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Cheese Tasting

Cheese Tasting

Cheese Tasting

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Built in 1940, the Watonga Cheese Factory has been in operation for more than seven decades, and, every year at the Watonga Cheese Festival, attendees have the luxury of sampling the numerous varieties of Watonga Cheese that are available, including classic cheeses like cheddar and Watonga Cheese...
Great Rat Race

Great Rat Race

Great Rat Race

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Thirty-nine iterations of the Great Rat Race have come and gone and the 40th is coming down the home stretch. Runners can enter the 1M fun run/walk, or the 5K or 10K races. The race will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9. Ward & Glass is a major sponsor of the run. All three races will begin at 9 a.m.

TLC Dancers

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Watonga’s TLC Dancers will be performing during this year’s Watonga Cheese Festival at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9 on the Centennial Park Stage. The TLC Dancers will perform tap, ballet and clogging for those who attend the show. The Dancers are under the direction of Bobbi Schenk.
Workers prepare Watonga Cheese at the old Watonga Cheese Factory back in the 1970s.

Workers prepare Watonga Cheese at the old Watonga Cheese Factory back in the 1970s.

A Cheesy History: The Watonga Cheese Story

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
It has now been several years since the remnants of the old Watonga Cheese Factory were reduced to a pile of rubble by bulldozers and backhoes. Now, all that remains is history. The factory hasn’t been in Watonga since it moved to Perryton, Texas back in September of 2010.
Lucky Star Casino Holds

Lucky Star Casino Holds

Lucky Star Casino Holds Grand Opening Ceremony

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 1, for the Lucky Star Hotel and Convention Center in Watonga. The casino and hotel held a "Tribal Night" grand opening on Friday before a grand opening party for the general public on Saturday, Oct. 2.
Photo left: Standing in the back are Watonga FFA officers; Sitting in the front row, far left, is Braden Burns, Kingfisher, state secretary. Sitting in the front row, far right, is Braden Heisler, Waukomis, northwest area vice-president

Photo left: Standing in the back are Watonga FFA officers; Sitting in the front row, far left, is Braden Burns, Kingfisher, state secretary. Sitting in the front row, far right, is Braden Heisler, Waukomis, northwest area vice-president

FFA Chapter Officers Are Challenged to Lead Up

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Officers of the Watonga and Geary FFA chapters participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Sept. 28 at the Enid Event Center in Enid, Oklahoma. The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this year’s conference based on the theme, “Lead Up.

C&A Voters Pass Blood Quantum Change

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
CONCHO – Cheyenne and Arapaho voters Tuesday agreed to change the tribes’ blood quantum requirements so that individuals with 1/8 Cheyenne or Arapaho blood can become enrolled tribal members.
National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week

News Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
The Blaine County 4-H Officers attended the County Commissioners meeting on October 4, 2021 to have them sign the proclamation declaring it National 4-H Week in Blaine County. The 4-H members told them about their projects and other activities that they are doing in 4-H.

Adulting in 2021

Debi Harris
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
I never in my wildest dreams imagined that adulting in my "Golden Years" would be so hard or boring or repetitive. Who came up with the idea of calling our time after 65+ years on this mortal coil the "Golden Years"? I also never imagined I'd be adding the word 'adulting' to my vocabulary.
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