🌱 Curbside Recycling Returns Monday + Food Bank Seeks Volunteers

Morning, people of Tulsa! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Tulsa Daily.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 64 Low: 29.

Here are the top 3 stories in Tulsa today:

1. The city's curbside recycling program will restart on Monday following a nine-month hiatus prompted by a fire at the recycling plant. City officials are urging residents to once again begin separating out their recyclables from the trash, a practice that many households abandoned when the curbside service was paused. The City estimates that around 15,000 tons of recyclable materials were burned during the period that the processing plant was closed. (News On 6)
2. The Oklahoma Alliance for Animals stepped up to cover medical costs for two dogs who were shot in their own yard on Monday night. The dogs, Veronica and Shotgun, sustained gunshot wounds to their jaws but have received a promising prognosis from their veterinarian. In addition to covering the veterinary expenses for the dogs' recovery, the nonprofit is offering a reward to anyone who has information that could help the police locate a suspect. (KRMG)
3. The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is seeking volunteers following a downturn of support in the post-holiday season. Volunteers are needed to help distribute critical meals in Tulsa, where more than 4,500 children currently need daily food assistance. The food bank accepts volunteers on weekends and weekdays and currently has evening shifts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (kjrh.com)

Today in Tulsa:

• 2022 Annual Awards Gala At Bixby Chamber Of Commerce (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Today, Chief Franklin of the Tulsa Police Department and other command staff accepted the "Champion Award" from Special Olympics Oklahoma. The award is given to law enforcement agencies that raise more than $25,000 in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Oklahoma. (Facebook)
• Join the Tulsa Botanic Garden on Feb. 12 for the first Second Saturday Dog Day of the season!⁠ ⁠From 12 – 3 p.m., Animal Aid of Tulsa will be onsite with dogs looking for forever homes and have information on fostering and volunteering. (Instagram)
• On a new episode of Museum Confidential, the Philbrook Museum of Art explores the life of Oklahoma artist Harold Stevenson. Stevenson was an amazing figurative painter, once rejected by the Guggenheim Museum, Andy Warhol’s best friend, and the only artist to ever show work on the Eiffel Tower. (Instagram)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.