Lifestyle

Ponca City residents Linda and Leon Lively, with the Disaster and Community Volunteer Program for Kay and Osage County along with Executive Director for the Red Cross in Bartlesville Matt Hitchcock came to McCord School on Thursday, Sept. 29 to educate students about disaster preparedness. They travel many places to teach Youth Preparedness Programs to kindergarten to grade 5 students about being prepared in the event of a fire or tornado. McCord students were presented the Pedro Program for fire safety to 2nd graders, they also presented the Pillowcase Project to McCord 3rd graders.

Remember the song “The Skeleton Dance” from your childhood? Here’s how it went: “The toe bone’s connected to the foot bone, the foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone.”

Members of the Wheeler Dealers camping club enjoy camping at new places. The September campout was held at scenic Natural Falls State Park which was a first time visit for the majority of the members. The park is located near the Oklahoma/Arkansas state line just west of Siloam Springs, AR. Club hosts for the campout included Bob and Merrilee Nunnalee, Nowata and Gary and Charlotte Piersall and Larry and Elaine Stevens, Bartlesville. According to the state tourism website travelok.com Natural Falls State Park features a stunning 77-foot waterfall cascading through rock formations and creating a hidden, serene atmosphere at the bottom of a narrow V-shaped valley. Many of the members took advantage of the trail stopping at the observation platform to view the falls with other members hiking on down to the foot of the falls where another observation deck with seating is located. The beautiful scenery looks familiar to many visitors because scenes from the 1974 movie, “Where the Red Fern Grows” were filmed in the park.

It might be easy for younger fans of anime to take for granted the fact that they have access to the original versions of the shows they watch. Growing up in the 1990s, I remember when anime was getting its foothold in American pop culture with the likes of Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Pokémon and more pertinently to this column: Sailor Moon.

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Manx, a gorgeous 7 year-old Domestic Shorthair, is this weeks cat of the week. Manx is very shy when you first get to know her, but don’t let that fool you, she is incredibly loving and playful after she comes out of her shell. Manx’s looks are often over looked because of her beginning shyness, but she is also incredibly beautiful. With unique markings and bright green eyes, Manx could stop a heart. She was unfortunately given up by her previous owner and is looking for someone to love. Manx is very cuddly and sweet and would more than likely make a wonderful lap cat when she gets comfortably around someone. She is also very playful. During our visit, Manx could not stop playing with a little strawberry toy. Because of her age, Manx does not seem to have those kitten tendencies of biting and scratching, but instead is more relaxed and calm. Manx would be a great addition to any family and seems to get along very well with other cats.