffic signal and you are coming from a smaller roadway (out of a driveway, from a sidewalk, a bike path, etc.), you must slow down and look to see if the way is clear before proceeding.

This also means yielding to pedestrians who have already entered a crosswalk.

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Be predictable

Ride in a straight line, not in and out of cars. Signal your moves to others.

Stay alert at all times

Use your eyes AND ears. Watch out for potholes, cracks, wet leaves, storm grates, railroad tracks, or anything that could make you lose control of your bike. You need your ears to hear traffic and avoid dangerous situations; don’t wear a headset when you ride.

Look before turning

When turning left or right, always look behind you for a break in traffic, then signal before making the turn. Watch for left- or right-turning traffic.

Watch for parked cars

Ride far enough out from the curb to avoid the unexpected from parked cars (like doors opening, or cars pulling out).

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Emmanuel Episcopal Improves Well-being for Their Congregation and the Community

Pineapple Cucumber Salad This bright summer salad recipe is simple and takes less than five minutes to throw together, but it’s full of juicy flavor that makes for a perfect side dish for your barbecues this season. Pineapple and cucumber tie together perfectly with a punch of lime juice and a bunch of fresh cilantro.

INGREDIENTS 1 fresh pineapple, chopped 1 cucumber, chopped 2 limes, cut and juiced 1/3 cup cilantro, roughly chopped Salt and pepper Tomatoes (optional)

DIRECTIONS Combine all ingredients and toss lightly to distribute the lime juice evenly.

Season with salt and pepper.

Serve immediately or keep chilled until ready to serve.

Faith-based organizations play a valuable role in well-being. Longevity research indicates that people who practice their faith by attending a service at least once a month can add four to fourteen years to their lives. The type of faith practiced doesn’t matter as much as the benefits of fellowship and possibly trusting in a power greater than one’s self.

In support of greater community well-being, Emmanuel Episcopal has earned designation as the first Blue Zones Project Approved™ Faith Based Organization in Shawnee, and the state of Oklahoma. Driven by the leadership of Father Tom Dahlman, Beth Canaday, Jack Barrett, and Larry and Barbara Smith, Emmanuel Episcopal has made numerous strides to make healthy choices easier for their congregation. One example of this has been the engagement of their youth in rebuilding gardens while on youth trips and volunteering in the community garden built by Emmanuel Episcopal. This exposes youth to the growing and harvesting of fruits and vegetables all while moving naturally with friends.

Emmanuel understands the importance of natural movement as part of total wellness and is supporting their members to do so. During national biking month, Emmanuel promoted and encouraged their congregation to participate in Bike to Church Sunday, followed by a blessing of the bikes. Congregation members from Shawnee arrived at church for a bicycle blessing, then proceeded to ride their bikes to a neighboring Episcopalian church. (pictured below) This Faith-based organization also demonstrates a

strong emphasis on community and social connection, two major components in total well-being, through their many events including: Tuesday night Pub Theology, Pool Church on Wednesdays, and monthly Women, Wine and Holy Fellowship nights. In addition to social connection, Emmanuel is making healthy choices easier at each of these events by ensuring that when food is part of fellowship, healthy options are included. Looking for inspiration on healthy, potluck dishes designed to satisfy a crowd? Get inspired by the delicious recipe of the month (listed left), perfect for summer and sharing.

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What is Real Food?

Mitch Wolf, MD, SSM St. Anthony Shawnee

I have a lot of people tell me they want to eat healthier, but after asking them a few questions, I realize they often don’t know what that means. It has nothing to do with how smart they are, but rather with the crazy mix of information we are constantly receiving. For the past several decades advertisers and the media have “told” us what to eat, what the latest study says, what the newest diet craze is, or what is the newest food product on the market. A

complicating factor is that advertisers and food companies are businesses, trying to make a profit, and that often leaves us with mixed messages.

We, as a nation, have strayed very far from what “real food” is. And as a result, rates of diabetes, heart disease and obesity have skyrocketed.

The definition of real food is food as nature intended. Food as it was grown. No additives, no fillers, no preservatives (nothing we can’t pronounce) and very little, if any, processing. Pretty simple, right? In theory yes, but in our crazy, busy world it is much more difficult. The convenience of packaged, processed foods is just too enticing. And don’t forget the food we eat at restaurants. Typically, that food is packed full of all kinds of additives too. (Also, lots of salt, fat, chemicals and other stuff that make the food taste yummy, so we will come back to that restaurant.)

So, what does eating real food look like in the real world? It looks like cooking meals at home, making snacks to take along, and most of all, planning.

Cooking can seem very intimidating to some people, but there are so many resources available to learn how to cook and many simple and quick recipes available online.

It also means shopping the perimeter of the

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grocery store and staying out of the center. The outer perimeter of the grocery store usually has whole foods, fruits, vegetables and meat, plain and simple.

The middle of the store has all the processed foods.

Lots of boxes and bags, with ingredients no one can pronounce. It’s important to take a look at the list of ingredients on products when grocery shopping.

You would be surprised how many times you will see sugar, food colorings and chemicals added to foods.

Remember, the higher up on the ingredient list, more of that stuff is in the product.

The challenge when food is highly processed is that the food loses much of its nutrition. So, we are still getting all the calories from the food, but we aren’t getting the nutrients. When our body is short on nutrients it continues to tell us it’s hungry, and we end up eating more than we should. Additionally, our bodies evolved eating whole foods, it has only been the last few decades that we have been eating very highly processed foods. Our bodies don’t know what to do with all the chemicals and additives. When this happens, our body can’t process them which leads to inflammation, which is the root cause of many chronic diseases.

Eating healthy is a great goal, and there are many ways to reach that goal. But it always comes back to putting high-quality, real food into your body, so your body has the fuel it needs to thrive.

It is important to remember we are designed to eat food as it was grown, not after it has been heavily processed and combined with all kinds of chemicals.

„ Let the Kids “Take Over the Kitchen Day September 13 is National ‘Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day’. While every month is filled with certain ‘day of’ holidays, here are five great reasons why this is one you don’t want your family to miss.

Mental health – You deserve a day off!

No one can do it all. Let the little ones take over and they may surprise you with their skills. Or, if you end up having cereal and sandwiches for dinner, that’s OK too.

Intellectual Health (left brain) – Give your kids a chance to get creative.

Tell the kids they’re in charge of the kitchen for the day and you may just end up being served dinner by a “waiter.” Perhaps they’ll pack a picnic for the family or take the art of taco creation to a whole new level. Allowing your children to have fun and be creative may result in a few more day off down the road or end up with a fine dining chef in the family. Messes are a part of the process but try not to interfere! Great genius is rarely born in very tidy spaces.

Physical Health – Kids who have a hand in making food tend to eat better food.

Kids love to eat what they’ve cooked themselves. Letting them experience the sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes of food as it’s prepared allows them to appreciate food in a different way than they do if they only ever see their dinner already dished up and served on a plate.

Emotional Health – It will build their confidence.

Let them start building the confidence they need now to become successful, independent adults later. Yes, it is possible that they will cut their finger or burn their hand. They’ll recover. They may spill or even break something. Let them know that taking over means cleaning up the messes as well as making them. If your child doesn’t have a lot of experience in the kitchen, stay close by.

Intellectual Health (right brain) – Great science and math practice.

With cooking comes reading, math, science and, often, even a bit of geography and world culture. And, when there are chocolate chips or peanut butter involved, even the most reluctant math student may find fractions less daunting.

Need recipe inspiration?

Check out BlueZones.com for tons of easy recipes the kids can make and whole family will enjoy.

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Homeland and OBU Partnership Homeland Grocery Stores have been a prominent fixture in Shawnee since they entered the market in 2004.

And now, the grocer has found some big new fans.

After the first meeting, Oklahoma Baptist University knew that Homeland Stores was the right partner based on how their organization always emphasizes enhancing their communities from within. “I am so happy that we could meet the needs of Coach Jensen and his team,” said Brandi Clark, Regional Manager for Homeland Stores. This partnership continues to provide opportunities for the athletes to meet more people in our community, furthering their success both on and off the field.

“Our goal is to become more involved in the community and we hope that this opportunity opens more doors for us to meet the needs of our guests in the best way possible,” Clark said. “We want to offer the very best grocery experience and value anywhere, and it is equally important to us to be actively involved in our communities. We are thrilled to support Shawnee as a community and Oklahoma Baptist University, and we look forward to a long and meaningful partnership.”

Follow the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison on Twitter and Instagram (@OBU_Athletics) and Facebook (@OBUBison) to stay up-todate on all that is happening with the Bison.

Follow Homeland Stores on Twitter and Pinterest (@homelandstores) and Facebook (@homelandgrocerystores) to stay up-to-date on all weekly specials and fresh ideas.

The Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Football team and Homeland Stores started a new partnership during this football preseason. Homeland has been delivering healthy and low-cost pre- and post-practice snacks and meals, including fruit, an assortment of protein and granola bars, and nuts. “The healthy snacks every morning get the day started off right. Just having the ability to grab an apple or banana before meetings is a huge plus.” – Gage Meisinger, Sr. Linebacker.

“This is a game-changer,” Bison Head Football Coach Chris Jensen said. “Our athletes are now able to access healthy food options before and after practice. Homeland delivering to us, multiple times per week, allows us to adjust quantities and options for the players.” Showing significant investment with this alliance with Oklahoma Baptist University Football, Homeland Stores has really scored for this OBU team.

The agreement between the two organizations has helped save half of the food budget for the football program.

The relationship between Homeland and OBU Football has been incredible. Homeland not only provided quality food, but they also used their nutritionist to help with the selection of food. This has helped our student-athletes from a nutritional standpoint. We are very appreciative of our relationship with Homeland and hope we can continue to build on that relationship in the future.

Robert Davenport – Director of Athletics

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Shawnee Public Library Goes the Extra Mile The Shawnee Public Library became a Blue Zones Project Approved™ Worksite in May 2018 with the intention of improving the health and well-being of their employees and patrons. Since achieving approval, the Library’s momentum hasn’t slowed at all.

In a creative effort to increase daily movement, the Library staff collectively decided on a goal: during a two-month period, staff would walk enough steps that would equal the equivalent of them walking 1,850 miles to Miami, Florida. Lisa Lempges, information services manager, said all 27 of the library’s employees received pedometers — and some even used FitBits to track their daily steps.

About two-thirds of the staff participated, she said, racking up steps as part of their daily routines. As they walked, they kept track of their progress with footprints lining the walls of a hallway in the staff area of the library. (see photo below)

As their “footsteps” passed key locations on the route, they would mark that portion with photos and postcards. The Shawnee Public Library staff “explored” the cities of Paris, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama and on to Florida — Tallahassee, Orlando and finally ending in south Florida at Key West.

“We exceeded our goal...we walked 2,100 miles and over 5 million steps,” Lempges said, all while promoting and encouraging each other to make healthy choices.

Nancy Arrington, library specialist, had the idea for the fun walking effort, which has resulted in employees walking more and promoting healthy living habits overall. And they aren’t stopping there, through their Blue Zones Project sustainability plan, employees have another walking effort — a Fall Challenge — planned to track their steps equivalent to walking to the Talimena Drive, a National Scenic Byway spanning southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.

The library also engages in staff’s well-being by encouraging employees to walk around the building on breaks and promotes healthy eating by ensuring that healthier options are always available during staff meetings and other events.

As a result of the worksites efforts, employees are seeing noticeable results.

Lempges said she and her sister now walk 2.5 miles daily as a result of the program, which has resulted in weight loss and other health benefits for them both.

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This semester, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is hosting several Blue Zones inspired Cooking Classes. Each class features one-on-one instructor training and the opportunity to create, and enjoy, several Blue Zones Project Inspired plant-slant recipes.

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Classes are $39 per student and are limited to 8 participants.

To register call 405-273-7493 *NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired 20-Minute Meals

Need some quick and easy plant slant meals? Then you‘ve come to the right place! Come and learn some Blue Zones® inspired recipes you can have on the table in no time. $39 Mon 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 11/05/2018

Blue Zones® Inspired Mediterranean Cooking

Sardinia, Italy and Ikaria, Greece are two of the Blue Zones® areas that offer up delicious Mediterranean Cuisine. Come and learn to cook delicious meals from these two countries. $39 Mon 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 08/27/2018

*NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired Trip Around the World

From Okinawa, Japan to the Nicoya Pen- insula of Costa Rica, join us as we make foods inspired from the five Blue Zones® around the world. $39 Tue 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 09/11/2018

*NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired Make Ahead Meals

Are you following the Blue Zones® food guidelines, but sometimes just don’t have time to cook? Come and learn to prepare plant slant meals for your freezer and meal kits for your fridge that will be ready and waiting. $39 Wed 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 10/10/2018

*NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired Holiday Cooking

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Come and learn these Blue Zones® inspired plant slant recipes that the whole family will enjoy this upcoming holiday season! $39 Tue 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 11/13/2018

Chase away that winter cold with tasty, comforting, and healthy comfort foods. From plant slant soups, chili, pastas, and more! We will keep you warm and toasty all winter. $39 Mon 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 10/22/2018

*NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired Plant Slant Cooking

*NEW* Blue Zones® Inspired Back to School Meals

The Blue Zones® food guidelines recommends that 95% of our diet should be plant based. Learn delicious ways to fix all those scrumptious plant based foods. $39 Thu 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 08/30/2018

Need breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas to keep your family following the plant slant diet all school year long? We‘ll show you breakfast, lunch box, and dinner recipes to keep your family on the right path. $39 Tue 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 08/21/2018

It’s an easy summer-time favorite and the tomatoes, peppers, onion and fresh cilantro in traditional salsa provide vitamin C and a lot of flavor. The down side is that the usual way to enjoy salsa — as a dip for tortilla chips — means eating all the salt and fat in the chips. Don’t limit your enjoyment to a huge basket of tortilla chips. Try these ideas for salsa:

With eggs

Top scrambled eggs or an omelet with a big dollop of salsa. Or spoon the eggs and salsa into a whole-wheat tortilla to roll up as a breakfast burrito. The whole-wheat tortilla adds fiber.

Substitute salsa for salad dressing

Green salads are lovely lunches and side dishes, but store-bought salad dressings can be high in salt, sugar and fat. If you can’t stand the idea of a rather dry salad but want to cut out the calories from salad dressing, try a big scoop of salsa on your salad instead. It works especially well with salads containing beans

On a baked potato

Give a boring potato some pizzazz by adding salsa, grilled peppers and onions for a hearty and satisfying lunch or dinner.

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Family Friendly Labor Day Plans

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Labor Day 2018 is upon us, and as the unofficial end of summer many families have planed fun things to do for the three-day weekend! But if you happen to not be going out of town this weekend, there are still lots of creative ways you and your family can have some fun right here

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in Shawnee.

Try these 3 Family Friendly Labor Day Activites the whole family will enjoy: Go Backyard Camping Traditional camping can be an adventure, especially with very young children.

So if you have a backyard why not set up your tent and enjoy a night under the summer stars? The best part is the bathroom, snacks, extra clothes etc. are all just a few feet away! And if you don’t have a backyard, why not let the kids sleep in “fort” made of couch cushions and sheets – they’ll feel like it is an adventure in their very own home.

Splash around and beat the heat The temperatures are still up there and Shawnee Splash and the splash pad at Boy Scout Park are still open!

Plan some water play at your favorite spots before they close for the season.

Cook something amazing Is there a that recipe you’ve been dying to try but just never had the time for?

Why not make it this weekend? The whole family can roll up their sleeves, get into the kitchen and get cooking.

This is all about you.

Knowing your purpose is not about cramming more activities into your already overcrowded schedule. Finding your purpose may actually help you do less in life by focusing on what matters most.

Attend our two-hour interactive workshop.

It’s fun. It’s enlightening. It’s life changing

Sunday, Sept 9th Sharon Baptist Church 19002 S Gordon Cooper Dr Shawnee, OK 74801 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

and life lengthening. And, it’s free.

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Reader Contest Questions

This comfort food restaurant‘s name may remind you of your childhood

This Main Street restaurant’s name contains a mysterious woodland creature

This restaurant can be found in a place where people go to get better

Each photo pictured above is a featured entrée from a Blue Zones Project Approved Restaurant. For a chance to win one of two prizes: A Blue Zones of Happiness book or an “Access Eats and Entertainment” booklet that contains a total of 15 $20 gift certificates to the top restaurants and venues across Pottawatomie County.

Submit your answers in person to the Shawnee News-Star at 215 N. Bell or email them to kent.bush@news-star.com before September 14th to be entered to win. A winner will be selected and notified on the 15th.

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POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY Inspired by the world’s longest-lived cultures, Blue Zones Project® is all about making healthy choices easier right here in Pottawatomie County.

CITIZENS

Take the personal pledge and make small changes that can have a big impact on your well-being for years to come.

WORKSITES

Improve the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing where you spend most of your time - work.

SCHOOLS

Teach kids healthier habbits they can carry with them for a lifetime.

RESTAURANTS

Experience a better dining environment with healthier menu choices.

GROCERY STORES

Shop where healthy foods are affordable and easy to find.

COMMUNITY POLICY

Use city design, policies, and social networks to create an environment to support healthy choices.

FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES

Nurture your faith and your well-being.

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