Good day, Stillwater! This is your weekly update for November 13–November 19, 2025. And to all of you who have been here since I started sending these out a year ago, cheers and thank you for all the support!

In this week’s Lokal Life:

• Turkey Trot Ham Hop Un-Run Fun 🦃

• Urinetown the Musical (yes, really) 🚽

• New coffee shop opens next week ☕

• Where to buy quality meat locally 🥩

Local Business Shoutout to Gracie’s Mini Pancakes

Craving Late-Night Pancakes? (Or Anytime Pancakes?) 🥞 😋

Gracie's Mini Pancakes is serving up fluffy, fun mini pancakes and crepes when you need them most, especially those late-night hankerin’s for munchie yummies. These aren't your average flapjacks either! They're perfectly sized sweet treats (like the Dubai chocolate that’s all the rage with the cool kids) made with love. Take a gander at their menu.

Pickup and delivery only. Call or click to order. 100% recommend (74 Reviews)!

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WHAT’S UP IN STILLWATER

Thursday, Nov 13

Viktor Hovland Mural Unveiled 🎨

If you happen by Chris’ University Spirit you might notice a new mural. The unveiling was earlier today, sponsored by the paint company Valspar as part of their "Be Bright by Valspar" community initiative, chosen by 2025 Valspar Championship winner and OSU alum Viktor Hovland. The mural was designed by Oklahoma artist Kellen Carter and is inspired by OSU traditions and Viktor's connection to OSU. It’s dry now, so check it out if you happen to be in the neighborhood.

📍 Chris' University Spirit, OSU campus

Friday, Nov 14

Classic Cinema: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) 🎬

The Stillwater Community Center is screening the 1950 classic Cheaper by the Dozen, starring Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, and Jeanne Crain. It's a comedy about an efficiency expert and a psychologist raising twelve kids in the 1320s—wait, that can't be right. The 1920s! Free popcorn and water included. Admission is free, and worth every cent!

📅 Friday, Nov 14 | 7 PM
📍 Stillwater Community Center

Saturday, Nov 15

Turkey Trot Ham Hop Un-Run 🦃

Say that 10x fast if you can! But you don’t have to, infact you don’t actually have to run. Just bring a turkey or ham to Our Daily Bread’s Turkey and Ham Drive this Saturday warehouse and "race" across the finish line with your donation! It's a casual walk/jog/run to support Thanksgiving meals for Our Daily Bread guests. Every donation helps complete a family's holiday meal.

📅 Saturday, Nov 15 | Noon - 1 PM
📍 Our Daily Bread, 701 E 12th Ave
💳 Free (bring a turkey or ham to donate)

Tuesday, Nov 18

Stillwater Art Guild with Zack Easley ✍️

The Stillwater Art Guild is holding their monthly meeting this Tuesday, featuring Freehand pen and ink artist Zack Easley. Mr. Easley will demonstrate his techniques at making awesomeness and lead some hands-on drawing activities. All materials provided, and it's free and open to the public. Perfect for aspiring artists or anyone with an inkling of interest in art.

📅 Tuesday, Nov 18 | 6:30 PM
📍 Prairie Arts Center, 1001 Duck St
💳 Free

Thursday, Nov 20

Poverty Simulation 🤝

Stillwater CARES and OSU Payne County Extension are hosting an interactive educational experience where participants role-play living a month in poverty. The three-hour simulation promotes awareness, increases understanding, and inspires local change. Includes briefing, the exercise, and guided debriefing to share insights.

📅 Next Thursday, Nov 20 | 8:30 AM–12:30 PM
📍 First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 401 W 7th Ave
💳 Free
🔗 Register here

Coming up soon

Teen Game Zone at the Library 🎮

Get into the Zone, the Teen Game Zone! ^{(with apologies to Auto Zone)} I doubt there are any teens reading this, but if you have a teenager in grades 6-12, they might like this! The library is hosting Teen Game Zone with party video games on Nintendo Switch, plus the teenager essentials: pizza and beverages. Bring your cell phone, laptop, or tablet to play, or use library-provided devices.

📅 Next Friday, Nov 21 | 6–8 PM
📍 Stillwater Public Library, 1107 S Duck St
💳 Free

Urinetown the Musical 🚽🎭

Nope, that’s not me taking liberties with a goofy title, that’s really it! Most intriguing!

Oklahoma State Theatre is presenting Urinetown, a wickedly funny Tony Award-winning satire about a water shortage that forces citizens to pay a greedy corporation to use public bathrooms. 😬 Go and see how the brave hero fights back—urine for a treat!

📅 Friday–Sunday, Nov 21–23 | 7:30 PM
📍 Seretean Center, 147 S Knoblock St

Help a Stillwater Family Keep Their Home 🏡

I don’t normally do this, but I figured that it could make a big difference, so it’s worth a shot. One of my sister’s neighbors, a local family of eight, have fallen on hard economic times and are facing a grim prospect of losing their home they’ve been working to buy. Their small painting contracting business took a hit when the economy slowed, and now they're facing a wrenching choice: to come up with the funds to complete the purchase or move into a one-room cabin with no walls or electricity before winter. The homeowner, who originally offered them a path to purchase, set up a GoFundMe page asking our community to help where they can.

If every reader of this email chips in $10, they’ll make it. Isn’t it amazing how such a little amount can make a massive difference! Heck, even $1 would help if that’s all you can.

If you can, please support them here. Thank you. ♥️

LOCAL BUSINESS

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Fellowship Grounds — New Coffee Spot on 6th Ave ☕

In about 10 days, Fellowship Grounds will officially open. They’ve been working out of a small trailer but it looks like they’re going to have a nice stop in place for coffee, group meetings, studying. I’m excited to try it out!

📍 223 E 6th Ave (Where the old C&L Liquor Store used to be)

Calling All Stillwater Entrepreneurs! 🤝🚀

Networking Event

Global Entrepreneurship Week Stillwater is hosting a free networking event on Monday, November 17, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at The Monarch, 502 S Main St. Come hang out with other like-minded people, share ideas, and get inspired. You never know what might happen! Register here.

And if you’re not sure how to ‘network’, just remember Inigo Montoya’s famous intro formula:

Try WorkIT Coworking Free All Week

Also, if you work from home or a coffee shop and are tired of the kitchen table office or nonchalantly scoping out spots with available outlets, Kristen Hadley of WorkIT Coworking Center on 9th and Main is inviting you to try out the co-working experience at no cost. It's a great spot (it's where I work!).

📅 November 17-21 📍 901 S Main St Register here

Somethin’ Wrong with ‘Da Meat? 🥩🍗

A recent FB post by Jerry Jones about meat quality at the grocery store brought in some recommendations on where you can buy quality meat locally. Here they are sorted by most mentioned (Vegetarians, go ahead and skip to the next section).

1. Wild Country Meats - Cleveland, OK

2. Ralph's Packing - Perkins, OK

3. Cowboy Meats - OSU Campus (FAPC building), Stillwater | Open Fridays 1-5 PM only

4. Noble County Meats - Perry, OK

5. Dunagan Farms - Near Guthrie/Langston, OK

6. Primetime Meat & Wine - Downtown Stillwater

7. Stillwater Creek Farm - At Stillwater Farmers' Market, Saturdays 9-12

8. Lone Rock Longhorns - Stillwater

9. Vintage Meat Market - Morrison, OK

10. West Point Beef and Cattle - Glencoe, OK

CLASSIFIEDS 🏷️

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LOCAL FAITH HAPPENINGS

Lost Creek UMC's Fall Bazaar: Quilts, Pies & Free Kid Crafts 🛍️

Lost Creek UMC will be hosting their Annual Fall Bazaar next Saturday morning at 8 AM. Y’all are invited! They provide a hearty warm breakfast (courtesy of the Men's Group). They have homemade quilts, jams, baked goods, stained glass, themed baskets, and free crafts for kids.

📍 Oak Park Event Venue (Perkins) | Nov. 22, 8 AM–12 PM

African Mass & Dinner 🌍

I’ve heard wonderful things about the energy, passion, and cheerfulness of an African Mass. Now we don’t need to travel far! This Sunday at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church at 4 PM, all are invited to experience Mass in the African tradition: vibrant music, prayer, and fellowship. Mass is at 4 followed by an authentic African dinner at 5 PM. All are welcome.

A Christmas Carol at Bible Baptist Church 🧣

The Bible Baptist Church invites the community to a heartwarming Christian adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Performances will be held on Friday, December 7, at 7 PM and Saturday and December 13, at 1 PM at Bible Baptist Church.

Enjoy festive photo ops before and after the show, plus a cookie-decorating session following Saturday’s showing.

Tickets are free, but seating is limited, so reserve yours soon! stillwaterbbc.org/christmascarol.

SPORTS

Upcoming home games & matches  🐎🎾 ⚽ 🏈

Cowboy Tennis vs UTR PTT Stillwater 🎾 
11/13-14 @ Greenwood Tennis Center | Fall Tournaments

Cowboy Football vs Kansas State 🏈 
11/15 @ Boone Pickens Stadium | 11 AM

Cowboy Basketball vs A&M-Corpus Christi 🏀 
11/16 @ Gallagher-Iba Arena | 1 PM

Cowboy Basketball vs South Florida 🏀 
11/19 @ Gallagher-Iba Arena | 7 PM

RANDOM ᝰ.ᐟ

😢 The U.S. Mint pressed it’s final penny yesterday, ending the 230 years of pennies in our currency. Farewell little copper coin!

🧔🏻‍♀️ Random Upbeat 80’s Song. Warning: Thar Be Mullets!

THANKS!

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