ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION MOST VALUABLE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

The Ponca City Elks Lodge #2002 is announcing the start of the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United State citizens. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. Applicants are judged on academics, leadership, service and financial need.

The application is completed online and must be submitted by the November 15, 2021 deadline. There will be Lodge winners and State winners. There will also be 500 National winners to be announced in April 2022 after the top 20 finalists participate in the Leadership Weekend and interview for the top awards. The 500 four-year awards are two $50,000 scholarships, two $40,000 scholarships, two $30,000 scholarships, fourteen $20,000 scholarships, and 480 $4,000 scholarships. These awards are paid over four years.

For more information and to complete the Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest details including the application, visit enf.elks.org/MVS.

FOURTH ANNUAL CRAFT SHOW IN BLACKWELL

The House of Prayer is hosting the Fourth Annual Craft Show in Blackwell Saturday, November 6, 2021. The event is being held at the Kay County Fairgrounds Event Center, South Main Street from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Donate a new toy for “Kids for Christmas” and have your name entered to win a variety of prizes including a $100.00 Wal-Mart Gift Card. Concession area will be open. For more information call 580-491-8381 or 580-363-5225.

BLACKWELL V.F.W. POST 2855 IS SPONSORING VETERANS DAY PARADE

The Blackwell V.F.W. Post 2855 is sponsoring the Veterans Day Parade Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The parade line-up will begin at 10:30 a.m. at North Main and Dewey Street. The O.I.D.A.R. Amateur Radio Club will assist with the parade lineup. Parade Marshall will be Oklahoma National Guard, Retired, Staff Sergeant Mike Richmond.

Immediately following the parade will be a community bean feed, free to the public at V.F.W. Post 2855, 1006 West Ferguson, Blackwell. There are raffle tickets for sale, one ticket for $5.00 or five tickets for $20.00. The drawing is for a $500.00 gift card to Bubba’s Outdoor Sports or a handmade wooden American flag.

“SHE KILLS MONSTERS” PRESENTED BY THE WILDCAT THEATRE COMPANY

The Wildcat Theatre Company presents “She Kills Monsters” on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Howell Auditorium. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available on the MySchoolBucks app or at the door.

THIS WEEKEND AT THE PONCA CITY GOSPEL JUBILEE

The Ponca City Gospel Jubilee is excited to be reopening November 6th at 6:30 after a brief closing. We are looking forward to seeing our friends and family on opening night as we have all missed everyone who attends the Gospel Jubilee. We are excited to feature:“The Singing Bones” Leroy Bone & Tracey Bender-Bone

Tracey is a singer, songwriter and has been singing most of her life; she came from a musical family and has been a part of many venues (country and gospel) between Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri. However, her favorite thing is to sing for The Lord, it is a calling on her life. Now her and husband, Leroy, travel to churches all over sharing the gospel through music when she isn’t working for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management where she is the Statewide Exercise Officer.

Leroy sang as a young man but went on to real life raising kids and has earned the title of “Cookie Man” since 1996. He didn’t sing for close to 40 years but as his mother aged he begin to sing especially for her until he married Tracey and now he never gets to stop. Ha!

Between them they have 6 grown children, 15 beautiful grandchildren and 1 great grandchild that they are very proud of and always grateful for their support.

They love the calling God has on their lives and their only goal is to obey that call…

So come on out and lets enjoy the evening with this great Southern Gospel Duet .

For reservations of 6 or more or questions please contact Vickie Vaughan at 580/628/7105

SPIRIT NIGHT NOV. 9 FOR GARFIELD ELEMENTARY

PCPS will host a Spirit Night for students attending Garfield Elementary on Tuesday, Nov. 9 during the Jazz Band concert at the Ponca City Public Schools Concert Hall. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m.

Spirit Nights were implemented so that every PCPS student has the opportunity to attend and experience a Wildcat event for free and receive a free Wildcat T-shirt! Every site will have a Spirit Night schedule this year, so watch for upcoming details!