Good morning, Stillwater! I don’t think the weather got the memo that’s October now, that it’s not supposed to be in the high 80’s! Sheesh! So don’t feel the need to break out the sweaters yet for the events this weekend. There’s a plethora! Hopefully I’ll see you out there!

In today’s edition:

Let’s get right to it!

– Nate Cheever

Happy birthday to Cindy Sheets! 🎂

Happening today and tomorrow is the annual (3 years in!) Cowgirl Market at the Expo Center. They’re loaded with 60+ local small businesses from Stillwater and surrounding parts. It’s a festive fall come-and-go type of market featuring items like:

🛍️ Clothing, Jewelry, Handmade items, Leather work, Permanent Jewelry ^ouch!, a Custom Hat Bar, and Food items

📍 Payne Co. Expo Center, 4518 Expo Cir E
📅 Thursday & Friday, Oct. 2–3 | 4 – 8 PM

♫ Oum pah, Oum pah oum pah pah!♫ Did someone say Polka and bratwurst? Here are some great and family-friendly local happenings to get into the Octoberfest spirit.

The downtown festivities start on 9th and Main on Saturday. Come see the decorated scarecrows and the new fall flowers. There’ll be local vendors, food (and beer) and music provided.

📍 Downtown Stillwater (9th & Main)
📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 | 11 AM–6 PM
🎟️ Free!

The Elks Lodge is hosting its first Oktoberfest with German eats, cold beer, and a car club on display. Their music lineup has Polka music from 4-6pm, The Wagon Wheel Band from 6 - 8:30 PM, and Morgan Band 9-11 PM. Kids are welcome.

📍 202 E McElroy Rd
📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 | 3 PM–11 PM
🎟️ $12 presale / $15 at the door

This Saturday, starting at 9 AM, the Stillwater Pumpkin Patch at Highland Park UMC is having a Mums and Bake sale (until sold out). They’ll have carriage rides available too starting at 3 PM till 5.

📍 524 N Stallard St (Highland Park UMC)
📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 | Starting at 9 AM
🎟️ Free entry

The annual Fly-In is back this weekend. They’re going to have a display of static planes you can check out plus some plane rides! Meet the pilots and other local aviation lovers. Food trucks and other vendors will be there too.

📍 OSU Flight Center, North Airport Industrial Access Rd
📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 | 11 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Free!

Ms. Claudette Thornton and the Stillwater Board of REALTORS are kicking off the 37th annual Harvest II food drive early this year. This year they’re focusing on collecting monetary donations to go help local agencies (Central Oklahoma Adult and Teen Challenge, Mission of Hope, Neighborhood Ministries, Our Daily Bread, Payne County Youth Services, Pete's Pantry, Salvation Army, Wings of Hope) even further. If you’d like to participate, the easiest way is to Venmo @HarvestII-SBOR to help local families get fresh produce, meat, and more on the table.

💵 Venmo: @HarvestII-SBOR

OSU Theatre is putting on a production of Shakespeare's most whimsical tale: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A great opportunity to step into an enchanted world and enjoy the local arts.

P.S. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture by Mendelssohn is one of my favorite classical pieces, and it really captures the feeling of play. Plus, it’s almost a symmetrical piece of music, written when he was only 17! Anyways, back to the newsletter…

📍 Seretean Center, 147 S Knoblock
📅 October 3-5 at 7:30 PM, with 2 PM matinees on October 4 & 5.
🎟️ Get Tickets

This Saturday it’s Fall Festival time at Oh My Gourd Pumpkin Patch! And boy do they have more than just your gourd fix. It’s a perfect family fall fun fix: pumpkin chunkin’, hayrides, a huge tube slide, animals, and a music wall. It’s just up the road a piece in Glencoe on their gourd-geous property:

📍 9212 E Glencoe Rd, Glencoe
📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 | 10 AM–6 PM

Each Tuesday morning from 6:30 -7:45 AM the New Covenant Fellowship holds a morning men’s bible study led by Pastor Dale in the upstairs conference room.

New Covenant Fellowship, 1110 E. McElroy Rd.

… 🕰️ And if early Tuesday morning doesn’t suit your schedule…

Stillwater Calvary Assembly of God holds a bible study group on Sunday evenings from 6 - 7 PM at 2315 E McElroy Rd.

Ms. Deb Parker notified me of a new ministry provided to the community by First Christian Church (the one with the really tall steeple next to Boone Pickens, 411 W Mathews Ave.). It is open 24/7 to the public. If you’d like to contribute to help keep it stocked, here are some items you could add:

Take what you need, give back what you can. 🤗

The Convergence Gathering meets again Thursday morning, October 9, with a focus on missional living. Mr. Terry Carpenter hosts these each month on the second Thursday.

This month’s guest is Mr. Todd Adams, Director of Central Oklahoma Adult & Teen Challenge, who will share about his journey of faith and God’s boundless love.

Pastor Aaron Cole of First Assembly of God will bring a message from Luke 15:11–32 on the story of the Prodigal Son.

📍 Stillwater Community Center, Room 121
🕰️ Thursday, Oct. 9 | 6:45 AM 🌅 (Hot coffee provided)

It’s weird to me, but with all the tech we have, somehow it seems like travel has gotten trickier. Maybe you need a travel agent! WorkIT is hosting a Lunch & Learn presenting your local travel-agent Pascha Franklin. She will share when to DIY vs. when to call a pro, how to sidestep common booking headaches, and how a real human can have your back when flights go sideways. Includes a simple planning checklist and Q&A time.

📍 Where: WorkIT Coworking Center (901 S. Main St.)
📅 When: Next Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Noon
🎟️ Cost: Free for members; $10 for guests. Lunch is included 👍

Ms. Julia VanBrunt of Humble Hustle Clothing Co will be celebrating their one year anniversary and grand opening of new store at 130 South Main this Saturday from 11-4 PM. Their business does designs and prints custom shirts, hoodies, hats as well as cups decals and business cards. All are invited to stop by and meet the new place and enjoy some refreshments. Congrats on the 1-year mark and the growth of your business!

A would-be customer placed an order for over $200 worth of food and then vanished. Jessica Tung of Happy Buddha shared on a local Facebook group. I mention this here not only because it bothers me, but another restaurant owner told me a similar story recently: someone called in an order for a large pizza dinner 30 minutes before closing and then never showed, despite multiple calls and attempts to reach them. If you own a restaurant, watch out for these, and get paid upfront if you can!

This Sunday, Meridian Tech is throwing an open house to celebrate 50 years (wow!) of hands-on learning, career building, and community impact. They’ll have 40+ interactive exhibits with some live demos plus a ribbon cutting. If you’ve gone to school there, or are just curious, this is a neat opportunity to see what this Stillwater staple is all about.

📍 Where: Meridian Technology Center, 1312 S Sangre Rd
📅 When: Sunday, Oct. 5 | 1–3 PM (Ribbon cutting at 2 PM)

I ran out of time to get all the music events going on this week. There are so many!

Stillwater Pioneers vs. U.S. Grant Generals 🏈
10/3 @ Stillwater High School | 7 PM

Cowgirl Softball vs. McLennan 🥎
10/3 @ Cowgirl Stadium | 6 PM

Cowgirl Softball vs. Arkansas 🥎
10/4 @ Cowgirl Stadium | 1 PM

Cowboy Baseball vs. Cowley County CC ⚾
10/4 @ O’Brate Stadium | 2 PM

Cowgirl Soccer vs. BYU ⚽
10/6 @ Neal Patterson Stadium | 7 PM

Cowgirl Softball vs. USAO 🥎
10/7 @ Cowgirl Stadium | 7 PM

Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for reading the Stillwater Lokal Life today. And if you found something nice, share it with a friend who decorative gourds warts and all.

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