Stillwater Lokal Life

08/09/2024

Artists of Stillwater, this is your moment!

The Stillwater Arts Council recently announced the "Wrap It With Art" fundraising initiative.

Submit your artwork by August 23rd for a chance to be featured on wrapping paper that supports our community arts programs. Get your work seen and help make a difference.

Learn more at 👇

https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/stillwater-arts-council-calls-for-artists-with-new-project/

Submitted by Cristy Morrison at Visit Stillwater The Stillwater Arts Council is calling for local artists’ work to be printed into wrapping paper to support the council outreach efforts. Proceeds from the sales will be reinvested into the arts in Stillwater. Fast Facts Who: - Stillwater Arts Counc...

07/31/2024

The best thing you can read about Stillwater for $1

Issue #4 is out!

Grab a copy at any location here: https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/locations/

07/30/2024

Do you know when Stillwater held its first Krazy 🤪 Daze?

What's your guess?

Find out when it was and just how well it lived up to its name, and a whole lot more, in tomorrow's issue of Stillwater Lokal Life.

Only $1!

You can pick up a copy at these downtown Stillwater locations:
Charlies Drug
Persimmon Hill Farm & Bakery
Maxine’s Custom Frames
Bliss Books & Bindery
Cowbelle's & Cowpoke's Consignment
Workit Coworking Center
Central Drug Store
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Visit Stillwater
Casual Scene Books and Art

Or subscribe for home delivery here:
https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/ #/portal/signup

07/29/2024

It's crunch time for Issue #4 of Stillwater Lokal Life😅. Good thing we've got our stash of late night snacks and our handy chalkboard we use for planning layouts (it actually fits an 8-page paper exactly to dimensions!)

Issue 4 drops at all the usual places this coming Wednesday, July 31. You won't want to miss it!

You can get a home delivery subscription or pick up a copy downtown at the locations here: https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/

07/19/2024

https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/going-the-x-tra-mile/

Just a quick shoutout to four able-bodied technicians at X-tra Mile Auto Care, who went the extra mile (or 1/4 mile) to help a stalled car on 9th Ave near the intersection with Lewis St. on Wednesday, July 17, at 2 p.m. I happened to be walking by

07/04/2024

We hope you have a memorable and safe 4th of July!

07/04/2024

The weather is throwing a curve ball at us today. Hot and a chance of severe storms around celebration time. Stay safe and hydrated out there!

06/28/2024

Issue #3 of Stillwater Lokal Life, a 100% local community newspaper, is here! Stop by any of these locations later this morning to pick up your own copy (or one for a friend).

https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/locations/

06/27/2024

Issue #3 drops in downtown Stillwater tomorrow morning!🤩 It's our biggest and best one yet.

Every page is full of names, pictures, and local stories. We're also excited to announce we've added a Stillwater crossword puzzle (for all you crossword puzzlers out there). It's all based on material in the paper itself.

I'm looking forward to reading it myself! 😄

If you want it delivered to your home, or are just feeling like supporting us for the price of a cup of coffee, you can become a paid subscriber here: https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/locations/ #/portal/signup

Have a great Thursday folks!

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06/25/2024

Vegetable news!

Among our first harvest of potatoes was this little heart-shaped spud. We had another one the size of a blueberry.

06/18/2024

What’s the best thing that happened to you this last week? 😃

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06/17/2024

Terri "T" Collier of Stillwater is gearing up for a grueling ride to help childhood hunger. Read a little of how awesome she is here:

Thousands of children in and around Stillwater need food on the weekends when their school-provided food isn’t available. For ten years, Terri Collier has served to alleviate this childhood hunger by serving in the Kickin’ Childhood Hunger charity. This local nonprofit organization works with ch...

06/13/2024

The Dancing Turtle Arts Festival blew me away with all the talent and how well organized it was.

Here's part one of a three-part series of my time at the Dancing Turtle Arts Festival. Enjoy!

The Dancing Turtle Arts Festival, part 1. This is part one of a three-part series of the art, attendees, artists, and performers I was able to see at the Dancing Turtle Arts Festival. There is no better way to welcome in the summer in Stillwater than with the Dancing Turtle.

05/24/2024

Good afternoon! Issue #2 is now out! 🥳 You can grab one in Stillwater at these wonderful local businesses:

Charlies Drug, 723 S Walnut St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Persimmon Hill Farm & Bakery, 502 S Husband St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Maxine’s Custom Frames, 908 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Bliss Books & Bindery, 120 E. 9th Ave., Suite A Stillwater, OK 74074
Cowbelle's & Cowpoke's Consignment , 516 S Jardot Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074
WWorkit Coworking Center, 901 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Central Drug Store, 1220 W 12th Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, 409 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Visit Stillwater, 2617 W. 6th Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74074

We also offer home delivery subscriptions as well, and we already have some signups! If that works better for you, sign up here: https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/ #/portal/signup

Have a wonderful day!

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05/23/2024

If you love Gospel music, especially singing it, come checkout the Stillwater Community Singers Gospel choir! Practice is tonight from 6:45pm-8:15pm at the Community Center.

Laughter, soul-stirring melodies and foot-stomping rhythms filled the Community Center's north stage room Thursday evening, May 16, as the Stillwater Gospel Singers' kicked off their first rehearsal for their upcoming Gospel music concert on August 29. Twenty-seven attendees filed into the room, put...

05/22/2024

Thanks Jessica Walsh Hannon for letting me know that our home delivery subscription piece was working on our website! 😅

If you're in Payne Co. OK and would like home delivery, you can now subscribe:

https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/ #/portal/signup

The first 50 subscribers will also receive a charter member certificate, and will be grandfathered into the current price, even when we increase our print frequency!

Have a great Wednesday y'all!

05/07/2024

Hooray for making money with a local newspaper! While we're working hard on issue #2, I need to setup a business bank account.
If anyone has a local bank they use for business and could recommend, I'm all 👂s. Thanks! 😀

04/30/2024

We're honored to be on the table now at the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce!

Thanks to Alane Zannotti and her team at the Chamber for their support to our paper.

04/29/2024

Wow, 100 followers! I'm honored, thanks!

04/27/2024

I just saw this was posted on our page. Legit?
I'm not sure if this is spam. I googled "Golu Tiwari facebook support" and all that came up was the account of a Bollywood television Actor & Singer.

04/26/2024

Good morning! Stillwater Lokal Life, a locally-owned community newspaper for Stillwater, is now a reality! I'm heading out in Ol' Yeller to do our first drop offs.

If you're a local and would like a copy, checkout these stores downtown:

Cowbelle's & Cowpoke's Consignment , 516 S Jardot Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074

Persimmon Hill Farm & Bakery, 502 S Husband St, Stillwater, OK 74074

Bliss Books & Bindery, 120 E. 9th Ave., Suite A Stillwater, OK 74074

Maxine's Custom Frames, 908 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074

Workit Coworking Center, 901 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074
Charlies Drug, 723 S Walnut St, Stillwater, OK 74074

04/24/2024

The following stores will carry copies of our paper, available this Friday afternoon!

Cowbelle's & Cowpoke's Consignment , 516 S Jardot Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074

Persimmon Hill Farm & Bakery, 502 S Husband St, Stillwater, OK 74074

Bliss Books & Bindery, 120 E. 9th Ave., Suite A Stillwater, OK 74074

Maxine's Custom Frames, 908 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074

Workit Coworking Center, 901 S Main St, Stillwater, OK 74074

Charlies Drug, 723 S Walnut St, Stillwater, OK 74074

We'll add more as they become available too

You can pick up your copy of Stillwater Lokal Life and support a local business at the same time! Stillwater * Charlie's Discount Drug, 723 S Walnut St, Stillwater, OK 74074 * Persimmon Hill Farm and Bakery, 502 S Husband St, Stillwater, OK 74074 * Maxine’s Custom Frames, 908 S Main St,

04/24/2024

Here's rough draft of page 5, our church/religion news section. A few edits and changes to make, but we're getting close!

04/21/2024

It's layout night! Time to start building out the actual paper for Thursday! 😅

04/19/2024

A few springy-time 🪴 events going on check out
https://www.stillwaterlokallife.com/its-spring-in-stillwater/

04/19/2024

Next Friday April 26th is our official launch day! 📰

We just got word from our printers that the stack of papers will be on our doorstep early Friday morning.

Maybe we should have a party? 😎

04/16/2024

We're getting close to wrapping up issue 1 and we wanted to include a community recipe for our opinion page since it's a local opinion ;)
Feel free message me or share with someone who has a recipe others might enjoy!
We'll keep you posted as we get nearer to launch!