Watonga News

Abandoned and abused dogs from the community are being retrained and prepared to reenter society by men with the same goal.

Gungoll, 104 Thelma Jean Compton Gungoll celebrated her 104th birthday with a family dinner on Nov.

Work is continuing on the various interim studies. We have until Friday, December 11 to request what bills we want to file in the upcoming session.

Sincerely, Cheyenne worry sweat lodges will get bad name Submitted by SHNS on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 15:36 WATONGA, Okla.

Make a Difference Day is today, and Fairview will take an active part. Sponsored by Fairview Lions Club, workers have been soliciting for projects through several churches in the Ministerial Alliance, the Lions Club and local businesses.

Over the course of the past two weeks, I was a part of two interesting interim studies.

The children of Wilson Head Start Center, 740 N. 10th, and Carver Head Start Center, 815 S. 5th, will hold open house festivities 6-7:30 p.m. Oct.

First Missionary Baptist Church, 467 E. Garriott, will celebrate 116 years of ministry with spiritual renewal services beginning at 7 p.m. today.

Hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily . The event helps the church with its many missions and has become a community favorite for pumpkin shopping and picture taking.

Smile and say, "C-H-E-E-S-E" because it's time for the 33rd annual Watonga Cheese Festival and Art Show.

I am a fiend for going somewhere I've never been before, especially if the place has anything to do with history.

Farmers, ranchers and other landowners in Dewey, Blaine and Canadian Counties looking for help with no-till crop production now have the option of renting no-till drills from their local conservation districts.

Additional work will be done by Cummins Construction Co. to repair the street approach after the new surface is installed.

A Watonga man has been admitted to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City with head, arm and trunk injuries after hitting a deer with his motorcycle.

No matter how you slice it, Watonga has always meant cheese, but recently the cheese has moved out of town.

Piecemakers quilt club to meet Monday Cherokee Strip Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Central Christian Church, 1111 W. Broadway.

The Commons Methodist Home is the new home for a class of Enid Public Schools 4-year-olds, and visitors will get a first peek at the arrangement Monday.

The following are the top winners from recent play by Enid bridge clubs. Enid Senior: Dennis Burns, first; Virginia Powell, second; Venita Scheller, third.

Enid Farmer's Market's Tomato Fest '09 has been moved to Aug. 8. It was to have been 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, but the threat of rain forced organizers to move it back a week.

Enid High School Big Blue band camp is Monday through Aug. 7, with all band students in grades 10-12 attending.