Good morning, Stillwater! Hello to all 3000+ of your beautiful faces.

I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day last week and, like me, are looking forward to thawing out this weekend. Meanwhile, this icebox weather we’re having might put the kibosh on some of these happenings. Double check before you go and stay safe out there 🚙.

In today’s edition:

• Taste of Stillwater tickets on sale

• Stillwater Art Guild is back 🎨 

• Free document shredding 💪🏼

• Some cheese worth seizing 🪤

Let’s get down to it!

– Nate Cheever

Sponsored By Stillwater Public Education Fund

Yes oh yes, dear reader! Taste of Stillwater is back on March 4th in its 28th fundraiser year!

If you’ve never been, here’s how it works: pay once for your ticket and then get access to a buffet of over 30 local restaurants—all without the drive-thru. If it’s a restaurant you like, chances are it’ll be there. Use your ticket to visit vendors as much as you like to sample all of the yummy food available! And the best part of all is all the funds go to support SPEF teacher grants & special programming for our kids in school.

It will be held at the Payne County Expo Center on Tuesday, March 4, 5:30-7:30 PM.

But don’t wait till you’re at the door! Buy your family tickets in advance and save $5/ticket. See the downloadable flyer at the end more details ⬇️.

WHAT’S UP IN STILLWATER

You’ve probably heard already but OSU and SPS classes are cancelled today for weather. 📚 City offices will be open though probably not fully staffed given road conditions.

Brrr! Warming Shelters Open in Stillwater ❄️

If you or someone you know needs a warm place to stay, please spread the word! Both Christian Missionary Alliance Church and Pits Smoke Shop are opening their doors to help folks escape the cold. Bless their hearts for doing this!

📍 Christian Missionary Alliance Church (1402 E 6th St) – Open for shelter until Friday 
📍 Pits Smoke Shop (1315 N Perkins road) – Also offering shelter

Stay safe, stay warm, and share this info with anyone who might need it! ❤️

Carpe Caseum! (Seize the Cheese!) at Stonecloud 🧀🍻

My wife loves cheesy things like Hallmark movies, Full House, Halloweentown. I prefer my cheese grilled. And if you do too (or your kids do), you might enjoy Sam’s Cheesin’ It Up at the Stonecloud taproom this Saturday at 5 PM.

Checkout their menu here. Looks like they have lots of family-friendly yummy options. The snow and ice will be melting and so will the cheese! Throw in some Lionel Richie, and you’ve completed the circle of cheese.

Stillwater Art Guild is Back! 🎨 

Are you an artist, art lover, or just curious about creativity? Stillwater Art Guild is up and running again after a long break, and local artist Jude Tolar is getting the word out!

They plan to meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at different spots around town, with artist demos, hands-on activities, and helpful art insights.

📅 First Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 25 | Doors open at 6 PM, demo at 6:30 PM
📍 Where: Stillwater Community Center, Room 121 (315 W. 8th Ave)
🎨 What’s happening? Award-winning pastel artist Jude Tolar will show how she paints from life with pastels and she’s planning on bringing pastels and sanded paper for anyone who wants to give it a try.

There will be light refreshments and lots of local art to see. It’s Free and open to everyone so don’t brush this one off! 🖌️

Let’s get {those old docs} Shredded! 🗃️📄

You can get a jump start on your spring cleaning this Saturday. Round up those old documents and bring them to Library for the annual Shred Event. It’s free and you get to stay in your car, so you can destroy documents in comfort.

📅 When: Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9–11 AM
📍 Where: North parking lot of the Library (in front of Prairie Arts Center)
📦 What to bring: Up to two copy-paper-sized boxes of documents (no need to remove staples or paperclips).
🚗 Drive-thru only—volunteers will unload for you. No walking up.

🛒 Price Check: Stillwater Grocery Report

Here’s how milk, eggs, and bread stack up across stores this week:

This week Homeland has the cheapest eggs and Russet potatoes (Just for you John 😉) are on sale half-off at Homeland this week. If you’re a big milk consumer, Aldi has the cheapest 2% in town.

Hey speaking of food…

LOCAL BUSINESS

Last week I asked y’all if some of your favorite downtown stores had an online store, would you be more likely to browse and buy? Your Answer? A solid kinda-yes! 😄

Judging from the results and comments, it sounds like for many people (myself included) having an online shop is nice just to see what’s there. And once you find something you like, you can go in and buy it. I’m going to see what I can do to make this happen. More to come!

New Super Thrift to hold grand opening 🛍️✨

Super Thrift has opened a new store, called the Stillwater North location, at 1016 E Airport Rd (just east of Perkins Rd). The grand opening is this Saturday, Feb. 22nd.

Cheers to Iron Monk on their 10 year birthday 🍻

They’ve planned a Saturday birthday bash, including a new beer release, live music, Pistol Pete on site for signatures, a brewery tour, more live music and another new beer. It all starts at noon this Saturday, Feb 22. Happy 10th Birthday IRON MONK!

Meet the new bread baker on the block 🍞

OSU Junior Kierson Reasner started selling sourdough baked goods that look really good. On the menu are the traditional sourdough, sandwich bread, bagels, Hawaiian rolls, even cinnamon rolls, ranging from $8 - $10. She’s only accepting 10 orders a week, because she’s busy with school! You can message her here.

It’s almost tulip picking season at Bayer’s Blooms 🌷

Bayer’s Blooms sent their first newsletter in five months this week. I subscribed to keep up on tabs on their Tulip You-Pick dates coming soon this (eventually) spring. From the description, it sounds like a mini Holland in Perkins. Their tentative Tulip you-pick opening date is Wednesday, March 19 from 4-6 PM. We all know how crazy the weather can be in March so subscribe to get the latest updates in case things change.

Looking for the Now Hiring section? It’ll be here on our next newsletter 👍

THE LOKAL LEDGER

^{Featuring three local businesses each week.}

WEATHER

^{Hang in there guys, we’re almost through this!} 🧊

Thursday
17 🌡️ 2 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 NW 8 mph

Friday
33 🌡️ 20 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨 SW 6 mph

Saturday
54 🌡️ 28 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨 S 10 mph

Sunday
60 🌡️ 33 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨 S 12 mph

LIVE LOCAL MUSIC

Thursday
Iron Monk | Edgar Cruz | 7 PM - 9 PM | Free
Stillwater Community Center, Rm 121 | Troubadour Thursdays | 7:30 PM | Free
Old Church Center | Steve Fisher |  7 PM | Tickets => postponed to Friday, April 4

Friday
Wandering Brew | Mike Music & Mike Hill | 6 PM | Free
Tumbleweed | Battle Of The Bands | 8 PM | Tickets, featuring
- Kota Lewis & The Flyers
- Mitchell Trimmer Band
- Ray & The High Rollers

Saturday
Iron Monk | Alex Benavides | 12 - 3 PM | Free
Tumbleweed | Noah Bowman & Trenton Fletcher | 8 PM | Tickets
McKnight Center Performance Hall | Chicago the Musical | 7:30 PM | Tickets

Sunday
McKnight Center Performance Hall | Chicago the Musical | 1 PM | Tickets
McKnight Center Recital Hall | Senior Recital: Katherine Fox, oboe | 5 - 6 PM  | Free

SPORTS

Upcoming home games & matches  🏀 ⚽ ⚾🏌

HS - Soccer JV Boys vs. Pioneer Festival
2/20 @ Pioneer Stadium | 4 - 9 PM

HS - Baseball vs. Piedmont (Scrimmage)
2/20 @ Couch Park | 4:30 - 5:30 PM

SHS - Soccer JV Boys vs. Stillwater Spring Thaw Tournament
2/20 @ Pioneer Stadium | 4:30 - 10 PM
Here’s the ten-game timeline:

• Game 1 – Ponca City vs. Stillwater | 4 PM | South Field

• Game 2 – Enid vs. Edmond North| 4 PM | North Field

• Game 3 – Enid White vs. Ponca City Navy | 5:15 PM | South Field

• Game 4 – Edmond North Navy vs. Stillwater Blue | 5:15 PM | North Field

• Game 5 – Ponca City vs. Edmond North | 6:30 PM | South Field

• Game 6 – Enid vs. Stillwater | 6:30 PM | North Field

• Game 7 – Ponca City Navy vs. Edmond North Navy | 7:45 PM | South Field

• Game 8 – Enid White vs. Stillwater Blue | 7:45 PM | North Field

• Game 9 – Stillwater vs. Edmond North | 9 PM | South Field

• Game 10 – Enid vs. Ponca City | 9 PM | North Field

HS - Baseball vs. Southmoore (Scrimmage)
2/21 @ Couch Park | 5 - 6 PM

OSU Cowgirl Basketball vs Colorado- Senior Day
2/22 @ Gallagher-Iba Arena | 2 - 4 PM 

HS - JV Baseball Blue vs. Ponca City
2/22 @ Couch Park | 1 - 2 PM

HS - Boys Golf V & JV vs. Ponca City
2/22 @ Lakeside Memorial Golf Course | 1 PM - 2 PM

HS - JV Baseball Gold vs. Ponca City
2/22 @ Couch Park | 3 - 4 PM

OSU Cowboy Baseball vs UT Arlington
2/23 @ O'Brate Stadium | 2 PM | Live stats

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