COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Learn about pollinator gardens
YUKON — Hoping to lure monarch butterflies to your garden? An upcoming “Coffee & Conversation Series: Gardening for Monarchs” can help.
The session will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mollie Spencer Farm, 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd.
Master Gardener Peggy Turner will speak about her work creating a monarch waystation at Yukon’s Kimbell Park. Farm manager John Leonard will join her in also discussing threats facing the monarch population and how to create monarch-friendly gardens.
A guided demonstration of the Mollie Spencer Farm’s pollinator garden will follow the presentation.
Event attendees are asked to not visit the Mollie Spencer Farm if they are sick with COVID-19, were recently exposed (within 14 days) to someone with COVID-19, have a fever, or do not feel well. Those attending also are asked to practice social distancing, wear a mask, and wash hands or use hand sanitizer during and after the event.
The upcoming event is free, however, registration is required. Go to https://tinyurl.com/22db2r4x.
E-waste event planned
NORMAN — The city of Norman has partnered with United Electronics Recycling to host an e-waste event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Reaves Park, 2501 Jenkins Ave.
For ease and safety, residents are asked to remain in their vehicles while recycling crew members collect all acceptable electronic goods. Those goods that cannot be accepted for recycling will be left in the vehicles.
Items that will be accepted for recycling at the event include:
h Televisions, printers, copiers, scanners, FAX machines, laptops, tablets, iPods, mp3 players, audio/visual equipment, monitors, phones, modems, hard drives, VCR/DVD/CD players, keyboards and speakers.
Objects that will not be accepted for recycling include:
h Microwaves, smoke alarms and detectors, fire alarms and detectors, thermometers, large appliances (refrigerators, etc.), dehumidifiers, non-decontaminated medical equipment, and any unit with sludge or liquids.
For more information, call 405-292-9731 or contact Michele Loudenback by email at Michele.loudenback@normanok.gov.
Free art classes offered
NORMAN — Irving Recreation Center will be hosting a series of free art classes for middle school and high school students courtesy of the “Captivating my Creative Culture” (CCC) organization.
The goal and vision of the effort is “to inspire youth through artistry and creativity while manifesting art’s endless possibilities,” according to a city of Norman news release. Captivating my Creative Culture is a program that is a safe place for minorities that presents a multiplicity of art mediums for youth to discover and use their creative skills, according to the organization’s mission statement.
Free art classes will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Irving Recreation Center, 125 Vicksburg Ave. For more information or to enroll, contact Harold Lee, Irving Recreation Center supervisor, at 405-292-9774 or via email at harold.lee@normanok.gov.
Quilters guild to meet
The Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild will meet at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Clarence E. Page Building at the Wiley Post Air Park, 5700 N Rockwell Ave.
Presenter Candace Hansen, of Porterdale, Georgia, is a quilt designer, teacher and publisher. She will give a lecture and present an inspirational trunk show of her work.
Hansen explores design ideas from a variety of places, such as nature, other textiles and art forms.
For more information, call Jo Balding at 405-6037726.
Park gets new fitness court
NORMAN — A new fitness court has been added at Frances Cate Park, 333 N Carter Ave. The city of Norman unveiled the new quality of life addition recently, describing it as sleek and modern with the added benefit of a supporting mobile app. The new fitness court is an open-air wellness center that allows users to leverage their own body weight during their workout. Created with adults of all ages in mind, the new installation is adaptable for all fitness levels, a news release said.
This year, Norman and dozens of other select recipients from across the country were awarded a $30,000 grant from the National Fitness Campaign to help support the program. In addition to the grant funding, a city match using Neighborhood Improvement Capital Funds were contributed to make the project possible in Norman.