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FCCLA Attends Leadership Training

Six students from the Watonga Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter recently attended the 2024 Lead Chapter Officer Training Conference.The Lead Conference, one of 4 planned around the state, was September 11 in Enid.

Feed the Family Without Breaking the Bank

Extension EducationA trip to the grocery store leaves many consumers in sticker shock as food prices continue to rise.Food prices in the United States rose by 25% from 2019 to 2023, said Dr. Bailey Norwood, professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics.

I Embrace My Weird Side...Kinda

I know I'm weird. (I know what you're thinking. Stop it! LOL) Who else binge-watches Christmas movies–especially old ones I grew up watching–while sitting in their recliner surrounded by Halloween decorations? Our kids are convinced I've ruined the grandkids.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

It’s Halloween week and at the Watonga Senior Center you will only get treats, no tricks. Hopefully, our menu each day will be spooktacular: Thursday, Oct. 31 – Chicken fried steak Friday – Indian tacos Monday – Taco salad Tuesday – Chicken strips Wednesday – Kiwanis meets at noon; we eat at 11 a.m.

Ferguson Features

Hosting the T.B. Ferguson Home for tours is a fun activity. During the Saturdays I have hosted, a number of people have come to remember or to acquaint themselves with the museum, the home of the sixth governor of the Territory of Oklahoma and his First Lady, Elva.

Scholarship Applications Now Open

The local Chapter of Delta Theta Chi Sorority has announced its national scholarship opportunities.Delta Theta Chi Sorority, a national noncollegiate educational sorority, will be accepting applications for three scholarships, in the amount of $1,600 each.

Get into the spooky spirit this Halloween

Come October 31, there is extra mischief in the air, and who knows what might be lurking around those dim corners?Halloween is a time when the line between having fun and being scared is easily blurred.

Calumet vs Calumet = Win-Win

ABOVE it was an all Calumet Super Smash Bros. Middle School Tournament with Landon Rowlodge coming in first in the singles tournament, with Coen Taylor placing second.

Close Call

Mid-afternoon Tuesday, the Watonga Fire Department was called out to a fire at the former Holly-Tex Carpet Mill on Russworm Avenue. They arrived on scene to find a brush pile engulfed in flames.